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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!

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[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 30 points 2 months ago (5 children)

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

[–] corvi@lemm.ee 25 points 2 months ago (4 children)

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.

[–] KittenBiscuits@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

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

[–] ericbomb@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

When I went back to college with a toddler and a baby on the way. I started feeling really bad about how I was feeding my kid. I'd do stuff like chicken nuggets with some frozen veggies on the side for example. I told someone about this and they were like "no you're feeding your kid really well. They're getting most of their food groups in every meal and getting consistent meals"

[–] PraiseTheSoup@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Frozen veggies are said to be just as nutritious or sometimes even better than fresh, because they are flash frozen right after harvest and don't have time to deteriorate. They're almost certainly better than canned veggies anyway.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

If you're looking for a fun Youtube channel to folliw, check out Sorted Food. They do a lot of silly food challenge videos, but a lot of them have some really good lessons for the average know-nothing cook.

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] shoresy@lemmings.world 5 points 2 months ago

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.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That's the depression cure doctors don't want you to know about.

[–] wrekone@lemmyf.uk 2 points 2 months ago

I don't even boil it. Just put it in a frying pan with some butter, put a lid on it, and cook it at a low temp for 20 minutes.