Supper.

Dinner or Supper?  I suppose it's a geographical thing.  Growing up in rural Montana, we had dinner and supper, sometimes we had lunch and dinner, or lunch and supper.  It was all just relative to the time of day that it was being referenced.

Every single day Matt and I have the same conversation.  "What's for supper?" (Or in Matt's case "What's for dinner?")  And every single day I say, "I don't know what do you want?"  It got me thinking, so much of our day to day are shared decisions about what we do, eat, and the chores that we have to take care of.  For instance, who cooks dinner, who decides what we should eat, who empties the dish washer, who bathes the children, who puts them to bed.  Maybe this is the norm for all families out there; maybe it isn't, and I'm just blessed.  When I was a kid, had my mom called my dad and said "what should we cook for supper?" she probably wouldn't have gotten a response!  (Let alone actually being able to reach him during the day!)  My mom, a stay at home mom that was our world and I would never change that in a million years, did all the child rearing, cooking and entertaining us for a million hours during the day until it was finally late enough she could put us to bed.  There were times of the year that we'd get to see my dad right before we went to bed, he was gone that long during the day.  Drawing from a little experience, I realize now that a whole day with little children is mentally exhausting...maybe not in so much of a "my brain hurts" type way, but in a "just please stop fighting and crying for 2 seconds" type way.  Bless you mom, I know we put you through the ringer!  

Anyways, back to dinner/supper.  Matt and I have exhausted our ideas for dinner.  I believe my #1 question when we get together with other couples is, "What do you cook for supper?"  Matt and I are seriously tired of our entire menu, and while it tastes good when we're eating it, the idea of having naked burritos every week makes us want to retch!  So tell me, what do you eat for supper?  Would you consider leaving your recipe in the comments?  Thanks!

Oh, and I should note my criteria - I"m basically looking for a 30-45 minute meal - getting home at 5:00 and getting dinner on the table by 5:30-6:00 is my goal!