Why Are You Saving Your Good Dishes?

Do you have two sets of dishes, one for everyday and one for holidays and company? Your everyday set is beat up from use; it probably is nicked and scratched. Your good set is in perfect condition because you do not use it often and you take better care of it. Why do you use your good set only a few times a year? You probably love the pattern; it just makes sense to enjoy it more often.

Let’s Cook Tonight® teaches a common sense approach to cooking and eating for maximum health, flavor and enjoyment. Maximum enjoyment includes eating all together as a family. Think of the enjoyment you would have if one evening a week you made a home cooked meal and used your good dishes. You diligently plan your week to include all of the family’s activities. Apply that same diligence once a week to a special family meal. Put it on your calendar as you do a baseball practice or music lesson, and then work your schedule to make it happen.

Gathering your family together to share a meal is as important as swim practice. You could make it a family event and everyone could get involved with the meal. Each person could be responsible for a part of the process. Admittedly, it might take a few weeks to get it to flow right, but before you know it your family will look forward to this weekly ritual when the good dishes are used and they can count on everyone being together to eat, share, laugh, talk and have fun. You can create a mini holiday once a week. Your family is worth the extra effort; the memories you will create will be priceless.

Cooking is easier than you think and you are worth the time and effort it takes.

Simple cooking idea: If your honey crystallizes, put it in the microwave for a few seconds on high power and it will become liquid again.