Meals are getting harder to prepare, we.re forgetting how to cook, roommate is going blind. i've been eating more soups, more sandwiches, more canned stuff. we did managea roast today. I help where I can, reading recipes, opening cans,mchecking oven settings, etc. dry ceral and oatmeal, bagels and jams and cheeses. and we eat pastas and my son makes sauces for the pasta, so all in all,I guess we do pretty good, but think I'm going to askred my grocery buyer to pick up a half dozen pot pies for a change of pace.
Sorry to hear you're having such a tough go of it, but glad you're soldiering on. I had a friend with heart issues in a place in life, and all the sodium in the canned stuff he was eating (coupled with being sedentary) caused him real issues. If you're not already, you might seek out low-sodium options, and rinse off the stuff you can't find such alternatives for. Now I'll stop with the unsolicited advice.
Bill--does your city have a Meals on Wheels program? It sounds like you and your wife would be prime candidates for that. Also, most grocery stores have a deli or pre-cooked stuff now, like rotisserie chickens, potato and other salads, etc. A rotisserie chicken provides several meals for the 2 of us, using leftovers for sandwiches, soup, etc.
@John Brunner No problem here on ay health advice. I did cut out salt long ago. @Beth Gallagher I don't know if we have meals on Wheels. I have resisted thinking about that route. I remember my mom was on Meals on Wheels. On a number of occasions she s hared a meal with me when I would be visiting. I thought they were horrible. We later found these meals stored in with her pots and pans, in a drawer with her recpes books, out on the back porch. Apparently she didn't like them either. I had not thought of (most grocery stores have a deli or pre-cooked stuff now, like rotisserie chickens, potato and other salads, etc. A rotisserie chicken provides several meals for the 2 of us, using leftovers for sandwiches, soup, etc.) Thanks for the tip.
@Bill Boggs Yes Meals on Wheels meals stink...most people don't like them. Get a crock pot...literally dump the meat veggies and spices in. .hours later ..you got supper
A crock pot is a GREAT idea! If you forget you turned it on, it's really no big deal. You literally have hours to go back and your meal is still edible...plus there's no real danger from the appliance. I have heard that--out of an abundance of caution--some people set their crock pot in the kitchen sink when it's in use. That way, if it overheats, it's not gonna impact the countertop or overhanging cabinets. They mostly do this if they're leaving it on all day while they're at work, and it's left unattended. Just a thought...it can't hurt to be safe.
Not sure if putting an electric appliance into the sink is the best idea, but whatever. I have done that when traveling in the motorhome, just to make sure that a "sudden braking" situation didn't leave us with pot roast in our hair.
If you search on the web, you'll see scattered stories and pics of them having melt-downs. I've had 4-5 of these in my life that I've heavily used from the days they first came out and have not had a single issue. I still have 3 of them, including an original Rival I bought in the 70s. Nary an issue (except a newer model that will boil water.) So because of that remote possibility, some people figured that the fireproof kitchen sink--without cabinets overhead--was their peace of mind spot when they left them alone all day. I recall one person having a firefighter in the family who recommended doing this, with the admonition that he would never leave one alone in the first place because of the issues with them he saw on the job...or so the story went. I never have worried about it. But I live on the edge.
I've never worried about it either, and I've had crock pots since they were first introduced. I probably left one cooking all day while at work at least once a week for over 20 years and lived to tell about it.