PROBLEMS AND TWO QUERIES

[Guest guest]

Hello santbrown (Sant & Brown),

 

In reference to your comment:

 

 

 

I have a family of six so smaller recipe sizes wouldn't interest me however I would be interested in economy recipes.

 

Jane

 

========Original Message======== Subj: PROBLEMS AND TWO QUERIES 12/10/2003 5:58:23 PM Eastern Standard Time santbrown (Sant & Brown)

Reply-to:

VegetarianSlimming (Vegetarian Slimming)

 

Anyone here have the problem I do - well, two problems, really ;=)

Here goes:

 

Problem #1: Many recipes are designed for four to six or even eight

people, and I end up with huge leftovers - or I end up choosing my

recipes according to whether or not they will freeze. Some recipes are

not, after all, suited to being halved or quartered, and even if I judge

that they are so suited, I have to remember with each ingredient that I

have to divide by half or a quarter. I also end up with a freezer full

of food which means we end up eating the same thing week after week :=(

if I'm not careful. Boooooorrringg!

 

Problem #2: Many recipes are designed for certain ingredients - a

certain size can or this or that, a standard jar of this or that,

sometimes even a certain brand. Even if I can find those ingredients,

sometime I would prefer to use my own 'from scratch' ingredients. Easy

for beans and pasta sauce, not so easy for others without risking

messing up the recipe. *And* some of these ingredients are very

expensive.

In our household, we have ways of getting around these problems - and I

like to cook. So I have two questions, each relating to the "problems' above:

 

Question #1: How many of you would like me to post recipes intended for

*two* which other couples like us could use or which could be altered

for solo vegetarians (either those living alone or those who are the

only veggies in the household)?

 

Question #2: How many of you would like me to post what I will call

'economy' recipes (for want of a better term)?

Could you please just respond to this email - it's not a poll *lol* (If

this is not of particular interest to you, could you just please email

anyway and *say* so??? - on or off list is okay!)

 

Much appreciated ;=)

 

Best,

Pat

-- SANTBROWN

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*"I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet" - Gandhi

 

* "The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of

animals as they now look upon the murder of men" - Leonardo da Vinci

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[Guest guest]

I constantly have the same problem living alone and the fact that I LOVE to cook doesn't help in the least. Luckily I am pretty good about eating the same leftovers for days at a time but sometimes they do in fact get thrown out - either I just can't eat another bite or i end up making something in between and I really hate freezing things because I have such a small freezer and I keep other things frozen that are not really ready made like frozen veggies that I use in my salads like soybeans and corn and nuts.

 

I am just very interested to see what other people who live with small numbers cook like. I do end up buying more ready made things than I would like (Whole foods has the best salad bar with all sorts of ready-made salads) simply because I would like something but don't want a whole mess of it in my fridge for days. Plus I buy some ready made things for portion control - can't get more of it if there isn't any in the fridge. I'm relatively frugal but sometimes it is wiser to spend more.

[Guest guest]

Anyone here have the problem I do - well, two problems, really ;=)

Here goes:

 

Problem #1: Many recipes are designed for four to six or even eight

people, and I end up with huge leftovers - or I end up choosing my

recipes according to whether or not they will freeze. Some recipes are

not, after all, suited to being halved or quartered, and even if I judge

that they are so suited, I have to remember with each ingredient that I

have to divide by half or a quarter. I also end up with a freezer full

of food which means we end up eating the same thing week after week :=(

if I'm not careful. Boooooorrringg!

 

Problem #2: Many recipes are designed for certain ingredients - a

certain size can or this or that, a standard jar of this or that,

sometimes even a certain brand. Even if I can find those ingredients,

sometime I would prefer to use my own 'from scratch' ingredients. Easy

for beans and pasta sauce, not so easy for others without risking

messing up the recipe. *And* some of these ingredients are very

expensive.

 

In our household, we have ways of getting around these problems - and I

like to cook. So I have two questions, each relating to the " problems' above:

 

Question #1: How many of you would like me to post recipes intended for

*two* which other couples like us could use or which could be altered

for solo vegetarians (either those living alone or those who are the

only veggies in the household)?

 

Question #2: How many of you would like me to post what I will call

'economy' recipes (for want of a better term)?

 

Could you please just respond to this email - it's not a poll *lol* (If

this is not of particular interest to you, could you just please email

anyway and *say* so??? - on or off list is okay!)

 

Much appreciated ;=)

 

Best,

Pat

--

SANTBROWN

townhounds/

vegetarianslimming/

HOMEPAGE: http://www.angelfire.com/art/pendragon/

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* " I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet " - Gandhi

 

* " The time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of

animals as they now look upon the murder of men " - Leonardo da Vinci

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[Guest guest]

Pat,

 

I think both would be good. Recipes for two can be expanded, yet are a good way to try something new and not have "boatloads" of it if it doesn't work for your family. And, I like to economize while fixing good, healthy, nutritious meals.

 

Sounds like winners all around to me!

 

Paula J.

 

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