Tips for easy meals at home


Published/Last Modified on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 5:45 PM MDT


CHICAGO (AP) - Chef Art Smith offers these tips for busy families trying to find ways to enjoy homecooked meals together:


€ Don't forget the freezer. Smith says he thinks the freezer went out of fashion when prepared, processed food became more available. He recommends cooking a whole roast, but freezing parts of it for later use.

€ Buy fruit you don't have to peel. ``There's nothing better than a simple breakfast or dessert with berries or grapes. Easy,'' Smith says.

€ Look for recipes with few ingredients, and food you don't have to overly prepare.

€ Don't feel pressured that every meal must have multiple side dishes. There's nothing wrong with a bowl of soup for dinner, served with multigrain bread or crackers, and perhaps a green salad.

€ Smith says adults can't expect children to eat anything the adults won't eat themselves. Involve children in grocery shopping and cooking, and teach them where food comes from.

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