Modern-day dinners aren’t exactly Rockwellian. More typically, they involve a revolving door of family members tired and hungry after a busy day, with cooks who likely are lacking in motivation or sheer minutes to do a ton of prep work. Fear not! In this episode of Edit Your Life, Christine and I share 9 tips for weekday dinner solutions related to planning (minimalist planning!), efficiency, execution, outsourcing, and general mindshifts about what family dinner really looks like.
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Mentioned in the podcast
- Minimalist Parenting
- Edit Your Life Episode 4: School Lunch Solutions
- Edit Your Life Episode 2: Simplifying Back to School
- Examples of Christine’s nibble meals: 1, 2, 3
- Asha’s batch cooking and freezing solution items: Pyrex freezer safe containers + Glad Press’n Seal wrap
- Meal prep services: Christine uses Just Add Cooking (if you’d like, use code REFGVJE to get #20 off your first order) + Blue Apron is a popular one.
- Grocery delivery services: Whole Foods + Peapod
- Asha’s favorite meal planning service: The Six O’Clock Scramble
- Handicorns are real! Christine’s friend Lucrecer sent her this handicorn (available at Amazon)
