Linda Coleman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa knows the importance of a quick, well-rounded meal. "When you have three extremely active children, ages 5, 8 and 9, that need to be in three different places at once, there's no time for elaborate meals," she writes.
Now Barbara is sharing some of her favorite recipes with you, including her popular fried fish. "I make this meal on a monthly basis," she writes of her Mustard Fried Catfish.
For self-proclaimed "foodie" Jennifer Shaw, cooking is more than putting dinner on the table. "It's my primary hobby," she writes from her home in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Whether it's for her husband, grandkids, children or others, Ruth Lee of Troy, Ontario has always enjoyed preparing tasty meals with a healthy twist.
As a volunteer for the American Heart Association, Judy Sellgren of Wyoming, Michigan always seems to put others first. In fact, those who know her best would probably tell you that for Judy, cooking is as much an act of looking after friends and family as it is of feeding them.
Busy cooks know it's a challenge to put a nice meal on the table during a hectic week.
A weeknight meal in 30 minutes
An easy weeknight meal in 30 minutes
An easy weeknight meal in 30 minutes
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