zxcvbob wrote:

> ~patches~ wrote:
>
>> S'mee wrote:
>>
>>> One time on Usenet, ~patches~ > said:
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> I think in some respects I am a cooking snob since I *prefer*
>>>> homemade to store bought, home preserved to commercial, fresh to
>>>> preserved, etc. However even though I do all this I still keep
>>>> store bought items on hand too such as canned soups, frozen veggies
>>>> like peas since I don't grow them, frozen Oriental veggies mix, and
>>>> other things like that because they are time savers. For the
>>>> shudder - I buy and use Cheese Whiz and alpha-ghetti on occasion and
>>>> I have bought rice-a-roni and at least one of those packaged quick
>>>> pasta side packets. Although I make a lot of homemade salad
>>>> dressings I keep a supply of Kraft salad dressings on hand too. The
>>>> same thing with bbq sauces. So I'm not sure if I'm a true cooking
>>>> snob or just a snob that loves to cook
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> A cooking snob is someone who looks down on others for the way they
>>> cook, IMHO...
>>>
>>>
>> Oh! I don't do that as I love watching how others cook and seeing
>> what ingredients they use. It's a good way to learn how to make
>> certain dishes. IMO that's half the fun. That's likely the reason I
>> enjoy the cooking shows too. If someone can take canned soup and tin
>> foil yet turn out a nice meal with it I'm impressed.
>
>
>
> Sometimes it's fun to try to make something good using dubious or
> heretical ingredients. Fat free cottage cheese, SPAM, canned mackerel,
> Cheeze Whiz, Cool Whip, etc.

Hey don't laugh but my cheese cake is the recipe right from the Cool
Whip container. My family is darn happy I occasionally make the effort
to create a desset for them You can make a pretty good cheese sauce
from Cheeze Whiz too even though Velveeta is nicer.

>
> BTW, canned vienna sausages make a lovely pate' if you mash them. (just
> kidding)

I've never tried these.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob