Re: Cooking redefined

On 4/12/2025 5:06 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:40:34 +0000, Ed P wrote:
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I did make breakfast every day except one.  That aside, did I cook
anything this week?
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If you define cooking as making frozen stuff, yes, every night.  OTOH,
if you mean like actually preparing, seasoning, mixing, frying, baking,
roasting, then no, I did not cook dinner this week.
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Whether it's frozen or not, I still consider it cooking.
It's not going to hop in the oven or a skillet unless I
put it there and 95% of the time that's going to involve
some seasoning.  It also involves some sort of side
vegetable as well and that vegetable might be canned or
it could be frozen.  Whichever, I've got to prepare it
and season it as well.
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Earlier this week I made homemade tomato soup and a
grilled cheese sandwich.  I consider the grilled
cheese sandwich cooking as well as I had to prepare
it with butter to go into the toaster oven and turn
it to reach the desired golden hue.
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America's Test Kitchen can't hold a patch to me.  😋
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 Oh yes, thanks for the reminder.  One night I had grilled cheese.  I had to slice the cheddar off the brick to make it.  Takes skill to get the slices the same thickness.