What Should the Wife Do? A Recipe for More Than Just Dinner

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  • 1 lb chicken breast or thighs, chopped

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

  • 1 teaspoon paprika

  • 1 bell pepper, sliced

  • 1 small onion, diced

  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes

    , halved

  • 2 cups cooked rice or pasta

  • Salt & pepper, to taste

  • Optional: a splash of white wine (for the pan or the cook)

👩‍🍳 Instructions:

  1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Cook until browned and cooked through — about 6–8 minutes.

  2. Toss in bell pepper, onion, and cherry tomatoes. Cook until soft and slightly caramelized, about 7–10 minutes.

  3. Stir in your cooked rice or pasta. Mix well and let everything get nice and warm.

  4. Taste, adjust seasoning, and finish with a flourish — maybe fresh herbs or grated cheese.

  5. Serve hot. Accept compliments gracefully. Pour a glass of something chilled.

💬 But Seriously… What Should the Wife Do?

The real answer?

Whatever she wants.

Cook with love, order with ease, delegate without guilt. There’s no rulebook that says the wife has to be the default dinner-maker, the only one in the kitchen, or the one juggling it all with a spatula in one hand and homework in the other.

Today’s recipe is about freedom — to enjoy cooking if it brings joy, to skip it if it doesn’t, and to serve meals with love but never out of obligation.

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