tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18881200.post6768532305992214472..comments2010-08-22T15:40:15.302+00:00Comments on Baleboosteh: Cooking From ScratchBaleboostehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17311117498421494780noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18881200.post-28304347494838494032007-07-13T02:18:00.000+00:002007-07-13T02:18:00.000+00:00My rule is that if I can't manage to make it eithe...My rule is that if I can't manage to make it either cheaper, tastier or healthier I don't bother with making it from scratch. (Danish, for instance, a rare treat, is cheap enough at the Entemanns Outlet that there is no point in learning to make it).<BR/><BR/>But some things, like most main dishes, are good to make with less cost and less sodium than their purchased counterparts. <BR/><BR/>KWmrswhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09516193815667620278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18881200.post-75315851233417113002007-07-12T14:20:00.000+00:002007-07-12T14:20:00.000+00:00I find cooking a kind of therapy, and I love to wo...I find cooking a kind of therapy, and I love to work from scratch. But reality dictates that sometimes we open a jar of spaghetti sauce. There's nothing wrong with that! And if I'm going to make something from scratch, it should be worth the effort. For some reason, I like cake mixes better than scratch. But jarred guacamole? Ick. Besides, when you cook from scratch you know exactly what you are feeding your family. And no law says you can't buy something ready-made and doctor it up to make it 'your own.' Can't tell you how many times I've decorated a store-bought cake for a birthday! <BR/>I've never tried mayo, either. It's supposed to be easy. My mom made it every Thanksgiving. Boy, oh, boy...nothing like leftover turkey sandwiches with homemade mayo! (Another thing I've never got the swing of is canning. I have a fear of giving everyone ptomaine poisoning, LOL!)Mom2furhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09919967314390699344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18881200.post-61325739746557706412007-07-11T23:34:00.000+00:002007-07-11T23:34:00.000+00:00I like this post; thanks for writing it! I like c...I like this post; thanks for writing it! I like cooking from scratch, but it's good to be reminded that some things are better that way and some things aren't. You seem to me to have a very balanced view on it. :)<BR/><BR/>peace of Christ to you,<BR/>JessicaJessica Snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17185831697537364088noreply@blogger.com