tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6088187977280919123..comments2024-03-29T10:25:17.813-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Dinner on the TableJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2800458160354184132017-05-15T23:40:10.673-04:002017-05-15T23:40:10.673-04:00Kait, that is hysterical! And I have to admit I ne...Kait, that is hysterical! And I have to admit I never passed a Betty Crocker test. Back to square one for me, lol.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-28796485534774478282017-05-15T22:58:55.303-04:002017-05-15T22:58:55.303-04:00I'm not tempted, the services just seem to sel...I'm not tempted, the services just seem to self-indulgent, and expensive. My wife and I swap cooking & clean-up duty, though she does most of the shopping since her 24-hour Fitness (6 days a week) is across the street from our preferred supermarket. We also go to the Farmer's Market every Saturday morning. We plan meals by the week, leave one day open for "inspiration" and make a variety of things from meal salads to roasts, stir fry, pasta dishes, casseroles, and so on. We try to have a veggie with most meals, sometimes the veggie IS the meal. <br />So, no thank you to the meal plans, and I'm another who cringes at the waste of all that packaging. Oh, and in the Summer, fresh fruit! Lots of it.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9323227783097711432017-05-15T21:50:48.181-04:002017-05-15T21:50:48.181-04:00Kait! This is me, waving at you from my own beaut...Kait! This is me, waving at you from my own beautiful Miss Betty Crocker float! Yes, I too aced that test. We had a four-year home ec program that taught tailoring and upholstery, and all kinds of useful stuff. Me? I took English IV and Drama II. My husband had to teach me to cook many, many years later. I love it now, even though I rarely do it on weeknights. I get home from work around 7, and by the time I've fed all the dogs and cats and let everyone out and in and out again it's time for bed. I do cook on weekends, and I think leftovers are a gift from the Gods. I followed Debs' meal service experiment, but it would never do for me. My schedule is far too scatty and strange.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32995723456237872352017-05-15T21:00:22.468-04:002017-05-15T21:00:22.468-04:00Yup. I had a baked potato with broccoli and sour c...Yup. I had a baked potato with broccoli and sour cream for a solid year. And I LOVED it.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14736901418431673692017-05-15T20:59:29.817-04:002017-05-15T20:59:29.817-04:00Kait! WOW! Kait! WOW! Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76598592174247773802017-05-15T19:52:50.872-04:002017-05-15T19:52:50.872-04:00Here's my story - I won the Betty Crocker Awar...Here's my story - I won the Betty Crocker Award in high school. Impressed, aren't you. Thought so. Ha, don't be. We didn't even have home ec. It was a test, a very easy test with lots of physics. Yes, I used easy and physics in the same sentence. OMG! I don't believe it. But it's true. In fact, I couldn't cook. Up until I went to college, I had cooked one thing. I boiled about two cups of water in a tiny saucepan, dumped in a pound box of spaghetti and made cement. My mother - who never forgave me - had to throw out the saucepan. Couldn't pry the sticky mess out. <br /><br />Enter college. I got a job cooking on a fruit freighter so I could see the Caribbean. Yes, I lied, yes, I said I could cook. Did I mention I lied? Those sailors wanted to eat. When they discovered I lied, they taught me to cook. Give me any three ingredients, I will give you a full meal. <br /><br />I would love to try Blue Apron. I have heard wonderful things about it. But I know I would open the box pull out the stuff and say, "Dang, just a little of this and some of that, perfection!" What fun to have the basics show up though. May have to try it simply for that. I do think it would be boring after a while though. Cooking is creativity. <br /><br />Lucy, if you ever post that crock pot pasta e fagiole - count me in for a download.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6948806756567860352017-05-15T18:11:08.737-04:002017-05-15T18:11:08.737-04:00Mary, in Québec we have a meal planning site namme...Mary, in Québec we have a meal planning site nammed: SOSCuisine.com and you can choose what kind of meals you want or you need and how many you want for a week. They give the planning, the recipes and the ingredients to buy and where they are less expensives <br />I used it a couple of months many years ago but after a time,I felt it to be too répétitive. They may have a little sister in the US.danielle-momohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004302871652952720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-81584791043943036722017-05-15T18:08:09.619-04:002017-05-15T18:08:09.619-04:00Another factor in our decision about this service ...Another factor in our decision about this service is that, in addition to the local farmers' markets, we have a garden and grow many of our own vegetables and herbs. But I can see the advantage for those who don't have the same resources available . . . .Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37489031429991224292017-05-15T17:25:21.189-04:002017-05-15T17:25:21.189-04:00I'm afraid I'm not tempted at all. I don&#...I'm afraid I'm not tempted at all. I don't wish to be committed to having to cook! A couple of years ago I subscribed to an organic produce outfit. Once a week I'd drive to someone's house in our neighborhood and pick up my share of whatever fresh veggies were in. It was okay, but some of those veggies were unfamiliar to me and I didn't know what to do with them. I started leaving my share of unwanted produce behind. That experiment was a one time affair. Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49911775202143260572017-05-15T17:19:35.881-04:002017-05-15T17:19:35.881-04:00I'm equally bad. I'm sure I have a lot of ...I'm equally bad. I'm sure I have a lot of dead spices in my cupboard.Pat Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12732230586783432052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7048395106981389572017-05-15T17:11:29.124-04:002017-05-15T17:11:29.124-04:00Agree with you, Jenn! And for a single person lik...Agree with you, Jenn! And for a single person like me, a quarter-sized bottle of some of these condiments or sauces would be big enough! The Chef's Plate sauce was less than 1/8 cup in size - perfect for that one meal for two (and yes, eating the leftovers the next day was fine).Grace Koshidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934603958949938617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-53803575561543611782017-05-15T17:06:23.935-04:002017-05-15T17:06:23.935-04:00Not only that, you can also get all the recipes of...Not only that, you can also get all the recipes of their websites!Potagerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287348483906324620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13123797810273444562017-05-15T17:05:34.273-04:002017-05-15T17:05:34.273-04:00I'm with you two. It's so easy to do it yo...I'm with you two. It's so easy to do it yourself. I live in a big apartment building in NYC, and my neighbor, a new mother, uses this, because even buying groceries from a grocery delivery site takes time, and Blue Apron (for example) relieves you of all decision making. At least she's cooking herself and her husband real food. But it comes at a serious cost, not just in price/pound or price/item, but in environmental waste. At least, when I buy too much of something, I can at least recycle it at the composting collection at the local market.<br />Potagerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287348483906324620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37910696930158427542017-05-15T15:53:09.520-04:002017-05-15T15:53:09.520-04:00Our grocery store extraordinaire, Wegman's of ...Our grocery store extraordinaire, Wegman's of course, has personal shoppers. You can send your list, and the shopper will get everything on it, even text you with substitutes if they are out of something. This costs ten bucks, and you pick up your order at the curb. They load it into the car. Tips are graciously declined. It isn't something we use often, but it is wonderful when we need it. I think the last time was when we had a death in the family. <br /><br />Also, this eliminates those I can't do without peanut butter pretzels impulse buying moments. <br /><br />Wegman's also offers ready-to-eat plates, 6 and 10 bucks, easily enough for two of us on one plate. Or you can get ready-to-cook meals, the most elaborate being Thanksgiving dinner complete with gravy and pie. <br /><br />There are so many options out there. I wish some of these had been available when I was working full time. Not that I work at all now.<br /><br />Fintahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17087809450585073206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36667568998799139602017-05-15T15:35:54.360-04:002017-05-15T15:35:54.360-04:00The goulash I make is the one thing I can actually...The goulash I make is the one thing I can actually still cook for two, because it means I get four meals out of it. That's the only real leftovers I have these days.<br /><br />Of course, like you I sometimes feel too lazy to even bother doing that much. I was thinking about making it yesterday and decided I just couldn't be bothered to do it.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-18310863975670193072017-05-15T14:35:58.512-04:002017-05-15T14:35:58.512-04:00I haven't tried any of these meal subscription...I haven't tried any of these meal subscription services, and with it usually just being me (husband leaves in Kansas for his work and comes home about every six to eight weeks), I really can't use them. I do not cook much these days, and have only occasional spurts of wanting to.<br /><br />What I would love to see is a cookbook from the Reds with all of their delicious recipes, especially the chicken ones. How about it, Reds? And, keep in mind that we might need very specific instructions. <br /><br />My second choice, after the Reds' cookbook, is Rhys' idea of a chef. I could be the healthiest eater ever if someone would cook for me. Which reminds me of part of my niece's fitness business. She makes meals for a week at a time in the proper proportions, packaging them in daily servings. If I lived closer to her, I would definitely try her service.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-66718456557475267222017-05-15T13:32:00.982-04:002017-05-15T13:32:00.982-04:00Lisa, the ones we tried made pretty good leftovers...Lisa, the ones we tried made pretty good leftovers--I know because I usually had part of my portion the next day. And you do have some leeway in when to cook them.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87751644191016578262017-05-15T13:11:35.705-04:002017-05-15T13:11:35.705-04:00I'm like Mark, a single person ... But I love ...I'm like Mark, a single person ... But I love leftovers, so I could see preparing one of the meals and then using the rest the next day. My issue might be that the meals might STILL feel like too much time and too much of a chore to prepare. :-) (Goes to show how lazy I am about kitchen stuff.) Also, I don't like to be tied down, so I could also see myself blowing them off and letting them go to waste. But, that said, I've always liked the idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167021026320919837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2036881320489773942017-05-15T12:38:52.163-04:002017-05-15T12:38:52.163-04:00There's an untapped market. My husband loves t...There's an untapped market. My husband loves to grill and loves ALL the condiments that go with it - marinades, sauces, etc. My fridge is half full of half used condiments because he can never use the same one twice. (Pause for eye twitch). How awesome would it be if you could buy half sized bottles? Hmm...Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70964455321118378382017-05-15T12:34:53.245-04:002017-05-15T12:34:53.245-04:00Aimee - Bell peppers, really? JK!!! My sil is all...Aimee - Bell peppers, really? JK!!! My sil is allergic to strawberries and plums :( Wicked bummer.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48051527911331972802017-05-15T12:33:51.459-04:002017-05-15T12:33:51.459-04:00Yes, a personal chef and a butler - that would be ...Yes, a personal chef and a butler - that would be sweet!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48141140929336851712017-05-15T12:32:53.386-04:002017-05-15T12:32:53.386-04:00Agreed - when I was single I was the take out quee...Agreed - when I was single I was the take out queen. Or even better, I'd cook one thing like a roast chicken and then use three different ways - enchiladas, chile blanco, etc. for the next few days.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69156664575077118622017-05-15T12:00:59.077-04:002017-05-15T12:00:59.077-04:00you are not alone! I don't want to try them, ...you are not alone! I don't want to try them, especially now that I've heard about all the packaging. I love cooking and making up & trying new recipes. I enjoyed the CSA we used to be in, but it got to be too much of the same things over and over. I enjoy going to the fruit stands in the summer and growing my own tomatoes and raspberries keeps me busy a few months of the year!Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786463183900120910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32836586486068862302017-05-15T11:31:48.535-04:002017-05-15T11:31:48.535-04:00I have to agree with Mark.I have to agree with Mark.Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-236937959731619072017-05-15T11:26:19.815-04:002017-05-15T11:26:19.815-04:00I haven't tried anything like that. If I coul...I haven't tried anything like that. If I could get the meals prepared for me (and prepped for one instead of two), I'd be interested. When you are single, it's hard to get excited about cooking for one.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.com