My wife didn't think so when I made her ravioli from scratch because the least-fascist stores didn't have any. Took at least 2 hours for a single serving, but to be fair, I did 100% of the work ha ha; she just got a plate of gourmet food after watching me dirty 99% of the kitchen!
Hi! Italia here! There's no such thing as too many hours of cooking. Most of us cook, bake, stir, fry eccetera every single day, twice a day. It's our love language.
Lidia Bastianich Bolognese is worth it. I use a muffin pan to portion out and freeze it for future use. You can Google the recipe to use. Sports on TV provide a good cover for the time of the cook.
Try baking pierogies on aluminum foil when they’re half done put a little bit of butter, some black pepper and maybe some cayenne pepper if you like.
Using the foil for a plate and crumbling up and throwing in the trash is probably the most efficient way to have a quick filling snack.
Sometimes the stuff that happens after the eating makes up for the time preparing the food. I've had some pretty good times after sharing a couple glasses of wine and batch of lasagna.
No, working and paying into a retirement system for your whole life only to have the richest asshole in the world decide that it’s a Ponzi scheme and needs to be dissolved so he can have your retirement money instead is the biggest scam in the world.
Aside from very few instances, a meal should be unhurried and savored. Morning and evening meals can be 90 minutes or longer. Isn't retirement wonderful?
That's why we have made friends with leftovers ~ I'd rather cook 3 hours one day, and have food for the whole week (even if it means eating the same thing every day)
My time is more precious than variety. And if I made it, I like it anyway!
Me, too— I make big pots of gumbo, beef stew, red beans and rice, etc. and freeze them in serving sizes. Then dinner is heating something yummy and adding a salad or fruit.
As I've gotten better at prep and faster at planning, that time has dwindled. A meal that used to take me 3hrs now takes 40min.
Most average home cooks lose 15 minutes just walking back and forth opening and closing things because they didn't know what they needed when they started the meal.
- Work 8 hours every day of the week
- Walk an hour around grocery stores buying food
- Make sure you can transport it home
- Make sure your fridge is working
- Make sure electricity is paid and stove works as well
Ha! My niece came over one day when I was making- pot of chili-meatballs- enchilada casserole all at the same time to stock my freezer. She was aghast! “How do you do that?!” My kitchen is tiny but it’s doable when you’re determined. 😁
I LOVE my Ninja Airfryer. 20-25 minutes and my meals are on the table, mess is minimal and with drawer inserts washing up is a breeze. Ya, I am lazy 😊💪🇨🇦💪❤️
Or cook for 3 hours and you're too hot and tired to eat when you sit down with the family.
Me last night making beef stroganoff and a brown sugar pineapple upside down cake.
I sometimes feel a bit guity for how often I buy ready-made meals that you just heat up, but honestly, healthy options exist these days, and many of them are pretty good, and it's worth the time saving.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because of all the food but yeah it is absolutely bullshit... Like I start prepping food for Thanksgiving on Monday.
I once fed a bunch of friends who were spending the day helping people move. I think it was about 10 minutes from them coming in and grabbing the food to sweeping back out with the empty bowls and plates still spinning on the table. But they were happy and full.
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I normally lose my appetite about an hour into the whole tortuous and stressful process.
Using the foil for a plate and crumbling up and throwing in the trash is probably the most efficient way to have a quick filling snack.
Sometimes more than 3 hours worth!
My time is more precious than variety. And if I made it, I like it anyway!
Fred cooks often.
Another dining tip from your favorite atheist.
Butter
Butter
Butter
But I'm making ice cream, "salt."
But I'm making beignet, more "salt."
But it's frosting, not enough "salt!" and some more butter...
Most average home cooks lose 15 minutes just walking back and forth opening and closing things because they didn't know what they needed when they started the meal.
- Work 8 hours every day of the week
- Walk an hour around grocery stores buying food
- Make sure you can transport it home
- Make sure your fridge is working
- Make sure electricity is paid and stove works as well
Only now are you allowed to eat for max 15 mins.
Me last night making beef stroganoff and a brown sugar pineapple upside down cake.