Thursday, December 11, 2008

Your Dinner Recipes Easy and Practical

By Peter Hallway

Life is faster and fuller than ever. Sure science has made everything easier, but to balance that there's more than ever to accomplish. Personal lives are sometimes left in the lurch. Chores get neglected. Meals are no exception. It's become a constant quest for making dinner recipes easy. It's nice to know there are a lot of ideas around for quick meals.

It was all by hand cooking in the old days. Sausage wasn't purchase, it was ground into casings. It took hours at the stove cooking the sauce and making noodles for a spaghetti dinner. It could take a whole day to finish cooking one meal. With more at home spouses, this was hard but not out of the question. Pre-packaged and ready made foods appeared when more people entered the working world. Fewer and fewer people made cake from scratch after quick cake mixes came onto the scene. Baking a cake is far easier than it used to be. Far less time is required before a cake can be enjoyed. Change has happened.

There are many sources for tips on cooking more easily. One of these is television cooking shows. In the old days Julia Child explained complex recipes while the Galloping Gourmet got drunk on his cooking wine. Today there are hundreds of cooking shows, many focused on methods for regular people to prepare food. From the 20 minute meals to partially home made, techniques include spicing up pre-made elements with some fresh ingredients. This isn't just hot dogs or scrambled eggs. These shows focus on quick and easy pot roasts, fast Veal Parmagen, and roast chicken for working families.

Pre-packaged and ready made foods are a lot better than they were, too. Many grocery stores now carry deli meals including already cooked chickens, meat loaf, pot roast, mashed potatoes and more. It's like buying a restaurant meal at the store, then bringing it home to eat. Many of these foods can be refrigerated or frozen to eat another day. That's another idea. It's often easier to prepare all the meals for the week on the weekend, then freeze them for reheating during the week. Many foods including lasagna are actually better reheated.

It's still possible to have good meals without breaking the bank. Find tips about making dinner recipes easy everywhere you look. Enjoy meals like in the old days.

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