Im in Sydney for work all week and my partner and teen son are here alone. I usually cook a dish or 2 in bulk for the freezer on weekends so there is a nice build up in there and a variety.
They are not much for cooking but partner has mastered rice and mashed potato as sides and they can use the microwave to steam frozen veg. Son has been learning now that I have made him responsible for getting dinner on the table at 7:30 pm on Fridays. (Until this past week when we couldn’t get our usual grocery order)
All this to say that this weekend I have cooked a big pot of curried sausages with loads of extra veg in the sauce, plus an aromatic beef mince and red lentil curry that is nice with a dollop of yogurt and also a pot of savoury mince.
For this evenings meal we will have a roast chicken, with gravy and lots of roasted potatoes and pumpkin plus steamed green veg.