Jun-2005

AmericanLife TV Network Launches “Fixing Dinner”
Cooking Ideas that Restore the Family Dinner for Families On The Go
The AmericanLife TV Network launches “Fixing Dinner,” hosted by leading meal planning expert Sandi Richard on Friday, July 1, 2005 at 2:00 and 6:30 PM ET, and airs regularly every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2:00 and 6:30 PM ET. In each half-hour episode of the 13-part series Richard helps a family develop new approaches to meal preparation that saves times, money and a lot of tension – and most importantly, gets the whole family to the dinner table.

Each “Fixing Dinner” episode features a typical family juggling priorities – jobs, long commutes, school, running errands, getting the kids to after-school activities and the like – and they’re all looking for ways to make dinner a fun family activity. Of course, the meals have to be nutritious and delicious and can’t take a long time to prepare. While the dining solutions in each show are tailored to the individual family, the underlying goals – bring the family together for dinner and make the meals fun and tasty – remain the same, and can be utilized by virtually any family.

Richard takes an entertaining approach in assessing the family’s meal needs, determining what is and is not working, helping to organize the family kitchen, working with budgets and picky eaters, and figuring out short cuts that don’t compromise the meal.

Host Sandi Richard is the mother of seven children and resides with her family in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. When eating started to become the enemy in her family, she took to finding solutions which resulted in the hobby of meal planning. That was 19 years ago and she has never looked back. Her recipes, menu plans and theories have been tested with real families over a 5 year period.