There is literally nothing I hate more than my wife and daughter leaving town. I have a hard time getting up and getting going. Before they leave, I think - "I am going to be so productive while they are gone. I am going to do this and that..." But, what ends up happening is I sit around wishing the days would go by quicker, waiting...in fact counting the minutes until they return.
So here we are on a Saturday night - the second night that they are gone (they are gone a week). Challenges while they are gone are: 1.) motivation, 2.) boredom, and 3.) eating. Motivation and boredom not a problem as I scheduled 3 appointments yesterday and another 3 today AND another tomorrow. Eating is not an issue either...because I made dinner. Here is what I made:
Baked Penne w/meat sauce
1 1/4 lbs Turkey
16 oz Penne Rigate (100% organic whole wheat)
14.5 oz Organic Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles
4 oz Tomato Sauce
1/3 oz Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Brown the turkey. Combine the tomatoes and tomato sauce in pan. Cook pasta according to directions. Layer pasta, sauce, cheese. Cook at 375 degrees for 40 minutes.
The beauty of this meal is that it serves 6. Therefore, I get to have a good dinner that is easy to make. It will provide me 5 additional meals. AND, I eat it with a corn on the cob and my dinner has only 490 calories and 16 grams of saturated fat. Oh, and it costs $11.40!
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