I just had a 5th year gathering reunion with my sec school Friends, I'm surprised that none oF them cooks!!! When asked why, they said too troublesome, don't like to wash etc etc... I'm aghast!!!
I am married with 4 younger school age children, and most of the time (at least 4 to 5 times a week), I, rather than my wife, prepare and cook dinner.
Sat - bbq or baked (with lemon slices) dill 1.5 to 2 pounds of salmon fillets, one cup of steamed Thai fragrant rice, steamed or stir fried broccoli and cauliflower
Sun - lunch is usually pizza at home, if we do not eat a buffet meal at a restaurant, dinner is usually poached sole or cod or baked chicken breasts, boiled potatoes, stir fried red peppers and spinach
Mon - similar to Sat
Tue - either bbq striploin steak or boneless skinless breasts, boiled potatoes, steamed or stir fried green beans or wife prepares stewed boneless lamb leg (a pot for 2 dinners)
Wed - pasta with mixed beans or pasta with stir fried green beans or asparagus (when in season) with shrimps in sun dried tomato basil pesto sauce
Thu - similar to Tue, but not steak twice a week
Fri - perogies (in Polish) or varenyky (Ukrainian) with potatoes and cheese filling or saukraut filling, or similar to Wed, or lasagna with salad