What's for lunch?

[Lorizael]

No, I don't care what you're having. And I don't expect you to care what I'm having.

Every other day at work I nuke a store-bought frozen meal for lunch. And every time I do, someone looks at what I'm eating and exclaims, "That looks/smells good! What is it?!"

And I think to myself, it's a ****ing ready-made piece of crap I randomly picked out of the freezer aisle at Safeway. It's **** compared to real food and the only reason I'm eating it is because it's cheap. Seriously, you think this looks/smells good?

But I say, "Oh, it's Safeway Select/Stouffer's/Marie Callender's. Yeah, it's good."

Why do people want to know where I got my crappy frozen lunch from?

[MikeH]

I had pasta with chorizo, chilli, tomato, mascarpone that's left over from dinner last night. It was delicious.

Make too much dinner every day and eat the rest for lunch.

[Lorizael]

I can't cook.

[Dinner]

I'm thinking about going to an Iraqi place for lunch where they have a HUGE beef shawarma sandwich for just $3.95. For $1.25 more I can make it a meal deal with hummus, tabbouleh, and a drink.

Check out the size of this sandwich for $3.95 (sixth picture from top of page): http://mmm-yoso.typepad.com/mmmyoso/...d-restaurants/

Ethnic places always have the best deals. Not only is it cheaper than even fast food but, as Lori said, it's real food instead of over processed junk food.

[Lorizael]

I hate you all.

[MikeH]

I can't cook.

Learn, it's not hard.

[Lorizael]

There's very little point. I have almost no sense of smell, and consequently almost no sense of taste. No matter how well seasoned and prepared a dish is, it's mostly just going to taste salty or sweet or sour to me. Why put in the effort when a frozen meal is just as good/bad?

[Dinner]

Learn, it's not hard.

Every man should know at least a few recipes so he can impress ladies who happen to stay over for the night.

[MikeH]

There's very little point. I have almost no sense of smell, and consequently almost no sense of taste. No matter how well seasoned and prepared a dish is, it's mostly just going to taste salty or sweet or sour to me. Why put in the effort when a frozen meal is just as good/bad?

Cooking for yourself is cheaper, less processed crap in it, and chicks love men who can cook which will be handy when you need to find a new girlfriend after Evil Ex Girlfriend ruins your life again.

[Lorizael]

You know the part of cooking where you taste the sauce and then go, "Hm, needs more mustard/coriander/fried caterpillar?" I can't do that. I have no idea what it is people are doing when they do do that.

[MikeH]

You don't even have to learn to cook something tasty then, which is even easier.

[Lorizael]

Sure, unless I'm trying to trick another woman into associating with me.

[MikeH]

You'll at least get credit for trying.

[MikeH]

+ can just ask "hey can you taste this sauce?"

[Lorizael]

Smooth.