Moving

We are currently in the throes of organizing a cross-country move with two small children, two dogs, and a husband who already lives in Washington DC.

I have stopped cooking altogether, for the time being. The houses we are looking at all seem to have lovely kitchens and I am very excited to return to the stove again.

I didn't realize how much meal preparation was part of my identity until I had to remove it from the daily agenda in the interest of time and keeping the house permanently clean for real estate showings. For a while, I was like, LOOK at all these frozen/take-out/ready-made options. WHY DO I COOK?

I read this article too, and it kind of depressed me. Not that I work.
 http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2014/09/03/home_cooked_family_dinners_a_major_burden_for_working_mothers.html?wpsrc=fol_tw

And then after a couple of weeks I realized that my own chicken tikka masala/lobster risotto/steak fajita concoctions are just so much better because they are made from scratch, to my liking, to my tastes and without the use of preservatives or mass-produced shortcuts. Eating is SO GOOD. It is too bad there are so many poor imitations of lovely recipes out there.

I will return in 2015 with a new enthusiasm for cooking for my family and hopefully lots of new friends in the Northern Virginia area.

Til then, happy holidays!