What's for supper?

Krystal Shay said:
I'm not sure yet. I still have a few slices of meatloaf left in the freezer; maybe meatloaf sandwiches.
It's been awhile, since I have cooked anything. I kind of liked not having to think about what to fix every day.
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When I was going to night classes, I got in the habit of cooking and freezing my meals for the coming week. It was out of necessity. For a variety of reasons, I kept the habit of batch-cooking and freezing portions in vacuum bags. I'll rarely make a single-serving meal unless it's a steak or something like that...but even then I'll often do a large one so I can freeze. leftovers. Of course, I also have raw meats frozen in vacuum bags.

Even in my retirement years I do it because I don't have to make a dinner decision early in the day. I can decide what I feel like in the moment and have it on the table quickly. Everything (including raw meats) defrosts quickly by putting the vacuum bag in a large bowl of water. I even do this with sides. I have servings of white rice, Spanish Rice, Curry Rice, fried potatoes, scalloped potatoes, etc in the freezer, as a result of cooking large quantities when I'm making a side dish. Heck, I prep a week's worth of salad greens and keep them in a large 1 gallon vacuum canister and have onions, carrots etc prepped in Tupperware containers so at dinner time I just assemble.
 
John Brunner said:
When I was going to night classes, I got in the habit of cooking and freezing my meals for the coming week. It was out of necessity. For a variety of reasons, I kept the habit of batch-cooking and freezing portions in vacuum bags. I'll rarely make a single-serving meal unless it's a steak or something like that...but even then I'll often do a large one so I can freeze. leftovers. Of course, I also have raw meats frozen in vacuum bags.

Even in my retirement years I do it because I don't have to make a dinner decision early in the day. I can decide what I feel like in the moment and have it on the table quickly. Everything (including raw meats) defrosts quickly by putting the vacuum bag in a large bowl of water. I even do this with sides. I have servings of white rice, Spanish Rice, Curry Rice, fried potatoes, scalloped potatoes, etc in the freezer, as a result of cooking large quantities when I'm making a side dish. Heck, I prep a week's worth of salad greens and keep them in a large 1 gallon vacuum canister and have onions, carrots etc prepped in Tupperware containers so at dinner time I just assemble.
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I generally have a few easy prep meals in the freezer. Years ago, I did prep meals all the time. I just don’t make as much of it now as I use too because it still requires planning, shopping, cooking, properly wrapping, and cleanup. I’m getting old and tired, and I just don’t wanna. :D I still take spells where I will cook up a storm, than the storm passes. I use to make a variety of types and sizes of pizzas, chicken pot pies, hamburgers, quesadillas, meatballs, sauces, BBQ Pork, and the list goes on and on. I also usually always have homemade bread of some kind in the freezer.
 
Krystal Shay said:
I generally have a few easy prep meals in the freezer. Years ago, I did prep meals all the time. I just don’t make as much of it now as I use too because it still requires planning, shopping, cooking, properly wrapping, and cleanup. I’m getting old and tired, and I just don’t wanna. :D I still take spells where I will cook up a storm, than the storm passes. I use to make a variety of types and sizes of pizzas, chicken pot pies, hamburgers, quesadillas, meatballs, sauces, BBQ Pork, and the list goes on and on. I also usually always have homemade bread of some kind in the freezer.
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Same. Plus I look at what's in the freezer and don't want any of it. Last weekend I filled a huge cooler with meat from the upright freezer in our garage and sent it home with my son. All my meat hoarding from sales was getting ridiculous for just the 2 of us.
 
Chopped up some fried chicken, a spare rib and a hard boiled egg. Threw it on a big salad. Made honey mustard dressing. Heated up a biscuit. Then had a Dreamsicle.
 
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