September Recipes

I try very hard to not cook the same things over and over.  Of course we have our family favorites, but I also enjoy cooking new things.  I try to cook something new each week.  In the past, I have subscribed to many cooking magazines to get new ideas.  I would tear out recipes that interested me.  Just recently I create a new organized way to store and save these recipes.  You can read about that here - Recipe Binder.  Now I have Pinterest :) The nice thing about Pinterest is I don't have to print off the recipes.  I can pin them to my boards and quickly access them on my iPad when I am meal planning and cooking.  Here are my recipe boards if you want to take a look:
Yummy Snacks                               
Slow Cooker
Delicious Desserts                             
Soups
Drinks                                               
Daily Dinners

Good Morning Breakfast                     
Lunches

Here are some new recipes that I tried this month:

Personal Pizzas

The pin said that these tasted just like the personal pan pizzas at Pizza Hut.  They were right :)  These pizzas were delicious.  The recipe makes 3 large personal pizzas.  I think next time, I could cut it in half and make two smaller pizzas for my husband and I.

Broccoli Penne

This is a very simple dish which is great for a school night.  I am not a big fan of broccoli, but due to the fact that is covered in cheese in this recipe I could handle it :)  

Baked French Toast

This was a great breakfast for Sunday morning.  I like to relax, to be able to take time to sip my coffee and read the newspaper on Sunday mornings so the last thing I want to do is spend a lot of time making breakfast.  However, Sunday morning is the only morning that we can have a family breakfast so I want to make it something special.  This fit the bill.  I could make it all Saturday night and leave soak in the refrigerator over night.  

Chicken Bacon Avocado Chopped Salad

I love avocado so when I saw this salad, I had to try it.  I tend to take quite a few salads to work for lunch because I can usually prep them the night before or if I have to do it in the morning it doesn't take too long.  However, this is one that I found out wasn't going to work for school.  When I opened the salad at lunch, my avocado had turned all brown and mushy :( Maybe next time I will bring the avocado whole to work and cut it up for the salad right before I am going to eat it.