I love a glass of wine with my dinner!! But I could do without the whiney kids not liking the dinner I just slaved over. I am sure this happens to most moms, but it is has doubled since we blended our families together! It seems to be the question of the evening, but it seems I don't always have the right answer. And I love to be right, so I started by asking the kids for the correct answer. HaHaHa!!! What do they want??
Here is the list.......
1. Chicken Nuggets
2. Pizza
3. Tacos
4. Tacos
5. Tacos
6. Mac and Cheese
7. Fast Food
8. Sushi
9. Tacos
10. Meatballs
Wow, right?? So I guess we will be having tacos 4 nights a week! But here is the biggest thing that was bugging me about meal time. I would cook a meal and this is what I would hear...........
" My moms doesn't taste like this."
" When my mom makes it she __________."
" My mom makes this so much better!"
And I will be honest in the beginning I would go to bed in tears trying to figure out how to make them happy or how to make it like mom. I would fight with my hubby trying to get him to stop them from putting me down. I will give credit that he tried nicely to correct this but still comments got made. So I had to either learn to let it slide or correct it another way! So I corrected!!
One night I decided to use love and logic. Our oldest Elizabeth decided I didn't make meatballs like her mom does. In the past I would be angry and quiet all through meal time, clean up and go upstairs to regroup. So, in short terms, she won! So this time with a smile on my face, I said why don't you ask your mom how she makes them and then you can make them for us next time?? She sat for a minute not knowing how to reply, then stated that "she is sure even if she asked her mom how to make them, that she couldn't make them the same". Great answer! So I said ok great, then I am sure that the next time I make them you won't have any complaints or you would enjoying helping me?
The other answer I used when they complained, it wasn't like moms is " Well that is fine, everyone makes things different, I'm sure your moms is very good".
I had to use comments like these a few times and now I rarely hear anything about moms cooking!
I would love to hear if there is something that works at meal time with your family that could help us all out!
I also would like to include a taco recipe that my children love and is super easy!
Chicken Nugget Tacos
24 frozen chicken nuggets
1/4 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons Old El Paso taco seasoning mix
1to 2 tablespoons milk
1 box or bag of taco shells
3/4 cup shredded cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
1/2 cup salsa
Bake chicken nuggets as directed on package. Cover to keep warm. Reduce oven to 325 F. Heat taco shells as directed on box.
Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix sour cream, taco seasoning mix and enough mild for desired consistency. Set aside.
Fill each taco shell and tortilla with 2 chicken nuggets cheese, lettuce and salsa. Drizzle each with sour cream mixture.
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