Recipe Rotation

I enjoy cooking. I like trying new recipes. A lot. However, my hubby gets tired of me always saying, "I've never made this before, so I hope it's good!" Sometimes he just wants some "old standards".

The other day it occurred to me that we don't have enough favorite recipes to make a rotation for a month (or two or three) of meals that we love. I had him start rating meals in the hope that we'd find some favorites, which is somewhat helpful.

I'm hoping that my friends and family will have some favorite recipes to share with me!

Here's what I'm looking for:

• mostly healthy (some of our current favorites aren't) or the option to be so (skim milk, whole wheat pasta, less cheese, etc.)
• it doesn't necessarily have to be quick or easy (since I enjoy the cooking process), but that's always a bonus
• a good combo of meat (not a ton, mostly ground beef or roasts), poultry and vegetarian options (I cook vegetarian twice a week at least); I also like salmon and tilapia, but not shrimp
  
• if it can be cheap, that's great, but I'd rather have "whole food" and healthy options and spend a bit more money
• it doesn't have to be kid-friendly; my kids get what they want all day so dinner they either eat what I make or starve
  

Sound hard? Yah, I guess it is. So what's in your rotation? Recipes, please! (I love recipes.)

Pictures Not Yet Posted

These are just a bunch of random pictures that didn't really fit with any specific posts or that were on my iPhone. They're mostly from the last month or so.

The kids have been really into holding hands lately, which I enjoy watching. Sydney likes to have Wes "help" her walk down the stairs and Wes is usually happy to oblige.

We found this butterfly stuck in the corner on our way out one morning.

This girl loves to climb on her daddy!

Random pic I've been meaning to email my mom: one of my neighbors wearing socks with flip-flops. Kind of stalker-ish, I realize.

Bubble time at the end of story time at the library. These bubbles are amazing. You can get them at Gymboree. We got some after I saw how cool they were. They last forever (in almost a concerning way...like, what are they made of?).

The kids enjoying their Monday movie ("Cars" this day) with their popcorn and craisins. The cat didn't want to be left out, but she mostly slept.

Sydney loves ketchup (an inherited trait from me and my sister, I think). When she ran out of fries to dip, she started drinking it (that's something only my sister did).

Me reading with the cat. The novelty has worn off for me, for sure. I often have to "banish" her to her room so I can sit on the couch and read or work on my computer. It's almost like having another toddler!

Sydney wanted me to take a picture of her.

And Wes didn't want to be left out. They're constantly copying each other.