Guilty Confession: I chain eat my way through most of the boss fights
I have fought five or six bosses so far in my playthrough and rather than slowly learning the bosses to finally overcome them with skill I have brute forced my way through them with copious supplies of food to keep my health topped up. The last boss I took down was the bird guy and I found his third stage tough enough particularly when he got down to his last sliver of health. I was thowing back many plates of stew to stay alive long enough to deliver the killing blow.
Judge me if you must but this approach has allowed me to keep progressing. Unfortunately It also means that I am not learning the nuances of the games combat system so I am worried this will bite me later when I get to harder bosses.