Kitchen Q&A

I'd like to start by saying that the colors are inspired by Ricci's new kitchen. :)

• Do you feed your kids something different than you and hubby eat? Same time or different? Sometimes I wish I could change this, but I feed them something different AND at a different time. Jon gets home too late from work, so I wait and eat with him. And I just haven't gotten talented enough to make one big meal that will work for everyone, including Nate's special diet.


• How many nights a week do you cook? Ga! Do I have to answer these incriminating questions? Actually cook a meal--probably 2 nights/week. Other nights are out with ministry (e.g., Awana), take out (probably 1 night/week), or something I think of as halfway cooking, like sandwiches or a frozen pizza.


• Do you follow a recipe exactly or improvise? The first time, I follow it exactly, and then I improvise in the future to our tastes.


• Do you cook and then do dishes before you eat or do it all after? Most dishes get done before we eat... usually.


• Does hubby or kids help in the kitchen? Nate helps empty the dishwasher, and Jon sometimes does the after-dinner dishes.


• How often do you try a new recipe? Once a month or less, but I want to be better about trying more.


• Do you try to use a sparing number of dishes to cook or say heck with it and dirty the whole kitchen? Sparing number.


• Do you plan a menu or cook on the fly? Although I've tried several times in the past to start figuring out weekly menus, I've never stuck with it. On the fly.


• How many nights is the TV on for dinner? Zero for the kids, almost all the time for Jon and me! We enjoy doing this together.


• Do you grocery shop once a week or several times? Oh, several times. I always need/want something from Trader Joe's, so I go there at least once or twice a week. The grocery store I have down to once a month or so. I also go to Mother's Market for Nate.


• Do you have more cookbooks than days in a week to use them? Yes! My favorites are my own recipe book with recipes from friends and family, and my Rachel Ray "Just in Time" cookbook.


• Which wins, good tasting or good for you, if you had to choose? Hmmm... For my eating personality, good for you. That way, I can eat a ton of it and not feel terrible about myself.


• Do you like to cook dinner or bake dessert better? Bake.


• How often do you cook breakfast for dinner in a month? Never, which is funny since I love it and Jon's favorite meal is breakfast. Time to get out the eggs and bacon!