IKEA's meatballs with cream

I'm thinking about cooking, I'm making plans about cooking, and cooking enough to feed my family even while on summer vacation.  Cindy's oatmeal peanut butter chocolate bars were stupendous, my blueberry banana muffins an anchor when needed, easiest Spaghetti ever even walked up to my door, rang the doorbell, but then let itself in.  You know how I feel about browned ground beef and pork with Giada's sauce, it's very dear to me.

Turned out whole wheat protein enriched thin spaghetti really did need exactly 8 minutes, al dente. The kids consumed and devoured on many unrelated occasions this Egg Bake as I like to call it, including chopped up biscuit dough immersed in eggs and milk (I'd add a few more, unless bread coated-in-egg's enough for a bland lifetime).  Getting scandalous with sliced microwaved precooked sausage links begs the question you knew everyone had been asking.

What, like a cup and a half of shredded cheddar makes it obviously not about you then.  I'm already happier with my pantry, bottom shelf fully straightened, an opening for inner peace to fill it. Shelf two is in the works as I birth chicken and stars from my seams, and slice triangles of watermelon like there's a child to scarf them.  Oh the novelty.

Eight kids

Healthy Banana Blueberry Muffins have caught my attention, and so has an easier than ever chicken pot pie.  That is, if you're into store bought ingredients like pie crusts, a pair of frozen, a box of refrigerated, a rotisserie, frozen mixed veggies, cream of chicken soup, and of course celery salt and black pepper.  This makes my life so much easier knowing it's everyone's favorite, and the pounds each of ground pork and beef, plus Giada's tomato and basil, some protein enriched thin spaghetti noodles.

So those muffins, and waiting ripened bananas are acknowledged, sweet potato fries still on the back burner until I get all reacquainted with black beans, tons of corn, salsa and frozen chicken.  In a crockpot over chips or wrapped in tortillas.  Hell, you can fry up as many corn tacos this summer as you like.  I've got all day to myself to plan, explore, and take barbecuing and summer salads seriously.

I've an army I can't ignore.