On 28/06/2012 7:46 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> I'm going to turn over a new cooking leaf. I'm sick of panicking at 4
> pm and then trying to thaw something, finding out I am lacking an
> ingredient, feeling rushed, and then resorting to going out.
> Today I decided what to make when I woke up, pulled the needed
> ingredients, thawed the meat -- things went smoothly and I had a more
> relaxed day. I won't utter a clue on how many years ago I should have
> started this plan.
>
> Is this your routine or what?

My wife usually remembers to take some meat out of the freezer. As
supper time approaches we think about what to do with it. It will depend
on what fresh vegetables we have on hand. If there are no fresh
vegetables we switch to plan B and look at frozen vegetables.