Basic Cooking Resources/Recs for Busy Residents?
I used to love baking and cooking in med school, but with residency my time after work is very limited. I usually get home around 6, do a chore or two, go to gym, get back around 8. I try to start getting ready for bed around 9 so I rarely have more than an hour total to do prep, cook, eat, and dishes (no dishwasher sadly).
I often find myself eating on the go/fast food or making a frozen meal but it really makes me feel defeated/like I am losing a part of myself that used to bring me so much joy. I am also single and plan to have kids, so I feel like I really need to learn more about cooking basic meals at home prior to getting in a serious relationship/having a family. Issue is I don’t even know where to start.
I have a few really fantastic recipes that I love and am great at, but those were from med school and are very involved (think multi hour preps etc). I don’t have anything in between the “chicken and rice or basic sandwich” and the “5 course meal” category.
Do any of you have any recommendations for places to start? Maybe a website or book you love that focuses on healthy but time-efficient meals? Tips on grocery shopping/prepping that have helped you waste less and consistently have more options at your disposal on nights after work?
I am open to any type of cuisine and love exploring new types of foods (made my first curry recently!) and have no dietary restrictions.
Please let me know any thoughts or resources anyone has had success with! Or just commiserate in the comments about how it sucks to have to choose between friends, exercise, chores, cooking/nutrition, etc with our limited time 😂