got any food hacks?
Mz: It can be done.  I and my kids cook from scratch daily because of health issues in the family. Those same health issues means none of us can afford to be chained to the stove. We shop carefully for wholesome ingredients, we are picky about some things we won't eat, and we follow the KISS philosophy.  Some tricks:Bake something.  Buy frozen chicken or cornish hen, clean it, toss on some spices and organic butter, put a little water in the bottom of the pan so it doesn't spatter grease everywhere and stick it in the oven.  If you want, you can toss in some potatoes and veggies.  New potatoes don't have to be peeled, just washed and cut to smaller sizes.  If you aren't handy with a knife, some veggies can be bought already peeled, chopped, etc.  Prep work should be under 20 minutes after you get the hang of it.Quesadillas (or other similar "traditional" foods which involve some sort of flat bread) are quick and versatile.  Toss in a little cheese and other ingredients of your choosing (like frozen mixed veggies) and fry for a few minutes on each side.Homemade soup for one doesn't haven't to take long.  Potato soup can be made quickly with just 2 to 4 potatoes.  Or you can beef up cup-a-soup or ramen noodles with an egg swirled into the boiling water and/or a few carrots or other veggies cooked for a few minutes in the water.  (You may need to add some salt if you add a lot of other stuff.)Pick up beef that is cut thin or sliced up like stir fry or ask the butcher to cut a London broil into a bunch of "breakfast steaks".  Thinly cut beef cooks rapidly.  If you aren't handy with a fry pan, get a George Foreman grill.  Actually, if you do that, you can also put thick slices of onion, yam and fresh pineapple on the grill with some eye of round steaks.  Voila, meat with sides.Stick to "one dish" meals and add easy things on the side to keep it from getting boring.  The practice of making a main dish and a whole bunch of side dishes "with all the fixins" basically requires servants to keep up if you are ever going to get anything else done other than eating.  Now that I am no longer a homemaker, I no longer cook that way but because we are picky about buying wholesome ingredients and making things fresh, we eat a lot healthier than we used to.