Please suh, I want some mo'.

I'm back!

Been gone for awhile, lots have happened (some exciting, some not) and too lazy to write about it!

So I'll move on and write about what inspired me to be on here again.

Cooking.

I basically took a one month break from cooking regular meals and I'm very happy to say that I'm excited to cook again.

Last Sunday, not yesterday, I found one of my recipe magazines that have gone missing for awhile. I found a couple of recipes I liked and started jotting down the list of ingredients required before heading out to the grocery store.

TIP: Shop in your kitchen first! You'll be surprised to see what ingredients you already have and it will save you money!

MONDAY, we enjoyed Pot Roast Steak with Potatoes and Carrots plus leftover cheese bread from the local bakery. Yum.

TUESDAY, I made Ginger and Carlic Chicken with Broccoli and Cashews on Rice.

On WEDNESDAY, I made Caesar Steak Wraps with Cheddar Cheese.

And THURSDAY, I made Chilli Mac' and Cheese with Kidney Beans and Crushed Tomatoes.

Pretty good, huh?

I actually made a vat of the mac' and cheese recipe so The Hubby and I are having it for lunch again today.

Yesterday, I made a really healthy soup with my slow.cooker. It's really easy to make and it's actually really good! Really! I had two bowls of it for dinner last night. The Hubby isn't a fan of soup. He only likes chicken noodle soup (aka. I.chiban), so he had another serving of mac' and cheese. I told you I made a vat of it!

Moroccan Stew

Ingredients:

1 tbsp of canola oil
2 cans of low-sodium chicken broth
1 red onion (chopped)
1 carrot (chopped)
1 red bell pepper (chopped)
1 apple (cored, peeled and chopped)
1 can of chickpeas (drained)
1 tsp grated orange peel
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp of crushed dried basil

Directions:

Chop each vegetable into small cubes (same size as one chickpea or two). Mix all ingredients together and slow.cook for 3-4 hours on HIGH or until vegetables are tender.

Easy huh?? The recipe included chicken but we only have frozen chicken and I didn't feel like thawing, etc.

Yum, yum! I was really impessed with the flavour! Very smooth and tasty. I can't wait to go home today and have another bowl. The best thing is, you can have lots of it and not feel guilty! It's very good for you!

Next time, I'll remember to buy parsnips and sweet potatoes (as per recipe). And maybe I'll add kidney beans. You can add as much or anything you like, just have extra chicken broth ready and increase the spices for more flavour. I've never had moroccan stew before, so I'm curious if the flavour is close to the real thing. Regardless, I love it. Nom, nom indeed!!