Cooking More Than One Meal
By Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
August 9, 2017 9:46pm CST
Yesterday Tony wanted ribs so I ran by pic & save and he picked out two sides of ribs, yes I mean the one package contained two whole sides. And he wanted chicken salad so I bought a package if chicken breast. And he wanted hamburgers, so I bought that too.
And you guessed it, I cooked all three today, well this evening. I have the ribs cooling, he had a hamburger this evening and I have the chicken cooked and ready to make the chicken salad. I will actually made me a bowl of chicken salad for tomorrow as well, and I froze 8 hamburger patties for future burgers.
As for the ribs he will have eight meals cooked and sauced, all I will have to do is heat it up, make a couple veggie sides and I am done.
Do you ever prepare for other meals for the days you are so busy but still have to feed someone? And yourself.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
10 Aug 17
Yes I do. My meals are simple, much simpler now as it is rice and beans..I do all sorts of things with that and cook it up for a couple days. I do not eat meat now except for chicken now and again and fish now and again. I am doing okay on that.
You do so good Andria with all the food prep.
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@Marilynda1225 (79974)
• United States
10 Aug 17
@andriaperry it's good to see Tony with an appetite
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Aug 17
Thank you. With him having cancer his food cravings come and go, seems we are now into bbq and pork 
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
10 Aug 17
Yes, I do cook meals in advance. It is a great way to save time. Whenever I'm hungry, I just pop one in the microwave and I'm all set.
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@marguicha (215898)
• Chile
10 Aug 17
I do that sometimes, but for other reasons.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Aug 17
I am glad I am not the only one.
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@marguicha (215898)
• Chile
10 Aug 17
@andriaperry I do that when I go to the farmers market and buy more than what I can eat.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
10 Aug 17
I used to do a lot of cooking and would make extra to freeze. This worked great for when my husband came home at lunch time. I always made extra chili, ham and beans and spaghetti sauce. Now I do make a kittke extra even though it is just me. It sure helps on those busy days.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
10 Aug 17
@andriaperry I wanted bacon this morning and was only going to cook a few pieces. I changed my mind and cooked it all. Now it is ready for whenever I want some.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Aug 17
The reason for cooking the ribs is I dont always have 2 hours to cook them.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Aug 17
I am glad that you have the time. I dont always have time to cook.
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@sumofalltears (3988)
• United States
11 Aug 17
I do this all the time especially in the summer, so I don't have to cook when it is hot. We are do a lot of bbq so that is day by day.
@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
10 Aug 17
LOL. My kids are all grown now but I can imagine the scenario. 11 growing kids who are always hungry? If I prepared 3 meals on the same day, they would eat them all on the same day! 
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Aug 17
with 11 kids I am sure the freezer was bare!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
10 Aug 17
@andriaperry I never kill myself, not a good thing to do.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Aug 17
I am and this is so much better than killing myself trying to do everything in one day.
@Marilynda1225 (79974)
• United States
10 Aug 17
Depending on what I'm making I do like to prepare extra and freeze dishes to have onhand for later days.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Aug 17
Me too esspecially when its something that take a while to cook.
@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
10 Aug 17
I do not. We make em as we want them.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
10 Aug 17
@andriaperry has nothing to do with being home. As I'm not home much at night, which is when most of the cooking gets done.
And even when my mom did all the cooking and worked, she had food freshly made when we were ready to eat. Not days before.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
11 Aug 17
@Courtlynn My food is fresh, I cook it and freeze it in meals.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Aug 17
Well, I guess it different at your house since you are always there you have plenty of time to cook. With me working two jobs I dont always have time.
