Swim in sorbet
I’m more of a cake girl (or pizookie girl!) than an ice cream girl, but twice this week, I’ve fully appreciated the beauty of sorbet.
The Pilot and I took the family on a walk
and then walked over to Frost for a little treat.
Mango sorbet for me:
Bella had vanilla
It definitely stayed on my mind because when my friend Lee Anne texted to ask if I wanted sorbet with the baby meal she was bringing over, I didn’t turn it down.
The dinner she brought was absolutely amazing
Vegan black bean soup with avocado, cilantro, lime and pulled pork for the Pilot
and the salad of my dreams: arugula, goat cheese, walnuts, strawberries and homemade vinaigrette
After digging into the blackberry sorbet, I had an incredible lunch:
Another recent meal from a friend:
(Salad, pork tenderloin for the Pilot, potatoes, broccoli and fruit, which I’ve been using as oatmeal and yogurt topping all week)
We’ve been so fortunate to have friends and family supporting us for the past couple of weeks and helping us out with grocery, errand runs, and food. I’ve also been very thankful for all of the kind words, love and packages from my blog friends. A recent surprise:
Twin Cakes goodies (+ a gorgeous quilt) from my very good friends Michelle and Lori <3
Our last baby meal is on Monday, and then I’ll be back in the kitchen again! Since I’m still juggling and trying to figure out time to do things, what are your favorite quick and easy meals? I think the slow cooker and I may be reunited…
Off to walk with Kelly and Meara 🙂
Have a great day!
xoxo
Gina
Something to think:
“The way you think, the way you behave, the way you eat, can influence your life by 30 to 50 years.”
Deepak Chopra
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Slow cooker for sure! As well as soup/chili over the stove top that you just have to stir once in a while after the prep is over!
Oh man, that salad looks beautiful! Now I know what I’ll be doing for lunch today!
Mango + Sorbet = 🙂
Okay, the salad sounds heavenly right now. Good luck getting back in the kitchen! 😉
All of the baby meals you’re getting look so delicious!
My go-to quick meal is any sort of pasta. I’m not that inventive. Haha
I want that salad! I haven’t bought goat cheese in months and I think it’s time.
That fruit looks so good! These meals are making my lunch look really sad right now. My go to quick crockpot meals are salsa chicken (chicken breasts, salsa, taco seasoning, black beans, corn cooked all day and shredded for tacos, salad, enchiladas, etc.) or TJ’s turkey meatballs cooked all day in TJ’s garlic tomato sauce and served over pasta or spaghetti squash.
I’m all about slow cooker lovin’!! I just made this again last week (and even froze some… we’ll see how that goes). Five ingredients and everything can just be chopped and dumped in the crockpot. No pre-crock sauteing.
http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.com/2011/01/thai-one-on-five-ingredient-crockpot.html
These are my two favorite chili recipes. One is my tried and true turkey chili that has chipotle chiles and beer and the second is my white chicken chili (also with beer). I think we like beer. haha
http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.com/2010/04/marys-slow-cooker-chili.html
http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.com/2011/02/white-chicken-chili-in-your-crockpot.html
This turkey lentil stew can be made with chicken or turkey and is filled with tons of veggies and poatoe.
http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.com/2010/11/turkey-lentil-stew.html
These two are two versions of pulled chicken… one is mexican chicken, which can be used for tacos, salads, burritos … the possibilities are endless. The second is buffalo chicken that can be used for sandwiches or a salad topper. Versatile much ?
http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.com/2010/05/marys-mexican-pulled-chicken.html
http://whatscookinwithmary.blogspot.com/2010/06/buffalo-chicken-sandwiches.html
Pressure cooker for 10 bean soup, lentils, etc are my quick and easy faves with three young children! Top with shredded cheese and a scoop plain yogurt in lieu of sour cream and there you go.
Black bean soup + that salad + sorbet?!!?!?? That is one amazing meal and I’d give anything to have it 🙂
I’m so happy that y’all have such a great support system and friends! These meals look amazing and anything from Twin Cakes, and I’m sold!
Go mexi!!! I’m a sucker for a quick, veggie-filled quesadilla, tacos or fajitas!!! Your baby meals look amazingly delish too!!! YUM!
With two little ones I’m all about quick meals. I make a lot of soups/chili, tacos/fajitas, and stir-fry meals.
That salad looks so good! I like how she separated each ingredient.
Slow Cooker for the win! My favorite easy slow cooker recipe is to fill the slow cooker with raw kale, toss in some garlic, onions, lemon juice, and red pepper, and then pour in two cans of reduced salt navy or cannelloni beans.
I also love white bean chicken chili- same type of beans as above, plus chopped boneless skinless chicken thighs, onion, garlic, green chilies, cayenne and cumin.
Are you still on the chicken eating band wagon?
If so, I also really like to just toss a couple of chicken breasts in the slow cooker with a can of reduced salt black beans and my favorite salsa- just shred the chicken when you’re done. It’s great as the basis for taco night or you can thin it out with some broth and use it as a start for tortilla soup.
So nice to get a sweet package! Lori and Michelle are such sweet girls with huge hearts! Good peeps : )
How nice to get the baby meals, but yay for you being back in the kitchen! The crockpot is such a lifesaver! I know you will be making some good stuff! Happy weekend love! <3
Awwww what glorious friends you have 🙂 Must make you and your fam feel so loved!!
I could eat that goat cheese salad right about now 😉
xxoo
Slow cooker and oven got a lot of use when the little one was new… Stir frying is also pretty handy if you pre-make some rice.
That sorbet looks delicious! I want some now. 😀
My two go-to quick and easy meals (besides using the slow cooker because a lot of others have mentioned that) are:
1. Greek couscous salad (I know you do the gluten free thing though, but I love that couscous literally only takes 5 minutes to cook…could it be any easier?). I like mine with lots of spinach/mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, pepper, olives, feta, and a homemade balsamic vinaigrette
2. Quesadillas with spinach and goat cheese served with whatever fruit/veggies/protein we have laying around the house – usually its some kind of fresh fruit salad and black beans
Can’t wait to see what meals you’ll come up with!
Giada’s quick & spicy tomato soup is a favorite around here. I make it 2-3 times a month!
your salad is PERFECT!
I might have another baby just for those meals! I need to get on that!! After the birth of my kids, we were stuck with alot of take out.
In the last few days I made two meals that were quick, hearty and filling.
One was Portabella Mushrooms in a Marsala wine sauce spooned over Polenta*. http://birdsnest101.com/2012/01/24/rustic-peasant-casserole/
*this has cheese but you can certainly leave that out.
The second one was a Crockpot soup. I add in Italian Sausage at the end, but you don’t have to and this will be filling for days! http://birdsnest101.com/2012/01/25/soups-on/
Hope these can come in handy for you and your Pilot. My E loved both of them!
Soups and chilis are so easy, so quick, and so GOOD!
You have the most amazing friends! We had to fend for ourselves! lol. I would say stick to grilling for a while…that’s always pretty easy.
Hi – been following along for past few months, I find your blog very inspiring. Slow cooker is def the way to go for quick meals. I made slow cooker black bean and quinoa chili with fresh breadsticks or shrimp and corn chowder. Let me know if you want te recipes, most are on my blog!
It’s so awesome that you have such great people bringing you incredible meals. I think the crock pot should be your best friend since it’s so easy, and you don’t have to do most of the work!
oh MY that first meal seriously does sound perfect. i’d eat that everyday if i could, probably.
you’re so lucky to have such a great support system there!
Wow, the Twin Cakes website looks great! What delicious treats! I love how supportive your friends (and the squadron families you’ve mentioned previously) are during your early baby days. As for quick meals, stir-fried veggies with some sort of protein are always my go-to!
Soups are the best for quick meals. Or tossing some beans and veggies with quinoa or rice. Not the fanciest of meals but they hit the spot!
I love sorbet! I make homemade sorbet all the time by blending up frozen fruit in my food processor with a little almond milk. Blueberry Banana is my favorite. 🙂
Definitely slow cooker! Love it!
It’s so nice that you have an incredible community supporting and feeding you such beautiful food! Yummy.
It’s so nice of everyone to bring you those meals! Having family and good friends around in times of need is great.
I totally went on Open Sky for more vanilla Sunwarrior, and you’re sold out! 🙁 🙁 Nooooo
The fruit looks unbelievable! It reminds me of summer – which needs to get here, um, now. 🙂
Yum, all of your eats look delish, especially the salad makings! I want strawberries to be in season around here…
What a BALLIN’ goodie package from the pure2raw twins! Amazing. Can I come over and join you for snacking? I’ll bring the vino! 😉
I have 2 quick go to meals; any kind of quiche. Add any veg you like, any cheese, scramble your eggs (really good if add Frank’s red hot while scrambling) and pop in the oven at 350 for approx. 30min. so easy and you can change it up so easily.
Other quick one is mexican bowl. I put brown rice, diced avocado, black beans with fried diced onions and pepppers with tex mex sauce (can make a bowl to keep in the fridge) salsa and a dollup of sour cream (or plain goats yogurt) optional (scoop it up and eat with a few tortilla style chips).
All of the baby meals look sooo good, I’m totally drooling over the salad!
Can’t beat the speed of salmon + veggies wrapped in tinfoil and put under the broiler for 10 minutes! Top it all off with goat cheese and you’re set 🙂 I think it’s awesome that your friends are providing you with such delicious and healthy meals!
The Pure Girls are so sweet…what a lovely care package!
And the salad with strawberries, mmm, looks so good.
Hope you and the family enjoy a nice weekend, Gina 🙂
LOVE the pure2raw girls!!! You are truly loved.
I love that quote 🙂 My favorite quick meal is a veggie sandwich on a gluten-free english muffin. I love the Food for Life multi-seed kind, it rules. I add hummus, tomato, cheese and toast it – then I add avocado, cucumber, lettuce and feast away!
I love the support you get from your fellow military families! I would love to set something up like that amongst my friends! I know we’re going to need it this year! (6+ of us little families having babies this year!!)
That sorbet looks super good and refreshing! And I love the little salad kit with everything already in it, so cool!! Enjoy your day 🙂
That fruit salad looked AMAZING! YUM! You have such amazing squadron friends! I love to do one pot meals, like veggies cooked until brown, then add rice, lentils or beans and spices and let come to a boil and simmer. Things like that that do not need much babysitting once you get them going. I know you will do amazing! You are to organized not to.
The slow cooker is definitely my best friend! Another fast and easy favorite of mine is stir fry!
Blackberry sorbet sounds AMAZING!
Yes, the crock pot is my BFF when it comes to easy dinners. Italian meals are pretty quick and easy too, as are Mexican meals.
Since the pilot eats meat, a carved cooked turkey put into single sized serving bags, then frozen, will save you tons of prep time. You can do the same with carved chicken, and pulled pork. For me, preparing veggies, rice, even soup is a snap. It’s the meat that gets to be a drag and takes time.
By the way. My little girls really like some of ur quick workout videos. They r 5 & 6. They get into “workout” clothes (which once involved a hula skirt) and try to follow along with me. It’s fun!
It is so wonderful the community you have over there with your squadron friends! How amazing all these meals you guys cook for one another! I was lucky to have Michael cook for me, or we would have to order in a lot. I also did lots of eggs, veggie burgers, tuna, quick stuff like that.
I am super jealous of your package from Lori & Michelle! Love them! I’m about to order some of their stuff soon…they are so talented!