. rner: To Help You Cooking Co New Website Offers Easy Dinner Ideas (NAPSA)—If there was one word that could sum up what most hard-working parents want for dinner, that word might be “easy.” The time-honored tradition of gathering around the dinnertable as a family has fallen on hard times—the result of kids’ extracurricular activities and parents workinglate. While a recent survey found that 78 percent of parents feel eat- ing dinner together as a family is important, the majority (55 per- cent) say they can only do so as a family four times or less each week. Many survey respondents Combine fresh and convenience simply did not have timeto cook. food to create simple dinners. answer the age-old question, mealtime tasks by age, skill level and time availability. Younger Fortunately, a new Web site, DinnerMadeEasy.com helps to “What’s for dinner?” with tips and simple equations for making fast, delicious dinners. For example: e Ask for help with the dinner decision. Ask each family member to choose one meal. Bonus: picky eaters won’t have much to complain about when they’ve chosen the meal. Come up with a list of your family’s favorite dinner menus. e Rely on teamwork. Assign children can help clear or set the table, for example. e Save time with bagged, frozen vegetables. When browning groundbeef, cook more than you'll need for one meal. Put the extra in disposable storage containers and freeze until you needit. Cut down on cleanup hassles. Pick six or seven meals you can Disposable plates and napkins, such as those from Brawny can handle the messiestof meals. nience products such as Hamburger Helper, Old El Paso, Green pans with paper napkins and towels before washing. prepare in less than 30 minutes and always keep trusted conve- Giant, Progresso, Pillsbury and Betty Crockerin the pantry. e Wipe out greasy pots and For more information, visit www.DinnerMadeEasy.com.
