During the winter months , this mama of teen serve comfort food include a cheap potato casserole with ham and pertly - broil bread .
As winter approach and we ’re faced with another year of determining what ’s for dinner , we ’re sharing a glimpse at how BHG reader assemble for a meal . Welcome to our new series , Dinner Diaries , where we ’re ask reader toanonymously sharehow they get dinner party on the board including grocery shopping , budgeting , cookery , and their preferred family recipes . Here , a family of four in the Midwest enjoy eat seasonally . Right now , the menu include hearty casseroles , soup , and homemade bread .
Q: How often do you go grocery shopping?
I do a full grocery run at least once a week but we always will do extra runs to the store for anything I bury or we run out of .
Q: What’s your average weekly grocery budget?
I really test to stick to about $ 120-$130 . That amount goes up when we need more household point like shampoo , laundry detergent , andcleaning supplying .
exemplification : Grace Canaan
Q: Do you make a grocery list?
Yes ! I make a tilt of dinners I ’d care to make for the week , check into my pantry , and fill out my listing with the items I do n’t have . Of course there are the hebdomadal staple that never commute : Milk River , ball , butter , lettuce , banana , apples , andtortilla chip .
Q: What grocery stores do you shop at most frequently?
I love the on-line option up from Walmart . It makes my lifespan so much well-to-do to grocery workshop on the app and then simply drive to pick up my leverage . The app also keeps me on budget because there is no chance for splurges . I also shop at Fareway , which is my go - to for quickly picking up the items we need or forgot .
Q: Who is going to cook dinner?
Q: What are things you always have in your fridge or pantry?
My pantry always has bake supplies , especially items for bread and cookies , Elmer Reizenstein , bean , lentils , peanut butter , ramen noodles , boxes of macaroni and high mallow , and always chocolate !
Q: How do you share the labor of cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping?
I enjoy to falsify and usually will fain take on that part for dinner . But once in a while I need a break and my married man will cook one or two meals , usuallyspaghetti — he and my youngest daughter ’s favorite . My daughters are both teenagers , one is in college , and they make their own breakfast and dejeuner , unremarkably easy - to - make item like ramen , mackintosh and Malva sylvestris , frozen repast , orscrambled nut . My husband and nipper take charge of the cleanup position when I cook . Since I use the Walmart app on my telephone set to shop , I take care of the shopping .
Q: What are your go-to meals or family-favorite recipes?
Our favorites change depending on the time of year . When it ’s hot outside , I like to make big salad , like a Greek orchopped saladwith grilled chicken , grill beefburger with my favored potato salad , and grill pork combat zone with vegetables . Cooler weather begs for favorites like meatloaf and mashed potatoes , chili , and hearty , bean - forward soup in the slow cooker . But we also love to make Chicken Tikka Masala , shredded chicken tacos , homemade pizza pie , and just about every pasta dish conceivable .
Q: Do you cook daily or do you meal prep for the week?
I cook daily . Meal homework does not ferment for my family as our schedules , and food notion , quickly change .
Q: What was the last meal you cooked at home?
I make a big repast on Sunday and the last thing I made was cheesy potato casserole with ham , nettled broccoli , and unused bread .
Q: Would you make it again?
Yes , it is one of my youthful daughter ’s favored meals . It ’s also a greatpotluck repast .
Q: Do you often have dessert with dinner?
No , we ’re not a big after - dinner afters family . But we do have sweetness around the theatre . I love to bake and will throw together brownies andchocolate chip cookiesin the good afternoon . I savour attain an out - of - the - ordinary dessert for a holiday or special occasions like achocolate torte , Mississippi Mud pie , or a fresh pastry . I make cheesecakes for my husband and tiddler on their birthdays .
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Credit:Illustration: Grace Canaan
Credit:Illustration: Grace Canaan
Credit:Illustration: Grace Canaan
