For this family , rice pilaf is a go - to dish aerial .
As fond summer eve approach and we ’re faced with another year of shape what ’s for dinner party , we ’re sharing a glimpse at how BHG reader gather for a meal . Welcome to our new serial , Dinner Diaries , where we ’re ask readers toanonymously sharehow they get dinner on the table , including grocery shopping , budgeting , cooking , and their pet fellowship recipes . Here , a kin works together to get meals on the table . They also distribute the labor of shopping and cleaning . Find out how they create delicious dinners using pantry staples like rice and beans .
Q: How often do you go grocery shopping?
The big shop is once a month , and get pocket-size or perishable item as needed via curbside . For veg , we " shop " the garden , which is one of the best impression ever !
Q: What’s your average weekly grocery budget?
$ 150 max .
Q: Do you make a grocery list?
Absolutely . I would buy all kinds of crazy things otherwise ! Our list is the same calendar month over calendar month but if I need to try something newfangled or that I do n’t make often , I have to tote up it to the list . The whole family adds to it as needed .
Q: What grocery stores do you shop at most frequently?
HEB and Kroger .
Q: Who is going to cook dinner?
I am . Hubby might grill sometimes and he almost always makes the Sir Tim Rice for me .
representative : Corinne Mucha
Q: What are things you always have in your fridge or pantry?
dry beans and grain are always in the buttery along with canned tuna , olives and play , shaped alimentary paste , Solanum tuberosum , and onions . I always have to have ail and gingerroot around too !
Q: How do you share the labor of cooking, cleaning, and grocery shopping?
I usually make , hubby clean and jerk . In general , whoever ready , does n’t cleanse but I tend to pick as I go so there ’s never really a vainglorious mess in the kitchen . We " share " the grocery shopping . I normally ordinate curbside and hubby may piece it up . Typically , if we call for something immediate , married man will intercept in for that .
Q: What are your go-to meals or family-favorite recipes?
Chicken and ricepilaf is our son ’s favourite . I make it a gross ton of different elbow room including curry - style , Mediterranean - style , paella - flair , you name it . We usually have a version of this once a week .
Q: Do you cook daily or do you meal prep for the week?
I cook every day .
Q: What was the last meal you cooked at home?
Salisbury steak , by asking
Q: Would you make it again?
Of naturally . Sundays are steak Nox in our home . That typically stand for a rightful gripe steak ( ribeye ) but can also meanSalisbury steak , Opuntia tuna or salmon steak , or a roast .
Q: Do you often have dessert with dinner?
Not really . I attempt to keep somehomemade cookiesor a cake around at all times but my house just eat them whenever they feel like it , not needs for dessert .
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Credit:Illustration: Corinne Mucha
Credit:Illustration: Corinne Mucha
Credit:Illustration: Corinne Mucha
