I've been spending a lot of time lately experimenting in the kitchen.
I have used the family as guinea pigs.
From crispy cheddar chicken to tator tot casserole to taco bake to scalloped potatoes to mac and cheesy baked chicken casserole. . .
The testing has been endless.
Thank you Pinterest.
Some recipes have been hits. Others, not so much.
But the reason behind me suddenly cooking so much lately is this:
Over the last five years the MIL has been cooking the majority of our dinners. Which was fine by me.
The problem is that, more often than not, we ended up eating really late. Like between 8-10. Sometimes later.
In the summer I didn't have a huge problem with it (even though it WAS annoying) but I kept telling Randall that this couldn't continue once school started.
I took the initiative and started cooking on September 4th. At first I thought the MIL would be mad because I was taking away her one 'thing'.
If it has angered her in any way, she has not voiced it to me or anyone else.
My dilemma is this:
I'm running out of ideas.
Pinterest has helped a bunch. I have found quite a few recipes that I will use again.
I guess I need to start meal planning. Something that I've never done, ever.
This is harder than I thought it would be. By far. It also doesn't help that there are picky eaters (Ahem, FIL) that make cooking that much more difficult.
Do you meal plan? Or do you fly by the seat of your pants?
Leave me your favorite recipe or a suggestion of something to try!
Leave me your favorite recipe or a suggestion of something to try!
