tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612005.post7901447451722763322..comments2023-10-18T08:12:28.404-07:00Comments on Be a good one: Figuring out family dinners, again!lesliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11495166674226656034noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612005.post-2329158604218469192007-12-12T06:32:00.000-08:002007-12-12T06:32:00.000-08:00Leslie,I ALWAYS, always have pre prepared poteins ...Leslie,<BR/><BR/>I ALWAYS, always have pre prepared poteins (meat), in the form of cooked chicken/turkey, ground beef, pork tenderloin, steak, etc... to add to vegggie meals...which all of my meals start out as...salads/pastas/soups/risottos, etc...<BR/><BR/>Another suggesstion...there's nothing wrong with cooking first thing in the morning...and always cooking twice as much, (no crime in eating the same thing twice! Sometimes you can tweak it a liitle to make it different, like adding chicken stock to a portion of pasta to make "noodle soup" and maybe 1/2 c. beans). <BR/><BR/>Even if you don't eat it twice in a row, you can freeze the second meal for a few days or a week later. I currently have servings of pot roast and tomatoes, pork roast and beans w/onions, lamb stew w/white beans, tons of turkey and veggie soup, (that I'll add black beans/pasta/rice/quinoa to)<BR/><BR/>You get the idea! Keep it up, it gets easier, and you'll feel better. <BR/><BR/>Just think...we're gorgeous AND we know how to cook!!!Tracy Reifkindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07868257020358013257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27612005.post-74383795767194648102007-12-10T22:14:00.000-08:002007-12-10T22:14:00.000-08:00I think that is a wonderful idea. It doesn't matt...I think that is a wonderful idea. It doesn't matter what you cook, as long as you are all together when you can be. You'll be surprised at how easy that will be for you. Heck, even when you cook your food, you can always throw on a chicken breast or steak for the rest of the family. <BR/><BR/>One more thing...they are lucky to even have a mom/wife who will actually cook them a hot meal. These days it seems like everyone does take-out or frozen dinner kind of stuff (yuck). Not many of us left I'm affraid ;)ColeC https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118024502702720090noreply@blogger.com