I have been so frustrated with cooking lately because I feel like I get no help doing it. I don’t bother asking what anyone wants anymore because I get the same answers, either “I don’t know” or hot dogs.
In fact I was so frustrated the other day that I took a notepad and wrote down every dinner choice I could think of off the top of my head. You know what? I came up with almost 70 choices! Nothing fancy, just regular old standbys but we tend to forget some of the classics when we get stuck in a rut right?
This actually helped me a lot. I thought I would post what I came up with in the hopes of giving you some ideas too:
- Roast Pork
- Sausage with peppers and onions
- Grilled pork tenderloin
- Shake and bake pork chops
- Hot dogs (of course)
- Hamburgers
- Spaghetti and meatballs
- Fish Fry
- Loaded baked potatoes
- Grilled thick pork chops
- Pan fried pork chops with mushrooms and pan gravy (easy)
- Soup with grilled sandwiches
- Steak and mushrooms
- Turkey breast
- Full turkey dinner
- Pulled pork sandwiches
- Sliders
- Beef Stew
- Chicken Pot Pie
- Big Salads
- Ribs
- Salmon
- Fried Shrimp
- Breakfast for dinner
- Meatloaf
- Pot Roast
- Mac and Cheese
- Tacos
- Nachos
- Fajitas
- Kabobs
- Filet steaks
- Chicken kiev
- Chicken cordon bleu
- Roasted chicken
- Fried chicken
- Chicken parm
- Fried chicken cutlets
- Crockpot chicken and chili sauce
- Stuffed chicken breast
- Chicken rice casserole
- Tuna noodle casserole
- Sausage and corn
- Pizza
- Wings
- Chicken fingers
- Chicken soup
- Beef soup
- Potato bacon soup
- Cauliflower soup
- Ham and Bean soup
- Lasagna
- Stuffed shells
- Ham
- Ham and scalloped potatoes
- Ham and Cabbage
- Chicken spiedies
- Meatball subs
- Chili
- Spaghetti and meat sauce
- Ratatouille
- Stuffed peppers
- Stir fry
- Chicken or veggie Alfredo
- Smoked pork chops
- Goulash
- Spanish Rice
- Sub Sandwiches
- Rotisserie chicken (dinner in a pinch)
This list really helped me see that I do have choices for dinner I just forgot what they were! Haha These are just the main dinner choices I came up with. Next post I will list all of the side choices I came up with. Hope this helps you as much as it helped me! -MM
The Professional Domestic 
Oh, I understand your frustration! My frustration, due to strict COVID restrictions, comes from not being able to take the easy option and eat out. Not that we did it much in the Olden Days, but it was an escape hole!
One of favourite meals at the moment is to roast vegetables, and in the last 10 minutes, add a couple of pieces of salmon. When it is all cooked, break the salmon over the veggies and drizzle with a dressing. I use a mixture of yoghurt and mayonnaise, and sometimes soy sauce. If I am feeling particularly fancy I will put it onto a bed of spinach leaves and/or cook up some peas, asparagus etc. Of course the protein can be changed ~ chicken, tofu, red meat, none. It’s one of those dishes that is maximum reward for minimum effort!
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That is a marvelous list! I am looking forward to not having to check the day’s high before planning the meal.
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Thank you! I hear you on the checking the day’s high. It was nice to turn the oven on today and not regret it!
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