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An end to the catering. I hope.

Menu Plan Monday logoYou know those parents who make their kids their own, separate meals for dinner? That was one of the many, many things Rockford and I swore we’d never do once we had kids.

(You know what’s coming, right?)

We’ve developed the habit of making Poppy a peanut butter sandwich or pancake or something else we know she’ll eat for dinner. It makes things easier in that moment, but I know we aren’t doing her any favors by catering to her like that.

So this week I’m trying to make things that I think she’ll enjoy if she’ll try them. And if she won’t eat what’s on her plate? She won’t have dinner. Wish me luck. I have a feeling it’s going to be a long week.

Monday: Samosas and rice. I haven’t tried samosas before. This recipe uses mashed potatoes, which Poppy loves. It also includes green peas, though. We shall see. If nothing else, I know Pi will eat rice.

Tuesday: Ricotta gnocchi. This is also a new recipe for us, but it’s mostly cheese. And cheese is always popular around here. I think we ought to be OK on this one.

Wednesday: Sweet and sour chicken and rice. Again, rice is on Poppy’s will-eat list. So she won’t be going entirely hungry if she doesn’t try the chicken.

Thursday: Bean quesadillas. Poppy loves cheese quesadillas. I’m going to puree the beans and put a very thin layer in her dinner.

Friday: Spaghetti. This is a “usually” dish. She hasn’t had it with sauce before, though.

Shake ramble and roll

Menu Plan Monday logoMy sister-in-law gave me a bag full of goop 10 days ago. With it, she gave me a sheet of paper that told me what to do with the goop — add stuff, squish it, etc. Today that goop is supposed to become Amish Friendship Bread. The instructions say the Amish are the only ones who know how to make the starter. I’m not sure about that. The bread calls for a box of instant pudding, which seems a little incongruent. There’s a whole lot of sugar in this “bread.” It sounds pretty cakey to me. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I like cake.

I think I might rent Witness this evening.

Speaking of this evening, we’ll be having tacos for dinner. That might not match up so well with the Amish theme I was rolling with there. Oh well.

Monday: Tacos

Tuesday: Poppy seed chicken casserole

Wednesday: Sloppy Joes

Thursday: out

Don't want to cook

Menu Plan Monday logoMy allergies flared up this weekend, leaving me congested, coughing and with very little voice today. What a way to start the week!

I do have a menu plan for the week, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we ended up having smoothies made with my Mother’s Day present every day instead.

Monday: Grilled cheese & tomato soup

Tuesday: Breakfast for dinner

Wednesday: Tacos

Thursday: Baked potatoes

Friday: Pizza