Fancy cooking is a good way to waste time, but I look at cooking and eating from a functional standpoint these days. I cook and eat to survive; I don't really give much thought to the details beyond making sure that what I eat has an acceptable level of nutritional value. There are a couple things I still do, though. My latest treat for myself was cinnamon-sugar pasta, with cheese sprinkled on top. You might think that sounds disgusting, but it actually turned out to be pretty good. Needed to add a little more sugar than I did, but that's okay, there's always next time.