I got take out tonight, nothing to write about, but if I had cooked
this same meal at home, it would have cost me more.

If I was cooking for 2! it would still be cheaper to eat out..
right???

Of course, money is not always the issue, there is.. the "Joy of
cooking".. lmao

Tell that! to a mother of 15 (my grandma).. The joy of cooking, what a
hoot!
Cooking for more than 3 or 4 MUST be a chore!

Talking about cheap! if you're really bored, read on!

Here is the best way to get the most juice for the squeeze at the
grocer!

You go in, and you buy what you want!

You don't sit there and dicker over cost per ounce! You don't do it!

If you do! You will come home, put the stuff away... go back in the
kitchen an hour later and you can't find anything to eat! IT'S THE
TRUTH

I say! buy what you want!

Just try it one time. Sure, you have to keep inside your net price
range, but...
this time.. or next time..

Walk in, and buy what you want.

Don't compare prices (very much)...

Listen to me, I know what I'm talking about, I know many will
disagree, but you will thank me for this later on.

Walk in, (or crawl) and buy what you want.

Buy.. Moose Trax Ice Cream

Buy... the HUGE BAG OF VEGETABLE MEDELY in the veggie dept...

Buy.. Kraft veggie medley with the cheese pack in the bag.. the good
stuff.

Buy... caramel apple wraps (lol, you know which ones Im talking about)

Buy... Niiice cuts of meat... the good ones...

Buy... Brand name canned foods

.....

Top shelf coffee
Top shelf sauces

Buy things you have always wanted to try!

See, this way when you get home, you've got good food in the cabinets,
you've got quality coffee filters! VERY tasty coffee..

the idea is.. you are loving yourself in doing this, you're going to
love yourself FOR doing it, you are loving yourself IN doing it.

buy the best toothpaste... and toilet paper and paper towels...

Here's what you are going to be shocked to find!

YOU WILL SPEND LESS MONEY, YOU WILL EAT BETTER

You will eat better with less work to prepare many of the items you
bought.

Try some silly fru fru mixtures, like... those boxed betty crocker
meals.. where you just add the meat.

One meal after another, you will have something to look forward to,
not something to dread.

I've do this every chance I get... you will appreciate the quality of
what you're feeding your body.
Laugh all you want, I know what I'm talking about.

Barry wrote:
>
> I got take out tonight, nothing to write about, but if I had cooked
> this same meal at home, it would have cost me more.
>

I know a couple who never cook. They have an incredible kitchen with all
the best appliance, but the only people who have ever used it are the
people who cater their parties. Their fridge usually has a some juice and,
some Tim Hortons Bagels and coffee to be heated up for breakfast. They both
work so they go out for lunch. They go out for dinner every night of the
week. They don't drink or eat desserts. No appetizers. They just order and
entree each, and just water to drink. They figure that it costs them no
more to eat dinner out every night than it would to eat at home. There is
no work for them to prepare and cook the meal themselves and nothing to
cleanup.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> I know a couple who never cook. They have an incredible kitchen with all
> the best.
> They go out for dinner every night of the
> week. They don't drink or eat desserts. No appetizers. They just order and
> entree each, and just water to drink.

This is not the life style nornmal brained people aspire to. That's
not eating out. They're depriving themselves of enjoying decent meals
so they can afford to show off their phoney baloney pristine kitchen,
etc. They have pristine brains too, unused. And there's no bragging
rights to eating out every day anyway, only proves one has taste in
ass disease, restaurant food sucks... and if they're that worried
about the pennies that they can't order appetisers, desserts, and
drinks all that proves is that they eat in crap holes and order the
cheapest entrees from the local greazy spoon hash houses. There's a
term for the money those pinheads save on food, kishka gelt... money
derived from depriving ones stomach.

On Feb 13, 8:28 pm, "Sheldon" > wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > I know a couple who never cook. They have an incredible kitchen with all
> > the best.
> > They go out for dinner every night of the
> > week. They don't drink or eat desserts. No appetizers. They just order and
> > entree each, and just water to drink.
>
> This is not the life style nornmal brained people aspire to. That's
> not eating out. They're depriving themselves of enjoying decent meals
> so they can afford to show off their phoney baloney pristine kitchen,
> etc. They have pristine brains too, unused. And there's no bragging
> rights to eating out every day anyway, only proves one has taste in
> ass disease, restaurant food sucks... and if they're that worried
> about the pennies that they can't order appetisers, desserts, and
> drinks all that proves is that they eat in crap holes and order the
> cheapest entrees from the local greazy spoon hash houses. There's a
> term for the money those pinheads save on food, kishka gelt... money
> derived from depriving ones stomach.

I could not agree more. You hit the nail on the head with that post,
Sheldon.

On Feb 13, 9:45 pm, "PVC" > wrote:

> I could not agree more. You hit the nail on the head with that post,
> Sheldon.

Poor PVC, you remind me of a dog, cept you don't know whether to sniff
his butt or shake his hand.

Sheldon wrote:

> > I know a couple who never cook. They have an incredible kitchen with all
> > the best.
> > They go out for dinner every night of the
> > week. They don't drink or eat desserts. No appetizers. They just order and
> > entree each, and just water to drink.
>
> This is not the life style nornmal brained people aspire to. That's
> not eating out. They're depriving themselves of enjoying decent meals
> so they can afford to show off their phoney baloney pristine kitchen,
> etc. They have pristine brains too, unused. And there's no bragging
> rights to eating out every day anyway, only proves one has taste in
> ass disease, restaurant food sucks... and if they're that worried
> about the pennies that they can't order appetisers, desserts, and
> drinks all that proves is that they eat in crap holes and order the
> cheapest entrees from the local greazy spoon hash houses. There's a
> term for the money those pinheads save on food, kishka gelt... money
> derived from depriving ones stomach.

The husband doesn't have a clue about cooking. She is not much better. They
don't brag about going out for dinner every night. Given their lack of
talent in the kitchen, and lack of interest in cooking, it is just a matter
of fact in their lives. They do a little better than greasy spoons. They go
for Indian food, Thai, Italian. They drive to the restaurant, order their
dinner, eat, pay and leave the work to someone else. They are very nice
people. When they entertain they provide incredible food.... prepared,
served and cleaned up by someone else. They are not lazy. They both have
good jobs and make money. They are both quite talented in other things. In
their spare they buy old houses, envision a new look for them, pay someone
else to do the work and then rent them or sell them for a considerable
profit. They just don't like to cook and figure it is not worth their time
or money to do it themselves.

If there is ever some sort of catastrophe that causes all the local
restaurants to shut down they will be the first to starve. But I hope not.
They are nice people.

On Feb 13, 10:46 pm, Dave Smith > wrote:

> If there is ever some sort of catastrophe that causes all the local
> restaurants to shut down they will be the first to starve. But I hope not.
> They are nice people.

Sheldon can only picture these two people eating at White Castle.

Good heavens!

It's funny, Indian food keeps coming up today.

This morning as I went for a walk near a condo community, I could
smell someone cooking Indian food, those distinct spices... I told my
friend and my friend said.. "yes!, that's the so and so's cooking..."
a very appetizing smell.

Someone else mentioned Indian food on here about 2 hours ago, and now
you.
That's 3 and now I want me some.

What is that distinct almost sweet smell? is that curry? I have no
idea.

Barry wrote:
>
> > If there is ever some sort of catastrophe that causes all the local
> > restaurants to shut down they will be the first to starve. But I hope not.
> > They are nice people.
>
> Sheldon can only picture these two people eating at White Castle.

What can I say. There are no White Castles here. There is Wendy's, Burger
King, A&W, McDonalds, Harvey's and a few other franchise fast food joints.
These people don't eat in those places. Those places aren't even that
cheap.
>
> Good heavens!
>
> It's funny, Indian food keeps coming up today.


That was just one of the types mentioned. They live in a mid sized city
that has Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Greek, Italian, German, Polish, Korean,
English Pubs, Irish Pubs and a few other ethnic restaurants, as well as a
number of greasy spoons where you can usually get a better burger than any
of the franchise joints.

Think about it for a sec.... you could go into different Chinese
restaurants every night of the week and get one dish each for about $8.
With tax and tip you are looking at $20 for dinner for 2, $140 per week.
Sure, it is a little more than groceries for two for a week, but not much
more, and there is work to prepare it and no cleanup.

Personally, I enjoy cooking and feel more comfortable eating at home. I can
have a drink before dinner, have dessert and coffee and not have to worry
about driving. My lifestyle is to enjoy eating at home and theirs is to eat
out. I don't begrudge them the experience. Neither do I envy them.




>
> This morning as I went for a walk near a condo community, I could
> smell someone cooking Indian food, those distinct spices... I told my
> friend and my friend said.. "yes!, that's the so and so's cooking..."
> a very appetizing smell.
>
> Someone else mentioned Indian food on here about 2 hours ago, and now
> you.
> That's 3 and now I want me some.
>
> What is that distinct almost sweet smell? is that curry? I have no
> idea.

Sheldon wrote:

> Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> > I know a couple who never cook. They have an incredible kitchen with all
> > the best.
> > They go out for dinner every night of the
> > week. They don't drink or eat desserts. No appetizers. They just order
and
> > entree each, and just water to drink.
>
> This is not the life style nornmal brained people aspire to. That's
> not eating out. They're depriving themselves of enjoying decent meals
> so they can afford to show off their phoney baloney pristine kitchen,
> etc. They have pristine brains too, unused. And there's no bragging
> rights to eating out every day anyway, only proves one has taste in
> ass disease, restaurant food sucks... and if they're that worried
> about the pennies that they can't order appetisers, desserts, and
> drinks all that proves is that they eat in crap holes and order the
> cheapest entrees from the local greazy spoon hash houses. There's a
> term for the money those pinheads save on food, kishka gelt... money
> derived from depriving ones stomach.


Isn't one term for such a person "JAP"...???

:-)

--
Best
Greg

On Feb 14, 6:02�pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > Dave Smith wrote:
>
> > > I know a couple who never cook. They have an incredible kitchen with all
> > > the best.
> > > They go out for dinner every night of the
> > > week. They don't drink or eat desserts. No appetizers. They just order
> and
> > > entree each, and just water to drink.
>
> > This is not the life style nornmal brained people aspire to. *That's
> > not eating out. *They're depriving themselves of enjoying decent meals
> > so they can afford to show off their phoney baloney pristine kitchen,
> > etc. *They have pristine brains too, unused. *And there's no bragging
> > rights to eating out every day anyway, only proves one has taste in
> > ass disease, restaurant food sucks... and if they're that worried
> > about the pennies that they can't order appetisers, desserts, and
> > drinks all that proves is that they eat in crap holes and order the
> > cheapest entrees from the local greazy spoon hash houses. *There's a
> > term for the money those pinheads save on food, kishka gelt... money
> > derived from depriving ones stomach.
>
> Isn't one term for such a person "JAP"...???

Yeah, well, for her... but unless he's a transvestite. hehe

Dave Smith wrote:

> Barry wrote:
> >
> > I got take out tonight, nothing to write about, but if I had cooked
> > this same meal at home, it would have cost me more.
> >
>
> I know a couple who never cook. They have an incredible kitchen with all
> the best appliance, but the only people who have ever used it are the
> people who cater their parties. Their fridge usually has a some juice
and,
> some Tim Hortons Bagels and coffee to be heated up for breakfast. They
both
> work so they go out for lunch. They go out for dinner every night of the
> week. They don't drink or eat desserts. No appetizers. They just order and
> entree each, and just water to drink. They figure that it costs them no
> more to eat dinner out every night than it would to eat at home. There is
> no work for them to prepare and cook the meal themselves and nothing to
> cleanup.


There used to a poster on rec.travel.air who did same. She bragged that her
stove had never been used, that the owner's manual was still taped to the
inside oven door...

--
Best
Greg

On Feb 14, 6:00�pm, "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
> > Barry wrote:
>
> > > I got take out tonight, nothing to write about, but if I had cooked
> > > this same meal at home, it would have cost me more.
>
> > I know a couple who never cook. They have an incredible kitchen with all
> > the best appliance, but the only people who have ever used it are the
> > people who cater their parties. *Their fridge usually has a some juice
> and,
> > some Tim Hortons Bagels and coffee to be heated up for breakfast. They
> both
> > work so they go out for lunch. *They go out for dinner every night of the
> > week. They don't drink or eat desserts. No appetizers. They just order and
> > entree each, and just water to drink. *They figure that it costs them no
> > more to eat dinner out every night than it would to eat at home. There is
> > no work for them to prepare and cook the meal themselves and *nothing to
> > cleanup.
>
> There used to a poster on rec.travel.air who did same. *She bragged that her
> stove had never been used, *that the owner's manual was still taped to the
> inside oven door...

Perhaps she was speaking of her unused personal oven with the manual
taped to the inside of her thigh... bodda bing!

Sheldon

hmmm...if only your premise is true.

Most cheap foods, all dollar meals, made when you order, are so high
in fats, sugars, cholesteral and calories that in the long run your
hospital bill for the health problems will quickly cost more in the
time and money cooking at home will ever cost.

OK health issues aside, i had a grilled chicken breast with noodles
and cheese and broccoli.

total time cooking 30 minutes, with 15 minutes cleanup. Total time
eating out, well after the where do you want to go discussion, 15-30
minutes going to a fast food or resteraunt 10-25 minutes waiting for
food.

OK forget about time, how much did it cost me?

Chicken breast from 10 pound bag approximately 20 pieces (of verying
sizes) $9.39/per bag .47 cents
Noodles lets say .20 cents
cheese maybe .40-.80 cents depending on how much you shred (2 minutes
with a shredder)
broccoli (the actual expensive item) $1-1.50

you can spend a little more money every once in a while to add a
little more flavor, spices rubs and what not.

Time spent enjoying a meal with family at home-priceless.

This is true if:
1. You work for more than coolie's wages, or
2. You have passed an accounting class.

However I have chosen fine dining over drugs or hookers, since it is
relatively the cheapest of vices.

I have sometimes been disappointed by even the best restaurants. I can make
many dishes better. a
moron can buy a USDA prime ribeye and slap it on the grill. I can broil a
lobster tail. I can mix parmasian,
butter, and cream together.

I have invested some time and energy into learning to cook. It takes work
and is also more expensive to
buy the ingredients, but it is a relatively cheap endevor.

It is a great disapointment to get restaurant dishes such as "alfredo sauce"
made of flour, milk, and artificial
flavoring, or gravy made of flour, milk, and artificial flavoring.

....Steaks that are sandwich thin planks of wood. ...etc.

By the way, cooking for one is an order of magnitude worse!

Mitch

Mitch Scherer" wrote:
>
> I have invested some time and energy into learning to cook. *It takes work
> and is also more expensive to
> buy the ingredients, but it is a relatively cheap endevor.
>
> It is a great disapointment to get restaurant dishes such as "alfredo sauce"
> made of flour, milk, and artificial
> flavoring, or gravy made of flour, milk, and artificial flavoring.
>
> ...Steaks that are sandwich thin planks of wood. *...etc.
>
> By the way, cooking for one is an order of magnitude worse!

Then don't cook for one. Any person who lives alone and cooks for one
hasn't a clue about cooking, they'd be much better off heading for a
local drive-thru. I rarely cook less than for four... left overs are
often better than the original, they taste better and take no time or
effort, they're all ready to eat with virtually no clean up... I mean
like only a pinhead boils just two eggs, bakes just one potato, cooks
just one serving of stew... I wouldn't dirty a pan or light my grill
for just one meal worth of steak, cold sliced steak is excellent, can
be used to make many dishes that are even better than the original.
The smallest omelet I make contains ten eggs. A lot of great meals
can be prepared, and prepared quickly with left over fried eggs... I
would use the entire dozen but typically hold two back just in case I
decide to prepare something that calls for eggs, even if just an egg
wash for breading a half dozen pork chops... come home too tired to
cook just pop a brewskie appetiser and zap a couple cold breaded chops
smothered under a can of baked beans, pop another brewski and dinner
in your undies in front of the tube is more gormay than at any snooty
fine dining dive... yeah, we got dessert too, a double slab of left
over pineapple upside down cake with a scoop of nilla is as fine as it
gets... oh, why not, there are six left over cherries.

Sheldon

On Feb 14, 9:46 am, "Sheldon" > wrote:

> A lot of great meals
> can be prepared, and prepared quickly with left over fried eggs...

Name two. -aem

aem wrote:
>
> On Feb 14, 9:46 am, "Sheldon" > wrote:
>
> > A lot of great meals
> > can be prepared, and prepared quickly with left over fried eggs...
>
> Name two. -aem

- Spinach Salad
- Nasi Goreng

On Feb 14, 2:03 pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> aem wrote:

> > Name two. -aem
>
> - Spinach Salad
> - Nasi Goreng

hmm, that's only one, I've never seen fried egg on spinach

SURE you can put snail crap on toast and eat it, I've just never seen
it.
You need one more Dave

I have cooked a big pot of chili or something and after a week or so I am
pretty damned sick of chili.

Also, I prefer fresh food. Some stored foods, especially cooked dishes
quickly become rubbery, hard, mushy, gamy, off, rancid, green, white,
grainy, or whatever. Frozen, uncooked steaks, burgers, shrimp, and many
other foods can be prepared after almost a year with no detectable
difference from fresh. Most frozen-uncooked foods store much better than
frozen-cooked.

I go to the market often and buy small quantities.


"Sheldon" > wrote in message
oups.com...
Mitch Scherer" wrote:
>
> I have invested some time and energy into learning to cook. It takes work
> and is also more expensive to
> buy the ingredients, but it is a relatively cheap endevor.
>
> It is a great disapointment to get restaurant dishes such as "alfredo
> sauce"
> made of flour, milk, and artificial
> flavoring, or gravy made of flour, milk, and artificial flavoring.
>
> ...Steaks that are sandwich thin planks of wood. ...etc.
>
> By the way, cooking for one is an order of magnitude worse!

Then don't cook for one. Any person who lives alone and cooks for one
hasn't a clue about cooking, they'd be much better off heading for a
local drive-thru. I rarely cook less than for four... left overs are
often better than the original, they taste better and take no time or
effort, they're all ready to eat with virtually no clean up... I mean
like only a pinhead boils just two eggs, bakes just one potato, cooks
just one serving of stew... I wouldn't dirty a pan or light my grill
for just one meal worth of steak, cold sliced steak is excellent, can
be used to make many dishes that are even better than the original.
The smallest omelet I make contains ten eggs. A lot of great meals
can be prepared, and prepared quickly with left over fried eggs... I
would use the entire dozen but typically hold two back just in case I
decide to prepare something that calls for eggs, even if just an egg
wash for breading a half dozen pork chops... come home too tired to
cook just pop a brewskie appetiser and zap a couple cold breaded chops
smothered under a can of baked beans, pop another brewski and dinner
in your undies in front of the tube is more gormay than at any snooty
fine dining dive... yeah, we got dessert too, a double slab of left
over pineapple upside down cake with a scoop of nilla is as fine as it
gets... oh, why not, there are six left over cherries.

Sheldon

"Mitch Scherer" wrote:
> I have cooked a big pot of chili or something and after a week or so I am
> pretty damned sick of chili.

Few want to eat the same thing every day for a week regardless what,
even if someone loves lobster they'd get pretty sick of it by the
third day... something terribly wrong with someone who'd eat the same
thing every day for a week till it makes them gack... chili freezes
very well, aren't many dishes that freeze as well.

> Also, *I prefer fresh food*. * *
>
>Frozen, uncooked steaks, burgers, shrimp, and many
> other foods can be prepared after almost a year with no detectable difference from fresh. *

Doesn't jibe with your *previous* statement... in fact if you can't
tell the difference you're definitely afflicted with taste-in-ass
disease.

Most frozen-uncooked foods store much better than
> frozen-cooked.

Utter nonsense. Which is why the frozen foods section is filled with
*cooked* dishes... are you trying to say that all the food scientists
the corporations hire to run their labs are nothing but goof balls.
duh