If I hear complaining about what's for dinner one more time, I'm just going to throw it all into a blender and serve it up! My darling husband never complains (even though I've cooked up some doozies). It's the under 8 crowd that seems to think I run a diner. "I don't like cooked carrots." and "Are we going to eat that?!" or my favorite, "I'm not hungry." even though their tummy just growled and I know they haven't eaten a thing since lunch.
But everyone loves stir-fry! And, I found that if I break it down, I can change it to everyone's taste, with-out becoming a short order cook. I just cook up the beef or chicken (tonight it was chicken tenders) and set aside. Then I start building - throw a little leftover rice and chicken in the wok and heat through, add my sauce, shredded carrots and a handful of fresh spinach and stir for a minute more. 
Kids done - onto mine. I start the same way, rice and chicken, but then I add a whole bunch of good veggies (you know, the ones the children make horrible faces at), a little sauce (plus a dash of sriracha) and done.
Husband gets the same chicken, veggies and sauce as mine (plus a much bigger dash of sriracha) and I toss his with leftover noodles. All done in the same wok, all using the same base ingredients and everyone is happy (including me). I think I'll even do the dishes!
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