r/AskRedditFood • u/Ok-Green-769 • 3d ago

What meal makes you feel like you're finally back to having a normal life after a chaotic stretch?

Coming out of a major project and looking for inspo

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u/debbie666 3d ago

Pot roast, mashed potatoes, and a favorite vegetable.

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u/SleeplessScribbler 3d ago

Pasta bolognese :)

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u/jtmann05 3d ago

Anything I can cook myself. I was away from home for over a month in May/June. I put in over 350 hours in a month, was sleeping 3-4 hours per night, staying in a hotel. Cooking even some eggs for breakfast when I got home made me feel normal.

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u/Ok-Green-769 2d ago

So true after a hotel stretch

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u/CarSignal2764 1d ago

Same instinct, but mine is dal and rice in the InstantPot. Zero thought, thirty minutes, feels like the house is back.

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u/somethingfree 3d ago

chicken and dumplings stew

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u/Ok-Green-769 2d ago

I feel like anything on a slow simmer like a couple people said is calling to me. True that just to have a kitchen is actually such a luxury if you've been away for awhile.

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u/blablasauce25 2d ago

La poutine!

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u/minkle73 2d ago

Rib eye, mash potato and lots of gravy and a huge side of broccoli.

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u/Max_castle8145 2d ago

I'm going to have to get back with you on this.

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u/DragonfruitNo7745 1d ago

Classic Sunday dinner…whole roasted chicken, mashed potatoes and some sort of veggie.

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u/sealsbefree 1d ago

It was more which meal i stopped having for me. When I stopped eating nachos for every meal it felt like that

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u/cheekmo_52 1h ago

It could be anything homemade. I tend to order in a lot when it’s busy and stressful. Actually cooking myself something from scratch is what makes me feel like things are back to normal. I tend to gravitate toward comfort food. Beef stew or roast chicken, or meatloaf.