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My problem is that I'm an "event" cook also. I can do a Thanksgiving dinner, and I love cooking chichi desserts, but I've never been one to cook simple, healthy meals on a regular basis. I'm having some trouble converting, I guess. When I try something new, it becomes a huge production. I use every pot in my kitchen, and spend all day making one meal. I tend to like mushy food / soups also, so my default is to boil everything into oblivion. I'm also thinking about taking a knife skills course. |
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I cook most of my meals from scratch. Not like to the point where I'm cooking every little things from flour and eggs, I do buy like boxed pastas, seasoning mixes, marinades, sauces, etc and put it to together however it needs to be. To save 19 trips to the grocery store every week, I always to plan out what I'm going to make everyday for the week with a couple extra meal plans in case I decide I don't want to make that particular thing. I then make a list of everything I need to make these things and take out whatever I already have. That saves a lot of time. My hubby and I like a lot of pasta and meat recipes and I get taste of home magazines in the mail every month with lots of good, simple recipes that don't take a lot of time. I spend maybe about an hour cooking every night. |
I have raised three kiddos and have cooked from scratch for 30 years...The more you do it, the more things you come up with. I shop 2-3 times a week for fresh veggies and fruit. We eat alot of chicken because its healthy, easy and lots of things to do with it. I like turkey cutlets, pork tenderloin roasts. I try to keep lean ground beef on hand for taco salads, burgers ect.. keep cooking and trying new things. At least you know what your eating! |
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I am a good cook and have always cooked most meals from scratch. I have my "go to" basic recipes that I rotate weekly, with more elaborate or new recipes for the weekends, when we normally have my sons and nephew here for dinners. I love to try new dishes and just recently made tamales for the first time, they turned out perfectly - delicious! I'm not good at planning ahead though because I'm never really certain what I will want to attempt next. I'll see something new on a Food Network show and get inspiration. So, I'll keep basics on hand with monthly shopping and normally will have a smaller trip to the grocery on Fridays for any ingredients my new dish will require. |
Another idea you might try is either once a week or once every two weeks, introduce to yourself a cuisine you don't usually eat/have; like Spanish night, or Indian, or Creole, Japanese, some of these dishes may not freeze well, but what will make extra and freeze. Introducing yourself to different cuisines will quickly stock that spice cupboard. Soups, stews, italian sauces usually freeze well, and provide a quick and easy healthy start to a dinner. Like tonight, I've put into the oven herbed vegetables to roast, I am defrosting lamb leftovers I froze two weeks ago, and have either a french stick I will defrost, or I might make some tea biscuits. I buy heritage mix of organic veges, take a large zip lock bag, add a tablespoon of olive oil, and today I added, rosemary, thyme, garlic, and a touch of ginger to the bag, then add vegs, shake well, and put in oven safe pan. Takes maybe 10 minutes to prepare but longer to cook. I also make double on sauces and freeze leftover sauce. |
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You can put ziploc bags in the oven? |
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Quiches are great too, and very versatile. Good for breakfast, lunch, or even dinner if you go the savory route. Perfect vehicle for the random leftovers too because you can pretty much throw anything in there with the eggs and cheese and it will be good. I do a crustless version (which means you spray cooking spray on the pie plate and dust with corn meal) that is not as filling as the crusty kind. |
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Well, when we are not eating some form of 'take out'; then I reckon I cook from scratch. I'm a pretty good cook; but the job and running my son kind of leave me deprived for time. I swear, it seems like no one in Columbus cooks. Everyone just eats out |
Being that I'm Greek and my husband is Greek - I cook all the time. My husband wouldn't be caught dead eating hot dogs for dinner - so I will say that 90% of the time we eat food made from scratch - and needless to say these Greek foods take a long time to prepare. |
I need a larger repitoire - I feel like I just make the SAME things over and over; roast in a crock pot; baked chicken; chicken in the crockpot; chicken casserole; tacos; some form of roasted veggies . . . . blah blah blah. Need something new and easy! |
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