[jjbrr]

Agree with buying sauce in a jar.

Agree with buying frozen ravioli, boiling it for 5 minutes and draining. One package lasts for 4 very large meals. There is so little value in making my own sauce/pasta that I can't believe anyone would even suggest it. The opportunity cost associated makes the time required very prohibitive. Ie I have much more important things to do with my evenings.

Don't understand how you possibly have so many extra hours to squander in the kitchen.

[helene_t]

jjbrr, on Jun 29 2009, 04:07 PM, said:

Don't understand how you possibly have so many extra hours to squander in the kitchen.

Lol.

Unless you work 16*7 hours you have some spare time. Which can be used for watching telly, playing bridge, cooking, whatever.

I always bake my own bread. But I too lazy to cook for myself, beyond throwing some random veggies in the pan with some eggs and cheese.

[hrothgar]

jjbrr, on Jun 29 2009, 06:07 PM, said:

Don't understand how you possibly have so many extra hours to squander in the kitchen.

Some people derive utility from cooking

In my own case, if I am just cooking for myself I'll normally just grab something from the fridge and slam it on the stove. However, I genuinely enjoy those occasions where a group of friends will get togehter and we collaberate on a fancy meal hile bitching about who knows what.

[Aberlour10]

jjbrr, on Jun 29 2009, 10:07 AM, said:

Don't understand how you possibly have so many extra hours to squander in the kitchen.

Cooking makes sometimes fun, I spend mostly 2-3 Saturday afternoons in month preparing my favourite dishes which takes > 1h.

[matmat]

jjbrr, on Jun 29 2009, 10:07 AM, said:

Don't understand how you possibly have so many extra hours to squander in the kitchen.

it's funny. in my experience there are very few dishes that require hours to prepare. There are certainly those that cook/roast/bake for a very long time, but then I can do other things, don't have to stand over the stove...

[Phil]

Jlall, on Jun 29 2009, 04:28 AM, said:

This poll makes me miss NY so much...

And LA County for me (for the food anyway).

In Orange County:

1 good Indian place (for my money anyway):
0 Chinese
0 Peruvian

Lots of sushi and Mexican, but so what

[jjbrr]

Phil, on Jun 29 2009, 12:20 PM, said:

Jlall, on Jun 29 2009, 04:28 AM, said:

This poll makes me miss NY so much...

And LA County for me (for the food anyway).

In Orange County:

1 good Indian place (for my money anyway):
0 Chinese
0 Peruvian

Lots of sushi and Mexican, but so what

I'm sure you simply just aren't looking hard enough for a good Chinese or Peruvian recipe, Phil.

[Lobowolf]

Phil, on Jun 29 2009, 12:20 PM, said:

Jlall, on Jun 29 2009, 04:28 AM, said:

This poll makes me miss NY so much...

And LA County for me (for the food anyway).

In Orange County:

1 good Indian place (for my money anyway):
0 Chinese
0 Peruvian

Lots of sushi and Mexican, but so what

What's your Indian place in the OC?

[cherdanno]

jjbrr, on Jun 29 2009, 10:07 AM, said:

Agree with buying sauce in a jar.

Agree with buying frozen ravioli, boiling it for 5 minutes and draining. One package lasts for 4 very large meals. There is so little value in making my own sauce/pasta that I can't believe anyone would even suggest it. The opportunity cost associated makes the time required very prohibitive. Ie I have much more important things to do with my evenings.

Don't understand how you possibly have so many extra hours to squander in the kitchen.

Ok, so you dislike the Italian option because you can make the food at home. Then when someone points out that a good, simple Italian dish takes hours to prepare, you complain that it is a waste of time. And you complain about the rest of the posters not being productive.
Let's play some bridge?

[jjbrr]

cherdanno, on Jun 29 2009, 01:19 PM, said:

jjbrr, on Jun 29 2009, 10:07 AM, said:

Agree with buying sauce in a jar.

Agree with buying frozen ravioli, boiling it for 5 minutes and draining. One package lasts for 4 very large meals. There is so little value in making my own sauce/pasta that I can't believe anyone would even suggest it. The opportunity cost associated makes the time required very prohibitive. Ie I have much more important things to do with my evenings.

Don't understand how you possibly have so many extra hours to squander in the kitchen.

Ok, so you dislike the Italian option because you can make the food at home. Then when someone points out that a good, simple Italian dish takes hours to prepare, you complain that it is a waste of time. And you complain about the rest of the posters not being productive.
Let's play some bridge?

huh?

I went to the Italian place on father's day weekend and loved it. Nothing I ordered was anything I would have any clue how to make at home, nor would I want to try given how good this place made it. I ordered a great deal of seafood, which, as far as I've experienced, requires a great amount of skill to execute perfectly.

My point was I wouldn't get spaghetti and meatballs, which I believe is exactly what I said earlier. How you took this to mean I don't like the Italian option is beyond me.

[Phil]

Lobowolf, on Jun 29 2009, 01:11 PM, said:

What's your Indian place in the OC?

Saagar

Used to go there for lunch all the time since it was very close to my office.