You make one batch of dough on a Sunday night, then leave it in the fridge. Every day you take a chunk of dough and make a bread something (pizza, pot pie, cinnamon sticks, etc) faster than it takes to get in your car and pick up Rotten Ronnie’s. The cool part is as the dough sits longer in the fridge, the flavor really matures.
So my Monday night looks like 2min to roll out the dough and spread the sauce, 3min on toppings (including knife prep), and 7 minutes to bake at 500F+
Tue Pot pie? Simple, add Costco chicken and rinsed leeks to flour, water, heavy cream, and spices (8min) on the stovetop, place in a bowl, take a dough ball from Sunday roll it out and place on top of the bowl and mixture. 350F for 20 mins of hands off time.
All of these meals are under 3$ per serving. I work 40-50 hours per week and feed and clean after three kids. Their favorite is honey butter bread by TheOutDoorBoys as a quick snack.
Again, when you’re young and spending all your time working in order to afford to live, that ain’t happening.
Decades later, I can afford to have free time and cook for myself and my family, and I do, and I live doing it. That’s not the everyday reality for everyone, though.
TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
You better not be paying those prices if you’re poor. You could make 8 pizzas for that price. That’s just bad budgeting.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Yeah, let me make eight pizzas during my two hours of free time between work, sleep, and chores.
TheAsianDonKnots@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
You make one batch of dough on a Sunday night, then leave it in the fridge. Every day you take a chunk of dough and make a bread something (pizza, pot pie, cinnamon sticks, etc) faster than it takes to get in your car and pick up Rotten Ronnie’s. The cool part is as the dough sits longer in the fridge, the flavor really matures.
So my Monday night looks like 2min to roll out the dough and spread the sauce, 3min on toppings (including knife prep), and 7 minutes to bake at 500F+
Tue Pot pie? Simple, add Costco chicken and rinsed leeks to flour, water, heavy cream, and spices (8min) on the stovetop, place in a bowl, take a dough ball from Sunday roll it out and place on top of the bowl and mixture. 350F for 20 mins of hands off time.
All of these meals are under 3$ per serving. I work 40-50 hours per week and feed and clean after three kids. Their favorite is honey butter bread by TheOutDoorBoys as a quick snack.
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Again, when you’re young and spending all your time working in order to afford to live, that ain’t happening.
Decades later, I can afford to have free time and cook for myself and my family, and I do, and I live doing it. That’s not the everyday reality for everyone, though.