Busy Days, Breezy Dinners
When I was growing up, this time of year was a blur at our house. Both my parents were teachers, so August meant they were prepping classrooms and starting lesson plans, not to mention carting my brother and me to sports practices and end-of-summer fun. Yet even with all the activity buzzing around us, my mom almost always managed to get a home-cooked meal on the table. (Hey, sometimes you simply can’t make it work!) She sure would’ve appreciated this issue. It’s packed with brilliant ideas for when you wish dinner would just magically appear before your eyes. We can’t exactly will a delicious meal into existence, but in “Flavor in a Flash” (page 21), we do have recipes that are ready in 30, 20 and even 10 minutes, tops! How’s…