"I've been trying to use it as an excuse to teach myself how to be a better cook."

Try being the operative word there. Steve eats out way more often than he'd like to be but sometimes he just doesn't have the mental energy after a mission to stand in front of a stove and make food for himself.

"With things rough back home, I try to do a meal prep day as often as I can in the Nexus and bring the food with us when we're out in the field. Stews and casserole type dishes are good for that. Lasagna too. It's kept spirits form sinking too low."