Talk to me about your dinner time routines

Artsywife07

I haven't been cooking much at all lately, and I miss it.  I'm back at work, and I work from home, but it's still hard to get dinner started.  If DH is working late, I have to pick up DD at daycare, so I can't leave something cooking.  And sometimes I have conference calls late in the day, so starting dinner is out.  But tonight, I'm able to cook (no late calls and DH will pick DD up from daycare).  BUT DD gets cranky in the evenings.  I always have to BF her when she gets home from daycare, so we don't eat right away.  Then usually DH and I take turns eating while the other one holds her (cranky time).  So pretty much any meal I fix needs to be able to sit for awhile after it's ready, which seems pretty limiting.  DH can do small cooking things, but I'm the main cook. 

Anyone have a dinner routine that works for them?

MrsChelseaP09

DH cooks, I take care of LO. Lately, she has been letting me eat but sometimes I have to rock her while DH eats and then we switch off. I am a SAHM (I do work from home but its not steady everyday) but am a horrible cook (for most things). DH & I made a deal, he cooks, I clean.

amy259

I'm a SAHM and used to LOVE to cook, it is just not appealing to me anymore. I have a few go to meals that are quick since I'm so unispired (sp?) right now. I am able to sit DD in her bouncer and put her in the kitchen to me to watch while I prep.

Not sure how long you need these meals to sit out but...Some meals are bone in chicken breasts, i usually brine them for a few hours before cooking, pop them in the oven and be done. You can make couscous with them heat the stock up, boil and then add couscous and cover, let it sit and you could roast a veggie while the chicken is cooking.

https://allrecipes.com//Recipe/turkey-sloppy-joes/Detail.aspx Here's another go to for me just needs to be warmed a little before you eat.

You could also do quiches, they can sit out at room temp. I also love to make breakfast for dinner, I small cube some potatoes and saute them till done, add some onion, cook it. Then you can just make some eggs when you're ready to sit down, they take like 2 minutes to cook, heat the potatoes and serve with a salad or something.

MissYouDietCoke

We are just getting back into the routine of me actually cooking something.  Until now it was leftovers from the weekend, or throw something in the crock pot, or sandwiches or pasta and frozen meatballs.

 

Now, we'll do 90% of the bedtime routine, and then I'll break off and go start dinner and DH will finish putting DS to bed.  Dinner time ends up being between 730 and 8pm.

Twinkz

Cooking is a big part of our lives (I do the cooking, DH does the eating lol). We don't eat frozen or boxed meals, the first few weeks we lived off of pre-made frozen meals I made in advance but those are pretty much gone. Lately I've been sticking to meals that require less prep work so that it's easier for me to accomplish. Find simple meals that require few ingredients and little prep work or prep work that can be done in stages. Most recipes allow stage prep work that you can do and then pop in the fridge for the next step. Ie - when I grill hamburgers I make the patties in the morning while DS in napping and shove them in the fridge or last night I made Hawaiian Chicken BBQ pizza, the chicken was marinading in the morning, cooked and shredded in the afternoon, and the used in the evening. If cooking is something you enjoy, you'll get a groove going. It'll just take some time. I'm currently a SAHM taking online college classes so my schedule is really flexible but I know when I start my program this fall, things will be busy, busy in our household.

LoveMaBaybee

MrsChelseaP09:

DH cooks, I take care of LO. Lately, she has been letting me eat but sometimes I have to rock her while DH eats and then we switch off. I am a SAHM (I do work from home but its not steady everyday) but am a horrible cook (for most things). DH & I made a deal, he cooks, I clean.

This! I hate cooking!