I used to love making everything from scratch. Challah, bagels, pizza crust and sauce, etc. Now that LO is here of course I can't do that, there's just no time. Last night my chicken and pesto pizza was made from store bought Naan bread, already cooked chicken, and a jar of pesto sauce. I miss real cooking! One day LO will be able to help me in the kitchen and I'll be able to cook again.
Do you cook from scratch or do you cheat now too?
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts
I love cheating!!! (In the kitchen. 
I especially love recipes that involve very very few ingredients. I hate dirtying up lots of pots and pans and having tons of stuff out at once.
GOLD / cantaloupe / 6703 posts
Both. On work days it's all about cheating, but when off, cooking can be fun.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
I don't call it cheating. I consider it being resourceful!
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts
Um, your version of cheating is my version of cooking! *embarrassed*
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
I'm with Rubies! And I don't call it cheating, it's "semi-homemade"
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts
I mostly cook from scratch. I'd say 85% of the time. Usually I "cheat" when I'm making sandwiches, salads, etc.
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts
I've never made anything like that out of scratch except for sauce. I do make my own sauce but I always use store bought bread and pasta. Not unless it is something like pumpkin bread or banana bread. I make those.
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
I cheat for weekday meals but cook from scratch when DH is around to help with DD.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I use premade things when they're better and cheaper than I can make them at home. Pesto is great if you've got a big garden with lots of basil, but it would cost me too much money and time to make it now, so I use a jar here and there without guilt!
I also use premade pastry dough, if I am making pizza sometimes I use the Sullivan Street Bakery no knead method, but otherwise I just use premade from the store.
The last thing I need is more stress while prepping meals!
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