Bless This Mess
Why "This Mess Is Ours"? Well, I truly believe it takes a village to raise kids and pets and manage a full life, and if we're doing it together, it's so much better.
I didn't give much thought to the way I ate growing up. Times were simpler and meals were definitely easier without labels! I just ate things I liked and didn’t eat what I didn’t like. I ate meat a few times a week. I loved vegetables, couldn’t get enough eggs, and I never, ever said no to dessert!
Fast forward a few years, and I don’t eat for just me anymore. I have two meat loving kids, one of whom is gluten-free, and I am too. Their father eats plant-based, along with other friends and family who often join our table, and each person comes with their own allergies, intolerances, and preferences. (At least my friends also often come with wine!) Meal time got really messy as the number of people around our table grew. My daughter can be the harshest gluten free critic, and my now-teenage son would gladly settle for a veggie-free, meat-heavy diet.
Over the years I have developed a system that makes the process of planning our messy meals easier. It is based off the kind of eaters are sitting at our table. We eat vegetable-forward. I make meat dishes that can be used in a variety of ways a few times a week, and I have developed a specific blend of gluten free flours that turns out the tenderest, fluffiest baked goods every single time. And they actually meet my daughter’s rigorous testing standards!
Since I started blogging I have developed hundreds of recipes and heard countless stories from people just like me who are dealing with the same issues at the dinner table! It seems that every house has at least one special dietary need or preference sitting at the table these days. Most family cooks are prepping multiple meals to feed everyone. Here on TMIO, I hope to help ease the frustration of answering that age-old question “What’s for dinner?” and to get you back to cooking one meal that makes everyone happy!
So, maybe you are wondering where the heck to start…let me help you navigate This Mess Is Ours so you can get the most out of your time here!
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