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Bunnahabhain

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24. Every time I talk about people cooking at home
Mon Oct 14, 2013, 10:42 AM
Oct 2013

I get told how people lack the time/knowledge/etc. Thought I would reality test this. Your data would support my position so thank you for providing it.

Home Cooking [View all] Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 OP
Yes and No frazzled Oct 2013 #1
You have that power? Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #2
We don't use processed fredamae Oct 2013 #3
Maybe and maybe. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #4
Ditto pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #7
Snort. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #8
Back atcha pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #10
OK. I'm on food stamps cali Oct 2013 #5
Bookmarking thread for this recipe! IdaBriggs Oct 2013 #14
I love, love, love my crockpot. cali Oct 2013 #17
Here's a great site with recipes for the crockpot: xfundy Oct 2013 #70
I do the blended bean thing too Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #15
more details on the curried cauliflower/peas/tomatoes please. please. please. KittyWampus Oct 2013 #76
you bet. cali Oct 2013 #84
Thank you for the recipes..am bookmarking. nenagh Oct 2013 #101
Don't you care if the upper classes cook at home? leftstreet Oct 2013 #6
Should I have created more demarcs? Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #9
Who even cares? leftstreet Oct 2013 #11
Really? Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #16
Links? leftstreet Oct 2013 #18
I am not an insect to be ordered around by you. Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #19
LOL leftstreet Oct 2013 #22
One last time... Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #23
I certainly don't want to 'threadjack' leftstreet Oct 2013 #26
Okay, now I know where to put you. Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #31
I pay my cook over 100k leftstreet Oct 2013 #36
Does that come with benefits and vacation? Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #39
You don't know cooking, this thread is crap snooper2 Oct 2013 #63
unrec. SammyWinstonJack Oct 2013 #12
Yes and No... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #13
Crab is my weakness Aerows Oct 2013 #59
I wish I could get King or Snow Crab here in the City.. yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #80
Well Aerows Oct 2013 #87
Unless you are in Alaska, the only way you are going to Jenoch Oct 2013 #122
I had it fresh while visiting yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #123
I try. Especially because I am on a very special diet for health reasons. Denninmi Oct 2013 #20
What does 'seems to be the feeling' mean? Do you have any support for your Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #21
Every time I talk about people cooking at home Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #24
Gallup's data, not mine, and what it says is that most Americans cook at home Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #25
My assertion is people can cook at home. Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #27
Your OP is not clear. No biggie. Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #30
My OP expresses what I have surmised is the opinion of folks here Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #32
Yes, I cook almost every day and no on the income level. klyon Oct 2013 #28
Good luck with your data collection efforts ... TBF Oct 2013 #29
I cook whenever the stove is hot! nolabels Oct 2013 #41
I love home cooking. I love to cook. :) LaydeeBug Oct 2013 #33
On average five+ nights, takeout one night, eat out mostly when traveling or special occasions. FarCenter Oct 2013 #34
home cooking nothing to do with income mainer Oct 2013 #35
I agree with all of this Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #40
then you would be wrong. Look, I should fucking know cali Oct 2013 #58
Please educate me. Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #66
I just explained precisely why. cali Oct 2013 #71
But your explanation Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #72
bzzzt. another fail from you. let me explain this very simply just for you cali Oct 2013 #77
Ah, so you're one of them Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #81
oh for pity's sake. of course most people in this country don't know how to cook cali Oct 2013 #85
I never said you can afford chuck roast Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #90
your arrogance, lack of empathy, and obdurate cali Oct 2013 #104
Your obvious 1% upbringing has forever slanted your world view Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #114
bzzzzzzzzt! aaaah, so you're one of THEM Scout Oct 2013 #91
LOL, lame. Very lame. Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #92
see post #84 Scout Oct 2013 #95
LOL Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #98
the cluelessness exhibiteed by the OP is impressive cali Oct 2013 #103
Love you too! Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #115
yes it does. I love to cook. I'm a really good cook, but cali Oct 2013 #49
so low income doesn't cook and eats out? mainer Oct 2013 #64
no, it's not what I'm saying. I'm saying a lot of people cali Oct 2013 #88
What kind of fish are you trying to cook? Why/how are you 'failing?' I'd be happy msanthrope Oct 2013 #93
it's never as good as a restaurant's mainer Oct 2013 #102
Have you tried pancrisping on one side and then baking? With fish at home, you msanthrope Oct 2013 #111
Thanks! mainer Oct 2013 #119
I cook all my meals. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2013 #37
I cook at home and occasionally go out. Refraining from stating my income level. I love LiberalLoner Oct 2013 #38
I suck at baking, too Aerows Oct 2013 #62
I cook at home most nights SharkLasers Oct 2013 #42
What are you drinking? Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #46
Mostly cheap beer SharkLasers Oct 2013 #47
Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #48
I cook most nights - fresh quick meatless meals. Avalux Oct 2013 #43
Fresh pesto Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #44
I LOVE making fresh pesto! eissa Oct 2013 #67
yes every meal, and more loli phabay Oct 2013 #45
I am against home cooking - kids don't get enough social interaction The Straight Story Oct 2013 #50
Yes, I cook my own dinner. My income has nothing to do with it. Restaurants do not deserve to RB TexLa Oct 2013 #51
100% agree! Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #52
I believe you. This place is strangely medieval at times, closeupready Oct 2013 #61
I believe the past fights were over reasons why the poor often don't cook from scratch. xmas74 Oct 2013 #96
you are correct .... Scout Oct 2013 #97
I replied to you downthread about the same thing. xmas74 Oct 2013 #100
We hardly ever eat out, never have even before we retired. Shrike47 Oct 2013 #53
I cook for my family almost every night. Jenoch Oct 2013 #54
Costco "Simply Delicious" series is an excellent companion for home cooks. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2013 #55
Yep we cook at least three nights a week malaise Oct 2013 #56
I make cabbage all the time Aerows Oct 2013 #57
I cook almost every meal myself. I enjoy it, and closeupready Oct 2013 #60
yes and Yes srican69 Oct 2013 #65
I love cooking and do it almost every night eissa Oct 2013 #68
annual income less than 100,000 and yes, i cook most of our dinners and make our breakfasts La Lioness Priyanka Oct 2013 #69
This afternoon I am making new batches of homemade pasta sauce and Hatch green chile sauce Zorra Oct 2013 #73
Nice! Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #74
Cooking and Baking forum? Quantess Oct 2013 #75
I do cook, all the time lillypaddle Oct 2013 #78
we cook every meal except Friday dinner and the occasional Saturday lunch CBGLuthier Oct 2013 #79
Yes, typically all 7 nights/week - much less than 100K NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #82
define "cooking" Scout Oct 2013 #83
I referred to that book somewhere upthread xmas74 Oct 2013 #99
Home Cooking Polly Hennessey Oct 2013 #86
Oops! Polly Hennessey Oct 2013 #89
I cheat-cooked the past 3 days in a row ecstatic Oct 2013 #94
I'm average, or below agerage, or perhaps above average, but that would all depend Glassunion Oct 2013 #105
I cook 2-3x per week and eat leftovers most other days. taught_me_patience Oct 2013 #106
Yes, we cook at least 5 nights a week distantearlywarning Oct 2013 #107
less than 100,000 and dana_b Oct 2013 #108
More and more Link Speed Oct 2013 #109
Agreed Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #110
We eat at home more often than not WCIL Oct 2013 #112
If by "cook", you mean "apply heat," I do "cook." alarimer Oct 2013 #113
Yes and less than Cadfael Oct 2013 #116
Yes, I cook every day and income <$100k Ruby the Liberal Oct 2013 #117
Sounds tasty! Bunnahabhain Oct 2013 #118
Yes, and I decline to answer. nolabear Oct 2013 #120
Home cooking goes in cycles, has to do with work and time rather than economy. haele Oct 2013 #121
Do sandwiches count as "cooking"? How about raw food? Is the question eat out or not or what? uppityperson Oct 2013 #124
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