April 2009 Menu

I wonder why I’ve been killing myself, (I haven't really), to come up with 25 or so fabulous meals each month for my family when all I really have to do is cook about every other day? I recently organized my friend Jill’s kitchen and when I do such a thing I have the pleasure of bonding with someone over a 5 hour period of laborious tasks. Unfortunately for my friend-clients, they must also spend that time putting up with me and my opinions about everything in the world that doesn’t really matter in relation to their kitchen. Anyhoo, my wise friend Jill told me that they only cook a dinner every couple of days and then they eat leftovers. This idea has sat with me for a couple of weeks now. WHY am I not doing this also? I think partially because I just love food and always have so many new recipes that I want to try. I am also in a habit of torturing, (it’s not really torture it’s a “learning” experience), my children by placing dinners that are healthy for their growing bodies in front of them regardless whether or not they like the meal. I think that having the same meal 2 days in a row that they don’t like lowers their chances of enjoying meal time but, regardless, we are giving it a try. Here is the absolute most simple month I have ever done. It just doesn’t seem right, but I’m going to cook more of every meal to make sure we get a leftover meal out of each one (aside from pizza and the occasional meal taken from the freezer). We'll see how it goes.

Oh and I forgot to add April's in-season produce to the top of my menu for shopping purposes. I will do that now . . . .