Ewwwwww

I had two goals this month. First one was to meal plan, and the second was to incorporate at least two vegetarian meals per week into our diet. So far no good. I am good at meal planning, really. When I have at least 20 minutes to myself to do it. That does not bode well with two young children, a ton of housework and a tired mom. However, I pursue the idea of an ideal month long meal planner that fits into our budget and miraculously offers us nutritional meals on a regular basis that we all like. Yeah. Right. My husband doesn't like green beans, fish (unless freshly caught, preferably by him at a mountainside lake miles away), salmon, cheese, and anything with a milk based sauce. My 3 year old will eat cheese, salmon, and foods that are not mixed. ie, no sauces, no meatloaves, no casseroles. My 10 month old will eat pretty much whatever he can fit into his mouth. I love him. I will eat whatever is on the table and is somewhat warm still. Hence my 20 extra lbs on my once slender belly. Hey, having two kids in three years takes it's toll on a woman's physique. So does chocolate, but whatever.
Anyways, I am totally stuck on vegetarian meal ideas. Again, lack of time. I will make time. After I am done posting this perhaps.
Oh, and we also have a small freezer now - an apartment size chest freezer in hopes that I will be able to double up some recipes to freeze. I bought glass containers to freeze extras in and so far they've been used to take leftovers to work and work quite well as a set of drums for little ones. I bought a few roasts to make pulled pork and a beef roast. My husband carefully marinated the beef roast overnight in a very aromatic in a mouthwatering way sauce full of rosemary and garlic and balsamic vinegar amongst other things. So delicious. I popped it into the oven and did not realize the lid was not on tight. Dry roast 4 hours later. Yum. I made the pulled pork today and overcooked it. We now have pork jerky. Yummmmm.
But, I am one stubborn woman. So I will continue on my small motherly quest for healthy food and tasty meals.