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   Sherri W (SyntaxSeed) (syntaxseed@phpc.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 05:51:59 JST Sherri W (SyntaxSeed)

   People (looking at you women) don't talk enough about what a load it is to be the person primarily responsible for making dinner for the family.

   - It has to be nutritious, varied & affordable.
   - You have to pre-plan it to some degree - moreso if there's elements to defrost.
   - Any pre-cooking prep.
   - The actual cooking work.
   - Adding used ingredients to the shopping list.
   - Tidy & serve.
   - Deal with people's (kids') reactions.

   It's the most onerous part of my day.

   #parenting #life #cooking

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     Sherri W (SyntaxSeed) (syntaxseed@phpc.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 05:51:57 JST Sherri W (SyntaxSeed)

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     Omg case in point.

     Yesterday I got really fancy (for me) and made roasted potatoes in the air fryer, a meat and veggie stirfry and an Asian coleslaw. I was in the kitchen for at least 2 hours all together.

     So today, lots of computer work so I planned to go easy tonight and make frozen meat pies. We love them.

     Well I went to grab the boxes from the freezer only to discover they are the mini ones and I only have 4 (family of 5). Now I'm scrambling to add more to this meal at the 11th hour. 😣

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     Sherri W (SyntaxSeed) (syntaxseed@phpc.social)'s status on Sunday, 27-Oct-2024 05:51:58 JST Sherri W (SyntaxSeed)

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     If you aren't the spouse who cooks you are both very lucky & better darn well be doing the dishes.

     I know I know, people exist who *like* cooking. These people are blessed & I'm very jealous of them. 😆

     Mr. Bill repeated this.