I'm back!!!!!

Hey all! I know it's been forever!
In February we moved into a new place and then after that I had some horrible cooking habits....(well more like none at all)
We lived off of bacon sandwiches and fast food. It was horrible! I was so mad at myself almost everyday. So now I have promised myself to pick 5 to 6 recipes a week I saved one day for left overs and one day to eat fast food if we are in a rush.
I have the list in my computer with the big things that I would need to get from the store, like what kind of meat or sauces, or something that I would normally not have at home.
So everyday I have D pick a thing from the list and I make it. So far we have gone three days off the list.
First we had
Beef kabobs. Got some beef which I had no idea what kind to get so I asked the meat dude at Meijer and he totally made me pay a TON! But then I did some sweet onion green bell pepper and mushrooms. They were really amazing. I loved the sweet onion it just got sweeter and better on the grill. I thought D wouldn't eat any of the veggies so I was planning on stealing them, well he didn't eat the bell pepper and the mushrooms but he ate all of his onion! I was so sad =(
Tuesday was Mexican Lasagna. OMG! Can you say spicy! I make my own taco seasoning which is pretty good, but I put way to much in. Then the only kind of salsa I had was medium, mistake number 2. So when you mix it in the beef AND pour it over the top with the water that is just a no! Never do that....well unless you really like spicy. I should have just used it over the top or actually followed the recipe. The only other thing I had on hand at the time was the re fried beans and the cheese. So it was pretty plain. So I will make it again just make it different. D and I only ate one third of the whole thing. So I told my friend about it and he said he loves spicy food, so I stuck it in the freezer and i'll give it to him when I see him next. Hopefully it won't be to spicy for him.
Today I made Chicken Parmesan and Parmesan Potatoes. So this chicken parm is just magic instead of having to fry the chicken in breading or anything like that you have the croutons on top that give you that crunch factor which I think is amazing.  Now I don't like having to watch a video for a recipe so here is the recipe.
Take the olive oil and pour into the bottom of your 9x13. Crush and lightly chop the garlic and put in the bottom of the pan with the oil. Layer the chicken on top. Then the two cups of marinara sauce. Then sprinkle you basil over the top of that.Then you put half the mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. Layer the croutons on top and the last half of both your cheeses. Baked uncovered at 350 for 35 minutes. That is what the recipe says I had to cook mine for about an hour. This recipe is amazing! I love that I just have to layer everything and put it in the oven. All I had to do was chop the garlic and trim the chicken. I didn't have ten million dishes to do after! I am so going to make this again and again.
The Parmesan Potatoes were pretty yummy. I would make them again just I cut the recipe down and made them in a smaller dish. But when I did this sadly I did not cut the butter down so they were swimming the the butter and didn't get a nice crust like I would have liked. You live you learn.
The last two dishes on the food plan is a tator tot casserole and Stuffed shells! I've made the shells before so those will be easy and yummy. The tator tot casserole will be something totally new so i'm looking forward to it.
I'm really enjoying this challenge I have created for myself, because this is making me work with different meats, well meats in a different form. I usually only use ground beef and there is only so much you can do with that. So I am hoping that this will really expand my knowledge of food!
I'll update tomorrow about what is made next!
Thanks for reading
Em