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A lot of salads during the summer. I like to grow a variety of tomatoes, so need something to use with them.
Breakfast it is usually just coffee and maybe cereal unless we go out. I usually do a combo of lunch and dinner - a sandwich maybe. I love sandwiches. And pasta too.
I hate to cook now but wasn't always like that. Don't know what happened. Now I just eat to live, not live to eat! Unless i'm at a restaurant.
For sandwiches do you use bread, or experiment with pocket bread, wraps, tortillas, lettuce wraps, pita bread, etc?
Get a slow cooker & throw meat, savories, veggies, seasoning & broth in there in the a.m. & in the p.m you will have dinner & meals to freeze for several days. I usually cook brown rice with this but a potato in the microwave takes just 5 minutes.
My brown rice also goes great with beans, I usually use Goya's preseasoned varieties, with chicken, either rotisserie bought or thighs thrown into a pan with onions, etc...
For sandwiches do you use bread, or experiment with pocket bread, wraps, tortillas, lettuce wraps, pita bread, etc?
I like ciabatta bread and croissants for sandwiches -especially tuna - mmmm
Never tried lettuce wraps. And being Hispanic, tortillas are a staple, but not for sandwiches. That was considered last resort if you wanted to eat a sandwich and were out of bread - lol. We laugh about having to eat hot dogs or lunch meat in tortillas.
Get a slow cooker & throw meat, savories, veggies, seasoning & broth in there in the a.m. & in the p.m you will have dinner & meals to freeze for several days. I usually cook brown rice with this but a potato in the microwave takes just 5 minutes.
My brown rice also goes great with beans, I usually use Goya's preseasoned varieties, with chicken, either rotisserie bought or thighs thrown into a pan with onions, etc...
Instead of the slow cooker, may I recommend an Instant Pot? I found one on Amazon for around $80 which serves as a slow cooker, a pressure cooker, and has 4 more functions, all in ONE device.
I need a pressure cooker and am considering buying this so I can clear my cupboards in my small kitchen of several other appliances that are taking up room. Oh, this can saute too, so you don't have to dirty a pan if you're going to finish your dish in the slow cooker. If you make your own yogurt, buy the 7-function for $20 more.
While this is a soup recipe, it's a very filling meal by itself with a side salad. You did ask for recipes, so here a link for Pasta E Fagioli. I make this one quite often and vary my ingredients a bit each time. I've even used a can of mixed veggies instead of fresh or frozen. I've also used smoked sausage instead of the Italian sausage.
The leftovers go into the freezer. I use a piece of masking tape and and use a marker to put what type of food and the month/year on this small label.
When DH is elk hunting or when I'm in Mexico for the winter I don't want to cheat myself out of the good meals we eat when we're together. I like things from scratch and don't often care to buy ready-made meals unless it's something from a favorite restaurant.
Here are some of my favorites:
A stuffed baked potato. You can use broccoli or cauliflower in cheese sauce or hamburger gravy. I like dried beef in cream gravy or canned corn with Mexican Velveeta.
A big salad with croutons, veggies, a hard-boiled egg, cheeses and cold meats.
Plain old tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich.
Keep potato salad and cole slaw in the refrigerator and have a sandwich with it. Sloppy joes. Keep a bowl of cut up fresh fruit in refrigerator and a couple of cheeses/cottage cheese to go with it.
Rice, beans and tortillas.
Potatoes and eggs. This is a recipe I got from some people from TX when DH was in the Army. Fry the potatoes with onions and drain. Scramble in a couple of eggs. Eat it with ketchup!
Make nachos from chips, cheese, salsa, onions, olives, what-you-may-have.
Mac and cheese.
Those are a few of my go-to comfort foods that are quick and usually ingredients I have on hand. It doesn't stop me for a splurge or two now and then - shrimp and pasta, a steak or kabob, even one of those little lobster tails.
And it's rare not to have a couple of one or two person-sized meals of leftovers in the freezer of something that was more time-consuming.
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