tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post3389331027618355242..comments2024-03-15T04:01:53.036-04:00Comments on Cranky Fitness: Why Not Cook More Often?Crabby McSlackerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-90621054394589432822009-06-12T22:00:54.223-04:002009-06-12T22:00:54.223-04:00One more you forgot!
7. Recipes intended for more...One more you forgot!<br /><br />7. Recipes intended for more than one or two people. <br /><br />I'm a college student, so right now when I cook I'm only feeding myself. Sure you can make a bunch of food on the weekend and keep it for the week, but eating the same thing day after day gets really tedious really quickly.<br />The problem is compounded by never being able to find fresh ingredients in smaller sizes. Somehow a pound of broccoli is more than I can handle. Heck, even bagged salad goes all mushy before the week is out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-49657139730076889152009-05-25T15:01:46.129-04:002009-05-25T15:01:46.129-04:00I didn't learn to cook much really (besides scramb...I didn't learn to cook much really (besides scrambled eggs and baking cookies) until I was married at 46 years of age. In college and beyond, for a long period all I had was a hotplate and a microwave. It wasn't conducive to "cuisine", LOL!<br /><br />But now I cook a lot, I just keep it simple. Scrambled eggs, omelets, quick grilled chicken or fish, stir fry, quick pan fry, that sort of thing. So I don't need recipes much and when I do make them, prefer the ones with really short lists of ingredients. Sometimes I branch out and do a longer recipe, but it's not every day.<br /><br />Besides, most recipes I end up altering anyway. I can rarely make anything exactly as I read the recipe. Hubby seems to think I do a good job picking the few recipes I prepare though.Cynthiahttp://www.garbagethatgoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-85798957581031034932009-05-23T21:57:01.433-04:002009-05-23T21:57:01.433-04:00Recipes are inspiration...in the kitchen I am an a...Recipes are inspiration...in the kitchen I am an artist, and can not be bothered with silly recipes. OK, alright already. I am just to lazy to follow a recipe, and I think lots of the people writing them really were smokin' crack. <br /><br />I just look at a recipe and see if I have similar ingredients and sort of follow the directions. I choose recipes that only use real food, and I keep as many of the foods from whfoods.org on hand as I can. Suprisingly, it works out pretty good most of the time. I really think the key is good fresh wholesome ingredient--most of the time you end up with something pretty good!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16615291830525865931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-14674160878809083752009-05-21T00:07:36.323-04:002009-05-21T00:07:36.323-04:00Hi Crabby,
I hate the whole kitchen thing, still ...Hi Crabby,<br /><br />I hate the whole kitchen thing, still when I focus on my meals and do the planning and the cooking, I usually feel better and lose weight. Still, I have been cooking for decades and am just plain tired of it. <br /><br />So without whining any longer, I will confess to finally including raw veggies in my daily food intake. The prep and clean up are both quick and easy and there is no cooking involved. <br /><br />Of course, for me raw veggies are an acquired taste but sacrifices must be made.<br /><br />TerrieTerrie Farley Moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980849018232866773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-70092261864799353052009-05-20T23:27:24.338-04:002009-05-20T23:27:24.338-04:00I've had a great laugh. Thanks!
I would love to se...I've had a great laugh. Thanks!<br />I would love to see a Cranky Cookbook, but 10 ingredients sounds too hard for me. A couple of Aussie mums have brought out cookbooks called "4 Ingredients" and they have been on the Australian bestseller book list for months now. We are really lazy downunder. :)Kellie - My Health Softwarehttp://www.my-health-software.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-15266660376859772922009-05-20T23:01:20.078-04:002009-05-20T23:01:20.078-04:00Hilarious as always. Love all the crack commentary...Hilarious as always. Love all the crack commentary.<br /><br />I try to find blogs that make healthy recipes in few, common ingredients and duplicate! (or make them my own) My faves are Kitchen Parade, Aggie's Kitchen and For the Love of Cooking. But i'm always looking for more to try! The biggest thing that holds me back from a recipe are LONG ingredient lists or tools I don't have. I was DYING to make this frittata thing but needed some kind of special pan?? I dunno. Didn't buy the pan - didn't try it!fittingbackinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03936508772597439162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-25064711766556963972009-05-20T22:27:37.970-04:002009-05-20T22:27:37.970-04:00i learned to cook from the Hare Krishnas, so i am ...i learned to cook from the Hare Krishnas, so i am queen of exotic spices. EVERYTHING has turned out wonderful, except the ginger green beans at Thanksgiving 18 years ago. my son even turned his home ec teacher onto ghee. so, i guess my husband fell into the "marry a cook" category.... i love it. i love trying new things, and i've found some really great recipes in really strange places(like Kraft newsletters). doesn't mean i use them the way they planned. i usually add some stuff and take out others. like carrots. i hate cooked carrots.<br /><br />easiest short cut recipe in the world: chicken philly wraps<br />tortillas<br />2-3 boneless skinkless chicken breasts. <br />1 1-lb package pepper and onion blend. <br />2packages deli sliced white cheese, like provolone or monterey jack<br /><br />turn your oven on broil. line a cookie tray with foil. put breasts on. salt, pepper and garlic breasts. once one side starts to brown, flip over, salt, pepper and garklic. continue til browned. take out. line another cookie sheet with foil, or just take off chicken and dump entire pepper package on tray. even it out, then salt pepper and garlic. put in broiler. while peppers cook, cut chicken breasts into strips. when edges of peppers are slightly browned, evenly distribute chicken. lay cheese slices over top. cook only until cheese melts, 1-4 minutes depending on cheese. take out, and scoop onto tortillas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-14419077796620219472009-05-20T22:17:56.007-04:002009-05-20T22:17:56.007-04:00Oh well thanks!! I forgot that you can't see MY bl...Oh well thanks!! I forgot that you can't see MY blog from my profile, you've stopped by before -- runhlrun.blogspot.com<br /><br />You're most welcome. Holla if you get some bucks!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013504768642605916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-72655168278263390492009-05-20T21:04:58.762-04:002009-05-20T21:04:58.762-04:00Oh, too funny. Enjoyed this post very much. :-)
...Oh, too funny. Enjoyed this post very much. :-)<br /><A HREF="http://mamabearshealth.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Path to Health</A>Journo June aka MamaBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04147813827912805263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-64893941706126737352009-05-20T20:35:41.981-04:002009-05-20T20:35:41.981-04:00Please do sign me up to help with the Cranky Fitne...Please do sign me up to help with the Cranky Fitness Lazy-Ass Cookbook project! Sounds like fun! (We readers could perhaps submit some of our favorite lazy-ass tips and recipes? And you know people would buy it alone for the Magic Cupcake recipe....)<br /><br />I married a guy who can cook really well. (Me? I didn't really bother much with it until I met him.) Luckily/unluckily, he does most of the cooking at Casa de la Pubsgal. (Luckily, because I don't have to; unluckily, because I want to eat too much of it in one sitting...although having leftover lunch is a nice consolation prize for not stuffing myself silly the night before.) Dinners pre-Mr. were usually a ripped-open bag of salad with lunch meat and/or cheese chopped up on top of it, a bag of microwave popcorn, and a diet Coke. <br /><br />Nowadays, I've upgraded to the lazy ass chef's best friends: Mr. Grill and Ms. Crockpot. We usually throw everything on the grill (since the kidlets prefer grilled stuff), but we do enjoy the crockpot now and then.Pubsgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05636089392777186992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-59560494409920864192009-05-20T20:14:47.728-04:002009-05-20T20:14:47.728-04:00OMG, Heather, thank you!!!!!
Seriously, that was ...OMG, Heather, thank you!!!!!<br /><br />Seriously, that was HUGE for Cranky Fitness. PR is so not our forte. You do indeed have skilz!<br /><br />If we could ever make more than lunch money from this thing in order to have a "budget," we would so try to hire you!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-48352047788436584352009-05-20T18:53:51.505-04:002009-05-20T18:53:51.505-04:00Yo. I never came clean before, but maybe I should:...Yo. I never came clean before, but maybe I should: I sent an editor at Women's Health a link to your blog, SisterSkinny and some others in an effort to get them to write a freaking blog that's actually updated ohIdunno, daily? They took the story from there. My college journalism professor is an editor and he helped me find the right person to send the email to. So there. Now you know! I do PR for a living; I got skillz.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12013504768642605916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-86037575131337239632009-05-20T17:55:22.017-04:002009-05-20T17:55:22.017-04:00Why do they call it a grater if it makes less of t...Why do they call it a grater if it makes less of things? They should call it a lesser.Levihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07369763028982948026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-78500796840812768112009-05-20T17:10:06.792-04:002009-05-20T17:10:06.792-04:00Cooking can be done: quickly; painlessly; healthy....Cooking can be done: quickly; painlessly; healthy. I just haven't found a way to do them all together. I am especially bad at the healthy. Box graters or mandolins are your friends though and worth the investment.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-67328232974253505552009-05-20T16:09:36.377-04:002009-05-20T16:09:36.377-04:00I second the grater suggestion.
I am a cook by in...I second the grater suggestion.<br /><br />I am a cook by intuition. I never use recipes. I also don't ever use the oven (only use the stovetop) and don't own a microwave (don't believe in them, freak me out, I know, I'm weird).<br /><br />I wind up alternating veggies with eggs or meat, different kinds of spices, etc. Sometimes, I make soups. I've been known to make a mean veggie packed marinara sauce. <br /><br />Frozen veggies, a wok and some olive oil are daily staples for my "chefery". Simple, quick and tasty stuff can be had, even if cooking's not really your thing.<br /><br />My diet probably lacks variety, but I enjoy it anyway.<br /><br />I also love almonds, olives, feta cheese, and other healthy in moderation snacks that don't require any cooking or prep.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12503183987906575422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-45206193952300838732009-05-20T15:03:58.405-04:002009-05-20T15:03:58.405-04:00So I'm glad that everyone has already mentioned th...So I'm glad that everyone has already mentioned the wonder of the Mandolin (as long as you don't slice off your fingers in the process). That or a mini food processor. I don't leave home without them.<br /><br />So what keeps me from cooking healthy food? Two things:<br /><br />1) Husband.<br />2) Kids.<br /><br />Seriously; even when I drag my big, sorry butt home in time to cook, if I make something healthy, they scream and run from the room. And then I end up eating my low-fat, high-fiber black bean and rice casserole all by myself. And I don't care HOW healthy your recipe is: If you eat 7 cups of it at a sitting because your family has abandoned you in favor of Taco Bell, you're not going to lose weight.<br /><br />So I'm wondering how I can hire Smilin' Bob there to bring his chafing dish and cook at MY house...?Beaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124824392519962306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-89770357875642516492009-05-20T14:57:58.688-04:002009-05-20T14:57:58.688-04:00I cook all my own meals on Sunday, stick them in t...I cook all my own meals on Sunday, stick them in the fridge and freezer and microwave them during the week. I've gone so long without eating commercially prepared foods that I can't eat them now. They taste like chemicals and plastic.<br /><br />The trick to cooking is to use simple recipes and time-saving tools. The crock pot, rice cooker, bread maker and veggie steamer are your friends!Ann (bunnygirl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04938134750150653386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-48721465845902838932009-05-20T14:24:16.499-04:002009-05-20T14:24:16.499-04:00It really is about practice. You will be able to ...It really is about practice. You will be able to chop, cut, saute, everything faster as you do it more. You will also get beter at figuring out substitutions for things that you don't like or don't have on hand as you cook more. It really can be addictive as one of the commenters said you get the "I could make this better myself" mentality and you're right. You can.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711099350545658671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-73976105655850077752009-05-20T13:58:33.179-04:002009-05-20T13:58:33.179-04:00I also HATE CLEAN UP!! I don't have a dish washer...I also HATE CLEAN UP!! I don't have a dish washer as my house mate is anti dishwasher, don't know why, and she will clean my dirty dishes as a compromise but my guilt won't allow that. <br />I also don't like to make anything that takes more than 30 mins, with the exception of a big ole pot of gravy (marinara). That must be cooked for the better part of the day and I kind of like it.Donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-46144587708612883292009-05-20T13:07:19.450-04:002009-05-20T13:07:19.450-04:00Like everything else you get better with practice...Like everything else you get better with practice: I can cut veggies into small pieces pretty quickly because I do cook at home, but my brother who is a professional chef can work at about triple my speed (so I suffer his jeers when we are cooking together for holidays). It is probably worth accepting the learning curve for the long term. It helps to use a really basic recipe book to start with- no hidden steps!<br /> I'd agree with using a grater (box or the grater disc from the food processor) for the hash browns. mandolins look cool but are pretty hard to use without slicing the tips of your fingers!Jane@londonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-47383360236745764882009-05-20T13:05:58.456-04:002009-05-20T13:05:58.456-04:00Best. Cooking. Post. EVER. It's posts like this t...Best. Cooking. Post. EVER. It's posts like this that make me think we were separated at birth. See, I WANT to cook. But I never really learned how growing up. And the prep always takes me five times as long as they say it will. And your gripe about 55 special expensive ingredients?? I can't count the number of people I have bored with that complaint!! <br /><br />All that said, I have nothing useful to add except: Word, sister.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04339643338071382257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-70565958507749329282009-05-20T13:01:17.510-04:002009-05-20T13:01:17.510-04:00Living alone is another good reason not to cook. E...Living alone is another good reason not to cook. Even if we made the giant assumption that I enjoyed cooking, I'd end up eating the same thing for days. If I froze the leftovers, that wouldn't make it any different from eating those prepared meals by the Cuisine, Choice or Watchers people except that I had to take the time to cook and clean in the first place.<br /><br />I want the 10 minutes to include prep, cooking time and cleaning and that's not very realistic unless I eat salads all the time. Or stuff salad-like ingredients into a tortilla (my specialty). <br /><br />My oven broke about 2 years ago and I haven't missed it. When I hire that imaginary personal chef he'll have to do the cooking somewhere else!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923122416239774243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-9353516587411187682009-05-20T12:38:31.163-04:002009-05-20T12:38:31.163-04:00This hit home! I am a terrible cook! Too many year...This hit home! I am a terrible cook! Too many years of long work hours & never felt like cooking after that crap & never learned. I do, now, know how to make a few things that meet my needs & I can change up the seasoning for taste.<br /><br />As for why not anything more, again, not a good cook no matter how I try; I HATE THE CLEAN-UP!!!!; recipes with too many ingredients are not for me - I like the short list!; like you again, not many pots & pans in this house.. only the bare minimum to get by; OK, laziness is in there too!!!!<br /><br />I just do my healthy stuff to a taste that meets my needs & I try to make something my hubby will not choke on for him.. :-)<br /><br />I love reading you guys.. so funny!<br /><br />We are alike in this one for sure!Jody - Fit at 51http://www.truth2beingfit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-38102944682531098312009-05-20T11:43:38.254-04:002009-05-20T11:43:38.254-04:00Dang! Those two women are /totally/ checking out t...Dang! Those two women are /totally/ checking out that guy's rear end. I hadn't noticed that before.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1704170106558126102.post-1628215348311868782009-05-20T11:42:02.632-04:002009-05-20T11:42:02.632-04:00I love waking up and finding a wonderful Crabby po...I love waking up and finding a wonderful Crabby post waiting to be read! <br /><br />However, there's a fatal flaw to this post. Yes, I'm sorry to say you missed Something Big. Tsk. One huge problem with cooking is that it leaves you with Dishes To Clean. <br /><br />Me, I avoid the whole problem by eating as many raw foods as possible.The Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09660495393832517684noreply@blogger.com