Weeknight Wasteland?
My weekdays are sometimes like a culinary wasteland. It’s easy to cook nice things on the weekend when you can take a leisurely trip to the grocery store, stop by Starbucks, take your time in the kitchen… But on a lot of weeknights, that just doesn’t work for me. Too busy, too tired—and I think a lot of people are in the same place. I don’t have a family to take care of (yet), but the thought of feeding kids dinner on a consistent basis is really an amazing feat.
I don’t want to be a cook just on the weekends, because how much of our lives are spent then? I’ll tell you. It’s 2/7ths. So I’m making an attempt to cook simple, healthy meals more often. Otherwise, my someday-future kids are going to have to be convinced that Cheerios are a main course.
I just bought this cookbook to help in my quest: Everyday Food: Great Food Fast. (Initially because of the name, duh!) What I love most about it now is that it is sectioned by seasons, which is really nice. No more flipping through heavy pot roast recipes in June. Also there’s nutritional information for all the recipes in the back. Very helpful. I made my first recipe out of it this week & it was awesome. Recipe will follow soon! (This week’s Biggest Loser was a To Be Continued… so I’m pulling the same stunt too.)
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