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Lower spoons version of this: Put frozen berries in a mug, sprinkle with spice and sugar and oats, microwave until hot, stirring partway through to avoid splodey fruit. Not as crumble-y as the original but takes less time and effort and dishes.
my low spoons breakfast: yogurt, muesli, banana. slice banana if you have spoons for using an extra utensil; if not, mash with back of spoon. add peanut butter for more protein (optional). consume cold sweet gooey mess.
discovered the relatively low spoons Fake!Enchilada. it is now my 'oh snap i guess i gotta eat' minimeal of choice. ingredients: 1 tortilla, portion of whatever the heck meat you like (ham? chicken? i go for ham it's good), tomato puree, cheese (packaged slices or actual slices of block cheese if you're feeling ~fancy~). ketchup optional. microwave required! put blob of puree on tortilla, spread around w/ a spoon or whatever. you can add some ketchup to the puree if you like?? depends how you like your Tomato Flavours really slap your meat choice on top of that. a couple slices of cheese on top of that! roll it up cosy and tight stick that sucker in the microwave for like. 40ish seconds? until it's nice n hot. consuuuuumeeeee :D (if you like spicy stick some chilli flakes in it as well it's gr8)
Bean and Pasta or Barley soup Lowest-spoons version: 2 cans kidney beans 1 small bag mixed frozen veggies 1 cup small pasta (elbows, rings, alphabet noodles, whatever you like) or pearled barley 1-2 tbsp chili powder 1-2 tbsp dried basil 1-4 chicken or vegetable bouillon cubes or equivalent in broth pre-grated/shredded cheddar or other cheese (optional) Put bouillon cubes/broth in a large pot, filled about halfway with water. Add beans, spices, and frozen veggies, and heat until boiling. Cook pasta/barley directly in the soup according to package instructions. Serve with grated cheese, if you so desire. And have cheese. Higher-spoons versions (requires advance planning and much longer cooking time, but can save a few bucks depending on your local grocery store situation): Use 1/2 lb dried beans instead of canned. Substitute hulled barley for pasta/pearled barley. Cook beans (and hulled barley, if using) together with spices and broth/bouillon and water until cooked (usually 45 min to 1 hour of simmering), then add veggies (and pasta, if using instead of barley). You can either soak the beans at least 8 hours and at most 1 day in advance, or quick-soak the beans as follows: 1. Rinse the beans and put them in a large pot half-full of water. 2. Bring to a rolling boil and boil for a couple minutes. 3. Remove from heat and let sit for 1 hour.
Italian Bread and Cheese Soup (adapted from Moosewood Restaurant: Simple suppers) Ingredients: 1/2-1 TBSP olive oil 2-4 tsp minced garlic (I use the stuff that comes in a jar, although you could also mince or press three cloves instead) 2 cups quart vegetable or chicken broth 2 oz (~1 cup) grated or shredded cheese (recommended: cheddar, Parmesan, Gruyere, or Fontina, but since this is low-spoons you can use whatever you have around) 2 slices bread (recommended: whole-wheat or pumpernickel) 1 tsp dried basil or parsley (or 1/4 cup chopped fresh) black pepper Instructions: Pop the bread in your toaster. (Optional, but makes things much nicer) Heat the olive oil in a soup pot. Add garlic and cook until golden (not brown), or about half a minute. Add broth and bring to a simmer. Break toasted bread into bite-sized pieces. Sprinkle with herbs, pepper, and cheese. Ladle a cup of hot broth over the bread. Higher-spoons improvements: add a handful of chopped tomatoes or spinach to the bottom of the bowl.
SALAAAAAD. I've been looking at salads that will keep me full and have tons of stuff in it, and this is my attempt to recreate the southwest salad that's at mcdonalds. I found a few copycat recipes and uncomplicated them a bit, and it turns out it's not all that difficult a thing to make! You will need: One (1) bowl of salad greenery of your choice (I used spinach and that baby spring mix stuff) One (1) can of corn of your choice (I used a can of yellow and white corn NOM) One (1) can of beans of your choice (I used a 3 bean black/kidney/pinto mix NOOOOM) tortilla strips (I found’em in the crouton aisle! feel free to add just normal chips or whatever you like, if you want an extra crunch.) however much chicken you like (I nuked some breaded chicken strips in the microwave) Optional nice salad dressing: mix brown mustard and yellow mustard and honey together to taste. Drain corn and beans, then mix them together Dump however much you like of the bean/corn mixture in with salad greenery (fridge the rest for future salads) Add chicken and tortilla strips stir the crap out of that crap SNARF YOUR SALAD or if you have the energy for it, make a whole bunch and then put it in jars or tupperwares and then you can just grab one when you need it and PUT IT IN YOUR FACE
Low spoons homemade tomato sauce that's a little nicer and more filling than doing it from a jar: Half a pint of cherry tomatoes Olive oil Garlic (the kind that comes in jars is what I wrote this for) Seasonings/other foods of your choice (I usually use basil paste and some kind of cheese, can be things like broccoli florets, cooked bacon pieces, etc.) Pasta Basically, start your pasta. Once you've got the noodles going, put a skillet on medium heat. After that's hot, put a little olive oil in there, dump your tomatoes in, and add seasonings (last time I did this, I used salt, basil paste, and chili powder). Use a spoon to jostle your tomatoes every so often, but it isn't a big deal. They'll start popping eventually, which is what you want. If you have other vegetables, or anything that needs proper cooking (like broccoli), this is a good time to add it. When your pasta finishes and you take that off the heat to go drain, turn your skillet down to low. This is when you want to add the jarred garlic, any seasonings you totally forgot to add earlier, or any components that just need to be heated through to make them delicious. Cheese is my favorite (I've done this with a handful of shredded mozzarella, with a generous scoop of cream cheese, or with some crumbled blue cheese. It's all been fantastic). Optional: save a little of your pasta water to add to the skillet. Once your skillet is looking delicious, either serve it over your pasta, or add the pasta to the skillet and toss it all together before putting it on a plate and shoving it in your mouth. Parmesan cheese is always good at this stage. If you go heavier on the produce, it's a reasonably healthy meal, or if you go heavier on the cheese, it's creamy and indulgent. I haven't found a wrong way to make this yet, and if I go to the store and just grab two pints of tomatoes and some cheese, I can feed myself a fresh dinner for four days without feeling stressed out by the time and effort it takes to cook for myself.
Okay, that pasta recipe sounds incredible, I'm going to have to try it soon! Like tonight. Mmmmmmmm. Edit: took a few more days than I thought but I made this and it was so good. Mmmmmmmm x 2.
Very Easy Creamy Potato Soup (Adapted from an internet recipe I can't find at the moment) 1/4 - 1/3 cup chopped celery per person 1/4 - 1/3 cup chopped onion per person 1 largish russet potato per person, peeled and roughly cut up into cubes Creamy substance (milk, cream, half n half.... not sure how nondairy subs would work) Salt, pepper, any other spicy substances you might enjoy the flavors of with creamy potatoes Put the celery, onions, and potatoes in a pot; add enough water to barely cover. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 20-25 minutes, or until the veggies are tender. Turn off heat, mash potatoes slightly (I used a wooden spoon), add enough creamy substance to get the consistency you want, then add pepper and salt to taste. Notes: For 1 person, just a splash of half n half was good to get the right consistency. Took more salt than I thought it would, definitely an add-some-and-test kind of situation to get the right amount. You could probably add other veggies to this, either in the initial step (hard vegetables like carrots) or at the end with the creamy substance (like if you wanted to add frozen peas, say). I'm thinking that I may add some sliced Canadian bacon near the end as well, to give a bit of a savory flavor (and add some protein).
Something I love is a rice dish I invented, it's medium spoons I'd say ingridents: rice tomato chicken blue cheese dressing (or another creamy dressing you like better) Make some rice. I have a rice cooker so I don't have to think but any is good, minute or otherwise. White tastes best for this imo. Let it cool a little when it's done so it's still warm but not ultra steamy. Chop a tomato or open a can of diced tomatoes and drain, then mix in. Add some cooked chicken (I used precooked precut chicken strips you buy in the deli section, they also sell them frozen and you can micro them.) Stir. Add the blue cheese (or other) creamy dressing, just enough so it's a nice creamy concoction when mixed. Eat with a big spoon right out of the rice cooker pot. I don't know how well it keeps b/c I usually end up eating the whole thing in a day or two.
"Can't be bothered" gluten free individual melting middle pud: 1.5 tbsp gluten free plain flour 1 tbsp powdered peanut butter 1 tbsp oil 1 tbsp milk 1 tbsp brown sugar 1 tbsp dark cocoa Mix in a smallish mug (I use a teacup) with fork until even, insert 1 tbsp chocolate caramel spread in middle of mix, nuke in micro at 800w for minimum 30 seconds. Tip in a little cream or milk and dig in.
did someone mention no effort food that still tastes good ok, idk about effort because i either boil or clash on frying pan everything i make, but i have like a handful of quick dishes i make almost every day, each rougly -20 mins) egg bread -cut out square in two bread -fill fry pan with ton of butter -ton -put bread on pan, put egg in hole -possibly scramble it a bit with object idk its best when the plum is semi cracked -add the squares you cut out too onto plate it makes good crackers -flip around a few times until its fast form -if its messy its ok it tend to taste better, put it on plate and eat noodles misscalandreous -get noodles (rice or egg works best) -put in 1/3 full pot -boil with a pint of flavour (those small squares of concentrated chicken or cow youknow) -add eventual herbs or spices to your taste (i have no real recipy i just go yknow that sounds good this time) -garlic and butter -add egg and scrable it in pot i like adding citrus leaves and honey if im fancy but literally everything goes, also sometimes ham or meat is good if you have it lying around. -leave it boiling until all water is gone, pour sweet chili sauce in or soya after -cngratz you now have a fancy looking dish and you didnt even have to cut anything i have more
Black bean and hominy stew! Sweet and spicy, filling, cumin-y goodness. This stuff only takes a few minutes (plus simmering time) to throw together, and you can easily make enough leftovers to last you a week. For bonus points it is also both vegan and gluten free! Ingredients for the basic recipe, which can be doubled or halved or otherwise transformed: One big 30-ounce can of hominy (the only size it comes in where I live) Two regular sized cans or one 30-ounce can of black beans Diced tomatoes, canned or fresh. I usually use a little over half a can but you can just dump the whole can in if you don't want to be bothered with the leftovers. Pumpkin or a sweet winter squash, like butternut or acorn, skinned and cut into chunks. This is the highest-spoons part of the process, but I think most grocery stores have pre-cubed squash in with the produce and/or frozen veggies, which is helpful. Or if you can't be assed, the squash can just be omitted too! Cumin to taste, a couple teaspoons at least Brown sugar or maple syrup to taste, probably a couple tablespoons Smoked chipotle pepper to taste (optional) Salt Just throw all of that in a sufficiently sized pot (without draining the cans! Can liquid is good!), bring it to a boil, then let it simmer for a couple hours until it's nice and mushy. Once it's done you can freeze and reheat it any number of times without damaging the consistency because the consistency is "delicious mush!" Goes well with cornbread, and if you have any, a little goat cheese is delicious on top!
Three ingredient pulled pork! Tldr version: INGREDIENTS: 1 (2 lb.) pork tenderloin (pork shoulder or butt can also be used) 1 (12 oz.) can root beer (I used diet) 1 (18 oz.) bottle barbecue sauce For serving: 8 hamburger buns Pickle slices, optional DIRECTIONS: Place pork tenderloin in a slow cooker and pour root beer over meat. Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours, or until pork shreds easily with a fork. Once cooked, drain and discard liquid. Shred pork and place back into the slow cooker. Toss with barbecue sauce and serve immediately, or keep warm in slow cooker until ready to serve. Serve on hamburger buns. Enjoy! [Edit:] This might not be low spoons if you have issues with shredding the pork, but for me this is low spoons because few ingredients + set and forget it works best for my adhd brain.
Is this an appropriate place to ask about low spoons not terrible for you snack-y foods? I really don't have spoons to make food that takes more than two steps more than once a day right now so I've been relegating myself to eating bags of chips and making giant amounts of pasta so that all my meals can be pasta and ragu sauce for two-three days, which has lead to 15 pounds gained in the last like 2 months so like. yeah. one or two step healthyish foods would be great if this is appropriate thread. like. anything as or less complex than making a pb&j (note: I do not have a toaster at the moment)
veggies or crackers with hummus is pretty good. or yogurt plus granola (plus jam or frozen berries if it's plain yogurt). Or dried fruit, if you're just looking for something to nibble on while studying or reading or whatever.
yeah; i snack as a comfort impulse, hence the eating tons of bags of chips. i should grab my raisins more often and start buying go-gurts again
The grocery store had a sale on these greek yogurt plus topping things, so that counts as A Food since its got protein and some solid bits in the form of chocolate chips or w/e That plus one of those little packets of "breakfast" sandwich cookies is, eh its not a major food but its ok Oh and This relies on freezer space, a microwave, paper towels, and 5 minutes to not forget about your food while its cooking But i find the single-serving boxed chicken pot pies are a small dinner I like how the no name brand literally just tells you to put it on a paper towel in the microwave. Thats how you know its the good shit, none of that swanson "place on a microwave safe plate" BS, just microwave, wait until its cool enough and just pick it up with your hand and eat it over the little cardboard pie tin. N o d i s h e s Edit: also the little vacuum packed udon noodles. Put in a big enough microwavable dish, add water, zap it, drain it (extra step sorry), dump in pasta sauce, stir using disposable cutlery of choice, zap again, yaaaay a food happened
It's clementine season. Clementines are a great low-spoons reasonably healthy snack. I should really buy some clementines next time I'm at the store.
