Wow! Thanks you guys.. I am still taking notes here!
My mouth is watering for the spanish rice one..
I am just so clueless.. and I absolutely HATE having to try to follow along
a written recipe while cooking. I very much want to get to the point where I
can whip up a meal without having to stop and friggin read a sheet of paper,
or a book, etc. Ugh.. very frustrating for me. So.. I'm going to listen to
all you good cooks, and keep repeating those recipes of yours that sound
like something we'd like.. until I get it down pat.
Keep 'em coming, gang.. I need all the help I can get!
lucy

"Debra Fritz" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 04:26:53 GMT, "Lucy" > wrote:
>
>>Okay, gang.. this is in regards to the thread "The demise of cooking as we
>>know it?"
>>I am requesting that all the nice folks who DO cook from scratch, even
>>after
>>working all day, kindly post some of your favorite weeknight recipes..
>>that
>>you cook from scratch, of course. Why? So that newbies like myself can
>>learn
>>from you.. rather than hear how superior you all are
>>What do you say, guys.. put your keyboard where your mouth is?
>>lucy
>>(Tone is impossible to read on here.. I'm not being sarcastic, just
>>sincerely wanting to learn something besides how great everyone here
>>cooks)
>>lucy
>>
>
> Cooking from scratch doesn't just mean cooking an entire meal from
> scratch every night. It also means thinking ahead a little.
>
> I made a meat loaf 3 weeks ago...the next day I took the leftovers and
> sliced them into one portion servings...and put them in the freezer.
> Tonight, I took out two portions, defrosted it....fixed mashed
> potatoes and green beans...and we had dinner from scratch in about 30
> minutes.
>
> Tomorrow night, some of the great beef vegetable soup I made a few
> weeks ago is coming out of the freezer...I'll pick up a loaf of good
> french bread...and dinner will again take about 30 minutes.
>
> Same goes for spaghetti sauce, chili, stew, etc. Cooking a larger
> quantity and having some of it handy in the freezer allows for more
> "scratch" meals without having to spend hours in the kitchen during
> the work week.
>
> Debra