When you cook, is every meal a feast?

[chowmama]

19. No way in hell is that even possible

I work full time and DH doesn't cook. He also can only be persuaded to eat leftovers once. 1-2 nights a week, I get home pretty late, around 7PM. 2-3 nights, I get home closer to 6. I usually have a day off during the week (my schedule is 10+ hour days) and work half a day every other Saturday. So, there's simply no time.

What this means for meal planning is that every weekend is devoted to food. I plan for the week and, ideally, shop. On working Saturdays, I may shop Sunday. The Sunday meal is large, can approximate a feast, and will supply one day's leftovers - any after that is used for my breakfasts or is somehow preserved to make another appearance in a few months. Monday is always a 6ish day, so I can throw together a casserole or the like, which also makes an appearance later in the week. The remaining two days have to be fast, so burgers, pasta, or similar. Saturday, we go out.

Rinse, repeat. Any days off, I can spend time on cooking or stocking up, but there's also all the other stuff that has to get done. Spoiler alert - a lot of it doesn't.