Now that Lloyd has been gone for a week on pre-deployment training, Ive fully realized my cooking routine is going to be among the many changes.I really counted on Lloyd to a) eat the dinners I make and b) give me praise and positive reinforcement to keep making them. Its frighteningly easy to eat an egg with cheese and toast for dinner and a peach for dessert (true story) when its just me I have to feed.I suppose thatll be OK sometimes, but Id like to keep up with making meals not only because the variety is good for me, but I really enjoy the act of cooking a real recipe. Im just going to have to figure out how to make smaller portions and/or easily freezable foods.

Yesterday for dinner I did a decent job of making a real meal of shrimp and pesto pasta.The pesto was fresh basil, pine nuts, olive oil, garlic, and a little fresh dill (solely because I had it) in the blender. I usually save the grated cheese to sprinkle on top so I can taste it better. The shrimp were pre-cooked, so I just quickly sprinkled them with a little salt and pepper and heated them in a saut pan for a few seconds.Ill eat the leftovers today for lunch.