I'll be needing some quick convenience meals also.  I work evenings, 15:00 -
23:00.  I try not to do too much after work so I can get to bed at a
reasonable hour.  I have thirteen dogs who were recently switched to a raw
diet so much of my time before work is taken up with feeding them.  I need
some meals that I can quickly prepare before work for lunch that also travel
well so I can take some with me to work for dinner.  I don't actually get a
dinner break at work.

The paleo-style hamburger helper idea sounds like a good weapon to keep in
my arsenal.  Now I just need to work on my veggie bins.  My fridge has two
of them.  With thirteen raw feed dogs one is currently filled with pork neck
bones and the other is filled with chicken leg quarters.  I'm going to have
to end up getting the dogs their own fridge.  Actually I think a walk-in
cooler and a walk-in freezer would be just right for me and my pack.  <VBG>


Kevin

On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 10:16:50AM -0500, Michelle Hale wrote:
> The biggest barrier when I started was thinking of quick convenience meals.
> I'm a busy person (by choice--I like my life full of obligations) and often
> fail to prepare for meals ahead of time.
>
> > Kevin,
> > To keep it real simple for those times when you aren't home to eat your
> > meals, a piece of meat and a green salad will do it.....  Oliva
>
> I agree--this is the easiest convenience food.  You can easily combine
> different tastes with greens.  My favorite quick lunch when I haven't had
> time to make one ahead of time is buying a rotisserie chicken at the deli,
> shredding it in a bowl, adding a dollop of mayo (I'm not extremely strict,
> so most of the time at work I use store-bought mayo), and adding it to
> greens.
>
> You will find that you can also make quick dinners when needed.  When I'm in
> a pinch, I take out a lb of ground beef (ground turkey, ground whatever) and
> brown it.  I leave the drippings in the pan, then I take whatever I find in
> my vegetable bin (many combos possible!) and whatever fresh herbs I have on
> hand, sauté the vegetables for a few minutes, and combine everything.  For
> instance, last night I had hamburger with kale, chopped onions, basil, and
> cilantro.  Tasty, healthy, and you can go from start to finish in less than
> 15 minutes.  You can make plenty ahead of time to reheat for later, too!
> Michelle
>