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get yourself a crock pot. it's very easy. throw in meat (i'm fond of short ribs) celery, carrots, onions, potatos, spices and water. let braise for a long long time. this is somethign you can start the night before, or that morning.

from there you can graduate to different things or experiment with different spices or ingredients.

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These are really great, and easy to use too. You can make really good soups, stews, sauces, chili, potato dishes, etc., in it without heating up the house on a hot summer day, or using much electricity, or doing much work. You don't have to watch it, but can just dump your stuff in and come back hours later to a great meal. You can even make bread and cakes in them.

[BruinEric]

Cooking really pays off in normal quantities. That is, cooking just for one is more expensive financially AND in time spent.

Therefore, get yourself some nice tupperware and learn to freeze food appropriately. You will be able to make nice frozen meals for extracting the best value for your money. Spruce up the dish with a few different sides and you won't feel like you're eating leftovers.

[Chobohoya]

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Cooking really pays off in normal quantities. That is, cooking just for one is more expensive financially AND in time spent.

Therefore, get yourself some nice tupperware and learn to freeze food appropriately. You will be able to make nice frozen meals for extracting the best value for your money. Spruce up the dish with a few different sides and you won't feel like you're eating leftovers.

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This is very good advice. Be willing to eat the same thing for a few lunches and dinners in a row, most recipes are 4-6 servings.

Get a (really cheap) gas grill. You can make the aformentioned BBQ chicken no sweat. Also, burgers. Get some reasonably lean meat (90%/10%) and form patties from straight ground meat. Throw it on the grill 4-6 at a time. Put a coat of Season-all on there, and some Worstershire sauce. Flip after a few minutes, season again. Two more iterations, and you should be good to go.

Learn how to stirfry. Someone already mentioned this. It's really easy, I would bet if you made another post titled "I want to learn to stirfry" you would be set. If that doesn't work out, just get a chinese cookbook, the normal ingredients are really cheap:
Oil, garlic, salt, ginger, oinions, some meat, some vegetables, rice. Done.

GL

[Cancer Merchant]

The Microwave is your friend.