Are you making time to cook for your family?

It doesn't have to be difficult. Just get the right tools, some easy recipes and get in the kitchen. Cooking for your family makes it easier to feed your kids healthy food, control food costs and make time for your family.

Not every recipe presented here will be easy. Some will take more work, others less, and feel free to tweak them to better suit your family's tastes.

What are my favorite cooking tools? Number one would have to be the Crock-Pot. What other tool lets you start cooking when you're ready, leave the house while dinner is cooking, and come back to a cooked meal?