How to get your husband to vacuum

Chicken and veggie wheat pasta

My dinner planning for this week had to be for two weeks with one meal lasting 2 1/2 days and the other being frozen to eat next week.  That is a lot of organization for someone who doesn't really cook.  Plus, mom in law was planning to stop by for the first time in two months so the pressure was on to clean and impress (not that she requires this at all, more of my own neurosis)!   So I decided to make ground turkey stroganoff to freeze and a chicken and veggie wheat pasta to hold us over the rest of this week.  I will post more on the stroganoff next week when it looks less frozen and more edible.

The best thing about this meal is that you can add ANY veggie or meat you want.  I think I will do shrimp, spinach and artichokes next time.  Just get creative, taste as you go and I promise it will be a hit.  My husband ate so much the first night that we don't have enough leftovers for tonight.

• 3 cooked chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
• box of wheat pasta cooked
• can of black olives
• carton of cherry tomatoes cut in halves
• cooked asparagus
• almonds
• packet of herb dressing mix
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Bonus points for a good meal is a husband asking if there is anything he can do to help me since his mom is on her way.  SCORE! I then listed a few "hard to reach" (sucks beings short) things for him to complete and tacked on vacuuming, my LEAST favorite chore.  Happy tummy = big smile while cleaning!

He is so handsome when cleaning!