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el2ic LinkI grew up during the DOS gaming era. I love using pixel art from those games as desktop wallpapers. The standard resolution is usually 320x200 pixels, which can be beautifully upscaled to higher...I grew up during the DOS gaming era. I love using pixel art from those games as desktop wallpapers. The standard resolution is usually 320x200 pixels, which can be beautifully upscaled to higher resolution displays using nearest neighbor scaling (e.g., 1920x1200 pixels). I just center fit and crop off a bit from the top and bottom.
Currently using this one from the sci-fi shooter Overkill (1992):
https://imgur.com/a/zB32PxB
Great question! We do meal planning every weekend for the entire week. Even after doing this for many years, I still scratch my head each time and wonder what I am going to feel like making that week.
Something that has helped a lot though, is that whenever I encounter or make a recipe that I particularly like, I log it in my personal 'cookbook'. This is actually just an online document where I can add pictures, ingredients (for my grocery list) and instructions if I feel like it. Over time, this list has grown to about 100 recipes which I know how to make and know taste good. I often browse through this list for inspiration when making my meal prep plan. I still use this list a lot, but as I am getting older and less patient I also use a recipe app with a built-in browser that can extract all this information automatically from an online recipe with some AI algorithm to avoid the manual work.
On your question about forming a habit, in my experience it is important to select recipes based on your mood. I try to maintain a large variety of recipes, from multi-hour cooking adventures like moussaka to simple and down-to-earth things like a grilled cheese sandwich. There will be days that the latter is all you can realistically manage, but at least you made the effort to make it yourself and it will be much cheaper than eating out.
One last thing: life is busy and being forced to cook every day is exhausting. I try to only cook every other day or so, making a double batch (when a recipe allows for it) and refrigerating or freezing the leftovers for another day. Investing in some good storage containers really helps here.