Do you love the question "What's for dinner?"

probably would have been nice for you if someone had helped you with the dinner, since you had just got home from a long day at work. Even when I am visiting my parents which is frequently these days I will always help my mom with whatever she is making for dinner and I do not mind it too much since she has made many a meal over the years for me and even if I am not having any of what she is making I will try to help her get everything ready for dinner and most of the time I will take it down for my dad too. I can understand your frustration of dealing with that after a long day and the first thing you get asked is what is for dinner like you have even had a chance to think that far ahead after just getting off work. Some days all you can do is try not to get too frustrated and make the best of the situation at hand and hope that they will help you out a little more the next time and that this doesn't become a habit.

Oh how many times did I hear that question while my kids were growing up? I would have to travel by public transportation for over an hour, working in the city and for three years it was 3 hours trip to another state five days a week. I would get home and everyone would be asking whats for dinner? Are you kidding me. No one could at least start the dinner or set the table. How many times did I come home to a kitchen messed up because when they came home from school they would snack and create a mess in the kitchen. Thoses days I would go to my room and tell them I'm not cooking till you clean the mess. I handled it by mostly preparing the food the night before or the morning of to get a headstart so I don't have to start from stratch when I got home. That would help so much on my time.

I live alone now but I can give out some advise. Pasta is the answer for so many of those questions! And if you are too tired, just dump some tomato sauce in a pot to heat, add a can of diced tomatos with the juice (for the touch of class) a bit of groung oregano a a bay leaf. And DO keep grated parmesan cheese around the house. You can always ask your unwilling helpers to do an easy salad. I heard that question many times during many years. I guess most women have heard it. Relax and make something easy. That´s all you can do.