I'm sure you've seen these boxes of Indian food at your local grocery store. Inside the box is actually a silver pouch full of amazing things. Trader Joe's (the land of cheap groceries and cute cashiers) has their own brand, and I've been buying it buy the dozen.
You see, I've tried making Indian food before. It is impossible. In fact, I can't wrap my small-town American brain around any ethnic food, except for the fact that it is delicious. I had never even seen hummus until I went to college - that's what we're working with here.
Anyway, technology has made it possible to fully cook and preserve impeccable food at a low cost, which makes these weird silver bags full of curry lentils my new best friend. All you have to do is sit the bag into a pot of water and let it heat up to your desired temperature. If you have the luxury of a microwave (well aren't you lucky), just plop it in a bowl and zap it for a minute. There's enough in one bag for one meal if you eat it by itself, or if you combine it will some rice you can have some leftover. These are one of the few things I don't mind eating for dinner one night and lunch the next.
I find myself asking, though, is this even cooking? Or does this fall more into the category of "preparing" food, just like my beloved kale and avocado salad? And is this why I'll probably never be good at cooking? Because honestly, it's too easy not cooking, because everything is already cooked.
Food for thought.
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