In the golden days of TV moms who stayed home all day vacuuming the house while wearing pearls, cooking special meals, and doling out wise advice to the kids when dad wasn’t around, meals could take all day and could involve intricate steps. That wasn’t just on TV, it was a reflection of real life. But the 21st century world is one of amazing technology and lives that are much more fast paced. Mothers, and fathers who now take on a large part of the cooking chore, look for easy fast dinner recipes that can get the same TV mom results with a lot less real person effort. The Pilgrims didn’t have a good source for such simplicity in food, but they didn’t have the Internet either. There are a lot of sources on line to provide help to the busy family looking for a quality meal.
A steak can be a whole week of meals. Make different meals with different side dishes. Change the spices for a trip around the world of food. Start with one large flank steak. For Monday add roasted potatoes and a tossed salad. Spices and some salsa make it Fajitas on Tuesday. Rice, some Teriyaki sauce and steamed vegetables make Wednesday an Asian day. Thursday go back to the steak and salad, this time with mashed potatoes and asparagus on the side. Spice it Greek on some pita for Friday Gyros. That’s the whole week accomplished all from one main meat.
Want more easy fast dinner recipe ideas for that steak? OK, get the plates and forks ready. Do southwestern steak (pair with Cabernet Sauvignon) with black bean wraps, or lentil and orzo salad with flank steak smothered in feta cheese . Now add another meat, and the variety is even more endless. Pork can be a roast, or ribs, or chops. Talk about meals.
With a little clever planning all the meals for the week can be cooked on the weekend, then heated and served in minutes. Make out the menu for the whole month, buy bulk foods and make sure to use coupons to add extreme savings to the mix. In fact, these menus and meals can also be a great learning experience for young people. Put them in charge for a week. Let the whole family take turns.
And you thought easy fast dinner recipes were hard.
