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We have a similar situation, my husband and I tend to eat a hot lunch so we're fine with a smaller, cold dinner. Sandwiches, salads made with leftover grilled meats, take out, order in a pizza, etc.

I tried to begin a love affair with my crockpot, but it just didn't work out.

Background: DH and I both work out of the house - DH gets home around 4:30, I get home around 5:30 with DD in tow. Bedtime is 7pm.

We have a couple of staples that are basically ready super quick: crock pot meals, DH BBQ and store bought.

Most of my crock pot meals are ready to go when we get home - some require DH to do something 30 mins prior to serving. DH BBQs too - so he'll have the stuff ready when we get home. And lastly, Store Bought - usually a rotisserie chicken, bag of pre-chopped broccoli and simply potatoes mashed potatoes - totally easy in a pinch.

I also started making a casserole (or equivalent) every sunday so there is always "left overs" in the fridge. This is especially helpful when DD completely rejects what DH and I are eating.

PB&J, fruit, cold veggies, pasta salad, chick nuggets, sometimes takeout like pizza...we get home around 4:45 and go to park when it's nice out, then try to be home by 6:30 for dinner, bed at 8/8:30

I usually make a couple meals on weekends, like soup or a casserole that just need to be reheated. Now that it's summer, I'll prep a bunch of salad ingredients (grilled chicken chopped veggies), so all we have to do is throw it in a bowl after work. And frozen pizza saves the day some nights!

A friend of mine orders pizza to be delivered to the pool after work so her kids can go straight from day care to the pool. If it were me, I would do something similar and get Subway and eat it there...

I try to plan for leftovers those nights or something super fast. I have been known to give LO a cheese stick, some ham, a Go Go Squeezy and some fruit and she is happy. Then we have extra time to hunt down dinner for us.

@regberadaisy: Same. Once a week we make a meal which we know will produce leftovers. And on a hectic night we just warm them up!

I usually plan a crockpot meal for those nights, but if I'm unprepared or it's a last minute event then I pick up a rotisserie chicken and some pasta salad and add some fruit and call it good!