I do not waste my time on anything that takes longer than 20 minutes to prepare and cook.
(That includes opening and pouring the wine.)
From opening the fridge to sitting at the table - 20 minutes max.
The 'longest' meal that I cook is marinaded pork chop (TOPS), BBQ'd with tomato and onions. and frozen, spicy potato wedges cooked in the air fryer. It just fits into the time slot.
As an aside, I do have candlelight dinners now and again. 🕯️🍽️🍷 🕯️
We get quite a few power cuts.
Has to be cold chicken though, the air fryer needs electricity.