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Ms-demeanor at 20:13, 26 August 2024

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	* [[Kitchen Tools]]		* [[Kitchen Tools]]
	* [[Mis en Place]]		* [[Mis en Place]]
			* [[Getting the Most out of your Freezer]]
			* [[Clean as You Go]]

	=== Difficulty Ratings ===		=== Difficulty Ratings ===

Ms-demeanor at 19:03, 2 April 2024

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	These are not really recipes that you'd necessarily serve to other people, more like suggestions for how to feed yourself if you're very low on energy.		These are not really recipes that you'd necessarily serve to other people, more like suggestions for how to feed yourself if you're very low on energy.

	~~== List of foods by required energy level ==~~		Below are some guidelines for how I think of the kinds of foods that I'm making and some examples of what foods are in each category.
	~~Here~~ are some guidelines for how I think of the kinds of foods that I'm making and some examples of what foods are in each category.

	It is important to note that all food is food. There is no inherently "good food" or "bad food"; the only "bad food" is food that you are allergic to or that will make you ill. '''It is better to eat ice cream straight from the container or a sleeve of crackers or just a banana than it is to not eat.'''		It is important to note that all food is food. There is no inherently "good food" or "bad food"; the only "bad food" is food that you are allergic to or that will make you ill. '''It is better to eat ice cream straight from the container or a sleeve of crackers or just a banana than it is to not eat.'''

Ms-demeanor at 19:02, 2 April 2024

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	= Low Spoon Foods =		= Low Spoon Foods =
			These are not really recipes that you'd necessarily serve to other people, more like suggestions for how to feed yourself if you're very low on energy.

			== List of foods by required energy level ==
			Here are some guidelines for how I think of the kinds of foods that I'm making and some examples of what foods are in each category.

			It is important to note that all food is food. There is no inherently "good food" or "bad food"; the only "bad food" is food that you are allergic to or that will make you ill. '''It is better to eat ice cream straight from the container or a sleeve of crackers or just a banana than it is to not eat.'''

			=== 0 Spoons ===
			"I barely have the energy or motivation to eat something but I know that I should, I cannot cook or prepare anything and would find it difficult to open multiple packages; I do not have dishes available and do not want to generate more dishes to clean." Think about foods that you like that fit into this category and keep them around.

			* Can of vienna sausages
			* Dry cereal
			* Yogurt
			* Ice cream right from the container
			* Granola bars or meal bars
			* Cookies
			* Crackers
			* Chips
			* String Cheese
			* Fruit
			* Pre-made hummus
			* Unheated leftovers
			* Peanut butter

			=== 1 Spoon ===
			"I may or may not be hungry but I need to eat; I have the energy for heating one thing or combining simple ingredients and may have a dish or two available."

			* Instant soup cups
			* Ready Mac
			* Oatmeal
			* Oatmeal with a spoonful of seed/nut butter added
			* Canned soup
			* Spread sandwich (hummus sandwich, peanut butter and jelly sandwich - a sandwich that only requires spreading ingredients)
			* Reheated leftovers
			* Bagged salad
			* Toast
			* TV Dinners or other prepared meals like frozen pizzas

			You can also make awesome one-spoon meals by combining zero-spoon foods. Have an apple AND string cheese. Add peanut butter and banana to your yogurt. Eat hummus with tortilla chips. My favorite one-spoon meal is honey-flavored yogurt with sliced banana and a spoonful of peanut butter.

			=== 2 Spoon ===
			"I can stand for a few minutes to prepare something simple, or can combine multiple pre-made ingredients relatively easily."

			* Sandwich (mixing up a "salad"-type sandwich from tuna or chicken or chickpeas, preparing a sandwich with deli meats and spreads, making a fried egg or grilled cheese sandwich)
			* Fried eggs
			* Blank-and-Eggs (Scrambled eggs plus something else - canned hash and eggs, toast and eggs, scrambled eggs with cheese and diced ham, scrambled eggs and pasta sauce)
			* Mac and Cheese with frozen broccoli added
			* Ramen
			* Pre-made-rice and beans (using parboiled, leftover, or frozen rice - heat up canned beans and rice, add salsa - optionally add sour cream and frozen broccoli)
			* Pasta with pre-made sauce
			* Boxed potato pancakes
			* Frozen hamburger patty
			* Grilled tofu

			Blank-and-eggs is one of my go-to meals. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I ate toast and scrambled eggs in 2020. More recently this has been fried eggs over easy and rice with a sweet-and-spicy sauce

			=== Low-Spoon Plus Leftovers ===
			"I've got little energy for cooking, but I have some prepared dishes that I can combine or add to to make a decent meal."

			I often find that it's very easy to feed myself even when I have little to no energy because there are a few things that I can keep around as cheaters - my primary example for this is rice. I've got a rice cooker and I'm not afraid to use it. I'll make a big pot of rice to go with a dinner that I'm cooking, and for the rest of the week I'll eat it with fried eggs, or add some pasta sauce to it, or can mix in some frozen vegetables and cheese. You can use pre-made foods or leftovers to elevate a lower-spoon meal into something more nourishing or filling. For me, these are largely starches that I can add stuff to. Some good options are:

			* Rice - Add anything to rice that you want rice goes with everything. Stir in some hummus, eat it with a can of beans, add some butter and garlic powder, mix in frozen creamed spinach, eat it with alfredo sauce, mix in some honey mustard. Rice fucking rules.
			* Mashed Potatoes - Great for eating with curry if you don't have rice, tasty with pasta sauce, and filling on their own OR great as a side for another low-spoon food. One of my favorite comfort meals, no matter how many spoons I've got, is mashed potatoes with a turkey patty and frozen peas. It's just a bonus that it's extremely easy to eat if I've got leftover mashed potatoes.
			* Baked Potatoes - add a can of chili. Add broccoli and cheese. Add some leftover bacon and some sour cream. Add beans and cheese. Add leftover chicken and pasta sauce. Baked potatoes are really versatile.
			* Canned Beans - I find that adding salsa and a vegetable to canned beans pretty much makes it a meal for me.

Ms-demeanor at 16:52, 15 March 2024

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	*[[Soup Template]]		*[[Soup Template]]
	*[[Simple Stock]]
	*[[Chicken Marsala Soup]]		*[[Chicken Marsala Soup]]
	*[[Wet Dog Chicken]] (this is a somewhat creamy chicken and rice soup with mushrooms that is named for a family joke)		*[[Wet Dog Chicken]] (this is a somewhat creamy chicken and rice soup with mushrooms that is named for a family joke)
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	*[[Gravy Template]]		*[[Gravy Template]]
	*[[Marinade Template]]		*[[Marinade Template]]
			*[[Simple Stock]]

	= Low Spoon Foods =		= Low Spoon Foods =

Ms-demeanor at 18:50, 11 March 2024

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	*[[Pan-fried Tofu]]		*[[Pan-fried Tofu]]
	*[[Frittata]]		*[[Frittata Template]]
	*[[Deep-Fried Tofu]]		*[[Deep-Fried Tofu]]
	*[[Curry Chickpea Salad]]		*[[Curry Chickpea Salad]]
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	*[[Hummus]]		*[[Hummus]]
	*[[Gravy Template]]		*[[Gravy Template]]
			*[[Marinade Template]]

	= Low Spoon Foods =		= Low Spoon Foods =

Ms-demeanor at 08:59, 7 March 2024

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	~~== Alli's Great Big Open Source Cookbook ==~~
	You wanted the best, you got the best; the hottest food in the world. This!		You wanted the best, you got the best; the hottest food in the world. This!

Ms-demeanor at 18:55, 6 March 2024

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	*[[Baked Garlic Broccoli]]		*[[Baked Garlic Broccoli]]

			== Bread-like foods ==
	=== Quickbreads ===		=== Quickbreads ===
	*[[Morning Glory Muffins]]		*[[Morning Glory Muffins]]
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	*[[Scones]]		*[[Scones]]
	*[[Lentil Flatbread]]		*[[Lentil Flatbread]]
			*[[Microwave Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread]]

	=== Slow Breads ===		=== Slow Breads ===
	*[[Cast Iron Naan]]		*[[Cast Iron Naan]]

	=== Multi-Purpose Basics ===		== Multi-Purpose Basics ==
	*[[Crumb Mixture for Breading]]		*[[Crumb Mixture for Breading]]
	*[[Hummus]]		*[[Hummus]]

Ms-demeanor at 18:54, 6 March 2024

2024-03-06T18:54:02Z

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	*[[Steamed Artichokes]]		*[[Steamed Artichokes]]
	*[[Baked Garlic Broccoli]]		*[[Baked Garlic Broccoli]]

			=== Quickbreads ===
			*[[Morning Glory Muffins]]
			*[[Lemon Poppy-Seed Muffins]]
			*[[Scones]]
			*[[Lentil Flatbread]]

			=== Slow Breads ===
			*[[Cast Iron Naan]]

	=== Multi-Purpose Basics ===		=== Multi-Purpose Basics ===

Ms-demeanor at 18:52, 6 March 2024

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	*[[Air Fryer Tilapia]]		*[[Air Fryer Tilapia]]
	*[[Lasagna]]		*[[Lasagna]]
			*[[Pot Roast]]

	=== Vegetarian or Vegan Dishes ===		=== Vegetarian or Vegan Dishes ===
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	== Soups ==		== Soups ==

	*[[~~Basic Rules of Soups~~]]		*[[Soup Template]]
	*[[Simple Stock]]		*[[Simple Stock]]
	*[[Chicken Marsala Soup]]		*[[Chicken Marsala Soup]]
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	*[[Fried Rice]]		*[[Fried Rice]]
	*[[Spanish Rice]]		*[[Spanish Rice]]
			*[[Dressing]]

	=== Vegetables ===		=== Vegetables ===
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	*[[Crumb Mixture for Breading]]		*[[Crumb Mixture for Breading]]
	*[[Hummus]]		*[[Hummus]]
			*[[Gravy Template]]

	= Low Spoon Foods =		= Low Spoon Foods =

Ms-demeanor at 18:49, 6 March 2024

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	* [[Kitchen Tools]]		* [[Kitchen Tools]]
	* [[Mis en Place]]		* [[Mis en Place]]


	=== Difficulty Ratings ===		=== Difficulty Ratings ===

	Because I've been cooking so much for so long, I am a very competent home cook. I recognize that many people are not, and that people have wildly variable skill levels. As such I have rated these recipes by this [[Cooking Confidence Scale]]. The numbers beside each recipe rate the difficulty of preparing the dish on levels from 0-5 and a section at the start of each recipe will explain why the recipe received its rating.		Because I've been cooking so much for so long, I am a very competent home cook. I recognize that many people are not, and that people have wildly variable skill levels. As such I have rated these recipes by this [[Cooking Confidence Scale]]. The numbers beside each recipe rate the difficulty of preparing the dish on levels from 0-5 and a section at the start of each recipe will explain why the recipe received its rating.

			=== Why is the link red? ===

			Blue links are complete recipes or recipes that are being updated, red links are recipes that I have tested and have written down in real life but have not yet gotten to transcribing. If you see a red link anywhere on this site think of it as an item on my to-do list. If a recipe that you want has a link in red, you may want to see if I've published it on Tumblr (@but-i-eated-it is my recipe blog).

	== Main Dishes ==		== Main Dishes ==
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	*[[Crumb Mixture for Breading]]		*[[Crumb Mixture for Breading]]
	*[[Hummus]]		*[[Hummus]]

			= Low Spoon Foods =