Recipes for Non-Cooks

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I'm not a non-cook, I love to cook. But, being a working mother of two small girls,(4yrs and 13months) I'm always looking for something new and fast. My husbands not picky, but I am and he gets bored of the same stuff. Any help form others is always welcome.

I am a 55 year old busy lady working full time in management in banking. No time to cook, but want to do so anyway. In need of easy, quick, delicious one-pot meals to fix for my husband who is also in banking. We are so busy, we sometimes grab a bite at 9:00 PM which is not healthy for either of us or just bring something home after work. Want to cook, just don't have the time. When we first got married in 1995, I did cook, but jobs got more involved, we moved, etc. Just got out of the habit and now it is hard to get back. Help!

Hello,my name is kicken2 and my mother and I live together .I am 42and in ill health and my mother is iddled with arthritis in her back,soyou can see why cooking a meal can be a hassle.And TV dinners don't cut it.I need to stick with a healthy diet full of calcium and low on carbs.I have RA(rheumatoid arthritis).Spend alot of time in bed.So i really am hopng this site can offer some quick,painless recipes.

kicken2

My name is Aiele, and I am a high school teacher with three.....yes three....teenage boys. Needless to say even if I wanted to cook I don't have much time, as teaching is a 24/7 job....and my principal believes school comes before family.....or so it seems since she tends to call on the spur of the momment meetings frequently. So I need help in finding good and quick recipes to feed the bottomless pits my sons have become. Thanks for letting me join.

Hi, im a 27yr old Female from Canada, I love to cook and I dont mind cleaning my kitchen. Its just that I hate finding recipes with ingredients that i've never heard of. And then having to run all over town trying to find them. I like quick and simple.

I'm a 50 year old who had major open heart surgery and then a month later lost my left leg. Mama, Grandmama, aunt Bertie and Greataunt Mary taught me to cook starting back when I was 5 and you haven't been able to keep me out of a kitchen yet. LOL.

Now that I'm on disability I am always on the prowl for quick, CHEAP dishes to cook to make the food budget stretch. Glad I found this site and some of those great recipies.

I belong for awhile & was hoping we could become alittle more active. What I thoyght was after 41 years of marriage I could just do some 123 meals I feel like i paid my dues. Hugs Roz & keep warm

I'm 52 years old single. I work 10 hr. days but love to eat good food that does'nt take forever to fix. I liked what I saw when I browsed this site. Sharon

I am the mother of 3 grown daughters and a 3 year old grandson, Jonathan. I have always loved being in the kitchen, baking and cooking. I am notthe greatest cook in the world but I do love to bake. I am putting together a cookbook for my family and friends that will hopefully be ready by spring. I work as a Customer Service Manager in a family owned grocery chain in the Ohio valley. I work a long days and don't have much time to cook or bake except on my days off. I have hundreds of cook books that I sit and read them as if they were a novel. This is a great site. I always look forward to the news letters. Thanks!

I have been married for 18 years and have 2 teenage boys ages14 and16. Between my job and and the men in my life i don't have much time. I have a son who plays football so we are always on the move. I looking for quick and easy recipes that will fill them up and taste good. Thanks so much Ivyl

Greetings, I'm Dianne. I'm a professional baker in a small town familyowned bakery. We bake everything we make from stratch. EVERYTHING. I'm a kid at 47. My husband and I have 9 kids between us. Glen had 5 when I married him, I had 2. We have 2 more. I work nights so I could be home with our kids during the day and teach music. Our kids are now all in school. I am now the full time care giver for my 90 year-old mother-in-law. The only full-time care giver. I sleep after my families supper. Around 5:00pm. Am up every night by midnight. Many nights earlier. I try to cook all our family meals with good stuff. And, real cooking. Breakfasts for kids can be homemade premade pancakes, waffles, french toast, as I'm usually do not get home until just before they leave for school. Glen and I have 16 grandchildren.

MY NAME IS MELISSA. I'M FROM MISSOURI. I'M NOT THAT GREAT OF A COOK. I COULD USE AS MUCH HELP AS POSSIBLE. EVERY TIME I COOK SOMETHING NEW MY HUSBAND IS A VERY GOOD SPORT. HE WILL EAT IT, RATHER HE REALLY LIKES IT OR NOT. THEN HE WILL SAY YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIX THAT STUFF ANY MORE. (LOL) THE BEST PART OF ME COOKING I DON'T HAVE TO CLEAN IT UP, HE DOES IT FOR ME. HE SAID I AM THE MESSES COOK HE AS EVER SEEN.

I GUESS I WILL SHUT UP NOW. I'VE RATTLE ON ENOUGHT.

BRING ON THE HELP!!!!!

Well there isn't much to tell about me. I'm 79 years old (wife, 77), married 61 years, three children now in late 50s. We spent 30 years in the U.S. Air Force in Air Traffic Control (retired May 1974). Worked in local U.S. Postal Service sorting mail for 15 years (retired Jan. 1990). RV'd 3months every summer since than to get out of the Arizona Desert when the temp was HIGH. Give up the RV'ing this year to settle down and start living on the memories.

I find your web site to be very, very interesting. This is the first time that I've looking into cooking. And all those recipes sure look delicious!!!! Food is one thing that I'd not a stranger to. I love it all, except I draw the line on "rare fish". Tried that only once when in the South Pacific on Johnston Island, HI Territory.

Junior

Hi, I'm Rhonda. I'm from east Texas. I am married and will celebrate my 16th anniversary with my husband on Nov. 16th. I just joinedhere. I have one son that is 13 years old. I hate to cook and I like your community.

Hi! I just joined and it looks like a great group! I HATE to cook and always have! I do cook on occasion, but when I do, my boyfriend says to 'take a picture.' His mom says 'it's amazing' and 'should I faint now or later?' hehe I know that I am a good cook, but I just HATE it!!

Anyway, I live in Oregon with my boyfriend, Rodger, our two dogs, Bear and Lucky, and our turtle, Tordie. He has two grown children (23 and 25) and two grands (1 and 3). I never had kids and can't have them.

Hi my name is Karen and I live on an island and write daily. Never enough time to cook and clean but I manage some way. I care for 50 plus cats and two dogs. All one big family and luckily I live in the woods.

I make my living from http://www.storiesrus.com

I'm not stupid, just darn busy. So the easier the cooking prep the better. I like fresh whole food recipes with not alot of ingredients. I love organic foods because not only do they taste better, they are supposed to be better, nutritionally. The only drawback is you have to visit the market frequently to get your fresh food. But to me it's worth it.

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