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furs
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Lack of Cooking
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Feb 25 17:48 UTC 2008 |
I read through all of your guys' post and think about what great and
imaginative cooks you are, and then I think of what I cook and
think "how boring".
How did this happen?
I used to cook a ton. I think I am a decent cook too. But when I got
married, well I had a big problem: Tim didn't like anything I cooked!
Well that's a little bit of an exaggeration, but here are some of the
specific problems:
He doesn't like anything spicy
He doesn't like mexican food
He doesn't eat any vegetables (Yes, that means NO potatoes, corn or
beans even)(with one exception of salads, but he doesn't like my
salads, only at a resturaunt)
He doesn't like cheese, melted on anything but pizza.
He'd eat pizza 7 days a week if I would let him.
He doesn't like nuts in anything.
He loves to eat out. He would love if we ate out every meal.
There are more examples, of course, but my purpose of this item is not
to dog my wonderful husband, but to just talk a little bit about not
cooking or cooking very simply. Also, I do make a lot of things he
likes, but they are limited, and we have a pretty set repitoire of what
I will make him.
The other thing is, I have really tried to distance myself from food as
much as I can. The less I am in the kitchen, the better for my
health. So I make things quick, easy, and mostly boring. ;) Our
cooking consists of a LOT of grilling/broiling and steamed veggies (for
me, of course)
So Friday, I was on my monthly costco date, and I bought the Ziplock
Zip'n Steam bags. I FREAKING LOVE THESE THINGS. Saturday, we were
going to a party, and Tim wanted to eat before the party (because he
figured there would be nothing there that he would like, which he was
mostly right) so I threw 2 salmon filets in with some teryaki sauce,
and 3 minutes later, he was eating a nicely seasoned, tender salmon
filet.
They are going to be great for easy, fast, healthy and tasty lunches.
My goal is to not use them for every meal, but they make things pretty
darn easy. And for Tim, who eats a lot of chicken and fish, it'll make
my life easier for feeding him.
So why am I entering this item? Well I guess to rant a little, to find
out what do you do that's easy and fast and not a gourmet meal that you
all talk about? Do you think less of me because I got sucked into the
ziplock marketing scheme or that I don't cook gourmet meals anymore? ;)
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keesan
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response 1 of 23:
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Feb 25 18:00 UTC 2008 |
We eat a lot of microwaved or pressure cooked potatoes. Microwave some
vegetable to go on top. I doubt there is any overlap at all between our diet
and Tim's. Does he eat grains?
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furs
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response 2 of 23:
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Feb 25 18:07 UTC 2008 |
not much.
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keesan
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response 3 of 23:
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Feb 25 18:11 UTC 2008 |
Does he get his cholesterol checked?
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furs
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response 4 of 23:
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Feb 25 18:49 UTC 2008 |
he does. right now it's not a problem, but it will be as he gets older.
He does try to eat things heathly for him, but he just doesn't like
much. But believe it or not he is WAY better than his mom and brother.
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keesan
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Feb 25 20:23 UTC 2008 |
I assume he takes vitamin pills, but does he eat anything with fiber in it?
COuld it be that he is allergic to many vegetables? What is it he does like
about restaurant salads?
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mary
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Feb 25 21:29 UTC 2008 |
I've not heard of these zip cooking bags? How do they work? Oh, and
fast and easy is what I do most meals. And I depend on leftovers to
cover meals where even fast and easy is too much work. So there! ;-)
I used to cook for a very fussy eater and it's no fun. None. Zip. The
only suggestion I'd have is to come up with variations on a theme of
what you know he likes. If pizza works, then try a calzone with
refrigerated pizza dough for a subtle switch-out. Then move on to
bottled spaghetti sauce and packaged ravioli topped with cheese. Is he
a burger man? Make baked ziti with, again, spaghetti sauce, ground beef
and tube pasta. Next try packaged breaded chicken cutlets, baked, then
topped with spaghetti sauce and mozzarella. A quick stop under the
broiler to melt the cheese and you've got Chicken Parmesan. You then add
on a bagged salad (for you) and you've got some variety, prepared at
home, fast and dirty, with leftovers for another meal or two.
Anyhow, that's some of the tricks I used when I was way too busy to cook
for someone who only wanted pizza, burgers or ribs.
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furs
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Feb 25 23:35 UTC 2008 |
re 5
Sometimes he takes vitamins, but yeah, not much fiber, though I do try
to sneak it in. I have no idea why he will only eat restaurant salads.
He has eaten them at home OCCASIONALLY, but I really don't know. He
also will only eat certain brands of stuff, and no left overs.
But enough about him. ;)
What other easy meals do you guys make, picky or not?
On the ziplock bags, basically they are specially designed bags for
microwave cooking, and you can cook lots of veggies and meats in them.
They have times and instructions right on the bag. You just add spices,
oils, etc. So far I like them a lot.
I am actually kinda glad I don't cook like I used to. I don't need to
be around food. I only bake once a year (holidays) and other than that
I clear my house of all temptations.
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keesan
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response 8 of 23:
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Feb 26 01:35 UTC 2008 |
Fruit usually has fiber. I have microwaved apples with raisins. Core them
first. Put in a covered bowl.
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furs
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response 9 of 23:
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Feb 26 02:18 UTC 2008 |
(he doesn't like fruit either)
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slynne
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response 10 of 23:
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Feb 26 02:49 UTC 2008 |
I have found that Trader Joe's has lots of pretty healthy prepared
dinners. They have frozen pizzas, burritos, and rice bowls. Lots of
frozen veggies too. I microwave all of that stuff.
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keesan
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response 11 of 23:
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Feb 26 03:32 UTC 2008 |
My brother has never liked vegetables either. When he visited I asked for
a list of vegetables he did not like, but should have asked for the shorter
list of ones he was willing to eat. Green beans.
How about nuts? Does your husband have food allergies?
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furs
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response 12 of 23:
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Feb 26 10:12 UTC 2008 |
no allergies. Just doesn't really like to eat. ;)
re 10
Do they have much sodium in them? I gave up pre-packaged meals about 3
years ago because of too much sodium.
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cmcgee
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response 13 of 23:
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Feb 26 17:26 UTC 2008 |
I buy chicken when it is cheap, roast 10 pounds of it, and pull the meat off
the bones.
I also cook up a huge pot of brown rice.
From this, I do an assembly line of small plastic containers for lunch, and
larger containers for dinner.
Layer of rice, layer of frozen veges straight out of the bag, 3, 6 or 9 ounces
of cooked chicken. A dollup of bbq, or teriyaki, or pasta sauce on top, and
you have three very different flavor fuel-food boxes.
Throw them in the freezer, and pull them out a few at a time.
Not exactly gourmet, but you can change up the sauce and get a different
flavor. Quick, easy, cheap, convenient.
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keesan
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response 14 of 23:
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Feb 26 17:46 UTC 2008 |
This sounds sort of like what the Chinese restaurants do, but they buy their
sauces by the gallon.
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furs
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Feb 26 20:33 UTC 2008 |
re 13
you're my kinda woman!
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