Indy, I admire you taking on the cooking "later" in life. For various reasons it's always been my responsibility. It's a little ironic since my partner is an excellent cook and loves it, but she rarely has time. I do think though I'm going to try some of your suggestions.

Tangentgirl, we leave the house at 6 and the vampire child leaves at 6:30. Thank you for the recipes. They sound great!