Menu creation

A Plea for Cutting Back on the Fancy Cooking At Home?

Ran across this article cross-linked in Slate.com. It is written by the busy mom/cook who had been confronted by the fact that the relatively complex dishes she makes are unappreciated (perhaps not understood?) by her family:

http://www.doublex.com/section/kids-parenting/mom-stop-cooking-impress

Weekly Menu Planning: Lend Me A Hand

I work until 5PM most days. Angela works later, but typically gets a "lunch" break for an hour around dinnertime. This is plenty of time for her to come home and eat (she works minutes away). Unfortunately, sometimes she has to take lunch from 5:30 to 6:30 or so. This doesn't really provide me with enough time to come home, decompress, figure out what to make for dinner, and cook. Unless I have something quick planned, something in the slow cooker, or something pre-prepped, we usually end up going out those nights. Going out is expensive and, frankly, rarely as good as what I cook.

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