A Tasty Return

What is a dependable recipe for major slacking on a blog?

*1 part holiday season

*1 part parenting a sassy, mobile toddler

*3 parts worrying about how you'll keep up 

with said toddler with a newborn...

We received a great welcome-to-2013 present at the end of December: we are going to be parents again in August!  It's been a miserable January-March, so awful to the point where this pregnancy has kicked me out of the kitchen and onto the couch, the bed, the floor...wherever I could get horizontal.  A lot of that time was felt feeling miserable and useless, and incredibly grateful to my husband.

My friends, the wind has finally changed and my baby-bumped-out self is back in the kitchen (with Nutella and a spoon) and LOVING it!  So along comes the return of 'Weekly Yumminess.'

And my self-worth. 

Here's a look at our week's menu. Hope it inspires you to try something fresh, yummy, and full of produce!

Sunday: James' Softball Game- Throw together something quick.
Monday: Egg Salad w/Pickled Celery
If you are an egg salad fan, you have GOT to try this.  This is not your standard-issue egg salad with yellow mustard, mayo, and salt and pepper.  The pickled celery and Greek yogurt make this. I added the following to the recipe:

*2 eggs
*Replaced 1 tbsp of mayo with Greek yogurt, then added another 1.5 tbsp of Greek yogurt to compensate for extra eggs
Tuesday: BLAT Sandwiches
Bacon, lettuce, avocado, and tomato. Avocado, will you marry me?

Wednesday: Chicken-Bacon-Avocado Chopped Salad
A few tips:
*If you're not a fan of blue cheese, goat cheese is a very mild, creamy substitute that would work. 
*Watch what you use for the olive oil. If you use one that's too tangy or spicy, it will not work well with the dressing. We used an EVOO we discovered we are not crazy about and it hid a lot of the fresh flavors of the other ingredients. Awesome salad combo, though.
Thursday: Veggie-Avocado Wrap
Don't let the fact that this is a vegan website deter you. If you're a veggie fan, you will probably enjoy it. I'm excited to give this one a shot.There are some other recipes on this site that look GREAT, and it's always a good idea to ramp up the produce intake, right?
Friday: Mom and Dad's Night Out :)
Saturday: Breakfast for Dinner- Oatmeal-Brown Sugar Pancakes 
Breakfast foods have been a craving of mine since this second pregnancy began. This recipe comes from a cookbook I recently checked out from the library entitled Cider Beans, Wild Greens, & Dandelion Jelly: Recipes from Southern Appalachia.  I'm thinking of adding shredded apples to the batter.

I'm kind of repulsed by the recipe of 'Tennessee Bacon' that shows up below the pancake recipe, though, even though I love bacon. If you're inspired and cook it up, let me know how it turns out.