OK, if you know me well, you know I hate to cook. No, let me rephrase that. I ABHOR cooking. Baking... that's OK. Desserts are great fun, but for some reason God decided to have me marry a man that doesn't like most desserts. THAT'S RIGHT! I can make heavenly brownies and he won't touch them. I will eat half of the pan myself if not most of it. If it weren't for the kids, I would be eating all of it. So if I ever want brownies I'd better be sure that I'm prepared to eat it all or throw away (gah! Sacrilege!) at least half of it.
As a kid I was spoiled. And by spoiled I mean I never had to do chore or cook or anything. I loved it! The thing was though... I never learned how to properly clean or cook due to lack of practice. You may think I should include laundry, but I got that down in high school... I mean how hard is it to sort and throw in a machine with detergent? anywho, when I got married I was a bit overwhelmed.
Cleaning was pretty straight forward for the most part and I was forced to learn that pretty quickly due to the fact that I hate filth. And due to the fact that I was preggo with Gavin by about a year after we got married. Babies will teach you how to clean... FAST.
Cooking on the other hand you can kind of flub.
Box dinners and such... especially if there are only 2 of you who really eat anything. I mean, how many recipes only make for 2? And if by chance you make something neither of you like... heaven forbid it stays FOREVER. So learning to cook with two of you is the pits. And then having a picky eater hubby makes it a little more difficult. Especially if you want to learn to cook healthy. Ha!
Well, I'm so proud of myself tonight! I made a meal. A meal that wasn't out of a box and that I actually had to chop stuff for! Can I say, I love Rachael Ray?
Tonight's dinner....
Meatloaf (good too, not that CRAP a tried to make a few weeks ago)
Real Mashed Potatoes (think I'll leave out the scallions next time)
and Green Beans :)
And the coolest thing about it? The WHOLE FAMILY would eat it! Yay!
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YAY for you!! Dude, I made meatloaf a couple of months back, and it cooked but it wouldn't stick together. So it looked like dog food. Neither Pete nor I could stomach eating it. I think we made sandwiches instead that night or something.
I'm all about fast, throw the ingredients together kind of cooking. If you ever need any recipes, let me know.
That's awesome that your whole fam would eat your dinner. Jakob is the pickiest kid...
understood that is how my last meatloaf turned out.... gross
I liked it and after it was in teh fridge overnight it was sticking together the way it was supposed to.
did you take it for lunch too????
I actually enjoy cooking and anytime you want simple family recipes let me know. I have tons. Some more difficult than others. I have tons of cookbooks including one of Rachel Ray's and an Emeril one for kids. They have lots of fun recipes and you are welcome to borrow them.
Good for you, i don't liek cooking much either and Adelyn will not eat anything so it is really hard. That and putting laundry away are my two least favorite Mom chores...
I like cooking. It's the cleaning up of the cooking that I really hate. I just did, like, three days' worth of dishes. I was out of all utensils, cups, and sippy cups, so I figured I should probably do it. Blah. And Arin, could I borrow some cookbooks from you? I need more recipes involving pork and ham.
Have you ever tried doing freezer meals? I know some people that swear by it. They make a whole months worth of meals and freeze them, then all they have to do it heat it up on the night they want it. I have lots of info on that too if you want to try it.
I meant the 1st meatloaf.
Way to go! It sounds yummy.
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