‘Me trying to come up with new ways to make instant noodles taste different’
(Pro tip, crack an egg into it and mix after it is done. Sorry for any americans reading this)
I got an egg guy (he has 3-4 chickens and more eggs than his family knows what to do with). As long as bird flu doesn’t get him.
But I also already make egg drop soup on occasion. Polenta bowls with a fried egg on top are really tasty too. Some sprouts and roasted potatoes and… now I know what we’re having for dinner.
Eggs are $5 a dozen here in New York state. Okay, that’s a bit much, but I still consider it affordable given that’s a main course/protein source for me for 6 meals. Like, what other protein is less than $1 a serving? Tofu I guess, I do buy that as well.
Are you saying crack an egg into it, then cook it, then stir it? Or cook it, then crack an egg in and stir?
Wait till its done, crack the egg and mix! You can keep the fire on if you are worried it wont cook thoroughly
Hell with it; I like runny egg. I just wanted to make sure it went in at the proper time.
I try, I really try… but my cooking is sporadic since we both work and have 2 kids and I’m the only one who knows how to cook. The other problem is my wife really doesn’t seem to care for almost everything I make, plus the kids are even pickier eaters. I have no desire to cook anything since it’s super depressing spending a lot of time on something nobody enjoys having. The funniest part is I could care less what I eat yet I always get the question everyday of “so what’s for dinner?”. Sorry for the rant. I’m just feeling underappreciated these days.
Dunno man, bottling everything up inside is working wonders for me right now. I think. Hard to tell actually. Am I on a ruin everything speedrun?
This is why some high functioning people eat the same thing or things all the time. Just to remove the necessity of thinking about it.
I’m “lucky” to be perpetually single in that respect. Grilled chicken and salad in a wrap 4 times a week is not a problem lol sometimes I get fancy and have grilled chicken and salad not in a wrap as well!
Chili, soups, rice, pasta based meals all are great for making a lot of food at once.
Wife and I have started cooking and refrigerating a few cups of rice and picking a costco chicken on the weekend. With a few spices and sauces there’s a crapton of variety you can get from chicken and rice with very little work to prepare and it’s dirt cheap. Meals for the work week sorted.
My wife and I find it easier to plan a menu every week. Makes shopping easier and dinner less of a guessing game. Also, when in doubt, buns and a salad kit. Never fails. The buns can be anything. Burgers? Cool! Regular or mushroom Swiss? How about chicken patties/chicken burgers? Meatball Marinara sandwiches? Whatever you want, brother.
I’m honestly surprised that more people don’t come up with a weekday menu over the weekend. It can be simple, like you mentioned buns plus whatever. Simple meat, grain, veg is easy (frozen fish or fried tofu, rice/quinoa, and some broccoli or Brussels).
When all else fails… Breakfast tacos for dinner will do. Prefer egg and sausage, but I’ll settle for egg and avocado with some hot sauce.
I guess Im at a loss on how else to do it? Like I only go grocery shopping ~once a week so i have to plan everything.
I think the folks that don’t plan meals just kind of buy ingredients sporadically and hope for the best. Sometimes it works. Sometimes there’s just a bunch of mismatched items. Food tends to get wasted as stuff goes bad before it’s eaten.
Source: my partner was like this before we moved in together
Keep a notepad in the kitchen, make it your recipe book. Fill it with things you cooked once and would cook again. If you can’t dde ide what to make, flip through it and pick one.
Before cookbooks were 87% of all Christmas presents, they were just kitchen cookbooks that nonna handwrote for this purpose.