I have been saved by the increasing selection of frozen veggies I keep in the fridge.
Paired with any decent sort of easily grilled/broiled meat or fish and it's something easy.
I let the kids choose the menu two days a week. If they want mac & cheese or plain noodles, we go with that. The rest of the time, they need to make a choice from what we have or, like flea's kids, left over pasta or peanut butter sandwiches.
We also do things like cut up a cheese plate with fruit or cut up a tomato or carrots or crunching. Or a bagged salad with some dressing.
Even though I'm home all day, I am usually exhausted by evening and HATE cooking dinner. But Christopher doesn't get home until nearly six most nights and if we wait until then to start dinner, we're doomed and cranky.
to sum up:
Simple grilled or broiled meat or fish with microwave steamed veggies, sometimes with a salad or beans/pasta/rice side.
Or a pasta dish like penne canned sauce or with a simple garlic butter sauce (you can always add canned crab or clams or even fresh scallops) with a salad.
We try to limit eating out or ordering take out to one night a week.
Kids get two nights to choose the menu.
Some nights, it's just tacos or sandwiches or frozen pizza which is ok, too!
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Paired with any decent sort of easily grilled/broiled meat or fish and it's something easy.
I let the kids choose the menu two days a week. If they want mac & cheese or plain noodles, we go with that. The rest of the time, they need to make a choice from what we have or, like flea's kids, left over pasta or peanut butter sandwiches.
We also do things like cut up a cheese plate with fruit or cut up a tomato or carrots or crunching. Or a bagged salad with some dressing.
Even though I'm home all day, I am usually exhausted by evening and HATE cooking dinner. But Christopher doesn't get home until nearly six most nights and if we wait until then to start dinner, we're doomed and cranky.
to sum up:
Simple grilled or broiled meat or fish with microwave steamed veggies, sometimes with a salad or beans/pasta/rice side.
Or a pasta dish like penne canned sauce or with a simple garlic butter sauce (you can always add canned crab or clams or even fresh scallops) with a salad.
We try to limit eating out or ordering take out to one night a week.
Kids get two nights to choose the menu.
Some nights, it's just tacos or sandwiches or frozen pizza which is ok, too!
Good luck!