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in Episodes on June 5, 2018 by The Mom Hour

Feeding A Family (Dinner Woes, Part 1): Episode 159



No time to cook? Got picky eaters? Hate the “witching hour”? We’re with you. In this episode Meagan and Sarah tackle three common dinner-making obstacles and offer solutions and tips that help us in our own lives and kitchens. We’re not experts; we’re parents who’ve been there, remember?

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  1. Lorna says

    June 13, 2018 at 10:25 pm

    I usually make enough food for the kids to have the next night so I’m only making one meal. While they are eating a good meal that I don’t have much to do to get ready, I prep our dinner to have when my husband is home.

    • Sarah Powers says

      June 30, 2018 at 2:00 pm

      Great idea, Lorna! Thanks for sharing!

  2. Candace says

    July 10, 2018 at 11:22 am

    As far as BBQ-ing, I usually take baby back ribs or spare ribs, put a dry rub rub on them, wrap them in tin foil and then cook them in the oven. Once they’re done, you either immediately take them to the grill (unwrap from the foil first) and cook them for a f couple of minutes on each side, putting bbq on each side as you turn them each time. OR, you wait for them to cool down when you take them out of the oven, put them in the fridge (foil still on) and then reheat them on the grill the next day using the same method. I usually do thatwhen I (attempt) to meal prep on Sundays. It turns out to be a quick meal on Mondays when I know I’ll be busy. Then you just cook some rice or potatoes, steam some veggies (or cook corn in the microwave – big fan of that!) and wa la! You got yourself a nice BBQ meal!

    You can also cook steak in the oven and the char it up on the grill afterwards. That way most of the work is done in the oven (an appliance I’m familiar with) instead of the grill (an appliance I’m not so familiar with!)

    Hope that helps!

    • Sarah Powers says

      July 25, 2018 at 8:30 am

      Love these tips, Candace! Thank you!

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