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Cooking & Baking

Phentex

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23. To me the hardest part is the planning

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Sun Jan 5, 2025, 10:14 AM

Jan 5

coming up with what we want to eat and then making a list for shopping. So you can take the recipes you already have that you really enjoyed and add them in the rotation. Then figure on a couple of easy throw together meals like pasta or a crockpot recipe. Add some make ahead frozen meals for example frozen salmon pattie with a side of vegetables and rice/quinoa. Keep adding to your rotation list until you have a few months worth. Then based on your time to cook, you can pick some meals for the week and make your grocery list. Then shop or order. You might find you both don't mind cooking so much when the load is shared.

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Do you have any advice for me? [View all] mdmc Jan 4 OP

Rice and dried beans are easy to boil up and together you get protein! GreenWave Jan 4 #1

Your local library likely has a plethora of cookbooks. no_hypocrisy Jan 4 #2

Try this PJMcK Jan 4 #3

Bake some Cornbread take you 2 Boxes 2 Eggs bit of Milk Oneear Jan 4 #4

Ask your wife what ideas she has about you helping out more. Irish_Dem Jan 4 #5

Yeah she probably "does". Historic NY Jan 4 #8

thanks everyone mdmc Jan 4 #6

What about grocery shopping? Sanity Claws Jan 4 #7

And besides just helping in the kitchen as you have been doing, the shopping too will help, and the shopping will SWBTATTReg Jan 6 #28

Scrambled eggs are easy - just pay attention BoRaGard Jan 4 #9

Youtube is your friend. Watch food prep videos. There are a ton on YT, ranging from simple japple Jan 4 #10

Hobo Skillet or Hobo Casserole with hamburger is easy to cook. Emile Jan 4 #11

On the nights you cook make enough for two meals. Hope22 Jan 4 #12

Watch and take notes when she cooks. Use it as a tutorial so she can teach you best practices she uses. Nanuke Jan 4 #13

No advice but to say what a jewel of a husband you are CousinIT Jan 4 #14

actually, I'm pretty awful mdmc Jan 4 #15

Get educated IbogaProject Jan 4 #16

You are fortunate to cook for two. Cooking for one is a challenge. So here are some ideas. usonian Jan 4 #17

Nice, nice, nice!! I love the tips and I do enjoy cooking too, for the fun of it. SWBTATTReg Jan 6 #29

OH US, HOW could I have MISSED this??? elleng Tuesday #32

If you let your Wife teach you how to cook Turbineguy Jan 4 #18

I've heard it said that cooking is an art and baking is a science SheltieLover Jan 4 #19

Baking is less forgiving than cooking Retrograde Jan 4 #20

For sure! SheltieLover Jan 4 #21

Think of a category of food you like and start small. Keep it simple. chowmama Jan 4 #22

To me the hardest part is the planning Phentex Jan 5 #23

We have a set food category for each day of the week SARose Jan 5 #24

I love the internet WhiteTara Jan 5 #25

Corned beef hash and a cabbage salad is timeless. applegrove Jan 5 #26

yummy! mdmc Wednesday #33

Post removed Post removed Jan 6 #27

Be in the kitchen Marthe48 Jan 6 #30

You could try Pinterest.com Tanuki Tuesday #31

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