Help with Meal Planning

[SamSpade]

Originally Posted by carolinagirl

A crockpot is a definite must for a busy family. Some dinner suggestions for the crockpot would be:

We do a decent amount of crockpot cooking, since it doesn't require us to actually BE there, and it allows us to cook lower quality meats so that they come out tender. You can slow-cook a chuck roast so it about melts in your mouth - but any other way, you be chewin' fo' days.

[dustin]

Nickel, isnt there a Rachel Ray cookbook with all the ideas in it?

[mainman (Premo)]

Originally Posted by dustin

Nickel, isnt there a Rachel Ray cookbook with all the ideas in it?

30 minute meals, Rachel Ray kicks ass!

[SamSpade]

Originally Posted by mainman

30 minute meals, Rachel Ray kicks ass!

The only ones that ever helped me much were those "4 ingredient" types of cookbooks - stuff you can make with only four ingredients. Until I got married, most of the time ANYTHING I saw in a cookbook meant a trip to the store because I didn't have all the "stuff" needed already in the house. If I don't already HAVE it, ain't no way it's getting made in 30 minutes.

[dustin]

Originally Posted by SamSpade

The only ones that ever helped me much were those "4 ingredient" types of cookbooks - stuff you can make with only four ingredients. Until I got married, most of the time ANYTHING I saw in a cookbook meant a trip to the store because I didn't have all the "stuff" needed already in the house. If I don't already HAVE it, ain't no way it's getting made in 30 minutes.

:totinospizzanight:

[kwillia]

CLICK HERE for tons of crockpot recipes to try... That site also has links to other types of cooking.

[happyappygirl (Premo)]

OK...some good cookbook ideas then?? QUICK & EASY. I like the dry erase board idea, so everyone knows what's cooking....son is SO hard to please. He's a meat and potatoes man... luckily his lovely lady isn't so choicy...poor girl will be cooking 2 meals every night, oe for her - one for him

[carolinagirl]

Originally Posted by mainman

30 minute meals, Rachel Ray kicks ass!

A lot of my dinners come from watching her show. I can't always do them in 30 minutes, but I can do most in less than a hour and they are good!

[CMC122]

Originally Posted by citysherry

Each week during Sunday morning breakfast everyone (mom, dad & kids) picks something for dinner for the following week and I put it on the calendar hanging on the refrigerator. I make up my shopping list Sunday afternoon from what’s on the calendar, add our household essentials and go shopping. This way, everyone knows on any given day what’s for dinner that night and the first one home that day can get dinner started. Works for us.

We do that too, works great And everyone is happy!

[citysherry]

Originally Posted by happyappygirl

OK...some good cookbook ideas then?? QUICK & EASY. I like the dry erase board idea, so everyone knows what's cooking....son is SO hard to please. He's a meat and potatoes man... luckily his lovely lady isn't so choicy...poor girl will be cooking 2 meals every night, oe for her - one for him

In our house only one meal option for dinner is fixed - we have a saying "you get what you get or, you get nothing."