My New Wife Mistake

When I thought about my new role as a Wife 4 1/2 months ago I thought about the new expansion of cooking that I was about to embark on. And with Katie giving me the idea to take the time that I had in the fall and try out all the new recipes I could find. I loved making all sorts of new and intricate meals and adding the home made rolls, and the sweet and sour sauce I made from scratch. But what started as an exploration ended in obsession.
When school started up again dinner became something of a chore instead of the fun it used to be. Even though I'm now the crock-pot cook queen I would still feel compelled to calculate the whole meal down to the side dishes and making sure I scheduled time in the day to get it all done. On Tuesday I was relieved to find out that some friends of our invited us over for dinner instead. Relieved until they called about 1/2 hour before and had to cancel!
I became flustered and panicked as to what I was going to whip up without having any ideas of plans! I got so put out and finally told Ben I was just going to make grilled ham and cheese sandwiches.
They took 5 mins tops and were delicious.
As I munched down on the cheesy goodness and received ample compliments from Ben I realized something - dinner doesn't have to be difficult, tasking, or new to be good. There are loads of dishes that were easy to make that I've only made once! Sometimes we need to delve into our own recipes and ignore the hot new dishes for dinner.
Tonight's meal: home-made pizza. :)