I usually describe my cooking style as “minimal effort.” Throw things in a pot, apply heat, read Lemmy posts, stir occasionally, watch videos, and eat it when it looks sufficiently edible. Nothing fancy.
This time, though, I somehow ended up cooking three things at once. If you had seen me, I probably looked like someone who thinks they know what they’re doing but is actually just winging it extra hard.
Here’s how it happened:
I was hungry, so I opened the freezer. Five fish fingers and some frozen veggies. Tossed them in the air fryer. Done. But then I realized that wouldn’t be enough for everyone.
Checked the pantry. Canned tuna, beans, crushed tomatoes. Good enough. Threw those in a wok pan with some oat cream. Technically a meal, I guess. Eh, close enough. Should be fit for human consumption.
Then I realized one family membrer always wants pasta. Fine! Boiled some pasta in a small pot.
And that’s when it hit me: I was cooking three things at once. I don’t think I’ve ever done that before. Still not a chef, but for a moment, I felt almost competent. Is that normal? Anything like this ever happened to you?
It’s a wok pan , so the top view doesn’t tell you the whole truth. Yes, I know, a regular pot would have been just fine. I just grabbed whatever happened to be conveniently within arm’s reach. 😃
A regular pan would definitely sit neatly on the bottom left circle.
Ooooh that makes so much sense! I need to pick up one of those flat bottom woks; they seem like they are fun to cook with.
It’s my fanciest pan. That’s why it’s always easily available. Also, the flat bottom and wide sloping sides are a surprisingly convenient combination.