the daily crisis

It seems that nearly every day I struggle to come up with the evening meal. With all of the tasty meals we've enjoyed over the years, it's amazing to me that we so often draw a blank when trying to think of what to eat. Then when inspiration strikes, we wonder why we didn't think of the idea sooner, because it's too late to find all the ingredients. This is the daily crisis. We tried making a Meal Master List on a piece of paper, but it's out of space and ragged, and hard to take seriously!

In a fit of frustration last night, I created this blog, more out of surprise that "dinnerplanwoes" was available on my first try. If I'm able to record a history of some of our dinners in this space, maybe over time it could be a reference. If I keep it up, I may look for some friends to follow and chime in with dinner suggestions too. I plan to blabber on only about dinner. Lunch and breakfast, and marriage and parenting, and working, moving, and living, are not planned as regular topics.

After much contemplation, tonight's meal was stir-fried beef with cauliflower and swiss chard, served over rice. The idea came from The Victory Garden Cookbook. I like simple meals, with natural ingredients. We're obviously not vegetarians, but I like meat to be an accent rather than the main course, and I like meatless meals as well. I'm inspired by "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle", "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "French Women don't get Fat" among others.

So what's for dinner tomorrow? Waiting for the next great idea!