When Charlie and I were together, food was a major hassle...I loved to cook and provide a good meal for my family, but when we were first married, Charlie had little respect and consideration for the efforts I put forth...He wouldn't call and say he was going to be late and he had a mobile then too...The food would cook down and the kids would eat and it would end up being leftovers by the time he came home...Fast forward to the later years...I was just burned out over the hassle of it all, he wouldn't like something I fixed that he liked before...I would try and get him to go out once in a while, if he wouldn't I would bring him something, he would usually have a problem with that too, not every time though...It was really crazy, I am telling you...I wouldn't waste the money since there is no telling how many meals were bought only to be fed to the dogs, then he would have a fit and an attitude that I didn't bring him something back...Gheez....When he left in 2002, I just plain lost my desire to cook at all...Erika and I discovered we could eat out just as cheap...Sometimes she even cooked for me....Then the kids would ask for a favorite recipe and I would cook that for them...I at least got my desire to cook back for them...Lately with the expense of gas and the expense of eating out, Mom and I have been taking turns cooking...I would much rather eat home cooking anyway...You at least know the ingredients, the cleanliness and care of home cooking...I have been getting my skills honed again...I have always been a good cook anyway, but you can lose your touch if you don't keep in practice...Tonight Wen and her family came over to eat my seafood gumbo and potato soup...In the winter I am really a soup fan, it has variety, warmth and stick to your ribs...Sometimes Mom will make cornbread and that just tops it all off even better...A few of us have a prayer/devotion/eat night and that is enjoyable too...Starting once a month we are going to try and get most of us Fishers together to eat as a family too...Time is short, whether Jesus comes or my time is up and I want to spend any time I have left with those I love...
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That tater soup wuz good. :D
Yeah, you can make me potato soup anytime you want. I made chicken taco soup (well, that's what we call it) last night and everyone loved it except Chels and Jake (they will only eat O'Charley's potato soup and when I make potato soup). I love cooking, the more people the better. I just wish I had more variety in what I cook for dinner. Sometimes, we get tired of the same old stuff and it's too expensive to eat out a lot. Love ya!
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