Victory!

Today I want to share a small (but big to me) victory in my world...cooking and VEGETABLES! 

Not only do I have a very small pallet for veggies; I am also not a very avid cook.  Give me a cake recipe and I'm good to go, but cooking does not come naturally to me.  So this post celebrates both!   I want to be healthy, and I want my family to be healthy.  Thankfully James sat down with me and figured out ways to help me be successful in having more veggies in our day.  With some help, I have risen to the challenge.  Spinach has now become an ally... and the kids (and I) have done a great job in eating our veggies! 
My proudest achievement in the Beecher "let's eat more veggies" campaign was the butternut squash risotto and breaded zucchini I made the other night.  We had this risotto at my friend Katie's house over a year ago, and I was more scared away by the time factor than the vegetable...but it wasn't as bad as I thought.  Here is a picture! To many more healthy, veggie-filled recipes!

                         And the aftermath..another reason I don't like cooking...i dislike doing dishes more!

                  And the reason that a few dishes (which James actually does a lot) and veggies are worth it!