[Texasmujer]

Breakfast Dinner: I put a pan of canned biscuits in the oven, a package of precooked sausage patties or links in the microwave, and scramble some eggs. Fresh or canned fruit rounds out the meal. (This is my kids' favorite dinner!)

Quick shepherd's pie: ground beef mixed with cream of mushroom soup topprd with cream of mashed potatoes and a veggie in the iddle.

I usually have the ingredients for French toast on hand, and I can whip it up in a jiffy.

Haystacks: corn or tortilla chips topped with kidney beans, seasoned with onions and spices, shredded cheese, and chopped lettuce and tomatoes.

Frozen ravioli with Newman's Own Sockarooni Sauce---and, of course, French bread.

We have a smorgasbord. There's always leftover fruit, cheese and other staples in the fridge and pantry. We put everything on the counter and make up plates of whatever looks interesting. I'm so hungry when I get home from work it's tough not to just dig in to whatever I can eat quickly rather than cook.

Canned soup or stew with tons of frozen vegetables and herbs and spices added. I always have some kind of bread---cornbread or herb bread---
on hand in the freezer to accompany the meal

My old standby is tuna noodle casserole. I mix a can of cream of clery soup, 2 cups of milk, 2 cups of peas, 2 cans of truns, a bit of dill and garlic, then add 3 cups of cooked egg noodles. I bake it for 20 to 30 minutes while I gewt ready for the rest of the evening. The best part: I only have a spoon and apan to clean.

Frozen chicken pot pies, broccoli and garlic bread, plus a bag of salad greens. Potpies are cheap and filling, and other parts of the meal can be prepared while they heat.