I know that I chose Celebrate for my March focus word, and that I am still finishing up my Finances from February, and that Routine is still a conscious priority, but do you think I should do something with my meal planning notebook?As we set a tighter family budget and I continue to work on our routine, it seems as if getting dinner meals under control would be a big help. Levi now has Tae Kwon Do three nights a week and piano one (late) afternoon a week, and that seems to be doing a number on my throwing-dinner-together skills. I need a plan. I need a stocked pantry. I need easy access to my recipes. This mess isn’t doing it for me.I could use a little help. I am in need of easy recipes that can be thrown together with little effort, that 3 picky boys would eat, and that are more substantial (and healthier, home-cooked, and cheaper) than chicken nuggets or fish sticks.Just to be fair, I’ll share a few of my favorites with you:+Chicken strips (pre-cooked or homemade from frozen chicken breasts), grated cheese, lettuce, tomato, and salsa wrapped in flour tortillas (I buy the uncooked ones at Costco and heat them on my flat stove-top griddle).+Taco Soup: a can of chili heated with a can of diced tomatoes, topped with Fritos, grated cheese, chopped tomatoes and olives. A pan of cornbread served with honey-butter.+Spaghetti: jarred spaghetti sauce with browned ground beef added (and steamed, pureed veggies if I’m industrious) and whole wheat noodles. Bread, salad, and corn served as well.+If I’m feeling lazy but still have the time, we love to eat glazed spiral ham and cheese potatoes with a veggie.I have two boys who don’t care for potatoes, one who doesn’t want to eat anything with tomatoes/tomato sauce, two who don’t care for anything spicy… I need to get better about making the kids go hungry if they don’t care to eat what is on their plate!
So, favorite (preferably easy) recipes you all would like to share?