tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post9201698321029647369..comments2023-06-11T03:51:05.671-05:00Comments on Susan's Pendulum: Saving Money in the KitchenSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16152213210269075304noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-61534982070935113622013-03-14T21:54:52.065-05:002013-03-14T21:54:52.065-05:00Eight hours per day sounds right. I always thought...Eight hours per day sounds right. I always thought I must be terribly inefficient to spend so much time in there. Maybe not so bad as I thought.<br />-Rebecca H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-45764178998520656512013-03-07T16:54:27.928-06:002013-03-07T16:54:27.928-06:00Unfortunately, she wasn't being funny. She wa...Unfortunately, she wasn't being funny. She was inept with everything domestic. It was very sad that she was so unprepared to care for herself as an adult.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171063087193671797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-41864367394014383152013-03-06T09:52:25.243-06:002013-03-06T09:52:25.243-06:00I was thinking it would be more like 2 hours/day. ...I was thinking it would be more like 2 hours/day. HA! Now, I'm really curious.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182861834635420699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-32179628595741518602013-03-06T09:09:40.875-06:002013-03-06T09:09:40.875-06:00It's maybe 10 min _per item_ !
So, it may be ...It's maybe 10 min _per item_ !<br /><br />So, it may be only 10 min extra to make my own white sauce for a pot pie. But then it's another 10 min to prep fresh vegetables for that pot pie. And another 10 min to mix a from scratch pie crust instead of using a purchased one. And another 10 min to pick a chicken carcass clean instead of opening a bag of precut, precooked chicken pieces. <br /><br />That's an extra 40 minutes right there...Elephantschildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610471467736150461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-9965993389958431632013-03-06T07:36:37.784-06:002013-03-06T07:36:37.784-06:00Yes, Karen, I've seen the same thing about wha...Yes, Karen, I've seen the same thing about what "from scratch" means to different people.<br /><br />But, c'mon, heating the can???? I hope she was being funny!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307213773466556564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-68065409862722466672013-03-05T22:28:05.959-06:002013-03-05T22:28:05.959-06:00People have very different definitions of scratch ...People have very different definitions of scratch cooking. Purchasing pre-made crust and adding a jar of spaghetti sauce and topping with sliced pepperoni and pre-grated cheese is considered by many to be scratch cooking. I have a friend who considers boxed macaroni and cheese a scratch meal. <br /><br />Those of us who really cook aren't normal enough to be considered. We always laugh about my daughter's college room mate who wouldn't believe that cooking canned corn was opening the can and dumping it in a pan to heat. The room mate called her mom because she thought the can was supposed to be heated too.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11171063087193671797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-7890493754126018012013-03-05T21:59:00.555-06:002013-03-05T21:59:00.555-06:00Barb Wieting and I used to wonder what we did all ...Barb Wieting and I used to wonder what we did all day, how come we could never accomplish anything, and <i>why</i> did it seem like we were always in the kitchen?? So once we sat down and started adding up. I figured that, when I had 4-6 kids too-young-to-drive, I was spending an average of 8 hours a day with food. That included weekly shopping; the daily cooking, eating, cleaning up; and the tasks that weren't specific to just one meal (like making bread or granola or broth for the week). EIGHT HOURS. So yeah, if I'd bothered to buy the convenience foods, it would've taken "only" 7:50?? LOL -- I don't think so.<br /><br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16307213773466556564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34185942.post-52069294095078115502013-03-05T21:30:54.086-06:002013-03-05T21:30:54.086-06:00I agree. I am going to try to remember to watch th...I agree. I am going to try to remember to watch the clock and track how many minutes (hours?) I spend in the kitchen in a day. I bet it's more than I think it is.Meghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182861834635420699noreply@blogger.com