I'm by no means a chef, but I can whip together a meal or two. And, sometimes it's the perfect way to work out your frustrations. Not to mention it fills up your refrigerator with ready made meals you can toss in the microwave all week long. So that's what I did. As lazy as I wanted to be, I picked myself up, strapped on my apron (thanks Kiersten!), tuned Pandora to Madonna and lined up the ingredients.
As a single lady on a budget, I completely believe cooking up a bunch of meals is waaay cheaper and more fulfilling than ordering in or even buying pre-made meals (though don't get me wrong, I LOVE me some SmartOnes!). Often when I cook, I pretty much piece together a meal after inventorying my fridge, freezer and cupboards. The next thing I know I've got sauce in one pot, water boiling for noodles in another and chicken cooking in a pan. And, because I fully believe in multi-tasking, I'm cutting up melon and strawberries while all that cooks, before moving on to whipping up a cake for work the next day. The constant moving from one project to another, the jamming to my spatula microphone, the satisfaction as each dish starts to come together, it really calms me down while also giving me a boost of adrenaline and lifting my spirits. And after I clean up everything so that it looks like my kitchen was never used, I feel even more satisfied. :) Now I just have 5 containers of chicken and pasta with vodka sauce filling up my fridge...*sigh* A slight downfall of cooking for one: a week of the same dish. That's why I only make a recipe every 6 months....
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