tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12633241.post391269492664995505..comments2023-10-26T06:51:22.372-04:00Comments on FranciscanMom: RejectedBarb Szyszkiewiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12633241.post-40105379895162421282012-02-22T23:09:50.306-05:002012-02-22T23:09:50.306-05:00I'm going meatless this Lent, too -- without t...I'm going meatless this Lent, too -- without the family following suit which I know will make things more complicated. But that said, dropping this Lenten practice on the cook with no warning would stretch my patience, that's for sure!!<br /><br />When I was growing up (6 kids, my mother a wonderful cook) my mother's rule was that you didn't have to eat what she put on the table, but you did have to come and sit, and once dinner was cleaned up you were free to make what you wanted from what was available in fridge and panty. <br /><br />My trick is to make ahead vegetarian options which can be reheated or finished that "match" what's on the menu (we all share dinner duty, I'm no longer the only cook). So cheese quesadillas when they are having tacos or fajitas. I have to do a bit of negotiating with the cook about work/stove space, but actually discovered I enjoy being in the kitchen and not being in charge!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617476463347663364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12633241.post-43821932793221737482012-02-21T20:24:15.709-05:002012-02-21T20:24:15.709-05:00I totally get it, Barb. Mucho sympathy coming your...I totally get it, Barb. Mucho sympathy coming your way. Each of my kids had one very common, easy, delicious supper that they would not eat. So with seven kids, there was many a night when someone was avoiding the main dish. Very disheartening when a big part of the way a mom gives her love is through cooking. <br />That being said, we went meatless Monday thru Friday last year and we all survived. A friend of mine has blog with 40 days of meatless meals. Maybe your daughter would like to check it out and do some of the lenten cooking for you. but one caution: these recipes are for a family of 9 to 12, so you'll want to cut them down. The blog is called A Perpetual Jubilee.Daria Sockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757677035826817918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12633241.post-30970883320035079002012-02-21T18:52:19.266-05:002012-02-21T18:52:19.266-05:00Barb, both my daughters went through the "hey...Barb, both my daughters went through the "hey Mom I am going to be a vegetarian" phase. In each case it lasted about a week. I simply continued to make dinner as usual, mainly meals that included meat, they were welcome to the side dishes of potatoes and veg. By the end of the week they were looking longingly at a pork chop, or piece of meatloaf, and succumbed and that was the end of that :)Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14484707482492844677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12633241.post-77411737582542334002012-02-21T18:30:25.778-05:002012-02-21T18:30:25.778-05:00{{hugs}}{{hugs}}Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14591234069872271083noreply@blogger.com