I hate admitting this but I don't cook as well when my husband isn't home. He has a lot of business dinners and I often find myself making noodles or something for me and my daughter when my husband isn't here. Which isn't fair to me or my daughter but I just find myself doing it.

Does anyone else do this?

I do that too. But I also make meals that my DH hates and the kids and I love. So we (well mostly the kids) will eat kraft mac and cheese with hot dogs, frozen pizzas, etc. And than on the extreme I will bake cornish hens and rice, meatloaf or goulash. So some times we eat good and other times we eat lousy.
Just depends on my mood.

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It depends on who else is going to be gone. It also depends on my mood and if I feel like cooking.

Actually, I guess it is no different than every other day

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I don't cook we he is not home. Me and the boys are fine with a sandwhich or cereal.

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Jennifer

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I've always wondered about this because back in my single days, dinner was usually a very light meal. For instance, I might have just heated up some broccoli or a baked potato. Or maybe I'd eat a bowl of rice with a little butter. One of my favorite meals for dinner is a bowl of cold cereal with a little milk and a sliced banana. Lunch is always the big meal.

The weird thing is hubby doesn't always like a big dinner either, yet when he is home I feel compelled to cook a real three-course meal for him and the family. Why is that?

I'd probably be skinnier and healthier if we all lightened up for dinner.

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I still cook 'real' food...we don't eat processed foods. I like to cook, prepare as much as I can in the morning (chop up veggies, start meat marinating etc) - so it's not really all that time consuming.

I don't cook anything elaborate when dh is not home either... how funny are we?? I have PB toast and dd usually has bernie-o's ( organic version of spag o's)

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Mommy to a banana ( almost 4 ) and a pineapple ( 8 months ), married to a crazy Brit

We eat the same meals as if he would be here.No breaks here.My choice though.

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*Wife to Rick of 13 years*
~Mom to 2 boys Dakota(13) & Ryan(8)~
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~Month~Budget~Spent~
February~400.00~380.35
March~400.00~419.65
April~400.00~395.94
May~400.00~391.53
June~375.00~373.13
July~375.00~

Cereal, pizza rolls and salads--the girls favorite--LOL , pbj's or just whatever we can find to heat up!

well my boys usually have lipton chicken noodles(the sides ones they eat them like a meal) and i have cereal...

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