One of my goals in the Hot 100 is to eat out less and cook more. It’s only been a few days, but so far, so good! I haven’t had a single restaurant-prepared meal in three days, and normally I would have had at least 2 (it is the weekend…).
My husband seems to be on board, and even suggested making turkey lasagna for dinner tonight. This is particularly fabulous of him because he’s not a huge fan of red sauce dishes (crazy, right?) but knows how much I love lasagna. We had a good time preparing it, substituting some healthy alternatives where we could (like whole wheat pasta and part skim ricotta), and man was it delicious! I’ll be freezing individual portions for when I need a quick meal – probably when I’m eating alone, since my husband is likely lasagna-ed out for a while.
I’m actually enjoying cooking dinner, which is a huge surprise. Of course, it’s still an effort to get off my butt and do it. Hopefully that will get easier once this becomes more of a habit. Food seems much more satisfying after the effort put into cooking it.
Not that I’ve ever had a problem with being dissatisfied by food… ahem.
