endlessmike
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Just curious. What did you eat in the presumably many years that you ate food before you lived in an apartment?
Just curious. What did you eat in the presumably many years that you ate food before you lived in an apartment?
Just curious. What did you eat in the presumably many years that you ate food before you lived in an apartment?
I might not be the best example, being 18 and all, but chef boyardee, PB&J, burgers, HOT POCKETS!!!!!
Before this my diet was mostly canned soup, sandwiches, rice, frozen food, cereal, and eggs. Neither of my parents really cooked, but I'm trying to learn.
Pizza is a bachelor's dream food. 25-30 bucks and you have yourself at least 4 meals if you don't pig out on it. When I work night shifts I always order a large and it lasts me for my whole set of nights. (usually 4 at once).
As for healthy... yeah, it's not exactly, healthy.
Good thread.
I'm mostly a frozen chicken / pizza / cereal / sandwich / pasta type guy. Simple tastes.
Rachael Ray? really?Rachael Ray has made a bazillion dollars promoting easy to cook recipes for average people which you don't need Skillz to complete. Buy a book or two from her, and follow the instructions. If you don't like RRay, then Jamie Oliver.
Steaks and Potatoes are easy. Every culture has some version of 'Chicken and Rice' {even if your "recipe" involves a few thighs, half cooked in a fry pan, then finished in the same pan by following the directions on a box of Zatarain's...}. Italian food is relatively easy to prepare - "Basic Italian" {ISBN 1-130603-96-7} is a good book.
If you live near a market, then you may wish to shop as you eat: Simple recipes are best (dependent, even) using fresh ingreds...
well that depends entirely where you get your pizza from
you order a large from dominoes and you eat it for 3 days straight, yea youre not going to feel great that week.
but you go to your local grocery store and buy one of their non-frozen totally fresh ingredient pizzas, well those as just about as healthy as it gets.
Canned goods are slightly healthier than frozen dinners.
Get a steamer and fresh veggies. VERY good for your body. Also, I really like Bob Evans dinners, much better than instant food.
Rachael Ray? really?
I'll recommend Cooks Illustrated cookbooks to the day I die. flawless recipes and they typically include articles that explain exactly what to do and why you're doing it (eg: the recipe doesn't just call for vodka in the pie crust, it explains that the alcohol helps create less gluten than water and makes for a flakier pie crust that's easier to work with)
the Better Homes and Gardens cookbooks are also good for that (and if you're trying to eat healthy, I appreciate the fact that they usually include a nutritional breakdown of their recipes)