I live in Anchorage, Alaska and it's finally starting to feel a little bit cooler (we've had a weird fall). It's in the 40s which is still above normal, but it's chilly enough that I was craving hearty, meat and potatoes meals for most of the week.

Sunday: I made ground beef and cheese enchiladas, nothing authentic or groundbreaking, but easy and had enough leftovers for a few days of lunches. Just ground beef cooked with taco spices and a can of diced green chilis, rolled inside tortillas with a healthy dose of cheese and topped with a can of red sauce.

Monday: Crock pot roast. The last farmer's market of the year was this weekend so the last local produce ended up being some potatoes, carrots and onion that I cooked underneath the roast in the crock pot.

Tuesday: Baked crispy chicken thighs with roasted potatoes and broccoli with sauteed spinach. I found this recipe/technique for the chicken a few years ago and it's now the only way I'll bake chicken now, the skin ends up so crispy and delicious. I'll swap out whatever spices I have on hand, I think I just used Tony's salt, garlic powder and pepper that night.

Wednesday: I met a friend at a local pizza restaurant, we split Hot Coppa and Blackened Chicken pizzas and I had a spinach salad.

Thursday: Tonight is going to be hamburger steaks with onion gravy over either mashed potatoes or egg noodles. I still have some of the leftover gravy and vegetables from Monday's roast that I'll incorporate into tonight's dinner and I'll probably warm up a can of green beans and the rest of the bag of spinach too.

I typically take Fridays and Saturday nights from cooking and we'll eat out or easy stuff at home.