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YSK: About The Sad bastard Cookbook, when time, energy, money, or skill is preventing someone from cooking their own meals!

Eating the proper amount is hard. Eating when you have low time, money, mental energy, or education on cooking is even harder.

This book assumes nothing. Do you know how to turn on your stove? You are properly prepared to use this cookbook.

Just want to share it with more folks!

MicrowavedTea ,

I expected less cooking tbh. I’m usually at the Eat a Dill Pickle Out of the Jar While Standing in Front of the Fridge mood.

ericbomb OP ,

Well maybe you can sometimes stretch your wings into “Open can of black beans, drain it, and mix in ranch” territory sometimes!

southsamurai ,
@southsamurai@sh.itjust.works avatar

But are we talking in underwear, or in pajamas? Totally different levels there

bdonvr ,

underwear, or in pajamas

What’s the difference

whotookkarl ,
@whotookkarl@lemmy.world avatar

Frozen pierogi boiled then fried with a little butter & eaten with sour cream is a classic

fossilesque ,
@fossilesque@mander.xyz avatar

That’s the depression due doctors don’t want you to know about.

corvi ,

Accepting that’s is ok to sometimes eat a frozen meal has been absolutely instrumental in helping me reduce eating out.

I got caught in the trap of perfect, trying to make tasty, healthy, low-cost meals, and then giving up when I couldn’t just do that every day with no experience.

ericbomb OP ,

Yeah I like mixing it personally!

Like I have fresh sour dough bread I made this morning. I then like to use said bread to spoon in store bought curries, pasta sauces, peanut butter, and jelly. Or sometimes I’ll use it as bread for a frozen fish patty to make a sandwich. I also have a big things of rice and beans I made that I will sometimes just plop into a tortilla and call a meal.

KittenBiscuits ,

Bertolli chicken parm and some garlic Texas toast is almost downright fancy, but it’s 100% dump, heat, eat.

shoresy ,

For any sweet pierogi, sprinkle some sugar on top of the sour cream or mix it up properly if you want to be fancy. So damn good.

Num10ck ,

just pointing out that the russian supermarkets have these for like $2-$3 per pound, basically ravioli. you can dump a serving into a pot of boiling water and then you’re done in a couple of minutes. can top with pasta sauce or even ranch dressing. feeds a while family for the cost of a single fast food meal.

Kowowow ,

To add my own bachelor chow to this

Meat of some kind these frozen vegetablesAnd KD

maxenmajs ,
@maxenmajs@lemmy.world avatar

I’ll share my recipe since it isn’t in the book.

Block of Smoked Tofu

Preparation: cut open the packaging with a knife, put on a plate, and eat with your hands.

Smoked tofu tastes good enough to eat it by itself, and it’s a great source of protein and fat.

ericbomb OP ,

I would steal this if I wasn’t allergic to soy XD

li10 ,

I don’t get this one, surely you can just buy pasta sauce instead and it’s exactly the same steps but better 🤔

https://feddit.uk/pictrs/image/a7d81e74-a52b-443c-bf51-a908b01f9419.webp

aramis87 ,

This is for people who might not have pasta sauce in their pantry, but most people will have ketchup in the fridge.

ericbomb OP ,

100%, some of these recipes are “scavenge for food with things in the back of your fridge/pantry”

flyingjake ,

Or packets from a fast food restaurant

Num10ck ,

i once had a long article in a pre-internet punk 'zine about the different meals you can make with free food like condiments… salt pepper water ketchup mustard relish honey etc. it also taught how to use toothpaste as hair gel.

it was eye opening.

ericbomb OP ,

Ahh this is not a “go buy” something recipe.

This is a “If you are thinking of not eating because you feel like you have nothing to eat, eat this instead”

Tikiporch ,

Pasta and ketchup is a common meal in Paris according to the one French Netflix show I watched where they ate it and never commented about how absurd it is.

aramis87 ,

Maybe French ketchup is different than American ketchup?

can ,

Almost certainly

Letstakealook ,

Probably doesn’t contain corn syrup.

can ,

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/9bcd610a-10a6-4fbe-b7d1-7f5702c905ec.jpeg

edgemaster72 ,
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Would be a great reaction meme if you took out cooking and centered the remaining text

als ,

Some heavy hitters here

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/e5ec6f6e-9a4e-4b61-baae-492edd3a217c.webphttps://lemmy.blahaj.zone/pictrs/image/7508aacc-732c-4cf1-9e3a-b5a3eb91e6ec.webp

Coelacanth ,
@Coelacanth@feddit.nu avatar

I need this book.

ericbomb OP ,

Click download! PDF is free.

ericbomb OP ,

Some days, you need a reminder that eating anything is better than eating nothing.

als ,

Seeing this post prompted me to cook for myself, thank you for sharing this valuable resource 😊

aramis87 ,

Pros: high protein food

Cons: makes a spoon dirty

Suggested improvements to recipe: note to thoroughly lick spoon clean, or use a finger to swipe up the peanut butter.

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

Why is the spoon dirty? Just lick it until it’s clean of peanut butter and put it back in the drawer. /s

AmosBurton_ThatGuy ,
@AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca avatar

Nah, let your dog lick it clean since they have cleaner mouths than us filthy humans. Whenever I’m done eating I just let my dog lick the plate/bowl/whatever clean and then it’s good to go back in the cupboard.

/s

theblackbox ,

Thanks for sharing! I feel like I know some folks who need this in case of emergency. Will be passing it along to several friends…

InEnduringGrowStrong ,
@InEnduringGrowStrong@sh.itjust.works avatar

First glance of the thumbnail had me thinking this was a D&D sourcebook.

dohpaz42 ,
@dohpaz42@lemmy.world avatar

Replace the vase of flowers with a tub of Vaseline or moisturizer.

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