Comments on Fear and Loathing in the Kitchen: Dinner, July 4 - Getting Real in the Kitchen

Funny you mention that Anna. I got a flyer recent...

2007-08-14T15:51:00.000-04:00

Funny you mention that Anna. I got a flyer recently for just that sort of thing. Not for me either, bc I like my kitchen (and heck, I'm home) but it's a good start at least.

I agree completely, yet people look at me like I'm...

2007-08-14T14:09:00.000-04:00

I agree completely, yet people look at me like I'm from Mars when I say this to them. They have absolutely been convinced/brainwashed they have no time for real, home cooked food, yet they find time for all kinds of other things that add no benefit to their lives.

But I am slowly seeing a bit of a change. Recently several businesses opened near me with "communal kitchens" for the lack of a better term. The business does all the shopping, provides the kitchen and tools, and one can cook multiple meals in a session and take them home for eating later. Friends can cook together, too.

Personally, that is not for me (I like cooking in my kitchen), but if that is what it takes for some people to get back in a kitchen making real food, then it's probably a good trend.

There is nothing more beautiful or fulfilling than...

2007-07-26T07:28:00.000-04:00

There is nothing more beautiful or fulfilling than cooking your own food and controlling 100% what you put into your body. Great post because it goes to the core of alot of food issues we have.
Adam;-)

Well said! I think most people have time to do a c...

2007-07-15T22:15:00.000-04:00

Well said!

I think most people have time to do a cooking bonanza - say set aside a Sunday afternoon, make sauces, soups, curries and freeze in individual portions for easy, homecooked meals throughout the week.

Also, the more you cook, the more practice you get and the quicker you'll be. Relying on processed food for speed perpetuates the anti-cooking cycle, which is absolutely making some people very rich.

Beautifully said.

2007-07-09T13:51:00.000-04:00

Beautifully said.

Me too Royce! I used to get pasta at least once a...

2007-07-05T23:52:00.000-04:00

Me too Royce! I used to get pasta at least once a week from a place in my complex...now I slink past them feeling guilty, but slimmer and healthier! One of the owners actually commented on my weight loss and asked for some tips...I lent her Protein Power.

Agreed. We're encouraged to buy the "affordable" p...

2007-07-05T23:49:00.000-04:00

Agreed. We're encouraged to buy the "affordable" premade stuff (which is of course made to look high-end in the ads...gourmet frozen pizza, etc), but in whose best interest is it to do so? And what exactly are we doing with all that time we're saving not cooking?

One time the pizza delivery girl came to my aparta...

2007-07-05T22:33:00.000-04:00

One time the pizza delivery girl came to my apartament by habit. I hadn't even ordered a pizza. I switched to a low carb/high protien/high fat/high veggie diet and feel better than I have in years.

I remember when all my food came from boxes and ca...

2007-07-05T14:08:00.000-04:00

I remember when all my food came from boxes and cans too - especially frozen dinners. I've come a long way. Now I order meat from a local farmer's co op and get fresh local vegetables whenever I can. I enjoy cooking.

I think it's sad that people don't cook as much anymore, we are "too busy" to put a decent dinner on the table. It's all about the money - we are encouraged to think that. It's so much more profitable for corporations if we keep eating chemical crap out of the cans and boxes.

I remember when pretty much all my food came from ...

2007-07-05T12:22:00.000-04:00

I remember when pretty much all my food came from a can or box! And I remember how crappy I felt all the time.

I'm the same - I like to take my time and when I do rush, it isn't the same.

I would spend at least 2 hours cooking dinner, its...

2007-07-05T04:32:00.000-04:00

I would spend at least 2 hours cooking dinner, its just me, I don't like to rush it. I like to enjoy my dinner and whenever I rush it, its never how I want it to be if that makes sense.

I have always hated reheated one meal dinner type stuff, hate microwaves too, or packet stuff like a cake out of a box. I would much rather cook from fresh any day and the time it takes is so worth it, even more so now that I think so for nutritional quality rather then just taste.