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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
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 Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 4:19:46 PM
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I grew up on a farm and was the oldest of four kids, grandma and grandpa were often there for supper, so I learned how to cook farm-style.
These days, it is just the two of us at home, and DH is travelling a lot for work right now. If I cook on Sunday, the way I used to, I end up with leftovers for a week, including packed lunches, and things get a little boring.
Since we eat out often (DH fixes things for the neighbors, and they invite us out to pay us back) leftovers can last a LONG time...
Last week I took the leftover bananas we didn't eat and made 3 loaves of banana bread -- that we didn't eat. I forgot to stick them in the freezer before we left for the weekend, so tonight I am throwing them out.
So, does anyone have sure-fired solutions for cooking for 1 or 2?
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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Edited by - brightmeadow on Aug 20 2007 4:21:14 PM |
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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 4:33:08 PM
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| Brenda, There are just two of us too. My mother sent me a subscription to a magazine called Cooking for 2. It's from the same publisher as Birds and Bloom and Taste of Home. I really find it useful. Some recipes are easy to cut in half but other are a bit trickier. JoAnn |
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Phils Ann
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ann
Parsonsburg
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Aug 20 2007 : 4:44:59 PM
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Brenda, I often cook for two dinners (four servings) when I know I'll be able to use the 2nd meal. Also, It's easy to freeze containers of things like soup in the cooler months. Basically, the freezer is a great place for already cooked food, packaged in smallish amounts. Also, I tend to buy smaller packages of meat if it's for only one meal. Could you make "tv dinners" out of your leftovers if your husband is away?
Ann
Sairy Hill Thicket
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