• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 hour ago

    During the pan my relationship with food became standing over the sink and eating quickly prepared meals. Only now that I’m in a relationship are real meals happening again because she loves to cook. She had to persuade me to buy a two-seater kitchen table before we lived together.

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    2 hours ago

    That’s why I know I’m never going to be a foodie or even remotely enjoy cooking. I just don’t want to spend all that time only to be done eating so soon. Some dishes just aren’t worth the time invested.

    If you enjoy cooking as a hobby, great. But since I don’t, I’m choosing easy to make things whenever possible.

    Heck, I don’t even like going to restaurants. The wait is usually far too long compared to the actual meal.

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        43 minutes ago

        Yeah, and part of that skill can be recognizing some meals arent worth it just to enjoy as a hobby. Like I dont fuck with recipes I cant make large batches for leftovers and freeze

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          Oh absolutely! Meal planning and batch cooking are absolute lifesavers (both nutritionally and for our wallets).

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      33 minutes ago

      I like cooking but only for other people lol. If it’s just me you know I’m throwing in this week’s seventh Red Baron Classic Crust Pepperoni pizza.

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    8 hours ago

    2 hrs?

    Do you spend 6 hrs a day cooking and do not do any clean as you go?

    Wtf are you preparing? Are you stuffing a turkey each meal?

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    11 hours ago

    We recently got an airfryer. it helps cut down prep time and ease of cleaning to the point I don’t get upset about it anymore. Would highly recommend if you haven’t got one already

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    10 hours ago

    Meal prep, and cooking stuff that doesn’t need much involvement.

    I eat 6 meals per day when I’m trying to gain weight, and it can be done with very little time spent cooking.

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        8 hours ago

        I haven’t had the need for that in a long time. I’ve been working out for so long that my maintenance calories are 3700 right now. I can eat whatever I want and still hit my protein goal within my calorie budget

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      19 hours ago

      I’ve been eating the same two-pound portion of taco meat for the past four days. Usually in soft-shell tacos, but sometimes in frittatas. The trick is to be dead inside.

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        I love tacos. I could eat tacos every day and never get tired of them. All varieties are good with me. Corn tortillas, flour tortillas, crispy fried tacos, taquito, even crunchy taco shells. There used to be a dive bar near where I lived in 2015 that would do $5 for 5 beef or bean crunchy tacos with cheese, lettuce, dice tom, and sour cream and I’d easily polish off 10-20 of those with a beer or two (I don’t live near there anymore and the bar closed down right before COVID due to the building be demo’d)

        My wife isn’t big on eating the same thing for more than 2 days in a row and I miss the days of eating tacos 4-5 times a week by choice.

        You’re not dead inside. You’re living a dream of mine right now.