to hate food shopping / menu planning?

[SouthernNorthernGirl]

It stresses me no end. I always draw a blank, and it's so boring.
I used to love it, and would go out and buy what I wanted, then come back and plan it into meals.

Now I just wing it, or hope my DH will sort it. However, I think that I'm possibly taking the piss, as I am a SAHM and should really take this one on myself.

AIBU to leave my DH to do it, after he works full time? Or should I be stepping up here? If so, please help with tips.

slow cooker. I know some people dont like them here, but for those days you dont have time or just cant be bothered they are a godsend. Just chuck it in and mix and you have dinner.

Does DH like BBqs? Mine does that during the summer and then i'm keen again to cook in the winter...by springtime i'm sick of it again

I use the odd hello fresh box to give me some ideas, but I do work full time so it's an OK expense. Not every week though. You can view their recipes on line without buying boxes though.

I don't mind menu planning but for some reason my exh used to think it was terribly unreasonable of me to even think about a meal before jt was time to eat it!

I hate it too - weekend newspapers often have interesting recipes so I try to make one of those each week and if it works and is faff free I'll stick it in my notebook.About once a month I look through the notebook to see if there's something I liked and haven't cooked for a while.

Agree with batch cooking especially bolognese sauce. I freeze in portions for 2 and then it can be a quick post school pasta supper if I'm going out or I can bulk it out with a tin of beans and mash to make a cottage pie or a tin of beans, fresh chilli and rice.

I always have several cartons of passata to hand for pasta bake or to heat with chopped onion, beans and chorizo over rice. (yum). It also makes a good cooking sauce for chicken thighs/drumsticks and Mediterranean veg.

Ah, so pleased I didn't get flamed.

All meals planned, including lunches, and I've bought the food for it all. DH is cooking 2 of the meals, and I'll be doing the rest.

I'll be having a look for that magazine too, seems to be a good one. In regards to HelloFresh, it sounds lovely, though I bet it's too expensive for us.

Thanks for the recipe ideas

The interesting thing is that you say you use to love it but now you hate it OP - what changed? Fussy eaters / been doing it for too long / sheer quantity of meals to prepare?

I enjoy meal planning and shopping on the whole, but sometimes I'm just not in the mood for it. Those weeks I tend to just go to the supermarket and buy really generic stuff (mince, chicken breasts, pork chops, basic veg for side dishes) and a few interesting things that are on offer or catch my eye, and just wing it throughout the week. Its usually fine.

sweet Yes, I think it is the fussy eater aspect. My eldest eats everything, and would try it all. My younger two are fussy beyond anything, and I think I got quite annoyed with it all.

i hate cooking - its just neverending. Buying it all, unpacking it all, then having to cook and clear up - some people get a kick out of it all, i just don't!