‘Hey, what’s for dinner?’ is right up there with “Have you seen the Visa bill?” as one of my least favorite questions.  And even after many years of being the person responsible for dinner, those four simple words still get my adrenaline surging as typically it’s nearly five o’clock, and I have not a single dinner idea. During the busy fall season, it’s easy to fall into what we can the “dinner rut”. You know you’re in one if you’ve eaten pasta and hamburgers all week (except for the nights you’ve ordered take-out). That’s why I’m a huge fan of Real Simple’s Dinner Tonight: Done!: 189 quick and delicious recipes by the Editors of RealSimple Magazine .  The recipes are inspiring –from crispy Turkey cutlets to spiced beef empanadas–making it easy to get excited about dinner again. Though the recipes do take a little foreward thinking in terms of ingredients, they don’t take long to prepare or cook. And these recipes definitely break up the rut– they suggest adding gouda to your cheese burgers or chutney to the grilled cheese. I can’t promise you’ll always have the answer to the “what’s for dinner question” but it might give you a leg up.