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In reply to the discussion: I am done, done I say with any Stouffers frozen dinners. [View all]ArkansasDemocrat1
(2,695 posts)88. I use their Roux to make Gumbo
My Roux making skills are too inconsistent, but Z always tastes good, which is a safe bet when adding chicken, shrimp and okra. Sometimes I'll substitute crawdads for shrimp
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My husband and I sometimes cook separate meals. (I don't eat any meat; he eats poultry and seafood.)
Sky Jewels
Mar 2024
#45
Instant Pot yields a week's worth of frozen meals, but I did glance at the frozen meals last week
hlthe2b
Mar 2024
#9
Loss Leader to get shoppers to buy more frozen foods. They do that occasionally, but why the $5.99 fish?
hlthe2b
Mar 2024
#39
Since my husband has not been able to cook, which he did for 42 years.......i've just
a kennedy
Mar 2024
#22
Seconded. I buy those instead of the "cheap" ones which are half the price of MC and are barely edible.
ArkansasDemocrat1
Mar 2024
#107
I can relate to your post. I, too, am living alone and cooking for one sucks.
OAITW r.2.0
Mar 2024
#42
Hamburger meat and onions, cook up a mess of it. Freeze it and ready to make spaghetti or tacos
flying_wahini
Mar 2024
#51
Just before COVID hit I was going more homemade and whole foods. It is a challenge cooking
brewens
Mar 2024
#58
I used to eat a lot of canned soup. When I lost a lot of weight and was counting calories and paying
brewens
Mar 2024
#71
Seconding what chowder66 said about sheet pan dinners. I like to do foil packet dinners, too.
highplainsdem
Mar 2024
#76
I like Barilla brand marinara and dry pastas. So much fresher tasting than Ragu, Classico, Prego or
TeamProg
Mar 2024
#83
We buy Giovanni Rana Meat Lasagna. It's in the refrigerated section of the store, not frozen section. It is REALLY
beaglelover
Mar 2024
#96
I cook for one about half the time. One of my favorite, easy easy easy recipes is Amish chicken.
Scrivener7
Mar 2024
#101