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AZIAS_MOMMY
8/3/07 5:42 P
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| I highly recommend a book called Lazy Day Cookin' by Phyllis Pellman Good. It has over 900 recipes for the crockpot. The thing I like it multiple recipes for common things like chili and stews...which gives options for time (some are ready in 4-6 hrs, some require 9-10) and also for taste (I tried 3 lasagna recipes before I fell in love with one). It is a great book.
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The last few nights have been crazy for me...just trying to find our groove. The kids are cranky and STARVING...and my little one is looking for his brothers--hubby is tired. So we are still trying to find the way to make it work. Tonight should be better though--hubby is going to practice I can feed the little one and get it all ready for when they get home and we can eat together. I am hoping to grill out chicken breasts w/ asperagus on our new grill. I do have a few ideas for crock pot recipes though--it is the balancing act. To top it off my oldest needs to cut weight for football---so I need to have healthy options for him as well.
Thanks for hte support..
I definately need it!
M
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I had a Crockpot for YEARS and never used it. We use it ALL of the time now.
It really does make evenings sooo much easier.
And many recipes could be ready by 6, but still be warm for your hubby at 8.
Also remember, that it doesn't HAVE to be a crock pot recipe to work inthe crockpot.
We even have one at work now, we'll throw stuff in it in the morning, turn it to high, and have it ready by lunch.
You can even start with frozen chicken so there truly is NO prep.
I'm a fulltime working mom with a really busy social life also. so I totally understand where you're coming from.
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MOM2-3BOYS
8/2/07 11:51 A
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Thank you so much for following up and giving me ideas. It has been difficult the last few nights--but we will have find a rhthym eventually.
Michelle
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LAZYCHOCOHOLIC
8/1/07 4:46 P
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Don't forget your crockpot.
You can start dinner before you leave the house and have it ready for the early set and then turn it on low and leave it for the later ones.
It also frees up the hussle time in the evening. Once you know dinner is taken care of you can prioritize the other house hold issues.
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You do what can do. And actually, a lot of those articles and studies show that dinner with your family even once a week can make a big impact...it doesn't have to be every day. Personally on the go I tend to have a lot of snacks and then something that will fill me up. I usually make sure I carry celery & carrots with dip, or a bag of cherries or something similar for snacks. For a meal I usually pack a homemade burrito (beans, lot's of fiber), 1/2 a PB&J, or some kind of homemade rice bowl (brown rice, corn, beans, a little cheese, that sort of thing). I've also become good at knowing where I can get food on the go that won't bust my diet...Wendy's grilled chicken sandwich, Chik-fil-a chicken sandwich, Subway turkey sub, etc.
The trick for me is staying full. If I feel hungry I'd end up eating everytime someone else ate.
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MOM2-3BOYS
7/30/07 5:53 P
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Hi
I am new as of last week--and I am trying like heck to get going --but as of today having a minor freakout. My two oldest boys start football this week-which is every night from 5-7 there go family dinners. My youngest needs to eat by 6 pm or else life is over. I have no time to eat w/ my hubby which right now I despartly need. I do work outside the home also so that ends up adding to the chaos.
Of course I read in parenting magazines that to create a healthy family harmony a parent should always try to have dinner w/ their child. Which adds to the mommy guilt of working outside the home and not eating meals w/ all 4 men in my life!
That said I am taking suggestions for "quick on the go meals" for me and the baby (he is 2) so I don't end up eating w/ the baby at 6, the older two at 7 and my husband at 8. Or any other suggestions that will last me thru football season!
Thanks
Michelle
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