My first advice is to use a comma or period and your post's would be easier to read.
I live in Northern California and my woman is a size 2 freak who cooks every night (too much butter though). I think the west coast women comments are more fitting for so-cal women. Anyways.......
Buy a George Foreman grille, it makes cooking up a couple steaks or pieces of chicken easy as hell, and fast. If you have a Costco close by, you can pick up meat in bulk pretty cheap.