I really<\/span> love to cook, and I spend part of every day reading or writing about food. I enjoy planning menus, inventing recipes and grocery shopping (most of the time). I go to farmers markets once or twice a week and buy seafood at a seafood market. I am telling you about this to set a context.<\/p>\n Not often but every once and a while, I and others impassioned with cooking draw blanks at the thought of cooking dinner: no inspiration, no interest, and nothing in the refrigerator that excites my taste buds.<\/p>\n If going out is not an option (I live in Carnation Washington, not exactly the restaurant Mecca of the Northwest) I open the freezer and pick from its stash of \u201cFall Back Entrees\u201d, par cooked chicken, red meat or pasta entrees I made as extras when I was in the mood to cook. Thawed and cooked to finish with a quick sauce added these Fallbacks turn into passable (well certainly edible) entr\u00e9es in less than 30 minutes.<\/p>\n The message here is that buying and par cooking a couple of portions of chicken when I do feel inspired gets me off the hook quickly and easily when I don\u2019t.<\/p>\n