anyone got quick easy cooking ideas?

[meteorix]

if you're interested in menu mailing system where they e-mail you shopping list and recipe every week. Saving Dinner by Leanne Ely. they have vegeterian and low carb version of the book too.

they're having promotion now buy 6 mths and get 12 mths worth of wkly menu mailing subscription.

sounds like our LR curriculum promotion too.

[texaslady22]

I have a GREAT crock pot French Dip recipe.

Throw into the crock pot
a big roast (2 lbs)
a paket of Hidden Valley Ranch mix
a can of chicken broth
a can of beef broth

Cook on low 6-8 hours. Serve meat on hoagie rolls and dip sandwiches in juice. Yummmm!!

[Nikita]

What's Hidden Valley ranch mix... we dont have it here...what would ingredients be...so I can find a similar product.
And never heard of hoagie rolls...presume they are plain bread rolls?

Havent been cooking anything lately...sleeping too much, cant stand up to cook. Hope to go into labour tonight, as had a stretch n sweep today and my waters are about to break. Otherwise have an induction booked for MOnday.(most people's sunday).

[nhockaday]

It's just a dry ranch dressing mix. You should have something similar. Its in a packet and you can mix it with ingredients to make a salad dressing. Stores keep them on the salad dressing aisle.

[qisdhi mom]

Hi Nikita,

Just to share one quick n easy recipe for your breakfast.your children may loves it 
FRENCH LOAF
-egg
-honey
-fresh milk

stir everything in a bowl,the cover each bread with it,then fry.

ready to eat. 

[momtomany]

Cooking is not my favourite thing to do, but it's a necessary thing (especially if you are trying to keep that grocery bill down!)

Some of our quick meals include:

Caesar salad with grilled chicken.  Well, actually I just cook the chicken in the frying pan, cut it up into small pieces and cover it with some store bought BBQ sauce.  While it's cooking I cut up Romaine lettuce, put parmesan cheese and caesar dressing on it, and some simulated bacon bits.  Healthy and quick and all my kids like it.

Sometimes I make a big Greek pasta salad.... vegetable rotini is nice, tomatoes chopped into pieces, feta cheese, a can of drained black olives, sometimes some chopped cucumber and/or red pepper and/or little red onion slices (little people are permitted to pick these out).  For the dressing I use about 3 parts cold-pressed olive oil, one part balsamic vinegar, a fairly generous amount of dried dill (tablespoonful to make enough to serve 6), a little salt, a little honey (or sugar)... this is strange, but sometimes I add some Italian seasoning too--I just love the flavour of it... then I shake it up and pour it on.  (And they're eating their veggies!)

Burgers on the BBQ is a simple meal for me (because my man does the BBQing!)... there are some great veggie burgers available in the freezer section at the grocery store -- (I think that's more heart-healthy... I only mention this because last week I was SO surprised when some guests we had had no idea that there was any such thing as veggie burgers).

My other tip is planned leftovers... making extra and then lunch is taken care of the next day, or making a double batch when it's something that freezes nicely (eg mac 'n cheese or meatballs or pancakes) and then you have a ready made entree for another day that you can just add a salad or some corn or something to.

We all get into a 'meal rut' from time to time... I'd love to hear more ideas of how people get some simple/nutritious meals on the table with less effort.  (I have this theory... being a person who hates to cook... that if you spend more time making it than you do eating it, you've spent too long in the kitchen!)

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