Cooking Day...

A little over a month ago my hubby was diagnosed with Diabetes. While we attempt to eat healthy we quickly realized that many things needed to change. Not just for him. For ALL of us. So we started our Sunday cooking. We took a day to walk through the store and read labels. It was sobering. We quickly learned it was time to get back to basics. Have my family struggled. Yes. Will we make it? Yes. And I am sure we will come out much better for it in the end.

So today I pulled some turkey tenderloins which I have roasted in the oven. I took a chuck roast and sliced it to marinate in garlic, ginger and soy sauce. Sometimes I follow recipes, sometimes I use the recipes as suggestions. We are trying parsnips this week for the first time. I know sad that we are just learning to try new things. We are definitely stuck in a rut. I have turkey sausage links and I know I am doing lasagna. My husband will be grilling something today and I will ensure extra will be grilled. That will have five cooked meals available. We don't just do enough for a dinner. We make sure that if someone wants it for a lunch that they can. I chop fruits and veggies by the bushel for breakfasts and snacks. I have made waffles for them to warm up because school starts. I think I will be making breakfast burritos as well.

So the house smells amazing and the biggest thing of cooking day is keeping everyone out of the food! A big winner I have found is mini meatloafs. I just take the meatloaf recipes I normally make and put it in muffin tins. The girls affectionately call them meat muffins. I have to double because they fly away!!!

A little late in life to learn how to cook better for my family. We still have treats from time to time. The whole house has really liked having meals available for them when they are hungry. We are all going fifty million places due to work, sports and school. Sometimes we manage to meet up and eat at the same time. But now I know if I am working late or if someone has a meet or a game they have dinner available for them. It also is good to know my hubby is getting the nutrition he needs to keep his Diabetes under control.

Here is what I did with my turkey tenderloins:

http://www.bakeat350goessavory.com/2012/02/roasted-turkey-breast-tenderloins.html

Here is what I am doing with the parsnips and carrots:

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/vegetables-recipes/roast-potatoes-parsnips-and-carrots

I used this recipe as a suggestion for my beef:

http://davidandjenw.blogspot.com/2013/09/easy-mongolian-beef-recipe.html