As a mother of three kids, I’m constantly cooking and cranking out an assortment of food. Yet, my kids often complain that there’s nothing to eat.

I often remind them just how much effort it takes to shop for the food, put it away, cook it and then serve it. I love to cook and don’t mean to sound like a complainer,  but I’m often shocked at how quickly the food disappears. To remind myself that I did indeed cook a plethora of healthy foods yesterday, I just made up this little list while eating a little spinach salad…

Menu for 12/1/09

Breakfast

Fried eggs and toast or bagels for all

Whizzed Fruit smoothie  in the Vitamix to serve 2

Made  Coffee and tea for adults

Brown Bag Lunches at 7 AM

Pureed smoked salmon and cream cheese spread  in Cuisinart

Assembled Tortilla pinwheels using smoked salmon spread and cold smoked salmon

Assembled   Turkey, Ham,  and Cheese Wrap Up

Assembled Ham with mustard on white, crusts removed

Cut up carrots and celery packed with ranch on the side

Midday and Afterschool

Made Spinach and Avocado Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette for me

Prepared two large pasta casseroles

Cleaned Romaine lettuce for Caesar Salad for dinner

Made a vat of hot cocoa using 2%  milk, cocoa, sugar and vanilla

The Revolving Dinner Hour

Baked one of the casseroles on slow in the oven while chauffering kids

Tossed Caesar Salad

Cut up raw veggies for snack

Heated dinner rolls

Assembled another Spinach Salad

Late Night Snack Time

Hard boiled 8 eggs for egg salad/Made egg salad in food processor

Reheated Sweet Potato Lentil Curry Soup (Made Monday Night)

Puffed 5 Naan individually in cast iron skillet

Served egg salad as a snack in a wrap up

Reheated Turkey and White Bean Soup (Made in Slow Cooker on Monday)

So, what did you cook yesterday???