Even though we tend to be home a lot home schooling and taking care of our own, I find it hard sometimes to find time to prepare and make healthy meals for my family. For me,I need to make a plan and if I don’t have one, we tend to eat things that are not so healthy.
We are a busy family. Making healthy meals the kids want to eat has been a challenge for us over the years. Not only that, but fast simple meals everyone will like! We do have the favorite few recipes already in place, but it gets a little boring. I also enjoy cooking when I have the chance, but most of the time the recipes I want to use take a lot of prep work and its just to much for a busy home getting close to the end of the day. Not only that, but the recipes tend to be expensive to make. So recently I began a search to find something easy to make, and that won’t cost me an arm and a leg to buy the ingredients.
One of my favorite finds recently has been a gem of a book I found at my local library. It’s called " Daily Meal Planner: A busy homemakers answer to simplified menu planning" by Joan Day Brady.
What a blessing this book has been! It is broken down by months with recipes to follow, with ingredients that are in season. They are simple recipes and have few ingredients making them not only easy but inexpensive. The book also offers blank monthly schedules so you can use any of the recipes on any given day of the week. You don’t have to follow what’s already printed. Its versatile and has an easy to follow format.
I have maxed my 3 times to re-check out this book and resorted to checking it out under my daughters name so I wouldn’t have to wait again. I should have remembered my 3 check out rule. If I check it out 3 times and really use it, I should consider buying it. *Ü*
Meals are such an important time of the day for us. In our busy home sitting down to enjoy a meal can be absent some nights. When we do, its our time to reconnect as a family. It’s also fun if you can make a meal special. Maybe placing a pretty table cloth out with candles lit, or flowers. It doesn’t have to be fancy. The most important ingredients are food, family, and great conversation. Those ingredients add flavor to any meal.
Proverbs 15:17
Better is a dish of vegetables where love is than a fattened ox served with hatred.
6 comments:
having a wannabe chief in the home too
my home schooler loves cooking hed love to be a chief one day
He often helps
Jen
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I've done it and without trying hard at all I've made enough to purchase a book! :) Just a thought. I'm about to purchase this book you mentioned and I totally would have done that via a link on this page.
I think one of the biggest challenges is meals, even for someone who ENJOYS cooking...with afternoon activities, things get away from me...I started this year to prepare most dinners now in the morning before we start school....it's been a HUGE help in my days....
and now I'm getting offers to help...they ARE growing up!! Thanks for the book tip...I'm going to check it out!!
THANKS!!
This book sounds wonderful! I just check my library's online database and they don't have it! Eek!
My library didn't have it either...I added it to my Amazon Wish List, right after "The Family Dinner Fix: Cooking for the Rushed" by Sandi Richard. :) Obviously, I have food for thought!!!
Lee
This sounds like my house! Although, I don't love to cook and my husband is awesome at it. I do love the verse you gave! Perfect. I'll have to check out the book. My sister would love it too as she does the freezer cooking in a co-op. Thanks!
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