What I've been eating

Apologies for it having been so long since I last posted.  Live has been crazy the last few weeks.  The junker car we bought broke, so we had to buy a new one - which promptly also broke.  My mom came to visit and then I got sick :-(  But I'm back now and I wanted to give you a taste of what I've been eating while I've been gone.  Unfortunately, I forgot to take photos of most of it... oops! But they're all still great recipes!

Jamie Oliver's Eggplant Parmesan - This was fabulous! It wasn't a traditional eggplant parm where you fry the eggplant, but it ended up tasting that way and was a TON healthier.  It also reheated well the next day for lunch.

Butternut Squash with Browned Butter & Thyme -  a fabulous fall side dish! We got some great butternut squash at the market and this was just the perfect recipe to try it out.  Comfort food at it's best!

Mushroom Lasagna - this was AMAZING! It tasted like an alfredo sauce, but without any actual cheese! My mom said, "restaurant quality!"  Keep in mind, this isn't particularly easy and takes up a bunch of pans, but it was well worth it.  I used portobello mushrooms and spinach lasagna noodles, but I think next time I would mix and match a few different types of mushrooms.  Give it a try and let me know what mushrooms you used and how it tasted!

Recipe Recommendations

I thought it might be good to share some of the recipes I tried from other sources recently, without modifications, that I found to be really great.  You should give some of them a try too!

Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken Wings from Steamykitchen.com.  These were awesome, amazing yummy goodness and I can totally understand why she made them one of her favorite recipes.

Chicken with Shallot-Apricot Sauce from CheapHealthyGood This ended up being really good - something a little different with a savory bite from the balsamic vinegar.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic from whiteonricecouple.com.  If you've never been into Brussels sprouts before, you haven't tried these.  Tangy from the balsamic, and super-easy.  These will definitely become a staple in my recipe book!

Golden-Crusted Brussels Sprouts from 101cookbooks.com,
I had some leftover Brussels Sprouts from the recipe before and on the spur-of-the-moment, trying to come up with a veggie to go with dinner tried this out.  They were pretty awesome too! Hubby liked these better and I liked the balsamic ones better.  Try them both and let me know what you think!

What do you think of this kind of post? Interesting? Helpful? Should I keep doing these?