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tim:
How do you?  Or do you? This is directed at those not in daily 'employ'. Like instant m/wave meals. And children.  And husbands!
Do you plan a day or week ahead? Do you look in the fridge - or larder ( lucky you - and us) - and see what needs using? Like 'bubble & squeak'?
Do you use your own tested ways - or do you look up recipes in your many books to fit? Or use the net?
Do you record what you have done - and use that for future help?
Or do you wake up with a 'thing' which says "I must have curry today"? = Tim

Ragged Robin:
Planning, ummmmmm.......... depends....... usually do a pre-weekend shop, go around thinking oh that 'll do for during the week; or ii'll put that in the freezer for emergencies.
however tend not to remember if littl'uns got friends coming to tea, when only fish- fingers will do, or if she's out and have only got myself to please.
So planning can be haphazard or needs to be flexible, for instance, a piece of steak might end up quickly fried or in a casserole.
Quite lucky as Littl'un has fairly varied tastes, loves stews and casseroles, salads, and veggies,and pasta so no fads to contend with.

    by the way pulled some over-wintering carrots for lunch today absolutely delicious!

Muddy_Boots:
Whew Tim!

As a cook and trained at that, have lost all interest in food cooking!  However, still love the taste.  Now think on daily basis, probably cos of mood.  Somedays have a good meal, sometimes don't quite manage it!  Somedays try to make an effort that doesn't quite work, others, don't really try and sometimes it works!  Psychology of that?  Beyond me!

Kate

Mrs Ava:
Well, as head chef and bottle washing in this humble abode, I like to think I plan, but it doesn't always work.  I was brought up on fresh grub so don't by ready meals or freezer meals, except frozen fish things.  Try to be healthy, Ava and I are on a constant health kick, so loads of fresh fruit and veggies.  The kids, well, somedays they eat me out of house and home, others, just want rubbish!  Shopping day is Friday ready for the weekend, so Thursday nights tend to be use up whats left followed by a Friday of something yummy.  Have stacks of cookery books, but really only refer to 2 more for weights when baking cakes or making pastry, and that is the Delia complete cookery course, and The Dairy book of home cookery.  I also have a journal that I write other peeps recipes, recommendations and own 'inventions' in.  :P

aquilegia:
As hubby and I both work, we do the big shop once a month, get loads of veggies and cook up huge batches of pasta sauces that then get frozen in portions for the two of us. that's our idea of convenience food. then during the week we just have to defrost and cook one of them. I just make sure we don't have the same thing two days in a row.

At weekends, when there's more time, I usually cook something from scratch. Usually I make up a recipe or adapt something from a recipe book.

During the summer, it's a case of seeing what's ripe, and cooking that.

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