Character Confession: Foiled. Again.
Saturday…my day to share my strengths and weaknesses, mostly weaknesses. My prayer is that the things God is walking me through with His help will encourage you.
I know I’m not alone in this frustration because my mom still gets a little passionate mentioning this topic and my dad has been gone for 7 years. It’s the cry heard around the world from (mostly) women who try to throw a little something new into the menu and are…
Foiled.
Literally, in my case.
This summer we’re all eating in a new way that is healthier but is constant work on my part to make sure servings and the new food plate are taken care of. For a season our oldest was a vegan vegetarian now he’s a carnivore again. But that season forced more creativity from my hands in the kitchen.
My bright idea recently was to grill ham (done before) and have cut up potatoes lightly seasoned with Wegmans Parmesan Italian dressing, red peppers, corn and onions mixed together and put in foil to grill as well. You would have thought when the family saw foil that I had a conspiracy to hurt them going. It’s as if they never saw food wrapped in foil.
I could tell right then and there I could have wrapped Hershey’s in that foil and it wouldn’t matter.
I’d be the only one eating it.
I thought it would go over so well I used 7 potatoes to make the thing.
One tried it and hated it. One tried it without potatoes and ate two helpings of vegetables. One wouldn’t even try.
My mom said when she used to make things my dad used to remark how it didn’t taste “just like mom’s.” One night she got tired of hearing it and threw her dish in the garbage and told him to go to mom’s for dinner if it was that good. He never made that comment again.
I wish for a suspended moment someone would note the work that goes into feeding a family, especially one in such eating transition. I wish foil wasn’t such a mysterious scary object when presented as an item to be on the grill.
I wish those three could make meals for a month and see how many victories they get with thanks, empty plates and the like.
Back to the mundane boring menu tomorrow where I’m sure I’ll get rave reviews.
Can I get an Amen?
Oh, I feel your pain! My husband’s a little better now, but I’d try new things, you know, like sprucing up a vegetable, and he’d just want DelMonte green beans straight out of the can. If it came from a can or a box, he’d love it. I use to get so bored making the same boring stuff all the time.
Now, as I said, he’s a bit better about new stuff, but the ironic thing is…I don’t have time to cook anymore! Now I aim for the cans and boxes!
Sara, that’s funny that in the end your husband got what he liked to begin with. I’m like you, I just want to spruce things up. I appreciate you stopping by to read and leave a comment!
I hear you loud and clear! One suggestion…if the foil is the blockade…they have great grill baskets that are super easy to use now on the grill (I got mine at TJ Maxx for $20)…I put a little olive oil on the veggies (squash and zucchini are superb…green beans rock too!) and a little garlic salt and pepper…super easy, super quick, super yummy! But some people (including my family) just want the mundane…if you have a pizza family…that can be done on the grill too! It gives it more of the wood fired taste…even if you are doing a frozen… Read more »
Those sound great! I need a little bit of time for them to forget this every happened so I can try again, LOL! I totally think the foil was the issue.