Dinnertime Helps

By Heidi Monson, Secretary Utah AMI Board

 

 

 

 

One of the hardest things I do in a day is figure out what we’re going to have for dinner.  Some evenings are more complicated than others.  My girls both play the harp.  I attend their harp lessons with them.  On Thursdays, I pick them up from school, and we don’t get home until 5:15.  The girls are starving, and so is my 11 ½ year old son.  I have learned to really plan ahead on Thursdays.  I usually like to throw something in the crock pot.  When we arrive home, all I have to do is steam the vegetables, while my daughter sets the table (her daily job), and we have a great sit-down dinner.   I only make one dinner, I don’t cater to picky eaters.  I make sure that each meal has something each person loves.  Every child has to eat a little of each food prepared.  Consequently I have kids now who love just about everything.   If you have a picky eater, involve them in cooking.  My kids have helped in the kitchen for years.  They are more likely to try something they helped to prepare. 

Here are some quick and easy ideas for Main Courses.

 

Crock Pot Chicken from the cookbook 101 Things To Do With a Crock Pot

Drop the frozen, trimmed chicken into a greased crock pot.  Cover with a 12 ounce bottle of barbeque sauce.  Cook for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on medium. 

Season Salt Chicken

4-6 thawed, trimmed, boneless chicken breasts

(boneless cooks faster)

Lay breasts in a greased open-safe dish.  Dot each breast with butter.  Sprinkle with Season Salt.  Bake 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Honey Mustard Curry Chicken  this recipe came from a friend, Lisa Pace

**Don’t let the name scare you off.  I am not a curry fan but my family and I love this chicken. 

½ c. butter (melted in microwave)

½ c. honey

¼ c. prepared mustard

½ tsp. Curry powder

8 boneless skinless chicken breasts (thawed and trimmed)

 

Make sauce.  Pour ¾ of sauce over the chicken.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.  Use the remaining sauce to use for dipping.  We give each person a small ramekin with his her own dipping sauce.

October 20, 2007

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