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What Do Ya'll Cook When You're just BRAIN-DEAD?

chubbyalaskagriz

chubbyalaskagriz

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...and don't even want to THINK about food or cooking?

Tonight I was drained. I've been working extra hours and double shifts and I just want to lay on the couch, veg in front of the TV, and SLEEP!

BUT... I'm hungry, too.

But I didn't want to expend any effort.

So...

I grabbed a box of wheat thins and a couple slices of deli ham and sliced longhorn cheese. Then I ate a bowl of honey-nut cheerios. Then finally finished a bowl of sweet potatoes instead of saving them to make spice muffins with.

I didn't even have the energy to pack a lunch for my double-shift at work tonight. So, here I sit at my desk, lunch-time is still a ways off, but I have nothing to eat, so unless I plan to skip a meal- I'll need to go out and make a mid-night run to the nearby Kroger's or something...
 
I know it is going to sound strange but around here we like a small pasta like macaroni cooked in plain old tomato juice, salt & pepper. We cook the pasta about half way in seasoned water and then drain it and finish cooking in tomato juice.
Jon's Mom makes homemade tomato juice that is yummy in it.
We ate it all the time growing up but Jon had never had it when we got married. He loves it now and it is a quick fix. I like crackers and turkey bologna. A bowl of cereal is always a good one when your to beat to cook. Jon loves leftovers so when ever I cook I always make extra which he loves warmed over. I hate leftovers!

Try and get out and get some lunch Hon.
 
Walmart sells turkey breast steaks that are listed 55 mg sodium per serving (4 oz). I get a 1.25 lb box and divide into 4 to 5 servings in sandwitch bags and freeze them. 2 min in the microwave to thaw then throw one on the grill. Takes just a few minutes. I do the same thing with ground beef, making separate patties in sandwitch bags that thaw in the same amount of time. Thats my go to lunch when there is nothing else.

BTW I am going to try jglass' pasta but use tomato sauce (I can get lower sodium with that). I have a super fast recipe for marinara sauce that I sometimes use on pasta when in a hurry.
 
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That's why it's nice to make your own TV dinners out of leftovers! A simple pop in the oven (or zap in the nuker) and you have something hot and good for you.

I can handle cereal - with fruit if still hungry - but with sweet taters - and after crackers, ham and cheese? OMG - I thought I had a cast iron stomach but Kev - you beat me!

My newest "snack" food - Lucky Charms straight from the box.
 
I'd do just exactly like you Kevin! I'd graze on whatever I enjoy and just veg. out. Never mind cooking, I'd be lucky to warm a can of stew (Dinty Moore) or some Sweet Sue Chicken & Dumplings:) Hardly ever to never eat those but I love them and in a pinch I would feast on 'em and devour every bite!!!
 
I occasionally thow in a pat of butter with my macaroni while it is cooking. It is really good. Butter makes everything better lol. Jon had never had macaroni and tomatoes when we started dating. He loves them now. His Mom makes the best tomato juice. I got some tomato juice at the store the other day and made some mac and tomatoes and it just wasnt as good as when I use her homemade.
 
Bratwurst. Toss a bunch of brats in a pot with water and onions and simmer a couple hours, then put em on a baking sheet under the broiler til brown, a couple minutes, turn and repeat. I make enough at a time to eat on for a few days, a dozen or so, at a time.
 
Cheese on toast with a scraping of English mustard with a cup of slightly sweetened coffee.

It used to be my 3 o'clock wake me up meal. That's 3 am not tea time. In the days when I used to work 12 hours, the night shift.
 
I just open up a can of green beans and a small can of diced or stewed tomatoes. Sometimes I will add some mushrooms or anything else that is within arm's reach.
 
I tried cashew nut butter for the very first time last week.

What a winner. Really nice. I think it will be on my breakfast list in future.:)
 
Keziah said:
I tried cashew nut butter for the very first time last week.

What a winner. Really nice. I think it will be on my breakfast list in future.:)
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I am going to try it, sounds very good and I LOVE Cashews!!!

Have you ever tried Nutella? It is a Hazelnut/Chocolate Spread and it is good on pancakes with a banana cut up on top, yummy m-m-m!
 
Now your talking Misses:D. Nutella, love it on toast, on rich tea, digestive or garabaldi biscuit. Or use it as a filling for a victoria sandwich. My taste buds a dancing with anticipation.:D
 
Yes Keziah, I see you have heard of Nutella! The stuff is heavenly!!!

There was an entree' on the menu at International House of Pancakes that was Crepe's with Nutella and whipped cream and banana sliced on top, finished off with a sprinkling of XXX-Sugar. Well I ordered it and OH MY Gosh I fell in love! That very day I had to go out and buy Nutella, my grand-daughter fell in love with it, and she ate it right off a spoon for a treat every once in a while, so needless to say it did not last long in our cupboard and so I quit buying it! I will sneak it in now & then, but the little bugger always manages to find it and so.........once again it will be gone **POOF** in a matter of days....so I gave up!
 
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Soup is always easy for me. Throw it on the stove for two minutes and pull a sandwich together. Great for keeping you warm on the couch.
 
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