I don't want to cook anymore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't cook breakfast or lunch and I'm still sick of cooking. ugh.

Your problem is not cooking, your problem is you are unwilling to eat what other family members cook.

[Anonymous]

Being at home for months has saved us a lot of money. We’re spending it on takeout.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was going through this phase. So, i just don't cook at lunch or breakfast. Eat whatever you want, I don't care. Eat some cereal if you can' figure it out. Make your own omelets. Here are some deli meat and greens.
That's how I felt like. Eat some ramen noodles if you want.

You just need a break. After a week or two I need to become creative again. That's how I am. Make use of a crockpot, dump everything in there. Make a chili. Eat the chili with cornbread/bread one day and another day on pasta. Any chili leftover will be combine with a can of beans and make tortilla/quesadilla/burrito versions.

Order for take out when you have feel stressed. But, after a few days, I realize that what we ordered is not enough variety, so i go back to my own creative cooking.
Or cook enough pasta for 2 days. One day, open up a jar of red sauce and mix it with ground meat. Another day, open up a jar of pesto and mix it with the remaining pasta. That's it.
And don't clean up afterwards. Leave that to whoever that didn't cook.

This was great.

[Anonymous]

My trick has been to make dinner early. So by 6pm, it is all done and put away. Kitchen is closed. I’m not dealing with it.

[Anonymous]

I don’t mind cooking as much as I hate meal planning and shopping. And my DH will only cook if I tell him exactly what to make and how to make it. So now I just order meal kits for 3 nights, 1 night of leftovers, 1 night takeout, and the other two nights is just something on the grill + salad.

Everyone makes their own breakfasts and lunches.

[Anonymous]

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Who do you order your meal kits from? I’m thinking this may be a viable option for us since the grocery store has gotten so expensive. I made a trusty chicken dish last night that probably cost $35 in ingredients, and everyone was meh and had comments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NYT recently did an article about what their Food staff cook when they don't feel like cooking:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/dining/quick-easy-recipes-staff-picks.html

(Not a bad list of ideas, even if you don't subscribe to get the actual recipes.)

I am subscribed to Cooking, but not the whole NYT, and this is behind a paywall for me?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NYT recently did an article about what their Food staff cook when they don't feel like cooking:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/dining/quick-easy-recipes-staff-picks.html

(Not a bad list of ideas, even if you don't subscribe to get the actual recipes.)

I am subscribed to Cooking, but not the whole NYT, and this is behind a paywall for me?

Gift article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/dining/quick-easy-recipes-staff-picks.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IE4.dvD0.4d6l3ZhbKjOl&smid=url-share

[Anonymous]

3 a day? Just do dinner only. Breakfast is cereal. Lunch - people can make themselves a sandwich.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^
Who do you order your meal kits from? I’m thinking this may be a viable option for us since the grocery store has gotten so expensive. I made a trusty chicken dish last night that probably cost $35 in ingredients, and everyone was meh and had comments.

We have tried them ALL. Our favorite is Hello Fresh. Good selection, easy prep, ok price, and the ingredients are fresh. The couple of times they made a mistake they gave us a credit.

For zero prep meals I like CookUnity best, but it is a bit like eating leftovers, since it’s just heat and eat. Sometimes I do these and bring them for lunch.

[Anonymous]

I don't cook breakfast except maybe on a weekend. Breakfast is apples and peanut butter, or bananas and peanut butter or maybe avocado toast or instant oatmeal with berries and pre-sliced almonds on top.

Kids make their own lunches to take a school as part of their list before they're allowed screen time.

Dinner, I make, but it's assisted by frozen meatballs, pre-cut and frozen vegetables. And I don't like doing the dishes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your kids are old enough, you should set up a cooking schedule. Each person in my home needs to cook one meal a week.

- must have a protein
- must have a vegetable (fruit if it’s breakfast for dinner)
- can’t be a frozen meal

When I cook I put in my audio book so it doesn’t seem as much of a chore.

That's a good idea.