I cook based on price, ease, health, and how long it takes the materials to go bad. My favorites: Lentils with onions, potatoes, and/or ham. Chop, put in sau

I cook based on price, ease, health, and how long it takes the materials to go bad. My favorites: Lentils with onions, potatoes, and/or ham. Chop, put in saucepan with water. Salt. Chili with rice. Fry hamburger and onion. Add canned kidney beans, tomato sauce, chopped habanero, and chili powder. Salt. I highly recommend a ricemaker. I also like Thai curry with rice, but it'd be too much hassle if it weren't for the basil plants I grow. Fry chicken or fish with curry paste; add other stuff, like potato and peanut with red curry or eggplant or bamboo shoots with green curry. Add basil and habanero at the very end. I keep some beans, tortillas, and cheese on hand for when I'm too lazy to actually cook, and lots of fruit for snacks.