Agreed. Cooking up something inventive in the kitchen, chopping ingredients as pans fry minced onions and garlic, throwing new spices together; it's a whole lot of fun. Whenever I have the time, this is something I love to do.
Same. And I don't even have a fully-stocked cabinet, yet. Need to hit up the japanese and indian supermarkets. And any others that I can find.
I prefer to shop at places like that than places with an 'international' section. You get better quality ingredients, at cheaper prices. And a wider variety!
This is from talks I've had with parole officers. Often, the prisons can merely act as Criminal U. Coming out it is hard to get a legitimate job, and they've learned more criminal skills while in prison. It's much easier to just go right back into the criminal lifestyle, a vicious cycle.
However, a concern I have with this program is that gang members can bring their criminal connections with them into business. In times of tough competition they may be tempted to use these connections.
I've talked with a couple parole officers and they say the same thing. The people they deal with really have to decide for themselves to change, it isn't a matter of changing their environment.
If 10 minutes is prep time, you can do a whole lot with a crock pot. I also like rice alot, so I include a rice cooker. But, prep only takes 5 minutes, if that. Throw the meat, sauce, and veggies into the crock pot, and rice into the cooker. A couple hours later when I get back home, I have a delicious, warm meal waiting.
