I did make breakfast every day except one. That aside, did I cook
anything this week?
If you define cooking as making frozen stuff, yes, every night. OTOH,
if you mean like actually preparing, seasoning, mixing, frying, baking, roasting, then no, I did not cook dinner this week.
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:40:34 +0000, Ed P wrote:
I did make breakfast every day except one. That aside, did I cookWhether it's frozen or not, I still consider it cooking.
anything this week?
If you define cooking as making frozen stuff, yes, every night. OTOH,
if you mean like actually preparing, seasoning, mixing, frying, baking,
roasting, then no, I did not cook dinner this week.
It's not going to hop in the oven or a skillet unless I
put it there and 95% of the time that's going to involve
some seasoning. It also involves some sort of side
vegetable as well and that vegetable might be canned or
it could be frozen. Whichever, I've got to prepare it
and season it as well.
Earlier this week I made homemade tomato soup and a
grilled cheese sandwich. I consider the grilled
cheese sandwich cooking as well as I had to prepare
it with butter to go into the toaster oven and turn
it to reach the desired golden hue.
America's Test Kitchen can't hold a patch to me. 😋
--
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:40:34 +0000, Ed P wrote:
Whether it's frozen or not, I still consider it cooking.
It's not going to hop in the oven or a skillet unless I
put it there and 95% of the time that's going to involve
some seasoning. It also involves some sort of side
vegetable as well and that vegetable might be canned or
it could be frozen. Whichever, I've got to prepare it
and season it as well.
Earlier this week I made homemade tomato soup and a
grilled cheese sandwich. I consider the grilled
cheese sandwich cooking as well as I had to prepare
it with butter to go into the toaster oven and turn
it to reach the desired golden hue.
America's Test Kitchen can't hold a patch to me. 😋
--
I did make breakfast every day except one. That aside, did I cook
anything this week?
If you define cooking as making frozen stuff, yes, every night. OTOH,
if you mean like actually preparing, seasoning, mixing, frying, baking, roasting, then no, I did not cook dinner this week.
Tonight, leftover pizza my son dropped off. A couple of nights was the Barber chicken, though I did peel and cut up a sweet potato to cook with
it in the air fryer.
I do make a salad every night though to keep some balance in my diet.
I do have a few things in the fridge that will need actual prep and
cooking in the next few days.
On 4/12/2025 5:06 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:40:34 +0000, Ed P wrote:
I did make breakfast every day except one. That aside, did I cookWhether it's frozen or not, I still consider it cooking.
anything this week?
If you define cooking as making frozen stuff, yes, every night. OTOH,
if you mean like actually preparing, seasoning, mixing, frying, baking,
roasting, then no, I did not cook dinner this week.
It's not going to hop in the oven or a skillet unless I
put it there and 95% of the time that's going to involve
some seasoning. It also involves some sort of side
vegetable as well and that vegetable might be canned or
it could be frozen. Whichever, I've got to prepare it
and season it as well.
Earlier this week I made homemade tomato soup and a
grilled cheese sandwich. I consider the grilled
cheese sandwich cooking as well as I had to prepare
it with butter to go into the toaster oven and turn
it to reach the desired golden hue.
America's Test Kitchen can't hold a patch to me. 😋
--
Oh yes, thanks for the reminder. One night I had grilled cheese. I had
to slice the cheddar off the brick to make it. Takes skill to get the slices the same thickness.
I have three brothers and we can all cook. I can confess to being the
best and they will agree. They have all acknowledged that. While they
can cook complete meals they need a recipe to follow. I have recipes in
my head or I can fake things. My younger brother can put on a meal
himself, but it is going to be part of his very limited repertoire,
probably something like canneloni where he will mix an egg, some
ricotta and gated parm and stuff it into pasta tubes use a jar of sauce.
My older brother taught me how to make pies but that is about the
extent of his baking.
I don't do salad. I usually have frozen vegetables on hand. I'm making
a pot of broccoli soup right now using frozen broccoli florets. And
OMG, canned cheddar cheese soup. With milk & cream. Uh oh, it's still >cooking.
I do have a few things in the fridge that will need actual prep and
cooking in the next few days.
There's usually some prep involved no matter what we do. In the end,
all that matters is does it taste good? :)
I did make breakfast every day except one. That aside, did I cook
anything this week?
If you define cooking as making frozen stuff, yes, every night. OTOH,
if you mean like actually preparing, seasoning, mixing, frying, baking, roasting, then no, I did not cook dinner this week.
Tonight, leftover pizza my son dropped off. A couple of nights was the Barber chicken, though I did peel and cut up a sweet potato to cook with
it in the air fryer.
I do make a salad every night though to keep some balance in my diet.
I do have a few things in the fridge that will need actual prep and
cooking in the next few days.
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 22:22:51 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:Â If there was an
'assembly line' of a recipe, he was right in the
middle doing his part. My fourth brother is a pretty
good cook and will ask what he should add or omit
when a dish doesn't turn out as well as he had hoped.
His wife takes care of the cooking now.
On 2025-04-12 6:38 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 22:22:51 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:Â If there was an
'assembly line' of a recipe, he was right in the
middle doing his part. My fourth brother is a pretty
good cook and will ask what he should add or omit
when a dish doesn't turn out as well as he had hoped.
His wife takes care of the cooking now.
My wife has taken over most of the cooking. Actually, she took over 14
years ago when I had heart surgery was was laid up for a few months. I didn't mind relinquishing the cooking duties. We had been married for
decades and I had cooked almost every dinner and done 99% of the baking
up to that point. It seemed fair.
MAGA SEX JOKE: [...] What is the difference between a NUN and a WHORE ...
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-04-12 6:38 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 22:22:51 +0000, Dave Smith wrote: If there was an
'assembly line' of a recipe, he was right in the
middle doing his part. My fourth brother is a pretty
good cook and will ask what he should add or omit
when a dish doesn't turn out as well as he had hoped.
His wife takes care of the cooking now.
My wife has taken over most of the cooking. Actually, she took over 14
years ago when I had heart surgery was was laid up for a few months. I
didn't mind relinquishing the cooking duties. We had been married for
decades and I had cooked almost every dinner and done 99% of the baking
up to that point. It seemed fair.
It is very fair. You've been a national hero and a stalwart law
enforcement officer all your life. And a descendant from a long line of heroic men.
It's only fitting that megatron, a robotic wife, should pick up the
slack when your ticker started dying.
I'm glad she is there for you.
On 2025-04-13, gm wrote:
MAGA SEX JOKE: [...] What is the difference between a NUN and a WHORE
...
Ummm, Greg, You *do* realize that the MAGA movement
does not have 'wiggle' room for any LBG.* sentiment?
The vast majority of MAGA members in good standing
would enact Leviticus-style punishment on anyone
who acts on perversions hatched by Satan hisself
in the minds of depraved lost souls such as your
previous self.
And for those like you who say they have given
up on such depravation, well, give his nads a
*really* close shave because, after all, they
swear up & down on a stack of bibles that they
have no plans to use them for anything anyways.
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 22:22:51 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
My oldest brother could cook, how well I'm not sure.
I have three brothers and we can all cook. I can confess to being the
best and they will agree. They have all acknowledged that. While they
can cook complete meals they need a recipe to follow. I have recipes in
my head or I can fake things. My younger brother can put on a meal
himself, but it is going to be part of his very limited repertoire,
probably something like canneloni where he will mix an egg, some
ricotta and gated parm and stuff it into pasta tubes use a jar of sauce.
 My older brother taught me how to make pies but that is about the
extent of his baking.
I never saw my second brother ever stir a pot or
cook an egg, but he was great around a grill. My
third brother didn't do much cooking that I ever saw
but he was more than willing to get in the kitchen
and peel potatoes and stir pots. If there was an
'assembly line' of a recipe, he was right in the
middle doing his part. My fourth brother is a pretty
good cook and will ask what he should add or omit
when a dish doesn't turn out as well as he had hoped.
His wife takes care of the cooking now.
On 2025-04-13, gm wrote:
MAGA SEX JOKE: [...] What is the difference between a NUN and a WHORE ...
Ummm, Greg, You *do* realize that the MAGA movement
does not have 'wiggle' room for any LBG.* sentiment?
The vast majority of MAGA members in good standing
would enact Leviticus-style punishment on anyone
who acts on perversions hatched by Satan hisself
in the minds of depraved lost souls such as your
previous self.
And for those like you who say they have given
up on such depravation, well, give his nads a
*really* close shave because, after all, they
swear up & down on a stack of bibles that they
have no plans to use them for anything anyways.
On 2025-04-12 5:06 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:40:34 +0000, Ed P wrote:
Whether it's frozen or not, I still consider it cooking.
It's not going to hop in the oven or a skillet unless I
put it there and 95% of the time that's going to involve
some seasoning. It also involves some sort of side
vegetable as well and that vegetable might be canned or
it could be frozen. Whichever, I've got to prepare it
and season it as well.
Earlier this week I made homemade tomato soup and a
grilled cheese sandwich. I consider the grilled
cheese sandwich cooking as well as I had to prepare
it with butter to go into the toaster oven and turn
it to reach the desired golden hue.
I have three brothers and we can all cook. I can confess to being the
best and they will agree. They have all acknowledged that. While
they can cook complete meals they need a recipe to follow. I have
recipes in my head or I can fake things. My younger brother can put
on a meal himself, but it is going to be part of his very limited
repertoire, probably something like canneloni where he will mix an
egg, some ricotta and gated parm and stuff it into pasta tubes use a
jar of sauce. My older brother taught me how to make pies but that
is about the extent of his baking.
On 4/12/2025 4:40 PM, Ed P wrote:
I did make breakfast every day except one. That aside, did I cook anything this week?
If you define cooking as making frozen stuff, yes, every night.Â
OTOH, if you mean like actually preparing, seasoning, mixing,
frying, baking, roasting, then no, I did not cook dinner this week.
I cook and make enough to freeze or refrigerate to reheat, does that
count? I certainly don't feel like doing it every day.
Tonight, leftover pizza my son dropped off. A couple of nights was
the Barber chicken, though I did peel and cut up a sweet potato to
cook with it in the air fryer.
I bought prepared mashed potatoes. I can't use up even a small bag
of potatoes fast enough before they start sprouting so unless I'm
going to cook them in a few days, why not? Heat them in the
microwave. Guess what? They taste good! And yes, I can use the
leftovers to make mashed potato pancakes. Just add an egg, some
onion and a little seasoned flour. Uh oh, that's cooking.
I do make a salad every night though to keep some balance in my
diet.
I don't do salad. I usually have frozen vegetables on hand. I'm
making a pot of broccoli soup right now using frozen broccoli
florets. And OMG, canned cheddar cheese soup. With milk & cream.
Uh oh, it's still cooking.
I do have a few things in the fridge that will need actual prep and
cooking in the next few days.
There's usually some prep involved no matter what we do. In the end,
all that matters is does it taste good? :)
Jill
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