In the summer many of us let our day-to-day routines slip. As we transition back to reality in the fall and face the return of homework, after-school activities, PTA meetings, and more it can be hard to get back into the swing of things. In particular, finding ways to get dinner on the table can be a real challenge. But it doesn’t have to be! With a little planning and preparatory acts, getting back into…
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We all know that family dinners matter. We know that they help to protect our kids from issues such as teen pregnancy and drug and alcohol use. We understand how they offer us a time to connect and share about our days. We appreciate how meals together provide an opportunity to teach manners and conversational skills. We get it. Family dinners are important. But the reality is that family dinners can also be an added…
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For most of the year I have a regular routine when it comes to meal planning and getting dinner on the table that it goes something like this: I plan our meals and grocery list on Saturday morning I go grocery shopping on Sunday morning before the grocery crowds form Each evening I start preparing dinner sometime between 5:45 and 6:15 and dinner is on the table at 6:45 This system works well for me…
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One of the complaints I hear most often from people is that while the cooking is ok, the cleaning afterward makes them crazy. I get it, I really do. You’ve made a meal for everyone, they’ve eaten (or not), and then you either have to kick back into high gear for cleaning OR have to do bedtime duty. You finally get the kids to sleep and then you face a messy kitchen when all you…
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The other day, we went to visit my in-laws. As we were leaving, my mother-in-law gave me baby spinach, red cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, a bunch of zucchini, and two pints of blueberries that she wasn’t going to be able to use up. I was a bit reluctant to take it all since I had just done our weekly shopping and wasn’t sure how I was going to be able use it all. But the idea…
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