Good for you for venturing in to the adventure of cooking. I find it very difficult to cook for myself. I have always loved to cook and bake for peple. Just not for myself. Nothing tastes that good when I eat it alone. Congratulations on you success with the London broil and sauce!
~ Bailey ~

Yay Joe! I find all my little victories like that make me feel a little of Ron's prescence because i know he'd be behibd me saying "that's my girl". I hope you find a little of that piece in the midst of the sadness of having to go it alone

sorry for the typos-as stated in my other post tonight - fighting a migraine

Good job Joe! You know, I'm 10 months into this thing and haven't cooked a thing. Well, I got to thinking that I used to barbeque, so I decided that there was no reason I could just fire up the grill and cook myself a steak or a hamburger. Sadly, I'm on a first name basis with all the fast food drive-through workers (a cutie at McDonald's even makes me say "pretty please" before she'll take my order). I'm telling you Joe, I am so sick of eating out -- 10 months of nothing but fast food -- it's an absolute miracle I'm still alive! So back to my barbeque idea, I decided to start investing in cast iron cookery --- I was a boy scout and that's what we used for cooking on campouts. All I need now is a dutch oven -- man, you can make the best peach cobbler in the universe in one of those. And I want to build a fire pit and then cook over an open flame. Hell, while I'm at it, I may just set up a tent in the backyard and pretend I'm camping like the grandkids do -- but that cast iron cookwear is heavy -- I know, I'll throw it into the wheelbarrow and wheel it out to the fire pit that I might maybe someday get around to building -- or not! Anyway, Joe, I'm glad one of your foods turned out for you and you didn't have any casualties, man or beast -- we will survive my friend, we always do. Thanks for sharing! ~~~ Scottie

Joe, good for you to make a good meal for yourself. It is healing to know that you can make a good london broil. This is the sort of small victories that will turn tearful memories into smiles...

I am happy for you to be able to experience it.

London broil sounds way harder to me than a meatloaf! But, I'm glad no animals were harmed and so on...

Joe, get yourself a crock pot/slow cooker or pull out one you've already got. That's how I would do London broil. It's almost impossible to wreck stuff in a slow cooker!

Good for you! You are cooking!

Mystic

Bravo! Wonderful! Congratulations! London broil is not the easiest thing to get good your first time out. You should definitely give yourself and pat on the back! By the way...what times dinner??

Hey Joe,
Luckily I was raised by a single mother who worked a lot and between her and my grandmother I learned the basics. When my wife found out we shared the cooking. You can do it my friend, sounds like a great meal you had. I suspect you may have had some spiritual help along the way. They are with us when we least expect it.
Peace, Tim

Good for you. Your first success of many to come. Try your meatloaf again with small amount ground beef till you get it to your liking.
My Dad was in his late 70's when my Mum passed.He taught himself to cook and back. Bought frozen pie shells made meat pies etc. He baked date squares, lemon tarts and cakes.
You got this Joe. It just takes time and patiences and the occational toss out goofs.
Happy Easter hun.

Joe,
we don't 'put up with you'. you are a loved one of us, sharing your battles with us- as we share ours with you.
~HUG~

Joe, you can do this. Go to the library or library bookstore, if they have one, and buy or take out some basic cookbooks. We don't have to cook like a four star restaurant, just the basics will get us through to eating healthy. Also, a slow cooker is easy to use and you can make more than one meal to eat for the next night or freeze. You are doing great.

Joe
Do you have your wives recipe books she used the most or recipe cards?
Good place to start for recipes to cook
Just an idea

Joe:
Your post made me smile. I have not cooked since my husband passed...no desire. Many of my friends are nurses and doctors, so I am receiving food constantly that my fridge and freezer are ready to explode. (Guess they are afraid I won't eat). I nibble, but appetite is pretty non existent. I am hoping in a few months that I will visit Whole Foods and buy some things to start making some homemade things for myself.

Sue