Tracy wrote:

> I'll take it a step further and say that depending on what we finally
> decide to eat also determines who cooks. DH does certain things and I
> do others.

Yes - there is that aspect to it, too.
>
> I am surprised no one here plans their meals in advance.
> I had a friend in high schools whose mom planned every aspect of
> dinner. She even planned out the chores to go with each meal, like who
> would shred the cheese on Monday and who would set the table on
> Wednesday to who would wipe off the dinner table on Friday.

I think it also depends on the size of the family. If there's 6 kids +
spouse/SO to cook for every day, I guess meal planning makes a lot of
sense.
>
> It seemed so incredibly anal to me at the time, but I came from a
> completely different world where mom did everything. We were not
> spoiled either....she just made dinner and we ate. I am sure we all
> helped clean up and do dishes, but nothing was assigned.

Know what you mean. My Mom was the same - but she was a good cook (still
is) and she always made tasty meals for us. Except for the 'tripe
episode' <lol> I don't think I ever had cause to complain about what
she put on the table at dinner time. And her apple pie was 'to die
for'. ;-)
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy