Dinner Diaries: Doubling Up Dishes   

Job: Writer and editor

Lives: Yerushalayim

Cooking for: Husband and four kids, ages 21 and 20 (bochurim who are only home bein hazmanim) and 5 and 2.

When we eat: I feed my two little kids at six, and the adults eat when the little kids are in bed.

Cooking Philosophy:

I love to cook and I enjoy trying new recipes, but there’s a time and place for everything. If it involves more than two steps, it’s not a weeknight supper in my house. I’m working until my little ones come home at 3:30, and then they get my full attention. I cook supper after they go to bed.

I’m a super-organized type and I create a menu each week before I write my shopping list. I have a basic supper menu that I rotate on a biweekly basis.

When the big boys aren’t home, I plan supper around me and my husband. The little guys eat the leftovers the next day, or simple things like oatmeal and eggs. They don’t need elaborate suppers at this point.

Sunday: Grilled chicken sandwiches in baguettes with fresh vegetables

Nothing to report; we enjoyed our grilled chicken sandwiches and the kids had oatmeal and eggs, as planned.