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Family of 4, two young picky kids. I make the same 4 recipes on repeat because I know they will eat it.
Crispy Pork Carnitas Homemade Chicken Parm with Spaghetti, salad (for adults) Grilled Flank Steak, Corn on the Cob, Ground Beef + Cheese Tacos What would you make for your own family? |
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Salmon and roast asparagus.
Eggroll in a bowl. Dijon Pork tenderloin and roast broccoli. Stuck on a fourth for every single week. |
| My kids? Macaroni and cheese (mark Bittman’s baked one), my quick ragu with beef (plain pasta for one kid), pork chops with salad and starch, NYT chicken shawarma. They would be delighted if I made just Mac & cheese and that pasta every single night. Trying to get my act together to cook double batches and pack for lunches. |
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I make the same four recipes over and over again:
-Roast Salmon with rice and peas -Fully loaded Nachos -Meatloaf with sweet potatoes and green beans -Roast pork with white potatoes and homemade coleslaw I also make a big portion of vegetable pasta sauce (just sauteed whatever vegetables in tomato) and I rotate through the pasta shapes for variety, lol |
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I make these three basically every week:
Grilled salmon with buttered orzo and peas Black bean and cheese quesadillas with tomatos and guacamole Pasta with Italian sausage and mini tomatos There’s a regular rotation to fill out the week which includes one of these: Homemade meatballs and sauce with pasta Tacos with grilled fish or meat, black beans, cheese, grilled vegetable maybe, tomatos, guac Sandwiches with ciabatta, bacon, tomato, fresh mozarella, arugula with baby carrots and kale chips Mini quiche with roasted or steamed broccoli or asparagus Empanadas, a do a few of each: mushroom; corn and cheese; black bean and cheese. Something like green smoothies on the side. Breakfast casserole with green smoothies on the side. These nine dinners are basically the only ones all three of my kids will eat. So if one or more is out at friends, I can mix in more choices. |
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Fish tacos (salmon, cod etc)
Chicken tacos Buckwheat crepes with ham/cheese/egg and spinach Pasta with whatever sauce they like Fresh spring rolls |
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Salmon cakes with roasted potatoes and spinach
Veggie omelet and black bean salad Poke bowl Salad with grilled chicken Also probably a pasta. |
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-Honey garlic Salmon with veggies and rice
-Baked tofu over broccoli and rice with peanut sauce (I often add in some trader joes soup dumplings on the side because my kids love those) -Pasta and meatballs, side of garlic bread -Grilled chicken over veggies with some sort of sauce and a side of baked French bread -Breakfast for dinner (bacon or sausage, bagels or toast with avocado, fried eggs) |
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-Eggroll in a bowl
-Spinach and cheese stuffed shells -Tofu stir fry -Homemade pizza |
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Japchae with mushrooms, spinach, peppers
Malaysian curry Broccoli stew Sweet potatoes, tomatoes, chickpea dish |
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Pasta and bolognese (I make a huge batch 2-3 times a year and freeze the leftovers in single-dinner portions), with a bagged Ceasar salad
Grilled or roasted salmon with rice and steamed or roasted broccoli Seared chicken cutlets in a lemon - white wine pan sauce with orzo or potatoes, and peas or asparagus Burgers, but it's a mix - chicken burgers, salmon burgers, beef burgers, lamb burgers. We love them all, and super quick and easy. I want to get Japanese curry more into my rotation. Love it, and very easy, just don't have it in my habit pattern yet. |
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Smash burgers, fries, Caesar salad
Carmelised onion spaghetti with grilled chicken on top and roasted broccoli with Parmesan on the side Some kind of taco… ground beef, grilled chicken, fish. Chips, salsa, guac. Spaghetti bolognese, lasagna, or a homemade hamburger helper (mostly winter) with side salad Middle eastern marinated chicken kebabs (shish taouk or shawarma) with fries, hummus, pita, tabbouleh, and garlic toum |
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Salmon rice bowl with avocado, pickled carrots, roast sweet potato, edamame, scallions, tofu
Korean bbq beef with soba noodles, cucumber salad, spinach salad, bean sprouts, kimchi Thai green or yellow curry with vegetables and chicken Lamb schwarma/chicken gyro with pita, hummus, fatoush, Persian cucumber salad, babaganoush Fifth meal would be chana masala, baingan bartha, chicken tikka masala with naan and rice. |
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baked ziti with garlic bread and salad
Black cod, asparagus, some sort of starch some sort of asian stir fry chicken cutlets, potatoes, veg |
So much meat. Ugh. |