Recipes Update!

Good evening everyone! I know that I have been remiss in posting about my recent meals, so here goes!
 

My hubby-to-be, Grif, is a carnivore (herbivore, but meat is a must). Every week when I make the grocery list and ask what he would like, he always mentions meat. So, I was surprised when I completed a week's meals without meat as a main course and there were no complaints! The first is the Barley Tex-Mex below (yes, I took a picture of a picture). Made only with barley, black beans, tomatoes, jalepenos, with crushed tortilla chips on top, Grif loved it! Plus, it had enough protein for both of us despite use of less meat this week.

 

Barley Tex-Mex

 After a couple of days, I then made Farro Mac & Cheese, using the Farro that I got from the farmer's market a couple of weeks ago (which does have bits of bacon in it, so not completely vegetarian). Grif loves bacon (who doesn't, really?) and we both enjoyed this meal. Next time though, I need to cook the farro like I do barley and make sure to cover it; it wasn't specified in the recipe and it was my first time cooking it and the farro was a bit tough. Despite that, it was tasty - bacon and super cheesy!

Farro-Bacon Mac and Cheese

The previous two meals were delicious, but honestly I learned something extremely important: barley and farro are HIGH IN FIBER. Next time I will be sure to spread out these meals and not cook them in the same week! Well, I think enough is said on that subject!!! ; )

It's great to try new things; in fact, I I have three inch, 3-hole-punch binder filled with recipes that I collect - it is full too! I like to try one new meal a week, but today I made a tried-and-true recipe: some comfort food that G and I love!

Below is a picture of Pasta with Sausage and Peppers; today I used Fusilli (because I had some in the pantry and cannot stand to waste food), but I usually like to use Penne pasta (the sauce holds to it better). Another great part of this pasta dish is that G and I enjoy spicy sausage with crushed red peppers - we like a little kick to our meals - as well as cream cheese, which makes it nice and creamy! Yum, yum!

Sausage & Peppers Pasta

Later this week I am trying another new recipe, so stay tuned!
I hope you enjoyed this post - as usual, feel free to ask about the recipes!