1. Brownies. Fudgy, ooey gooey brownies.

2. Pizza

3. Baked Pasta

4. Yes, often

5. Yes, all of that. They are a real time saver on days that I work. And I truly prefer the taste of box mix cake to homemade.

6. Sometimes. When I want to cook myself something at work for example, it is way easier to buy stuff pre prepped than to try to work with the limited resources and space at work.

7. Yes, obviously in its season. I have cabbages, collard greens and broccoli planted, as well as some lettuce. I will be planting potatoes, beans, tomatoes, bell pepper, cucumbers, some fruit trees, etc…..

8. No. I get freebies from my sister, who has a small farm and lots of excess produce. I guess that is the same thing except she refuses to take money from me for it. She grows a lot of things I do not have either the room or the patience for. Corn, for example.

9. Nope

10. Usually

11. I tried some white strawberries that I came across last week. They tasted like regular strawberries, but they were pretty. I am not a very adventurous eater I am afraid.

12. No. I try to cook most days but it doesn’t always happen. We go will the flow.

13. No.

14. Yes

15. Yes

16. Not usually

17. Nope. We are the type that want to eat what we want to eat right then. So it makes no sense for us to plan ahead for meals that we may not want by the time they are on the menu.

18. Not really.

19. I try to. Some days I am better at it than others

20. Well, in my own home yes. If I am cooking for other people like my family they do the cleanup.

21. Nope. I hate people in my kitchen while I am trying to cook. Occasionally, I will teach a niece or nephew a dish they ask me to show them, but as far as actual helper in the kitchen, no no no no no!

22. Yes. All the time.

Wow a lot of questions!

1. None I don't have a sweet tooth at all. Nothing sweet in the house.

2. Most of my meals. I always make enough for leftovers, instead of cooking a meal every day.

3. Scalloped potatoes!

4. No

5. No

6. When I make pastry, I make enough to freeze so that it's always quick to make a pie or quiche.

7. No

8. No

9 No

10 Yes

11 Exotic...nothing I can think of. I tend to stick with what I know. Judi reminded me that yes, I bought guochang too. I love it!

12 Usually Sunday when I make a big meal for leftovers for a couple of days.

13 I'm not sure what you mean, do you mean cook several different meals at once? No.

14 Sometimes

15 Yes. I never prep/chop my veggies etc. ahead of time, on shopping day. I've never gotten into the habit of that, and it's a good habit

16 Mis en place? No.

17 Yes, on the weekend I try to give myself ideas to make thru the week

18 Pretty much

19 No. I can't figure out how to do that. When people say they do that all I can picture is the messy dishes going into the sink and that would be gross. Rinsing each dish and then washing up, I might as well just wash them all at the end.

20 No

21 No

22 Tom always did. I told him he didn't need to thank me for dinner, but he always did. The cat seems to expect it. :-)

It's very hard to stop eating tiramisu.

Leftovers don't go to waste in our house.

Sauerkraut with Polska Kielbasa & potatoes is always better the next day.

No mixes used.

N/A

The only pre-prepped thing I buy is puff pastry.

Yes I have a garden

Yes, I shop the farmers' market where everything is locally grown.

No.

Yes I shop stores.

Maybe not exotic, but new to me -- gochujang.

No set cooking days.

No, I'm not a batch cooker.

Yes, I cook for one day at a time.

Prep is my middle name.

Isn't that the same question as above? The answer is yes,.

Sometimes I'll make a menu for a few days at a time. I never plan more than 3 days in advance.

Yes, I stick to a plan.

Yes, I wash as I go.

Hubby does the grilling and helps with dishes.

What's a minion?

I hear thank you every single day.

1. Caramel, nuts, together

2. I can't think of anything that isn't better fresh other than soups and stews.

3. see above

4.Penzeys spice blends, occasional cake mix for a doctored cake.

5.see above

6. no

7. tomatoes some years

8. no

9. no

10. uhhh yes

11. no idea

13. I make specific dishes I eat for several days. Conglomerated mess, no.

14.no

15.depends

16.sometimes

17.no

18.no

19.no

20.yes

21.no

22. Profusely

Too many ???? to go back and forth!

You can just copy the quiz and interleave your answers.

1. What sweet can you not set aside before you eat it all up? Paletas de mamey

2. What dish or meal would you rather eat leftover than cook/acquire something new? none

3. Name a dish you like, other than soup or stew, that’s better rewarmed than fresh out of the pot. none, but possibly spicy grits or turkey stuffing

4. Do you use mixes or packets (bought or homemade) for any of your cooking or baking? No

Actually I guess I do because I make a Cajun seasoning mix, Berbere mix, and Za'atar, but I do not buy these already made. I also make hot sauce, if that counts.

5. If yes, do you use them to make spice mixes, sauces, quickbreads (inc. pancakes/waffles), cakes, something else? Spice mixes only, and I use them mostly on chicken but sometimes fish.

6. Do you buy or make pre-prepped foods? Sushi

7. Do you grow your own? Yes, herbs and tropical fruit

8. Do you buy directly from a grower? At farmers' markets only

9. Do you buy from a distributor? No

10. Do you buy from stores? Who doesn't?

11. What’s the most exotic food you’ve tried this year? The year is young.

12. Do you have set cooking days? every day

13. Do you cook everything together to use for a period of days? No

14. Do you cook for the day, only? Usually

15. Do you prep and cook each meal as it comes? Usually

[Clarification: Start prepping for the next meal only after the prior one has been eaten.]

16. Do you pre-wash/measure/prep your ingredients? Absolutely

17. Do you make menus for daily home meals? Not really

18. Do you stick to a plan for your food on hand? I try to

19. Do you wash up as you go? Sporadically (I got that from Clueless)

20. Do you do both cooking and clean-up? Usually. If I make the mess, I clean it up.

21. Do you have kitchen minions? No, and I do not want any.

22. Does your family say “thank-you”? Not enough.

Love the Clueless reference

1. Do you mean an entire cake or pie, or just your own particular portion. I never eat all of an entire dessert like a pie, but I'll have two or three lemon bars before I stop myself.

2. Chili

3. Also chili

4. I make my own spice blends for things like taco seasonings, and my own mixes for biscuits, pancakes, hot chocolate, etc. I also can salsa, pickles, hot sauce, etc. I seldom buy commercial convenience mixes although I do occasionally buy something like gluten free pumpkin pancake mix for my daughter or flavored pancake mixes for the grandkids. Never use cake/brownie/bread/cookie/etc mixes, and pudding is made from scratch. Mother is an exception, see #6.

5. Well, I use them to make the food they are designed for, it saves time when I'm in a hurry.

6. 6 months ago I would have said never, now my elderly mother has a taste for frozen pot pies and Tuna Helper. I would never consider eating the stuff but she weighs 80 pounds, so I make anything she will eat.

7. I grow nearly all my vegetables and can and freeze them. I also grow some fruits, raise grass fed beef and have chickens for eggs and for the freezer. I even grow corn for grinding, and many meals are "farm to table".

8. Yes, we purchase a pig from a local grower/slaughterhouse.

9. No.

10. Mostly dairy and non-food items.

11. Thai red curry noodles. I didn't like them.

12. I cook every day.

13. No, I don't cook ahead or do food prep. We do eat leftovers.

14. No. I always try to plan for some leftovers, but do have homecanned soups, spaghetti sauce, etc., in the event of an unplanned "emergency", which happens more and more lately.?

15. Yes.

16. Not usually, I usually "multi task" when cooking, other than something like stir fry, which requires a lot of chopping/prep (and so I seldom make it, it's definitely not worth the time for what is basically a pan full of mixed vegetables.

17. Not usually, although lately I've been trying to clean the freezer, so I have to plan ahead to thaw brisket or whatever.

18. Yes, I hate to waste what I've worked so hard to produce. The dog does kindly help with that, LOL.

19. I try to, but do not always succeed.

20. Kind of. I try to clean as I go, and at the end of the meal Elery will wash and I dry.

21. Sometimes the grandkids "help", but it's usually a lot more work!

22. Always.

Annie

1. Sweets that taste too sugary will only get a bite or two from me, but even if it's too sweet, put ice cream in front of me and I'll eat the whole portion. The one I can't stop on, however, is halvah. I'll pinch off a bite, and wrap it up and put it aside. Then unwrap it and take another, always thinking I'm going to save some for later, but it never happens.

2. (Hanging my head): Pizza. If there's leftover pizza, I will drag out and eat a lot of vegetables but the pizza will be the star until it's all gone.

3. I barely believe this myself, but nachos. The kind with all the goodies. First time out the chips are too brittle and the toppings slide off. That's homemade or brought in. Rewarmed just right--to gooey but not runny--and the chips have a little give but stay whole and only the bare edges are crunchy.

4. Do you use mixes or packets (bought or homemade) for any of your cooking or baking?

My mother taught us to bake a cake with mixes but I can't remember baking with one since I was a little kid. As I said in another thread, I did use the original, whole grain Kodiak Cakes mix for pancakes for awhile because it included the eggs so you could make any sized batch from a dolly pancake to full on lumber jack with a 1:1 ratio of mix to water. But we don't eat pancakes much anymore, and making up an egg's worth from scratch is easy. Same for all my baking. The supplies and tools are right at hand in my work area, which makes it dead easy.

5. Whereas, there are a few old mid-20th C. things that use jars and packets which I can make from scratch, but don't bother with usually, and keep leek soup mix, chili sauce and enchilada sauce in the pantry. ETA: I do use a lot of spice company blends for daily, non-recipe cooking.

6. I don't know if fresh ravioli count as "pre-prepped" or "prepared" but I often buy the quality version. I can make ravioli but don't find it worth the effort. And I do make pasta sauces, but also keep jars of Rao's for snacks. I don't like the "ready to eat" green beans because the trimmed ends are nasty and need trimming, but I buy them sometimes, as well as the sugar snap peas packets and a few other, when they're the only thing going. And I do love the pre-washed arugula because it's so much more available than bunches.

7. I only grow lemons and herbs.

8. Most of my produce comes straight from the farm. There's another farm that grows other things that are hard to get which I'd love to patronize, but their minimums are too high. Similarly, I'd love to buy meats and especially chickens right from the growers but I don't have the freezer space. I can get some of the same from the farm, and some from the good grocery store, but it would be really convenient if I had them flash frozen and ready to go.

9. The farm has a whole online farmers' market including produce, meats, dairy, etc., so act sort of like distributors for the growers of those, but not really.

10. Since the pandemic and buying from the farm, I have a very small grocery store list when I need orange juice. Fresh squeezed is too sweet. And we need TP, some national brand things, artichokes, cucumbers, tomatoes and bell peppers, out of season for the farm.

11. What’s the most exotic food you’ve tried this year? Mizuma. Wikipedia says Japanese mustard greens, but the flavor is different. Or maybe it was just younger and more tender. Also purple daikon, but it doesn't taste much different from white.

12. There was a time when I cooked on Friday for the Sabbath in the traditional way when you expect it to last for a few days. Then there were the years recently when I cooked for the weekend roadshow dinners. Now, the farm delivery comes overnight between Thursday and Friday, but usually before my bedtime, so I can get it in and stored. Recently, I've been blending greens and stuff every week on Friday, which then turns into a whole vegetable process day, and cook the chicken, etc., and I'm back to the beginning again.

13. As a young single, I often made a vegetable stew or a soup that would last for days and be the center of most meals, depending on how fast my roommate ate it up. Then I couldn't face staring at it and would freeze any beyond a day's worth. Now, I seem to be making a bunch of things all at once, and not really cooking for awhile. Back to the beginning, fol diddle day.

14. Mostly, I'll make things in quantities to have some grab out of the fridge stuff, but I almost never make dinners ahead or anything, and only cook for the day.

15. I might start prepping an intricate dish early in the day, but usually only cook that one meal. The others will be sandwiches or something else thrown together from what's in the fridge if I'm doing that much for the main meal.

16. I've been learning to do a lot of pre-prep. Cleaning veg. Peeling. Chopping. Grating cheese. It used to be just for feasts as a matter of time management, but I've found lately it's a good approach just for dinner if I'm likely to be tired or sore. Pro mise-en-place!

17. I only make menus for entertaining. I get very organized for that.

18. I buy food thinking I'm going to make this or that, but then plans change, something comes up, and I figure out how else I can use them on the fly.

19. I didn't used to wash up while cooking. What else is a deep sink for, anyway? And I do have a lovely prep sink. Recently, however, partly thinking of water savings, if I'm going to be washing my hands, I'll wash something that needs washing by hand at the same time.

20. I try to avoid doing the cleanup, but I'm picky and often would rather do it myself.

21. Until recently, I had a great number of useful minions. I'm down to one marginal one, and it's hard to get more right now.

22. When I have "company", they do say thank-you. The local heathens are appreciative but don't quite know it consciously and never say so. ;)

1. What sweet can you not set aside before you eat it all up? Cherry Cream Pie

2. What dish or meal would you rather eat leftover than cook/acquire something new? Pizza

3. Name a dish you like, other than soup or stew, that’s better rewarmed than fresh out of the pot. Pinto beans

4. Do you use mixes or packets (bought or homemade) for any of your cooking or baking? Yes

5. If yes, do you use them to make spice mixes, sauces, quickbreads (inc. pancakes/waffles), cakes, something else? Chili

6. Do you buy or make pre-prepped foods? That could be anything from marinated meat skewers to chopped onions to frozen pie crusts or cookie dough. Yes

7. Do you grow your own? No

8. Do you buy directly from a grower? No

9. Do you buy from a distributor? No

10. Do you buy from stores? Yes

11. What’s the most exotic food you’ve tried this year? Chinese dishes

12. Do you have set cooking days? No

13. Do you cook everything together to use for a period of days? No

14. Do you cook for the day, only? Yes

15. Do you prep and cook each meal as it comes? Yes

16. Do you pre-wash/measure/prep your ingredients? Yes

17. Do you make menus for daily home meals? No

18. Do you stick to a plan for your food on hand? Yes

19. Do you wash up as you go? No

20. Do you do both cooking and clean-up? Yes

21. Do you have kitchen minions? No

22. Does your family say “thank-you” ? Yes

1. What sweet can you not set aside before you eat it all up? None. I stopped eating sugar for a few months and that stopped cravings. Used to be M&Ms.

2. What dish or meal would you rather eat leftover than cook/acquire something new? Anything - I plan for leftovers.

3. Name a dish you like, other than soup or stew, that’s better rewarmed than fresh out of the pot. Casseroles, though better may be a stretch.

4. Do you use mixes or packets (bought or homemade) for any of your cooking or baking? A couple of blends from Spice House. Otherwise, no.

5. If yes, do you use them to make spice mixes, sauces, quickbreads (inc. pancakes/waffles), cakes, something else?

6. Do you buy or make pre-prepped foods? An occasional Costco chicken or cauliflower crust pizza. And Trader Joe's frozen mac and cheese and sweet potato fries.

7. Do you grow your own? Yes - veg, berries, tree fruit, herbs, seeds.

8. Do you buy directly from a grower? Yes. Beef. And farmer's markets or u-picks for what I can't grow.

9. Do you buy from a distributor? Yes, if that means Azure Standard.

10. Do you buy from stores? Yes.

11. What’s the most exotic food you’ve tried this year? I guess spicy beef basil from our Thai food truck.

12. Do you have set cooking days? No.

13. Do you cook everything together to use for a period of days? Sometimes I prep ingredients for a couple of dinners, or do planned-overs. Some might go in the freezer for quick meals later.

14. Do you cook for the day, only? Sometimes.

15. Do you prep and cook each meal as it comes? Pretty much.

16. Do you pre-wash/measure/prep your ingredients? Sometimes.

17. Do you make menus for daily home meals? No.

18. Do you stick to a plan for your food on hand? We play pantry and freezer chopped challenge a lot but I try to plan for fresh stuff.

19. Do you wash up as you go? Ideally, but usually not.

20. Do you do both cooking and clean-up? Usually. Husband cleans up sometimes.

21. Do you have kitchen minions? Haha. No. Husband will help prep produce to can/freeze/dehydrate (he can chop onions without crying!).

22. Does your family say “thank-you”? Sometimes. I count, "Mmmmmm...this is really good."

1. What sweet can you not set aside before you eat it all up? Cherry pie

2. What dish or meal would you rather eat leftover than cook/acquire something new? Anything

3. Name a dish you like, other than soup or stew, that’s better rewarmed than fresh out of the pot. lasagna, gumbo, crawfish ettoffee

4. Do you use mixes or packets (bought or homemade) for any of your cooking or baking? Yes

5. If yes, do you use them to make spice mixes, sauces, quickbreads (inc. pancakes/waffles), cakes, something else? Usually main dishes

6. Do you buy or make pre-prepped foods? That could be anything from marinated meat skewers to chopped onions to frozen pie crusts or cookie dough. No

7. Do you grow your own? Not much anymore. sometimes tomatoes, peppers, green onions

8. Do you buy directly from a grower? No

9. Do you buy from a distributor? No

10. Do you buy from stores? Yes

11. What’s the most exotic food you’ve tried this year? Nothing different

12. Do you have set cooking days? NO

13. Do you cook everything together to use for a period of days? No

[Clarification: Cook all the food to be eaten for 3-7 days all at once (perhaps on weekend or shopping day).]

14. Do you cook for the day, only? Usually yes

15. Do you prep and cook each meal as it comes? Yes

[Clarification: Start prepping for the next meal only after the prior one has been eaten.]

16. Do you pre-wash/measure/prep your ingredients? Yes

[Clarification: Prep everything first rather than start X cooking while you prep Y.]

17. Do you make menus for daily home meals? No

18. Do you stick to a plan for your food on hand? No

19. Do you wash up as you go? Yes

20. Do you do both cooking and clean-up? Yes. sometimes my husband wants to clean, but I had rather do it myself.

21. Do you have kitchen minions? LOL, No.

[Clarification: ”Minions” are by definition underlings whose job it is to do as you ask. In practice, they can be anything from paid help to youngsters to cooperative spouses, friends, etc.]

22. Does your family say “thank-you”? Sometimes

1. What sweet can you not set aside before you eat it all up? Can’t think of even one.

2. What dish or meal would you rather eat leftover than cook/acquire something new? None.

3. Name a dish you like, other than soup or stew, that’s better rewarmed than fresh out of the pot. None.

4. Do you use mixes or packets (bought or homemade) for any of your cooking or baking? Yes.

5. If yes, do you use them to make spice mixes, sauces, quickbreads (inc. pancakes/waffles), cakes, something else? I purchase prepared spice mixes and use them.

6. Do you buy or make pre-prepped foods? Very infrequently.

7. Do you grow your own? At one time, but can no longer do so.

8. Do you buy directly from a grower? Have all groceries delivered from a grocery store.

9. Do you buy from a distributor? No

10. Do you buy from stores? Of course.

11. What’s the most exotic food you’ve tried this year?

12. Do you have set cooking days? Every day, I can eat leftover but prefer not to do so.

13. Do you cook everything together to use for a period of days? No

14. Do you cook for the day, only? Normally, unless cooking a whole chicken or a roast.

15. Do you prep and cook each meal as it comes? Yes.

16. Do you pre-wash/measure/prep your ingredients? Goodness yes.

17. Do you make menus for daily home meals? Make weekly menus that can be flexible; so helpful for making out grocery list and not having to think on the spur of the moment, "What am I going to cook for dinner?"

18. Do you stick to a plan for your food on hand? Trying so hard to do so.

19. Do you wash up as you go? Some things, for example, always wash my knives immediate after using.

20. Do you do both cooking and clean-up? Normally.

21. Do you have kitchen minions? No.

22. Does your family say “thank-you”? Yes.

1. What sweet can you not set aside before you eat it all up? Cake

2. What dish or meal would you rather eat leftover than cook/acquire something new? Almost anything, so I don't have to cook again.

3. Name a dish you like, other than soup or stew, that’s better rewarmed than fresh out of the pot. Spanikopita

4. Do you use mixes or packets (bought or homemade) for any of your cooking or baking? A few.

5. If yes, do you use them to make spice mixes, sauces, quick breads (inc. pancakes/waffles), cakes, something else? Pancakes and TJ's Pumpkin Bread and TJ's Cornbread...all for my grandson - his faves. No other mixes.

6. Do you buy or make pre-prepped foods? That could be anything from marinated meat skewers to chopped onions to frozen pie crusts or cookie dough. I buy a few TJ's Frozen items. Chicken Soup Dumplings, Chicken Cilantro Pot Stickers (for me) Black Bean Tacquitos (for my grandson). Once a year or so I might buy the Mandarin Orange Chicken. A couple of times I've purchased TJ's ready to cook Brussels Sprouts.

7. Do you grow your own? Maybe a pot of cherry tomatoes

8. Do you buy directly from a grower? From the Farmer's Market as much as possible.

9. Do you buy from a distributor???? I have no idea what that would be.

10. Do you buy from stores? Of course.

11. What’s the most exotic food you’ve tried this year? Nothing out of the ordinary - that would usually be a restaurant food and I'm not doing restaurants yet.

12. Do you have set cooking days? Most days I'm set to cook something.

13. Do you cook everything together to use for a period of days? Only if a dish is large enough that I have leftovers. Otherwise, no.

[Clarification: Cook all the food to be eaten for 3-7 days all at once (perhaps on weekend or shopping day).]

14. Do you cook for the day, only? Yes, unless it makes leftovers.

15. Do you prep and cook each meal as it comes? Yes

[Clarification: Start prepping for the next meal only after the prior one has been eaten.]

16. Do you pre-wash/measure/prep your ingredients? No, I prep the next thing while first thing is cooking, unless all are cooked last minute - like scallops and asparagus served at the same meal. I'd prep the asparagus before I started cooking the scallops.

[Clarification: Prep everything first rather than start X cooking while you prep Y.]

17. Do you make menus for daily home meals? Never

18. Do you stick to a plan for your food on hand? No

19. Do you wash up as you go? No, I make a huge mess and clean it up after eating. (When I'm cooking for guests; I cook simple food when I'm alone).

20. Do you do both cooking and clean-up? Yes, I live alone

21. Do you have kitchen minions? No, except when friends come for dinner and hang out beforehand, I might put them to work chopping something.

[Clarification: ”Minions” are by definition underlings whose job it is to do as you ask. In practice, they can be anything from paid help to youngsters to cooperative spouses, friends, etc.]

22. Does your family say “thank-you”? The only family that eats here regularly is my 12 year old grandson. He says thank you when he sits down to a meal. Otherwise, those eating here are friends and they always say thank you and most even write thank you notes!

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I can't take in all 22 at once. Here are 11.

1. What sweet can you not set aside before you eat it all up? Ice cream

2. What dish or meal would you rather eat leftover than cook/acquire something new? Pasta, soup, roasted root vegetables.

3. Name a dish you like, other than soup or stew, that’s better rewarmed than fresh out of the pot. All of the answers to #2 and then maybe enchilada casserole. Quiche and ratatouille are quite good warmed over, not necessarily "better" but just as good and unique all at the same time.

4. Do you use mixes or packets (bought or homemade) for any of your cooking or baking? Yes. Long live Jiffy mixes!! I also use spice mixes from the Teeny Tiny Spice Company, Penzeys, Spice Islands and Mrs. Dash, to name a few. We also love Good Seasonings Italian Dressing Mix. I always use a mix when making falafel and matzoh balls.

6. Do you buy or make pre-prepped foods? That could be anything from marinated meat skewers to chopped onions to frozen pie crusts or cookie dough. I keep chopped onions and peppers frozen, on hand. I also use store bought pie crust mostly, and frozen peirogis. Also buy pre-made egg roll dough in the fridge section. If and when on the rare occasion I make something with phyllo or puff pastry, that will be from the frozen section as well. And ravioli. The jury is out on frozen meatballs.

7. Do you grow your own? Yes.

8. Do you buy directly from a grower? Yes.

11. What’s the most exotic food you’ve tried this year? Different colored beets. Candy striped and orange.

12. Do you have set cooking days? Sunday dinner is pretty set. Other days are variable. We sometimes do pizza or Chinese on a regular basis on Friday or over the weekend. This was more common when we worked and lived near good takeout for both. We loved having Friday dinner as a no cook one, but the options locally are terrible so that is kind of a bust . . . even good local-ish restaurants are becoming rare . . . plus we aren't ready to eat out yet. We might be if the options were better, but so far no rush . . .

13. Do you cook everything together to use for a period of days? That kind of goes with the territory for singles or just a couple . . . I keep a stash of pre-made muffins in the freezer and sometimes other baked goods and things that tend to mold before we can eat them up . . .

Oh, and another thing that's better the next day is beef short ribs. I always cook them, leave them set so the fat can congeal, then turn them into a meal. I hate that slick of tallow short ribs always leave in my mouth, even with my grass fed beef.

Annie

LouiseAb here Here is my effort.

This is about sharing one’s own ways of doing things, and one’s own tastes. NO judgments please!

1. What sweet can you not set aside before you eat it all up? tiramiso

2. What dish or meal would you rather eat leftover than cook/acquire something new? moussaka

3. Name a dish you like, other than soup or stew, that’s better rewarmed than fresh out of the pot. moussaka

4. Do you use mixes or packets (bought or homemade) for any of your cooking or baking? Some, like spice mixes, rice pkg

5. If yes, do you use them to make spice mixes, sauces, quickbreads (inc. pancakes/waffles), cakes, something else? Mostly spice mixes. Rarely shake and bake. ladyfingers for trifle

6. Do you buy or make pre-prepped foods? That could be anything from marinated meat skewers to chopped onions to frozen pie crusts or cookie dough. puff pastry. Rarely precooked osso bucco

7. Do you grow your own? Not yet

8. Do you buy directly from a grower? no

9. Do you buy from a distributor? no

10. Do you buy from stores? Costco, save on foods, walmart

11. What’s the most exotic food you’ve tried this year? ?

12. Do you have set cooking days? No, but I prefer when I can be alone.

13. Do you cook everything together to use for a period of days? Not on purpose

[Clarification: Cook all the food to be eaten for 3-7 days all at once (perhaps on weekend or shopping day).]

14. Do you cook for the day, only? That’s the plan

15. Do you prep and cook each meal as it comes? no

[Clarification: Start prepping for the next meal only after the prior one has been eaten.]

16. Do you pre-wash/measure/prep your ingredients?

[Clarification: Prep everything first rather than start X cooking while you prep Y.]

17. Do you make menus for daily home meals?no

18. Do you stick to a plan for your food on hand? have to

19. Do you wash up as you go? at times

20. Do you do both cooking and clean-up? yes

21. Do you have kitchen minions? not intentionally

[Clarification: ”Minions” are by definition underlings whose job it is to do as you ask. In practice, they can be anything from paid help to youngsters to cooperative spouses, friends, etc.]

22. Does your family say “thank-you”? sometimes

I forgot to mention under the pre-prepped foods that I do buy filo dough, and I also buy a few items Cárdenas in Cathedral City: tamales, in-house guacamole (made with tomatillos), their salsa, and their tortillas and bolillos.

plllog, I just tried mizuna yesterday! I ordered from Baker Seeds this year and they sent some free mizuna seeds... I planted a few seeds to grow on the windowsill and harvested some yesterday. They grew prolifically in a stinking 4" pot! I made greens to fill an omelette and they were very good, so I ordered some seeds for my sister to try. If she doesn't like them, I figure her chickens will. lol!