Cooking For How Many?

Well, in the past year (Sunday is the Beams' first anniversary--how did that happen?) three "kids" have moved out of the house.

I don't even know how to cook anymore!  Nor am I really sure what to buy at the grocery store. Not only was I used to cooking for our family, we always had extras at the table with fiancés and friends. That's not the case any more.

It is taking me a long time to figure out just what to buy because I didn't really keep track of who ate what, other than what I made for supper.  That and what disappeared from the pantry shelves.

So far I've figured out that it is Michael who battered and fried the cheese sticks (keep those around for weekend visits home.) Michael is also the only one who regularly ate turkey sandwiches.  Hold off on the Italian bread and sliced turkey.

Liz liked the instant oatmeal which is why I have an 18 pack still sitting in the basement. Note to self--give oatmeal to Liz.

Caitlyn's favorites changed depending on how her head was feeling and if she felt something she was eating was contributing to her migraines.  Then she would stop eating that and try something new. (Her hubby is doing a great job cooking for them and trying new things that taste delicious but don't cause pain.)

Liz and Caitlyn must be the ones who ate all the hummus and pita because now it turns green faster than I can finish if off by myself.  I know it was Liz who ate the guacamole--eww.

Portion sizes at dinner have drastically diminished even though Amanda eats like a guy because she works out every day and keeps track of her macros.  (Don't ask.) The leftovers sit in the fridge and beg for someone to eat them. Never mind, that's ME begging someone to eat them.

I made vanilla cupcakes and there they sit, tempting me, but no one else.  And birthday cakes don't disappear as quickly as they used to.  I guess I figured out who was eating cake for breakfast.

Somehow, though, the food bill has not gotten any lower.  Because the other foods I used to buy are being replaced with things like protein powder and lots of extra fruit.  That's okay, fruit is good for them, right?  I rarely get any of that though because it now disappears faster than cupcakes.

Change is good. It keeps me on my toes and gives me something to look forward to!

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