Claire
Master Chef
I mean someone who spends more than a night. This doesn't happen often (maybe 2-3 times a year), but what do you do for breakfasts, lunches, suppers? The guests who just left spent two nights and insisted on making breakfasts (they're into fruit smoothies) and cooking one supper. They are what I call easy guests, that is to say they cleaned up (and really cleaned)(seriously I have some visitors who have honestly forgotten how to was dishes), stripped and remade the bed, etc. In other words, I'm almost ready for my next houseguests, all I have to do is wash linens.
Normally I just put some English muffins in the pantry and have both butter and heart-healthy margarine on hand. But occaisionally I have guests who would eat 2000 calories of breakfast and not eat the rest of the day. If people are driving in (and most do), I have an easy to do dinner that can be just re-warmed (i.e., chilies, stews, etc) because you never can predict the traffic and weather.
Normally I just put some English muffins in the pantry and have both butter and heart-healthy margarine on hand. But occaisionally I have guests who would eat 2000 calories of breakfast and not eat the rest of the day. If people are driving in (and most do), I have an easy to do dinner that can be just re-warmed (i.e., chilies, stews, etc) because you never can predict the traffic and weather.