What’s for dinner tonight?
Making homemade meals on a weeknight does not have to be a daunting task. You can make easy, delicious meals from fresh ingredients and whole foods any day of the week. The Homemade on a Weeknight Cookbook is just what you need to plan your meals! Come back often for new recipes that are family-friendly and full of flavor!
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5 Grab and Go Snacks for School Days
Navigating the daily school routine requires preparation and a focus on simplicity. For many households, the period between the final bell and the start of evening activities is a busy reality that calls for practical solutions. Selecting prepared options that are easy to pack and consume on the move can help streamline these transitions. By…
Chili Lime Whipped Butter
If you are not using flavored butter in your cooking you may be missing out. You can use flavored whipped Butters on meats and veggies and breads. They add a layer of flavor that can be hard to achieve in a short period of time. This super easy recipe for Chili Lime Whipped Butter will…
Homemade on a Weeknight is the debut Cookbook from Estelle Forrest. The cookbook is designed to help even the busiest of families to make healthy, homemade (often from scratch) meals any day of the week. The recipes are organized in such a way that a weekly meal plan can be created by selecting one recipe from each of the five sections of the book each week. And you won’t even have to repeat a recipe for 5 whole months!
Estelle Forrest self-published this cookbook after a lot of playing around in the kitchen. You can purchase your own copy here:
AVAILABLE IN PRINT OR KINDLE eBOOK VERSIONS
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What is Homemade on a Weeknight?
For a lot of families, weeknights are so full of activities—sports, homework, housework, concerts, recitals, appointments, clubs, the list goes on. And we often feel like we must go to a drive-thru, eat some ready-made meal or a quick prep meal from a box. But it really is not true. Most of the reason we feel like we cannot cook homemade or “real” food on a weeknight is that we do not have the right set of tools in our arsenal.
We need good, easy to follow recipes that have regular everyday ingredients. We need a few basic cooking techniques. And we need a plan. That is really all you need to start making homemade dinners every day of the week. Preparing a home cooked meal almost every day of the week is a sure way to get a true sense of accomplishment each day – you get to see your success on a plate!
So, let’s get cookin’!
