Food For Thought (too cliche?)

So lately Carl and I have been doing really well with meal planning.  Usually one of us will sit down on the weekend and try and plan out at least four meals that we will have during the following week and then write out the grocery list.  It saves us the stress of thinking everyday "what are we gonna make for dinner?" and it usually ends up saving us a few extra little trips to the grocery store!  Since I learned on Dr.Oz last week that Yam's (aka. Sweet Potatoes) are really good for you, we've incorporated them into our diet by having hamburgers...With yam fries!  Who knew that making yam fries could be so easy?!  We've also managed to concoct our own chiptole aioli, yum!  This has happened to be such a hit with our stomachs that we may have had it twice in the past week...
In other food news, Carl went out with the guys on Saturday night so I decided to make good use of my time and some fruit!  I baked some scrumptious banana muffins and used some of our apple's from last week's apple picking adventure to make an apple crisp!  So yummy when warmed and served with ice cream!  I think I may have to spend some extra time at the gym this week! 
And while we're on the topic of food...On Sunday morning we went to church as per usual.  For most of you church goers you'll know that a lot of churches encourage you to say hello to people haven't met before or haven't seen in church before.  I always find this a little uncomfortable and have to admit that I normally stick to talking to my usual group of friends.  This Sunday, when church had just ended, the girl sitting in front of us turned around and introduced herself and we some small talk.  Then she just invited us over lunch!  I was a little surprised and to be honest my gut reaction was to say the usual "oh that sounds nice but..." and then make up an excuse as to why we couldn't go.  But Carl was quicker than me to reply and the next thing I knew we were walking with 2 complete strangers over to one of their houses for lunch!  The girl that invited us over had never met any of the 3 of us that she had over until that morning.  It actually ended up being really fun and made me kind of think twice about being able to reach out and talk to strangers.  I wonder if I can break out of my shell and invite someone new over to my house for lunch one Sunday...