He’s going to be disappointed!

He could be living off the interest from his savings. That alone must be a huge amount.

Yes, manage expectations!

I went to a friend's house just before their house move.
She told me the weird combinations they had been eating from their freezer.

She drew the line at the last remaining 8 items!

I love a dhal, sounds yummy, but obvs is not butter chicken.
However if he finds it all too overwhelming you could ask him to take you out for dinner.
Always a plan.

He was happy with the dhal, it was an exceptionally good one, enough left over for lunch tomorrow.

We'll have to eat our way through the freezer in the New Year before we have a new kitchen and smaller fridge/freezer.

I never plan in advance for a week, perhaps I should.

Butter chicken mmm!
Never made dhal but he does like veggie Indian dishes.

Couldn’t cope with a weekly meal plan
With a husband who is a compulsive shopper. Sometimes it’s like the old TV program “ Ready steady cook “
Also it’s what you feel like on the day

You sound to be one of those very organised people Sago for which I salute you, I never know from day to day what I’ll do next.
If moving house in a few weeks then your DH will have to take pot luck as you use up whatever’s in the freezer.

I’m another with a vague meal plan for the week if only to take meat/fish out of the freezer but it rarely ends up being eaten on the designated day! ‘Events’ seem to overtake and I’m a sucker for an impromptu invite to dine out 😋

I also make fridge/freezer bottom soups/casseroles for the week before a holiday as I never throw food away and Mr PG tells me those are some of my most delicious efforts!

My wife eats like a rabbit, left to her it would be scratch meals every day, it became clear very quickly to get one proper meal a day I would have to organize it. That actually works very well, she doesn’t eat rice, potato, pasta, bread or anything else with carbs, so just takes extra veg.

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He could be living off the interest from his savings. That alone must be a huge amount.

Did you mean to post this here?

We also do a weekly meal plan, the difference is that we both cook. If you are the main or only cook in the house then your Husband will have to accept whatever you are able to concoct. Good luck with the cooking and the house move.

Glad he enjoyed the dhal.

I have a meal pattern rather than a plan, so I am flexible.
Tuesday is usually fish, but my grandson is coming and he opted for sausage and mash.

I am a widow, pensioner,live alone and never know what I'm cooking for supper (evening meal) just whatever I fancy as there is always plenty of food in the fridge and freezer. The Air Fryer is a boon.

Can you post the recipe for the dahl please Sago, or PM please?

I love Dhal.. could you post the recipe please Sago

Make a stock with 125gm creamed coconut (in the cardboard packs) and a vegetable stock cube add 750ml boiling water.

In a large frying pan add 1 onion finely chopped and gently fried in olive oil 8 mins.
Add freshly chopped ginger (thumbnail size) and a clove of garlic & season .
Add 1 tablespoon of Garam Masala, 1 teaspoon of turmeric.
Add 100 gms of dry red lentils, give this a good stir and add the stock, you may need more or less.
Drain a tin or jar of chicken peas add this to the dhal.
Allow to simmer gently with the lid on for 20 minutes.
Now add a few tomatoes chopped and a few generous handfuls of spinach, replace the lid and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
To serve add some fresh chopped coriander (optional)

Thank you for the recipe Sago

Would it freeze, I wonder?

I freeze batches of dhal all the time. Never had a problem.

Yes freezes beautifully.

Thanks.

We'd probably have it as a side dish.
There's a tin of organic chick peas bought by DD languishing in the cupboard, I thought of making humus but this sounds interesting.

Tesco sells frozen chopped ginger (for lazy cooks).

Thankyou so much Sago.. I have all the ingredients ..goody

Sounds good Sago, I've printed the recipe.

I used to do a weekly meal plan but it seems to have fallen by the wayside lately, should really start proper planning again.

Ginger for lazy cooks - 'Very Lazy Ginger' in jars is very good.

That sounds a nit too complicated recipe.
I love Dahl, so I might be tempted to have go at cooking this one day.

Oh blargh. Afingers playing up. Again!!!