Cooking can be as hard and complicated as you want it to be, but also everyone really ought to have a dozen recipes that are basically chop up thing, heat up thing. Variations on pasta, stir fry, and roast. More than enough to not have to eat the same thing twice in a week
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Saute an onion in a frying pan. Scramble an egg in the cooked onion. Add in whatever bits of leftover meat & vegetables are around. Stir in some leftover rice (or cook a pot of rice while you are doing the first part). Add garlic salt, pepper, maybe a little hot sauce.
I would turn that leftover chicken into sandwiches or wraps, the bones into soup in the winter, if I was the mood.
It was how I was raised so it's no big deal to me.
Some people like to cook others don't. One parent or two? Size of family. Each members needs.
Some people work 65+ hours a week, kids would be eating at 10 pm. They used to offer basics in public schools. Cut with tech schools to lower taxes.
It will change ur life.
A friend is truly deft with this, making delicious meals from random ingredients. I am unsure how to develop this skill.
* How do I spend less time getting food to a plate
* How do I spend less effort getting food to a plate
And in rare cases, both (thank you instant pot)
https://www.amazon.com/Best-30-Minute-Recipe-Cooks-Illustrated/dp/0936184981
Also note, a lot of these recipes are online now. It might be worth looking at the table of contents and doing a quick search for interesting recipes.
Maybe I’m weird, but I don’t mind chopping vegetables. I have never had a time that I preferred frozen veggies to fresh.
"throw it in a pot, cook it till it's hot"
Chop cook spice stir eat
Then you do your best to make meals stretch as many days as possible.
Also, here's a link to the cookbook Good and Cheap. (Cooking with SNAP benefits)
skill issue tbh, I'm an AMERICAN