What is a DOUBLE DUTY DINNER you ask??
Well it is an idea that came about when....
a MOM who loves to cook healthy, delicous, interesting meals for her family...
and
a CRAZY WOMAN who runs out of energy, ideas and time most nights...
realized they had a problem.
Since those two women inhabit the same body they both knew they couldn't be perfect
all of the time, and yet they still wanted to feed
their loving husband adorable children nutritious dinners each and EVERY night.
{sound familiar?}
SO together they found a magic place between their two minds, and that is where DOUBLE DUTY DINNERS began. The idea that ONE dinner could serve TWO purposes, but NOT just in the form of "didn't we already have that for dinner?" left-overs.
With a little planning ahead- dinnertime became an adventure. What new and savory meal could be created from similar elements? How could those elements be changed and reinvented into something that her family would be excited about eating again? The woman began to feel more like a scientist than a cook, discovering new ways to pair and pre-pare two meals without much added expense. Ultimately what she invented were recipes that could be made in within the same week using one or two common elements, but the outcomes were deliciously different... and voila!
DOUBLE DUTY DINNERS BEGAN!
YOU WOULD LIKE AN EXAMPLE?
Well..... I'd be happy to share!
Here is a great way to get started with DOUBLE DUTY DINNERS
Both recipes are easy to prepare and Crock-Pot friendly.... so pretty much fool-proof
>>>>Start with the always awesome Slow Roasted : HOMESTEAD SEASONINGS ROAST BEEF
its delicious and slow cooked in a crock-pot.... doesn't get much easier than that.
SO, you make yourself some yummy beef, fill your plate and then dice and bag up the left overs
<<<<Then... in a day or two pull that magical crock-pot back out and the left over Roast Beef
and make your loved ones a lovely pot of IRISH BEEF STEW.
Again... its just a few ingredients into a crock pot, and they will think that you are the Queen of the Kitchen!
Yes...yes...yes...
I know this example of a DD-Dinner is pretty obvious, but over the years I have come up with tons of these types of ideas. Some are more obvious and some are crazy cool and completely blow my family away when I tell them about my newest "creation" or "discovery"
But whether they are obvious or not.... DD-dinners save me time, money, guilt, sanity, and keep my family healthy and happy at dinner time!
Do you have a version of DOUBLE DUTY DINNERS at your house??
WE would love to hear about them!!
Leave us a comment below and we might feature your DD-Dinner right here on our Blog!!
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