It's not about the cooking, it's the f*ck ton of dishwashing left.
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I immediately assume they are from tiktok when i see that shit
LPT.
I have a five litre pot. Every once in a while, I'll make a full pot full of chili/stew/soup, and then freeze it in pint containers. That way I always have something I can throw into the microwave. Another variation is cook a chicken on Sunday, then cut it up and put it in containers. You've got a week's worth of chick to nibble on all week.
generally at the least i try to cook for me, tomorrow me and if possible me a week or two from now
The guy I learned about this from had five or six 'all week' recipes; meals he could make on Sunday and enjoy all week.
I have an Asian background and my family pretty much never used the dishwasher even if the apartment we rented had one. Then like 5 years after living on my own I started using the one at my apartment and holy sht is it easy to use and good at cleaning. It also apparently saves water (although you use electricity so not sure if it all balances out). Not everyone has a dishwasher but if you have access to one, they are amazing. Just only use powder dish detergent.
Going from a lifetime of doing dishes by hand, fighting with siblings and partners over it, forgetting to do them until 2000h; to being able to put them in a machine, is a huge shift. Like having a totally 100% tidy kitchen with no stray dishes on the counter is suddenly a possibility.
fun fact, if you go 36 hours without eating, sometimes the hunger pangs just ... stop
Yeah well duh, everyone's experienced that, right?
Right?
...
i mean
if you've had a depressive episode last long enough that you went to bed because you're just so tired even though sleep won't fix it and then you just lie there drifting in and out until you find enough willpower to check what time it is and it's actually mid-evening next day yeah
or if you've been busy and so distracted all day that you forgot to eat and then were so tired by the time you could finally sleep that you wake up and realize the last time you ate was lunch the day before yesterday
these things DO happen to some people, but not necessarily everyone. maybe not you, but certainly to people you've known.
I've had both of those things happen to me, (Depression and Anxiety is a powerful combination) I was trying to make a joke about thinking that everyone experiences it but then realizing that most people don't experience it
i'm sorry that i misinterpreted your reply and want to assure you that you definitely aren't alone D:
i’m sorry that i misinterpreted your reply
that's fine
As someone who loves cooking but despises dishwashing, I can relate to this.
Thats why I meal prep. Aka go to mcdonalds down the street and order one of everything
Try microwaving some potatoes. They're a pretty regular snack for me since it's some of the lowest effort "cooking" you can do.
Same for sweet potatoes. Quick, tasty, cheap
If I buy ingredients for food, I just end up with a lot of spoiled ingredients. I just go buy food when I am hungry. If I buy ingredients to make stuff, I get them right before I am to cook them. Most of time, I get premade things (like sandwiches, soups, etc).
Get an air fryer and some frozen chicken tenders, nuggets, etc. Lean, high protein, crispy, and you only need to clean one wire rack afterwards.