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In reply to the discussion: How the Fast Food Industry Destroyed "Home Ec" to Hook Americans on Processed Crap [View all]csziggy
(34,131 posts)Usually what I do is cook larger quantities and freeze 2/3 to 1/2 of it for use later. With just two of us, it makes it more economical in terms of time and money. And when we were running the farm, I had to cook on easy days so we'd be able to eat on hectic ones.
Since 2001 I've had to cook ahead before each of my surgeries so my husband could handle working, helping me cope, and getting meals.
But I do like the linked article on planning a lot of meals ahead and processing them all at once. I realized that I will not be able to do it for this surgery - my freezer is already pretty full so there is not much room left to pack away the complete meals. I might go ahead a get the raw vegetables, process them and freeze them on trays so they will be easy to separate, then use some of my already frozen meats to make packs of stuff for meals.