JANUARY: PINTEREST INSPIRED DINNERS
30 DAYS OF Pinterest INSPIRED DINNERS
The first challenge of the year is 30 Different Pinterest Inspired Dinners! I will start by saying that I am certainly no chef. I also say Inspired because I usually don’t stick straight to the recipe. This blog is NOT intended to be a food blog- I am just here to share my experiences with you in challenging myself to do something different everyday! This month the challenge happens to involve cooking!
5 cooking tips learned during 30 Days of Pinterest Dinners
I started a year of 30 Day challenges for two reasons. One – To test my own commitment to myself. We so often hold promises
Day 29 – Baked Italian Chicken and Veggies
This dinner caught my eye with it’s step by step pictures all in just the actual pin on Pinterest. It looked doable and delicious. I
Day 28 – Parmesan Zucchini Salad
I won’t lie, I was very enticed by the video of this dinner pin. I ALWAYS loved when I can see how quick and easy
Day 27 – Butternut Squash and Brussel Sprout Salad
I was super excited when I saw this salad on Pinterest because I was feeling the cozy fall vibes despite it being blistering cold in
Day 26 – Leftovers and a Peek at Intermittent Fasting!
Like I mentioned yesterday, I am fasting for two days and Ben made enough salmon last night to have leftovers tonight, so unfortunately no Pinterest
Day 25 – Salmon & Sweet Potatoes
As part of my 11 Day Shred, I am cleansing (intermittent fasting) today and tomorrow which means no dinner for me. While we are both
Day 24 – Turkey Stuffed Sweet Potato Tacos
I was feeling a little Taco Tuesday and Ben was feeling some sweet potatoes, what better combo than a Ground Turkey Stuffed Sweet Potato?? Today
Day 23 – Baked Zucchini Sticks
Today Ben and I are starting our 11 day shred to kickstart our health goals for the year! I try to do an 11 day
Day 22 – One Sheet Veggie Dinner
The picture for this one looked AMAZING! I wish it had a better title but it originally was “Sheet Pan Sausage and Veggies”. I am
Day 21 – Honey Garlic Chicken Stir Fry
If you haven’t caught on, I am a huge stir fry fan – I would eat it every single night if I could. I have
Day 20 – Pesto Cauliflower Gnocchi
I will be honest, I have never had gnocchi before, let alone cauliflower gnocchi. I wasn’t sure how this would turn out, but I know
Day 19 – Chile Lime Fajitas
I have waited all week for this one! I was never a big fajita person, but I do always remember my sister ordering them at
Day 18 – Lemon Ricotta Ravioli Salad
Trader Joe’s Dinner #3 for the week is this yummy Lemon Ricotta Salad. I must admit that when I was looking for recipes, I was
Day 17 – Chicken Shawarma Hummus Bowls
Chicken Shawarma Hummus Bowls are one of the quickest and easiest Trader Joe’s Dinners you can make this week! I am not going to lie
Day 16 – Warm Brussels Sprout and Lentil Salad
We are kicking off our week of Trader Joe’s (Pinterest) Inspired dinners with the simple 3-ingredient Sesame Brussels Sprout and Lentil Salad. If you recall,
Day 15 – Teriyaki Zoodles
It’s Sunday which means shopping day! I am really missing my Trader Joe’s meals this week so I set out to find a weeks worth
Day 14 – Loco Moco
Tonight we set out to cook one of Ben’s favorite dinners from Hawaii, Loco Moco. I had never heard of it until he requested it.
Day 13 – Calzones
You guys are going to laugh but I have actually only ever had one calzone in my entire life. I was enticed by this calzones
Day 12 – Eggplant Parmesan
Tonight we decided to take on Eggplant Parmesan! Ben is a HUGE Eggplant Parmesan fan. I am pretty impartial to cooked Eggplant but decided it
Day 11 – Bruschetta Chicken
Overall Rating: Chicken is chicken, it is hard to make it exciting but the bruschetta was a nice touch! We probably would make this bruschetta
Day 10 – Ground Turkey Nachos
Ben and I have been on the hunt for some quicker recipes! This week I decided we would have Nacho Tuesday after finding this delicious
Day 9 – Lemon Arugula Salad
It’s Monday! You know what that means – we need a quick recipe! I went on the hunt for some kind of salad. We are
Day 8 – Ground Turkey Ragu
Tonight’s dinner was a tasty and quick to whip up Ground Turkey Ragu. Keeping it real – this weekend was insanely busy! Between the launch of
Day 7 – Sweet Potato Bowls
Guys, this Sweet Potato Bowls recipe is EVERYTHING you want in your dinner! After two nights of chicken dinners- BBQ Chicken Zucchini Boats and Hawaiian
Day 6 – BBQ Chicken Zucchini Boats
Tonight’s dinner featured these delicious BBQ Chicken Zucchini Boats! I want to start by saying that pins on Pinterest that involve a video ALWAYS make
Day 5 – Hawaiian Chicken
After the little timing fiasco with the roasted potatoes yesterday I thought I would be smart and look ahead to make sure we were all
DAY 4 – PESTO MOZZARELLA SANDWICHES
Tonight felt very promising with grilled mozzarella sandwiches for dinner. We also decided to use a Pinterest recipe for Parmesan Roasted Potatoes. Ingredients – We
Day 3 – Spinach & Ricotta Stuffed Shells
I’m going to be honest here and say that I chose this one partially because it said EASY Stuffed Shells in bolded letters right under
Day 2 – Pesto Tortellini & Veggies
Mondays are always a tough one for fitting dinner in at a reasonable hour. I usually get home from work, sneak a quick workout in
Day 1 – Chicken Teriyaki Bowls
Every weekend I sit down and write out everything my boyfriend and I are eating for the week so we don’t wander around the grocery
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