Comments on: Make dinnertimes easier this school year https://simplehomeschool.net/make-dinnertimes-easier/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:09:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Amy M https://simplehomeschool.net/make-dinnertimes-easier/#comment-346251 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=41041#comment-346251 That book looks so helpful! I have littles, so we’re not at the more structured homeschool stage yet, but that feeling of “I can’t do it all!” is definitely there.

I started meal planning this past year and it has been the game changer everyone promised it would be. I can’t believe I resisted jumping on that bandwagon for so long! I try to keep healthy, authentic meals coming out of my kitchen, but I definitely have much less time to cook than I used to.

]]> By: Sarah-mealplanningmommies https://simplehomeschool.net/make-dinnertimes-easier/#comment-345743 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=41041#comment-345743 This is such a great post. I am all about encouraging moms to find time to plan,prep and have dinner as a family! It’s such an important time of the day for families. My friend and I believe in it so much that we started a blog called meal planning mommies. We would love for any moms out there interested to check it out as we provide you with a printable meal planner and grocery list every week. I’m a homeschooling momma too, so I try to make the meals easy! Thanks for this post! It was right on!

]]> By: Dharmarahkonen https://simplehomeschool.net/make-dinnertimes-easier/#comment-345712 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=41041#comment-345712 Hello,
I want to say that you are mistaken, but really can’t. I have tried and experienced very much what you did. That said, I’m always on the look out for the magic planner, shortcut, recipe or whatever. So far no luck, so then tips and short cuts help. It would be great to see the actual calendar of meals. I have one of sorts, but sometimes the scheduled meal just does not have a receptive audience and it gets voted out. I do have stand ins. still my best time saving secret is my slow cooker and vita mixer duo.
I have a collection of 10 minutes recipes. (prep) and rotate them.
Thanks for the tips and the blog.

]]> By: Katie Laws https://simplehomeschool.net/make-dinnertimes-easier/#comment-345682 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=41041#comment-345682 I completely agree that something always seems to be floundering if others are going well…and that’s usually food in our house. On the weekends we eat like king’s, because my husband is home. But during the week he is home late, so we eat A LOT of peanut butter and jelly!

]]> By: Rebecca https://simplehomeschool.net/make-dinnertimes-easier/#comment-345636 http://simplehomeschl.wpengine.com/?p=41041#comment-345636 I’m all for saving time in the kitchen. Prepping lunch ahead is key for me. I don’t mind making dinner (usually, though having pizza crusts etc. in the freezer helps) but lunch is torture. Being GF/DF makes convenience foods VERY expensive, however.

Having “theme days” like Meatless Monday, Taco Tuesday, One-Dish-Wednesday, and so on makes a huge difference for me for meal planning. Removes some of the decision fatigue.

(P.S. I’d love love love love to know what app/site/tool you use to add text to photos! They always look so fabulous!)

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