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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Np, and I cook from scratch nearly all meals. We happen to be Indian and that's how I grew up too. However, it's not accurate to say it can be super quick and easy. It's just not - not if you use fresh vegetables and ingredients that you yourself wash and clean. I probably spend 60-90 mins on dinner alone - that's to make 1 dal (lentil soup), 1 vegetable dish (subzi), rice and flatbread. And I work full time, exercise daily, and have 2 kids that I drive around everywhere for activities. It's not at all easy, it's not fast, and I resent the suggestion it is easy (either from other posters or my mother in law!). I completely get why people do takeout + eat out. We do not because we have crappy genetics and we have to look out for our health. I have about 20 tricks that I use to make it all more efficient, and we do leftovers daily for lunch, but its still a lot of work and takes a fair bit of planning. Also - my family won't eat the same thing all week.  So I cook something different every night and it's a total slog. I don't know anyone from a legitimate 'food culture' trying to keep it going who doesn't spend an hour or more cooking. [/quote]

Thanks for being a voice of reason here!  I cook for my family every night as well (and wash and prep all of my own ingredients) and like you said, it easily takes at least 60 minutes (for the simple dinners I have made many times and know by heart) but it often takes much longer.[/quote]

Disagree.  You are making labor intensive dishes, but there are plenty of ways to make more simple less labor intensive meals [/quote]

Good food is labor intensive.  Sorry you suck at cooking.[/quote]

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