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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?

Sometimes. Sometimes I have an idea of something I was to get out of
the freezer and may thaw it (as early as the evening before) without an
end result in mind. I usually have some idea of what lurks in the
fridge -- we eat leftovers a lot.
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Barb,
http://web.me.com/barbschaller September 5, 2011