I don't want to appear ungrateful, because I'm not, I appreciate everything @gabba does right to the core of my being...

But...

Tonight she made smoked chicken and mango salad for dinner.

Salad is what goes beside my dinner. Beside. On the side.

It was yummy, sure. Right now though, the youngest daughter is making some 4 minute spicy noodles. So I'm not alone in the situation it seems.