One of the hardest things of adult life is deciding what to cook for meals, especially for just two. When we was younger, I had cookbooks and a recipe box full of options to choose from. All changed with our aging bodies and food challenges. We live in a dairy-free house now, so those books and recipe cards that used cheese, milk, butter, and cream of mushroom soup were tossed.
When our kids were home, we had family dinners around the table every night. Now, Hubby loves a big breakfast and a big dinner. I like a medium breakfast, bigger lunch, and a small supper. Not one to want to cook constantly, I usually fix something big that we can eat on for several days at whatever hour we want to eat.
Some people have specific meals for specific nights. I don’t. I’ve begun fixing blueberry muffins every Sunday morning. They’re more like blueberries with a little muffin holding them together, but that’s healthy, right? That’s the extent of my food schedule. Knowing what you’re going to cook on a specific night must take out a lot of the stress of deciding what to cook. Most nights at my house are “fix it yourself” night. We usually have plenty of leftovers and imagination gives variety in what we each fix ourselves. Leftovers are the name of the game at my house.
I’m thankful my mother-in-law taught my hubby to cook. After we got married, she told me to make him cook for me sometimes because she didn’t want all her work to go to waste. Hubby is a good cook and cooks for me sometimes. Cooking and eating at our house is a team effort as is cleaning the kitchen.
My advice to young men and women looking for someone special is to ask if they can cook and clean. While it’s not the only consideration, it’s an important one. It’s a great way to cooperate.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. Ecccclesiates 4:9