I need somebody to explain to me how cooking from scratch is more expensive. I have been cooking my whole life both personally and professionally. I have an entire notebook filled with my own recipes. I have 3 children under the age of 9 and a pregnant wife, if I take them to a sit down restaurant it will cost me at least $50. $50 at the grocery store will buy the ingredients for a full meal. I'm talking meat, potatoes (rice, bread, whatever starch), vegetable. I will have leftovers for the next few days and ingredients for another dish. I don't believe I could feed my family on our income if we didn't cook from scratch most days of the month.
Amen.
Most Americans lost the needed time ro cook due to both patents working and also are addicted to the chemicals in the fast food & restaurant chains.
I hate going out to eat unless it's a special occasion and it is a privately owned establishment. Someone who opened a restaurant for the love of food.
Our household has been cooking for everyone for the last 25 years on a weekly basis. Eating out has been frowned on for 25 years, even a roast chicken from the deli dept is a no-no. We'd rather go without than eat out or order in even the ingredients for a meal. The taste of commercially prepared food is disgusting. This espcially includes commercial pizzas tacos burgers etc etc.
We've kept records of the price per meal, and it has doubled and tripled, but still 50% - 70% less than eating out/ordering in. Our meals are organic and gourmet. Weekly menus must include a dozen fruits and veggies, salads, cooked breakfasts, sandwiches (home made bread) /quiches or meat handpies, entrees of 2 meats (chicken/turkey red meat, fish), every other week a hearty soup, and dessert (home made pies).We have a veg garden for a few things. We spend about as much on supplements as we do on food. Only one fam member has pharma meds for glacuoma. No other pharma meds.
It is seriously hard work. Anything that promotes health always is. On cook day the dishwasher goes 8-9 times, sometimes more. We make our own d/w soap and use vinegar for the rinseaid. The price of soaps has skyrocketed.
The pets also get home cooked or freeze dried raw. Either that or watch them suffer with degen diseases, spend thousands to cure them and still end up putting them down before their time.
I need somebody to explain to me how cooking from scratch is more expensive. I have been cooking my whole life both personally and professionally. I have an entire notebook filled with my own recipes. I have 3 children under the age of 9 and a pregnant wife, if I take them to a sit down restaurant it will cost me at least $50. $50 at the grocery store will buy the ingredients for a full meal. I'm talking meat, potatoes (rice, bread, whatever starch), vegetable. I will have leftovers for the next few days and ingredients for another dish. I don't believe I could feed my family on our income if we didn't cook from scratch most days of the month.
Amen. Most Americans lost the needed time ro cook due to both patents working and also are addicted to the chemicals in the fast food & restaurant chains.
I hate going out to eat unless it's a special occasion and it is a privately owned establishment. Someone who opened a restaurant for the love of food.
Our household has been cooking for everyone for the last 25 years on a weekly basis. Eating out has been frowned on for 25 years, even a roast chicken from the deli dept is a no-no. We'd rather go without than eat out or order in even the ingredients for a meal. The taste of commercially prepared food is disgusting. This espcially includes commercial pizzas tacos burgers etc etc.
We've kept records of the price per meal, and it has doubled and tripled, but still 50% - 70% less than eating out/ordering in. Our meals are organic and gourmet. Weekly menus must include a dozen fruits and veggies, salads, cooked breakfasts, sandwiches (home made bread) /quiches or meat handpies, entrees of 2 meats (chicken/turkey red meat, fish), every other week a hearty soup, and dessert (home made pies).We have a veg garden for a few things. We spend about as much on supplements as we do on food. Only one fam member has pharma meds for glacuoma. No other pharma meds.
It is seriously hard work. Anything that promotes health always is. On cook day the dishwasher goes 8-9 times, sometimes more. We make our own d/w soap and use vinegar for the rinseaid. The price of soaps has skyrocketed.
The pets also get home cooked or freeze dried raw. Either that or watch them suffer with degen diseases, spend thousands to cure them and still end up putting them down before their time.
You have made very wise decisions frem!!
You are doing it right. Pass those skills down to next generations. Very important culturally too
I have my 8 year old learning to use a chef's knife. Makes me damn near crap my drawers, but he does well.