| Who has the time to cook a healthy meal these | | | | peppers, low-sodium sauces and broths. Cook |
| days? Anyone, in fact. A good dinner doesn't | | | | over low to moderate heat to let the flavors mix. |
| have to be elaborate or fancy. As TV host | | | | Try slow cooker recipes. Slow cookers are great |
| Rachael Ray says, if you have time to watch TV, | | | | because they do 90% the work for you. You can |
| then you have time to make dinner. It only takes | | | | go to work, run errands, or pick up the kids while |
| half an hour or less to put together a healthy | | | | your dinner cooks itself. There's even less work |
| meal complete with appetizers and a dessert. | | | | involved-it only takes ten minutes of preparation |
| Think you can't do it? Try these five time-saving | | | | in the morning and another ten in the evening for |
| tricks. | | | | finishing touches. |
| Stick to simple recipes. Find dishes that don't take | | | | Make use of idle moments. Multitasking is the key |
| too much work or use too many ingredients. | | | | to saving time. Arrange your work so that you |
| Chopping up five different vegetables can easily | | | | can do one dish while another one is cooking. |
| eat up your prep time and leave you with less | | | | While the roast is finishing in the crock pot, why |
| time for actual cooking. Alternatively, you can | | | | not fix a salad or make a quick dessert? This |
| tweak a big recipe to suit your needs: use | | | | way, all the dishes will finish at the same time and |
| faster-cooking ingredients, get ready-made stock | | | | you can start serving immediately. |
| instead of making your own. | | | | Get help wherever you can. Cut down your prep |
| Use quick flavor enhancers. Don't have time to | | | | time by getting precut meats and vegetables at |
| cook your favorite soup? It's easy to get that | | | | the store. Avoid pre-packaged products-these are |
| all-day flavor in a 30-minute time frame. Simply | | | | usually nearing expiration or include lower-quality |
| replace basic ingredients with stronger flavors | | | | pieces. Instead, choose your ingredients whole and |
| such as herb vinegar, garlic and onion powder, hot | | | | have them cut to serving pieces at the counter. |