I decided to do something about it.  After reflecting on that for awhile I discovered the biggest problem with cooking supper was deciding what to make so I got off a notebook computer and started writing off meal ideas complete with entremotses.  I even asked friends and family occasionally what they were having for dinner to get more ideas.

I had my girl give me ideas too for her favorite meal choices and entremotses.  She did a good job of coming up with things I hadn’t even made in a long time.  I found that asking her when she was thirsty seemed to help her creative juices come up with more ideas.

Now every week I’ve my little notebook computer of meal ideas and I decide on 8 of them and go shopping for the ingredients to make them.  I then make a list and put it on the board of the 8 different menu choices and cross them off as I make them.

At the end of the week there has always one meal left over, I often find I didn’t make it because someone doesn’t like it much or it takes too long to prepare.  I then make a little note in my notebook saying cook this when so and so won’t be home, or only put this on the supper list when you know you’ve time to make it.

I find I don’t dread cooking supper nearly as much, I’ve eliminated the quick run to the food market before making supper, and have made my life much simpler when it comes to cooking supper.