i am hungry.

[maria_sputnik]

do you ever prepare a big mess of food, and then eat it over several days? i am trying to think of good recipes for the lazy-except-once-a-week cook -- stuff you can pull out of the fridge and be eating ten minutes later

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i'm in awe of anyone who can turn the oven on

[bismarcky]

i'm not a great cook, and i have no desire to be great either, but i think i will have to learn one of these days. i usually buy lunch or on rare occasions, stock up on easy-to-make things and just brown bag it. i tend to be a 1-2 mealer though, so usually lunch or dinner gets skipped.

summer goal: learn how to make pasta! (seriously.)

hint: it is easier than operating a computer

[bismarcky]

hmm! boiling pasta is a good life-skill to have. if you want we can do a demonstration at my house one of these nights.

learning to cook makes life tastier :D

another skill to tuck into my weird arsenal

[bismarcky]

yes, i would really like that! you are going to improve my life in ways you probably don't even consider.

whoops

[maria_sputnik]

that was me.

[rae_beta]

I have started making massive batches of pasta salad with roasted veggies and then dipping into them for lunch all week.

Recipe: Pasta. Vegetables you like, roasted. Fresh cherry tomatoes. "Dressing," which is actually just a mix of balsamic vinegar and olive oil and a pinch of sugar.

pasta salad is going on the list

[maria_sputnik]

i make that too, only with mozzarella. i think you posted a recipe once and i went home and did it. mozzarella and bell peppers? mmmmm

Re: pasta salad is going on the list

[rae_beta]

I think that one didn't involve pasta, but it works with as well!

The most recent pasta salad iteration involves pears carmelized in balsamic vinegar and port, because I'm getting cocky. =D

[serrano]

Huge green curry stirfries! Make a whole lot of quinoa (which is easier to get right than rice, and cooks in 15-20 min instead of 45!). Then chop up all the goddamn veggies you can get your hands on: onion, garlic, ginger to start, then potato, carrot, then zucchini or leafy things like kale and collards which can keep a long time in the fridge. Also mushrooms (which'll be soggy), peas/edamame add nice texture if you add them at the end, broccoli is always good--just add what you have! Things like beets are strange, but turnips are okay... I dunno what you do if you're adding meat, but usually I cook tofu or seitan separately beforehand, using a lot of oil so it's nice & chewy. Okay, so spices though: you usually have to buy green curry mix unless you've already got a really amazingly stocked cabinet, but then you can take a spoonful of it and stir it around in a can of coconut milk and voila! it's dissolved. Then once the carrots and potatoes are cooked, and the others have been fried a little, add the coconut milk and let simmer a

[maria_sputnik]

"lasts a long time and is basically what i've been eating for the last five years" is awesome.

i always cook white rice mash-ups but should try quinoa sometime. so far i have looked upon other grains with suspicion, but lo! this is going to be the summer of cooking experimentation.

p.s. spinach salad with pomegranate seeds in it A+++

[serrano]

Whoa also Indian food!
Sandwiches are awesome too but I get sick of 'em after a week.
You can make scrambled eggs in the microwave and stick 'em between a bagel.

[maria_sputnik]

scrambled eggs ... in the microwave?

you cook indian food yourself?

[serrano]

Put some eggs in a microwave-safe bowl. Whisk 'em up, add salt & pepper & spices & tabasco. Microwaves vary, so put 'em in for 30 or 45 seconds, then take 'em out and whisk 'em up again. Then another 30 or 45 seconds (now's the time to add cheese, if you want). Then make sure they're done enough (if the bowl's large and shallow, they will be; if it's small and deep, they may need 2 full minutes. Cook without cheese your first couple times to be sure they're actually done!). I make this every day at work about thirty times, and it's legitimately really tasty. If you break the eggs up after they come outta the microwave, they're be scrambles; if you don't, they're good sandwich material

[ohbusiness]

i DO make a mess of food adn eat it over several days. My staple is spaghetti with meat sauce, though lately there's been no meat, but a shitload of tomato sauce and veggies cooked in olive oil (green peppers, mushrooms). and wheat noodles.

[maria_sputnik]

does the spaghetti really stay nice over days, though? i think i am spoiled, spaghetti-wise, by having lived in spaghettiland for so long.

this is a super yummy recipe and easy too:
http://www.leitesculinaria.com/recipes/cookbook/bavette.html