SIGH....BROKEN HEART SYNDROME...I CAN TELL YOU THAT IT'S REAL.

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Batch Cooking Day at my house

I love cooking, but as I grow older I find I don't want to stand at the stove and prepare a meal every day.  So, my solution is cooking a bunch of different dishes in one day, or "batch" cooking.  (BTW: Everything is made from scratch, no shortcuts.) Today I fixed Ham and Bean Soup, Beef Stew, Black Bean Chili, pork chops seasoned with sage, and Buckwheat pancakes.  I freeze everything, then take them out of the freezer as needed, and heat them up in the microwave.  Oh, and I made a large batch of homemade cornbread, too.  Hubby likes his cornbread fried like pancakes so it's crisp and brown. Just place them in zippered storage bags and freeze.   You can thaw them in the microwave as well.  Just wrap in a paper towel before doing so. Those are real pancakes in the bottom picture.  I am gluten-sensitive, so I LOVE Buckwheat pancakes and honey or maple syrup.  Yummy!.