"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
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> I have good days and bad days on this. On busy days I'm likely to
> grab anything and fix it and I feel guilty because 2/3 of the plate
> isn't veggies, everything is one color, it's unimaginative, etc.
> Weekend days I will probably do interesting or involved stuff.
> The other day I did Emeril's Cajun Jambalaya and it was delicious.
> http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/e...pe2/index.html
> or'
> http://tinyurl.com/5excp5
> I always keep a pretty well-stocked pantry. I'll use the contents of
> the freezer and pantry and a web search to find ideas. Cookbooks are
> for bedtime reading and marking for future planned meals. I don't
> have time or inclination to search a cookbook before dinner.
> Hang in there. My husband's reply to your question is always
> 'whatever you want to fix.' Pah! no help there.
> Janet US

Some people think I go overboard by planning my meals. And I don't always
do it. I didn't really plan this week except to use up some freezer food.
And when Angela and I were here alone, it wasn't usually necessary to plan
the meals. But now with husband home, I especially need to make sure there
is prepared food for him when we are not home. And I want to make sure that
I am not wasting things like produce. Yes, some waste is inevitable due to
various reasons. But I also don't want to be running to the store every day
for something.

I also tend to do the opposite of what you do. I always have plenty of
vegetables in the house. It's the proteins that I don't always have. I do
always have beans, nuts and cheese. I don't always have eggs and meat.

My plan now is to eat through the freezer stuff so there is nothing old in
there and then start from fresh. Aside from my eating occasional canned
turkey and some ground beef, husband will be the only meat eater.