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My husband thinks i still live in the 50/60s, :o because i like to cook a fresh hot meal everyday, he thinks it is no longer necessary & that i make to much work for myself.  I love cooking ,baking. it is not to much trouble am i being old fashioned  opinions appreciated please so i can say told you so, ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D.

well, if you are, so are we, we like our own, home cooked meals, we know what's gone into everything  ;D

I'm with you Rosebud and Manics...I'm NOT a fan of ready meals (never buy them). When the boys were at home, I baked everything including the bread.

I think you are sensible, home cooked is far superior to "ready meals", etc.  He is possibly being kind (?) in ensuring you know he doesn't expect it.  However, I do think it is good to take some "time off" at times, the occasional easier meal will not harm ;D

 Exactly Manics, thank you Lauren , so far so good keep em coming girls.

We cook everything from scratch, some meals are more labour intensive than others. We often cook a "night off" by cooking double quantity (chilli, or a ragù) which makes life easier from time to time.  We hate ready meals, and can taste the difference between that and home cooked.   :P :P :P

If you like baking an things good luck to you, but I would not want my ole lady in the kitchen all the time. She just chucks all the stuff in the slow cooker and we go out for the day. If she doesn't do that we eat out, or bung something in the microwave. Suites me.

All home prepared here! Friday night is whatever my son makes. Sometimes I do a roast which lasts at least half the week in various guises.

Home cooked here as well, although we often cook off the "meat" part and get it out of the freezer on the day... but potatoes and veg from fresh.
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   Old fashioned is good rosebud, don't be  ' swayed ' - was brought up with

   the idea that you had to have at least  ' one good meal a day ' . My parents

   both worked during the day  -   we had a hot breakfast in the morning, [ hated

   that porridge saucepan ] , a 2 course hot school dinner [ fabulous ]  and a cooked tea

    when mum got home,  I regard myself as pretty good in health for my age and will

     say I carry on the  ' doctrine ' of my parents and apply it  to ourselves now.

     Carry on  --  your family will thank you [ eventually ]   :D

     floss x

We recently obtained a slow cooker,just a basic one £20 from John Lewis.Makes life a lot easier,especially when I get in from gardening,ready and waiting.

Whoever is in the mood cooks.

Toby up the road doing main meal and a pud for a fiver when neither of us can be bothered. :)

Another old fashioned one here!
I am collecting quite a lot of labels......old fashioned, sad, a seedaholic..........and happy  :D
Oh, and the Imelda Marcos of wellies ;D

We make most things, apart from the odd pizza & oven chips when we can't be arsed to cook... it's more about taste than anything else. But we don't spend more than maybe 30 minutes a day prepping & cooking. Normally at least have a side salad even when it is pizza day.

Oh, then there's Fish & Chips - some things should be left to the experts, IMHO.

At the risk of not helping at all, you're not really asking an independent group of people here though!

Rosebud, you can adopt me if you want ;D I wouldn't mind you cooking and baking for me ;D

Neil

i bet if you gave OH a few ready meals he would soon want you back in the kitchen lol.
what about cooking a double portion a few times and freezing half then a home cooked ready meal in the freezer for tea and bingo you get a day off

well i was born in the 70s and I'm a home cook fan, ready meals taste vile in comparison . i generally cook from scratch every day and at least once a week there is left over night, with grab what you can get/ find on Saturdays ;). and i don't see why he's bugging i mean if you enjoy being in the kitchen whats the problem :-\.

You mean there's another way of doing it?

All meals cooked from scratch in our house - and the bread, cakes, jams, chutneys, mincemeat, salt pork, you name it. Used to do beer & wine as well, but getting a bit too old to do all the lifting now!

As long as you enjoy cooking, baking carry on Rosebud.  It is the healthiest option to get your food intake and you have control of the fat, salt and sugar etc.  I shudder when I look in folks shopping trollys and all I see are Pizzas, crisps and ready meals.  No wonder we have trouble with obesity in this country, it is because an awful lot of this generation just do not know how to cook.  

I have had 1 month holiday off work and have cooked daily for when the kids get in from school and OH in from work.  I prefer cooking stuff as and when I can.  Friday night is the weekly exception though..... Chinese takeaway 8)

Microwave meals are for when I am on the hoof or late in from work.  A short meal such as beans on toast with grated cheese is so much more appetising than microwave stuff anyday. And takes the same time to prepare and cook........

Keep it up Rosebud, same here........ including home made pizzas Ollie, and you've obviously not discovered beer batter for your fish ;)

The trick was teaching hubby to cook too, so we can share.  ;D

Linda