This morning, I stepped outside to take the kids to school and I could see my breath! We have officially entered into sweater weather. . . but the kind that has you shedding your sweater by the afternoon because it's still pretty warm. California likes to take it's time making fall show it's fully glory. In the meantime, I have apparently been making a lot of soup!
Between having sick kids and making food for family gatherings, soup has shown up quite a few times this month. While soup is not my most favorite thing, these ones are seriously delicious!
I used to do these "What's for Dinner" posts long ago, but I thought that I should bring them back. I am a huge advocate ending each day gathered around the table. Now, as the kids have gotten older and busier, this doesn't look the same each night, but we still look forward to the time around the table over delicious food (or the occasional take out) where we share stories from our day, eat, and most often than not, laugh.
I am constantly scouring Pinterest and my cookbooks for delicious new recipes that fit in our food budget and are mostly clean eating. In our home, there are dairy and soy allergies, so we often find Paleo-ish meals meet our needs. I also like to try new meals as often as possible so I don't get bored cooking. I want to feel excited about making dinner. . . give myself something to look forward to. These recipes were all tried on a weekday evening after a busy day of carpooling and errands. My hope through these blog posts are that you feel the freedom to try out those recipes you pin. There are so many amazing recipes out there that it sometimes can be overwhelming.
So, let's see what's been on the table at our house last month.
I love clam chowder and every time my oldest orders it when we are the beach, I get a little jealous. Last week, he requested homemade and I did not object. This is the second time Ive made this specific recipe and it hasn't disappointed me yet. And despite being dairy free, my milk loving son did not hesitate for seconds and leftovers!
2. Chili
Last month I made two different kinds of chili. . . both from my blog. They are my go-to and always are a hit. They also freeze well, so you can make a batch and freeze half for another meal on a busy weekday afternoon when there are chilly soccer games or volleyball games.
Our Favorite Chili can be found here.
And Black Bean Chili can be found here.
Both are so yummy!
This is a regular on our menu. I make a sub coconut aminos for the soy sauce and just use sriacha instead of chili oil. Ethan has been making this for me so I can work on some other things on busy nights. . . which I love and because I eliminate the soy, Weston can eat it and he LOVES it. I usually bake some Aidels Teriyaki meatballs to go with it (those aren't soy free, so off limits for Weston, but he doesn't mind!). I won't lie, we make this at least twice a week!
And finally, I made a bunch of recipes from Defined Dish, and they were amazing. So because of that, I am going to also spotlight a cookbook I tried several incredibly delicious recipes from! Let me introduce you to The Defined Dish Cookbook. We tried her Healing Soup, Muffalata salad, and cheeseburger meatballs. . . all of them soooo very good! You can find it on amazon or wherever you like to buy books. She also has a new cookbook coming out soon. . . I'm so excited!
And finally, we will end with this post with something sweet and delicious. Last month I tried out a recipe by Half Baked Harvest (she never disappoints). I will confess, I messed up the first batch, but remade them the correct way just last night and they were a huge hit. The maple and apple butter editions add just the right amount of flavor that is not overpowering, but so stinkin' good! Everyone gobbled them up!
You can find the recipe here.
I hope you feel inspired and ready to take on another week of cooking meals for your family.
Please note: All pictures were taken from the actual websites of the recipe creators.
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