Cooking is something that most people should eventually learn how to do. But at what age should you know how? At 20 years old, I do not know how to cook, but I probably should. Recipes and instructions are way too confusing to follow, unless it reads "microwave for 3 minutes." I've tried to make rice, but instead I almost set the house on fire. It started smoking and turned black. From that day on, I decided cooking was not for me. For those of us that manage to survive without knowing how to cook, these struggles seem all too familiar.
1. Always being hungry.
Girls who can't cook are usually hungry. Not because you already ate and want more food, but because you haven’t eaten anything all today. Part of us is secretly hoping that there will be a plate of food on the table when we get home.
2. Seeing those short food videos on Facebook and wishing you could make them.
Everyone loves sharing recipe videos on Facebook, like Tasty, for example. There are videos of all kinds of food, from cheesy garlic knots to s'mores eclairs. Many people make them and they actually turn out great! For the people that can’t cook, it's just 60 seconds of confusion and wishful thinking.
3. Filling your freezer with frozen food.
Frozen dinners are saving your life. For only a couple dollars, you get a microwaveable meal! Some worth mentioning are Birds Eye, Lean Cuisine, and Bagel Bites. The only downfall of this is how much space they take up. The bags and boxes are usually quite big for a single serving, but they are definitely worth the struggle of trying to close the freezer door.
4. Constantly ordering ahead for pick-up.
When you're not eating a frozen meal or starving yourself, you turn to ordering food to pick-up for yourself. Panera has a rapid pick-up service where you can order from their app on your phone, and your order is ready in 10 minutes. Starbucks also has this feature, for all of the coffee lovers out there.
5. Spending most of your money on food.
You buy basically every meal when you can't cook. See numbers 3 and 4. While everyone else at work brings a nice little meal for lunch, you buy something from the food court. Every. Single. Day. You have no choice though, because being too hungry at work is the start of a terrible day. To starve, or not to starve (and get Wendy's instead)? That is the question.
6. Trying to make going out to eat a social activity.
Whenever your friends want to hang out, you are usually the one to suggest getting food. That way you can talk, hang out, and eat all at the same time. It will most likely be your only meal of the day, so you look forward to these food dates more than anything.
7. Realizing that your eating habits are not healthy.
It's not like you have an eating disorder, but you definitely have strange eating habits. You're often eating weird portions at weird times. One big meal a day is not good for you. Eating smaller, evenly spaced out meals is so much better for your metabolism. It's a hard habit to change. Where are all of those meals going to come from?!?!
8. Hearing your friends joke about you never getting married.
Your cooking inabilities are definitely not wifey material. Will a man not want to marry you because you can't cook? You might not be able to provide a home-cooked meal, but you can still find other ways to feed them (that probably involve a microwave).
9. Asking your friends and family to teach you how to cook.
You're always asking them to teach you, but all of the recipes and instructions seem to be way too confusing. When you don't fully grasp the concept of cooking, they often give up on teaching you.
10. Occasionally pretending to know how to cook.
You sometimes find yourself lying to random people that you don't know well about your cooking skills. It's fun and they will never know the truth. It's also kind of embarrassing to tell people you can't cook.
