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Cooking & Baking

Sanity Claws

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7. What about grocery shopping?

Reply to mdmc (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2025, 09:14 AM

Jan 2025

You mentioned the food service but is that only for the evening meal? How do you handle other meals? Grocery shopping can be time consuming, if not planned right.

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Do you have any advice for me? [View all] mdmc Jan 2025 OP

Rice and dried beans are easy to boil up and together you get protein! GreenWave Jan 2025 #1

Your local library likely has a plethora of cookbooks. no_hypocrisy Jan 2025 #2

Try this PJMcK Jan 2025 #3

Bake some Cornbread take you 2 Boxes 2 Eggs bit of Milk Oneear Jan 2025 #4

Ask your wife what ideas she has about you helping out more. Irish_Dem Jan 2025 #5

Yeah she probably "does". Historic NY Jan 2025 #8

thanks everyone mdmc Jan 2025 #6

What about grocery shopping? Sanity Claws Jan 2025 #7

And besides just helping in the kitchen as you have been doing, the shopping too will help, and the shopping will SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #28

Scrambled eggs are easy - just pay attention BoRaGard Jan 2025 #9

Youtube is your friend. Watch food prep videos. There are a ton on YT, ranging from simple japple Jan 2025 #10

Hobo Skillet or Hobo Casserole with hamburger is easy to cook. Emile Jan 2025 #11

On the nights you cook make enough for two meals. Hope22 Jan 2025 #12

Watch and take notes when she cooks. Use it as a tutorial so she can teach you best practices she uses. Nanuke Jan 2025 #13

No advice but to say what a jewel of a husband you are CousinIT Jan 2025 #14

actually, I'm pretty awful mdmc Jan 2025 #15

Get educated IbogaProject Jan 2025 #16

You are fortunate to cook for two. Cooking for one is a challenge. So here are some ideas. usonian Jan 2025 #17

Nice, nice, nice!! I love the tips and I do enjoy cooking too, for the fun of it. SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #29

OH US, HOW could I have MISSED this??? elleng Jan 2025 #32

If you let your Wife teach you how to cook Turbineguy Jan 2025 #18

I've heard it said that cooking is an art and baking is a science SheltieLover Jan 2025 #19

Baking is less forgiving than cooking Retrograde Jan 2025 #20

For sure! SheltieLover Jan 2025 #21

Think of a category of food you like and start small. Keep it simple. chowmama Jan 2025 #22

To me the hardest part is the planning Phentex Jan 2025 #23

We have a set food category for each day of the week SARose Jan 2025 #24

I love the internet WhiteTara Jan 2025 #25

Corned beef hash and a cabbage salad is timeless. applegrove Jan 2025 #26

yummy! mdmc Jan 2025 #33

Post removed Post removed Jan 2025 #27

Be in the kitchen Marthe48 Jan 2025 #30

You could try Pinterest.com Tanuki Jan 2025 #31