The challenge of the day in our house (amongst others) is dinner. With three kids to wrangle, after school activities galore, two jobs, and no magical housewife/maid/nanny/chef (I don't know where that bitch went, but she best find her way back), by the time dinner rolls around everyone is circling the table and kitchen like a pack of savage wolves. And trust me, the wolves are not easily pacified. I just want everyone to make it to the table before a meltdown occurs? The odds on this are not good.
With the challenge of dinner obviously arising at about the same time every day, I must also say that nothing delights me more than finding a new recipe and it blowing everyone's socks off with a meal. I could dig through AllRecipes.com for hours on end hunting for something spectacular. This site is my guilty pleasure. I make it a point to make at least one new dish a week, and we always balance our weekly meals with chicken, beef, fish and turkey or pork. (Turkey and pork are low on the list for all of us, so once a week of one is more than enough in my book). I also plan our entire month's menu out at the first of each month. A little OCD? Possibly. However, my family delights in being able to come into the kitchen, check out the big calendar on the fridge and see what's for me. What do I like about it? Never having to be asked "what's for dinner?" It always makes grocery shopping a little easier, which is also a blessing when you're hauling three kids through a grocery store by yourself.
For anyone who reads this blog, I would LOVE to hear what your family is having for dinner, and how you all battle the challenges of the family while still putting a well balanced and reasonably priced meal on the table every night. Recipes will be loved and coveted in my "Recipes" binder.
Today's activities:
Yard work
Science Fair Project
Laundry (10 loads...and still not done!)
Finishing up Sophia's potty training (once and for all)
Tonight's menu:
Baked Salmon (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Salmon-II/Detail.aspx)
Rice Pilaf
Steamed Broccoli
