What are the foods that everyone here eats day to day?
I’m looking for more to add to my arsenal.
In my head there’s a big difference between staple foods and the kind of food that you make when guests come over.
I suppose it’s an increased emphasis on being easy/practical to make, or make in bulk as well as as nutrition. I guess it’s the staples that largely decide how the kitchen is stocked too.
I do the majority of my cooking on a sunday evening so I don’t have to do much during the week, it takes ~2 hours.
I’m not a big fan of the texture of oatmeal so instead, I make pancake batter with blended up oats, soy milk and flax seeds and keep them in the freezer until the night before. Then just heat them in the microwave and add fruit and syrup.
I find it easier to just bring it in a microwaveable container rather than bringing in a sandwich that just ends up soggy.
Lentils, rice, potatoes, chickpeas, kidney beans, black beans, onions, bell peppers, broccoli, peas, carrots, sweet corn, spinach etc
Mix them all together, enough to last 5 days then the night before add whatever spices, black pepper, paprika, chile, curry, garam masala, bbq, cajun, piri piri etc and sauces, sweet chili, curry, sweet and sour, BBQ, tikka masala, szechuan, pad thai sauce etc. This way I can have a different flavours every day of the week but only have to cook once.
This also works well in wraps and as pizza toppings.
I loosely follow this recipe https://rainbowplantlife.com/no-bake-nutella-fudge-bars/#wprm-recipe-container-6608 but I swap out the hazel nuts for mixed nuts and seeds, and I swap dates for raisins and a bit of water. Cheaper and easier to find for me. I also add soy milk to the dark chocolate when I melt it to make the chocolate softer.
After work, I usually throw some frozen mock meat in the oven and make a sandwich with it and have some fruit and nuts. While its cooking, I prepare my food for the next day.