tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post4345881749072224857..comments2024-03-28T16:35:05.327-05:00Comments on Joan Reeves: CookingJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-16163504504709823082009-08-30T14:23:40.852-05:002009-08-30T14:23:40.852-05:00Terry, I suspect we have a lot in common. *g*
Har...Terry, I suspect we have a lot in common. *g*<br /><br />Harl, that's an interesting perspective. As to cooking from scratch, I don't think anyone who says they do that means that they churn their own butter, bake their own bread, cure their own bacon, and grind their own beef. Just thinking about that is exhausting. So scratch cooking must mean different things to different people. I'm impressed that you've done all that.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-7136917874654205842009-08-30T12:05:14.947-05:002009-08-30T12:05:14.947-05:00I like to cook, but doing everything from scratch ...I like to cook, but doing everything from scratch isn't a joy, it's a burden. Instead of baking bread, I buy it. Instead of curing bacon, I buy it. Instead of making pasta and noodled, I buy those. I haven't churned my own butter in decades, and I even buy ground beef instead of grinding my own. <br /><br />Mama cooked most things from scratch, but she was cooking for 8 people at a minimum, and if there were neighbors helping with the farm chores, there could be twice as many. It takes almost as much effort to make one pie as it does to make six, virtually the same effort to grind coffee beans whether you're making a small pot or a big urn. <br /><br />I <i>like</i> being able to buy a bunch of chicken pieces, instead of having to pluck all those feathers. And if you're going to buy butter and bacon instead of making it, you're basically no different than someone who tosses a TV dinner into the microwave.Dr. Harl Deloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17424071404764987713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-24258155366858043612009-08-30T08:58:49.983-05:002009-08-30T08:58:49.983-05:00Now that it's just the two of us, I cook less ...Now that it's just the two of us, I cook less often, but we rarely did takeout when the kids were living at home. I used to have the kids plan menus so I knew they were getting something they liked at least a couple of times a week. <br /><br />And they all ended up being good cooks. As a matter of fact, my daughter now lives in Northern Ireland, and she's having to cook everything from scratch. No mixes, no convenience foods to speak of.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.com