Sunday night I was finally feeling up to moving around, so I went to the grocery store. I’ve actually started looking forward to my grocery store trips, thanks to the wonderful Elana. (Yes, she’s available for hire!). I also found a great grocery store app for my iPad, since if you make anything techy, I’ll like it. It’s called GroceryIQ. It’s free. Search for it in the app store.

I hadn’t been feeling well for a week and didn’t feel like thinking too much, so I got the pre-seasoned fish from the new Montrose HEB (loves it!). I choose a habanero + pear salmon. OK, so I cheated a little, but sometimes you just need a shortcut, am I right?

For veggies, I got a bag of baby carrots, one broccoli stalk, snap peas, and some mushrooms I already had at home. I cut it all up and threw it in the steamer. I sprinkled them with lemon pepper seasoning Seriously the easier thing I’ve ever cooked. I finally got a chance to try out my new steamer that Joey got me for Christmas. Why didn’t I steam veggies before this?

For the fish, I used the foil packets that Elana taught me about, and it worked like a charm. A really yummy, fishy charm.

Joey got a side of Mac-n-Cheese for playing along with my cooking adventures.

I love that you guys are sharing your favorite recipes with me! Keep ‘em coming!

A few of the recipes are listed below. And you can print out a cute recipe card that Elana made here.  I plan to try a few this week for Thanksgiving, let me know if you do, too!

{December 12 New food. You’re now in love with Lebanese food and you didn’t even know what it was in January of this year.}

Me and food don’t have the best history. It’s more like a love hate relationship. I love food. I hate cooking it. I haven’t prepared a real meal in years. I have panic attacks in grocery stores. I store shoes in my oven.

“New food” to me usually means when my mom starts buying a new kind of microwaveable mac and cheese. Score.

However, this year I tried to get a grip on my eating habits (or lack there of). My hair stylist had recommended a new place down the street from them, that provided freshly prepared foods, My Fit Foods.

It honestly didn’t begin with an urge to eat healthier, it was about convenience. The food is yummy and it’s doesn’t hurt that it’s healthy. With this latest trend, I may never have to cook AGAIN. Double score.