Hey Good Looking. . .What 'cha Got Cooking

Originally published at Creative Thoughts. You can comment here or there.

What are you cooking?

What do you prepare for your rugrats for lunch?

See, if you ask my preschooler what she wants for lunch she shall reply ... "Chicken Noodle Soup" EVERY TIME. Now I am a lover of the chicken a la soup, but there comes a time when change is good. We do have the occasional Mac & Cheese, grilled cheese, and pancakes (what you cook those before you have a ton of coffee??), buy alas it always comes back to the Chicken Noodle soup. This chicken noodle soup obsession began in California like two years ago. You can see how one might be a little SICK of chicken noodle soup.

I got to thinking about the upcoming year. See I feel like we are on THE FINAL COUNTDOWN (cue music from 80's), preparing Becca for SCHOOL. Which Winnie-the-Pooh nailed it with the scary reference to the Skull-o-saurus. Somehow I think the scary reference was meant more for parents than the kids. Becca is thrilled at the idea (most days) that she will enter the world of kids, colouring, learning to read and counting ALL DAY.

What does one pack a cute, budding little girl for a school lunch now a days? Peanut butter is out due to those nasty allergies that plague the poor children. Tuna would go bad right? Processed lunch meat everyday makes me feel icky. So what do you prepare for lunches? I want to start preparing lunches at home, that could be a potential take to school for lunch, lunch. I would like to incorporate Becca into the cooking since she is so keen. Do your kids or lovers help you in the kitchen?

Since we are chatting about foods, what are you making for dinner these days? We are breaking out of our spaghetti mold and venturing but not to far. I have been attempting to do more meatless cooking, throwing some tofu and fish into the mix. Inspiration from others is a must when trying new things.

So tell me sweet internets ... What 'cha got cooking?