Cooking

So I have a new sidekick in my cooking its called Allrecipes.com. Really, in my house I am the Sous Chef and my husband is the Chef--because lets face it, raw meat is gross. BUT, the Sous Chef has a pretty important role if I say so myself, I create the menu (and make the drinks/desserts).

Anyway, I am such a big fan of this website that even though I don't get paid to say this, I (and 4 out of 5 aspiring cooks) recommend it to my friends. The greatest thing about Allrecipes is that it helps me pick my meals, saves the recipe, and posts reviews of each recipe. And lets face it, if the recipe doesn't get 50 5-star reviews its either too hard to do it right, or its just a bad recipe.

Just last week, I was creating my grocery list and thinking about making something with chicken. And since I am a busy working woman I needed an easy-to-prepare, easy to store, inexpensive, and tasty dish. Well, all I did was click on quick chicken recipes and there it was, my Tuesday night meal. This website even made me the rock star at a friend's get together (my younger, hip brother would call it a "kickback") with its "Sangria Sangria! recipe." Which, if you were at that get together here is the secret recipe source.

I work with some amazing women that throughout their lives had to walk the line in the age old work versus family predicament and they generously share their experiences and advice with me, a newlywed. Here's their take on cooking: Don't feel like you have to cook everyday and if you do, make it an easy meal.