Bshole, even if we had the time... that knowledge of homemade meals from scratch has largely been lost. Not passed down between generations. I know _nothing_ my grandparents did for meals. We all get to enjoy heating up our frozen salt-a-paloozas.
Cookbooks exist dude. Your grandparents probably ate a lot stews, casseroles and fried food. Its not like the act of heating food was somehow lost when the microwave was invented.
Here is my supper just about every night. Put tortillas down on a plate and cover with shredded cheese. Put in microwave. Cut up tomato and mix with corn and beans and salsa. Put on top of chips and top with lettuce.
I eat this at 200 nights a year and probably more like 250.
If I outlive my wife, I am going to rent out a new mother for myself who can do all the cooking for me. I want home cooked meals again before I die.
Go buy a goddamn slow cooker and a book on cooking with one. Here is a free recipe:
1. Go to store.
2. Go to the meat section, find stew meat (Cutting your own is in the advanced class)
3. Buy some potatoes (oblong brown things), carrots (long orange things), celery (long green things), and an onion (round white thing).
4. Find a packet in the spice section that says Stew Seasoning.
5. Combine all those ingredients in a slow cooker, mix seasoning with water.
6. Turn on slow cooker, go somewhere else for 8-10 hours.
7. Eat stew. If you want to be classy, put some in a bowl. Add some bread to the side. If you feel frisky, maybe eat a small salad with it.
Congrats, you have food for 4 or 5 meals.