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on the care and feeding of my f'list
Aug. 15th, 2006 12:24 amSo, I had a small epiphany today. During a mild meltdown in the coffee room that started with not being able to go to Tampa with Brandon's family this weekend because I'm fairly buried in a monthlong backlog of basically anything you can be a month behind on, I realized that there's no time to do everything I've been trying to do.
And as I watched the coffee drip down into the pot, it struck me - cooking. Suddenly, I understood the concept of little bodegas in New York and Europe where people buy just enough for that night's meal - which doesn't necessarily mean ingredients.
( The long version of why it's maybe worth rethinking my current once-a-week grocery shopping habit. )
So, all things considered, is eating out for one meal a day instead of cooking at home really that much more expensive for a single person? What kind of households do you all live in/run? Do you cook, and if not then what do you eat? When do you cook? Are there any shortcuts you take?
It's a sad thought, that we're losing the art of cooking to the thousand encroachments of the 21st century, but seriously, is it feasible anymore for anyone who has a job that doesn't involve making one's living from it?
And as I watched the coffee drip down into the pot, it struck me - cooking. Suddenly, I understood the concept of little bodegas in New York and Europe where people buy just enough for that night's meal - which doesn't necessarily mean ingredients.
( The long version of why it's maybe worth rethinking my current once-a-week grocery shopping habit. )
So, all things considered, is eating out for one meal a day instead of cooking at home really that much more expensive for a single person? What kind of households do you all live in/run? Do you cook, and if not then what do you eat? When do you cook? Are there any shortcuts you take?
It's a sad thought, that we're losing the art of cooking to the thousand encroachments of the 21st century, but seriously, is it feasible anymore for anyone who has a job that doesn't involve making one's living from it?
