Comments Philip has made

  • Personally I'm from Mars

    This KFC commercial is offensive because they're so patronizing, and it's insulting because they assume that we're ignorant.  It's one thing to sell us on their 7 piece meal based upon convenience.  Completely different when they want us to believe that we're going to save money doing it.On How I beat KFC's 'family meal' challenge posted 1 year ago 46 Responses

  • Cooking Times

    There was a commercial when I was little and all I can remember about it is the question "is it soup yet?" This was another ad geared towards taking us out of the kitchen with a quick solution.  Convenience over quality is a constant theme in our society.  Fortunately there seems to be a movement afoot to go back to the kitchen where people are learning the Joy of Cooking.

    One of our modern day time savers that can work beautifully with people who have a time crunch is the microwave oven.  I like to spend time on the weekend preparing things like red beans (with spicy andouille sausage) that can be heated up quickly in the micro wave during the week.  Time can be given to the meals properly and they can be saved in the fridge until we're ready to heat them up for dinner.  Besides things like red beans and rice, gumbo, jambalaya are always better a day or two after cooking.

    I remember once a girlfriends mother prepared Sunday lunch.  She put a cut up whole chicken in a roasting pan with vegetables and rice.  Put that in the oven and we all went to church.  When we got home a couple of hours later the chicken, rice, and vegetables were cooked and ready to serve.  Total time to prep; about 15 minutes.

    Gotta run cooking some pinto beans for the week. On How I beat KFC's 'family meal' challenge posted 1 year ago 46 Responses

  • What's in your Pantry?

    Kurt, first of all thank you for an outstanding post.  My first thought when I saw this commercial was <q>How stupid does KFC think we are?</q>  The only people this spot is going to fool about the cost of creating a simple meal for four people are people who've never had to follow a household budget.  Over the past year I've managed to save about $300 a month by cooking at home rather than eating out.  I've learned that the best meals in town come out of my kitchen.
    Couple of other points.  Kurt: I've got to call foul on a 30 minute meal of red beans and rice.  No way can you get decent red beans in less than an hour (not counting soaking time), at least not the way we make em down in South Louisiana.
    Rufwork: I think I might have botched cooking chicken at home twice in many years of cooking, and that was only when I was getting experimental.  Try baking the chicken in a pot.  Takes a few minutes on the stove top then about an hour in the oven.  
    Some of the best times in my life have been in the kitchen with friends and family preparing meals.   On How I beat KFC's 'family meal' challenge posted 1 year ago 46 Responses