What's For Dinner?

So last night me and two of my sisters, Hailey and Carlie, went to an event at WSU called Cooking Up Summer or something like that. It was Hailey's birthday and we both enjoy cooking so we thought it would be fun, (I think Carlie just came along to hang out with her two super cool big sisters). Basically they had alot of vendors set up trying to sell you stuff before the show began and there was one thing there that I just could not pass up! This....


This book is going to be my life saver! It is a cookbook with a weekly guide on what to make for dinner each night of the week! So every day there is a new meal (including a dessert). And these are real recipes, that real people eat. Not the fancy stuff, I'm not into the fancy stuff. Here is a sample menu that I found on the website, just to give you an idea of how awesome this book really is...
Sample Week
SundayMalibu Chicken
Mashed Potato Casserole
Stir Fried Green Beans
Strawberry Fruit Salad
Cinnamon Crinkles
MondayCreamy Chicken Noodle Soup
Corn Bread with Honey Butter
Relish Tray - cheese, celery, carrots, pickles
German Chocolate Cake
TuesdayLasagna
Cheesy French Bread
Layered Vegetable Salad
Frozen Mixed Vegetables
Oatmeal Jam Bars
WednesdaySweet & Sour Pork
Rice
Wonton Salad
Hawaiian Dessert
ThursdayMeat Loaf
Baked Potatoes
Baked Banana Squash
Waldorf Salad
Brownie Bottom Pudding Pie
FridayLeft Overs, Go Out or Try New Recipe
SaturdayFrench Bread Pizza
Lettuce with Ranch Dressing
Banana Splits

Don't those recipes just sound yummy? And they seem fairly simple to make, not the kind of recipes where you are in the kitchen for 2 hours before dinner and eat for 15 min and then in the kitchen for another hour cleaning up. The author has even placed little "looking ahead" tips periodically throughout the book. So when your cooking chicken for one recipe she tells you to cook more chicken and lists 3 other recipes that you can make and put in the freezer for later on in the week. Oh AND there's a substitution guide that tells you what to subsitute if you don't have honey, or buttermilk or something like that. I bet some of you already know alot of these things, but some of these tips take years to learn! So I am so excited that this lady wrote this cookbook sharing all of her tips so I don't have to wait until I'm 50 and all of my kids are out of the house to figure out what I'm doing. (By the way, I think I should get a little kick-back for advertising) So, if anyone is new in the kitchen like me and you want this book (it's pretty inexpensive too) follow this link http://www.whatsfordinner1.com/