If you were going to make 4 recipes on repeat every week, what would they be?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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?

Too much meat. Not healthy.

OP didn't ask for criticism. They asked for what YOU would make.

Agreed. I really don't understand people who feel the need to voice their judgment when no one asked for anyone's opinion, just meal ideas. I think deep down they are very unhappy people. Maybe they should eat some meat and be a little happier.

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Sunday is chicken soup day. Sometimes with broccoli.
Impossible meat tacos with black refried beans
Roasted salmon with dill sauce, salad and rice
Panko coated fried chicken tenders, cucumber/tomato salad and a side for kids (orzo or other pasta or tater tots)
Broccoli cheddar quiche with side tomato salad
Sauteed tofu until crispy, stir-fried veg and rice
Turkey scaloppine with lemon and caper sauce.

Seasonally we also do butternut squash lasagna and short rib stew.

Kids will eat all of these. 5 year olds faves are the chicken and tofu meals. She likes her protein crispy on the outside.

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My kids are still little/picky so it’s like pasta + protein, scrambled eggs & toast, grilled cheese, rice + protein on rotation. We do pizza on weekends, sometimes beef burgers for them and veggie burger for me.

For myself, I make a rotation of red lentil soup (which my oldest is finally starting to eat!), sheet pan roasted veggies, rice + veggies. (I’m vegetarian and boring I guess but I like it!)

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Anonymous wrote:The answer is different in different seasons. Right now, I would say

A potato-y meal: baked potatoes and toppings, sheet pan gnocchi, or a hot dish or casserole (I like cabbage, sausage, apples, and potatoes). Could be white or sweet potatoes, or sub in a hard squash.

Vegetable soup/chili and bread, with salad. Right now I'm on a a kick of carrot-ginger-red lentil because it's so delicious and creamy.... even better with some coconut milk and curry powder!

Black pepper tofu with broccoli and eggplant over rice

Sheet pan pancakes with scrambled eggs or Greek yogurt and fruit

What’re sheet pan pancakes??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The answer is different in different seasons. Right now, I would say

A potato-y meal: baked potatoes and toppings, sheet pan gnocchi, or a hot dish or casserole (I like cabbage, sausage, apples, and potatoes). Could be white or sweet potatoes, or sub in a hard squash.

Vegetable soup/chili and bread, with salad. Right now I'm on a a kick of carrot-ginger-red lentil because it's so delicious and creamy.... even better with some coconut milk and curry powder!

Black pepper tofu with broccoli and eggplant over rice

Sheet pan pancakes with scrambled eggs or Greek yogurt and fruit

What’re sheet pan pancakes??

They are my new to me favorite way of making pancakes. Just mix up a batch of pancake batter, pour it on an oiled sheet pan, add toppings like blueberries or chocolate chips, and bake at 425 for 20 minutes. https://www.budgetbytes.com/sheet-pan-pancakes/ is a recipe from scratch but I generally use pancake mix...store brand if I want to be cheap and Kodiak if I am feeling fancy. I will never stand around pouring and flipping (and messing up and burning) pancakes again!

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If I had to choose 4 that they would both reliably eat:

--pasta and marinara sauce with hidden veggies (spinach, bell pepper, celery, garlic, onion, sometimes carrots), sometimes served with frozen meatballs, salad
--tacos (I switch up combos of ground beef/pork/turkey and always add riced cauliflower)
--chicken sandwiches, salad or kale chips, watermelon
--teriyaki fish or Wegman's rotisserie chicken, homemade mashed potatoes and roasted broccoli

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Fish tacos
Rice bowls with salmon
Udon or other noodles in broth with shrimp and veggies
Rice and black beans with salsa, avo, cheese

Bonus to make my kids happy:
Bbq chicken or pork sliders on Hawaiian rolls

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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?

Too much meat. Not healthy.

OP didn't ask for criticism. They asked for what YOU would make.

Agreed. I really don't understand people who feel the need to voice their judgment when no one asked for anyone's opinion, just meal ideas. I think deep down they are very unhappy people. Maybe they should eat some meat and be a little happier.

Just wait til I tell them my four top meals from Trader Joes!

[Anonymous]

Everyone stir frying their veggies and rice-- do you do it together or do toppings go on the white/brown rice?

Also, what stir fry sauces are you using? I love stir fry but mine always comes out gummy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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?

Too much meat. Not healthy.

OP didn't ask for criticism. They asked for what YOU would make.

Agreed. I really don't understand people who feel the need to voice their judgment when no one asked for anyone's opinion, just meal ideas. I think deep down they are very unhappy people. Maybe they should eat some meat and be a little happier.

I’m totally down with vegetarians/vegans if that works for them and they are healthy.

My friend and her family are vegetarian and they’re always sick and she is always sad/complaining/generally disgruntled with the world. I would never tell her this, but I do sometimes wonder if she would be happier if she ate a little meat!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We almost never repeat meals monthly. Our chef plans a menus 7-14 days out and emails them to me every Monday for review before he picks up the food. He plans the meals based on the seasonality of fruits/veg/herbs and even meats. Everything is sourced from farms in MD/VA and WVA. It's wonderful.

Who is your chef/where did you find them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The answer is different in different seasons. Right now, I would say

A potato-y meal: baked potatoes and toppings, sheet pan gnocchi, or a hot dish or casserole (I like cabbage, sausage, apples, and potatoes). Could be white or sweet potatoes, or sub in a hard squash.

Vegetable soup/chili and bread, with salad. Right now I'm on a a kick of carrot-ginger-red lentil because it's so delicious and creamy.... even better with some coconut milk and curry powder!

Black pepper tofu with broccoli and eggplant over rice

Sheet pan pancakes with scrambled eggs or Greek yogurt and fruit

What’re sheet pan pancakes??

They are my new to me favorite way of making pancakes. Just mix up a batch of pancake batter, pour it on an oiled sheet pan, add toppings like blueberries or chocolate chips, and bake at 425 for 20 minutes. https://www.budgetbytes.com/sheet-pan-pancakes/ is a recipe from scratch but I generally use pancake mix...store brand if I want to be cheap and Kodiak if I am feeling fancy. I will never stand around pouring and flipping (and messing up and burning) pancakes again!

Thanks! Pancakes are a major food group at our house so I want to try this!

[Anonymous]

Spanish rice with ground beef and peppers
Homemade mac 'n' cheese with sweet potato and broccoli
One pan pasta
BLTs and oven fries

[Anonymous]

bbq baked chicken, big salad, garlic bread, corn (basically bbq chicken salads)

pasta, maybe meatballs, marinara, bread and salad

sheet pan chicken fajitas with chipotle beans, rice, all the veggie and guac/salsa fixings. sometimes we do chicken Tinga instead.

baked chicken (seasoning blend), rice or potatoes, salad and/or veggie

vegetarian black beans chili, cornbread, green salad in the Fall

baked mac and cheese, big salad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Chicken fajitas with sautéed onions, green peppers, corn. Guacamole, salsa verde, sour cream and Spanish tomato rice.

Thai Penang curry with fried catfish, straw mushrooms, baby corn, shallots, carrots, bell pepper, Thai basil. Served with Jasmin rice.

Buttermilk brined Rosemary lemon Cornish hens served with mushroom risotto

Goat biryani and cucumber Raita

Sunken bean burritos

Cauliflower pizza with extra veggi and bacon toppings.

Yakatori bowl with snow pease, zucchini, coriander, lots of garlic, sriracha

Cheese and spinach ravioli with onions, grilled corn, garlic, zucchini, spinach, basil tomato sauce.

Chappati, mung daal, cauliflower and potato curry, butter paneer, kachumber salad.

Chicken curry, peas pilaf, cucumber Raita.

Lamb and pork kebabs in paranthas bread, chopped onions, tomato and mint yogurt dressing!!

Masala dosas, capsicum chutney, coconut chutney.

Pork vindaloo with mixed veggi pilaf!!

Cholley bhature!!

I want to live at this house!

Same. Thai fried catfish is the only way to eat catfish.