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Jun. 15th, 2013 10:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
stormdogSo the food finally came together. It finished cooking while my family and I were all playing a game of Cutthroat Cavern. I wasn't going to eat any today, since my mother made some sweet potato and rice stuff (funny that Lisa and I have talked about me making largely the same thing), but I had so much of it that I ended up eating a bit to help make it fit in storage containers.
It was pleasantly textured and it tasted like chicken. I enjoyed eating it, and I feel accomplished at having made it. Beyond that, I think I know how to do it a bit better next time in terms of handling chicken and not buying condensed soup instead of regular soup, that kind of stuff. But There's an issue.
Cooking at home like this seems really neat. But even in the crock pot, it took more prep time than I normally spend reheating frozen things. Beyond that, it's not actually very cost-effective compared to frozen pizzas and things. It comes out to about 210 calories per dollar, which is less than half what I can often get frozen pizza for. I know I could probably change that ratio around a bit, but meat is always going to be pricey. I know that I could make healthier stuff at home too, but this particular meal was not all that healthy, what with the Velveeta and stuff. At least it wasn't processed meat; that probably makes a difference.
So I would like to keep cooking at home, and I'm sure I'll make stuff here and there, once I've eaten the 12 cups of food that I produced today. But I guess I'm still looking for a little more motivation to do so, when I have to sacrifice some time and money to make it happen.
All that aside, I felt quite accomplished when I dished this stuff out of the crock pot. It's not complicated, fancy, or even particularly good. But I made it, and that's neat.
Cooking! - Pic-a-day 15 June 2013
Copyright Stormdog 2013
It was pleasantly textured and it tasted like chicken. I enjoyed eating it, and I feel accomplished at having made it. Beyond that, I think I know how to do it a bit better next time in terms of handling chicken and not buying condensed soup instead of regular soup, that kind of stuff. But There's an issue.
Cooking at home like this seems really neat. But even in the crock pot, it took more prep time than I normally spend reheating frozen things. Beyond that, it's not actually very cost-effective compared to frozen pizzas and things. It comes out to about 210 calories per dollar, which is less than half what I can often get frozen pizza for. I know I could probably change that ratio around a bit, but meat is always going to be pricey. I know that I could make healthier stuff at home too, but this particular meal was not all that healthy, what with the Velveeta and stuff. At least it wasn't processed meat; that probably makes a difference.
So I would like to keep cooking at home, and I'm sure I'll make stuff here and there, once I've eaten the 12 cups of food that I produced today. But I guess I'm still looking for a little more motivation to do so, when I have to sacrifice some time and money to make it happen.
All that aside, I felt quite accomplished when I dished this stuff out of the crock pot. It's not complicated, fancy, or even particularly good. But I made it, and that's neat.
Cooking! - Pic-a-day 15 June 2013
Copyright Stormdog 2013
