Railroad Wives Depot

                                     Railroad mealprep is a serious painpoint in my house.  My husband tries to be as cost efficient as possible and loves a good leftover.  Soooo, we usually don't have a problem, as long as I keep cooking...  but when I hit a lazy streak, order out a few days (weeks) in a row, next thing I know all he's talking about is food.  "I need food for the road."  "What am I going to take to work with me?" Ughhh.  So I'm going to try my best to compile a few of our greatest hits right here (with original sources noted as well because let's face it, this is all borrowed).  I'm not going to post everything I make, but these are the leftover favorites that travel well, and honestly, it's pretty much manfood.    And while we're on the topic, it's probably a great time to mention my Railroaders' favorite ...

If you're anything like us, we have Amazon Echo devices throughout our home.  We've been working on making our home smart one room at a time, one light at a time, one TV at a time... One of my favorite ways to make Alexa work for me is in my child's room.  I'm so tired of the daily argument about bath time and bed time, and this RR mama will take all the help she can get.  She currently has a kids echo in her room which comes in very handy.  Here are a few of the things I use my Alexa devices for to help run this Railroad family's home! 1. Announcements! If you're not already using this feature, you are missing out.  My house isn't big, but I do not enjoy walking from one end of it to the other to tell my kid to come to dinner.  So I use this announcement feature to call my family to dinner! Here's how it works:  Tell Alexa - Alexa, Announce DINNER'S READY!   And she will announce it to all of the other Alexa devices on the account, includin...