Rojerono!!!!

I love love love your weekly menu's. But I have to ask you: I believe you're a working mom..right? How do you find the time after work to make such awesome dinners? I'm a new mom so by the time I leave work 4-4:30pm...pick up baby 5-5:30pm...get home 6:30....I hardly have time to cook. But I want to. Do you have any cooking tips for a fellow working (new) mom?

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Umm def bumping this!! Same here...I get home at 5:00 but not able to really start cooking until about 5:30 when DH gets home and can take over with my 10 month old.

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I think it's b/c she is magical. I really believe she has super powers.

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I know that I like to prep as much as I can on weekends or before I leave for work. For example, if I am making a stirfry, I will cut up all my veggies in the morning and put in a Tupperware. This saves a lot of time. Also, making big batches of things on the weekend can help (grilling a bunch of chicken cutlets, casseroles, sauces, etc).

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I WISH I had really good advice! I don't. I just do what I can and it's been working! I get home between 6:30 and 7. And we just don't eat until I'm finished cooking.. so you might notice that unless I plan to leave early or have a day off my weekday menus are super fast.

I also cheat and do prep work the night before or morning of because that's the bulk of time for me. I'll chop veggies and bag them - have seasonings out and ready to go.

And I often get help from the kids so I can actually feel like I am spending time with them. Like tonight is Texican Pizzas.. I've got the seasoning mix measured and ready. I've got the skillet out already and the guacamole was made last night. The toppings take 5 minutes to get ready (chop tomato and onion, open a can of refried beans and cans of green chilis and olives. I'll brown and season the turkey while the boys lay the tortillas on the cookie sheet. Then I'll spread the re-fried beans over the bottom of the tortillas and spoon the meat over it. The boys will add cheese and onion or peppers or olives or whatever they'd like.. and I'll bake it for 5 minutes. We're done in under 30 minutes.

And tomorrow? I've already cooked and shredded the chicken. I'll measure out the rest of the stuff today and put most of the casserole together tomorrow so I can get it in the oven as soon as I get home.

I'm SOOO unorganized in general.. but this is the one area that I actually need to on point or it all falls to sh*t!

AND I love cooking. It relaxes me. I think if I didn't like it I would never be able to get food on the table each night. I go through funks where I'll not cook because i'm just in no mood at all - but overall I enjoy it so it makes it easier.

oh and this:

Posted by Ophelia

I think it's b/c she is magical. I really believe she has super powers.

Message edited 10/12/2010 2:37:50 PM.

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Posted by rojerono

I WISH I had really good advice! I don't. I just do what I can and it's been working! I get home between 6:30 and 7. And we just don't eat until I'm finished cooking.. so you might notice that unless I plan to leave early or have a day off my weekday menus are super fast.

I also cheat and do prep work the night before or morning of because that's the bulk of time for me. I'll chop veggies and bag them - have seasonings out and ready to go.

And I often get help from the kids so I can actually feel like I am spending time with them. Like tonight is Texican Pizzas.. I've got the seasoning mix measured and ready. I've got the skillet out already and the guacamole was made last night. The toppings take 5 minutes to get ready (chop tomato and onion, open a can of refried beans and cans of green chilis and olives. I'll brown and season the turkey while the boys lay the tortillas on the cookie sheet. Then I'll spread the re-fried beans over the bottom of the tortillas and spoon the meat over it. The boys will add cheese and onion or peppers or olives or whatever they'd like.. and I'll bake it for 5 minutes. We're done in under 30 minutes.

And tomorrow? I've already cooked and shredded the chicken. I'll measure out the rest of the stuff today and put most of the casserole together tomorrow so I can get it in the oven as soon as I get home.

I'm SOOO unorganized in general.. but this is the one area that I actually need to on point or it all falls to sh*t!

AND I love cooking. It relaxes me. I think if I didn't like it I would never be able to get food on the table each night. I go through funks where I'll not cook because i'm just in no mood at all - but overall I enjoy it so it makes it easier.

oh and this:

Posted by Ophelia

I think it's b/c she is magical. I really believe she has super powers.

Because REALLY.. why do you think my name is JEANNIE??

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Posted by rojerono


Because REALLY.. why do you think my name is JEANNIE??

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Posted by rojerono

Posted by Ophelia

I think it's b/c she is magical. I really believe she has super powers.

Because REALLY.. why do you think my name is JEANNIE??