When we started adopting the concept of baby led weaning with Beckett, I knew Mitchell and I's eating habits had to change. I've always just eaten whatever I have felt like eating and would eat until either my meal was gone and there was none left on the stove, or until it was uncomfortable to put one more forkful into my mouth. Since I do a majority of the grocery shopping and cooking for our family, I knew if anything was going to change, it had to start with me.
I have a weird obsession with cooking blogs and when I find one I absolutely love, I feel like I have reunited with an old friend. For me to absolutely fall head over heels for a blog, it has to meet my 3 requirements:
Have a good variety of recipes that taste awesome
Be Casual ( I really dislike having to buy unusual ingredients for some uppity concoction)
and almost most importantly,
Look Pretty.
If a blog fits my style and visually appeals to me I am more likely to frequent it and make more of its recipes.
Enter Minimalist Baker.
I was browsing one day, trying to find an easy cinnamon roll recipe that I could just whip up. I came across hers and they were very good. My favorite thing about her recipe though, was there were less than 10 ingredients. AND they were vegan. Now I'm not vegan but I'm always up for trying new things and I felt pretty awesome that I just made quick, cinnamon rolls that were YUMMY and vegan. ( She also has notes at the end of every recipe of how to turn it vegan if it isn't already and how to make it gluten free)
Every one of their recipes
"require just 10 ingredients or less (sometimes 7), one bowl, or 30 minutes or less to prepare."I liked that.
Upon checking out their blog more extensively, I found she put together an e-book of full of 31 dinner recipes (and 5 desserts) and it included a meal plan plus a grocery list! I think this is awesome because she tells you the entire week's worth of ingredients and nothing gets wasted. For example, one night we had chili for dinner with cornbread. Later during the week, we used the leftover chili to go on top of sweet potatoes one night, and the leftover cornbread was made into croutons for a salad another night.
And their blog is pretty.
I wish I could share all the recipes with you but I can't because they're not mine. If you want to download the e-book click here! I've been posting pictures of dinner every night on my Instagram if you would like to peek in every once in a while, you're totally welcome to!
