What’s a hobby you suggest everyone should take up to improve their mental health? - eviltoast
  • faercol@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    Cooking can be fun, but it’s also a chore. It means

    • finding 14 meals a week (sure you can have the same meal twice, but you still need to prepare that)
    • making sure that your mealplan is at least a bit balanced
    • groceries
    • cooking
    • dishes

    And you do that every week of your life. I get it that cooking can be fun, but not the everyday cooking you need to do to survive.

    • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      I tend to cook larger meals and I’m not opposed to just chucking shit in a slow cooker to make a stew thing. I generally cook (complexly) three times a week. On Sundays we usually make something to last a few days (especially as my partner suffers from migraines) and we keep emergency meal stuff around like sausages to pan fry for a simple dinner.

      I, personally, don’t really count pan frying some frozen perogies, eggs, or sausage as a “hobby” cook - that’s just ten minutes on auto pilot to achieve sustenance… so I guess my personal suggestion for fun cookery is to start with one big meal a week and step up from there as you’re comfortable. There are plenty of great recipes that you can cook a bunch of then enjoy over the next few days.