"Dean G." > wrote in message
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>
> I agree, but you forgot one thing : If you work instead make things from
> scratch, you tend to get paid. If your pay for working x hours is more
than
> you would save by cooking from scratch for x hours, then you might as well
> stay at work. Also, don't forget the extra time and money for the extra
> cleaning. I cook from scratch because the results are of higher quality
than
> the pre-packaged stuff, not because it is cheaper. The way I cook, it
often
> isn't any cheaper to cook from scratch because canned pasta sauces don't
use
> basalmic vinegar, chaterelles, or high quality olive oil for example. Crap
> is usually very cheap.
>

A lot of times when I cook from scratch, I make a double recipe and freeze
the extra for another meal(s) which can help reduce the cost in time and
money.