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Kay1018
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what do you prefer? isnt home cooking just so much better though? I used to eat out almost daily until i became a mom and im enjoying cooking and learning about new foods and such.
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TexasRose
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I try to eat in as much as possible; I love to cook and it sure is hard on your budget eating out all the time. Plus, the more you cook the better you get at it. It's hard with my commute to cook every night but I try to be creative and do quick things, do some pre-prep and shopping, use the crock pot, and of course rely on hubby to grill!
However, we do enjoy a nice relaxing meal out so we do that once a week or so.
However, we do enjoy a nice relaxing meal out so we do that once a week or so.
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BensMom
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Often when DH and I go out we thinkg we could have made this for a lot less! We are only happy when we go to a very nice place.
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phoenyxstarr
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I prefer home-cooking myself... I just wish someone could come cook for me some days. Especially now that I'm pregnant, it seems like a lot of foods make me sick to my stomach just from their smells.
We don't eat out that often, maybe once a month. We do order pizza about once a month too... So if you count both of those, we 'go out' to eat every 2 weeks. Which is about how often hubby gets paid.
We don't eat out that often, maybe once a month. We do order pizza about once a month too... So if you count both of those, we 'go out' to eat every 2 weeks. Which is about how often hubby gets paid.
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rt49andellis
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I'm about the same as phoenyxstarr. We generally get a pizza every 2 weeks. Other than that, we rarely eat out. Paying for 6 at a restaurant can get QUITE expensive.
But the answer the question - I PREFER to eat out! I really do hate to cook. But... it's my job....
But the answer the question - I PREFER to eat out! I really do hate to cook. But... it's my job....
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mtmomj
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Nothing beats a home cooked meal!
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BensMom
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Plus by making it yourself you know exactly what you are eating!
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rt49andellis
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That's a very good point. You know you haven't sneezed in the food and have clean hands and all that.....
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CURRY
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we prefer home cooked meals and I tell u I love doing that, but for a change we go out especially on saturdays.
we just try new restraurents whenever we go out .
sometimes a holiday is deserved , isn't it ?
we just try new restraurents whenever we go out .
sometimes a holiday is deserved , isn't it ?
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expatgirl
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DH and I love to eat out at least once sometimes twice a weec (sorry I'm missing that last letter--don't now why but you will see his cousin "C" filling in for him until I get a new laptop, ceyboard, etc.) Houston just has too many great restaurants not to try them out-----and of course Mexican food here is awesome and inexpensive. I love to cooc in if I have the time but sometimes I wished that I had a live-in maid to do the clean-up--Ha!---DH will help but many times he's swamped with worc or he comes home very late. Often, I will mace a big pot of beans or lentils or stir fry or spaghetti and we'll eat that a couple of times a weec-----luccily neither one of us hates leftovers. But we do enjoy eating out as well and this is why. When we first married we were very poor college students. DH shot a deer that first Christmas and we ate that huge bucc for the rest of the year (steacs, sausage, ground meat, etc., until after a year the thought of venison made my intestines recoil in horror. And 30 years later it's the same story.
We also found chiccen pot pies (4 for a dollar) bac then and again I am revolted at ever eating one of those in my lifetime--Ha!!! So, yeah, we do enjoy going out ever so often and Houston is definitely the place to spin the Wheel of Cuisine, picc a vowel and go for it.
We also found chiccen pot pies (4 for a dollar) bac then and again I am revolted at ever eating one of those in my lifetime--Ha!!! So, yeah, we do enjoy going out ever so often and Houston is definitely the place to spin the Wheel of Cuisine, picc a vowel and go for it.
Mama Mangia
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I DREAD eating out! Too much is going on these days and you just can't trust people. It wasn't like that years ago.
I prefer to eat home - sure there's the dirty dishes but it's usually casual dining except for holidays and parties, you can listen to the music you want or even the news (which I try not to eat and listen to - too depressing), you can have seconds if you want - at no extra charge - what you don't finish you can freeze or save for the next meal/day. Try to go to a restaurant, kick off your shoes, loosen your belt, and get seconds!!! LOL And at home - dessert doesn't cost extra.
Also - you are not listening to someone's whining brat that needs a crack on their crack! (sorry - but if you got one of those in my day you never misbehaved again!), no one is brushing up against you passing by while you are trying to eat (some fattie stepping over too far and hitting your elbow as you are placing the fork in your mouth!), no one is asking (while your mouth is full of course) if you would like anything as they walk by not waiting for you to tell them what you would like!, no one is coughing on you, sneezing in your direction and the bathroom is cleaner at home than a public bathroom is.
There is no need to check your dishes and silverware to see if the previous person's meal and mouth germs are still stuck to it. Your cups and glasses won't have leftover lipstick on them, your napkin most likely wasn't dropped on the floor and then picked up and used for your setting and you also know for sure that you weren't served someone's leftover rolls, butter, etc.
You don't have to wonder if the cook that is scratching body parts and hair is the one that completed your plate before serving...............I'll stop there.
I prefer to eat home - sure there's the dirty dishes but it's usually casual dining except for holidays and parties, you can listen to the music you want or even the news (which I try not to eat and listen to - too depressing), you can have seconds if you want - at no extra charge - what you don't finish you can freeze or save for the next meal/day. Try to go to a restaurant, kick off your shoes, loosen your belt, and get seconds!!! LOL And at home - dessert doesn't cost extra.
Also - you are not listening to someone's whining brat that needs a crack on their crack! (sorry - but if you got one of those in my day you never misbehaved again!), no one is brushing up against you passing by while you are trying to eat (some fattie stepping over too far and hitting your elbow as you are placing the fork in your mouth!), no one is asking (while your mouth is full of course) if you would like anything as they walk by not waiting for you to tell them what you would like!, no one is coughing on you, sneezing in your direction and the bathroom is cleaner at home than a public bathroom is.
There is no need to check your dishes and silverware to see if the previous person's meal and mouth germs are still stuck to it. Your cups and glasses won't have leftover lipstick on them, your napkin most likely wasn't dropped on the floor and then picked up and used for your setting and you also know for sure that you weren't served someone's leftover rolls, butter, etc.
You don't have to wonder if the cook that is scratching body parts and hair is the one that completed your plate before serving...............I'll stop there.
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honeypsweet
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We eat at home most of the time...but I do love going out and being waited on. It's nice having someone bring everything to me instead of me bringing everything to everyone.
It's getting harder and harder to find good food for a decent price though.
It's getting harder and harder to find good food for a decent price though.
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phoenyxstarr
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If you think paying for 6 is bad... try paying for 8 or 10. My parents had to feed anywhere from 8 to 10 when I was a kid because there were 4 biological children, plus at least 2 'foster' kids or 'strays' that were staying with us for some reason.
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marymoomoo
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I love to do both, although, after reading Mama Mangia's post, eating out seems a lot less appealing.
I enjoy cooking in because it's cheaper and healthier. And, it sure is nice to see the smiles on the faces of folks while they are eating something *you* cooked. And I enjoy eating out because I get to spend more time just *being* with family, and I get to eat something I probably wouldn't cook at home.
I enjoy cooking in because it's cheaper and healthier. And, it sure is nice to see the smiles on the faces of folks while they are eating something *you* cooked.
And I enjoy eating out because I get to spend more time just *being* with family, and I get to eat something I probably wouldn't cook at home.
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phoenyxstarr
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I agree marymoomoo, Mama's post certainly put eating out in a whole new light. Makes me glad that we don't do that very often, we've even cut down on ordering pizza, but that's just because I don't want to eat pizza right now.
I like cooking at home because every night I hear, "Mmmm, this is good dear," or, "Mmmm, Momma you gotta make this again."
I like cooking at home because every night I hear, "Mmmm, this is good dear," or, "Mmmm, Momma you gotta make this again."
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Raquelita
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I love eating out b/c we go to restaurants with exotic cuisine and ingredients that we'd never try at home . But we go out to eat just once a month so it's definitely a treat. I love not having to clean up afterwards .
. But we go out to eat just once a month so it's definitely a treat. I love not having to clean up afterwards .
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simcooks
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I love eating out b/c we go to restaurants with exotic cuisine and ingredients that we'd never try at home
Same here. Some dishes have ingredients that I do not have or are just too complicated to make at home.
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Mama Mangia
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I hope my post doesn't turn you away from dining out.
I've run restaurants for years - and I have always been very fussy. Never had a dish returned for any reason, nor any complaints. Everything was fresh, cleaned and sterilized. I could write a book about my rules and regulations - but I don't want to bore you.
What I have noticed is that restaurants are not as strict as they were years ago. For the life of me I don't know how some restaurants stay open! I have seen filthy kitchens, cooks that I really would not like touching my food, etc.
I'm very old-fashioned - hair must be pulled back, no nailpolish or fake fingernails on cooks, servers, etc. Hairnets must be in place - cleanliness is a must - for cooks, servers, the kitchen, utensils, etc. Every ingredient must be fresh, washed and I always made sure that whatever I served was what I would have wanted served to me. Every dish that left my kitchen was presented properly - treating each dish served as something special.
It's bad enough putting up with the public in a restaurant, you don't need to have to worry about who is preparing your food or serving it to you. Too many things are happening with foods, preparations, communicative diseases, etc. And I know that nowadays it's very hard to find good help also.
I feel much safer eating at home - at least I know that the ingredients are fresh, everything is clean and I don't have to worry about anything. Maybe it's because of my background that I feel this way - ???
I've run restaurants for years - and I have always been very fussy. Never had a dish returned for any reason, nor any complaints. Everything was fresh, cleaned and sterilized. I could write a book about my rules and regulations - but I don't want to bore you.
What I have noticed is that restaurants are not as strict as they were years ago. For the life of me I don't know how some restaurants stay open! I have seen filthy kitchens, cooks that I really would not like touching my food, etc.
I'm very old-fashioned - hair must be pulled back, no nailpolish or fake fingernails on cooks, servers, etc. Hairnets must be in place - cleanliness is a must - for cooks, servers, the kitchen, utensils, etc. Every ingredient must be fresh, washed and I always made sure that whatever I served was what I would have wanted served to me. Every dish that left my kitchen was presented properly - treating each dish served as something special.
It's bad enough putting up with the public in a restaurant, you don't need to have to worry about who is preparing your food or serving it to you. Too many things are happening with foods, preparations, communicative diseases, etc. And I know that nowadays it's very hard to find good help also.
I feel much safer eating at home - at least I know that the ingredients are fresh, everything is clean and I don't have to worry about anything. Maybe it's because of my background that I feel this way - ???
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lcsamano
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I like to eat out alot but I think it is because by the time I get home from work I am not in the mood to actually cook. I think what I need to start doing is using my crockpot more often. this way the meal is done by the time I get home.
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phoenyxstarr
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I know what you mean, Mama. My mother-in-law is that way; she worked as a waitress for years & knows how kitchens used to look compared to the way they look now. She can't understand how some of these resaurants stay open. They are filthy & the cooks aren't any better.