Monday nights the kids have inline skating class at 6:00 pm, normally I try to do a quick easy dinner before we go, otherwise it's past bedtime by the time we are done eating and they shower and all that.
It didn't happen tonight.
I planned to grill carne asada, and I didn't get to start it until we got home from lessons. It was 7:30 by the time we sat down to eat. Oops. But, we did just that, we sat down together, out back on the patio, and had a wonderful time just talking and enjoying the meal that put us behind schedule, and I am thankful that it did. Had I done an easy dinner they would have sat at the counter and ate quickly before we left, and I would have eaten alone later on sometime. So it was 100% worth being a little behind schedule to enjoy a healthy home made meal, together.
So the moral of the story, sometimes it's ok to veer a little off course, and break away from the routine. Make memories, give your kids that extra time, I'm sure it means more to them than eating an hour earlier does. :)
Here is the recipe for the carne asada marinade, I used this on almost 3 lbs of meat.
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup lime juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbl chili powder
1 tbl cayenne
1 tbl cumin
1 tbl black pepper
1 bunch of fresh cilantro, chopped
1/3 cup olive oil
Mix it all together and let it sit for 5 hours or over night
I served it with pinto beans and home made guacamole. Yum!
