Family-Friendly Meals

Get dinner on the table fast with these kid-approved recipes and quick prep tips.

Family Dinner

Family-Friendly Risotto Dishes
Five quick and healthy takes on the standard rice dish.

Pizza Inspiration

3 New Ways With Pizza
Putting together these creative and flavorful combinations is as easy as pie.

8 Ways to Top a Pizza
Cover pizza dough with any of these surefire combinations and bake at 400 degrees for 18 to 22 minutes.

Quick Dinner Cleanup Checklist 

Ten tidy-as-you-go steps that let you get half the dinner cleanup done before dessert. 

• Keep the refrigerator clear. A crowded refrigerator is an invitation to spills from things knocked over as you rifle through it before dinner.

  Related: The Ultimate Refrigerator Makeover

• Cover the counter. To limit the mess when preparing meat, chicken, or fish, consider lining countertops with butcher paper (buy it from your supermarket meat department), then fold it up with the scraps and toss it when you're done.
• Fill the sink with hot, soapy water. As you work, drop in the tools and dishes you've used and let soak. (Put knives in a tall glass or other container so you don't risk cutting yourself later.) When it's time to straighten up, a quick drain and rinse often does the trick.

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