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"What? for dinner?" Those are some of my most least favorite words to hear. They?e right up there with, ?t wasn? my fault,??one of my friends are doing it,?and ?ou just don? understand?
The problem with these words is they normally mean I?e got to figure out what to feed my family. You would think it would be easy. It seems like an innocent question, until you?e made dinner over and over and over again; one day blending into the next,beats by dre, a m?ange of meatloafs, baked chickens, hamburgers and spaghetti. If only dinner didn? happen every night! It? so repetitious.
And it? not just making the food that? difficult. Planning meals gives me a headache. I worry if I? giving my family the right amount of food from the food pyramid. (Does anyone else remember when we had only four main food groups? The new food groups mix me up. Is popcorn a vegetable? Do the raisins in Cinnamon Raisin Bread count as a serving of fruit? And what about Pop-Tarts? Does that count as a bread, fruit or a separate category of things that you should never eat?
As someone that thinks pizza is the perfect food, I? not terribly qualified to determine if my family is getting the right amount of nutrition. Actually,casque dr dre, left by myself,polo ralph lauren, I?l be happy just to eat a bag of corn chips (does that count as a vegetable?) for dinner,christian louboutin, however,louboutin, I? fairly sure that? not a good idea.
My family complained that we ate the same old things for dinner so I decided to try a new recipe. And as long as I was going to experiment, I thought I should make something high-fiber, low-fat,louboutin pas cher, high protein and all those things I think I? supposed to be serving.
The tofu, bean and walnut loaf recipe looked like a healthy replacement for the meatloaf that everyone complained that they were tired of eating. My family was as supportive as I expected when I announced what I was making for dinner. ?ross!?wailed my daughter. My husband said nothing. He? too smart for that. However,ralph lauren, later, he did mention that he had to work overtime that night. Suddenly my daughter ?emembered?that her best friend had invited her over for dinner.
I?l show them, I thought that night as I made the tofu, bean and walnut loaf for myself. My first bite was?chewy. My second bite reminded me of one of my daughter? art projects ?a mixture of cardboard and clay. Perhaps I had left something out of the recipe; like taste. My third bite?actually I gave up and shoved the rest in the back of the refrigerator. It was as bad as my daughter and husband had imagined. Actually, it was probably worse. I had to console myself with a frozen mini pizza that I found hidden in the freezer.
The loaf wasn? a total loss though. I never told my family how terrible it tasted. And whenever they start complaining about eating the same food,giubbotti moncler, I just suggest the tofu, bean and walnut loaf. It? wonderful to see how quickly they praise my boring hamburgers and chicken.
So if you want a solution to boring dinners, just look for a tofu, bean and walnut loaf recipe. You don? actually need to make it. Just leave it around where your family can see it. You?l be amazed how the threat of something healthy can suddenly make your old recipes seem like gourmet meals.
When Laura Browne isn't musing on life's little ironies, she loves to write. She is the author of a serious, but practical and fun to read book for women in business,moncler, Why Can't You Communicate Like Me? How Smart Women Get Results At Work,casque beats, available at or Barnes and Noble online, Ms. Browne helps women become more successful in corporations through WOMEN Unlimited, a nationally recognized resource for cultivating leadership excellence, She offers workshops in California and Arizona.
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