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musou wrote (edited )
i like dirty rice! usually it's chopped peppers, onion, carrot, celery, garlic, and ground beef with rice and seasonings. but it doesn't require precise quantities of specific ingredients. you can make it vegetarian/vegan friendly if you have some plant based protein. and it doesn't take too long to cook.
hollyhoppet wrote
either mac and cheese, or chicken katsu
hollyhoppet wrote
hmm i haven't made chicken katsu in a while
KeithPreDramamine wrote
Cheese grits is good, reminds me of a snack I used to make. Just a big packet of oil tuna fish mixed into hot grits.
I'm a fan of lentils with various combos of rice and spices. Garlic and salt. Boil lentils down to a refried bean consistency (covered and boiled hard for 30 minutes), slow cooked for another 30.
Moonside wrote
Personally speaking, carb heaviness is my go to criterion for comfort foodiness and I like to get some vegetables in too at the same go to make a meal feel more substantial. First loading up some carbs as dinner followed by going for a walk - whether long or short - kinda rules as a lifestyle choice. Carbs really seem to help me mellow down and if this counts as emotional eating, it seems still to hold up quite well sustainability wise.
As a concrete recipe, I like spaghetti with classic tomato sauce, especially with butter beans (aka large lima beans), but small variations keep it fresh. I do not respect any notion of authenticity, so take "classic" with a grain of salt. Olive oil, onions, garlic, crushed and pureed tomatoes, wine, vegetable stock (powder is most convenient), herbs and pepper is the basic ingredient list.
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