As long as you bought the ingredients in large bulk, eating at home can be a lot cheaper in the long run. I'm pretty sure you can get a lot of delicious goodies out of any farmer's market, provided there's actually one near you. Doing dishes shouldn't be that hard as long as you don't let it sit for an extended amount of time.
If one is just starting to live by themself, cooking at home may seem to be a dauntless task, but it gets easier once it becomes a second habit.
Also, a lot of the stuff in those online recipes you can find a much cheaper alternative to work on. You don't have to buy ze best canned meat ever from a supermarket when you can get three times the amount from a local butcher shop. Again, assuming you have one around your place. If not, well, that sucks