On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:50:16 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>On Jun 28, 4:46*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
>> I'm going to turn over a new cooking leaf. *I'm sick of panicking at 4
>> pm and then trying to thaw something, finding out I am lacking an
>> ingredient, feeling rushed, and then resorting to going out.
>> Today I decided what to make when I woke up, pulled the needed
>> ingredients, thawed the meat -- things went smoothly and I had a more
>> relaxed day. *I won't utter a clue on how many years ago I should have
>> started this plan.
>>
>> Is this your routine or what?
>
>I live alone. I work full time and when I get home from work I
>usually don't want to cook. So I plan my weeks meals ahead of
>time. Usually I buy fresh vegetables like green beans or broccoli on
>a Saturday shopping day along with whatever meat I want to have.
>
>Sunday is my cooking day. While the laundry is washing and drying I
>cook off the meat...like grilling chicken breasts or a london broil.
>I blanch off veggies like green beans, broccoli, or asparagus. I cut
>up salad veggies and put them in a plastic tub. Sometimes I'll make
>cauliflower puree and chill it down. I have several meals
>available for quick heat up when I get home.
>
>I also make green smoothies to take for lunch with a bit of the
>protein I've cooked.
>
>Lately I've been really into grilling chicken breasts. I buy those
>humongous thick ones, slice them in half horizontally so they are off
>equal thickness and marinate them with different concotions. They
>take about 4 minutes on each side to grill and they are delicious.
>They are great all week for salads for lunch, or dinner.

You can pass for me! My favorite meals to cook when I don't feel like
cooking is a humongous vat of stewp and a gargantuan meat loaf. A
little trick is to make condensed stewps, saves freezer space, then
add back water when heating... much better to make your own than to
limit yourself to that canned crap, and canned soups cost a fortune
these days, and they are about the least healthful/nutritious meal one
can eat; fillers, salt, a few overcooked veggies, and a soupcon of
mystery meat.