How many times a week do you cook/prepare a meal?

same rules as the other poll.

setting the table for take aways does not count neither does frozen meals/entrees.

sandwiches, however DO count, if you prepare them from the ground up (ie buying cold cuts, making the tuna/chicken salad)

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I am a SAHM so I make 3 meals a day, we very rarely takeout/eat out anymore (every 1-1/2 to 2 weeks maybe).

If we do go out, I put my order in with my dad and he whips up something amazing.

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I make breakfast at home every morning (oatmeal, eggs, whatever..)

I prepare my lunch every day for work (always bring lunch). On the weekends we usually make grilled cheese with tomato, soup, or something simple like that.

I cook dinner 6 nights/week.

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as a general rule, I cook every night except Friday.

I make bkfst for dh and I every day (I am lucky he is partial to warm croissants spread with nutella)

I usually prepare his lunch out of leftovers. I don't bring my lunch. I hate microwaved meat

on the weekends, I make all three meals unless we are out and about. I LOOOVVVEEE making breakfast.

I am a bit out of sorts right now...so temporarily this is not the case...but I too also think I am a pretty good cook (good enough for my family/friends to enjoy) and I love doing it.

the only thing I hate is the cleanup, which falls on me too

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Posted by Ophelia

as a general rule, I cook every night except Friday.

I make bkfst for dh and I every day (I am lucky he is partial to warm croissants spread with nutella)

I usually prepare his lunch out of leftovers. I don't bring my lunch. I hate microwaved meat

on the weekends, I make all three meals unless we are out and about. I LOOOVVVEEE making breakfast.

I am a bit out of sorts right now...so temporarily this is not the case...but I too also think I am a pretty good cook (good enough for my family/friends to enjoy) and I love doing it.

the only thing I hate is the cleanup, which falls on me too

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i would say i cook 6 nights a week. some weeks it could be 5 nights a week and some weeks it could be 7 nights a week- but never less than 5 nights...
i buy lunch at work or take leftovers from the night before..
now that ive been on maternity leave i've been making meals 2-3 xs a day more or less.

i make everything from the "ground up" like you mentioned. i pretty much avoid using anything preprepared, things like like jar sauce, or"just add water/meat" kind of things etc.. it takes more time but i am taking pride in the fact that i use fresh ingredients..

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Posted by maybeamommy

Posted by Ophelia

as a general rule, I cook every night except Friday.

I make bkfst for dh and I every day (I am lucky he is partial to warm croissants spread with nutella)

I usually prepare his lunch out of leftovers. I don't bring my lunch. I hate microwaved meat

on the weekends, I make all three meals unless we are out and about. I LOOOVVVEEE making breakfast.

I am a bit out of sorts right now...so temporarily this is not the case...but I too also think I am a pretty good cook (good enough for my family/friends to enjoy) and I love doing it.

the only thing I hate is the cleanup, which falls on me too

croissants with nutella? I think I'm in love with you

Do you eat french toast? I have an amazing recipe!

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Posted by hunnybunnyxoxo

Posted by maybeamommy


croissants with nutella? I think I'm in love with you

Do you eat french toast? I have an amazing recipe!

omg hayley!! i love french toast! it's my favorite thing to make! what recipe do you have??

Message edited 3/9/2009 3:59:13 PM.

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Okay it sounds kind of crazy, but I promise it's delicious! I leave out the OJ but you can put it in too if you want It's the BEST (Ask Ron! )

Coast Toast Recipe

1 loaf soft French bread (sliced)
1 qt. whipping cream
10 eggs
¾ cup orange juice
½ cup sugar
a pinch of salt
2 tbs. vanilla
2 tbs. orange flavoring

Combine liquid ingredients. Pour over bread slices. Cover and refrigerate at least one hour.

Remove bread and discard liquid. Spread butter on flat grill.

Cook bread until golden brown, then bake at 450° for 5 -7 minutes or until bread is puffed up like a soufflé. Dust with powdered sugar.

Serve immediately.

Serves 6

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Good thing you included sandwhiches...got me a few points!!

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I cook dinner 5 out of the 7 nights as I don't cook on Friday or Saturday...I do prepare our lunch everyday though to take to work, either a sandwhich or leftovers. Breakfast I also prepare for work, sometimes eggs, or toasted bagel.

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i would say about 12 meals/week on avg!

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Supper is 5-7 nights a week.

Lunch for the boys 3-7 days a week.

Breakfast (not including cereal) 4-7 days a week.

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Since I am a SAHM, I pretty much cook 3 meals a day 7 days a week. We don't get take out too often, maybe once a month.

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We get breakfast on Saturday mornings, I order lunch at work Fridays only and we get take-out Friday night. Otherwise, all home-cooked. Does cereal count? Also my DC are self-sufficient enough to make their lunches and breakfasts. So I guess I don't prepare theirs, technically.

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I cook about 2-3 times a week. I make a lot of food when I cook so there is always at least a day or 2 of leftovers for DH.
We go out at least once a week and DH will have dinner with his family at least once a week when I am working late.

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Friday Nites are the only nites I dont normally cook, but since its lent , Ive been making some kinda fish dinner or the good ole potatoes & eggs ..

Breakfast i oly make on the wknds because we both work & he is gonae way b4 i wake up .. But i love to cook , so if i could Id have no problem wit making 3 meals a day

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Dinner maybe 4-5 times a week. Usually do takeout one night and then another night we'll eat leftovers.

Breakfast/Lunch usually on the the weekends. During the week, breakfast is usually quick (Milk, banana, & cereal bar) for kids bc they eat a full breakfast at daycare. For us, we usually just have oatmeal, bagel or cereal at work. For lunch, we usually just take leftovers from the night before and the kids eat at daycare.

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DH and i cook dinner about 5-6 times a week....
we use the leftovers from dinner to bring for lunch the next day, so i wouldnt count that as extra cooking.

on Saturdays if i am not working we make french toast, otherwise i have instant oatmeal in the AM

on sundays we usually also make french toast for breakfast and cook dinner later that night

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make breakfast everyday.

but I usually make a batch of waffles or pancakes one morning, then reheat the rest of week.

DH eats eggs and rice almost daily.

Lunch is made everyday...but I usually make soup twice a week...then I make sandwich or salad to go with it.

Dinner is made maybe 3-4 times a week. We always have leftovers.

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I cook dinner about 5-6 times a week.

I make lunch for my DD every day and if I am not having leftovers from the night before I will make myself lunch also.

I do not make breakfast because I hate eggs so if I am making breakfast, it is cereal, oatmeal, yogurt or toast

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well, we eat 2 meals a day.... but I don't COOK twice a day, KWIM? we live in leftover city

We seldom eat out, however... so the # of home-prepared meals is 13 (barring fri night dinner), but the # of times we prepare a meal (not including packing up leftovers) is about 7.......

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it's just the two of us - no kids, just one dog lol.

i make DH his lunch.

i make myself a lunch most of the time.

i make DH breakfast on his days off - which, right now, is only Sunday's. when he is off the whole weekend i'll do it both days.

dinner i make 4-5 times a week -- otherwise, we eat at my parents or with IL's. and two/three times a month we'll go out.

so, like 20ish meals a week.

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I am a SAHM and I actually really enjoy cooking for my family-
I make dinner every nite ,
a lot of nights i will also have extended family here as well-esp on Sundays.

(Dinner to me consists of 1st dish pasta/soup, then 2nd dish meat/fish then a veg&starch on side. (none of that heat & serve processed stuff for me! )

a hot breakfast is cooked for my 2 lil ones every morning...
I make lunch most days of the week from left-overs to send with my husband to work-
On weekends either my husband will make bkfst or we will go out- and a lot of times we will go to dinner on Sat nites.

So about 15-21 meals a week!

Message edited 3/12/2009 9:20:31 AM.