Cooking Adventures

I recently started living on my own for the first time in my life. Among other things, I've learned that it is difficult to cook for just one person. I don't put much effort into the meals I have by myself. In fact, thanks to the new health/fitness program my boyfriend introduced me to, many of my solo meals during the week are one of the following: a) grilled chicken with veggies or pasta or rice and 2) eggs, tomatoes, and rice. It's simple and healthy. If I'm late getting home or I feel like changing things up, I'll have El Pollo Loco or Flame Broiler. However, given my current budget constraints, I can't indulge in the fast healthy food too much.


Luckily, my boyfriend spends weekends at my place. 


When he's there I feel motivated to cook something nice, but we'll also cook things together which is even better! He and I have been pretty spoiled by our parents who are all wonderful cooks. So now, in our late-twenties, we're just starting to learn the basics and have decided to go with pasta dishes for now. How bad can you mess up a pasta dish, right?? Below are our first two meals that we made together


Chicken Parmesan

and Lasagna Roll-Ups

Both turned out pretty good, but I really like the Lasagna Roll-Ups A LOT! In fact, we brought some to his family the same night and they actually liked it :) While I love this dish a lot and crave it all the time, it takes about an hour to prep and another 30 minutes to bake. No wonder lasagna always takes so long at restaurants!


If you're interested in the recipes for either, email me!