This xkcd sorta' sums up my experience with cooking:
What should I do, then? Send her a gift? Sacrifice? … Unholy fruit basket?
Angel ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
tommyrot - Jan 31, 2011 5:39:55 am PST #20129 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2011 5:44:09 am PST #20130 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The ingredients rarely cost more than a reasonable restaurant meal, but then again, I live in LA.
Good god, I'm not supposed to have a headache this soon.
flea - Jan 31, 2011 5:47:55 am PST #20131 of 30001
information libertarian
I feed a family of 4 on $100 a week in ingredients (and could do it on less), but would be hard-pressed to feed them for 2 days in restaurants for $100. Go team cooking!
sumi - Jan 31, 2011 5:48:23 am PST #20132 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
AKC 2010 registration stats are out. Top 20 breeds:
1. Labrador Retrievers
2.German Shepherd Dogs
3. Yorkshire Terriers
4. Beagles
5. Golden Retrievers
6. Bulldogs
7. Boxers
8. Dachshunds
9. Poodles
10. Shih Tzu
11. Rottweilers
12. Miniature Schnauzers
13. Chihuahuas
14. Doberman Pinschers
15. Pomeranians
16. German Shorthaired Pointers
17. Great Danes
18. Siberian Huskies
19. Shetland Sheepdogs
20. Boston Terriers
Top Dogs in a number of US cities.
Lee - Jan 31, 2011 5:55:09 am PST #20133 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I am dead myself, Hil. Dead. I'm fiddling with emailing in working from home...
I made that call last night, except for the not working part.
sumi - Jan 31, 2011 5:57:39 am PST #20134 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
Rabbit Grand National - it's Britain vs. Sweden.
Jessica - Jan 31, 2011 6:11:31 am PST #20135 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I feed a family of 4 on $100 a week in ingredients (and could do it on less), but would be hard-pressed to feed them for 2 days in restaurants for $100. Go team cooking!
I think the cost/meal goes down the more you cook, though, because you build up a pantry. If I had to buy staples/base ingrdients (oil, vinegar, spices, etc) new every time, cooking could easily wind up costing more than takeout. Not a "reasonable restaurant meal," but definitely more than ordering Chinese food.
Vortex - Jan 31, 2011 6:18:38 am PST #20136 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
See see if I care. Wait, I'm being paid to care. Oh well.
Eh. I say that you don't have to care, you just need to get it done.
Hil R. - Jan 31, 2011 6:19:28 am PST #20137 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah, when I'm putting together my grocery lists, most of the things I buy each week are vegetables, and the rest of the meal comes from pantry stuff that I just replace when I run out.
Sparky1 - Jan 31, 2011 6:29:46 am PST #20138 of 30001
Librarian Warlord
A friend of mine is married to an Egyptian citizen, and I sent an email to her letting her know I was thinking of his family in Cairo. This is what L wrote her SiL reported:
Its been "f"ed up seriously, his sister said, L you can never dream of this type of situation. What you see on the news it is true and accurate. Men Citizens protecting women and children. Taking the law into their own hands. She said, she can't believe how the people of Egypt are banding together. Makes her cry of hope for her country. One night all you could hear were gun shots all night. They were sleeping on the floor. No internet. We can call on land line. It is wild. Really, the Christians want that pres. to stay in power for protection.