It's pretty obvious that I haven't cooked anything interesting or worth blogging about in while. I've fallen back on my old standby recipes, lots of chicken chili or jambalaya. Recently I decided to just throw in the towel and make prepackaged meals for the last week. First night was Shake-N-Bake chicken with Stove Top stuffing and instant potatoes. Baby D liked it, which kind of stung a little. The next few nights weren't much better. Dinner took a fraction of the time it usually takes to cook, and flavor was sacrificed enormously on the Swedish meatball night. One curious side effect was that my blood sugar levels went completely wonky. I felt weird cravings for sugar and fat and couldn't stop consuming copious amounts of sugar. It was kind of scary. This isn't like me. I haven't been this bad in over 10 years. That's about the same time I started slowing down and eating better quality food.
I'm not saying there's a direct relationship, but in my case, I think something happened. I can't wait until we're in the new house and I can cook in a kitchen where I don't have to worry about my daughter burning her hands on the oven door. Not to mention it would be nice to spend some time with my husband.
