Meal planning and cooking isn't as easy as falling off a log for everyone...and at our age, if you've been doing it all your life, you deserve a break
here's a suggestion: We've been making a weekly menu and posting it on the frig since March 2020 when we were all basically in 'lock down'
I found that this was a practical way to blend in days when I'm cooking vs, days when I'm reheating vs. days when we'll have something really easy for dinner like soup and a sandwich. It also really helps when it comes to making out the shopping list
Yes, once in awhile we'll have a BLT for dinner, or pancakes, or I'll throw some store bought tortellini in a pot of chicken broth ....nothing wrong with that....supper doesn't always have to be mashed potatoes and a big roast.
We tend to shy away from take out...as it's often soggy by the time we get home (and reheating doesn't fix soggy)
Cooking continuously day after day gets tiring...let alone the meal planning
my wife has advanced ALZ and is now in active cancer treatment...so she's no longer in the kitchen...and because of the chemo treatments, we're basically in lock down again, as her immune system is all messed up
what I try to do is cook as if the kids are still at home, so we end up with left overs, which I'll freeze
Labor Day when everyone else was cooking burgers and dogs on the grille, I roasted a turkey....lots of meals coming out of this
....and I made turkey soup
some days it is a true gift to just have a bowl of soup and a sandwich...especially after a long day of chemo treatments
I picked up a small freezer for the garage which helps
I've always enjoyed cooking and it was something that my wife and I did together....but it's still a chore doing the cooking, the dishes and the planning
I hope this gives you a few ideas
hang in there
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