We do a lot of cooking on the weekends. At least twice a month we will cook bone in chicken and then strip the meat and freeze it in smaller packages. We can quickly make chicken burritos, chicken sandwiches, chicken and veggies stir fry when we don't have so much time. One of our favorite meals for winter is baked potatoes with meat gravy. The baked potato can cook while we are doing something else and we just thaw the hamburger gravy and add cheese. We also cook a pound of bacon at a time, and will use that with sour cream, cheese and mushrooms on a baked potato. Scrambled eggs, bacon bits, leftover potato make a good quick breakfast burrito.
However, I must add that we cook for 3 to 4 people, not just me. For years we had 8 to 10 people for dinner every night, so cooking for just a few is much easier. I make a biweekly menu, which gives us some idea of what to make even though we don't follow it day by day all the time. I also find that soup starters make a very quick dinner. Tortilla soup starter, add frozen meatballs, some noodles, and cheese with tortilla chips make a quick satisfying soup meal. Received 6 inches of snow overnight, it's absolutely beautiful. Looking forward to a nice fire in a little bit, and a lazy day during some computer work and then rewarding myself with some Kindle time. Hope everyone has a great day. Joan From: Dave Krehbiel [mailto:davekrehb...@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2015 7:04 PM To: quad-list@eskimo.com Subject: [QUAD-L] Any menu ideas? here's mine. Frozen meatballs. I have found these to be a great addition to my freezer. It is easy for aides to microwave them for a meatball sandwich or sub. You can add them to spaghetti and other easy meals. I highly recommend that you try a bag. Do you have any easy and quick suggestions which can be easily prepared by aides and caregivers?
