sammykat2hb:

padmes:

Headcanon that Bucky Barnes is Thicc As Hell™ in Civil War because he’s free from HYDRA and was able to eat some good food that he makes himself because he buys used cookbooks and frequents his local farmers market (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

Ooh, you are so right and I wanna talk about it. Someone somewhere wrote a headcanon that Hydra was restricting the Winter Soldier’s nutrition because he was becoming more trouble than he was worth. My theory is that the serum automatically stacks a body to its highest potential – see Steve in TFA and Bucky’s flashbacks in CW. But with malnourishment in TWS, Bucky’s serum is just doing the best it can, so he’s still ripped, but not sexy refrigerator ripped. Once he starts eating again it doesn’t matter what he eats as long as his body finally gets enough calories to keep up with the serum. 

Cooking is waaay cheaper than buying ready-made food or eating out, probably especially if you’re a fugitive assassin. I would not be at all surprised if Bucky printed out page after page of recipes from websites run by overachieving moms with 12 kids, learning how to make so much food for cheap. Also, he’s clearly salvaged a ton of cooking supplies by the time Steve shows up, ain’t no way those are decorative. 

I count two spoons and one ladle (above the sink), a pie pan with a stack of bowls and possibly an electric stove (shelves), a pitcher with more spoons and a spatula (on the fridge), two cups, a mug, a dish with a utensil on it, a coffeemaker, a dishrag, what might be a toaster (move your fat shield, Steve), and a tasteful floral towel. Plus, what looks like onions on top of the cupboard and maybe a bag of sugar on the shelf?

I’m so proud of my boy. 

TL:DR Bucky Barnes is a fantastic cook and can probably single-handedly (*badum-tsssh*) organize an Avenger’s cookout.