off days - not to be confused with days off

what is that mess?

Believe me I have my share of off days. Shrimp, bacon, mushrooms with kale and a glass of grape juice might not look pretty, but leftovers and exhaustion can force you to be creative. At least that's the idea. Sometimes even when you love cooking you just don’t feel like doing it. Long day at work, the whole story - you’ve heard it, you know it. But you can’t give in to the Big Macs of the world. Cooking isn’t just good for your body, it’s important to make your own things - to have control over what you’re eating and not to give in to fast food alternatives. It’s satisfying to not be reliant on some teenager sitting over an at-best-weekly-oil-changed fryer. Even if the stuff that you make does come out a little…unorthodox, sometimes.

We all need a few ideas for super-quick things to make when we've waiting too long and we're already hungry. I'll continue to post my impressions on quick and dirty meals here on the blog; for now take a look at rmcrayne's great article on HubPages, containing ideas for super fast and super simple meals.