I gotta wonder, is there anyone who can't cook? It seems like making or microwaving every meal would get quite expensive, and I figure even you lawyer and executive types can't afford to eat out EVERY meal, or at least there's no reason to.
(Seriously, with a few exceptions, you get worse food for more money... I can see being on the run, but for every day, what's the point?)
I'm not a great cook myself, I'll be the first to admit--I'm very good at following instructions, and have a cookbook or two I favor, but creative inventions is beyond my mein.
But then, who needs to invent when there are so many good ideas out there? I particularly favor the 1951 Betty Crocker--avoids current cookbooks' awful tendency of having a list of ingredients for every. gosh-darn. recipe. that doesn't overlap *at all* with any of the others.
(Though I don't know how much I'll be able to use of it now that I'm gluten-free.
But then, even that's a lot easier to work around than I thought--lots of corn and potatoes. AND MEAT. Mmm.)
Guess I'll throw in a recipe while I'm here. Family recipe for a quick, convenient dish when going to parties--no measuring cups, only a pie plate. It's really cooking in only the loosest sense.
1 Can of Refried Beans
1 Packet of Taco Seasoning
1 Pint/Pound of Sour Cream
1 Bag of Shredded Cheese (2 cups)
Mix beans and taco seasoning; spread at bottom of pie plate. Layer first sour cream and then cheese on top. Microwave for six to eight minutes or so. Or bake for twenty-ish? Might pay off to heat the beans and sour cream a while before the cheese; the cheese has a nasty habit of congealing quickly, so it pays to make sure it's on top of hot ingredients.
And enjoy!
...TD can cook!! Som bitch..should I offer to buy the bull??!!
