Poor Ethan. No Home-Cooked Dinner.

I lament that I haven't cooked Ethan dinner much this week. Friday... I cooked steak, but since my camera is broken, I have no picture to display. Saturday... I had to work, and then I took a big nap! Then I had my weekly Gloria's plans with Stacie, so poor Ethan had to find his own dinner. Neither he nor I can remember what he ate. Sunday... Ethan had double-header baseball games in Euless, and we ate at Fuzzy's afterward. Monday... I can't remember. I might have cooked... but no!! Ethan worked in Frisco at a Rough Rider game and ate there. Tuesday... Ethan worked a Rough Riders game in Frisco and ate at the game. Wednesday... I felt really sick/tired after work and Ethan did, too. He left early and bought dinner for BOTH of us at Chipotle! Thursday (tonight): I "cooked" a frozen pizza. Summary: I love Ethan, but sometimes I don't cook for him.

Almost a Week of No Dinners!

Starting last weekend, we had dinner plans, and were rarely home at night to eat dinner. I cooked spaghetti one night this week, and last night I "cooked" chicken salad. My mother found this recipe a few years ago, and cooks it every time all her chicks come back home to the nest! We all love it. It is a basic cold chicken salad with the addition of a few sweet ingredients. The recipe is from Hormel. When Mom cooks it, she makes a few adjustments, and then I made a few more adjustments. Here is the official Hormel recipe: 12.5 oz can chunk breast of chicken, drained (Hormel) 1/3 cup red grapes, cut in half 1/4 cup finely sliced celery 2 Tb. finely chopped onion 2 Tb. dried cranberries 2 Tb. golden raisins 1/3 cup salad dressing (Miracle Whip) 2 Tb. sliced almonds Changes: First of all, both Mom and I omit the onions. And we usually double the recipe - two cans of the chicken, plus more of everything else, etc. Ethan likes green grapes, so I use those instead of the red. And instead of buying cranberries and golden raisins, we just put a lot of "Craisins" in! For lunch tomorrow, Ethan will be eating leftover chicken salad wrapped in tortillas. (I have no picture, because my computer is failing to read my camera's memory card. I am hoping to remedy this problem soon.)