Yes, I treat it like a full time job with explicit responsibilities and a rotating schedule to keep myself busy. (Which is a lot, tbh - daily life is already stressful enough … my lease is up in a couple months and I am struggling to find affordable housing in a particularly bad housing market - it’s very stressful.)
I’m not sure I have a single, all-time top dish, but here are some repeat favorites:
pizza (I like to stuff the crust with pepper jack cheese)
cheeseburgers & fries
nachos
Nambian Butternut Squash Soup (this is a favorite - if I make this, my partner will eat through the whole pot in a few days, lol; I add red lentils to give it more protein and make it more filling)
Souvlaki in a pita - basically Greek style grilled meat in a pita bread with french fries and tzatziki sauce, and fresh red onion and tomatoes - this dish is a total indulgence
Thai curries (mostly panang, red curry, and Masaman)
Seriously, I’m having a hard time stopping my mouth from salivating right now.
Nearly all of these seem like things I would want to make. Thank you very much for sharing! You’ve inspired me to take another serious attempt at cooking proper meals again.
ironically I put more effort into my cooking before I lost my job - I think it was a coping strategy, the worse my life got the more I relied on tasty meals to keep me wanting to be alive (and to stay busy cooking so I didn’t have to think about anything else).
Cooking is great - besides saving money, I just can’t get the quality I can make at home from a restaurant.
Yes, I treat it like a full time job with explicit responsibilities and a rotating schedule to keep myself busy. (Which is a lot, tbh - daily life is already stressful enough … my lease is up in a couple months and I am struggling to find affordable housing in a particularly bad housing market - it’s very stressful.)
I’m not sure I have a single, all-time top dish, but here are some repeat favorites:
I could keep going, but I’m getting hungry and I should stop 😆 I love food, and I love cooking.
Nice. I have those “souvlaki in a pita” ingredients waiting in my fridge but have been putting that off all week
Oh my goodness! Can I come over for dinner!? :D
Seriously, I’m having a hard time stopping my mouth from salivating right now.
Nearly all of these seem like things I would want to make. Thank you very much for sharing! You’ve inspired me to take another serious attempt at cooking proper meals again.
ironically I put more effort into my cooking before I lost my job - I think it was a coping strategy, the worse my life got the more I relied on tasty meals to keep me wanting to be alive (and to stay busy cooking so I didn’t have to think about anything else).
Cooking is great - besides saving money, I just can’t get the quality I can make at home from a restaurant.