On Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 11:06:47 AM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
> A co-worker was surprised when I mentioned I like to cook. "Just for
> yourself?" Yes. "You live alone, right?" Yes. "And you cook. Just
> for yourself." I laughed. Of course I do! You don't think I go out to
> eat every day, do you?
>
> Maybe the millenials go out to eat all the time but I'm not a millenial.
> The idea that people living by themselves don't cook seems to be a
> common misconception.
>
> I explained to her I have a small stand-alone freezer. Cooking for one
> isn't difficult. But with a freezer it's easy to cook some things in
> slightly larger quantities and have leftovers for homemade freezer meals
> for when I don't feel like cooking.
>
> I don't understand why the concept was such a surprise. Your thoughts?
>
> Jill

i live alone. i cook. although my cooking is very simple. stews, schnitzels, and a popular dessert: steel cut oatmeal sweetened with raw honey. roasts once in a while if someone is coming over.