Part 1 was posted Friday,
August 15, 2014.
The doctors call it "24 hour bug." I used to get it a
few times a year. Not anymore - I haven't had a case in six years.
I used to eat in restaurants 7 days a week. Because of a change
in my circumstances (living too far from town for a while), I started
cooking for myself. My cases of "24 hour bug" stopped
happening. It took a while to connect all the dots, but when I did, I
stopped going to restaurants, except on special occasions with family
or friends. No more casual grab-a-meal dining.
I looked up "cooking"
on YouTube and got "About
7,680,000
results." Whatever you can think of, and a million things you
haven't, it's in there somewhere.
There is another item to add to the plus side of the list. I get
a true sense of accomplishment from cooking. I like mastering a new
recipe. I like cooking old favorites.
I cook from scratch. I cook fancy frozen entrees from the upscale
supermarkets. I cook from cans and packages stowed away in my
pantry. The fridge is full of leftovers waiting for those days when
cooking from scratch isn't convenient.
Cooking for yourself saves time and money, and it provides
satisfaction. Win-win.