I'm reminded of a poem I read once where the second coming of Jesus happens to some QPOC, and they rescue him from street violence for being a long-haired brown boy. There's a stanza that talks about them sharing food with him, half a portion of instant ramen because it's what they have, and like. It's instant ramen, it's not "Real Food(tm)", but it's treated with sacred weight because it's still a meal offered and shared.
Cooking does matter, it matters to eat something that's substantial, and it matters to make it with your own hands. Even if most of the work was done already, it matters that you cook it. It's transformative, it's nourishing, and it's why I love doing it so much, because I love the entire process from grocery shopping to prep to the cooking itself.
I don't know if you've heard of the Sad Bastards Cook Book - it's a cook book specifically for disabled/mentally ill/low spoons-friendly recipes. I don't know how well those recipes adapt to things like 15 min standing limits, but a lot of the recipes are deliberately low effort with gradations for lower & higher energy variants. I believe it's available for free somewhere, but I do also have a pdf copy I can send you - if nothing else, it's also a fun and charming read because it's written with such humor and character.
Good luck to Riley and pogs quest to master a meal. It's a helluva boost to really truly add something to your repertoire and be able to make it reliably. It becomes Yours in a really good way.
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Food is really such a gamechanger
Date: 2024-12-20 01:47 am (UTC)Cooking does matter, it matters to eat something that's substantial, and it matters to make it with your own hands. Even if most of the work was done already, it matters that you cook it. It's transformative, it's nourishing, and it's why I love doing it so much, because I love the entire process from grocery shopping to prep to the cooking itself.
I don't know if you've heard of the Sad Bastards Cook Book - it's a cook book specifically for disabled/mentally ill/low spoons-friendly recipes. I don't know how well those recipes adapt to things like 15 min standing limits, but a lot of the recipes are deliberately low effort with gradations for lower & higher energy variants. I believe it's available for free somewhere, but I do also have a pdf copy I can send you - if nothing else, it's also a fun and charming read because it's written with such humor and character.
Good luck to Riley and pogs quest to master a meal. It's a helluva boost to really truly add something to your repertoire and be able to make it reliably. It becomes Yours in a really good way.