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Life Lesson #479: Never Trust a Recipe That Claims to Be 'Quick and Easy.' It's a Trap.
You know the ones. The recipes that promise dinner in 20 minutes and look like something a food stylist created using unicorn tears and Photoshop. "Only 3 ingredients!" they say. "So easy, a child could do it!"
Lies. All of it.
🔪 Step 1: Chop onions. Easy, right?
Wrong. That “five-minute prep” turns into:
- 15 minutes of chopping
- 10 minutes of crying
- And another 5 spent questioning your life choices
🔥 Step 2: “Cook until golden brown.”
Translation: Burnt on the outside, raw in the middle, and somehow your smoke alarm has a starring role in the dinner process.
🍜 Step 3: Simmer... and wait... and stir... and stir again
At this point, the quick dinner has turned into an episode of Chopped: Home Disaster Edition
You’re sticky, hungry, and your kitchen looks like a toddler hosted a cooking show during a sugar rush.
And yet… you soldier on.
💭 The Moment of Truth
You finally sit down, proudly present your meal to your family or roommate or cat, and take a bite.
It’s… edible. Kind of. Maybe. But you know what? That counts.
And then someone has the nerve to ask, “What’s for dessert?”
🍝 Moral of the Story?
If it says “quick and easy,” just know you’re entering a portal of chaos.
Prep a backup plan.
Light a candle for your sanity.
And always — always — have frozen pizza on standby.
Have your own accidental adulthood kitchen meltdown? Drop it in the comments — I promise I won’t judge (unless you still trust those 3-ingredient recipes). Want more laughs and life lessons? Subscribe to the newsletter or binge the rest of the Chronicles.
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