Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
certain days during the week?
e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
and so on...

What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
time)...

Just curious.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

In article >,
Chatty Cathy > wrote:

> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...
>
> Just curious.

Well, we do have some standard family favorites, but they don't appear
on specific days of the week - like the Simpson's porkchops on Thursdays
:-)

We do always have something that holds well on Tuesdays - be it a
casserole or soup or stew type thing because we end up eating at
different times on that night so dinner needs to be tasty re-heated.

Weekends are generally fancier meals - we might make homemade rolls or
other things that take too long for a weeknight meal.

marcella

Chatty Cathy wrote:
>
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...
>
> Just curious.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

I fondly recall Sunday morning breakfasts at my grandmother's house.
The menu was always the same: bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, her
home-made waffles, syrup, molasses, and coffee. I've probably forgotten
something, because it's been a couple of decades since my last special
Sunday morning breakfast with my grandmother.

Sky

On Mar 29, 10:39�am, Skyhooks > wrote:
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>
> > Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> > certain days during the week?
> > e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> > and so on...
>
> > What about weekends? *(I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> > time)...
>
> > Just curious.
>
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Chatty Cathy
>
> I fondly recall Sunday morning breakfasts at my grandmother's house.
> The menu was always the same: *bacon, sausage, scrambled eggs, her
> home-made waffles, syrup, molasses, and coffee. *I've probably forgotten
> something, because it's been a couple of decades since my last special
> Sunday morning breakfast with my grandmother.
>
> Sky

Sunday after Church was always the same growing up in the 50's. Pork
chops, biscuits with cream gravy, scrambled eggs and fried potatoes
with onions. That was the only meal that was served on a certain day.
I don't know how my Mother and Grandmother planned meals. I cook
depending on what I feel like, what is in the freezer, what is on
sale, etc. Tonight I am not going to cook because I am too tired. Good
thing I have foods that I cook and freeze for days like this.
Vickie

Chatty Cathy said...

> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...
>
> Just curious.


Shouldn't this be in the form of a survey? <VBG>


I always keep my favorite foods in stock but rotate so I don't tire of
anything. Never narrowed it down to days of the week, though. I just make
sure I eat a big breakfast.

Andy

Andy wrote:

>
>
> Shouldn't this be in the form of a survey? <VBG>

LOL. I am all "surveyed-out" at the moment
>
>
> I always keep my favorite foods in stock but rotate so I don't tire of
> anything. Never narrowed it down to days of the week, though. I just make
> sure I eat a big breakfast.

My Mom was a stickler for the "this on Monday", "that on Tuesday" thing
- and I was thinking about that today, that's why I asked... but I have
trained myself out of that - got really boring However, on week-days
I tend to make the "guaranteed not to flop" stuff. Weekends I get more
adventurous and try out new recipes (like the gumbo - LOL).
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

Chatty Cathy said...

> Weekends I get more
> adventurous and try out new recipes (like the gumbo - LOL).
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy


Cathy,

I just about burned out my taste buds with that jumbo pot o' mumbo gumbo
after dinner, breakfast, lunch and another dinner of the stuff. I should've
frozen more sooner!!!

Sure gave my sinuses a run for their money. <VBG>

You have any left??


I think I should revert to more frequent cookbook experiments during the
weekdays and then barge in on friends in South Africa during the weekends!

I'll bring the wine!

Andy

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> Andy wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> I always keep my favorite foods in stock but rotate so I don't tire
>> of anything. Never narrowed it down to days of the week, though. I
>> just make sure I eat a big breakfast.
>
> My Mom was a stickler for the "this on Monday", "that on Tuesday"
> thing - and I was thinking about that today, that's why I asked...

My (Scottish) grandmother (not the German one) did that, too. They were in
their 70's, retired and living on a budget. I guess it was just easier to
budget the shopping and do meal planning that way. There was only one small
grocery store in the tiny town where they lived.

When my mom, Scott and I had to briefly live with them while my dad finished
his duty assignment in Bangkok and Paul graduated from high school, Mom
contributed to their food budget for us. But it was still the same thing
every Monday, every Tuesday... Grandma did make savoury scones once in a
while on Sunday for breakfast.

Jill

On Mar 29, 12:09 pm, Chatty Cathy > wrote:
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...
>
> Just curious.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

My Mom did. I have a few recipes that I recycle, largely so that we
have peace at the dinner table. Broiled fish, pasta, tofu stirfry.
We're out 2-3 nights a week so it's hard to have a guaranteed set of
menus, since who knows when the leftovers will get eaten.

maxine in ri

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...
>
> Just curious.

I don't have any old stand-by recipes, nor do I plan ahead. I go with
whatever we have in the fridge - which is usually slim. Right now I'm
eating a bowl of corn. Since TFM® likes meat and I can only eat fish &
veggies, that's all we do. He brings home what he feels like eating that
night and I defrost a fillet - again. He's also completely back on the
anti-carb thing, so we can't do meals together. This weekend, though, I'm
thinking about making wontons for myself. He'll be home to take me to the
store to get the ingredients. Yeah, shrimp wontons. That sounds good.
Thanks for getting my wheels turning, Cathy!

kili

Being ex-pat Brits, if we have Roast Beef + Trimmings then it will
always be on a Sunday. Just doesn't feel right on any other day.

Steve

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...
>
> Just curious.
>

I can tell you one food we never had on Fridays. Tuna casserole. The family
joke was that when DH came home I offered him a choice of going out or
staying home and having a (mythical) tuna casserole. I never made one in my
life.

Felice

On Mar 29, 10:51 am, "Felice Friese" > wrote:
> I can tell you one food we never had on Fridays. Tuna casserole. The family
> joke was that when DH came home I offered him a choice of going out or
> staying home and having a (mythical) tuna casserole. I never made one in my
> life.
>
> Felice

I hated tuna casserole as a kid. The past year or so, I've made an
effort to try some things again, just to see if my opinions about them
have changed. So I made a tuna casserole about a month ago (my first
time) and will never make it again! It was as bad as I remembered!

Felice Friese wrote:
> I can tell you one food we never had on Fridays. Tuna casserole. The
> family joke was that when DH came home I offered him a choice of
> going out or staying home and having a (mythical) tuna casserole. I
> never made one in my life.
>
> Felice

I've never made one, either, Felice. :~) Eaten plenty as a kid, though.
Gosh, bad food reminder! LOL!

kili

kilikini wrote:
> Felice Friese wrote:
>> I can tell you one food we never had on Fridays. Tuna casserole. The
>> family joke was that when DH came home I offered him a choice of
>> going out or staying home and having a (mythical) tuna casserole. I
>> never made one in my life.
>>
>> Felice
>
> I've never made one, either, Felice. :~) Eaten plenty as a kid, though.
> Gosh, bad food reminder! LOL!

We *love* tuna casserole around here. With peas and onions and
cheese and cream sauce, yum.

Serene

On Mar 29, 1:51?pm, "Felice Friese" > wrote:
> I can tell you one food we never had on Fridays. Tuna casserole. The family
> joke was that when DH came home I offered him a choice of going out or
> staying home and having a (mythical) tuna casserole. I never made one in my
> life.
>
> Felice

I loved tuna noodle casserole as a kid, still do. Of course my mom
never put peas or any other vegetables in hers. Hers was noodles,
tuna, and cream of mushroom soup. For variety she would sometimes add
Velveeta cheese. I can just see all the food snobs keeling over after
reading this.

On Mar 29, 10:50�pm, " > wrote:
> On Mar 29, 1:51?pm, "Felice Friese" > wrote:
>
> > I can tell you one food we never had on Fridays. Tuna casserole. The family
> > joke was that when DH came home I offered him a choice of going out or
> > staying home and having a (mythical) tuna casserole. I never made one in my
> > life.
>
> > Felice
>
> I loved tuna noodle casserole as a kid, still do. *Of course my mom
> never put peas or any other vegetables in hers. *Hers was noodles,
> tuna, and cream of mushroom soup. *For variety she would sometimes add
> Velveeta cheese. *I can just see all the food snobs keeling over after
> reading this.
-------------------------------------------
I agree, Felice. Let the food snobs go head and keel over. I still
make tuna noodle casserole just for myself once in a while. A couple
of dashes of garlic salt and crispy potato chips on top. Tasty.
Nancree

nancree wrote:
> On Mar 29, 10:50?pm, " > wrote:
>> On Mar 29, 1:51?pm, "Felice Friese" > wrote:
>>
>>> I can tell you one food we never had on Fridays. Tuna casserole.
>>> The family joke was that when DH came home I offered him a choice
>>> of going out or staying home and having a (mythical) tuna
>>> casserole. I never made one in my life.
>>
>>> Felice
>>
>> I loved tuna noodle casserole as a kid, still do. Of course my mom
>> never put peas or any other vegetables in hers. Hers was noodles,
>> tuna, and cream of mushroom soup. For variety she would sometimes add
>> Velveeta cheese. I can just see all the food snobs keeling over after
>> reading this.
> -------------------------------------------
> I agree, Felice. Let the food snobs go head and keel over. I still
> make tuna noodle casserole just for myself once in a while. A couple
> of dashes of garlic salt and crispy potato chips on top. Tasty.
> Nancree

My mom would do egg noodles, tuna, carrots & peas, I have no idea what the
base was. It could have been cream of mushroom, but she usually did
everything from scratch, so I don't know. Then she'd take hard boiled egg
slices and put them on the top. I dreaded that dish.

kili

On 29 Mar 2007 23:19:22 -0700, "nancree" > rummaged
among random neurons and opined:

>I agree, Felice. Let the food snobs go head and keel over. I still
>make tuna noodle casserole just for myself once in a while. A couple
>of dashes of garlic salt and crispy potato chips on top. Tasty.

Anyone who's been around this ng for any length of time has seen my
whining posts about my mother's green tuna casserole. I still have
nightmares about it. The casserole, not my posts <g>

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:47:07 +0200, Steve Y >
wrote:

>Being ex-pat Brits, if we have Roast Beef + Trimmings then it will
>always be on a Sunday. Just doesn't feel right on any other day.

Lazy day, sunday afternoon,
Like to get your feet up, watch t.v.
Sunday roast is something good to eat,
Must be beef today cause lamb was last week.

-- Moody Blues
--------------------------------------------------
Thaddeus L. Olczyk, PhD
Think twice, code once.

"Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message
...
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on certain
> days during the week?

Nope - except during lent


> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays... and so
> on...

Really more dependent on what's on sale or a good value.

>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...

A little more grilling.

Dimitri

"Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message
...
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays... and
> so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...

I tend to cook more elaborate meals on weekends, since I also have more time
then.

But I really don't tend to cook any one type of food for a given day of the
week. Prior to doing my big weekly shopping trip (usually on the weekend), I
plan out a couple of meals (as well as leftover ideas) for the upcoming week
and pick up ingredients for those. I tend to remain fairly flexible as to
what nights to have each meal (with the exception of ingredients that must
be used sooner rather than later). I always also keep certain staples onhand
to whip up meals that weren't in my original weekly "plan."

Mary

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...
>
> Just curious.
>

We treat weekends the same as weekdays, probably because we both work
here at home on our house and rarely an outside job. We ask each other
what we feel like eating for the week and compare that with what's on
sale and what's in the freezer/pantry. I always want to try new things
each week so we make room for new and old all the time. PLus we may have
to cook for family and friends during the week so their tastebuds or
quirks come into play.

Melondy

Chatty Cathy wrote:

> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week? e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays,
> that kind of beef on Tuesdays... and so on...

About the only consistent thing is that Sunday is usually stir-fry
night. That could be either chicken or beef based.




Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:09:12 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> wrote:

>Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
>certain days during the week?
>e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
>and so on...
>
>What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
>time)...
>
>Just curious.

No.

I respond to the stimuli of the fridge, freezer and maket and figure
out what to cook based on what's there. The day of the week will
influence the time variables and the amount of cooking energy, but
it's mostly an improvisation on what I can find.
--

modom

http://www.koyote.com/users/modom/home.html

Chatty Cathy wrote:
>
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...


We are more regular on weekends. I usually have hot wings on Saturday and
my wife prepares something for herself. Sundays we often have a roast. I
usually do the shopping on Fridays and pick up some fresh fish, but i never
know what kind until I get there and see what is available and what looks
good. The rest of the week is generally a matter of dealing with whatever
we grab out of the freezer when we remember to get something out. The
later we remember the more likely it is to be a dish involving boneless
skinless chicken breast because they thaw quickly.

"Chatty Cathy" > wrote in message
...
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on certain days
> during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays... and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more time)...
>
> Just curious.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

I can honestly say, there is no pattern to my cooking! lol

Usually what I make is pretty spontaneous. I have never really been able to stick to
a menu plan. Of course there are certain holidays when certain food is made out of
tradition (i.e. turkey on Thanksgiving, devilled eggs on Easter Sunday, etc)...but as
for every day cooking, it's more about:
a. what kind of time frame I have
b. where the ingredients are (as in, how far I'd have to travel for them)
c. what I have on hand
d. the weather
e. if I, or anyone in our home, is sick

Other than that...we pretty much wing it

kimberly

On Mar 29, 12:09�pm, Chatty Cathy > wrote:
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? *(I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...
>
> Just curious.
>
> --
> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

Monday through Thursday can be anything. Friday is fish night.
Saturday is usually soup and hot dogs, chili, hamburgers, barbecue
sandwiches, or spaghetti and meatballs. On Sundays it's every man for
himself.

On Mar 29, 12:09?pm, Chatty Cathy > wrote:

> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...

When the kids were growing up, I had a month-long menu plan. More of a
guide, actually, but I liked to have a wide variety of meals for the
kids/DH. I worked full time most of their growing up, but always made
it a priority to have a good meal each night. Now that the kids are
grown and gone (and I'm still working full time), I do a lot of
cooking on Saturday and hope it lasts through the week. If not...the
DH is on his own!

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

-- Duncan Hines

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...
>
> Just curious.

No, but probably because I don't cook every night.
I cook on the weekends and make enough to be reheated
for dinner every night for a week or two. But even if
I did cook every night I probably still wouldn't do that.

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

Kate Connally wrote:
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
>> certain days during the week?
>> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on
>> Tuesdays... and so on...
>>
>> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have
>> more time)...
>>
>> Just curious.
>
> No, but probably because I don't cook every night.
> I cook on the weekends and make enough to be reheated
> for dinner every night for a week or two. But even if
> I did cook every night I probably still wouldn't do that.
>
> Kate

Kate, you're a woman after my own heart! When I worked I cooked like crazy
on weekends so I'd have leftovers for lunch and dinner during the week. I
was just too bone tired and stressed out after work to deal with cooking a
meal every night of the week. And I didn't even have children! But a 10
hour day and 6 hours sleep will do that to you. Being on call for tech
support will do that to you. So I cooked up a storm on weekends. Froze
most of the meals but saved a few for taking for lunch and having for dinner
during the week. The rest I could *zap* from the freezer. Then cook up a
storm again the next weekend.

Jill

Chatty Cathy > wrote in
:

> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful"
> recipes/dishes on certain days during the week?

No.

Tummy and mind tell me what to cook and eat. :-)

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:09:12 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> wrote:

>Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
>certain days during the week?
>e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
>and so on...
>
>What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
>time)...
>
>Just curious.

My mom did. If I remember right Wed. night was meat loaf and Fri was
always some kind of fish and Sunday was roast beef put in the oven
before going to church.

Kids are all grown and gone so I can cook what I feel like at the
time.

Koko
---
New blog in progress
http://kokoscorner.blogspot.com
updated 3/24 added mole page

"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
George Bernard Shaw

In article >,
Chatty Cathy > wrote:

> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...
>
> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...

I had an older cousin. He got married. I knew his wife. I didn't know
her parents, but they had that meal plan. Every week the same menu. I
don't remember the details, but Monday had some food, every week. Same
for every other day. Of course the father was an engineer. The
marriage didn't last long.

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:09:12 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> wrote:

>Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
>certain days during the week?
>e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
>and so on...
>
>What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
>time)...
>
>Just curious.

NO! I absolutely HATE THAT. My grandparents did it, my mother did
it. Ick, Ick, Ick, Ick, Ick, Ick, Ick, Ick!

<running, screeming from the room>

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<sf> wrote

> On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:09:12 +0200, Chatty Cathy
> > wrote:

>>Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
>>certain days during the week?
>>e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
>>and so on...
>>
>>What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
>>time)...
>>
>>Just curious.
>
> NO! I absolutely HATE THAT. My grandparents did it, my mother did
> it. Ick, Ick, Ick, Ick, Ick, Ick, Ick, Ick!
>
> <running, screeming from the room>

(laughing) That's funny.

I'm not organized enough to follow a routine like that.
My routine is that I don't have a routine.

nancy

Chatty Cathy wrote:
> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
> certain days during the week?
> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
> and so on...

Nah. I sometimes plan ahead for what I'm cooking, but not on any
kind of weekday schedule. It wouldn't be a bad idea, it's just not
something I tend to do.

> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
> time)...

Weekdays and weekends have become almost meaningless since I started
working at home. :-)

SErene

Serene-O-Matic wrote:
> Chatty Cathy wrote:
>> Do you find that you stick to your "old faithful" recipes/dishes on
>> certain days during the week?
>> e.g. this kind of chicken on Mondays, that kind of beef on Tuesdays...
>> and so on...
>
> Nah. I sometimes plan ahead for what I'm cooking, but not on any kind of
> weekday schedule. It wouldn't be a bad idea, it's just not something I
> tend to do.
>
>> What about weekends? (I usually try to "experiment" then, I have more
>> time)...
>
> Weekdays and weekends have become almost meaningless since I started
> working at home. :-)
>
> SErene

I usually do some sort of seafood on fridays...as a kid growing up
catholic, my grandmother always served seafood on fridays all
year...year long lent..yay. So we eat a lot of fried shrimp/fish.

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God got a virgin pregnant by magic; God doesn't play by the rules.

-Izzy, Grey's Anatomy