"merryb" > wrote in message
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> I agree- I won't cook something that I know one of us hates, but you can't
> make everyone happy all the time. That would be exhausting!

Nope. It's not. Tonight I am reheating meatloaf from the freezer. It
wasn't quite thawed and I feared it would dry out so I smothered it with a
mix of gravy and mushroom sauce. Husband and I will eat that with mashed
potatoes. But I can't eat the kind he eats. His are made with milk and
butter. Angela can eat those. I have some pre-made from Costco. I will
make instant for me with Nucoa. Angela will have to choose whatever meat
substitute item that we have in the freezer. I think she has maybe 3-4
choices. We will all have either salad or green beans with that.

But even if I made the potatoes from scratch, it wouldn't be difficult. You
do have to plan though so as not to waste food and to make sure that you
have what you need.

I grew up cooking like this. It's not a big deal.

I am not as somebody else said, a short order cook. Nobody necessarily gets
what they want when they want it except sometimes me. Because I can just
fix something for myself whenever. But I do often ask for input in advance
of the shopping and/or meal planning. Sometimes they don't know what they
want and then I will choose for them.

This week is different than most because I am attempting to use up as much
freezer food as I can. I need to restock it with fresh and would like to
use up the frozen, cooked meat since Angela is no longer eating it. And
then I will come up with a new plan.

I suspect that husband will be getting a lot more meat than he was before.
I will no longer try to make casseroles that we can all eat. Will be far
easier to just do sides that we can all eat and make him the somewhat plain
meat that he likes. Chicken, steak and pork chops. That will be even more
simple still. Cook up a package or three of something each week and toss
the leftovers in the freezer. Much easier.