[eschneider]

I've had to cook from scratch for many years because I've lived with people with various food restrictions and sometimes that's just the easiest way to do things.

That said, you really don't need to spend 1-2 hours a day on cooking. If you put a little time in and level up on some basic skills, you can make shockingly good meals in 10-20 minutes.

It's mostly a question of figuring out what you like and getting good at making those things, then generalizing the skills you have into making more things.