2010-03-17, 17:01 | Link #3021 | |
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2010-03-17, 17:09 | Link #3023 | |
'Sup Ballers
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2010-03-17, 18:30 | Link #3024 | |
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There's a metric f-ton of books and guides out there on how to create a huge variety of dishes that don't take much preparation or budget, just good planning and organizational skills. Not enough time is just an excuse for most. They have time, they just don't use it wisely. *by scratch I mean store bought parts.
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2010-03-17, 22:41 | Link #3026 |
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30 minutes is wayyy too little time, unless you have two or three extra pairs of hands helping you, and even then. From square one to the finishing line for most families (Eg. one member doing it all) a standard meal will take you a good amount of time, a big meal can easily take over an hour easy.
@Fate Please cleaning's for the Commis Some people don't care about what they put in their mouths, it depends on the family and the person. Reading over the comments on the original article there are some good things about it; it makes life easier for the elderly and is better than eating out etc. I don't think it'll replace the way dinner will be made, and of course going out, they'll never bother with the processed stuff (Too expensive). It's a modern day convenience, that's all it is.
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2010-03-18, 02:26 | Link #3027 |
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2010-03-18, 02:49 | Link #3028 |
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That's... dedication. Is there a translation for that?
What is the topic? The shortest skirt a girl can wear while going up a staircase without worrying ... or... how you should position yourself to get a view?
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2010-03-18, 04:25 | Link #3031 | ||
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- Took the words, right out of my mouth. Funny how both my parents have worked all their lives, but as kids there was cooked meals in the house. It is a case of meal planning and cooking up stews or dishes that can be heated by the kids (depending on age) when they get back from school. Or in my case, I was doing the cooking sometimes when I came home from school (like sticking rice in the rice cooker) or something, but with strict time management and planning, home cooked meals can be eaten, so it is just laziness. Quote:
The response was people claming to have no time, so to make food is impossible and already cut/peeled/fried yada yada packaged meals are needed, which Solace was pointing out that you don't need much time to make something pretty decent. On a weekday when parents are working, I doubt they'd be time for a big family sitdown (like a Sunday Roast, kinda thing). Also, if food was just food, then humans wouldn't have various opinions on taste. Food is one of the very few free pleasures in life that humans have as a species. (sex being another) Good food, home made food is almost orgasmic in itself, especially when you consume something that tastes to damn good, you smile no? (Hell, your mouth waters when you know you're about to eat something amazing). It leaves you wanting more, you feel good and the memories tend to last of a particular dish that you had which you enjoyed greately (or hated, lol)
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2010-03-18, 04:50 | Link #3032 | |||
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: CH aka Chocaholic Heaven
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I admit that more often than not, we would use conventional shortcuts: pre leveled dough for pies (coupled with frozen spinach or cheese for some delicious pies), canned peeled tomatoes for sauces. But anyway, it has been normal for centuries now to buy bread and buy pre grinded and mixed spices... but come on... pre minced onions.... Quote:
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Now food tend to be associated with either fuel needed to run the body, a compulsive need, or a way to get a nice/healthy body. Appreciating and savoring it for it's intrinsic value tend to be a minority behavior alas...
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2010-03-18, 05:20 | Link #3033 |
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By normal i mean chinese where a normal homecooked meal consist of rice and at least 3 dishes. Of course if you want to be fast you can just throw everything into 1 pot and call it a stew or something. While technically it is still homecooked, it is really not much different from what i can buy just 5 mins walk from home.
I know most people like eating but i myself don't particularly like eating. I eat because i get hungry and since i have to eat, it might as well be good. If i can forgo eating altogether with no adverse effect i would do it. But eating is good for social purposes too though. |
2010-03-18, 14:10 | Link #3035 | |
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Fürth (GER)
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The good thing is I need very little at the evening then. If I had to cook two meals, it would cost me at least an hour + food costs (lets say 4€ or 5€ for the raw food). So, it would basically cost me approximately 26€ - 42% income tax/health care/and so on... means I actually pay approximately 17€ for the two meals instead of just 4€ to 10€ (average 6€). Using that logic, I have not enough time (time = money)... since it would only make sense for me to cook the meals myself if they could be cooked almost instantly (10 to 15 minutes).
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2010-03-18, 14:38 | Link #3036 | ||
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Frankly, instead of wasting my time preparing a deal, I'd just as soon microwave it and use the time to read. A pleasure that isn't shared by "humans as a species", but guess what? I don't give a damn. I like it, so that's what I do. And while we're on the subject of the conveniences of modern life - how many of you guys who love to peel potatoes sew your own clothes? Build your own furniture (and no, Ikea doesn't count)? How many of you prefer to send mails or phone to going to meet your friends every single time you've got something to tell them? Or, heck, just staying on the subject of food - you buy whole potatoes and carrots. Good for you. Why not grow them yourself instead? Last edited by Anh_Minh; 2010-03-18 at 14:50. |
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2010-03-18, 22:11 | Link #3038 | |
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Sewing's a dying art; but even a rudimentary knowledge of it is hella useful.
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2010-03-18, 23:54 | Link #3039 | ||
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