Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 not that is the best, but it is my quickie; I use tortilla shells, and either add cheese and nuke, or guacamole and roll up and eat. I am also known to have a can of peas for lunch. If I am really lazy, I walk next door to see what my Mom made for dinner. ) The joys of living next door to your mother. I do always have veggie burgers, in the freezer to, that is another great quickie. Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 What do you have for dinner when you just cannot bear to cook? You're too tired or don't feel well, or you're just sick and tired of cooking.... It's better if this type of meal is reasonably nutritious, tasty, and not too expensive. I realize that this a tall order for a no-cook meal. There are always veggie burgers... The meal I eat that I think fits the requirements best is: * baked (nuked) sweet potato * some canned black beans (drained, rinsed, heated up) with salsa * spinach (frozen, usually). * maybe bread or a roll, maybe a sliced tomato I'm going to have this tonight, and DH is having pasta. I was up all last night, just couldn't sleep until 4 am, so I'm not at all interested in cooking today. Other ideas along these lines? Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 I usually heat a frozen burrito in the microwave or just make one from scratch with canned veggie refried beans, shredded cheddar, lettuce, black olives, lettuce and flour tortilla. Also keep fresh or canned fruit on hand to eat with your meal. Or pasta with canned/jarred spaghetti sauce (I like Prego traditional). Add a salad and fruit. Rose , Pat Meadows <pat@m...> wrote: > > What do you have for dinner when you just cannot bear to > cook? You're too tired or don't feel well, or you're just > sick and tired of cooking.... > > It's better if this type of meal is reasonably nutritious, > tasty, and not too expensive. I realize that this a tall > order for a no-cook meal. > > There are always veggie burgers... > > The meal I eat that I think fits the requirements best is: > > * baked (nuked) sweet potato > * some canned black beans (drained, rinsed, heated up) with > salsa > * spinach (frozen, usually). > * maybe bread or a roll, maybe a sliced tomato > > I'm going to have this tonight, and DH is having pasta. I > was up all last night, just couldn't sleep until 4 am, so > I'm not at all interested in cooking today. > > Other ideas along these lines? > > Pat > -- > Pat Meadows > CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY > United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ > International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 In a message dated 2/9/2003 9:07:13 PM Central Standard Time, terebinthus writes: > Sometimes when I just need comfort food that is no-fuss/ no-cook/ > cheap I > will nuke a baked potato, ya know what is good on a baked potato, is salsa! I Love it, and prefer it over the sour cream and butter, plus, it is heathier. I hope you feel better pat. Try some chamomile tea. it also helps me unwind and get relaxed to sleep. Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 hi pat, one of my favorite quick meals is what we call tor-pea-does... heat up canned black-eyed peas and warm some corn tortillas (you can nuke them for about 15 seconds). roll the (drained) peas in the corn tortillas with your favorite toppings....we usually have shredded cheddar, sour cream, salsa, and sliced jalapenos. they are so addicting. also, i always keep a bag of celentano's cheese ravioli in the freezer for fast meals. they take just a few minutes to cook...about the same amount of time it takes to heat the pasta sauce. add a salad and some warm french bread and you are set. i like celentano's because they don't add perservatives or anything artificial. hope these ideas are helpful. susie --- Pat Meadows <pat wrote: > > What do you have for dinner when you just cannot > bear to > cook? You're too tired or don't feel well, or > you're just > sick and tired of cooking.... > > It's better if this type of meal is reasonably > nutritious, > tasty, and not too expensive. I realize that this a > tall > order for a no-cook meal. > > There are always veggie burgers... > > The meal I eat that I think fits the requirements > best is: > > * baked (nuked) sweet potato > * some canned black beans (drained, rinsed, heated > up) with > salsa > * spinach (frozen, usually). > * maybe bread or a roll, maybe a sliced tomato > > I'm going to have this tonight, and DH is having > pasta. I > was up all last night, just couldn't sleep until 4 > am, so > I'm not at all interested in cooking today. > > Other ideas along these lines? > > Pat > -- > Pat Meadows > CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY > United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ > International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ > Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2003 Report Share Posted February 9, 2003 I am sorry to read you aren't sleeping well, Pat. Your meal idea sounds wonderful. I was going to say I usually don't bother eating when I am too tired or don't feel well; that or I make the dh run out for some take-out food. But you folks live out in the boonies, so I guess take out isn't an option eh? Sometimes when I just need comfort food that is no-fuss/ no-cook/ cheap I will nuke a baked potato, top it with sour cream & garlic salt and just eat that. I always have some prepared beans onhand in the fridge, so I might toss them with some Italian dressing and some shredded veggies (cabage, carrots, cukes and the like). If I have some leftover cooked up pasta I will add that to the salad as well. I hope you feel better soon. ~ f ~ I feel we are all islands -- in a common sea. -Anne Morrow Lindbergh, writer (1906-2001) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> , Pat Meadows <pat@m...> wrote: > > What do you have for dinner when you just cannot bear to > cook? You're too tired or don't feel well, or you're just > sick and tired of cooking.... > > It's better if this type of meal is reasonably nutritious, > tasty, and not too expensive. I realize that this a tall > order for a no-cook meal. > > There are always veggie burgers... > > The meal I eat that I think fits the requirements best is: > > * baked (nuked) sweet potato > * some canned black beans (drained, rinsed, heated up) with > salsa > * spinach (frozen, usually). > * maybe bread or a roll, maybe a sliced tomato > > I'm going to have this tonight, and DH is having pasta. I > was up all last night, just couldn't sleep until 4 am, so > I'm not at all interested in cooking today. > > Other ideas along these lines? > > Pat > -- > Pat Meadows > CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY > United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ > International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2003 Report Share Posted February 10, 2003 I am the queen of quick dinner!! After homeschooling three kids all day (two with serious learning issues and one with serious teenageritis) I am often tooooo pooped to put an awful lot of effort into dinner.One of the best investments I have ever made is my rice steamer. It has two chambers so I toss some rice in one chamber and frozen veggies in the other chamber, turn it on, and walk away. When it's done I just toss them together and add a little soy, maybe a bit of Mrs. Dash, and a handful of sunflower seeds for a touch of crunch. I also like to make up a batch of rice (even sometimes *gasp* Minute Rice), stir in a can of canned beans and a can of seasoned tomatoes and serve with corn chips. (Did I just type " a can of canned beans " ? of course canned beans come in a can, duhhhhh) Take Care, Laurie - Pat Meadows Sunday, February 09, 2003 4:24 PM No-Cook Dinners? What do you have for dinner when you just cannot bear to cook? You're too tired or don't feel well, or you're just sick and tired of cooking.... It's better if this type of meal is reasonably nutritious, tasty, and not too expensive. I realize that this a tall order for a no-cook meal. There are always veggie burgers... The meal I eat that I think fits the requirements best is: * baked (nuked) sweet potato * some canned black beans (drained, rinsed, heated up) with salsa * spinach (frozen, usually). * maybe bread or a roll, maybe a sliced tomato I'm going to have this tonight, and DH is having pasta. I was up all last night, just couldn't sleep until 4 am, so I'm not at all interested in cooking today. Other ideas along these lines? Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2003 Report Share Posted February 10, 2003 On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 18:32:26 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >hi pat, > >one of my favorite quick meals is what we call >tor-pea-does... >heat up canned black-eyed peas and warm some corn >tortillas (you can nuke them for about 15 seconds). >roll the (drained) peas in the corn tortillas with >your favorite toppings....we usually have shredded >cheddar, sour cream, salsa, and sliced jalapenos. >they are so addicting. This sounds nice, I'll give it a whirl. >also, i always keep a bag of celentano's cheese >ravioli in the freezer for fast meals. they take just >a few minutes to cook...about the same amount of time >it takes to heat the pasta sauce. add a salad and >some warm french bread and you are set. i like >celentano's because they don't add perservatives or >anything artificial. > We sometimes have their ravioli too - it's not bad. Expensive on our budget unless it's on sale, though. I buy several when I see it on sale. I get very tired of pasta, I don't know why. DH is almost always happy to have it, but I'm not. Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2003 Report Share Posted February 10, 2003 On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 03:06:54 -0000, you wrote: >I am sorry to read you aren't sleeping well, Pat. Thanks, it's just when I'm in pain - I either have lupus or fibromyalgia - the doctors aren't yet sure which - and either one causes joint and muscle pain. I can usually ignore it during the day but it's more difficult to ignore pain at night. And I didn't have anything much to read: today will include a trip to the library. I don't mind being awake nearly as much if I have a good book. >Your meal idea >sounds >wonderful. I was going to say I usually don't bother eating when I am >too >tired or don't feel well; that or I make the dh run out for some >take-out food. >But you folks live out in the boonies, so I guess take out isn't an >option eh? It is, really. We live in a very, very rural area, but our home is just on the edges of a small town - just outside of the town. The town has 3,014 people and has more businesses then you'd expect for a town that size, as it's the county seat - has the courthouse, a lot of lawyers. Also, it's the county's shopping town - people from all around come here to shop. There's a good sandwich shop in town (really good, not a chain), plus a Subway, plus two diner-type restaurants that aren't bad, also a pretty poor-quality Chinese restaurant. And the usual chain-pizza-crap and a Mickey D's. I don't want anything from the latter two! We're working on a very tight budget at the moment though, as neither of us is working (health problems), and try to avoid eating out or bringing in as much as possible. >Sometimes when I just need comfort food that is no-fuss/ no-cook/ >cheap I >will nuke a baked potato, top it with sour cream & garlic salt and >just eat that. >I always have some prepared beans onhand in the fridge, so I might >toss >them with some Italian dressing and some shredded veggies (cabage, >carrots, cukes and the like). If I have some leftover cooked up pasta >I will add >that to the salad as well. The salad sounds nice. I've been in a fairly non-cooking mode for a couple of weeks (a non-cooking mode for me, anyway, I usually cook a lot), must get back to doing more of it. We do have a very large freezer and ideally I have a lot of good frozen homemade soups, stews, chili, casseroles frozen for non-cooking days, or for lunches - we're both home all day. But right now I'm out of them. Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 11, 2003 Report Share Posted February 11, 2003 SOLD SOLD SOLD!!! I think you have convinced me to get a rice maker. Great idears. Cheers, Shawn " If, at first, you do succeed, try to hide your astonishment. " " If, at first, you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried. " " The last four letters in " American " spell out " I Can " . " " Everything's ok in the end, if it's not ok, it's not the end. " ----Original Message Follows---- " Laura Letizia " <lletizia Re: No-Cook Dinners? Mon, 10 Feb 2003 07:58:34 -0500 I am the queen of quick dinner!! After homeschooling three kids all day (two with serious learning issues and one with serious teenageritis) I am often tooooo pooped to put an awful lot of effort into dinner.One of the best investments I have ever made is my rice steamer. It has two chambers so I toss some rice in one chamber and frozen veggies in the other chamber, turn it on, and walk away. When it's done I just toss them together and add a little soy, maybe a bit of Mrs. Dash, and a handful of sunflower seeds for a touch of crunch. I also like to make up a batch of rice (even sometimes *gasp* Minute Rice), stir in a can of canned beans and a can of seasoned tomatoes and serve with corn chips. (Did I just type " a can of canned beans " ? of course canned beans come in a can, duhhhhh) Take Care, Laurie - Pat Meadows Sunday, February 09, 2003 4:24 PM No-Cook Dinners? What do you have for dinner when you just cannot bear to cook? You're too tired or don't feel well, or you're just sick and tired of cooking.... It's better if this type of meal is reasonably nutritious, tasty, and not too expensive. I realize that this a tall order for a no-cook meal. There are always veggie burgers... The meal I eat that I think fits the requirements best is: * baked (nuked) sweet potato * some canned black beans (drained, rinsed, heated up) with salsa * spinach (frozen, usually). * maybe bread or a roll, maybe a sliced tomato I'm going to have this tonight, and DH is having pasta. I was up all last night, just couldn't sleep until 4 am, so I'm not at all interested in cooking today. Other ideas along these lines? Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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