I’m cooked from cooking. I often forget just how much a long day in the kitchen wears me out. By the time I finished cleaning up dinner last night, I didn’t even want to look at my kitchen again for the rest of the week!
Saturday started with a run, among other things. I came upon a cross country meet mid-run. Oh how it made me miss my cross country days!
All this cooking started when I made a couple batches of jalapeno corn muffins to bring to an LSU vs Bama viewing party. Kevin and I enjoyed some Louisiana home cookin’ and beer. Mmmmmm!
Then Sunday included food, food, and more food. I planned food over breakfast, then shopped for food after church. I also got the crock pot going with my lunch for the week.
Since I’m the nicest wife ever (ahem…), I made Kevin’s lunch too. It’s an eggplant bake with onions, spices/herbs, tomato sauce, cheese, and arborio rice. Yup… I was pretty jealous of that one!
It wasn’t too much later that I started on dinner. It was a side salad with butternut squash pasta. Deeeeeelish!
Will it all be worth it this week? Perhaps. Am I still avoiding my kitchen as much as possible? You betcha.
- Do you do a lot of meal prep on Sunday? If so, does it tire you out too?
November 5, 2012 at 6:09 am
HELLS YES!!
I cut chop broil boil until I pass out.
xo
November 5, 2012 at 8:56 am
Looks delish!! I always TELL myself I’m going to do a Sunday meal prep- and then I remember how cooked I was the last time I tried and usually decide against it- then later regret it during the week
November 5, 2012 at 9:28 am
I always say I will but I don’t. But I do cook a lot on Sundays and Mondays.
November 6, 2012 at 9:56 am
Sometimes it’s hard to get motivated. Thank goodness for slow cookers, right?
November 5, 2012 at 10:00 am
Oh wow girl… I’d be wiped after spending that much time in the kitchen too – but at least what you made looks delicious
I always tell myself that i’ll do some meal prep on the weekends but I usually never do… which is probably why I’m taking sandwiches to work every day 
November 5, 2012 at 10:21 am
Save something for Turkey Day!! Geez lady – look at your. Food Network tryouts?
Seeing a Garmin like yours in the post makes me want to go running, like now. I did cross country too:)
November 6, 2012 at 9:56 am
Ha, Garmins have that affect on me too!
November 5, 2012 at 11:07 am
Those all look amazing. I’ve been avoiding my kitchen like the plague for months now.. sigh
November 5, 2012 at 12:03 pm
I feel like that’s ALL I do on Sunday’s, slave over a hot stove! It’s so worth it though to have a weeks worth of healthy eats prepped & ready!
November 5, 2012 at 12:05 pm
I like to use weekends (and Mondays, since I have them off!) to cook up some meals in bulk too! Usually I just stick to one or two meals though. You must be wiped after all that cooking – but I bet it was worth it. That butternut squash pasta looks awesome! Do you have the recipe?
November 6, 2012 at 9:55 am
This post links to a recipe I tried in the past. I was going to follow it again, but I ran out of nooch. I just decided to wing it and throw in parm cheese instead (my favorite)! http://www.lovesweatbeers.com/2012/01/30/weekend-eats/
November 5, 2012 at 12:23 pm
I love when I see xc meets; it totally brings back memories! All the food looks delicious! Do you have a recipe for the jalepeno corn muffins?
Yes, on Sundays I wash and cut all my veggies for the week and as much fruit as I can without it getting mushy. Then I usually bake muffins and occassionally another treat. I’m always tired of it and don’t feel like cooking dinner!
November 6, 2012 at 9:52 am
Here’s a link to the recipe. It’s not one of my own creations, but I do usually use wheat flour or a combo of wheat and all-purpose white. http://www.lovesweatbeers.com/2011/07/14/jalapeno-corn-muffins/
November 5, 2012 at 12:35 pm
Now that I’m a stay at home mom, I don’t really have to meal prep on Sunday but I used to …totally wears you out!! I agree!
November 5, 2012 at 12:42 pm
I don’t necessarily use Sundays for meal prep, but I sort of did last night (I baked up a spaghetti squash and some veggies). I feel like Sundays are a good day for takeout – maybe that’s just me!
November 5, 2012 at 2:49 pm
I do a ton of prep on Sunday’s, too. Totally worth it, but it can be a bit stressful when I’d really like to relax on a Sunday afternoon. Oh well. I’ve never regretted it come a busy weeknight, and dinner’s super simple to pull together.
November 5, 2012 at 3:16 pm
I always have great intentions for prepping on Sundays, but it rarely happens. I love the feeling of being ahead before the week even starts!
November 5, 2012 at 7:39 pm
ROLL TIDE
November 6, 2012 at 7:20 am
I do a lot of Kitchen prep on Sundays too…it makes for a yummy eating week without having to go out to dinner and spend lots of money.
xoxo from Trinidad
November 6, 2012 at 8:28 pm
I definitely do a lot of meal prep on the weekends. It’s also the time I spend experimenting with new ideas or recipes. It DEFINITELY wears me out. This is probably why most nights I end up just throwing together whatever is in the fridge for dinner.