Comments for coldpoetry.com http://coldpoetry.com Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:27:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Cooking at Home by Andrew http://coldpoetry.com/index.php/2008/03/20/cooking-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Andrew Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:24:11 +0000 http://coldpoetry.com/?p=7#comment-4 I'm referring to take out too but more specifically food of the pre-processed "heat up" variety. There's a lot of good advice to be had out there in blogs. I like to see what other people are thinking and doing - it's a big world and I think everyone (especially professionals) has a responsibility to keep themselves as informed as possible. A lot of little budget tips can make a big dent when applied together. I’m referring to take out too but more specifically food of the pre-processed “heat up” variety.

There’s a lot of good advice to be had out there in blogs. I like to see what other people are thinking and doing - it’s a big world and I think everyone (especially professionals) has a responsibility to keep themselves as informed as possible. A lot of little budget tips can make a big dent when applied together.

]]> Comment on Cooking at Home by Will http://coldpoetry.com/index.php/2008/03/20/cooking-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Will Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:58:21 +0000 http://coldpoetry.com/?p=7#comment-3 "In the United States cooking is no longer necessary, especially for a single individual who does not benefit from the economy of scale home cooking can provide." If you are referring to eating take-out all the time then I don't agree with you. If you mean pre-processed foods that you heat up at home that's a different story. I cook for myself almost exclusively now and use a mix of pre-processed foods and raw ingredients. It would be healthier and less expensive if I used all raw ingredients but I haven't made that leap yet. The last time I ate a meal at a restaurant, including fast food, was in Feb when I visited Rebekah (I'm a sucker for El Charro). Cooking for myself has made a huge impact in my budget. Eating healthier and using raw ingredients has also made a smaller but still noticeable difference. By the way, I also read Consumerism Commentary and a bunch of other financial and frugality blogs. “In the United States cooking is no longer necessary, especially for a single individual who does not benefit from the economy of scale home cooking can provide.”

If you are referring to eating take-out all the time then I don’t agree with you. If you mean pre-processed foods that you heat up at home that’s a different story.

I cook for myself almost exclusively now and use a mix of pre-processed foods and raw ingredients. It would be healthier and less expensive if I used all raw ingredients but I haven’t made that leap yet. The last time I ate a meal at a restaurant, including fast food, was in Feb when I visited Rebekah (I’m a sucker for El Charro). Cooking for myself has made a huge impact in my budget. Eating healthier and using raw ingredients has also made a smaller but still noticeable difference.

By the way, I also read Consumerism Commentary and a bunch of other financial and frugality blogs.

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