Problem
The problem is that the family wants to have everyone cook at least once a week and that the meals are spread evenly among their strengths and weaknesses. The meal plan should be able to fluidly spread among their weekly activities. The family wants to know who, when, and what dinner will be cooked.
Solution
| Days | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| Who will cook | Teen 2 | Teen 1 | Parent A | Parent B | Parent A |
| What recipe will they cook | Black Bean Tacos | Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas | Beef and Spinach Lasagna | Chickpea Cauliflower Curry | Ginger-glazed salmon |
| What portion of the recipe | Full recipe | Full Recipe | Quarter recipe | Half Recipe | 3/4 recipe |
| What time dinner will be ready | Start at 5:45pm. Be ready by 6:00pm. | Start at 4:45pm. Be ready by 5:45 pm. | Start at 4:55 pm. Be ready by 6:15 pm. | Start at 5:45 pm. Be ready by 6:15 pm. | Start at 5:55 pm. Be ready by 6:15 pm. |
Our one new recipe:
Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas Ingredients
1 red pepper, cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick slices
1 orange pepper, cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick slices
1 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) thick slices
3 tbsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 lb. chicken breasts, cut into strips
12 corn tortillas (6-inch/15 cm), warmed
1 cup guacamole
1/2 cup cilantro leaves
1 cilantro leaves
Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas Recipe
Step 1:
Preheat air fryer to 375°F (190°C). In large bowl, combine red and orange bell peppers, red onion, vegetable oil, chili powder, salt and pepper until well coated; add chicken, stirring to coat well
Step 2:
In batches, arrange chicken mixture in air fry tray; cook for 15 to 18 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
Step 3:
Serve chicken mixture with warmed tortillas, guacamole, cilantro and lime wedges
Justification
Monday: I choose teen 2 to cook because he has no after school activates and teen 1 is available in case teen 2 needs help. The recipe we chose for him to cook is Black Bean Tacos because the recipe is quite simple and does not involve an oven. Dinner is going to be ready at 6:00pm so that gives parent B half an hour from when they get home to dinner being ready and an hour from when dinner is ready until they go to their fitness class.
Tuesday: I choose teen 1 to cook because she has no after school activates. The recipe we chose for her to cook is Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas. Dinner is going to be ready at 5:45pm so that gives teen 2 45 minutes from when dinner is ready until they go to their soccer practice.
Wednesday: I choose parent A to cook because between parent A and parent B, parent A gets home earlier. The recipe we chose for them to cook is Beef and Spinach Lasagna because it takes longer, but no one has after dinner activities. Dinner is going to be ready at 6:15pm so that gives parent A 25 min from when they get home until they have to start to cook dinner.
Thursday: I choose parent B to cook dinner because they get home at 5:50pm and have no other activates. The recipe we chose for them to cook is Chickpea Cauliflower Curry because they get home from work later than everyone else so they cook a recipe that takes a shorter amount of time. Dinner is going to be ready at 6:15pm so that gives parent B 20 min from when they get home until they have to start to cook dinner.
Friday: I choose parent A to cook because other than teen 2, they get home the earliest, at 4:30pm, and have no other activities. The recipe we chose for them to cook is Ginger-Glazed Salmon. Dinner is going to be ready at 6:15pm so that is the same time as Wednesday and Thursday.
References
https://www.chicken.ca/recipes/air-fryer-chicken-fajitas/
Collaboration Reflection
We shared information with each other by using a Word document that was shared with everyone in our group. All our group members had shared a document in Word before so it was not new for any of us. We distributed the tasks such that each person in our group chose a person in the family and planned the solution in the table. One person in our group was done first so they found the recipe. We all had an equal amount of work except one person did two days. I completed Wednesday and Friday on the table, wrote my justification, and helped distribute tasks to other group members.