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, cooking brown rice for the week, or making pizza dough or a lasagna to cook later. Then, I'll plan out the dinners out for the week, they're usually the same: Monday I make buddha bowls, Tuesday is something quick — like bean quesadillas — to pack for gymnastics, Wednesday we have breakfast for dinner, Thursday is pizza night, and Friday evening I'll make pasta. I like toADVERTISEMENT"I have a 19-month-old who eats around 5:30 p.m.
Finally, I decided to switch it up. I had the nanny make them dinner and have it ready when I got home. Then I'd put it on plates and sit with them while they ate so we could have a relaxing meal. I was starving, but at least I was sitting with them and hearing about their days. My husband and I would then just eat a late dinner when he got home.
In my household, Sunday night is family dinner night. Everyone eats one meal, we discuss the week ahead, and figure out which parent is taking which kid where. No electronics are allowed, though sometimes we do bring the calendar to the table!" — Rebecca Gruber"We decided way before the kids came along that we'd insist on family dinner every night.
I try to plan meals ahead of time, but when I forget, the fastest thing to whip up is spaghetti. I take a day every couple of months to do up huge batches of homemade spaghetti sauce that go into the freezer. It's fast to defrost and cook. Dinner is the only meal I absolutelywe have together. It's important to have that family time and decompress together, even if it's only for fifteen minutes.
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