Forget Perfect Family Meals: Buttered Noodles And Cut-Up Hot Dogs Are The Best

Don't have time to make perfect dinners? Those aren't the ones your family will remember anyway, so forget about it.

Who these days hasn’t thrown up their hands an hour before dinnertime and said, “I give up — WHATEVER!”?

Whether it’s because of supply chain issues, cooking fatigue or just straight-up fatigue, throwing in the towel has never been more tempting. It’s made “Chopped” contestants of all of us as we blearily survey refrigerator stragglers and pantry randos, wondering what we can throw together.