Meals

sapc2 · 2021-05-24T03:06:30+00:00

No one mentioned it, so I will. Hello Fresh or some similar service! I just got my first box, and it seems so neat; I can't wait to cook tomorrow! You choose your meals at the beginning of the week, they deliver everything to your house, and then you throw it all together when you're ready to cook. Takes all the work out of planning and shopping.

santarosa2020 · 2021-05-23T21:22:28+00:00

The key is to use the freezer to do partial meal preps once a week. Usually on one day a week my mother in law comes over to spend time with the children and I do some prep work for the week ahead. Cooking beef/chicken and freezing it into meal sized portions makes mealtime during the week easier. This also saves money because you can buy the bigger pieces of meat. Chicken stock can also be frozen.

At least once a week I make a meal that can be eaten that night, but also have at least 2 family sized portions to be put into the freezer. I label this with an expiration date and I keep a list on the refrigerator to remind me of what I have frozen.

My husband bought a bigger chest freezer for us before the pandemic started. This helps give me lots of freezer space. It doesn't use very much electricity compared to the refrigerator/freezer in the kitchen.

To make things easier in the kitchen, we only keep items that are useful for cooking in there. We have containers for commonly used items, like rice, flour, noodles, etc. If we buy in bulk, we store items in the garage in carefully sealed containers. This helps free up space in the kitchen. We also store uncommonly used cooking items in the garage (like Christmas cookie cutters, waffle iron, etc.). Appliances (food processor, rice cooker, etc.) each have a shelf in the kitchen and are not stored on the counter. We keep the kitchen counter free of clutter so it can be more easily clean and used for cooking activities.

Once a week, the children make dinner. This is a simple meal and they get to choose what is made (within reason). They put the items for this meal on the grocery list, prepare the meal, and do clean up afterwards. As the children get older, we might have them do 2 meals a week so that they can each do more of the cooking individually, but for now working as a team works best. At first this required a lot of supervision and help with cooking skills, but now the children are able to do this mostly on their own.

Having a set time for dinner can also be helpful. That way it sets expectations that everyone will sit down at the table. Even a simple meal of rice and beans can be wonderful if it's enjoyed together as a family.

Lightandlush · 2021-05-23T21:25:45+00:00

The easiest meals for me involve choosing 3 things 1. meat 2. carb/starch 3. vegetable

Examples:

rotisserie chicken, baked sweet potatoes, sautéed green beans
premartinated chicken breast purchased from the store (that you bake in oven), roasted carrots in oven, baked potatoes
baked salmon, cornbread (from a mix), roasted broccoli
pasta with meat sauce and Baked tomatoes topped with Stoufferes spinach soufflé's and parmesan
steak strips (marinated with brown sugar, soy sauce, ginger, garlic), rice, sautéed peppers

etc etc etc

Classic_Touch · 2021-05-24T17:25:37+00:00

Could get a insta-pot.

Title	Meals
Author	anothergoodbook
Upvotes	11
Comments	9
Date	May 23, 2021 8:40 PM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/RedPillWives
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/RedPillWives/comments/njgotq/meals/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/RedPillWives/meals.756500 https://theredarchive.com/post/756500

Comments