Catherine Reitman Quotes

At home I keep things simple with fish, pasta and soups and am often preparing stuff for the family.

If I've gone to the market on Saturday, and I go another time on Tuesday, then I'm really prepared. I can cook a little piece of fish; I can wilt some greens with garlic; I can slice tomatoes and put a little olive oil on. It's effortless.

For a two-job working family, a pressure cooker gets a meal on the table in seven to 15 minutes, start to finish.

I like to cook. We always sit down together, my daughter and I, and have dinner - baked chicken breast or a piece of fish with green beans, rice or potatoes. And I love pasta.

My parents both worked full time. I remember a lot of simple meals. Everything I know about cooking is self-schooled.

I don't cook fancy every day. I don't think anybody can, nor would it be very good for you.

Becoming food savvy is one thing, but it's amazing how fast savvy turns to snooty, and snooty leaves you preparing three-hour meals that break your budget and that the kids won't even eat.

I think that a lot of us at home are iron chefs in their own right in that we have to come up with meals real quickly.

For my kids, I cook everything. We have dinner every night, pretty much, just the four of us: my husband and me and our two kids.

Another suggestion is to cook a meal, maybe not every night, but a couple more times a week than you usually do. That way you have leftovers, and you take your lunch to work.

I love simple foods as well as grand. Dinners that take a half-hour from skillet to plate are as important as a five-course dinner. A meal that can materialize in an hour and be presented with care, love and pride is something every busy person longs to be able to do.

We try to eat at home four or five days a week.

I mostly get takeout, I have to admit - I don't know if that's something to be ashamed of. I'm not much of a cook.

For me, it's simple: easy recipes equal more family time.

I rely way too much on Seamless, and I really need to learn how to feed myself.

I started preparing meals for my family when I was 12 because both of my parents worked, but I didn't know that it was something I could make a career out of until I had my daughter and realized there were people out there who were interested in learning how to prepare a quick meal.

It should be that every child, when they leave school, can do ten meals, because when they leave home, they've got to be able to eat healthily. Blow the science of it and everything else. They've just got to be able to know what's good for them, how to buy it, and how to make a few dishes that they enjoy and don't cost too much.

At home we try to plan what we cook in the week.

Children want to mimic adults. They notice when you choose to prepare fresh vegetables over calling in another pizza pie for dinner. They will see that food made with love and care outweighs going through the drive-through window.

I get quite lazy about cooking because when I come back from work it is the last thing I want to do, really is spend loads of time cooking.

During the week, I usually stay home and cook a simple dinner. I go to bed early, get up early, exercise, and then on weekends, I'll go out to dinner.

People want to know how we do it as moms. I want to inspire moms to get back in the kitchen. I want to show moms that not only is it great to have your kids eat healthy foods as opposed to McDonald's, but it's great to bring the family back together.

I hope that if you're cooking two nights a week, you can try for three.

If I'm alone, I tend to cook for myself. I do a pretty good job of preparing healthful foods. My go-to is everything in a bowl like quinoa, avocado. Later in the day, scrambled eggs. I'm not a gourmet chef. I cook in bulk very well.

A rice cooker has changed my life. The overnight-oatmeal deal is a big win at the Olyphant house.