Dinner at Mom's

The night before Valentine's Day, my husband, son and I headed over to my mom's house for a Valentine's Dinner.  The thing I typically like best about eating my mom's food is that I can rely on the fact that it will be whole, natural and nutritious foods, put together in a way that make me realize how much I love whole, natural and nutritious foods. In my day to day life I often find myself forgetting this fact and putting foods into my body that I don't really like, don't make me feel good and in hindsight, don't taste very good either.

This time, my mom took traditional foods that my grandmother may have prepared; macaroni and cheese made with milk and egg, waldorf salad, and meatloaf, and made even these homey comfort foods feel fresh, healthy and light. I couldn't stop eating the meatloaf- it looked gorgeous, the green peppers and onions stood out, and it was even made with oatmeal instead of breadcrumbs!  Can it get any healthier? 

I have yet to try out this macaroni and cheese recipe myself but the milk and egg added to the normal noodles and cheese makes one realize why it's better to cook homemade food rather than pull a box of Kraft out of the cupboard.  It tasted as good as it looks!