But I must eat.
I also have a husband and two daughters, who must eat.
So I must cook.
However, there are difficulties:
- Husband is what we might euphemistically say "weight-challenged" and is, at many and varied times throughout his life, on some sort of diet. In between such times, his weakness for red wine and his self-confessed need to be almost constantly nibbling, does sometimes not work in his favour.
- Daughter number one would rather donate every single one of her toys to charity and spend her spare time analysing War and Peace, than eat vegetables of any kind.
- Daughter number two has a deep and inexplicable desire for rice and rice only, and would happily eat it every day if I allowed it.
- Oh, and me? Apart from my inability to cook, I also don't eat red meat or fish. No reason, other than the look, smell and taste of them makes me want to be violently ill and never eat anything again, other than hedgehog slice (which, incidentally, I make rather well).
So, in the interests of being a respectable and responsible wife and mother, and not allowing my family to eat grilled cheese on toast every night, I've decided to make an immense effort, and .... well .... cook!
Be warned, I have tried this before and failed. But now that I'm laying down the challenge in front of the entire cyberworld, I'm feeling slightly more optimistic about my chances of success. I'm also hoping that some of you kind-hearted cooks out there will feel sorry for me and help me with recipes, hints, tips or any good, old-fashioned advice that will keep me accountable and well away from the frozen food section of the supermarket. I know my family will thank you for it.
So there you have it. I intend to report in every day, with my latest culinary success story. One more thing you should know. Friday night in our home is take-away night. Sunday night is leftover night or get-whatever-you-feel-like,-even-if-it-is-grilled-cheese-on-toast. As you can appreciate, Fridays and Sundays are my favourite days!
2 comments:
If you haven't gotten one already, buy a rice cooker. They're not expensive, they're a snap to use, and your rice-loving daughter will be grateful.
Then buy whatever kind of rice you like in bulk (usually very cheap), toss it in, add water and walk away. Perfect rice every time.
Thank you so much bunnygirl. I actually do have a rice cooker, but haven't used it in ages. I tend to just zap rice in the microwave, but this is obviously a much healthier alternative.
Thanks for reminding me about it!
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