Soon after we married I read Hidden Art by Edith Schaeffer. I loved the inspiration for homemaking with love and creativity. But one comment I've never been sure I agreed with.
"It seems to me totally unnecessary for any home, or even institution, to fall into the rut of serving the same thing the same day each week. One should not be able to say, 'oh yes, Monday, bread pudding' anywhere. Meals should be a surprise, and should show imagination."
I think I understand the author's goal in encouraging creativity, but don't we look back with good memories at the traditions of our home?
My husband fondly recalls eating bran muffins every Saturday night. At my parent's home, the Saturday night tradition is pizza. Soon after we married, we somehow started making waffles every Wednesday and now I have mutiny on my hands if I forget what day of the week it is.
Maybe we are boring, but my family appears to thrive on a weekly routine. I love having a few meals each week that I don't have to decide what to make. If I'm thinking ahead, I can even prep the day before.
Think of all the holiday traditions when we MUST have the same menu year after year after year. Is that a "rut"?
Is the key serving things we enjoy? If my family hated pizza or waffles, eating them every week would be drudgery not a treat.
I'd love to hear your thoughts. Do you have menus you repeat regularly? Does your family mind?
Tomorrow I will share our Sunday morning tradition. Or maybe rut. You choose.
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