| Where has the family dinner hour gone? There | | | | each night. This is also a good way to add |
| once was a time when we would all come home | | | | some new flavors to your meals since each |
| from a long day and sit down with our family | | | | member may have a different cooking |
| for a nice home-cooked meal. In today's fast | | | | technique. For those family members who |
| paced world, we need more bonding time with | | | | don't cook often, this can prove to be a |
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| day where people pile way too much on the | | | | family member's weekly schedule and delegate |
| plate of life, that it is impossible to have | | | | the meal preparation tasks such as grocery |
| a family dinner everyday. I disagree. | | | | shopping, cooking, and clean up. Working as |
| Wouldn't you like to get back to the way it | | | | a team is a great way to build strength as a |
| used to be? | | | | family. |
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| One way to make family dinners easier to | | | | "Not meatloaf again!" I'm sure everyone has |
| prepare is by planning ahead. Often times I | | | | heard the complaints from that same meal |
| find myself going to the grocery store every | | | | being served week after week. Keep your |
| other day to pick up needed items, and this | | | | family dinners exciting by trying different |
| is how family time gets lost. Spend a little | | | | variations of your favorite recipes. An even |
| time planning out dinner ideas for the coming | | | | better idea would be to test out some new |
| week. Pick meals that are quick and easy for | | | | recipes. Surprise your family with a |
| your dinners during the week and save the | | | | delicious new dinner tonight and they will be |
| more time consuming recipes for the weekend. | | | | sure to come back to the dinner table |
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| a needed item when you go grocery shopping. | | | | make your family bond stronger. |
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