Schmoozing during dinner is encouraged and loved! We go around the table, listening to two “thank You Hashem's” from each person’s day.
I like to view feeding a large family as a privilege, rather than a challenge. Instead, I challenge myself to expand my children’s repertoires in a fun and loving way!
We never have a repeat dinner in a regular week. Chicken bottoms are served only once a week, usually
on Thursdays. In addition, sauces make rare appearances in our kitchen. Instead, my spice cabinet is full of diversity. All of this leads me to broaden my horizons to keep my family satisfied. Pleasing everyone is obviously beyond my expectations. There will always be something any given child will eat to satisfy themselves.
That said, preparing dinner is usually an adventure in our house. My kids help by cutting up salad. My younger children enjoy helping and watching the first prep phase of dinner each night. In my busy seasons, such as when I’m cooking for multiple clients, before Yom Tov, or when I’m cooking for kimpeturins, I leave our dinner, or at least one part of it, solely to my kids. Sometimes they beg me to let them make eggs or pasta on their own. At this point in my life, since my oldest is a teenager, I let them do it. You can easily halve or double this recipe based on your family’s needs. Enjoy!
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