What to do for dinner tonight?

What about beef quesadillas? Its so easy. You will need

Minced beef

1 onion

1 red pepper

tomato puree

paprika and cumin to season

grated cheddar cheese

corn tortillas

Fry the mince, onion and pepper.

Add 2 tbsps tom puree

Add the seasoning

Add half a pt cold water

Simmer for 20 mins

Heat a tortilla in a dry saucepan, turn over, put to 1 side

Heat the other, turn over, add some mince mixture, top with grated cheese, add the other tortilla

Repeat for the other one.

Serve cut into 4 with salad.

If my husband is home we're planning on a stir-fry with zucchini and squash, green beans, and potatoes, and brown rice and whatever spices are in the cupboard with whole wheat tortillas. If he is not home, whole wheat pasta with marinara and canned tomatoes and if the kids want it canned mushrooms and black olives (my husband doesn't like those, especially in pasta, but we do).

Lunch for the kids will be veggie dogs and bread and hummus and for me, stir-fried tofu with spices and whole wheat bread and a pepper. (We might put a pepper or two in the stir-fry. Stir-fries are good for cleaning the fridge and freezer of leftover vegetables.) The kids are currently having oatmeal for breakfast and I'm having black coffee. (The breakfast of champion moms.)

I like fruits over vegetables because I feel that fruits just feel "fresher" somehow.

Maybe some of my family’s favorite meals will inspire you to make something different for your dinner tonight. I know exactly how you feel when it comes time to make dinner, and you don’t have a clue what to make! The same meals all the time can get pretty boring after a short period of time. Here are some of our family’s favorites:

Pasta is something we always eat at my house in many different ways. Baked spaghetti, lasagna, stuffed shells, and ravioli are four of our favorite Italian pasta dishes. Chicken alfredo or chicken parmesan are two fancy dishes that we make every now and then too. Salad and bread sticks or garlic bread make the perfect side dishes for a complete Italian feast. Another good pasta dish is baked macaroni and cheese. You can grill hamburgers or hot dogs to go along with the pasta and maybe steam some fresh vegetables too.

Ground beef is another great ingredient that gets us out of a meal funk every now and then. Barbecue is one of our staple dishes. It goes great with roasted potatoes, pasta, or vegetables. Toasted bread serves as a great change to a standard roll too. We make homemade hamburger helper every now and then too when we have nothing else to prepare. Tacos are another ground beef favorite in our house. Get creative with your toppings for a fun dinner. Buttered corn is a great side for tacos. Refried beans would be good as well. Homemade meatballs and meatloaf are two other great meals. I like to stuff each one with lots of cheese for a change to the normal recipes. Baked potatoes are great with either one of those meals.

My final suggestion would be to get out your grill for dinner. Hamburgers and hot dogs are always good, especially throughout the summer. Serve standard barbecue side dishes like baked beans, pasta/potato salad, and chips/dip. It’s simple yet very good. You could grill marinated pork or chicken pieces as well. Even fish is great prepared on the grill. Grilled vegetables or fruit serve as great side dishes too. We even like to grill fresh sausage patties for dinner. The possibilities are really endless!

Do a nice rounded salad, with some grilled chicken breasts on top, veggies of your choice, and some steamed corn on the cobb...yummy!!!

Steaks baked Potatoes some kind of veggies and a salad.

I am making chicken risotto, yummy.

Chicken fajitas. I don't know what they are but they sound just delicious.

Try this! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/711224-ski...

soup and samdwhich.