My niece NJF was born shortly after yesterday afternoons post and I couldn't be happier for my brother and sister-in-law. Momma and baby are both doing well other than a little bit of blood pressure issues with my sister-in-law. She was born weighing 7 lbs 1 oz and 21" little.
The weekend leading up to her birth I was amped to finish her quilt finally which I did.
Then I had a brilliant idea last week that I needed to make happen since we knew it was just a matter of time until she arrived. I picked up some individual foil meal containers from the dollar store and set out to make 4 separate dinners for both mommy and daddy that they could reheat individually. I don't consider myself a very good cook and have a hard time deviating from recipes. So for the four dishes I chose:
- Sautee chicken - sauteed onions and bell peppers mixed with chicken and wheat pasta.
- Green chicken and cheese enchilada casserole - Pretty straight forward. Stacked shredded chicken, corn tortillas and monterey jack cheese sauced with Las Palmas green enchilada sauce from the store. I chose to do it casserole style simply because the corn tortillas fit perfectly in the little pans.
- Chicken with snow peas - My modified version of Pioneer Woman's Beef with Snow Peas recipe.
- Baked penne in meat sauce - I should probably post the recipe to my meat sauce here one day but for now I'll just say that I've been craving this dish since I made it. Aside from the meat sauce it had basil and ricotta cheese all topped with shredded mozzarella.
I went shopping for all the ingredients, went to two hockey games and still got back in time to finish all four dishes (two servings each). Hey when I want to prove babe wrong, I won't stop at anything.
Now I must get going because it's almost time for me to rush over to the hospital and shower my niece with more love than she can dare handle.
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