Weekday vs weekend cooking, does it differ?
Do you prepare different type foods or meals on weekends? Eat out or entertain more? Why?
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8 Comments:
I tend to cook less on the weekend, unless it is barbecue time or I'm entertaining. As I have taken the last 2 years off to discover my path in life, I have alot of time to cook on the weekdays. I'm hoping my path includes food, so if I am not cooking, I'm reading about cooking!
Mich23 at 12:17PM on 10/05/07
Am the opposite: tend to cook more on the weekends -- again, Sunday dinner is the biggie at our house. Also do any baking on Saturday mornings, especially now that the mornings are so nice and cool. Saturdays are also for "reading about cooking", as per Mich23. My kids aren't around weekdays, so unless I have someone over for dinner, my weekday meals are generally simple and easy to prepare.
hatlady at 12:30PM on 10/05/07
I think the weekend vs. weekday is a huge difference. I cook more complicated meals, as well as bake more, on weekends. During weekdays I'm usually so tired from class that I eat whatever is in the fridge. It's usually a raw dining experience ; )
StudentStomach at 2:02PM on 10/05/07
Weekdays is usually comprised of quick "old standby's) or eating out. Saturday is eating out, Sunday is my experimental day finished with a large dinner.
eatdrinkandbemerry at 4:26PM on 10/05/07
I cook more on the weekends then the weekdays.
paris221966 at 10:38PM on 10/05/07
I tend to cook less on the weekends but if I do end up cooking it seems to be more sophisticated food and more of it because I'm usually feeding friends or family and you know you gotta show off the knife skills and food knowledge! haha.
kitchenlove at 12:40AM on 10/06/07
Weekends = snacks and leftovers and things evolving from Greenmarket purchases. No set meal times, no structure. And Russ and Daughters on Sunday.
Barbara Hanson at 12:48PM on 10/06/07
My weeknight cooking definitely varies in style from my weekend cooking. Weeknights are for quick but delicious and REAL FOOD meals. Opting for something that can be cooked in one pan and/or utilizing weekend leftovers are the orders of the day.
I don't use envelope food (like Lipton pasta sides) and if that makes me a food snob, I'll have to wear the badge.
Weekends OTOH, are for long-simmered, long-stewed meals that may be elaborate and fancy or just stick to your ribs good but time consuming.
It would be a much more common occurrence for me to throw together a batch of dough for pizza or bread on a weekend. I also love to bake something on a Sunday my BF can take to work for his department on Monday.
While thought definitely goes into my cooking on weeknights, I don't ponder the same things I do on weekends. I might be thinking along the lines of "What can I throw together with what's in the pantry and fridge," while on a weekend I'll think, "What stores do I need to visit in order to accomplish 'X' menu?"
I definitely plan on leftovers (especially proteins) during weekend cooking.
therealchiffonade at 7:25AM on 10/08/07