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That's it! My family is driving me crazy so I'm contacting the @RachaelRayShow 

9/21/2012

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Today as I wandered up and down aisles of my local grocery store, grabbing nothing for my cart, and becoming more and more frustrated, I stopped among the produce section, tossed my hands in the air, and said, "I HATE cooking for this family!" Is it because my cooking skills sucks...No (though I must admit that my cooking skills are severely lacking). It's because of my crazy family and their various eating styles. I'm not talking picky eaters, I'm talking insanely picky eaters.

My husband who  I've been married to for 18 years is a vegan. My nine year old daughter is vegetarian and I have two boys who think I'm trying to kill them if I attempt to feed them a vegetable. They actually declare themselves meatetarians, "Give me steak!". Seriously, every time someone asks me what's for dinner, I die a little inside. Most nights I'm making at least two different meals for my family. Two. Sometimes three. It sucks.

I can make meals like pasta or tacos and make adaptions to the meal so everyone is happy. But here's the problem: we eat tacos and pasta ALL the time. They are my go-to meals. Whenever I break out the refried beans or put on a pot of water to boil, the groans can be heard throughout the house, "Ahhh, not THAT again!" I hate cooking for this family. I really, really do.

So in that moment at the store, with my hands in the air, I instantly thought of Rachael Ray. I watch her show ALL the time and love her personality. But for the most part, when she cooks a meal, I think, "That looks delicious. Too bad no one in my family would eat it."  I would love to find new recipes, something that would make all those little buggers happy, that also doesn't cause me to panic and cry when it comes to cooking. I'm seriously going to contact her. I'm going to put forth this challenge to her--HELP ME FEED MY FAMILY! I hope she hears me (wouldn't that be awesome if she did?). If you, Rachael Ray, can find a couple of meals my family will both eat and enjoy, I will FOREVER shout your name from the rooftop. I will tell everyone what a miracle worker you are. Please help me. Thanks, one desperate wife and mother :)

What does this have to do with writing, you may ask? Why a post on cooking for weird people? Because I'm spending far too much time at the grocery store and far too much time in the kitchen (a place I dread) instead of writing. TA-DA... a connection *rim shot*. Help me retweet this post. Help me connect with Rachael Ray (who I adore) or, if nothing else, give me some of your recipe ideas, or I'm just going to start throwing packages of Top Ramen at my family and say, "There! Enjoy! I'm done!"

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Nancy Greenfield
9/22/2012 07:54:19 am

It's really bad when you cannot cook due to injury. I'm waiting for shoulder surgery (6+ months) and trying to do anything is very hard..but cooking, OMG. everything is very very difficult: cannot chop, lift pots empty let alone full, cut up anything I do manage to cook. Tires of pre pack food & carry out pizza. And here, I used to complain when I cooked & no one ate my food.
I'd love to cook again & hear them complain....because I can cook..I live with the fast food nuts: hubby & college son.

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