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[quote=Anonymous]We keep it easy.  I used to get home slightly later, so my husband would start dinner; now that I get home slightly earlier, I start.

Our meals are things like: 
*cooker or pressure cooker meals
*a quick pasta dish like carbonara or amatriciana, where the sauce is prepared while the pasta is cooking
*broiled fish and steamed veggies
*grilled pork chops (indoor grill like a George Foreman) and roasted veggies
*rotisserie chicken and salad
*omelets (tres Francais!)

I use my rice cooker and instant pot (as both a pressure cooker and a slow cooker) a lot.  I will cut veggies or start a marinade the night before.  I make big batches of sauces, like bolognese or sauce for chana punjabi, in advance and freeze.  If I can't make it in 30 minutes or less (better if it's 15-20), it's not a weeknight meal.  I have a handful of go-to recipes, many of which I can cook from memory, so it's even faster.  We do takeout once a week or less, but when the kids were littler, we did it once or twice a week.

We have always eaten as a family.  If you really have little time in the evenings, start making more slow cooker meals that are ready to eat when you walk in the door.  [/quote]

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