What Our Food Reporters and Editors Make When Theyâre Too Tired to Cook It may come as no surprise: The list includes a lot of low-effort pasta, rice, eggs, toast â and anchovies. Takeout-style sesame noodles.Credit...Craig Lee for The New York Times By Alexa Weibel Feb. 18, 2021 If itâs your job to think about food all day, your enthusiasm for meal planning may have plummeted as the pandemic has worn on. Though members of the NYT Food team may occasionally be tired of cooking, they never tire of talking about cooking. These are the dishes that perennially sustain, nourish and even inspire them.