On 2021-01-11 3:53 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Monday, January 11, 2021 at 3:45:35 PM UTC-5, RichD wrote:
>> How much time do the folks here spend in the kitchen
>> each day, preparing and cleaning, exclusive of eating?
>>
>> I could segue into the topics of economics and the
>> prepared food industry, but maybe save that for
>> another time -
>
> Less than an hour, typically. But not much less.
>
> Yesterday I spent considerably more time on both, because
> I roasted a turkey.
>

I have said in the past that I am not interested in leftovers. I am
re-examining that attitude these days. I have been sticking very closely
to a law salt heart healthy diet for the last 4 months and most of the
recipes are for 4-6 servings. Since they often call for a can of of
something, like beans and or tomatoes, I make the whole recipe rather
than halving it. That leaves us with enough for another dinner, or a
couple lunches.

This morning I spent about 5 minutes in the kitchen to make myself some
cream of wheat, and shortly after that another 5 minutes to toast a
piece of bread and to make myself a latte.

For lunch I reheated some pizza that was leftover from Saturday. It took
about 4 minutes to heat it up on a hot frying pan. While it was warming
up I got out some fruit for dessert.

It took me about 20 minutes of prep time to make ratatouille for supper.
Once it was left to cook I put on a pot of brown Basmati rice. That will
take 39 minutes. I can't count that as kitchen cooking time because I am
not in there. Tomorrow or Wednesday I will have another meal or
ratatouille.