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It makes sense. I just don't have the time, energy, budget, and frequency of shopping that I used to have. Gone are the days when I could spend a leisurely hour dicing, chopping, and then sauteing 10 kinds of vegetables for Baked Ratatouille. Say hello to the days where dicing one (1) onion and throwing it in a pan with some ground beef is about as much as I can manage.
In the interests of Science, then, here are the 12 recipes I am currently reusing again (and again and again). I hope to one day return to my recipe adventuresomeness of yore.
Roasted vegetables
Balsamic roasted chicken & peppers
Orange tofu + rice
Sage pork chops + mashed potatoes`
Red chicken curry + rice
"South of the Border" Casserole
Roast Lemon Chicken
Leftover Chicken Fajitas
Pulled Pork in Crockpot (served on buns)
Baked Fish + herbed new potatoes
Meatloaf, or Pasta + red sauce + meatballs (same recipe as Meatloaf, just in a different configuration)
Chicken Curry with Sweet Potatoes (from Chris Jordan, posted at "Work It, Mom". I don't care for the coconut rice, at least not the few times I've tried to make it, so I just make plain rice to go with it.)
I usually bake 3 potatoes a week to take to work for lunch, along with some cottage cheese, Bacon Salt, chopped scallions, sunflower seeds, cheese curds, or whatever catches my fancy that I have on hand that day. Any leftover potatoes will go well in the frittata (see next paragraph).
I usually cook hot breakfast twice a week (bacon & eggs, waffles, frittata (see previous paragraph)).
Often I will make a batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies or a Ginger Apple Crisp, or some Scones.
That's it. That's pretty much all I ever cook anymore.
--sigh-- When I think of the hundreds of recipes I used to experiment with, from all corners of the world... my boxes of index cards filled with neatly inked recipes and my notes on them... my extensive spice collection, not very often used nowadays... I miss the old days.
But this phase of my life is not compatible with foodiness.
Comments
The pulled pork sounds especially yummy. Especially with the right barbecue sauce. :-)