Life isn't meant to be "easy" but when it comes to meal times I strive to make things a tinyyy bit easier in our household to avoid major chaos and dysfunction. With my later work hours I don't typically get home until 7pm and I am NOT a fan of coming right home, cooking, eating and going to bed with a stuffed belly...a content one, yes...but not fresh-from-the-dining-table-stuffed (as If we actually use our dining table. psh...). Since my husband has to get up really early for work most days we try to get to bed at a decent hour and that would never happen if I had to cook everything from the beginning every night for dinner at 7pm. So, I try to prep as much as I can before I leave for work in the morning, or the night before.
BUT...The real saving grace to this arrangement is my CrockPot and my Monthly Meal Planning Menu and shopping list.
CrockPot meals are planned for twice a week - totally easy. Toss a bunch of ingredients in, turn it on and voilà! The main part of dinner is ready and waiting when we get home...just make up some rice or pasta, toss together a salad or chop up some fruit and we're good to go!
I spend the end of the month putting together the menu for the following month, along with a grocery list for my monthly WinCo shopping trip, as well as my weekly trips to Sprouts, our local Farmer's Market store.
I hope these help ya'll out as much as they've helped me!
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