Now that I'm a working girl again, I need REALLY easy dinners. I leave at 6:45 am and don't get home till 4:45. Plus, I have that weird, can't-stand-the-smell-of-food-in-the-morning thing, so the crock pot is out.
I decided I would get a cookbook a week from the library.
Last week, I used two recipes from a cookbook that promised it was the most uncomplicated way to prepare dinner for the family, with five tips to make it even easier. Her big tip? Don't change out of your work clothes until after dinner is made.
Are you kiddin' me?
If I had paid money for the book, I'd have demanded a refund.
This week I am trying recipes from a one-pot meal cookbook, where everything is piled into a Dutch oven and baked for about an hour. Tonight's recipe was frozen hash browns, frozen chicken breasts, teriyaki sauce and frozen vegetables. It wasn't done when the timer went off, so maybe putting it in for 15 minutes longer wasn't the thing to do. But it was underwhelming. That's not to say I won't try other recipes, though, because if it really does work, it would be great. Very few dishes and a hot meal.
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