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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh, we are at wits end.  I get home early since I wake up at 5, but it’s killing me.  So I would like to shift to a more normal 8-4 schedule, but how do you dinner.

Even a simple dinner takes a while:
Oven roasted chicken shawarma. - 15 min prep

Salad - wash romaine leaves and dice, slice onions, tomatoes, carrots and mix dressing - 15 min

Simple paella - dice onions, garlic, peppers, toss in rice and shrimp, and water and simmer for 45 min.

If im a rock star I can get that out in an hour, maybe.

And that’s a dead simple meal unless we eat frozen or take out. What are other people doing — I do wished my parents had encouraged me to SAH, this juggle sucks. [/quote]

So if you insist on fresh veggie salad every day, you can do some organizing to be more efficient.

1) You can pre-wash your lettuce or buy it prewashed if you trust them.  Spin it dry, chop it and store with paper towels. You can do 2-3 days worth at a time.

2) Dice your onions, peppers, tomatoes and carrots and any other vegetables you use and keep them for 3-5 days in a ziplock (separate bags).

3) Mix dressing - you are making dressing from scratch each day?  Make it for the week instead.

Now it is a lot quicker to put a salad together.  And to cook the simple paella![/quote]

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