We’re entering a season that I really don’t enjoy. Not Spring, but that time of year when Rockford is ridiculously busy at work. We’ll be seeing very little of him over the next two weeks. I know there are still mouths to feed even when he isn’t here for dinner, but I have a hard time making things that require a lot of preparation when he’s not here. I’ve been puzzling over why that is while I’ve been writing this — is it because Poppy won’t eat anything? because Petey isn’t effusive enough in celebrating the food? — and I’ve determined that it’s because Rockford usually does the dishes after dinner, and I hate doing the dishes.
All this is to say: The meals for the next couple of months are likely to be even less work-intensive than usual. And that’s saying something. I’m going to try not to revert to all-frozen-pizza-all-the-time. But I’m not making any promises.
- Monday: Grilled chicken.
- Poppy is always enthusiastic about grilled chicken when I ask her what I should put on the menu, but she almost always refuses to eat it once it’s in front of her.
- Tuesday: Ravioli.
- The grocery store we normally go to only had cheese ravioli. When I asked Poppy if she’d like ravioli this week, she leaned into their freezer and said, “Do they have butternut squash ravioli?” I told her we’d make a special trip to the Fancy Grocery for the butternut ravioli. If she wants to eat a vegetable, I will go to great lengths to accommodate.
- Wednesday: Scrambled eggs & veggie sausages.
- This is one of the few things both of the kids will eat without complaint.
- Thursday: Cheeseburgers.
- Rockford may actually be joining us for this one.
- Friday: Pizza.
- I’ve gotten out of the habit of making my own pizzas. I doubt that I’ll get back into it this week.
When we get into stressful seasons for either one of us, I like to switch to paper/disposable everything. Plates, bowls, forks, spoons, napkins, and cups. One less thing I have to deal with. And I never feel bad about it because during the other parts of the year, we never use them. Hope the next two weeks go by quickly.
@MamaTina: That is genius. I can’t believe it never occurred to me to do that!
can I come over? everything sounds great even if it is easier than usual.
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It’s kind of weird drinking coffee out of a styrofoam cup at first, but the pay off is so worth it! Hope it helps out in the future! We also do Grocery Store dinners instead of going out during those times. We go and spend the same money we would on a meal out; buying something easy to make, pre-made from the deli, or that we’ve wanted to try out and lots of snacks and fun drinks. It’s actually kind of fun to have mini shopping sprees at the grocery store.