We've been so busy with school starting and me going back to work that we have eaten dinner out every night this week. I feel horrible for it, but I'm not sure how to get my act together, besides doing a crockpot that I prepare the night before. Any tips on making dinner prep easier on weeknights?

Try and set aside about 10 minutes, make a quick list of things you would like to eat for a week, go to the food store, get the goodies, come back and organize them so each day its something quick but still not fast food. :D

Do prep work the night before. Chop, measure, etc so when you ge home its like having a meal kit. If you go with the crockpot make sure its something you can get more than one meal out of like a whole chicken or roast.

I also do meal planning and meal doubling (or tripling) so that when I cook a meal on the weekends, I make a huge batch, then freeze it in 1 meal sized portions, so during the week, I can just toss something in a pan or in the oven to heat it up and it's easy, healthy, and cheap.

Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm going to give them a try. Recipe doubling sounds like a really good solution. We have a second freezer, so I could do a lot of meals like that.