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Anon the younger's avatar

Are the blankets made from real faux or imitation faux?

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Brent Brookhouse's avatar

To the new dad: Pressure cookers and slow cookers are your friend right now. I never find it as rewarding to throw a bunch of stuff in a slow cooker as I do when "really" cooking. But both times I was dealing with a newborn and a wife who was recovering -- and as the family member who cooks 95% of meals -- those tools were lifesavers. Soups, shredded chicken to use in all kinds of different things, etc. I'd use those to make stuff ahead of time to eat over the next few days and when time worked out (read: the wife was rested and the baby was asleep) I'd make a "nicer meal." Also nice with the slow cooker is that you can always start it at night and it'll be done by morning and dealing with a baby is no time to worry about things like "appropriate food for breakfast." You've been up half the night, eat a bowl of chili at 6:30am.

That and roasting meat and vegetables or a pot roast. Something that is "Hey, I'm going to be in the kitchen for 5-15 minutes putting stuff in a pan/pot/pressure cooker and I'll be right back to help you out" is everything.

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