"Pete C." > wrote in message
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> Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2014-02-07 10:15 AM, ImStillMags wrote:
>> > I love seeing what everyone cooks and posts here, but most of you must
>> > be retired with the meals I see posted on a daily basis. Working full
>> > time puts a crimp in my creative cooking cause I'm usually too pooped
>> > to mess with a lot of prep or complicated dishes when I get home.
>> >
>> > I do most of my cooking on the weekends and then have that through the
>> > week.
>> > One of these days......maybe I'll be able to retire, but not yet.
>> >
>> I did a lot more cooking and a lot more experimentation when I was
>> working than I have been since I retired. I never had a lot of sympathy
>> for people who ate a lot of of prepared foods and crap because they
>> didn't have time. It does not take that look to prep and cook pare a
>> good meal. There are lots of things that can be cooked quickly, and if
>> it is something that takes a while to bake or roast you can find
>> something to do while it is cooking. Some people need to tear
>> themselves away from television to reclaim some time.
>
> People who are "too tired to cook" and thus eat prepared junk food are
> tired *because* they eat prepared junk food. Stop eating crap and you'll
> have the energy to cook real food. Also get rid of the TV, it is a truly
> incredible time waster.

It's not even necessary to cook to eat good foods. When I worked, I would
often stay up late and cook things to be eaten later in the week. Pancakes
or muffins for the freezer. I sometimes made things like ravioli,
croquettes or pot stickers for the freezer. Sometimes I just make a quick
pot of soup or chili. Once I got a Crock-pot, I used that a lot.

But often I just had a good big salad. I used all sorts of greens, onions,
tomatoes, perhaps some carrots, celery, cauliflower, chunks of cheese or
hard boiled egg, and kidney or garbanzo beans. I might make tuna, chicken
or egg salad or even use cottage cheese and make a stuffed tomato.
Sometimes I had a bean tostada. I usually used canned beans. Yes, the
beans needed to be heated. But it makes for a super quick meal.

My TV is almost always on. But I am rarely watching it. I like the
background noise.