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Just two of the many Belgian beers we tried on our trip

Hello and Happy New Year friends!

Given that it is a new year, and resolutions are an expected topic of conversation, I thought I would talk about mine quickly (feel free to skip past this, my feelings won't be hurt. Hell, I won't even know).

I've never been one to really make a list of resolutions - it felt kind of silly and trite to be perfectly honest. This year though, I have one grand resolution: to take better care of myself in 2012. Yes, it's ridiculously broad. And yes, it covers the expected "eat better" and "exercise more". But it also includes working less (cutting back on those 12 hour days that I experienced throughout November and December), saying "no" more frequently (no more overextending myself) and spending more time and energy on the things I truly enjoy (like cooking and sharing our cooking experiences here).  Hopefully that means that you can expect to see more frequent and consistent posts from us as well (lucky you!).

OK, now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's talk about food!

We've just returned from eating and drinking our way through Brussels and Bruges. We had street food, French food, traditional Belgian food and many, many beers. Craig kept the official list, but I think we tried over 30 different Belgian beers. It was a pretty inspiring trip - I have a list of dishes that I'm anxious to try and I'm excited to give home brewing a try as well. If all goes according to plan, we'll be starting our first batch of home brew this weekend.

With that said, here's what's on the menu for this (very short) week:

Sauteed curried chicken, sesame noodles & green salad
Turkey burgers, oven fries & green salad (I had curry ketchup for the first time last week. I'm going to try to make it today. If all goes well, we'll have some curry ketchup to enjoy on those turkey burgers!)
Sauteed fish, baked potato & steamed broccoli

Enjoy the rest of your week and I'll check in on Sunday with next week's menu.






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