I’ve been in a food rut for awhile. It started near the end of my pregnancy with LittleBrother and continued through, well, it’s still going on. I recently decided to try and work myself out of this rut. Not an easy task!

I bought Rachael Ray’s 365: No Repeats; A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook). And I can’t say enough about it. It’s really a great cookbook. And the pictures are colorful which is good for those of you who are visual, like me. I was kind of bummed that each recipe didn’t offer a picture (remember, I just said I’m a visual person) but the pictures that are offered are quite nice.

There’s a bit of humor written into the book which is nice if you’re really trying to convince yourself out of that rut. The point behind the book, no repeats for a year, gives you a wide selection of choices. And that, right there, is why I suggested this book as a good pick even if you’re “blessed” with picky kids.

BigBrother is in the “no thanks” stage of eating. (At least he’s polite about it, right?) The few recipes I have made from the book thus far, well, he’s taken a few bites and even offered up a “yum” before running away to find something more interesting than sitting still for five minutes. The recipes are quick which is a “must have” in a recipe when you’ve got two children ages two and under. I don’t have time for difficult recipes. I don’t have times for “big and scary” new things. But I do have time to find some healthy, new and quick recipes for our family to try out.

Some of my favorites in the book? Southwestern Pasta Bake. Zucchini and Bow Ties. Fa-Schizzel My Schnitzel. (No, really. See? Humor.) For Neil Diamond: Tangy Cherry Chicken. Sounds like some interesting stuff, no? I wish I had pictures to share of a few things but I never have the camera on my mind when food is ready. I want to eat, eat, eat!

There are some thing in the book that my kids just aren’t going to eat just yet. You know, like shellfish. Or lots of chewy meat options. But there are also 365 recipes from which to choose. They’re going to like something. Trust me. If BigBrother approved of anything, it should be a go for your house.

Pick it up!

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