Comments on: What’s for Dinner? http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/ Mon, 21 May 2012 19:06:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Shana http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-22062 Shana Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:57:39 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/#comment-22062 Thanks for the links to allrecipes.com. I'm going to check it out. We could use some variety. I've been at the Romantic Times convention all day to today, and YSF was nice enough to cook dinner tonight. I bet tomorrow it's my turn. Thanks for the links to allrecipes.com. I’m going to check it out. We could use some variety. I’ve been at the Romantic Times convention all day to today, and YSF was nice enough to cook dinner tonight. I bet tomorrow it’s my turn.

]]> By: Margo Maguire http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-22057 Margo Maguire Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:03:23 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/#comment-22057 Hmmm... I wish I could help you with vegetarian dishes. It would be a real challenge for me to learn to cook healthy, vegetarian meals. If we were vegetarians, my family might see a complete protein once a week ... I actually don't really like meat. But darned if I know how to get enough protein into everyone without it! Hmmm… I wish I could help you with vegetarian dishes. It would be a real challenge for me to learn to cook healthy, vegetarian meals. If we were vegetarians, my family might see a complete protein once a week …

I actually don’t really like meat. But darned if I know how to get enough protein into everyone without it!

]]> By: catslady http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-22051 catslady Thu, 26 Apr 2007 18:54:52 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/#comment-22051 I've been cooking for 38 years and it does get to you after a while. I used to be a pretty good cook. When I worked and it was just the two of us I would cook all kinds of meals. Then the kids came and you definitely start changing the menu. Now I'm back to two again but just don't have that urge to experiment much any more. I never know my husband's schedule and after spending time cooking a nice meal and no one around to eat it and he's not thrilled with leftovers we now end up doing a lot of take out or simple meals lol. I’ve been cooking for 38 years and it does get to you after a while. I used to be a pretty good cook. When I worked and it was just the two of us I would cook all kinds of meals. Then the kids came and you definitely start changing the menu. Now I’m back to two again but just don’t have that urge to experiment much any more. I never know my husband’s schedule and after spending time cooking a nice meal and no one around to eat it and he’s not thrilled with leftovers we now end up doing a lot of take out or simple meals lol.

]]> By: ladydawgfan http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-22047 ladydawgfan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:41:06 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/#comment-22047 LOL, Robyn. Two great minds with but a single thought. You posted the same site for Shana that I did!!! BTW, look for the California Grilled Veggie Sandwich recipe. You WON'T be sorry!!! LOL, Robyn. Two great minds with but a single thought. You posted the same site for Shana that I did!!!

BTW, look for the California Grilled Veggie Sandwich recipe. You WON’T be sorry!!!

]]> By: Kristol http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-22046 Kristol Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:39:39 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/#comment-22046 I also love allrecipes.com, 99% of my recipes come from there. I also love allrecipes.com, 99% of my recipes come from there.

]]> By: Kristol http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-22045 Kristol Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:37:42 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/#comment-22045 I hate trying to plan meals. The only night that I don't cook is Friday Night which in our house is pizza night. I ask my hubby and kids for ideas on what we will fix, and I get the same responses everytime. Hubby suggests lasagna, meatloaf or baked ziti, oldest son wants spagetti, youngest son wants chili dogs, and my 2 daughters want salads. Every weeks we have at least 1-2 of these, I'm sick of it!!! I try new recipes and some work for our family and some don't. In the fall and spring we have baseball along with my girls year round dance, so on those nights we tend to have prepackaged skillet meals or crock-pot meals. I do have 2 picky eaters that fight with me about eating something because it's gross. My hubby usually loves the things the kids hate and he hates the things they love. I can't usually make everyone happy on the same night. As for grocery shopping I go every Monday morning and get my weeks worth, somtimes I may need to go back for extra stuff we run out of though. I hate trying to plan meals. The only night that I don’t cook is Friday Night which in our house is pizza night. I ask my hubby and kids for ideas on what we will fix, and I get the same responses everytime. Hubby suggests lasagna, meatloaf or baked ziti, oldest son wants spagetti, youngest son wants chili dogs, and my 2 daughters want salads. Every weeks we have at least 1-2 of these, I’m sick of it!!! I try new recipes and some work for our family and some don’t. In the fall and spring we have baseball along with my girls year round dance, so on those nights we tend to have prepackaged skillet meals or crock-pot meals. I do have 2 picky eaters that fight with me about eating something because it’s gross. My hubby usually loves the things the kids hate and he hates the things they love. I can’t usually make everyone happy on the same night. As for grocery shopping I go every Monday morning and get my weeks worth, somtimes I may need to go back for extra stuff we run out of though.

]]> By: ladydawgfan http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-22044 ladydawgfan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:36:26 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/#comment-22044 I am one of five kids in the family and we weren't allowed to be picky eaters. My mother said quite clearly that we had two choices for dinner, Take It or Leave It. If we chose Leave It, we didn't get anything else to eat the rest of the night. Sounds rough, but IMHO, pickyness, other than Shana's aversion to meat, is usually about power and not the food in question. My mother's favorite saying: "This is not a cafeteria and I am not a short order chef. Sit down and eat!" Her attitude cured the picky eater tendency pretty durned quickly!! As to recipes, we have a variety that are used, including some meatless ones for Fridays during Lent. I am also lactose intolerant, so many are also dairy-free. We like to try new recipes every once in a while, and occasionally find a new favorite to add to the list. Another way to spice things up (and use up leftovers) is to make Mulligan Stew, AKA Refridgerator Stew. Add spices and noodles or rice and a purchased unexpected vegetable, and you end up with something different every time. BTW, Shana, AllRecipes.com has some wonderful vegetarian recipes, including pizza and burritos. The link is here: http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Vegetarian/Main-Dish/ViewAll.aspx I am one of five kids in the family and we weren’t allowed to be picky eaters. My mother said quite clearly that we had two choices for dinner, Take It or Leave It. If we chose Leave It, we didn’t get anything else to eat the rest of the night. Sounds rough, but IMHO, pickyness, other than Shana’s aversion to meat, is usually about power and not the food in question. My mother’s favorite saying: “This is not a cafeteria and I am not a short order chef. Sit down and eat!” Her attitude cured the picky eater tendency pretty durned quickly!!

As to recipes, we have a variety that are used, including some meatless ones for Fridays during Lent. I am also lactose intolerant, so many are also dairy-free. We like to try new recipes every once in a while, and occasionally find a new favorite to add to the list. Another way to spice things up (and use up leftovers) is to make Mulligan Stew, AKA Refridgerator Stew. Add spices and noodles or rice and a purchased unexpected vegetable, and you end up with something different every time.

BTW, Shana, AllRecipes.com has some wonderful vegetarian recipes, including pizza and burritos. The link is here: http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Vegetarian/Main-Dish/ViewAll.aspx

]]> By: RobynDeHart http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-22042 RobynDeHart Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:19:35 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/#comment-22042 Would you believe I almost blogged on something similar today? :) I have mastered the art of cooking for 2 and cooking fast. I don't do a lot of vegetarian cooking though, but we have done hummus and taboula on occasion. I have a master list of my regular dishes with sides and I make out my menus and grocery shop from that. I like to try new recipes often and use allrecipes.com for that becuase you can search for ingredients. And I watch the Food network a lot and get ideas from there. Try this for some new recipes, Shane. http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Vegetarian/Main.aspx Would you believe I almost blogged on something similar today? :) I have mastered the art of cooking for 2 and cooking fast. I don’t do a lot of vegetarian cooking though, but we have done hummus and taboula on occasion. I have a master list of my regular dishes with sides and I make out my menus and grocery shop from that. I like to try new recipes often and use allrecipes.com for that becuase you can search for ingredients. And I watch the Food network a lot and get ideas from there. Try this for some new recipes, Shane. http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Everyday-Cooking/Vegetarian/Main.aspx

]]> By: Shirley Karr http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/comment-page-1/#comment-22039 Shirley Karr Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:51:57 +0000 http://jauntyquills.com/2007/04/26/what%e2%80%99s-for-dinner/#comment-22039 We struggle with this too, Shana. Especially with just two of us, it's oftern cheaper to hit the drive-thru on the way home than prepare a meal. I went to a kitchen management workshop last weekend and learned most families have an average repertoire of 10 recipes/meal plans they use 80% of the time. (I had trouble listing our 10 without including Taco Bell/Time and Papa Murphy's Pizza.) The teacher's advice was to sit down as a family and come up with your 10, and shop to stock the freezer/pantry accordingly. We struggle with this too, Shana. Especially with just two of us, it’s oftern cheaper to hit the drive-thru on the way home than prepare a meal.

I went to a kitchen management workshop last weekend and learned most families have an average repertoire of 10 recipes/meal plans they use 80% of the time. (I had trouble listing our 10 without including Taco Bell/Time and Papa Murphy’s Pizza.) The teacher’s advice was to sit down as a family and come up with your 10, and shop to stock the freezer/pantry accordingly.

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