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It was a short week for us, so this is a short check in. How'd we do? See for yourself ....

Meal 1: Sauteed curried chicken, sesame noodles & green salad
I used the recipe from cooking light. The only change I made was to add onion with the bell peppers. For the sesame noodles, we tossed some rice noodles with sesame oil, soy sauce and green onions. Along with the green salad, it was a delicious meal (and super quick and easy to make, dinner was on the table in about 30 minutes. Just call me Rachel Ray. Actually, please don't).

Meal 2: Turkey burgers, oven fries & green salad
With the curry ketchup for the fries, pickled sweet peppers from our summer canning and fresh made bread for the turkey burgers, this was truly a home-made meal. I'm not going to lie, we were pretty proud of ourselves when we realized that the only thing not made by us on the table was the mayonnaise and mustard.

Meal 3: Fish, baked potato & steamed broccoli
Well, almost. We kept the fish in the freezer and had baked potatoes with the broccoli on top. Oh, all right. I also had a slice of american cheese on my potato. I know, I know. It's not really even cheese. But it melts so well!

Not bad, I'd say. I think we are off to a strong start in the New Year!

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