Until a few weeks ago, I was an army cook for years like you until a stomach issue has me on leave.
I prefer from scratch, too, but I always had to quick-cook huge calorie amounts when off work just to re-nourish to get up and cook for hundreds more the next day! When I get my appetite back I’ll post some great recipes instead of whining about what I’m *not* cooking.
Nothing like cooking for 600 of your closest friends. ;)
/johnny
My husband and I used to watch ‘The Grill Sergeants’. Now that we’ve ‘cut the cable cord’ will have to find it again.
Loved the personalities of the chefs; it was a lot of fun. (And, the Husband Unit’s grandfather was a cook in the Army in WWII, so it meant even more to us.)
-JT