What do YOU eat when OH is away?

thriftmonster

We tend to have a lot of potato based dishes as dh prefers pasta or rice. I still find that I cook for 4 though - can't get my head round cooking for 3 - so the dog does very well on those occasions!

xnikkix

Skint_Catt wrote: »

I hope its not an Amercian style huge one and full too! :rotfl: :rotfl:

Thankfully not!! Just got two chicken kievs and some milk left. Going to a dinner dance tonight so will have them for dinner tomorrow. Doesn't sound very exciting!

OH will eat frosties if I'm away and that's about it!

vanoonoo

chinese! or pulses or veggie things like cauliflower cheese which he loathes.

he's away next friday - can you tell I have been planning

champys

Am i right in thinking most of us ladies are quite happy to cook for the men in our life - but if its just "us" we can't be bothered? :rotfl:

mrsmcawber - i believe you observe correctly.

interesting: we are all keen that our spouses and offspring eat healthy food, but we don't seem to want to look after ourselves!

Paulie'sGirl

Am i right in thinking most of us ladies are quite happy to cook for the men in our life - but if its just "us" we can't be bothered? :rotfl:

I agree, I love cooking for my OH, but when he's away its welsh rarebit or cheese and crackers. I must be pining for him!

Ten days is a long time, we've done similar, and the phone bill tends to be huge (as does the wine bill! :rotfl:)

Vampgirl

MRSMCAWBER wrote: »

Am i right in thinking most of us ladies are quite happy to cook for the men in our life - but if its just "us" we can't be bothered? :rotfl:

Actually I quite like cooking for myself as I can be creative without having to worry about whether he's going to like it :rolleyes:

He won't eat fish and isn't really keen on rice or pasta so I tend to eat a lot of those whilst he's away, in fact he's going to be away a couple of days next week and I'm already getting excited about what I'm going to eat LOL

lil_me

HM veg burgers can be oven baked but I find they don't fall apart as much (might be just coincidence) if I dry fry them, most oil I ever use is a spray. It can be a good way to use up any cooked left over veg, I put them in a bag in the freezer, doesn't matter if they are mixed up, chop them before freezing or after, and just label it 'burger stuff'

pollyanna, nope I thought that was normal, won't even make himself a sandwich usually. He'd rather sit and eat a full packet of biscuits or something else like that than make food.

Oh the oven thing, I was running late one night last week and needed to get everyone fed so I phoned asking him to preheat the oven, he eventually following detailed instructions managed that bit. I also had to show him how to use the microave, he went to reheat a meal I'd made and was using the 30 second burst button repeatedly because he didn't know how :rotfl:quite scary really, suppose there is always a takeaway if I am not here for some reason. When I worked evenings he got the kids takeaways, cost half what I was getting paid for a small evening job to feed them all, I think by the time I paid for petrol on top of that I was earning about £5.

newlifenewsong

Erm...I don't bother to cook, just get a lot of fresh veggies and go to the supermarket late enough to pick up the 'sale' dips... Otherwise I just make up my own using own brand yoghurt with olive oil, lemon juice, pepper, and some herbs! Lots of smelly cheeses with it too (hard to find a man with a burning love for epoisses )