tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post6065649616696661726..comments2024-02-23T18:29:38.442-07:00Comments on Beal Family: Some Things May Never ChangeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-5146988878866497812011-11-19T09:40:45.170-07:002011-11-19T09:40:45.170-07:00Amen on every level. Especially the part about no...Amen on every level. Especially the part about not enjoying what I've just slaved over anyway. Unless I'm eating it at someone else's house, food just doesn't sound good. Even if I make a menu, nothing sounds good. And if I do find something I think will be nice to make, usually I can hardly eat more than 10 bites. Everything just tastes gross. And my kids don't want it. And I never know if Gene is actually going to be home for dinner or if he'll even be hungry (ER doctors' schedules are all whacked). So where's the motivation to cook?Korihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934731069818114441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-26698472809474670652011-10-22T15:09:10.132-06:002011-10-22T15:09:10.132-06:00I am very, VERY lucky. Cory does a LOT of clean up...I am very, VERY lucky. Cory does a LOT of clean up with me or even without me. In fact, just yesterday after baking cupcakes for the fall festival, he mentioned that the better tasting the food, the bigger the mess it makes. :-) I have found that with magazines (I get Rachael Ray's), if Samantha looks through the magazine and finds something she likes, she will usually eat it. (OR if she sees a chef on TV make it, because Hel-LO they are FAMOUS and on TV!). She is picky, but will usually it a different more separated version of what we're having. For example: hamburgers: on her plate will be a bun, a meat patty, a leaf of lettuce, some tomatoes, and occasionally a pickle. She eats them all separately instead of in traditional form (Cory once paid her $1 to eat a hot dog inside the bun), so I while I don't make a separate meal, I will separate things out and a no-thank you bite is required (it started out having to be a no-thank you lick). I think we all have things that we don't enjoy doing and never will (mine, is thankfully avoidable: sewing), but some you can learn to love. We should get together, I love cooking and usually try to do a two week dinner list (of main courses, I'm still not so good about making sides), and I'd be happy to loan you any of my magazines or other cookbooks. allrecipes.com is another great resource because you can type in the ingredients you have and it will spit out recipes that include them :-)Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094281171264262848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-13127361829582944272011-10-22T10:41:44.771-06:002011-10-22T10:41:44.771-06:00I don't mind the cooking, it is the cleaning t...I don't mind the cooking, it is the cleaning that gets to me...oh and the planning. If someone would just tell me what to make and then clean it up I would think it a great time of the day.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922434523428247255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-43131758924861544202011-10-17T16:55:38.383-06:002011-10-17T16:55:38.383-06:00I feel ya... however I actually do like to cook. I...I feel ya... however I actually do like to cook. It's just the cleanup that I dread! It stinks that I never get to eat my creation warm, and lots of times it's a total bust with the rest of the fam. I do find that having a meal plan before you go grocery shopping helps out so much. I know it's a pain to get one together but if you spend a few extra minutes beforehand it pays off. But yes, I feel your pain!! It's hard to cook for picky children!Leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133953310344779209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-30603187734476972802011-10-16T20:45:36.350-06:002011-10-16T20:45:36.350-06:00I love your posts. I love that you will post about...I love your posts. I love that you will post about things that a lot of us won't post about, but are feeling. I also hate to cook. I force myself to do it because I know I need to, but I don't love it. I hate that me and the girls eat alone because Justin isn't home, and the minute we sit down to eat I hear, " I don't like this!" Then after spending all that time preparing it, and fighting with them to eat it, I get to spend the next 2 hours cleaning up the mess. The joys of being the mommy!:)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13371060202231340921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-30980381233327778262011-10-06T19:57:56.107-06:002011-10-06T19:57:56.107-06:00When I am organized I do the 2 week menu planning ...When I am organized I do the 2 week menu planning and grocery shopping. It really is a huge stress relief. As soon as I've decided what I'm making for dinner I feel better. I try to know at least by 1:00 so it's not a scramble and so I can get out the appropriate meat to defrost. Most of my meals are pretty easy prep. <br /><br />As far as battling my kids at dinner, forget about it. They can either eat their dinner or not, it's their choice but if they don't there are no snacks or treats afterwards. Corbin doesn't eat his dinner sometimes which is fine, he gets breakfast in the morning. There are no tears or arguments, he knows the rules and he's fine with it. Sometimes he would just rather go hungry.Mitzi Bealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419428650526911932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-27995862499453396022011-10-06T11:27:51.647-06:002011-10-06T11:27:51.647-06:00I am with ya! It is so depressing to cook a meal a...I am with ya! It is so depressing to cook a meal and then have your children dislike every bite you airplane into their mouth. What I do that makes the grocery store somewhat easier is I make a menu for two weeks. I get out easy cook books and write down the meals and then what page to find them on out of the cook book. As I am making my menu I also am writing down a grocery list of ingredients I need to pick up. It makes life a little easier but people definitely don't like to be in the same aisle as me in the store with my four spirited children. :)Cammy Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02785005973825524990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-3015996002975457712011-10-06T08:17:14.588-06:002011-10-06T08:17:14.588-06:00Oh man, I do not have this problem. My main issue ...Oh man, I do not have this problem. My main issue is that the recipes I want to try are so dang expensive! Because they usually involve foreign cheeses :) I think the key is to go off your cravings. Maybe that will motivate you! lol! I always think its funny that some of the best cooks I know - hate to cook! For the sake of us who enjoy your baked beans and zuppa toscana - please dont give up on cooking!!!!! YUM!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677034812964614633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-75902339758704684162011-10-05T09:23:04.607-06:002011-10-05T09:23:04.607-06:00I totally hear you. I HATE cooking, I think it'...I totally hear you. I HATE cooking, I think it's a big waste of time. You spend hours in the kitchen to swollen something and poop it out, such a waste. I find that the many lds cook books my mom gave me from the different wards she's lived in are the best. easy, usually don't have ingredients like a leek. And what the heck is that anyway? I don't eat anything that involves a veg I've never had:) I just learned how to dice a tomatoe:) Who knew!<br />And usually the nights I go to the grocery store, Monday, I order pizzA for dinner that night;)Kami Satterleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01867809049598928992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014655157458936057.post-65279651105227504242011-10-05T06:47:06.611-06:002011-10-05T06:47:06.611-06:00One idea - subscribe to kraft food magazine, it ha...One idea - subscribe to kraft food magazine, it has lots of really good recipes that are easy, good, and not a lot of ingredients. I have tons of recipes out of the magazines that we eat on a regular basis. I'm thinking maybe start with some easy recipes, find some regulars your kids like, and go from there? Good luck!D'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12969897181932871083noreply@blogger.com