Comments on: Stepping Out To Make a Home-Cooked Meal http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:03:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Stepping Out To Make a Home-Cooked Meal by: ViSalus http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/#comment-59137 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:39:27 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/#comment-59137 Looks like a promising business opportunity. Lots of helpful information. Looks like a promising business opportunity. Lots of helpful information.

]]> Comment on Stepping Out To Make a Home-Cooked Meal by: Ruth O. http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/#comment-51936 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 01:44:04 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/#comment-51936 I would just like everyone to know that I have seen a number of these types of businesses around that do the same thing, only the ingredients they use are ORGANIC. Given the increasing market out there for organics, it's only a matter of time for the organic MAK to become widespread. And, for me, since I have an hour plus commute each way to work (living closer to work would be unaffordable), and whose husband's cooking skills are barely above boiling water, the MAK is at least a little better than a life of frozen foods, dinner in a box, fast food, or restaurant cuisine as a way of life. Perhaps when my 7 year old is a little older, he can cook dinner from scratch, but, until then, the MAK is a big help to me. As the Indian saying goes, don't judge me until you've walked a mile in my moccasins.... I would just like everyone to know that I have seen a number of these types of businesses around that do the same thing, only the ingredients they use are ORGANIC. Given the increasing market out there for organics, it’s only a matter of time for the organic MAK to become widespread. And, for me, since I have an hour plus commute each way to work (living closer to work would be unaffordable), and whose husband’s cooking skills are barely above boiling water, the MAK is at least a little better than a life of frozen foods, dinner in a box, fast food, or restaurant cuisine as a way of life. Perhaps when my 7 year old is a little older, he can cook dinner from scratch, but, until then, the MAK is a big help to me. As the Indian saying goes, don’t judge me until you’ve walked a mile in my moccasins….

]]> Comment on Stepping Out To Make a Home-Cooked Meal by: Meal Assembly Watch » Stepping Out To Make a Home-Cooked Meal http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/#comment-42411 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:26:37 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/#comment-42411 [...] The comments are as recent as August 2007 and there are plenty of people on both sides of the fence. There are great points from both sides and I think it’s worth checking out because our customers are probably saying the same things… Tigers and Strawberries - Read the whole blog entry here: [...] […] The comments are as recent as August 2007 and there are plenty of people on both sides of the fence. There are great points from both sides and I think it’s worth checking out because our customers are probably saying the same things… Tigers and Strawberries - Read the whole blog entry here: […]

]]> Comment on Stepping Out To Make a Home-Cooked Meal by: Joelene http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/#comment-39951 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:47:01 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/#comment-39951 I agree with the others who say don't knock it before you try it! I started going to a dinner assembly place after I had my first son. Recovering from a complicated pregnancy and birth, working full time, and taking care of a new baby when I came home... it was just too much for me to have dinner on the table when I am not a great cook to begin with! The meal assembly place I went to uses fresh ingedients (except some of the meat is frozen) for the most part and some recipes are better than others. You learn as you go what not to order again (though that list is small). My husband was even willing and able to get dinner going or prepare it the whole way through when the instructions were so easily accessible on the outside of my prepared meals. After going there for a few months to help supplement the few meals I know how to whip up quickly and easily, I had more of a handle on the rest of my world and was confident enough to try more cooking on my own. It was a lifesaver for us - saved us from frozen pizzas and takeout nights - while we needed it. Now that I am getting ready to have another child, I plan to stock up in the last months of my pregnancy so dinner prep is easy again for us while we learn to juggle two children/work/house/etc. If I was blessed with the ability and knowledge of how to cook effortlessly and plan interesting and healthy menus on my own or was married to someone who could, I might not ever consider going to a meal assembly place. But I'm not. I'm not a great cook, I am not good at planning menus. Hell, even an organized trip to the grocery store takes me over and hour on a good day! So two hours at a meal assembly place one Saturday a month is a god send for me and my family! Thank goodness for these businesses! I agree with the others who say don’t knock it before you try it! I started going to a dinner assembly place after I had my first son. Recovering from a complicated pregnancy and birth, working full time, and taking care of a new baby when I came home… it was just too much for me to have dinner on the table when I am not a great cook to begin with!

The meal assembly place I went to uses fresh ingedients (except some of the meat is frozen) for the most part and some recipes are better than others. You learn as you go what not to order again (though that list is small). My husband was even willing and able to get dinner going or prepare it the whole way through when the instructions were so easily accessible on the outside of my prepared meals. After going there for a few months to help supplement the few meals I know how to whip up quickly and easily, I had more of a handle on the rest of my world and was confident enough to try more cooking on my own. It was a lifesaver for us - saved us from frozen pizzas and takeout nights - while we needed it.

Now that I am getting ready to have another child, I plan to stock up in the last months of my pregnancy so dinner prep is easy again for us while we learn to juggle two children/work/house/etc.

If I was blessed with the ability and knowledge of how to cook effortlessly and plan interesting and healthy menus on my own or was married to someone who could, I might not ever consider going to a meal assembly place. But I’m not. I’m not a great cook, I am not good at planning menus. Hell, even an organized trip to the grocery store takes me over and hour on a good day! So two hours at a meal assembly place one Saturday a month is a god send for me and my family! Thank goodness for these businesses!

]]> Comment on Stepping Out To Make a Home-Cooked Meal by: Mary Lee http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/#comment-23395 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 06:14:01 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/04/26/going-out-to-cook-for-home/#comment-23395 I have a home business that I started so I could spend time with my family. In 6 years it has grown so large that I have had to hire 3 employees, a weekly maid service, use a laundry service and easy meal prep services. I work 6 days a week, 10-14 hours a day. I do not want to spend hours to cook a nice meal & then spend another hour cleaning the mess up. Instead me and my granddaughter go to a meal prep once a month & spend a fun 2 hours together putting these meals together. She loves it and I love the time I spend with her. Then each evening I spend 20-30 minutes TOTAL, making a very nice dinner & sitting at the table with my family each night. Before I discovered this service, our dinners were fast food, frozen or out of a box. This service has allowed us to enjoy healthy wonderful family dinners together. Sunday is my only day off. I have no wish to spend that entire day in a kitchen. I choose instead to spend quality time doing fun things with my family and I think that makes me a great mother, grandmother and wife! I have a home business that I started so I could spend time with my family. In 6 years it has grown so large that I have had to hire 3 employees, a weekly maid service, use a laundry service and easy meal prep services. I work 6 days a week, 10-14 hours a day. I do not want to spend hours to cook a nice meal & then spend another hour cleaning the mess up. Instead me and my granddaughter go to a meal prep once a month & spend a fun 2 hours together putting these meals together. She loves it and I love the time I spend with her. Then each evening I spend 20-30 minutes TOTAL, making a very nice dinner & sitting at the table with my family each night. Before I discovered this service, our dinners were fast food, frozen or out of a box.

This service has allowed us to enjoy healthy wonderful family dinners together. Sunday is my only day off. I have no wish to spend that entire day in a kitchen. I choose instead to spend quality time doing fun things with my family and I think that makes me a great mother, grandmother and wife!

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