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What's the most intriguing part of your work? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [S] 8 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Anyone who says being a 'stay at home' partner and are pretty good at it, isn't a job unto its self, hasn't seen someone do it right or are full of it.

What is your favorite dish/meal to make?

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Yes, I treat it like a full time job with explicit responsibilities and a rotating schedule to keep myself busy. (Which is a lot, tbh - daily life is already stressful enough ... my lease is up in a couple months and I am struggling to find affordable housing in a particularly bad housing market - it's very stressful.)

    I'm not sure I have a single, all-time top dish, but here are some repeat favorites:

    • bierocks
    • enchiladas
    • chili (and variants: pumpkin chili, beet chili)
    • Cornish pasties
    • pizza (I like to stuff the crust with pepper jack cheese)
    • cheeseburgers & fries
    • nachos
    • Nambian Butternut Squash Soup (this is a favorite - if I make this, my partner will eat through the whole pot in a few days, lol; I add red lentils to give it more protein and make it more filling)
    • Souvlaki in a pita - basically Greek style grilled meat in a pita bread with french fries and tzatziki sauce, and fresh red onion and tomatoes - this dish is a total indulgence
    • Thai curries (mostly panang, red curry, and Masaman)
    • Indian curries (e.g. Punjabi rajma masala, butter chicken, etc.)

    I could keep going, but I'm getting hungry and I should stop 😆 I love food, and I love cooking.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Oh my goodness! Can I come over for dinner!? :D

    Seriously, I'm having a hard time stopping my mouth from salivating right now.

    Nearly all of these seem like things I would want to make. Thank you very much for sharing! You've inspired me to take another serious attempt at cooking proper meals again.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    ironically I put more effort into my cooking before I lost my job - I think it was a coping strategy, the worse my life got the more I relied on tasty meals to keep me wanting to be alive (and to stay busy cooking so I didn't have to think about anything else).

    Cooking is great - besides saving money, I just can't get the quality I can make at home from a restaurant.

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