/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>10811199
>mfw i sometimes buy the family size chicken parm banquet
it's not too bad for the price
curbs that chicken parm craving

>>10264904
2 bags of potato chips (unsalted + chives) and 137g Vanilla oreos

Yep im going to die of obesity at 40

>Parents take me to a restaurant for my birthday
>I don't really like it, I don't like eating with others
>But I accept it and try to deal with the issues
>Get close to the end of the meal
>It is almost over, thank goodness
>Managed to get through without really making a mess of anything
>Suddenly hear singing behind me
>Parents stand up
>My heart is in my mouth
>Turn around
>Fucking big collection of waiters and waitresses carrying a fucking birthday cake in my direction
>Can see EVERYONE in the entire restaurant looking at me
>Start to break out in a cold sweat
>They put the cake down on the table
>''Anon, blow out the candles!''
>all the people cheering me on, even some people who are just eating around us
>Feel really short of breath due to anxiety
>want to blow the candles to seem grateful
>don't have enough breath do it myself
>pick up a handful of lasagne that my mother didn't eat from her plate
>try to use the lasagne sheet as a wave to generate air and knock the candles out
>accidentaly drop it because of my sweaty palms
>lasagne falls out onto the cake
>starts slowly dripping down the side of the cake on which the icing has started to melt
>silence everywhere
>dad yells "FUCKING HELL ANON"
>grabs me and pulls me outside while mother pays
>I cry all the way home
>parents haven't forgiven me still

Honestly I just don't feel confident cooking for myself. I only have a toaster oven, hotplate and microwave along with a small fridge so I can't really cook.

Until 5 months ago I'd never even made a sandwich and just ate pre-made foods

>first time I ever wanted to cook
>wanted to make pasta
>didn't know how
>thought that you needed a full oven and kitchen
>bought some pasta sauce and pre-made plain noodles from the supermarket
>went to McDonalds
>went in and put the ingredients on the counter and asked to cook there
>they thought it was a joke and laughed at me
>I kept asking
>one of them took the pasta and put it on the grill for about 3 minutes then put it into a happy meal box and poured cold sauce over
>I thanked them and went home and ate it

I can make pasta now. But I don't feel confident working with actual recipes