QOTW: How do you get out of a rut? Christie

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, " christie_0131 "

<christie0131 wrote:

>

> Living on my own I find that I can get into cooking ruts that last

for

> years - for example I ate the same menu for lunch on working days

for

> 5 years until last autumn when PT invited me to join the group.

 

Christie.....LOL Didn't you get tired of the same thing over and

over again? Now I can make spaghetti and eat it for dinner and cold

for breakfast the next day and anagin for lunch and then I'm ready

for something new for dinner.

I don't mind if a cookbook doesn't have pictures, that way I'm not

disappointed with my creation since I don't know how it's supposed to

look in the first place (:-)

I don't like cookbooks that list the ingredients and then tell you to

add 1/2 cup of a sauce that's on page so and so and then to serve it

over a certain rice dish that's on another page. How do you feel

about those types of cookbooks? I usually send those to the library

as a donation.

Donna

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No, strangely I never got bored with it, it was easy to prepare

first thing in the morning when my eyes were still closed, and it

was comforting to know what I was going to eat on the days when I

had a 2 hour commute to work each way and nowhere to buy lunch at

lunchtime. I think it was a bit of a security blanket. Made food

shopping and menu planning easy too. Now I do get bored if I eat the

same dinner night after night.

 

I've not seen too many cookbooks like those you mention. I could

cope with the occasional sauce being on a different page but beyond

that I would just avoid the recipe - if it comes in that many parts

it must be more complicated than I have the skill or patience for,

LOL.

Christie

 

, " Donna "

<thelilacflower wrote:

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>> Christie.....LOL Didn't you get tired of the same thing over and

> over again? Now I can make spaghetti and eat it for dinner and

cold

> for breakfast the next day and anagin for lunch and then I'm ready

> for something new for dinner.

> I don't mind if a cookbook doesn't have pictures, that way I'm not

> disappointed with my creation since I don't know how it's supposed

to

> look in the first place (:-)

> I don't like cookbooks that list the ingredients and then tell you

to

> add 1/2 cup of a sauce that's on page so and so and then to serve

it

> over a certain rice dish that's on another page. How do you feel

> about those types of cookbooks? I usually send those to the

library

> as a donation.

> Donna

>

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, " christie_0131 "

<christie0131 wrote:

 

> I've not seen too many cookbooks like those you mention. I could

> cope with the occasional sauce being on a different page but beyond

> that I would just avoid the recipe - if it comes in that many parts

> it must be more complicated than I have the skill or patience for,

> LOL.

> Christie

 

 

I remember this one recipe for a dinner pie, the crust was on one

page, the filling on another and the sauce on a third page. I

wondered if anyone ever made that thing once they bought the

book......LOl

Donna

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I go on kicks for long periods of time. Right now it is a lacinato kale kick

and I have been eating it maybe twice a day not for a couple of months at

least. Prior to that it was string beans. I love them and easy to cook up so

I make a bunch for a few days. Butter and salt is all. I am a lazy cook so I

don't have the excuse of no time since I don't work (outside the home that

is).This reminds me of when the children were little and would get stuck on

the same food every day...same went for clothes too until they could stand

up without the child in them. LOL

linda

 

 

" christie_0131 " <christie0131

 

> No, strangely I never got bored with it, it was easy to prepare

> first thing in the morning when my eyes were still closed, and it

> was comforting to know what I was going to eat on the days when I

> had a 2 hour commute to work each way and nowhere to buy lunch at

> lunchtime. I think it was a bit of a security blanket. Made food

> shopping and menu planning easy too. Now I do get bored if I eat the

> same dinner night after night.

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On 4/5/06, christie_0131 <> wrote:

>

> No, strangely I never got bored with it, it was easy to prepare

> first thing in the morning when my eyes were still closed, and it

> was comforting to know what I was going to eat on the days when I

> had a 2 hour commute to work each way and nowhere to buy lunch at

> lunchtime. I think it was a bit of a security blanket. Made food

> shopping and menu planning easy too. Now I do get bored if I eat the

> same dinner night after night.

>

 

Hi Christie,

 

I'm actually sorta the same way. I make meals in big batches usually on the

weekend (I believe Paul does the same thing at times as well). There are

many occassions where I'll end up having the same meal each day or a few of

the same meal in a week. It's really no big deal to me. Even if I'm

getting a bit bored with it, I know that in 30 minutes, by the time I'm done

eating it, my body will be fueled and my mind won't care by that point.

 

Sometimes it is just easier to make the things we know how to cook by

memory. It saves time, there's no extra complication and we know we like

it. No big whoop.

 

I've not seen too many cookbooks like those you mention. I could

> cope with the occasional sauce being on a different page but beyond

> that I would just avoid the recipe - if it comes in that many parts

> it must be more complicated than I have the skill or patience for,

> LOL.

> Christie

>

>

There are a couple of cookbooks that I have which are set up like this.

They pretty much have their own specific category of cooking. To list a few

examples are a couple of pizza cookbooks which has several doughs and sauces

listed. They usually have their standard recipes listed in front. So when

you're looking at the pizza recipes it will state that you use this dough or

that sauce (they tend to list what page those recipes are on in the book).

That also happens in a couple of Mexican cookbooks. At the beginning there

are several standard tortilla, salsa, sauces and filling recipes. Again,

the main recipes will list these individually sometimes. Same thing with a

grilling/marinade ckbk that I have.

 

If you are really into making these recipes over and over again then it

isn't a problem, imo. However if it is only once in a while, then I find

that it is just too much to spend time on (not that the recipe wouldn't be

worth it). I don't like seeing a recipe with tons of ingredients and then

have to make a recipe within the recipe as it were, LOL.

 

S.