Second the chili... you can make tons of it. It freezes well and if you do it in small portions, you can microwave individual portions as needed.

My easy-recipe for Chili:

• One package (pound) of sweet or spicy Turkey Sausage links
• One lb. lean ground sirloin
Remove meat front links. Crumble, brown and drain. Same with sirloin.

In large pot, heat up some olive oil and sweat:
• Handful of crushed garlic cloves
• One large onion, chopped
• Chopped carrots and celery, a couple of each
• One each of yellow, red and green peppers

Reduce heat, add:
• Cooked meat
•*One large can of chopped tomatoes
•*One large can of tomato sauce
• One jar of any cheap pre-made spaghetti sauce, low fat/salt
• One can each of black beans, garbonzo beans and kidney beans
• One or two packets of Lawry's chili powder

Simmer at low heat for for 1-2 hours, stir occasionally until most liquids are gone.
Add:
• One package of sliced mushrooms
• A couple of chopped zucchini
• A couple of chopped Japanese egglant

Simmer for another 1/2 hours, or until the liquid from the mushrooms, zucchini has reduced. Add salt and pepper to taste. This should only be done at the last stage, because most of the flavors have concentrated and you will not need to add much.

I put individual portions in those small Ziploc containers and freeze them. Yum!