Are you up to the challenge? Cook 90 - Epicurious editor is cooking scratch every meal in January.

I have been doing that for 48 years. We go out to eat maybe once

a year...yes, once a year. Recently I started buying Maria's Coleslaw dressing but that's pretty much it. I often think I'm going to start taking short cuts but I haven't yet. Now I'm assuming that this does not mean using something like canned coconut milk.

 
Orchid, how do you do that? Hubby gets his own breakfast, always cereal, fresh fruits in season

plus I keep home made blueberry pancakes in the freezer for him, and muffins. Lunch is always leftovers or soups from the freezer. He gets his own when he wants to eat. And, I do the same. I have early morning appointments sometimes or places to go , no way can I make three meals a day from scratch and still do the things I want to do. Dinner we eat together, and always home made but I do plan for leftovers the next night.
We do not go out to eat much either, usually disappointed when we do. But there are a few places I enjoy and just having someone wait on me is a treat. We also order pizza now and then. You must have some shortcuts or good tips for us?

 
Clap! Clap! Clap! I stopped going out to eat because it wasn't special anymore and I

wanted to improve my own cooking skills. Now I eat out once or twice a month.

 
I feel the same way about eating out. It's too expensive, the service is so-so and I often

cook better meals myself.

 
That is interesting--and much more understandable when you get to the "I am a man" part!

I was amazed that "the person" had never cooked chinese--obviously just too much take out available, and to me, it is the hardest home cuisine to get "right" as compared to restaurant.
I wouldn't cook b'fast every day, 'cause I often don't eat it--and the same for lunch. So I'd "contract" for all the meals I eat in a day--on a day to day basis.
Since we are at a retirement community, I don't cook anything close to every day (and we have extremely good chefs), but right up to the time we moved, it was from scratch. And I would say that boneless chicken breasts were my best friend!! And salmon steaks/fillets.
I think there are cuisines that are good to eat out--Thai, Indian, and Mexican/Spanish--although I can do "dishes" that are acceptable.
It will be interesting to see what he reports.

 
I take issue with what he considers a meal. A baked sweet potato would be a side here and

definitely not be considered an entire meal here. Still, kudos to him.

 
I don't want to miss represent anything. Now that we are both

"retired" now we have changed in how we eat. We always have a good hearty breakfast and John has really taken this on now for the most part and become really good at it. I think it's a good thing for him to learn more in the kitchen. I don't find I'm pulling my hair out as much now as he's learned a lot and appreciates now that it just doesn't appear on a plate for him. :0) He makes killer French toast with his beautiful Challah bread and he is the king of fried eggs. I still do some things like making oatmeal. And now we eat dinner around 2 or 3. I really never have anything after that meal but John will usually have a little something. It might be something left over warmed or sandwich meat rolled up with a piece of cheese. And what I mean is I make my own spaghetti sauce, chili etc. and I don't buy premade items like coleslaw from the deli. Why? Because I make it better! The same for going out to eat. I'm like Marilyn, my food is better and it doesn't cost as much. I do take help from canned soup. I love using them to make casseroles for example and there is nothing better than Campbell's tomato soup! Don't even try to take that away from me. LOL

 
It could be a baked stuffed sweet potato--add some ham chunks and even some

pineapple. Have done those. There was a recipe using sour cream and cheese on pinterest or such the other day. I don't usually equate cheese with sweet potatoes however.
I didn't see where he said that would be a meal--but it would make a very healthy breakfast.

 
Spent the last 2 mornings with my 87 year old dad

He doesn't enjoy eating out, but then again, he's not eating much anyway. He's lost 20 pounds in 2 years - just under 130 pounds for a man who once was a very chubby 240. Not hungry. Ever.

Dh and I love to eat! All kinds of foods! Cooked at home or out! Bang Bang Shrimp appetizer (Bang Wednesday!) and we the shared sirloin and crabcake entree last night at Bonefish - yum! Sautéed fresh grape tomatoes, red pepper strips, onions, capers, garlic and olive oil, over angel hair pasta, from scratch, on Tuesday night and again tonight. We had crabcake Eggs Benedict for breakfast 2x last week at a wonderful, innovative restaurant near by (yes, we may be on a crabcake "roll"). And Egg McMuffins for dinner, with yogurt parfaits, from McDonald's. Ethinic, down home, fast and elaborate food - we love to eat!

Although I could use to lose a few pounds, I really, really dread not being hungry. Colleen

 
I love that Bang Bang Shrimp. My stepdaughter made it

for one of our get togethers, and it was fantastic.
You should try the shrimp cake recipe that I posted above from Carianna. Yum!

 
Karen, I like your system. Having soup and sauces in the freezer is like a gift to my future self!

 
I have an automatic reflex to hit delete delete delete when I see "bang bang"! remember when that

was the worst junk/spam on the net? I have that shrimp cake recipe copied and hope to make it soon. we have quite a few frozen bags of shrimp from Safeway $5 Fridays.

 
My Cajun friend taught me how to make breaded shrimp in Jeddah

which he called Shrimp Busters so that's what I call them. I have never heard of Bang Bang Shrimp so I just did a little Google trip and looks like they are pretty popular at Bonefish. (never been there of course) It looks like they are basically breaded shrimp and the star of the dish is the spicy sauce they are tossed in. Is that right cause I plan to recreate the dish. See...I don't need to go out to eat. LOL

 
One of my favorite dinners during the hot summer months, when I really do not want to be in the

kitchen is a baked sweet or regular potato, with a large artichoke, which we usually share. Truffle butter and Piment d' Espelette on the potato, and the artichoke served with fresh lemon juice for dipping into. Yum!

 
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