CJ, I must admit that one D'igoro pizza only last myself for 2 meals. Good thing I do not have a partner - they'd be going hungry!.

There are also those pizza
tv dinner type things that
you can usually get for a
little over a buck...if you
like them...they have corn
and a brownie included.

Tm, actually I like those things as well as the Marie Calendar meals which are cheap... Unfortunately, Mr. Poopy Pants doesn't like anything like that. I'm fine with spending $4 or $5 for two especially when there are leftovers for lunch, but I really just need to cheat now and then for the two of us...

And Leanna, there is no way I could have eaten more than 2 pieces of the pizza tonight--OH and it was SOOOOOO GOOOOOODDD!!!

you have leftovers when you have pizza?

- actually one of my favorite "I don't feel like cooking" meals does require a little bit of leftover. Since I eat a lot of protein (to support the weight training) I cook a lot of chicken breast. BJs sells it by the 12-pack, it's actually 6 individual packets of two. Once a month I buy as many 12-packs as I can afford and freeze them. I cook them by the dozen (but that's because I really am eating chicken 4 out of 5 or 6 meals daily).

BUT what that means is it's pretty easy to pick up a pre-made or buffet salad at one of the larger grocery stores and slice up some cold cooked chicken on it for a quick and complete meal. George will even eat that if I buy the salad dressing he likes (blue cheese - ugh).

Great idea Fiddler except we have no large warehouse type stores in Cow Country, and I am very selective about country of origin on my food. When my local grocery has chicken breast on sale, I stock up when I've got the money (which has not been lately)... Unfortunately, we had a 4 day power outage and I lost tons of food in my side-by-side. Although the state was helping people with that, my old truck would not start 3 times (kid you not). Then, my nephew died and I was wisked to PA before I was able to make it to Job and Family Services...

Oh, well, I just really hated throwing that food away. By the grace of the Goddess, I saved my little chest freezer with a 1950's generator which would run one thing. I also did not have a great garden last year because of a severe drought in Ohio...

At least, I feel like I'm making a stride in the right direction by keeping frozen pizza in the house...

PS: The local grocery stocks chicken from Amish Country which is really close to me as well... All natural, no hormones, and vegetarian chickens (as if chickens are vegetarian by CHOICE--NOT! That's something my chickies love are BUGZ!)...

Ow. It never rains but it pours. I'm sorry to hear about your nephew - and all that other difficulty on top of that. Yikes.

I guess there's always the alternative of having the Pizza Place on speed dial, but if you live in a remote rural area then that might not be very practical either...

Last time I visited my parents (rural area) I had stopped in a their local WalMart (aka giant store) and bought a giant sub which they sliced up and had two meals apiece from. Not exactly a frozen pizza in the house idea, but definitely a no-cook option.

I'll keep thinking about this...

CJ
I HAVE FROZEN PIZZA AS A BACK UP TOO, WALMART SELLS THEM FOR 4.88, OR SOMETIMES YOU CAN FIND COUPONS, BUT I KEEP 4-5 DIFFERENT ONES IN THE FREEZER...THEY ARE A QUICK GO TO WHEN NEEDED...BOYS LOVE THEM TOO...THEY MAKE THEM ABOUT 2 IN THE MORNING ON WEEKENDS..SO TOO HAVE A BACK UP...LOL

Jackie, Mr. Poopy Pants most DEFINITELY said he did NOT want the Walmart pizza... That's OK as the DiGiorno's are $4.95 & $5.95... Still cheap if you look at the price per meal... Last night, it cost us about $2.00 each as we had the BIL here...

YEAH
THATS WHAT I MEANT....I HAVE DIGIORNOS TOO....GOOD BACK UP AND UEAH, PRETTY CHEAP!

my husband wont eat anything previously frozen i havent eaten a frozen pizza in 4 years. but i do miss them! he doesnt do takeout either, i dont really get nights off, but thats ok because i love to cook so long as he looks after our daughter which he does!

If I got a little bit of help (like someone putting the dishes in the sink), I would never care about cooking... I'm just soooooooo tired... xo Cj

toasted cheese sandwich with veggies on top - quick, easy, not too pricey!

CJ and others - I just recalled from my old, frazzled memory banks something that might work for you. Use an english muffin instead of pizza crust. Then get some pizza topping in those glass jars from the store, or plastic squeeze bottle. Put it on the muffin, top with cheese and favorite toppings. Then stick in the toaster oven. If you like sauerkraut, or have some you made, you can even put a little on top. Can top with maccon pieces, or anything you have available stuck int he freezer or fresh.

Leanna, you are so sweet and all of these are great ideas... My problem is I live with an old man who I spoiled when we were first together (like the first 5 years...). Now, I have a hard time getting away with a simple meal...

Hate to tell Mr. Poopy Pants, the soup I made tonight will be tomorrow's dinner as well... Since deer hunting has become too much work for HIM, cooking a fresh meal every night is too much work for me! Chickadeedeedee has it right: limestone, a shotgun, and a big hole behind the barn... ROTFLMAO!!!