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Migas fixation.

Our first attempt at homemade Migas this morning. I think we did okay but they were a bit bland for my taste and we didn't do the Chipotle Crema sauce any favors.
6.5/10 from me, Mrs Miasma scores it higher (but she grades on effort.)

#LearningToCook

Things I've successfully baked and cooked so far (will edit and add their recipes later):
- carrot cake
- lemon cookies
- sugar cookies
- one pot American goulash

Today I'm trying to make chocolate chip cookies.
#baking #cooking #learningtocook

My husband and I made #zeppole and didn't fuck it up! 🎉

(Father-in-law 🇮🇹 approved) 😃

#food #learningtocook

What’s your fav bread-free breakfast?
Check out my latest video!⬇️

#POV #POVcooking #ADHD #cooking #learningtocook #homecooking #nobread #glutenfree

https://youtu.be/9dhP_i3G92Y?feature=shared

Trying Japanese Seven Spice for the first time—chaotic ADHD cooking edition! Will it be a flavor bomb or a fiery disaster? Watch & find out! 😂🍜🌶️

https://youtu.be/xV7ygD5_e98?feature=shared

#POV #POVcooking #ADHD #cooking #learningtocook #reallifecooking #japanese #homecooking #firsttime #japanesesevenspice

Make oatmeal in just 2 minutes! Check out my latest video! 😃
https://youtu.be/wGNmrndDHiQ?feature=shared

#POV #POVcooking #ADHD #cooking #learningtocook #healthy #overnightoatmeal #oatmeal #banana #milk #peach

Have you ever tried radishes? Here's an easy keto-friendly recipe. Check it out 😀
https://youtu.be/Nd8uP1UKQk8

#POV #POVcooking #ADHD #cooking #learningtocook #healthy #keto #keto-friendly #cottagecheese #scrambledeggs

My husband and I made homemade French mayonnaise and didn't fuck it up 🎉

#LearningToCook

Tried making wontons at home for the first time today, by myself. I've done it with my mum back when I lived with my parents, but never on my own.

Turned out pretty tasty though I think the filling (surprisingly enough) lacked seasoning.

#Wontons #ChineseFood #Homemade #HomeCooking #LearningToCook #Food

Hahaha wow. I deliberately tripled the garlic called for in a recipe and the flavor still barely registers. Next time I'm going ham and chucking the whole bulb in. Not to mention the other herbs and spices are barely there. The original recipe is underwhelming. #LearningToCook #Cooking #Disappointing

My first two years in the U.S., I put myself through an intensive self-directed boot camp to learn to cook the way I like to eat. It was my first time living semi-permanently outside of Southeast Asia, which meant all the ways I knew how to eat were over (‘yell out of the window and get delicious street food’). At first it started with learning to cook the things I missed.

#Food #LearningToCook

I've learned a lot more about cooking in the past few years, not only because the pandemic (although the it gave me a push), but just from a logistical standpoint. I'm work from home, and wifey has to drive over an hour to Phoenix every day (🙄).

I think that she likes that I'm now able to cook better and more often. As soon as I'm off work here at home, I start thinking of/making dinner. That's another big advantage of wfh. I can't imagine her driving over an hour to get home then having to make dinner. It doesn't make sense. Even though she is a GREAT cook. She taught me a lot. Like what things go together, etc. She's vegetarian now and we try to eat semi healthy (cutting sugar and fat just when we can), so I try to work all that in. Using odd leftover ingredients sometimes, experimenting- it's pretty cool, actually. Sometimes you feel like a mad scientist. 🤣

The most important thing probably to all of it is figuring out what ingredients you always need to have around, finding them at the best prices, and making sure you use them fast enough before they go bad- which is always tricky, especially with fruits and veggies.

I used to hate cooking (all I did before was eggs or microwaved stuff, really) and I think I kinda still do hate the process and effort (I'm not one of those people who gets a lot of gratification from stuff I've cooked, I barely like food 🤣🤣) but I gather up the energy required, and I enjoy knowing that

Having an air fryer has really helped, and I can't stress this enough. If you're on the fence, just get one. I use it literally daily. You can air fry all KINDS of things-- veggies, meat, it's incredible. Probably best not to totally cheap out on it though, as we've been through a few. Ours is a Ninja.

I also set up a Trello board with a bunch of meal ideas, after people on here gave me great advice- if you want to see that, it's here!

https://trello.com/b/OTvHEzEd/breakfasts-lunches-dinners-snacks

We do a little meal planning, as I also make her breakfast and pack her a lunch, as she puts on makeup/does hair in the morning, and again, it just makes sense. I don't need to look any certain way, I rarely leave the house!

This one got a little long. Maybe I'll throw it on Substack eventually? I'm not super active there (yet).

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#cooking #food #MealPlanning #Trello #WorkFromHome #WFH #WFHBenefits #AirFryers #marriage #LearningToCook #breakfast #lunch #dinner #Substack #pandemic #PandemicSkills #COVID #vegetarian #VegetarianCooking #veggies #FruitsAndVeggies #HealthyEating #HealthyMeals #vegetarians