plan to eat

this week: a new revelation! tom suggested that we start a tradition with food during the week. once he started talking i knew what he was referencing. you see, when he was a boy, maybe elementary/middle school aged, he had a close friend who would invite him over for dinner occassionally and friday night was taco night. i know tom loved this for several reasons and he talks about it frequently enough that i feel like i was there for "friday night taco night".

thus we have implemented "mexican mondays". that means i am not limited to just tacos, but any variety of mexican (let's be honest, it's americanized mexican) food. beef tacos, fish tacos, chicken fajitas, veggie chipotle burritos, enchilladas, and don't forget 7 layer bean deep (a household favorite). the possibilities go on and i might even pull out my kitchen bible to find some new, dare i say authentic, recipes.

maasen has already given it two thumbs up and expressed sadness that at the end of may she will miss a mexican monday. i am thrilled to know what i am making (more or less) every monday. this is such a relief that we've decided to implement another staple meal, pizza. i think i am going to try this out on wednesdays, since that's a busy day and one less decision is a blessing.

there is some peace of mind that goes along with a meal schedule. don't get me wrong, even though i have 31 "approved" recipes and i could make a different meal every day of the month, i don't plan things out that well. i like to have the freedom to make what my stomach wants. and if i don't make it to the store then i need to be able to make something out of refried beans, rice milk and apples. knowing that mondays are mexican nights helps me out immensely because when it comes to dinner i'm the one in charge. typically tom doesn't care what i make so i can't turn to him for suggestions, maas and cass will eat anything i put in front of them and if wyatt had his way we'd eat chili for every meal.

so there you have it, my tip of the day (or week, or month). pick a meal you can eat every week and designate a day for it.

i would have a picture for you but we were pretty excited to eat. like micah and those waffles. instead here's what the van-bs think about mexican mondays: