Another less than exciting Monday’s Menu for you today. Here’s what I had for dinner:

Cheddar brats, mustard potato salad and amish macaroni salad. Usually I like my brats more grilled than that, but that can be a little difficult to accomplish on a George Foreman grill. Someday I’ll have a house, and therefore I’ll be ABLE to have a REAL grill. *sigh* The salads are from the deli counter at a local grocery store. It was some nice summery food which helped out a little bit with the winter blues. Certainly not very carb friendly though!

I haven’t been posting because I haven’t been cooking. There were a few trips out to restaurants and the like, but mostly just quick heat and serve things. I think the most exciting thing I made all week was chicken cordon blue from the freezer section and macaroni and cheese in a box. In my cancer pans.

A couple of people commented on my Macaroni and Cheese Casserole about the state of my pans. Yes, I admit, they are rather sad. Most of what I have is what is left out of one of those really cheap sets they have out at the beginning of every school year for college students. I’ve had it since I was in college. I’m honestly surprised that the pans have lasted as long as they have for being as junky as they are. Even I will admit that they are on their last leg, but I just don’t have it in me to worry about whether or not the gouges in the bottoms of my pans mean that non-stick coating is flaking off into food just waiting to give me cancer.

And frankly, I just can’t afford to buy new pans right now, no matter how much they are needed! If you’re willing to buy me a new set of pans though, I will gladly trade in my “cancer pans” for new ones!

I just wanted to drop in and wish all of you a Happy New Year! I’m hoping 2008 will be a happy and healthy year, full of wonderful new experiences and friends! I’m hoping to cook more (and eat less!) and post over here more frequently. Or perhaps just in a more timely fashion– I have a set of pictures from before Christmas that are waiting for me to post them!

I hope you’ll join me over the next year as we try new dishes, and new foods. Some will be good, and some won’t, but it will all be a learning experience, which is the whole point isn’t it?