Meal Prep Gifts

"Just a sec honey...Mommy has to cut this up into little pieces, so the vacuum can pick it up easier."

On Sale Today Free Range Chickens...Back In One Hour.

"This is goodbye - there are one thousand, eight hundred, and twenty-five meals for you in the freezer."

'Pretender' - the meat before you tenderize it.

LAY ZEE FUK

Slow food is healthier. But who has time to cook after work? My 30-minute meals cookbook helps. I've got one for 15-minute mains. I've got one for 12-minute dishes from scratch. Hmm�Exactly when does slow food become fast food? When your last meeting ends at 6 and parents' night starts at 7 sharp.

My running routine, my sleep routine, my self-care routine and my food prep routine.

'I hope you like it. I call it refrigerator cleanout casserole.'

Efficiency, personal: Always have a good breakfast...

Anatomy of a freezer drawer

"There are no croutons. I use tater tots on my salad."

"I put the roast in the slow cooker. It'll be ready next Thursday."

'I sent out for everything.'

Counting ribs

"Behold! As I transform this family size frozen lasagna into a meal for one."

Domestic Goddess.

'Oh man I've got a splitting headache.'

"Where do we put Desserts?"

Chez Nous Menu

Soup of the month.

"Yo, Cézanne, paint faster. I need those grapes for the Madeira sauce."

Hungry child

'Like death by salad.'

Two books: 'The Joy of Cooking' next to 'The Joy of Dieting'.

'A little piece of advice, Verl. . . cut your sandwich loaf on a diagonal . . . that way people will think they're gettin' more.'

'I cleaned over thirty fish today.' - 'That takes guts.'

'But Mom, I like potatoes in their jackets.'

Frozen Turkey: "I hate to bother you on a holiday but I'm freezing out here. Do you have a heated enclosed space I could rest inside for four to five hours?"

Before/After

MUSHROOM MASACRE.

How to Deal With Leftover Turkey

PREPARING A POMEGRANATE FOR DUMMIES

"And how is last week's tilapia tonight?"

Wendy likes horses...and she is a keen cook.

Frank and Ernie's Diner. We're all out of pressed duck, sir, but I can put the squeeze on some chicken for you.