There was a time when the kids were all young and dinner was set for eight people. We all sat together and enjoyed a meal together. As time passed the kids got older and they had the demands of work or school and times quickly changed. Dinner at that point was set around 7pm and continued until I don’t know when. I just know most mornings I would come down to a kitchen completely cleaned or a bunch of empty pots. The number of people would also change very often sometimes they ate out or friends would come. The number of people eating dinner would range from 7 to 10 and on weekend up to 15.
I adjusted my cooking style and decided it’s impossible to know who will be at dinner, so I always cook for 10 and let it at that. Now there is the odd events when one of the kids are at a sporting event and I pick them up and they ask what’s for dinner, I have to tell them it’s all gone. Where do you want to pick something up.
Then there are the wonderful Holiday meals, I really love those meals. Again I really never know who will be joining us, I tell them dinner is at 4pm you are welcome if you want to come. Well those dinners can be just the 8 of us or up to 25 people. I cook for the larger group and tell the kids all will enjoy the dinner or we will have left overs for tomorrow. I truly love holiday meals because it is the one time we all do sit down for a meal together. One holiday meal we were just completing the meal and in came round two of people, I sat through two meals that holiday.
I truly enjoy having good healthy meals for my family, that is why I enjoy the cooking and remain flexible with the numbers of people.
I adjusted my cooking style and decided it’s impossible to know who will be at dinner, so I always cook for 10 and let it at that. Now there is the odd events when one of the kids are at a sporting event and I pick them up and they ask what’s for dinner, I have to tell them it’s all gone. Where do you want to pick something up.
Then there are the wonderful Holiday meals, I really love those meals. Again I really never know who will be joining us, I tell them dinner is at 4pm you are welcome if you want to come. Well those dinners can be just the 8 of us or up to 25 people. I cook for the larger group and tell the kids all will enjoy the dinner or we will have left overs for tomorrow. I truly love holiday meals because it is the one time we all do sit down for a meal together. One holiday meal we were just completing the meal and in came round two of people, I sat through two meals that holiday.
I truly enjoy having good healthy meals for my family, that is why I enjoy the cooking and remain flexible with the numbers of people.
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