5 easy dinner recipes that your whole family will love

Every Monday, our publishers simply bring you recipes (on weekdays), five quick and easy to make dinner recipes this week.

I found that the worst thing to be a trained chief and a food editor is that people rarely cook for me. They are intimidated (I asked), as if the food would not be good enough. Even when I am invited for dinner, there is generally an explanation: “I should work on my knife skills. It is generally better. I'm really sorry!” It is a curse because I like to be nourished more than I like to feed others.

I don't like writing food that closes on how cooking is love, but the truth is that when you feed people something you have done with your hands, they feel it. Once, a friend crushed eggs at Mayo and placed it on a slice of white bread. She folded it in half and I ate it in three bites. It was over 20 years ago, but I still remember the feeling.

Try to remember when you prepare your family this week. It's not always fun and games – it's a difficult job to cook every day, but knowing that you are doing sacred work helps.

Here are five friendly recipes during the week that I make for my family this week, including smart advice to help you.