# Unambitious home cookery - confess, you do it too **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [November 10, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035 "2024-11-10T17:45:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/21 "2024-11-10T18:41:17Z")
Make a slice of toast. Grate some yummy cheese, hmm Gouda! Cut up a slice of, (already cooked, in fridge), bacon, microwave 8-9 secs, spread favourite chili sauce on the toast, place the bacon, cover with the cheese and microwave 15-25 secs, until the cheese is melty. (With practice can be done in under three minutes.) (High quality bacon, cheese, and bread really elevate this to epic!) ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/22 "2024-11-10T18:52:20Z")
Having high quality bacon, cheese and bread in the house is the opposite of unambitious cookery. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/23 "2024-11-10T20:15:49Z")
One of my go-to meals is stewed chicken thigh, (instant) mashed potatoes and peas. The thigh goes in a pot with chicken broth and water if necessaryto cover the chicken. The peas get cooked in milk, butter, and water, then the instant potatoes are stirred in with the peas until it’s the right consistency. After eating, when the pot has cooled, I put it in the freezer for the next meal. After a few rounds, the broth is nearly “stand a spoon in it” thick. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/24 "2024-11-10T20:23:33Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > The peas get cooked in milk, butter, and water… Why milk? (really asking) ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/25 "2024-11-10T20:59:01Z")
The milk is for the potatoes. I end up with a bowl of mixed peas and potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/26 "2024-11-11T01:39:44Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Microwave hot dogs. Plop an uncooked hot dog in a folded paper towel and nuke for 35 seconds. Oh yeah. Plop in bun and serve with nuked beans, coleslaw from a grocery store coleslaw kit and some fresh fruit. Done and done. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/27 "2024-11-11T01:56:36Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > Plop in bun and serve with nuked beans, coleslaw from a grocery store coleslaw kit and some fresh fruit. Done and done. Fannnn-ssshhhaaaayyyy!! Right proper meal, that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/28 "2024-11-11T01:57:55Z")
Beer. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/29 "2024-11-11T02:00:06Z")
In 10 minutes or less, lol. ---
**Author:** ![Nyvaak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Nyvaak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nyvaak)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/30 "2024-11-11T07:47:22Z")
Hot Dogs Ryan. It’s named for a long-ago housemate in my bachelor days who showed it to me. Slice two or three frankfurters into coin-sized rounds. Throw them in a frying pan with about a quarter cup of barbecue sauce and stir till they’re all heated. Takes less than five minutes. If you want to get fancy, eat them with a side of buttered white bread. It’s a favorite of my kids to this day. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/31 "2024-11-11T13:04:48Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Ramen. Bring water to boil. I have a brick of Ramen in a ziplock bag. When Rocco, our parrot, is being demanding, I break off a cubic centimeter of the Ramen and drop it in 1/4 cup boiling water. Rocco knows them as “noodles”. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/32 "2024-11-11T13:13:28Z")
For me, the “best” dinner is the one that uses the fewest pans, plates, and utensils, while still being more than a microwaved burrito or similar. So I take get two Knorr rice or pasta sides and a can of chicken (in water). I make the pasta or rice using the water in the chicken can and make up the difference with plain water. About four minutes before the pasta or rice is done, I mix in the chicken. Sprinkle with parmesan or some other cheese. Most of the time, I eat it from the pan while watching TV. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/33 "2024-11-11T13:30:27Z")
Chicken sandwiches or quesadillas made from precooked, frozen breast patties. I keep Chicken pot pies in my freezer. Add grated cheddar to the top after it comes out of the oven. Cornbread and soup. Cornbread from a mix is simple and bakes quickly. Heat your favorite soup. Vegetable beef is my favorite. I like crumbling a slice of cornbread in the soup. Butter a hot slice for eating separately. Beef Enchiladas. Brown and cook half a package of hamburger meat with dehydrated onion flakes. Warm tortillas then roll with the cooked hamburger. Add your favorite bottled Mexican red sauce. Peanut butter and jelly if I’m very rushed and don’t want to cook. ---
**Author:** ![teelabrown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teelabrown/32/8412_2.png) [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/34 "2024-11-11T14:00:03Z")
Nuke one of those shelf-stable little plastic bowls of Japanese rice. Open it, dump a small can of tuna, oil and all, on top of the rice. Eat. This was one of my husband’s favorite office lunches before he retired. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/35 "2024-11-11T14:36:52Z")
Even better, cook in the air fryer. remove, put them in hot dog buns maybe with a slice of cheese. Put this all back in the air fryer for a minute. Done to a turn, easy peasy. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@salinqmind1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind1)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/36 "2024-11-11T14:43:05Z")
My favorite way to fry an egg. Put it on a buttered toasted English muffin with some hot sauce and/or cheese. Holds me over till dinner time…Last night I cooked a busted egg, heated a tortilla, and wrapped the egg with some salsa and a slice of cheese like a burrito. Heated the tortilla first then cooked the egg, one little no-stick pan to wash. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/37 "2024-11-11T14:50:49Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Peanut butter and jelly if I’m very rushed and don’t want to cook. Oh yeah, that’s on my list, too. Two slices of frozen bread (it keeps a long time in the freezer, and we don’t go through slices bread very quickly), put jelly on one slice, wipe the knife clean on the other slice, then apply peanut butter. Cut in half, eat. I only dirty one knife, and maybe a plate, both of which can be dropped into the dishwasher. And i have lunch. Add a glass of water and sit at the table to make it a fancy meal. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/38 "2024-11-11T15:03:47Z")
A can of Hormel tamales. Dump in a square baking pan. Remove the “papers” Dump a can of Wolf brand Chile. And grated cheese out of a bag(Kraft sharp cheddar). Throw it in oven, well…til it’s hot. And don’t forget it. It’s not a pleasant aroma if burnt Hobo enchiladas. (I suppose you could do it in a microwave) ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/39 "2024-11-11T15:06:52Z")
Cereal & toast Toast, bagel or English muffin & cocoa Nuked hot dog & chips Grilled cheese (the white bread & Velveeta variety) & chips Baked frozen chicken strips cut into chunks then mixed into a batch of envelope chicken flavored rice Frozen pizza fancied up with extra mozz Graham crackers with peanut butter & cocoa Chocolate Malt O Meal fancied up with mini marshmallows ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unambitious-home-cookery-confess-you-do-it-too/1010035/40 "2024-11-11T15:15:00Z")
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