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Originally Posted by shananigans
Um, I wash out ziplocs. Does that make me crazy? It's more of an environmental "recycle/reduce/reuse" policy I have more than a cost saving measure. You should see my "tupperware" collection.
I do this too, for the same reasons, but not all the time. Only if I had something like nuts, cereal, etc in the bag. If anything was in the bag that needed to be refrigerated, then I usually don't re-use it.
As for meals, though, I do a lot of 5-ingredient type stuff but I NEVER user recipes! In the summer, I will grill lean meat with BBQ sauce or marinade it first (store-bought marinade), and grill veggies with it. I'll usually make a side-dish as well - baked beans, rice, etc. I've been big on vegetarian baked beans lately.
I do a lot more cooking with more ingredients in the winter. It is a comfort thing for me. I'll spend lots of time making soups, cooking whole turkeys or turkey breasts and freezing the extra meat or using for soups, and take out a recipe or two. I don't make my own broth though, that would take way too much time for it to be worth it to me.
I guess in the summer I have a few things that make me want to cook less:
1. Its hot!
2. Its not winter, so I want to take advantage of the weather and go on long walks or do more exercise.
3. I actually tend to work more in the summer, and if I'm not working then I am usually working on my house and don't have a ton of free time.
Guess I never stopped to think about these things before
I do tend to follow a mostly whole foods lifestyle, though. I let a few things through (need my Fiber One bars!) but I usually make all my food. It may be quick and easy, but its still made by me and not McDonald's or something like that, so I don't really care.
My hubby will eat anything I make, and never complains. He likes my cooking, so I don't bother changing it
What surprises me the most is that he ALSO likes steamed or grilled veggies with NOTHING on them - no butter, no spices, nothing. Just like nature intended
and that's my favorite way to eat them too!