How to Air Fry Frozen Eggplant Cutlets

I love these eggplant cutlets from Aldi. They're cheap, add more veggies to our diets, and way easier to prep than actually making breaded eggplant cutlets. Unfortunately, the only cooking options on the box are frying or baking. As we're making a concerted effort to eat healthier, frying is no longer an option. And the…

Meal Plan: July 25-31

Lots of veggies (using ONE GIANT zucchini that was gifted to us). And a couple of seafood dishes to balance out last weeks' deliciously unhealthy rehearsal dinner, wedding, best ice cream stop, and a house guest. Source: nutritioninthekitch.comsource: handletheheat.comsource: http://www.maebells.comtheviewfromgreatislandSource: realsimple.comSource: Photos from recipe-creators. Links below for recipes! I found all of these recipes either…

Weekly Meal Plan #4

Herbs herbs herbs After scanning through the fridge, freezer, and pantry, there are quite a few items I need to try to use. Herbs always seem to go pretty quickly, so I want to use up cilantro, parsley, and mint. Lots of cheeses hanging out: shredded gruyere, brie, honey cheddar. We ended up doing two…

Mini Apple Pies

Week 3 Be forewarned: These didn't photograph well, but they taste so good. If you have two Granny Smith apples overstaying their welcome in the fridge, this a great use for them! Ingredients: Pie crust 3/4 cup all purpose flour1/4 teaspoon salt5 tablespoons unsalted cold butter, cut into bits3 tablespoons chilled water Apple Filling 2…

Weekly Meal Plan #3

Credit: Pinterest. Links to recipes below. This week's meals used up a number of ingredients that were still hanging around, just waiting to go bad. I had to switch a couple of things out from last week since Luke offered to make Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza one weekend night, and I never give up the opportunity…

Meal Plan #2

We cleaned out a lot of food from the fridge last week! A couple of herbs (oregano & parsley) were a sad state of disgusting in the produce drawer. Chalk those up to a loss. But that is all that went bad! (Jump to the meal plan.) Review and Recap January 10-16 Meals: Thai Chicken…

January 10-16 Meal Plan

It feels like our country is spiraling in directions we've never seen, so keeping track of our food feels inconsequential, a bit foolish, and like I'm burying my head in the sand. Unfortunately, (or fortunately, depending on how you choose to look at it), day-to-day life doesn't take a break. (Jump straight to meal plan.)…

January 2-9 Meal Plan

Last week's meal plan went pretty well. We got to try a few new recipes, two out of three kids didn't notice they'd eaten refried beans, and nothing spoiled in the fridge. Lots of wins. Review & recap of last week's meals: Tacos: always a hit. Only one kid noticed there was a pea-sized amount…

December 27 – January 2 Meal Plan

I like eating. I like planning our meals. I hate wasting food. So every week I make a meal plan. I scan the fridge, freezer, and pantry to see what's going to expire and write it down. Then I look through Pinterest and my cookbooks, ask the kids and Luke if they want anything in…