Avocado toast, fried egg and hot giardiniera on top.

If I don’t want to make an egg, peanut butter toast.

Grilled cheese!

If I’m in full-on depression mode, it’s buttered rice. Press a button, wait 45 minutes. Big part of why I invested in a Zojirushi rice cooker.

Fried spam with brown sugar in mac n cheese, ain’t nothin’ better.

Cheesy tomato ramen. I found a store in Tokyo (Suginami) that makes this and found if so comforting I started making it regularly.

Fry an opinion. Add a can of chopped tomatoes, some gochujang or sambal, or any other naturally high msg sauce and reduce. Pour sauce over ramen. Cover with heavy blanket of shredded tasty cheddar.

If I or my partner have had a bad day, this is easy to prepare and usually lifts the spirits.