Foodie

I've been frustrated with the awkwardness sometimes of packing a lunch (fitting what I want, carrying too much stuff) and have been keeping my eye out for a new cooler/lunchbag for work. I blog I've been reading about school lunches lately inspired me to order a kit from http://www.laptoplunches.com/. It arrived last night, very neat. It was fun (but also a challenge) to pack up for today. It's definitely easier to carry than my previous one, and made me think more about putting a balanced meal together.

It also reminded me that we are sorely lacking in easy/quick/healthy snack foods. And fruit. I need to get my shit together with meal planning before we have a baby to care for and worry about. :)

I also need to spend some time doing some bulk-cooking to freeze, but first things are first. We have a Thanksgiving dinner to plan for next week. There will only be 7 of us. I found a great recipe for a squash+carrot+sweet potato dish that I'm excited to try. I want to make my Gram's italian stuffing. Mom doesn't eat that, so I'd need a traditional stuffing. And then we'd need a white mashed potato, right? It is a lot of sides for only a couple of people. I'll do some kind of green veggie side for good measure, though Thanksgiving tends to stick in the whites/browns/reds in our house.

This talk is making me hungry.