Have you ever pretended you cooked all day for the wonderful dinner on the table, when, in reality, it was all take-out or frozen... and just served on your nice dishes?
I confess ... I have - in peices - not a whole meal (yet). Sometimes I'll add a salad or the desert. There are wonderful things in deli's, bakeries, and the frozen-section of the supermarket which make cooking and entertaining MUCH simpler. All you need are nice dishes, fancy napkins, and a good bottle of wine!
2007-02-15 06:27:20 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Oh yes! It's a good talent to have. I may hate Sandra Lee (Food Network), but semi-homemade is a good thing. It just depends on how you combine the pre-made food and the homemade parts. Who will know if you didn't roast that chicken yourself??
2007-02-15 06:35:24 · answer #1 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! Not for close friends or for relatives, but there have been times when my mother has offered to make a dish when I have had to have one for an occasion and I had been too busy to prepare it myself. At least it was something I had a recipe for though. Everyone always wants to know how to make what you have if they like it, so I want it to be something I can explain! My mom is so great! I have 2 kids and we work at our church and I have a full time job so sometimes I just don't have it in me to cook!
2007-02-15 07:48:09 · answer #2 · answered by tamathy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nevah! ALWAYS let my guests know where the food I'm serving came from - suppose one of 'em turns out to be allergic, and the fancy stuff from the deli was cooked in peanut oil? Don't ya think I have an obligation to be truthful? Allergies like that to peanuts ain't no laughing matter - ya could kill someone that way!
2007-02-15 06:33:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Oh yeah ........... I am quite a good cook but when I need to impress that much more I have been known to take something out of the original packaging and bash it about a bit so it looks like its home made ............ cheating I know but hey ........ Normally puds to be honest ..................
2007-02-15 06:35:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ppl know that when I "cook" it's actually frozen, canned or take out.
2007-02-15 06:34:33 · answer #5 · answered by Santa C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋