This entry was posted on Monday, December 29th, 2008 at 2:06 pm and is filed under Let's Get Personal. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Because of our wildly divergent schedules — not to mention total disagreement in what foods are considered palatable — hubs and I rarely eat together unless dining out. Instead, most evenings I eat like a single person, petting my cat and reading a book while slurping down far too many foods that emerged from a box just minutes before. Two hours later, I watch hubs prepare and eat his own meal.
Recently, however, I vowed that this would change. Not the schedule, perhaps, but the cuisine. After all, I’m on the road to good health and inner peace. My horoscope told me so, and the calendar backs it up.[1]
After a little thought, I had the perfect meal idea. Since everybody knows that breakfast foods taste best after 5 p.m., I cased the refrigerator and cupboards for supplies, and soon I was chopping, whisking, stirring, and simmering until I had a lovely breakfast burrito — double wrapped for structural integrity, since I lack the gene that tells me when my tortillas are too full to tuck into without tearing. Two bites in, I had sour cream all over my fingers, Basil the cat begging for attention on the stool beside mine, and an empty paper towel roll in front of me. But the burrito was delicious, so I had no cause for complaint.
An hour later my husband came home, inhaled the remnants of cooked eggs, chiles, and green and red peppers, and declared himself hungry for a breakfast burrito of his very own.
Halfway through teasing him about being a follower, the good news struck: We finally have another recipe we both enjoy. I think that makes four.
- Speaking of resolutions, check to the right for the newest poll. A new one goes up every week. [↩]
December 29th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Congratulations on this, Caryn! DH and I (though NOT experiencing differing schedules) have the same difficulty finding things we both like -okay, really I mean things that HE likes, because I eat almost anything – that are made at home without too much trouble. It’s unfortunate that restaurants (where both can order what THEY like) are made so convenient by this problem…
December 29th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Big fan of the breakfast burrito here too- and that one sounds delicious!!
December 29th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Breakfast burritos are a favorite ’round the clock, here!
Your sounds very good! Now, you and hubs just have to sit down to enjoy them TOGETHER!
December 29th, 2008 at 4:39 pm
What a great discovery! Sounds delicious.
December 29th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
@Katie – We fall into, the same trap of going out to dinner instead of making stuff at home, though we do try to eat at home instead. Sometimes we just make our own meals and eat them at the same time.
@Alyson – I can see why! You can throw in whatever looks good.
@Amy – So true! We’re working on that one, too, but it just depends on the day.
@Melina – If you haven’t tried them, I recommend doing so. You may like them, too.
December 29th, 2008 at 9:15 pm
And there are so many lovely variations to breakfast burritos, too! Glad you found another recipe to share–how many does this make that you, the hubs and Basil all agree on?
December 29th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
That sounds really good right now!
December 30th, 2008 at 7:38 am
Cool idea that worked out for you, Caryn. We’ve done the same thing around here – have breakfast for dinner. I wonder if the reverse is acceptable? Pot roast for breakfast?
December 30th, 2008 at 10:39 am
Burritos are good anytime!
Happy New Year, Caryn!
December 30th, 2008 at 11:20 am
@Pam – So true! You can just throw in whatever’s available. As for The Basil, he doesn’t get breakfast burrito, though he does like for me to pet him while I eat.
@Mama Zen – Hope it’s helpful! Maybe now you’ll know what to make for dinner. I know I always feel better once I get it figured out!
@Kath – Don’t know about pot roast, but I’m usually more in the mood for lunch or dinner foods for breakfast. But pancakes for dinner? Yum!
@David – Thanks! Happy New Year to you, too!
December 30th, 2008 at 11:48 am
Oh, I love breakfast burritos, and the ingredients you put into yours sound delicious. (I’ll have to add chiles next time!) Kath’s comment about pot roast for breakfast made me laugh. We’ve done something close to that here, I’ll confess (garlic roast beef
. Leftover pizza first thing in the morning is an all-too-common “breakfast” food in our house…so, yeah, to even the scale, we’ll have waffles or pancakes for dinner sometimes, too.
December 31st, 2008 at 9:10 am
My son is named after a burrito place in the E Village. I’m not kidding! That’s how important burritos are in my life…
December 31st, 2008 at 11:42 am
I LOVE breakfast burritos. I think you’ve given me a good idea for how to ring in the New Year tomorrow morning. Denny’s, Bob Evans, Cracker Barrel, IHOP, watch out!! I’m coming and I’ll be bringing the appetite.
December 31st, 2008 at 12:09 pm
That is wonderful! DH and I have drastically different tastes. His favorite food is a McDonald’s cheeseburger. Second favorite: a big pile of eggs with crispy bacon. *sigh* My favorite food is organic, brown rice miso soup, and I’m allergic to dairy and eggs, don’t eat pork, and I’m a most-of-the-time vegetarian.
But eating with your loved one is such a valuable thing, you know? It’s one of the joys in life. Right now, we’ve found two dinners we both enjoy. It’s tough!
December 31st, 2008 at 2:26 pm
@Marilyn – I just put in a few of the mild chilis from the can, or I use green chili salsa. As for breakfast, I’ve been known to have cold pizza myself. Or whatever else is leftover.
@Joanne – That’s hilarious! But I do love his name, so it worked out well. I shudder to think what our kids’ names would be if we used our favorite restaurants. None of them would work well!
@Marcia – Funny thing is, I never eat them when I’m out. Just at home. But you do make them sound good, so I’ll have to look for them on some menus.
@Spyscribbler – Our tastes are that different, too. Makes it nearly impossible to find things we both like to eat, but it’s this gigantic accomplishment any time we do.
January 1st, 2009 at 11:01 am
That breakfast burrito sounds scrumptious! I love cooking in summer, but become uninspired in winter — especially after Christmas.
Hoping you and your hubs expand the joint culinary repertoire still further in 2009.
January 1st, 2009 at 6:25 pm
We are serious foodies here and love to experiment. So fun that your big experiment led to a new discovery!!
Hope 2009 is filled with many shared and enjoyable meals for you and your DH
January 5th, 2009 at 1:00 am
I love breakfast burritos too – anytime! We do the breakfast for dinner thing periodically, usually when there’s no dinner food readily available, and it’s usually pancakes.
January 5th, 2009 at 10:11 am
Breakfast food is amazing any time of day. I could go for some pancakes right now.
January 5th, 2009 at 10:40 am
I couldn’t imagine having buritos for breakfast. lol… But pancakes sound fine. I’m a cereal and toast girl. lol…..
January 5th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Yummy. Breakfast for dinner.
January 5th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
I actually like cooking dinner. I know. Weird. The only downside is that is comes around every day.
January 5th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Now you have me yearning for a breakfast burrito…although I think I prefer huevos rancheros. Not to mention red and green chile–brings back memories of Santa Fe. Congrats on the fourth meal!
January 6th, 2009 at 9:09 am
hee. glad you found something that works for both of you! jason and i are kind of the same way. when he’s into healthy eating, i’m not. when i want to go for the health food, he doesn’t. ah well. hope you two had a wonderful holiday! happy 2009!
January 11th, 2009 at 9:55 am
@Mary – How funny! I do the same thing, becoming inspired in the summer and less so in the winter. Maybe it’s because there are fresh ingredients available.
@Angela – Your experiments sound like fun!
@Robin – Pancakes are usually our breakfast-for-dinner option, too. I actually found a recipe for them that we both enjoy. With turkey bacon or sausage, it’s a full meal.
@Stacy – You’re right. Pancakes do sound good right now. It’s all about the power of suggestion.
@Suzane – Check your email!
@Keri – I take it you’re into that, too. It makes me feel less weird that so many other people like breakfast for dinner, too.
@Eileen – I wish I liked to cook! I’ve tried to romanticize it and trick myself into thinking it’s fun, but it’s really just an obligation.
@Alyssa – Huevos rancheros are sounding good right about now, too. Actually, Mexican food sounds good most of the time.
@Virginia – Yes! We have that same problem. If only our tastes — and schedules — would mesh.