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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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wellington womble
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I'm with Jonnyboy and Tahir - I enjoy cooking and use it as winding down, but there are days when I can't be bothered or himself has eated whatever it was I was planning for dinner for lunch, so I raid the freezer. I batch bake (but only for me, so it lasts months!) and when I cook things like chilli or spag bol (that I make in vats) then I freeze it. I also always make double of things that I consider a lot of bother, but worth the effort - like meatballs, fish cakes or souffles. I make enormous vats of soup as well, and freeze for lunches. I like things that turn into something else too - spag bol into lasagne and stew into pie. Cooking twice would seriously get on my nerves, as I don't consider myself off duty until after dinner. I often prepare veggies and things early so I feel that dinner is organised and I can chill out for a bit. I'd be in the reheating camp! In the days before I discovered food, I'd have sent the boys for school dinners so they could just have toast or sarnies for tea, but I wouldn't do it now - we'll have to start a new thread of reheatable foods!
Julie, have you tried cooking very (very) mild chilli and the like for the boys and then spicing it up when tim gets home - could work to your advantage having two sittings then! |
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Mrs Fiddlesticks
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