🧶 The Memaw Method: What to Make for People You Don’t Want to Cook For

When dinner guests make your eye twitch, Memaw’s got the cure: effortless meals with a side of boundaries. From one-pan wonders to strategic takeout, here’s how to feed folks you’d rather not.

💌 Dear Memaw,

What should I make for dinner tonight for people I don’t even want to cook for?
– Over It in Anchorage

💬 Memaw says:

Well, sugar, if you’re already halfway to regretting the invitation, tonight is not the night to be hand-rolling pasta or roasting anything that takes longer than your patience.

Here’s The Memaw Method:

• A “one-pan wonder.” Toss some chicken and whatever vegetables are still clinging to life in your fridge onto a baking sheet. Olive oil, salt, and attitude. Bake at 400°F until it smells like effort.
• Big salad energy. Dump bagged lettuce into a bowl, sprinkle cheese, and call it “rustic.” Nobody needs to know your heart wasn’t in it.
• Takeout, but make it fashion. Order in, replate it, light a candle, and look tired. People will assume you’ve been slaving away all day, bless your heart.

And remember, darling: feeding people you don’t want to see is an act of grace, not hospitality. You’re not running a diner, you’re setting boundaries with seasoning.

Now, pour yourself something cold, take a deep breath, and toast to surviving dinner with folks who don’t deserve your best casserole dish. 😉