Meal preparation

To be fair my OH does all the hoovering. I would rather cook than hoover.

Bet it had really stacked up by then varian. Did he not think ‘little and often’ might have been easier?

I'm a batch cooker. Today was nut and veggie burger, romanesco and broccoli in cheese sauce and savoy cabbage braised in butter. It took about five minutes to "cook" and was delicious. I had no idea what I was having until I went to the freezer.

I do it, always have. Do not particularly enjoy cooking but enjoy food so I am always exploring new recipes, new tastes new food, and like eating from the collection of recipes I have collected over the years.

I also like meals out and really miss them. There will be a lot to catch up on when the bariers finally come down.

I actually enjoy cooking even though OH will happily cook if I asked him to. He does, however, make the bread and bake cakes. He also does the washing, sorts the dishwasher, cleans the windows and is happy to anything else round the house. One of the reasons I like to cook is it means we always eat stuff I like, not that I'm fussy. I am missing having the odd meal out though!

Me - and although we didn't go out very often even before the virus, I can't wait to be able to eat a meal I've not prepared and cooked myself!

I cook Sunday to Thursday, OH cooks Friday and Saturday (unless we go out for a meal). That isnt happening now of course. Friday it's usually Beer battered fish and chips, and Saturday a curry or Steak.

Sometimes, he cooks Spag Bol or chilli for the freezer when he is in the mood!

Tonight I am cooking Salmon, with new potatoes, green beans, carrots and parsely sauce.

So looking forward to going out for a meal, I think the last time was early October, when away in the caravan.

Like MerylStreep, DH does most of the cooking now. He started to do more when he retired before me. Since my pacemaker op. he does it all because we have an induction hob. Apparently, I can use it if I stand two feet away but I think that would be hard. I can still do oven bits though like cakes and biscuits.

Tonight I am cooking Salmon, with new potatoes, green beans, carrots and parsely sauce.
We had that but with sprouting broccoli from the garden.

Sometimes I think I need more inspiration but get to about 5.30pm and throw something together! We both enjoyed it, though.

Since my pacemaker op. he does it all because we have an induction hob. Apparently, I can use it if I stand two feet away but I think that would be hard.

Well, I never knew that, Nandalot!
The things you learn on Gransnet.

Mr. B does most of it, I love cooking but have injured myself quite badly a few times thanks to visual and other impairments. So he doesn’t really trust me now ? I’m more than capable of feeding myself if he’s not around and I’m the slow cooking queen.

That would be fabulous, thanks for the invite NanKate, I’ve got my heels on and ready to go immediately, don’t care where just not sushi please!

DH does Sunday dinner as he really likes it. Now we are on our own, he knows I wouldn’t always bother doing one.

I cook the rest of the week. Don’t mind really, I decide what we’re having.

Yesterday we had home made mushroom soup, from the freezer, and a plum crumble with vanilla sauce.
Today it was sausages, boiled potatoes, carrots, leeks, Brussels sprouts, gravy, then Greek yogurt.

He prepares all the veg but I do everything else including cooking, loading the dishwasher, anything that needs handwashing, and wiping down surfaces.
Occasionally he will cook a fish dinner, white fish, creamed potatoes, cauliflower.
He has trouble co-ordinating everything to be ready at the same time.

Hate cooking, never do it. My husband cooks and shops and I do all the cleaning, laundry etc. Suits us both.

I love cooking! But, I often batch cook so always have something in for nights when I don't want to be bothered. And, we have some nice ready meals in. We also have occasional takeaways.

Your pork dinners always make me envious Kitty.

Yes Urm and Casdon I have my slap on, my favourite blue jacket and my credit card. We could invite Kitty too because she is always up for a bit of fun. ?. Anyone else up for a good night out, the taxi will collect you in 10 mins. ?

I do it all, but that suits me, since he does all the clearing up, which I hate - and I’m a messy cook.

We both do. My DH is more organized than I am, and always remembers to take something out of the freezer. So if I see some chicken thawing, I will decide what to do from there.
He also has a big salad every day which he preps, so I do whatever vegetables I like.

When kids were little I used to all the shopping, then we started going together. Since lockdown I am the one going (he has had health issues so don't want to risk it), but he happily chops and washes everything.

I have taken notes on who cooks and who doesn’t and l have the week covered now!

Please supply your addresses below and l’ll be round as soon as I hear from you ??X

My OH does all the food shopping, cooking, cleaning the kitchen. I do the washing ,bed changing , cleaning the rest of the house. We both do the garden. That’s our division of labour. He twigged that he’d just eat vegan meals if he let me cook. He’s got very good at vegan cooking having said that, he’s got all the Bosh books. I do make a soup for lunches occasionally - minestrone or spicy lentil are my signature soups.

I'm up for a good time out - but you might want to wait till I've been to the hairdresser!

The ‘orange meal’ amused me, as I have one of these fairly often. I’m on a ‘low residue’ diet which is very restrictive and not the healthiest, and recently had fish fingers, sweet potato and carrot, with a glass of smooth orange juice!
Grandpajet and I often eat different foods as quite understandably he doesn’t fancy such restrictions - I gaze with envy at nuts and olives most evenings! Oh, for a sprout!

Oh, that's a bit extreme grandmajet!

Yes, not my choice!
White meal tonight, fish pie, no onion, maybe livened up with a bit of carrot. One meal we can share, although he will have a nice bit of broccoli with his.