Love in a Lunchbox: 6.23.11
Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 12:23PM The focus of this week's lunchbox is very strongly tied to our dinner Sunday night, which happened to be Father's Day. After a wonderful day spent cooking breakfast together, going for a spontaneous jog with the jog stroller and "going for a boat ride in the river" (make-believe game) in our daughter's room, we realized we hadn't planned anything for dinner. That coupled with the fact that we have a potential car purchase on our hands later this month and I happened to discover some unused food during an afternoon freezer clean-out, meant that Father's Day dinner consisted of exactly what you see in our daughter's lunchbox: Trader Joe's Fish Sticks, Annie's Macaroni & Cheese, broccoli & ranch for dipping. Yup, that's what we ate for Father's Day dinner and let me tell you, it was YUMMERIFIC!!
We'd never tried the Fish Sticks before and rather than label them as a kids-only food, we decided to dive into the box as a family. Not only did E eat every bite on her plate -- and ask for more broccoli & ranch about three times after finishing her first plate of food, but we loved it all too. Sometimes it's fun to eat like a kid, and somehow, it was the perfect end to a wonderful father's day. Yes, I like homemade food most of the time, but don't ever think we don't buy boxed mac & cheese, fish sticks and bunny crackers. Cause we do.
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