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Stuck on what's for dinner tonight? Tomorrow night? The next however long? The landscape of food preparation at home has completely changed as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, and many families are working hard to stay creative — we're here to help.

In the past 30 days, searches for freezer meal prep have increased 130%, searches for the best non-perishable foods have increased 50%, and interest in easy baked chicken recipes is up 50% in Google Trends — not to mention people are also searching for information about how to make their food last even longer. Search interest around freezing bread is up 550%, and queries about how long the average carton of eggs will last are up 50%, just to name a few trending terms.



Whether you're cooking from whatever's in your pantry and freezer, or what's left on market shelves, our goal is to bring everyone to the table. Thanks to Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen experts and our editors diligently researching the answers to your most pressing questions, our curated guide can help you navigate your kitchen during these unprecedented times.

Read on for ingenious ingredient substitutions, make-ahead meals to feed big families, easy recipes to make when your kids just won't eat anything, and essential how-tos, like how to properly freeze and defrost meat or soak that big bag of beans you have sitting on the shelf.