On 2019-03-21 2:43 p.m., A Moose in Love wrote:
> On Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 4:32:37 PM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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
>>
>> There were times when I was younger when I went straight from work to some
>> other activities and I might not get home until the wee hours, then, I
>> didn't do a lot of cooking at home although the cooking that I did do was
>> usually brought to work as lunch.
>>
>> These days I only dine out when I have to. I don't like dining out.
>
> i just got invited to a chinese buffet place for my friends birthday. i mentioned before here that i get sick when i eat there. i'm going, but i will only eat the 'north american' type foods such as ribs, wings(just breaded; no sauce), shrimp cocktail etc. i'm not touching any of the 'chinese' type foods. no soup.
>
Oh, I dunno! You could go for a good Spring clean-out:-)