For our family, time is the problem. I do almost all of the cooking, and -- much like when estimating software development -- often tend to underestimate how lo

For our family, time is the problem. I do almost all of the cooking, and -- much like when estimating software development -- often tend to underestimate how long even a fairly simple recipe will take. As I become a more experienced cook I become more efficient, but some nights we still end up eating quite late. Add to that non-trivial time for dishes/cleanup, and indeed, this rings true: The middle-class families in our study had more resources and more options but felt completely overwhelmed by hectic schedules and competing demands that left little time to cook. One strategy is batch cooking in advance on weekends and freezing meals, but for various reasons, we've been fairly poor at that. Incidentally, if you want to get better at cooking, I highly recommend Cook's Illustrated / America's Test Kitchen, in particular, their special edition magazines. They provide recipes but also techniques and the science behind the recipes. This one in particular is a gold mine and is almost falling apart from heavy use: https://shop.americastestkitchen.com/special-issues/cook-s-illustrated-skillet-dinners-special-collector-s-edition.html https://shop.americastestkitchen.com/special-issues/cook-s-i...