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âYou canât have a treat everyday,â I tell my kids.
Of course, thatâs a big fat lie. Whether itâs a glass of wine or a specialty coffee, I manage to reward myself with a little something almost everyday. And my latest obsession? Dinner for one after everybodyâs gone to sleep. Thatâs right, I kid you not. A Lean Cuisine in your freezer can make your day.
I can tell you all about when I had my first frozen dinner. My mom was working the late shift as an emerg receptionist at Sick Kids hospital and my brother and I were hanging out with my dad.
“Tonight,” said my dad, “We’re having TV dinners.”
He’d been talking about these TV dinners for a couple weeks. He thought we’d get a kick out of them; the little compartments for meat and veggies,  creamy mashed potatoes and even a teensy little dessert. So this one night he finally picked up three of these dinners at the supermarket and then proceeded to heat them up in the oven for 35 minutes.
Dudes. I don’t even know why they bothered inventing frozen meals before they invented the microwave. Just cook something, for crying out loud.
