"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 3/3/2016 12:22 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> Kitchens are often just status symbols. A lot of people have great
>> kitchens but don't know how to use them. Same with cars and
>> motorcycles.
>>
>> -sw
>
> That's why I keep bringing up the homes on House Hunters. Seems everyone
> wants all this fancy stuff (which they can't afford) yet they rarely cook.
> You might see someone setting out some crackers & cheese. Heh.
>
> Personally I don't give a rip about stainless steel appliances and granite
> countertops. As long as the appliances work I'm happy.

I don't even like the look of stainless steel. I actually prefer white.
Mine are called biscuit. Only reason I didn't go with the white when I
bought the new ones was that I couldn't afford to replace them all at once
and I didn't want a mismatched kitchen.

What I think is funny is that people know that I like to cook so they used
to give me stuff that they thought would make my life easier. In almost
every case, I wound up giving the stuff away, unopened. The people giving
me the stuff do not cook and often had no clue what the item did. Like the
muddling spoon. "Bet you don't have one of those!", marveled the gift
giver. Correct. Because I don't make cocktails. He then looked confused
and muttered something about surely I could use it for something else. I
then replied that it could probably be used for making a non-alchoholic
fruity drink but I didn't make those either. He actually thought it was
something to be used for cooking!
>
> As for eating out, if I drove 2 hours to visit friends I wouldn't be
> thrilled with having to hop right back in the car again to go to a
> restaurant. Like Ed mentioned, maybe pick up something on the way to eat
> at their home.

That's how I feel about going out to eat. If I am out already and meal time
rolls around, that might be different. My parents just loved going out to
eat. They didn't usually venture very far away though. I just kind of
looked at it as a waste of time unless the place had some kind of
outstanding food. And most did not.

If I had people coming from far away, I would likely do something that I
could at least prep in advance like a salad bar and some soup, perhaps in
the Crockpot or even assemble your own cold sandwiches. One doesn't have to
cook to make a meal.