New Year's resolution: cook proper meals

One of my two New Year's resolutions this year is to cook more proper meals. Last year, our routine of having a main meal in the evening went out the window because we were out three or four evenings a week, climbing, during our usual dinner hour. We tended not to feel like eating anything substantial early before going out. Sometimes we would prepare something that could be easily reheated when we got home, but often we just had a makeshift meal when we got home - toast with hummus and tomatoes (or the kids preference: peanut butter) or weetbix with fruit and nuts. This year, I would like to make sure the kids get proper meals most evenings. I think the trick is to plan ahead. If it gets to evening before Geoff or I think about what to do for dinner, chances are it won't be much. So my goal is to decide in the morning, or possibly after dinner the evening before, what to cook for dinner. And to do some of the preparation early in the day especially on those evenings when dinner has to be put together quickly when we get home late in the evening after climbing.