/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>17452881
>go to order at my local chain place
>have been going there for years, 4-5 times a week after work
>no one has really mentioned my order to me despite it being the same every time
>really appreciated it, I don't like becoming a regular
>restaurant was really quite this time when I went in
>no one at the register, it happens from time to time
>go wait in front of the register
>employee pops up
>wtf
>more employees come out from the kitchen yelling "surprise!"
>they have a cake
>they tell me they checked their books and saw it was my five year anniversary coming in
>oh no, please don't
>they present me with the cake, it's a picture someone snuck of me with the caption "Our best customer" written below in frosting
>the employees jokingly thank me for my "years of service" told me to take the cake home
>the also gave me my regular order for free
>never went back, considered moving to a new city even

>grow up with parents who cook together every night, even if it's mostly simple stuff
>find a love for cooking through them and alton brown
>go to college and enjoy cooking even more, try tons of new foods/restaurants to see what I enjoy
>start making them at home and getting even better at cooking
>Start to like food that has longer and longer prep and cooking times
>No longer really want to eat the easy stuff, the stuff I could churn out in <20min. e.g. basic protein+basic starch+basic vegetable
>Get severely depressed
>all the food I like to cook is too much work
>just stop eating. I take vyvanse to suppress my appetite
Don't learn to cook, it's not worth it. Probs just gonna starve to death now.

>>16619505
>Be delivering concrete to Amish guy, he's laying a new foundation for a barn
>Get to talking with him as his amish buddies are leveling the concrete
>his daughter runs out of the house and we watch carry on her way. I'm reminded of this rumor though
>so, while looking at his daughter I ask him, "Hey, so I heard your communities are looking for people to help broaden the gene pool, is this true"
>his face turns beet red with obvious anger
>try to explain myself that seeing his daughter/woman/girl whatever just reminded me of this rumor, not that I want to do anything
>continue to sperg out for a bit and just go sit in the cab of the truck while they finish unloading the concrete
>his daughter was 8 or 9

>>16610930
>Carbon monoxide detector beeping occasionally even though I've replaced the batteries many times.

>>16592560
>Assblasted faggot.

>mfw cold turkey on caffeine day 3