Playing It Fast and Loose With Dinner

True story. While riding the elevator two nights ago as I was leaving my office- another woman asked me the following question, “Do you really make dinner every night at home?” This woman had been listening to a conversation between a colleague and I who were discussing what we were having for dinner that particular evening. The woman who questioned me stared at me like I had a third eye. Since I haven’t become a Cyclopes in the past week, I retorted back, “Of course I do, doesn’t everyone?” Apparently not.

Growing up my mother pretty much made dinner every single night and it was typically healthy- unless it was smothered chicken and biscuits night but that’s a different story for another time. For my mother, cooking is not just a hobby or her motherly duty but an art form. Both of my parents are excellent cooks and thoroughly enjoy cooking. An old family friend of ours still often jokes, “Suzanne never had a TV dinner until she came to my house.”

In recent years, I have surprisingly joined the family trend. Believe me, if you had told me 4 years ago that I would love cooking and make dinner every night in my condo in Chicago, I would have laughed in your face.

But as much as I enjoy cooking, I lack one main ingredient- time. I work a lot and often late so sometimes it’s difficult to eat fast and healthy food that isn’t take-out salads. Recently though, I discovered a gem from the Jewel that I could not help but share. I discovered pre-marinated fajita meat!

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After

Half an hour later, I had this delicious creation. I paired my steak with black beans and Vigo yellow rice for a tasty and quick meal that even my parents would be proud of!