Egyptian Barley Salad

This looked appealing to me so I thought I'd give it a go... adjusting to my own desires...

One-Pot Chicken and Whole Grain Rice with Swiss Chard

I saw some beautiful organic Swiss Chard.  I bought it because it looked so pretty.

Perfect Pot Roast

I saw a decent looking blade roast on sale so decided it was pot roast time.  This recipe was courtesy of Ree Drummond from Food Network.  I followed it as a baseline and did some adaptions to my liking:

Cod Florentine

I was inspired by a recipe I saw on Skinnytaste.  She adapted hers from another to make it healthier and it looked good to me.  I minor tweaked to suit me.  What I used:

Vegetarian Twice Baked Sweet Potato "Burritos"

I got the idea for tonight's dinner here.  I bought one huge mother of a potato!  So, this would be the whole dinner for two.  A half tater each.  I'd call this a yam, but I've read and it seems that what the grocery store calls yams are actually sweet potatoes.  Whatever they are, below is they type I like the best.

Belgian Endive and Walnut Salad

The last time I bought endive, it went bad.  I made sure I used it this time and it all came together in about 15 minutes.  This was as easy as can be.  I made a smaller amount than the recipe and what I used is below:

Skillet Ground Turkey, Quinoa Macaroni & Cheese

I've never seen this at Costco before but when I did last week, I had to buy it to try it.  I've tried pasta made from chickpeas (my fave), quinoa with brown rice (my 2nd fave), 100% whole wheat (good), ancient grains (good), black beans (meh) and red lentils (not a favorite).  Time to try macaroni quinoa with some organic white rice flour and two quinoa flours. I have a feeling I'll prefer the brown rice one I tried from Trader Joe's - though it is fusilli and I wanted macaroni today...

Egg White Vegetable Breakfast Bake

This looked like a good way to end the weekend.  I liked the recipe with the "crescent roll" idea.  I had those in the fridge and needed to use them.  I did my own spin on this and used what I had in the fridge.

Sautéed Kale with Onions, Garlic and Tomatoes

I loves me some kale.  Mmm Mmm.

Quick Homemade Chana Masala

I needed to make something quick and easy for dinner and this is what I came up with what was in my cupboard.  I bought some excellent garlic naan from this "hole in the wall" Indian place by work.  He makes them fresh "made to order" in the clay oven and it takes about 10 minutes.  I watch him roll them out and put the garlic on and then stick it on the sides of the oven.  Expensive though at $7 for two, but do they ever smell and taste heavenly when done (swoon).

Baked Steelhead Trout with Maple Glaze

I like farmed steelhead trout better than wild salmon (I don't eat farmed salmon).  There, I said it and I mean it.  We cook this all the time.  Normally we just do it very simply with S&P and pan fried in a little olive oil. The crispy skin is our favorite part.  My son picked up a huge pack at Costco yesterday, so I decided to bake it this time.  Leftovers are great cold, in salad - even in sandwiches as well...

Homemade Falafels in Pita

Back to healthy eating now that it's January.  Honestly, I asked my son to pick the falafels up pre-made from Costco today.  He told me a manager he asked said they are discontinued and they would no longer carry them.  That was a drag, as they were vegan and EASY to make - heat and serve!  So, after perusing a few recipes and not wanting to spend hours on this tonight, I came up with my own idea and crossed my fingers...