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Oh for f's sake. Life isn't all about work, fast food, meal kits, (or burritos...mmm...burritos) are a stop gap. Making decent meals doesn't take a lot of tim
by jmspring 11y ago
Oh for f's sake. Life isn't all about work, fast food, meal kits, (or burritos...mmm...burritos) are a stop gap. Making decent meals doesn't take a lot of time in the aggregate, it is just like planning out any other project. Prepare when you have time on the weekend, or a spare moment during the week.
Soups and stews, lasagne, salads, even meat dishes can be prepared ahead of time and enjoyed over the course of days (or if you use a freezer) a week or two.
Someone "married" and especially if children are involved, would do well to learn basics and do food prep and rudiments of cooking. Work is not everything.
For me, the kitchen is zen. I'm probably the other extreme, but my coding breaks when I need to just relax and let go, I cook. That said, making dishes for my wife and I during the week don't take that much time (in the aggregate).
- harlanji 11y agoTrue this. I have about 5 goto meals that I can prepare, eat, and clean up in 15-30 minutes any time. While growing up my family made everything frozen and from cans, so I didn't learn there; I taught myself in college without any fanfare, and enjoy it (which, btw, CS degree w/ grad electives in 3 years, still had time to learn to cook). Each meal is, as you say, zen to prepare. I make it perfect every time because I've made the same few meals dozens of times+. All are made with food from the organic market for << 10 per meal. Bonus: there's excellent food in SF, and if you eat at home 4 days per week the others don't hurt the budget so bad.