Ever step into the kitchen, and suddenly in the midst of cooking this that and the other thing realize that you were missing the most important tool - a third hand? Try cooking with just 1 hand - you'll get that same feeling. I'm on a search now, for recipes that can allow me to cook with just one hand, as often times I end up having to carry Baby2 in one of my arms while I'm cooking and prepping to keep him calm (Baby1 just pulls up a stool to observe everything happening on the countertop). And it's not easy - he has little to no head control, and those neck muscles aren't exactly lean and tuned either, so I sometimes really, REALLY need that third hand.
Well, all the meats are diced, sliced, and ground, in individual packets in the freezer. Dad has brought enough food to stock our fridge and our freezers (sometimes to my dismay as I actually do like to cook, and a packed fridge doesn't allow me to cook anything for storing). Veggie drawers are also stocked. From the outside, it would look like I've got it made...
Except, of course, for said third hand. And more prep time.
So I'm on that search for easy recipes, but preferably not casseroles. So far, I've been tackling only those "fresh" recipes, that use some raw ingredients and simpler cooked ingredients. But complexity is not easy when I have one hand occupied... and I'm craving roux and gumbo. Oh help.
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