Dinner when you Just Can’t

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Anonymous wrote:What do you make for dinner when you have no energy and are totally phoning it in? I’ll start:

Open-faced tuna melts, tomato soup from a can

Veggie “chicken” nuggets and oven fries, salad

Refrigerator-section ravioli or tortellini, jarred sauce, salad

Cavatappi with jarred light Alfredo sauce with frozen peas mixed in, asparagus

Make-your-own pizzas, salad

Each of these is a real dinner in my house. Not remotely phoning it in. Seriously, what do you consider a decent meal?

All of these were real dinners when my kids were young. Now that they are teenagers, I have more than 5 min to put a meal together and/or they can help. Your standards will go up, PP.

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Baked potato night

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Anonymous wrote:What do you make for dinner when you have no energy and are totally phoning it in? I’ll start:

Open-faced tuna melts, tomato soup from a can

Veggie “chicken” nuggets and oven fries, salad

Refrigerator-section ravioli or tortellini, jarred sauce, salad

Cavatappi with jarred light Alfredo sauce with frozen peas mixed in, asparagus

Make-your-own pizzas, salad

Each of these is a real dinner in my house. Not remotely phoning it in. Seriously, what do you consider a decent meal?

OP here. Fresh but simple:
marinated roast salmon, steamed spinach, rice
Homemade chicken pot pie (weekend)
Homemade chili, soup or stew with cornbread and a salad
Eggplant Parmesan, salad, garlic bread
Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, asparagus (weekend)
Lots of things that would be considered “30 minute meals” or Pioneer Woman-level effort

Basically, two fresh/homemade things and maybe one phone-it-in side like Rice a Roni or frozen rolls

Go to hell.

I’d tell you the same, but I think you’re already there if the salt from all that Chef Boyardee is making you this cranky. These are all dead easy meals, and some are indicated as “weekend” cooking.

I was only half serious. I'm an excellent cook. My comment was about the fact that you asked for simple dinner ideas when you "just can't" and then you're posting this list as a simple meal. I guess I should have said "Give me a break" instead of go to hell.

I’m not OP, just someone who saw your overblown comment and recognized the insecurity that lies beneath. You can try to backtrack now but “go to hell” in response to OP literally answering a question that was asked of her is beyond. Step away from DCUM, really.

I already said it was only halfhearted. I have no "insecurity that lies beneath" about what I make for dinner, or what anyone else makes for dinner. Oh brother.

You said it was “halfhearted” only after you saw that you were called out for going to an insane level over someone daring to mention that they occasionally a chicken pot pie.

NP. Not standing behind the go to hell comment, but seriously what was the point of this thread? OP wants suggestions for when she “just can’t”, which apparently means a normal dinner without homemade bread and a dessert course.

Pretty trollish.

Could you please show me where OP mentions making homemade bead and a dessert course? You can’t just lie and make things up to try to prove your fictional point.

OP’s examples of “just can’t” nights include canned tomato soup and open-faced tuna melts. Her example of regular, making an effort night include salmon, a vegatable and rice. That’s not exactly Cordon Bleu cuisine.

But please, I will wait. Show me where OP mentioned homemade bread. Maybe another poster did; OP mentioned literally FROZEN rolls. Are you really giving her crap for serving frozen rolls?

Go away already. You're ruining the thread.

So because you can’t backup your fictional, made-up accusations, you want the person calling you out on your made-up accusations to “go away.” Got it.

Don’t think I will, though. If you have any truth to back up your false narrative, by all means, set the record straight. Otherwise, it’s OK to admit you were totally wrong.

Nope, different poster.

So can you show where OP said she made her own bread and included a dessert course?

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I like to make a quick curry when I am short on time. Lots of ways to adapt this to the situation - it can be done in the slow cooker if I will be out until time to eat, or it can be done in 20 minutes if I need to throw something on the table fast. It can be adapted to whatever protein I have on hand - leftover shredded chicken, rotisserie chicken, fish, chickpeas. Rice can be Trader Joes microwave in a bag.

Here's my go-to for a quick vegetarian version: Saute a diced onion, add diced garlic and diced ginger root for last minute. Add 1 teaspoon each of cumin, salt, tumeric, ginger (if not using fresh ginger in prior step), a few shakes of cayenne and a tablespoon of garam masala (this is all approximated) - stir around to toast for a minute or two. Add 2 cans of chickpeas, a can of coconut milk and a can of diced tomatoes and let simmer 5-10 min. Taste, add salt or more spices, squirt with lemon juice and serve over rice. For veg, if I have cauliflower I will microwave it to soften and then add to the dish (I cook the curry so quickly that it won't cook/soften in the actual curry). Or I serve raw veggies on the side, or stir into the curry a few handfuls of greens.

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Anonymous wrote:Take out

this. Or reservations!

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Anonymous wrote:Baked potato night

yum!

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Anonymous wrote:I like to make a quick curry when I am short on time. Lots of ways to adapt this to the situation - it can be done in the slow cooker if I will be out until time to eat, or it can be done in 20 minutes if I need to throw something on the table fast. It can be adapted to whatever protein I have on hand - leftover shredded chicken, rotisserie chicken, fish, chickpeas. Rice can be Trader Joes microwave in a bag.

Here's my go-to for a quick vegetarian version: Saute a diced onion, add diced garlic and diced ginger root for last minute. Add 1 teaspoon each of cumin, salt, tumeric, ginger (if not using fresh ginger in prior step), a few shakes of cayenne and a tablespoon of garam masala (this is all approximated) - stir around to toast for a minute or two. Add 2 cans of chickpeas, a can of coconut milk and a can of diced tomatoes and let simmer 5-10 min. Taste, add salt or more spices, squirt with lemon juice and serve over rice. For veg, if I have cauliflower I will microwave it to soften and then add to the dish (I cook the curry so quickly that it won't cook/soften in the actual curry). Or I serve raw veggies on the side, or stir into the curry a few handfuls of greens.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you make for dinner when you have no energy and are totally phoning it in? I’ll start:

Open-faced tuna melts, tomato soup from a can

Veggie “chicken” nuggets and oven fries, salad

Refrigerator-section ravioli or tortellini, jarred sauce, salad

Cavatappi with jarred light Alfredo sauce with frozen peas mixed in, asparagus

Make-your-own pizzas, salad

Each of these is a real dinner in my house. Not remotely phoning it in. Seriously, what do you consider a decent meal?

OP here. Fresh but simple:
marinated roast salmon, steamed spinach, rice
Homemade chicken pot pie (weekend)
Homemade chili, soup or stew with cornbread and a salad
Eggplant Parmesan, salad, garlic bread
Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, asparagus (weekend)
Lots of things that would be considered “30 minute meals” or Pioneer Woman-level effort

Basically, two fresh/homemade things and maybe one phone-it-in side like Rice a Roni or frozen rolls

Go to hell.

I’d tell you the same, but I think you’re already there if the salt from all that Chef Boyardee is making you this cranky. These are all dead easy meals, and some are indicated as “weekend” cooking.

I was only half serious. I'm an excellent cook. My comment was about the fact that you asked for simple dinner ideas when you "just can't" and then you're posting this list as a simple meal. I guess I should have said "Give me a break" instead of go to hell.

I’m not OP, just someone who saw your overblown comment and recognized the insecurity that lies beneath. You can try to backtrack now but “go to hell” in response to OP literally answering a question that was asked of her is beyond. Step away from DCUM, really.

I already said it was only halfhearted. I have no "insecurity that lies beneath" about what I make for dinner, or what anyone else makes for dinner. Oh brother.

You said it was “halfhearted” only after you saw that you were called out for going to an insane level over someone daring to mention that they occasionally a chicken pot pie.

NP. Not standing behind the go to hell comment, but seriously what was the point of this thread? OP wants suggestions for when she “just can’t”, which apparently means a normal dinner without homemade bread and a dessert course.

Pretty trollish.

Could you please show me where OP mentions making homemade bead and a dessert course? You can’t just lie and make things up to try to prove your fictional point.

OP’s examples of “just can’t” nights include canned tomato soup and open-faced tuna melts. Her example of regular, making an effort night include salmon, a vegatable and rice. That’s not exactly Cordon Bleu cuisine.

But please, I will wait. Show me where OP mentioned homemade bread. Maybe another poster did; OP mentioned literally FROZEN rolls. Are you really giving her crap for serving frozen rolls?

Go away already. You're ruining the thread.

So because you can’t backup your fictional, made-up accusations, you want the person calling you out on your made-up accusations to “go away.” Got it.

Don’t think I will, though. If you have any truth to back up your false narrative, by all means, set the record straight. Otherwise, it’s OK to admit you were totally wrong.

Nope, different poster.

So can you show where OP said she made her own bread and included a dessert course?

No, because she doesn't care. Neither does anyone else but you.

[Anonymous]

I make a board with cheese, crackers, hummus, some cut up veggies, grapes, nuts. We're vegetarian, but meat eaters could add some meat in.

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Anonymous wrote:Take out

this. Or reservations!

These days take out and reservations seem like too much effort. Pour cereal in a bowl is a lot less exhausting than figuring out what to order.

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Egg noodles with butter/parm and a green veggie mixed in. If we have leftover protein, I put that on top too.

The frozen section at Trader Joes is great for nights like this too. My kids love the orange chicken over rice, serve with some edamame. If you are really pressed, make microwave rice (also available at TJ's).

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Anonymous wrote:What do you make for dinner when you have no energy and are totally phoning it in? I’ll start:

Open-faced tuna melts, tomato soup from a can

Veggie “chicken” nuggets and oven fries, salad

Refrigerator-section ravioli or tortellini, jarred sauce, salad

Cavatappi with jarred light Alfredo sauce with frozen peas mixed in, asparagus

Make-your-own pizzas, salad

Each of these is a real dinner in my house. Not remotely phoning it in. Seriously, what do you consider a decent meal?

OP here. Fresh but simple:
marinated roast salmon, steamed spinach, rice
Homemade chicken pot pie (weekend)
Homemade chili, soup or stew with cornbread and a salad
Eggplant Parmesan, salad, garlic bread
Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, asparagus (weekend)
Lots of things that would be considered “30 minute meals” or Pioneer Woman-level effort

Basically, two fresh/homemade things and maybe one phone-it-in side like Rice a Roni or frozen rolls

Go to hell.

I’d tell you the same, but I think you’re already there if the salt from all that Chef Boyardee is making you this cranky. These are all dead easy meals, and some are indicated as “weekend” cooking.

I was only half serious. I'm an excellent cook. My comment was about the fact that you asked for simple dinner ideas when you "just can't" and then you're posting this list as a simple meal. I guess I should have said "Give me a break" instead of go to hell.

I’m not OP, just someone who saw your overblown comment and recognized the insecurity that lies beneath. You can try to backtrack now but “go to hell” in response to OP literally answering a question that was asked of her is beyond. Step away from DCUM, really.

I already said it was only halfhearted. I have no "insecurity that lies beneath" about what I make for dinner, or what anyone else makes for dinner. Oh brother.

You said it was “halfhearted” only after you saw that you were called out for going to an insane level over someone daring to mention that they occasionally a chicken pot pie.

NP. Not standing behind the go to hell comment, but seriously what was the point of this thread? OP wants suggestions for when she “just can’t”, which apparently means a normal dinner without homemade bread and a dessert course.

Pretty trollish.

Could you please show me where OP mentions making homemade bead and a dessert course? You can’t just lie and make things up to try to prove your fictional point.

OP’s examples of “just can’t” nights include canned tomato soup and open-faced tuna melts. Her example of regular, making an effort night include salmon, a vegatable and rice. That’s not exactly Cordon Bleu cuisine.

But please, I will wait. Show me where OP mentioned homemade bread. Maybe another poster did; OP mentioned literally FROZEN rolls. Are you really giving her crap for serving frozen rolls?

Go away already. You're ruining the thread.

So because you can’t backup your fictional, made-up accusations, you want the person calling you out on your made-up accusations to “go away.” Got it.

Don’t think I will, though. If you have any truth to back up your false narrative, by all means, set the record straight. Otherwise, it’s OK to admit you were totally wrong.

Nope, different poster.

So can you show where OP said she made her own bread and included a dessert course?

No, because she doesn't care. Neither does anyone else but you.

So she just spouted off lies. Got it.

[Anonymous]

Go out/order in or DH cooks.

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Anonymous wrote:What do you make for dinner when you have no energy and are totally phoning it in? I’ll start:

Open-faced tuna melts, tomato soup from a can

Veggie “chicken” nuggets and oven fries, salad

Refrigerator-section ravioli or tortellini, jarred sauce, salad

Cavatappi with jarred light Alfredo sauce with frozen peas mixed in, asparagus

Make-your-own pizzas, salad

Each of these is a real dinner in my house. Not remotely phoning it in. Seriously, what do you consider a decent meal?

OP here. Fresh but simple:
marinated roast salmon, steamed spinach, rice
Homemade chicken pot pie (weekend)
Homemade chili, soup or stew with cornbread and a salad
Eggplant Parmesan, salad, garlic bread
Roast chicken, mashed potatoes, asparagus (weekend)
Lots of things that would be considered “30 minute meals” or Pioneer Woman-level effort

Basically, two fresh/homemade things and maybe one phone-it-in side like Rice a Roni or frozen rolls

Go to hell.

I’d tell you the same, but I think you’re already there if the salt from all that Chef Boyardee is making you this cranky. These are all dead easy meals, and some are indicated as “weekend” cooking.

I was only half serious. I'm an excellent cook. My comment was about the fact that you asked for simple dinner ideas when you "just can't" and then you're posting this list as a simple meal. I guess I should have said "Give me a break" instead of go to hell.

I’m not OP, just someone who saw your overblown comment and recognized the insecurity that lies beneath. You can try to backtrack now but “go to hell” in response to OP literally answering a question that was asked of her is beyond. Step away from DCUM, really.

I already said it was only halfhearted. I have no "insecurity that lies beneath" about what I make for dinner, or what anyone else makes for dinner. Oh brother.

You said it was “halfhearted” only after you saw that you were called out for going to an insane level over someone daring to mention that they occasionally a chicken pot pie.

NP. Not standing behind the go to hell comment, but seriously what was the point of this thread? OP wants suggestions for when she “just can’t”, which apparently means a normal dinner without homemade bread and a dessert course.

Pretty trollish.

Could you please show me where OP mentions making homemade bead and a dessert course? You can’t just lie and make things up to try to prove your fictional point.

OP’s examples of “just can’t” nights include canned tomato soup and open-faced tuna melts. Her example of regular, making an effort night include salmon, a vegatable and rice. That’s not exactly Cordon Bleu cuisine.

But please, I will wait. Show me where OP mentioned homemade bread. Maybe another poster did; OP mentioned literally FROZEN rolls. Are you really giving her crap for serving frozen rolls?

Go away already. You're ruining the thread.

So because you can’t backup your fictional, made-up accusations, you want the person calling you out on your made-up accusations to “go away.” Got it.

Don’t think I will, though. If you have any truth to back up your false narrative, by all means, set the record straight. Otherwise, it’s OK to admit you were totally wrong.

Nope, different poster.

So can you show where OP said she made her own bread and included a dessert course?

No, because she doesn't care. Neither does anyone else but you.

So she just spouted off lies. Got it.

Holy shit, lady. Let it go.

[Anonymous]

Chicken patties

Grilled cheese sandwiches

Burgers

+ whatever fruit or vegetables I have on hand and want to use up.