Sunday Dinner

Tonight for dinner we had grilled chicken and eggplant, steamed cabbage, and risotto. We take no mercy on our children. In order to have dessert they had to eat everything on their plate, nothing revolutionary. So I dish up the things they like and try to put just enough of the veggies on to give them their daily dose and to have dinner be a success. PS, every night my kids ask, "Are we having eggplant or mushrooms for dinner?". Usually the answer is no, but tonight was not their night. So, Kate asks if I will feed her the eggplant. She has her nose pinched and water glass at the ready. I give her the first bite and she totally gags, up comes the eggplant. I tell her, "I think you are done for the night". I am not mad, clearly she has done her best. She says "No, I really want the ice cream. I just choked on the skin. will you peel it for me?". I peel it, she eats the rest, no drama, and enjoys her ice cream. Next Anna says, "How many bites of risotto do I have to eat?". I look at her plate and say, "oh probably about 14.". She doesn't catch the sarcasm and proceeds to count all 14 bites. She enjoys her ice cream too. Dinner is never boring at our house.