Cooking everyday is just dumb if you’re a WOHM

[Anonymous]

I made dinner with the internet. It was awesome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People here are obsessed with the daily “dinner prep” but that sounds like such a grind! It’s so easy to make things that last two nights, and then you have leftovers waiting for you and some extra time to relax.

Right because kids looooove leftovers.
I'm a WOH single mom and I cook everyday. I make enough for us to eat and I take leftovers for lunch the next day. The only day I don't cook is Friday night because pizza.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People here are obsessed with the daily “dinner prep” but that sounds like such a grind! It’s so easy to make things that last two nights, and then you have leftovers waiting for you and some extra time to relax.

Right because kids looooove leftovers.
I'm a WOH single mom and I cook everyday. I make enough for us to eat and I take leftovers for lunch the next day. The only day I don't cook is Friday night because pizza.

NP. My kids do love leftovers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By the way? It's "every day," not "everyday" in the thread title you are attempting to write.

Every day (adverb) = occurring daily. "I get up and take a shower every day."

Everyday (adjective) = regular, basic, not special. "He completed his everyday chores before moving on to cleaning the gutters."

The benefit of an IB education!

[Anonymous]

Doesn’t it limit the types of food you can cook if you do it daily for 30 minutes? I love to cook, but if i spend 2-3 hours making lasagna, stuffed cabbage leaves or another dish like that, I would want it to last 2-3 days at least. There is no way I can do this in 30 minutes after work, but it’s wonderful coming home and reheating them in 10 minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t it limit the types of food you can cook if you do it daily for 30 minutes? I love to cook, but if i spend 2-3 hours making lasagna, stuffed cabbage leaves or another dish like that, I would want it to last 2-3 days at least. There is no way I can do this in 30 minutes after work, but it’s wonderful coming home and reheating them in 10 minutes.

I know this will blow your mind (and OP's as well) but some of us...cook "big" meals some nights, and eat leftovers; and then we cook 20-30 minute meals on other nights. So it's like...a balance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t it limit the types of food you can cook if you do it daily for 30 minutes? I love to cook, but if i spend 2-3 hours making lasagna, stuffed cabbage leaves or another dish like that, I would want it to last 2-3 days at least. There is no way I can do this in 30 minutes after work, but it’s wonderful coming home and reheating them in 10 minutes.

I know this will blow your mind (and OP's as well) but some of us...cook "big" meals some nights, and eat leftovers; and then we cook 20-30 minute meals on other nights. So it's like...a balance.

If you eat leftovers, then you are not “cooking fresh” every night. Mind blown.

[Anonymous]

There you go ladies, continue arguing about maternal food work and how much more loving you are because you cook "tasty" and "nutritious" meals; I'm sure your men all love the shrill, joyless harpies you all are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By the way? It's "every day," not "everyday" in the thread title you are attempting to write.

Every day (adverb) = occurring daily. "I get up and take a shower every day."

Everyday (adjective) = regular, basic, not special. "He completed his everyday chores before moving on to cleaning the gutters."

Unclench.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By the way? It's "every day," not "everyday" in the thread title you are attempting to write.

Every day (adverb) = occurring daily. "I get up and take a shower every day."

Everyday (adjective) = regular, basic, not special. "He completed his everyday chores before moving on to cleaning the gutters."

Unclench.

Ooooohhhh, oohhh, yesss, uhhhhh uhh oh YESSS! Huhhhhhhhh...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t it limit the types of food you can cook if you do it daily for 30 minutes? I love to cook, but if i spend 2-3 hours making lasagna, stuffed cabbage leaves or another dish like that, I would want it to last 2-3 days at least. There is no way I can do this in 30 minutes after work, but it’s wonderful coming home and reheating them in 10 minutes.

I know this will blow your mind (and OP's as well) but some of us...cook "big" meals some nights, and eat leftovers; and then we cook 20-30 minute meals on other nights. So it's like...a balance.

If you eat leftovers, then you are not “cooking fresh” every night. Mind blown.

You do when you make fresh sides, sweetie!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By the way? It's "every day," not "everyday" in the thread title you are attempting to write.

Every day (adverb) = occurring daily. "I get up and take a shower every day."

Everyday (adjective) = regular, basic, not special. "He completed his everyday chores before moving on to cleaning the gutters."

I did not think it was possible to be more annoying than OP's brilliant observation, but DCUM never disappoints.

This is important! People are idiots! I thank the language Lorax! Keep it coming.

Posting an inane, unsolicited grammar lecture in the middle of a thread about dinner prep is not something that needs to be "kept coming".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By the way? It's "every day," not "everyday" in the thread title you are attempting to write.

Every day (adverb) = occurring daily. "I get up and take a shower every day."

Everyday (adjective) = regular, basic, not special. "He completed his everyday chores before moving on to cleaning the gutters."

I did not think it was possible to be more annoying than OP's brilliant observation, but DCUM never disappoints.

This is important! People are idiots! I thank the language Lorax! Keep it coming.

Posting an inane, unsolicited grammar lecture in the middle of a thread about dinner prep is not something that needs to be "kept coming".

Actually, it's fine if the whole premise of the thread is "I'm better/smarter than all of you dum-dums." If you're going to act superior, you'd better come correct.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I make dinner every night, but make enough so it's the next day's lunch for the kids too. It literally takes me 30 minutes to make a tasty nutritious meal for my family, and it's totally worth it to me. DH does all the dishes and clean up.

What are your best recipes for a quick dinner?

[Anonymous]

I am a SAHM. My kids hate my cooking most of the time. My DH is so thrilled and basks in the glory of cooking and feeding them and me after he comes back from work. What can I do? My DH is a kitchen GOD!!!