Do you cook dinner after eight PM?
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
United States
November 29, 2007 12:57pm CST
When my spouse was working the midnight shift, often I would wait to cook our dinner until after 8 P.M. Of course, I'd make sure that our little kid was fed her meals way before then. But, we'd have our main meal a little later. That way he could carry a sandwich or other small Tupperware meal of left overs with him to the job.
Now that he's not on the midnight shift anymore, it's a hard habit to break. Sometimes I find that I can't get dinner started at a normal time, even though he insists that he's very hungry. So, most times he ends up feeding himself a peanut butter sandwich or some other snack. Cooking late is definitely not one of the best habits that I have picked up.
Do you ever cook dinner late?
7 responses
@wahptb (188)
• Canada
29 Nov 07
I guess it depends on your schedule. I usually don't eat my second meal until between 5-8pm and then when I get home from work I eat my third meal probably around 1am. On days I am not working I'll probably eat dinner around 8 or 9pm. So I as well, prefer eating earlier on days I'm not working late.
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
29 Nov 07
Sometimes we do the cereal thing after midnight, if we haven't had a big supper. It works out nice.
@fineexistence (574)
• United States
29 Nov 07
Yes, I do cook dinner anytime of the day/night if I do feel hungry and still have the mood to eat. However, usually, after a certain time pass the eating hours, I sometimes lose my appetite and will just settle for a snack.
@neenasatine (2841)
• Philippines
21 Jan 08
that will depend on my schedule but i already experience that.. i think i cook my dinner around 9 p.m. as an online writer i don't have a fix schedule of work especially if i have a lot of projects (right now i don't have much projects though)... in other words i need to be awake till morning in order to finish such project. during late nights i usually prepare my self instant meals since i do not have enough time to prepare meals from scratch. cooking instant meals such as reheating sardines from the can, sauteing corned beef from the can or sometimes cooking instant noodles...
@serenidity (641)
• India
29 Nov 07
We have this very weird dinner schedule, We eat after 9 p.m. everyday and hence i tend to start cooking mostly after 8 so that the food is fresh and no need to reheat it.
@irishmist (3814)
• United States
30 Nov 07
These days everyone works different shifts, and so i guess we all have to make do. I know my brother cooks late for him and his wife. He works & she is disabled. But I guess once you get into a habbit it is hard to break,and it will mybe take a bit of time.
