Comments on: The cost of convenience 3 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/ Recipes from scratch and a lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:15:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/#comment-3950 ellaella Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:39:42 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/#comment-3950 Hi, Barbara - I don't have a problem with convenience per se (I do with processed foods), as long as I'm aware of what it's costing me. The convenience of peeled, baby-sized carrots is worth the extra cost to me; a bag of shredded cabbage is not, not when I can get 4x as much from one inexpensive head in almost no time with a mandolin. A packet of flour and sugar is beyond the pale. I'm gratified you like what you find here. Don't overlook the Share This button at the bottom of every post if there's something you think someone else might enjoy. You can email, text, bookmark or submit to social networks with no fuss. Hi, Barbara – I don’t have a problem with convenience per se (I do with processed foods), as long as I’m aware of what it’s costing me. The convenience of peeled, baby-sized carrots is worth the extra cost to me; a bag of shredded cabbage is not, not when I can get 4x as much from one inexpensive head in almost no time with a mandolin. A packet of flour and sugar is beyond the pale.

I’m gratified you like what you find here. Don’t overlook the Share This button at the bottom of every post if there’s something you think someone else might enjoy. You can email, text, bookmark or submit to social networks with no fuss.

]]> By: Barbara http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/#comment-3945 Barbara Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:31:46 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/#comment-3945 I, too, had fallen into the processed food-quickie-fixie mindset, although I had been a "from scratch" cook for many years (given the era in which I was raised), but fell into the "let's get it done quick and fast" mindset. A strange, untreatable rash and concerns about hormones lead me to return to "from scratch cooking" using fresh and/or organically grown products. Many women today do not know cooking basics-sad! Happy that this website is available. I, too, had fallen into the processed food-quickie-fixie mindset, although I had been a “from scratch” cook for many years (given the era in which I was raised), but fell into the “let’s get it done quick and fast” mindset.
A strange, untreatable rash and concerns about hormones lead me to return to “from scratch cooking” using fresh and/or organically grown products.
Many women today do not know cooking basics-sad!

Happy that this website is available.

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/#comment-3929 ellaella Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:29:47 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/#comment-3929 Hello there..and thank you so much! Any time someone compliments my writing I am thrilled; that we are like-minded is a bonus. So you've made my day. Yes, pumpkin bread is a snap, like all quick breads. And they freeze well, so making two at a time isn't a problem. Good to see you and happy Thanksgiving. (What <em>is</em> for dinner? I'll have to go see.) Hello there..and thank you so much! Any time someone compliments my writing I am thrilled; that we are like-minded is a bonus. So you’ve made my day.

Yes, pumpkin bread is a snap, like all quick breads. And they freeze well, so making two at a time isn’t a problem.

Good to see you and happy Thanksgiving. (What is for dinner? I’ll have to go see.)

]]> By: We Are Never Full http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/#comment-3928 We Are Never Full Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:14:20 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/#comment-3928 Hey! I was perusing some of our crappy old blog posts and linked to you (you commented on one of our old, crappy blog posts!)... i forgot how much i like your writing and your opinions on everything food and politics related. it is amazing to me how so many people would rather not try a bit harder to cook something like pumpkin bread with natural ingredients (and cheaper!) than with a boxed version. it's strange and, really, i'm not a baker, but i could even try to cook some pumpkin bread. <em>We Are Never Full's last blog post..<a href='http://www.weareneverfull.com/whats-for-dinner-president-obama/' rel="nofollow">What's for Dinner, President Obama?</a></em> Hey! I was perusing some of our crappy old blog posts and linked to you (you commented on one of our old, crappy blog posts!)… i forgot how much i like your writing and your opinions on everything food and politics related. it is amazing to me how so many people would rather not try a bit harder to cook something like pumpkin bread with natural ingredients (and cheaper!) than with a boxed version. it’s strange and, really, i’m not a baker, but i could even try to cook some pumpkin bread.

We Are Never Full’s last blog post..What’s for Dinner, President Obama?

]]> By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/#comment-3926 ellaella Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:12:01 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/11/14/the-cost-of-convenience-3/#comment-3926 <strong>Hi, Ian</strong> - Our supermarkets, and probably yours too, are full of tricks. I've written about them for 20+ years and shelving position is one of the oldest and most effective. And you're so right about the ease and appeal of baking, to say nothing of having a finished product free of chemicals and/or trans fat. <strong>Maria</strong> - Hello. People who like the <strong>idea</strong> of baking pumpkin bread would just use a cheap quick bread mix, as supermarket bakeries do -- chemicals and preservatives included and no need to use something silly like pumpkin itself. People who actually like to <strong>bake</strong> start with flour. Hi, Ian – Our supermarkets, and probably yours too, are full of tricks. I’ve written about them for 20+ years and shelving position is one of the oldest and most effective. And you’re so right about the ease and appeal of baking, to say nothing of having a finished product free of chemicals and/or trans fat.

Maria – Hello. People who like the idea of baking pumpkin bread would just use a cheap quick bread mix, as supermarket bakeries do — chemicals and preservatives included and no need to use something silly like pumpkin itself. People who actually like to bake start with flour.

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