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From: Mandrake the Perihelion <jfwaldby@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Cooking redefined
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 21:08:50 -0500
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ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:40:34 +0000, Ed P wrote:
> 
>> I did make breakfast every day except one.  That aside, did I cook
>> anything this week?
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
> 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.
> 
> 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.
> 
> America's Test Kitchen can't hold a patch to me.  😋
> 
> -- 

I can cook Shrimp Creole and Cashew Chicken.

-- 
What can I say to have you at es?