The Week of Living Dangerously

Remember when eating out was a treat? It used to mean a special event – a birthday or maybe an anniversary. When I was a kid, it meant mom and dad were going out! Dad would take me to the McDonalds and we would buy food to take home and eat (that’s all you did back then). Wow, was that a treat! Hamburgers and fries! A rare occasion!

Now-days, it’s become routine. We grab something on the way home, perhaps order in. With my husband’s travel schedule, and my work schedule, sometimes it just makes more sense, sad to say. I feel like I hardly ever cook anymore. I try to remember meals I used to prepare, recipes that were favorites. What’s happened?

Well, Renee and I are changing all that this week. We’ve joined the Huffinton Post’s Week of Eating In. I call it the ‘week of living dangerously.’ We're actually going to cook for a whole week! Have to think. What can I cook? What to buy at the grocery store? What’s in the fridge – better start there!

But all this is well-timed. I’ve been wanting to eat better, healthier. We’ve been talking about buying local, buying fresh, buying organic. Just watched Food, Inc. (finally) and it also forced me to think about all of this. How our lives have changed, and especially, how our food has changed. Where have I been, you might say? I guess the answer is, buried at work.

But now it’s time for a real change (or is that, challenge)… at least starting with this week… We're eating in, and that's doesn't mean 'ordering in'! We're actually going to do this... join us?