Lest you think my family starves, I can cook and I do…I just don’t like to. I’m also terribly unimaginative when it comes to meal planning. I’m sure Cracked Daddy and EB would enjoy a wider variety of dishes. And sometimes, you just have a cabinet and fridge full of stuff but no idea what to make with it.
Cooking By Numbers is my new best friend. All I have to do is visit the site and put a little check in the box beside what ingredients I already have, and it magically comes up with several different recipes for those ingredients. It also suggests dishes that I could make if I could add a few more things. I think it’s a great little tool when you’re feeling stuck in a cooking rut or just plain have no idea what to cook.
And it’s free, y’all.
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I do enjoy cooking, but the worst part for me is deciding WHAT to cook, so this looks great. Thanks.
Do you mind if I profess my love for you right now?
We have needed to go to the grocery for about a week now and I’ve been cleaning out the fridge and pantry to come up with meals until we get a chance to go.
I just did a test run and came up with a great idea for breakfast: An Herby Omellete!
Good Morning Mandy,
I love to cook myself. The only problem is that we don’t have a store here that has alot of the ingredients needed to use in a recipe. So, that leaves that out. Sometimes, I just experiment with food. LOL. I know it sounds crazy, but I have come up with some recipes that are very good. Me and hubby did that for my Cabbage Casserole. I wish you much luck on your cooking adventure. Take care my friend and have a great day. May God Bless You and Yours.
Hugs,
Karen H.
I posted about meal planning, too! Mine doesn’t sound like as much fun as this, though! Thanks for the tip.
i can’t wait to check this out!!!
Oh my gosh, I love you. I love to cook, but creativity does not necessarily go hand-in-hand with loving to do something. I am by the numbers all the way. I put in everything I had in the cupboard and frig and it gave me a wonderful Chicken and Tarragon Pasta recipe which I will make tonight. Thanks.
Great link! Thanks!
cool, i’ll have to try this!
You’re awesome! Thanks for sharing.
oh how I love this! Will definitely be trying this out!
Blessings,
Karla
This looks awesome. Thanks!!
I love this site! I found it a few months ago and use it when my creative powers have been used up!
That is PURE genius. Thanks for sharing!
I can’t wait to try this out! I never know what to cook when I don’t have something already planned (or *someone* forgot to defrost the meat) because while I like to cook, I work from recipes only! Thanks so much.
Wow! Great to see there’s someone else without a supreme passion for cooking!
Thanks for the tip!
That is cool! Next week I plan on sharing MY meal planning secret on WFMW!!
And yes, we are TTC – thanks for asking. Would you mind offering up a little prayer?
OMG that is the COOLEST thing ever! I hate to cook too!hghaorsi
What a great site!
Thanks!
Wow … what a great idea! I hate cooking too and deciding what to make is nearly as bad.
MK
i hate to cook as well…thanks for the site….i bookmarked it
What a nifty idea.
Thanks for sharing!
YES!! Another mom who doesn’t like to cook! I *heart* you, friend!
I use http://savingdinner.com. She tells me what’s for dinner and even makes my shopping list for me. I *heart* her too.
What a cool site! Thanks for sharing it!
i’m with ya on not being very imaginative when it comes to WHAT to cook. thanks for the site!
Thank you for sharing this site. This is a great help!