The Problem and the Resolution

As a mother of two young children, I am all too familiar with the challenges that come with feeding picky eaters. In my family, that food fight is complicated even further by the fact that my son Bryan has severe food allergies to milk, eggs, peanuts, and tree nuts, which makes it even more difficult to find foods that my children can (and will) eat. All of this combined has gotten my family stuck in a major food rut, where we basically eat the same things for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, day in and day out.

While I wouldn't necessarily label myself as adventurous when it comes to food, I do enjoy different flavors and cuisines, and I do like to cook. So as a New Year's Resolution, I have decided to make at least one new Bryan-safe recipe each week. That works out to 52 new recipes over the course of the year- which is certainly more than I have accomplished lately. This blog is dedicated to keeping track of each week's results- where the recipe came from, modifications, degree of difficulty, and how it was received by my family. I know this probably sounds a bit Julie and Julia, but honestly, I'm mainly keeping the blog to help me keep the resolution! And maybe by the end of the year, my family will be on its way to becoming a little more adventurous when it comes to trying new foods.