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u/Nessus_poole · 17 pointsr/Cooking

Pie in the sky. Joy of Cooking.

Realistic between time and bankroll. A man a plan a can and it's follow up

Edit parentheses can suck it.

u/Dandelionqu33n · 7 pointsr/Adulting

Well, other than rice and pasta, what do you like to eat?

Some subreddits that are good for ideas are r/Cooking, r/cookingforbeginners, r/EatCheapAndHealthy. Another idea would be to get a cookbook and just start doing the recipes in it. If you want some simpler cookbooks to start with, here are a few suggestions: A Man, a Can, a Plan, The $7 a Meal: Quick and Easy cookbook.

I've used/have both of those cookbooks, and find a lot of the recipes to be favorites. Cooking can be as complicated or as simple as you like. The best way to get better though is just to cook. Hope this helps!

u/JohnJaunJohan · 3 pointsr/Frugal

Maybe check out A Man a Can a Plan. Hah, this is how I learned to cook in college :) Definitely some stuff you can cook in a microwave in there :) Cake day soon?

Other than that, I'd just add:

  • Oatmeal is cheap and easy for breakfast. I eat this almost every morning. Add bits of fruit to it to boost flavor in a healthy way.
  • Speaking of fruit, bananas are the cheapest by far. Hopefully you like those :)
  • I second the eggs idea. Microwave eggs are a classic...
  • Remember to get rice/beans/whatever that is meant to be prepared in reasonable time -- get stuff that says "done in X minutes" where X is 5 or 10. You don't want to be sitting there for 20-30 minutes or more waiting for rice/beans/whatever to cook (not even sure that would work very well in the microwave). My first time cooking rice and beans did not go well for this reason (mostly because of the beans).
  • If you want veggies (hey I remember how college was) pick up some of those frozen bags of spinach/broccoli/green beans. Toss anything on them (onion salt, cheese, whatever) when you microwave 'em. Does the job.

    This was my meal every day for a chunk of time in grad school:

  • oatmeal + maybe 1 egg in the morning
  • peanut butter and apple-slice sandwich for lunch (so good! banana works too)
  • some meat or protein + frozen veggies for dinner.

    I lived on $10-20/week in DC. Awesome. No variety, but it'll do in a pinch.

    Edit: I accidentally a word.
u/RagnaTheBloodedge · 3 pointsr/AskReddit

a man a can and a plan isn't a bad place to start either!
http://www.amazon.com/Man-Can-Plan-Great-Meals/dp/1579546072

u/snoaj · 3 pointsr/Cooking

This book is great. It's from men's health. Most meals are 3-4 cans/items. Combine, heat, eat. Has pictures of the cans and everything.

https://www.amazon.com/Man-Can-Plan-Great-Meals/dp/1579546072

u/praetorian42 · 2 pointsr/reddit.com

A bit short on recipes (only 2 involving 'Rice'), but I suppose that will be remedied over time.

I had considered building something like this a long time ago, but found the A Man, A Can, A Plan book and that was good enough for me.

u/ShinmaNiska · 2 pointsr/AskReddit

a man, a can, a plan is a crappy "single guy" cook book, it's lame but could prove usefull because it take little to no skill.

u/Devcast · 2 pointsr/loseit

Sounds like you need a guy's cookbook.

There are two I'd recommend:

A man, a can, a plan
http://www.amazon.com/Man-Can-Plan-Great-Meals/dp/1579546072

Muscle Chow
http://www.amazon.com/Mens-Health-Muscle-Chow-Workouts/dp/1594865485/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303829929&sr=1-1

Both have fairly easy recipes that are geared towards a guy's taste buds and they keep hassle and cooking to a minimum.

All recipes give you a breakdown of calories, protein, carbs, etc. so you just need to figure out how many calories you need each day and then choose the recipes that add up to that total.

Hope that helps!

u/Toasty_Ohs · 2 pointsr/Frugal

With cookbooks there are a lot of crap out there. Either you get something with a billion recipes you are never going to use, one with glossy photos that your food will never resemble, or one with ingredients that you will never be able to find, if you would afford them.

Look at something simple like A Man, A Can, A Plan.

http://www.amazon.com/Man-Can-Plan-Great-Meals/dp/1579546072

Or.

Help! My Apartment has a kitchen

http://www.amazon.com/Help-Apartment-Has-Kitchen-Cookbook/dp/0618711759/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394027390&sr=1-1&keywords=my+apartment+has+a+kitchen

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/AskMen

I'm 40 and married but I was 25 and single.

It's hard to narrow it down really. Suffice it to say I had two "cookbooks" on my counter:

  • A Man, A Can, A Plan
  • A Man, A Can, A Microwave

    As my wife likes to point out, what made this even sadder and pathetic than it appears is that I have culinary training. I'm just lazy as fuck when I get home and if I'm not grabbing take out, my appetite for cooking effort is less than zero.
u/VIPnis · 2 pointsr/AskMen

This got me through my early twenties. After a little while, I just learned what flavors go well together and started making my own food.

u/shaunc · 1 pointr/WTF

I know you're probably making a One Guy, One Jar reference but I have a cookbook called A Man, a Can, a Plan and I don't think I'll ever look at it the same.

u/TheBlinja · 1 pointr/ar15
u/KadenMalkeenian · 1 pointr/MBMBAM

I believe it was a man a can a plan but I could also be thinking of something else. I think he mentioned getting it when moving out for college

u/Polyneophite · 1 pointr/TrollYChromosome

Or this where the pages are made out of solid pressed cardboard and the list of ingredients are pictures of cans.

u/purplishcrayon · 1 pointr/EatCheapAndHealthy

She's actually over spending on a lot of semi-convenience foods [canned beans, baby carrots, small bag rice, bags of granola (which is insanely cheap, easy, and delicious homemade), Greek yogurt...]

Reads like a more in-your-face, attitude laden A Man, A Can, A Plan; direct and simple enough that people with no experience cooking for themselves could easily follow

u/Passinonreddit · 0 pointsr/AskReddit

A Man, a Can, a Plan : 50 Great Guy Meals Even You Can Make

http://www.amazon.com/Man-Can-Plan-Great-Meals/dp/1579546072