Cooking...BAH!

I am so sick of my standard recipes and limited cooking repertoire. I've been trying lately to get some new recipes to try out. Rachel Ray's stuff lends herself to my style because it's simple, quick, and comforting. So, tonight, I tried her french onion soup. I felt very fancy with my french bread, gouda cheese, white wine and beef boullion (you must pronounce that as I did--with a snotty french accent). I only made servings for myself and Rad since Aiden would rather slit his throat than try something new and Ava would burn herself being too impatient to delve into onions to wait for it to cool (polar opposites, those two). They got chicken soup to fit the soup theme, which they love and that's fine with me. Anyway, I would say it turned out phenomenal with maybe a teensy bit too much thyme and bread (not really soupy, but I don't mind that). Radley with his onion phobic self, left a pile of tender onion loops in his bowl. He tried to be positive, but he clearly wasn't satisfied and I was bummed. I never imagined it would be so difficult to cook for 2--let alone 4--individuals to satisfy, well, even two of them! Well, I guess I will fight the urge to be discouraged and try again. This time, it'll be something even Aiden may put a bite of in his mouth--cheesburger meatloaf with mashed potatoes! Yeah...wish me luck.