How to feed yourself...

First- learn to cook! Today I did something I rarely do, I made food from scratch. I never really learned to cook, I can bake a lovely cake, or delicious cookies, but I couldn't make a meal to save my life. I eat a lot of pre-packaged, "add water and stir" kind of meals. Back when we were married, Whump did a lot of cooking, I cleaned up after, and that worked for us. I like to watch cooking shows, they make it look so easy, and I always promise myself that I'll try to learn a few things.
Today, I was home sick, didn't really want to venture out into the world. I looked in the fridge and the cupboard. Eggs, left over from holiday baking. Parmesan cheese, left over from the tortilla roll-ups. An onion. Three potatoes, how long have they been in there? No idea. Could I do it, Could I make something edible from these things? I felt like trying, and I got to work, digging out my seldom-used frying pan and a spatula. I try to remember all the things I've seen on TV about basic cooking, and I manage to fry the spuds and onions without burning them. I scramble the eggs, throw a handful of cheese on top, and to my surprise, I actually made something pretty good! Perhaps I'll try cooking with meat sometime soon. I'm a big fan of meat, but I've rarely cooked it myself!
-Juliebata carnivore