re: 62% of Americans now cook at home

I'm surprised it's that low.

It ain't THAT much work, and it's cheaper, better, and healthier.

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Luddite

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The Apple IIe is giving me fits today.

The fact that only 62% of people cook at home, and that its somehow an increase of nearly double digits, is an indictment on our society.

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I can make a shite ton of recipes (which include overpriced meat) that could feed 5 with leftovers for $10-12 bucks.

- Chili
- Tacos / Fajitas
- Soup / Stew
- Casseroles
- Spaghetti w/ French garlic bread

Hell with chili I've done chili one night, chili Mac another and chili omletes another time on one big pot.

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Agreed. Are all these people cooking like a masterchef every night?

When my kids were home, we had a lot of chicken and a lot of ground beef. I could make every one of those same chicken dishes now with a rotisserie if I chose to. We had all the things you listed. We also had

Chicken/sausage jambalaya...the easy version you do in the oven
Chicken spaghetti...made like a casserole
Chicken tetrazini - white sauce chicken with cream of mushroom soup and sauteed onions
Chicken King Ranch Casserole
Chicken and rice
Chicken and dumplings
Chicken tacos...cook your chicken in the crock pot or instant pot...add a jar of rotel or salsa.

There are a lot of easy meals out there that feed a big family or small family and you have leftovers.

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That's not really how you use the rotisserie chicken. You use it in dishes and casseroles to reduce prep time. It goes pretty far and is surprising how much chicken you can pick off one of those.

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I can get a little over 2lbs of boneless meat off of a Costco RC. Most people should only need 6-8 oz meat per meal, but it's hard to maintain an obese appearance without doubling that.

I laughed.

My favorite local sushi place says that they are getting a lot more take-out orders and fewer eat-in customers. 20% for a tip makes a difference.

preach.

I’m fortunate that I’m the pickiest person in my family and I’m not even that relatively picky. I can stretch $30-40 at a grocery store a looong way with things already in my pantry or home garden.

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The American dream; splitting rotisserie chickens to have affordable at home family meals

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2 cups of diced rotisserie chicken- $1.25
1 cup dry orzo- $1.50
1 diced onion- .80
1 cup sour cream- $1.90
1 chicken bouillon cube/2 cups hot water -.10
Garlic powder
Paprika
Oregano
Rosemary
Salt pepper
Tuscany Chicken Orzo $5.55 Total and would feed family of 4 for two nights. And would still have 3/4 of rotisserie chicken to use for other dishes. *personally I add sun dried tomatoes and some fresh basil to mine but trying to show it done for minimal amount.

If the $5.00 chicken is the protein you only have to minimal other ingredients to turn it into tasty filling meals. You aren’t just sitting down with the fam and splitting the one chicken 4 ways with nothing to go with it.

2003 - what a time to be alive.