| Those six words are the ones I think my husband | | | | almost always like it. It never ceases to amaze |
| most dreads each day. Our favorite dishes are | | | | me what they are willing to try when we are out |
| those that someone else cooks for us. Trying to | | | | to dinner. They have favorite dishes at almost |
| come up with new ideas for dinner is something | | | | every restaurant that we go to. |
| that we both try to do, but is difficult. It seems | | | | If only I could copy those recipes for their |
| that our favorite dishes come from restaurants. | | | | favorite dishes at home. I have tried but I am |
| But going out to order our favorite dishes from | | | | always missing something. They never turn out |
| these restaurants is something we can't afford to | | | | just right. It would be great to finally have a |
| do every night. We also have two small children | | | | cookbook with all these recipes in it that I could |
| who can't always be trusted to behave when we | | | | turn to when 4pm rolls around and I need to |
| visit nice restaurants. We have walked out on | | | | decide what we are having for dinner. My husband |
| steak dinners one too many times to keep trying | | | | also has some favorite dishes from some well |
| that too often. At least not until they reach an | | | | known restaurants and it would be nice to be able |
| age where we can count on them to behave. | | | | to surprise him with a meal at home that he |
| And if I ask my two children, they will say" lets | | | | would actually enjoy. I have searched for the |
| go out to dinner!". Not much help when we need | | | | recipes online, but haven't been able to find the |
| to eat at home. | | | | exact ones from the exact restaurants that we |
| So we have pot roast. Again. Or I resort to | | | | go to. |
| frozen fish sticks and french fries. I don't mind | | | | So what's for dinner? I'm not sure. Probably pot |
| cooking, but with our two small children who are | | | | roast. Another boring dinner at home. If only I |
| VERY picky eaters, its hard to experiment with | | | | could find some new recipes for my families |
| many dishes because they are pretty unwilling to | | | | favorite dishes. It would make dinner time an |
| try new things. Their favorite dishes most often | | | | enjoyable experience again. Cooking my families |
| contain either pizza or hot dogs. Of course when | | | | favorite dishes for a change would make |
| we do go out to dinner they can almost always | | | | everyone in my family happy. |
| find something on the menu to try and they | | | | |