Once my sister and I hit middle school or so, every night was
"fend-for-yourself-night". Mom was in grad school, we were tall enough
to reach the stove, 'nuff said. We didn't plan meals, they just sort of
happened.
In the interest of both my sanity and my budget (I'd
rather spend money on shoes and lipgloss than waste it at the grocery
store, if you want the whole truth), I've made a concerted effort to
plan my menus and my shopping lists more carefully. Inspiration comes
from all sorts of places: blogs, magazines, Food Network shows. But I
wouldn't be reading food blogs or watching cooking shows if I didn't
have a general interest in food and cooking, and I wouldn't necessarily
have the time to scour through magazines or cookbooks looking for
interesting ideas if I weren't an at-home mother.
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