Comments on: Reason For Not Eating Out #40: Strength in Numbers http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/ Consuming Les$, Eating More Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:36:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: fit, fast, frugal foodie http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-142991 fit, fast, frugal foodie Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:57:33 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=5079#comment-142991 Hi Kathy, I am so happy to have stumbled onto your website from a blurb I read about you in Shape Magazine. You caught my attention immediately b/c I am single working mom, along with married SAHM who has decided to eat and cook in for a year as well. My reasons were threefold(and in this order)economics, health and time with my son. Two and a half months into the project I still have the same motivations, however the order of importance in my head has been revised. While I am saving tons and tons of money(the savings is ridiculous) and we are unbelievably healthy everynight, the time I am spending with my only child who 11 is invaluable. We are not eating on the run, on our way to a game, or in the car or at a crowded fastfood restaurant. We are sitting down, even talking about the dinner, ie likes/dislikes, changes we would make etc... My son is even incharge of the picture taking. I was hung up for a long time that because it was just the two of us, it didnt constitute a "family" dinner, how silly I was. Our family dinner has become our favorite part of the day. Thanks, going to get your book this weekend. Hi Kathy, I am so happy to have stumbled onto your website from a blurb I read about you in Shape Magazine. You caught my attention immediately b/c I am single working mom, along with married SAHM who has decided to eat and cook in for a year as well. My reasons were threefold(and in this order)economics, health and time with my son. Two and a half months into the project I still have the same motivations, however the order of importance in my head has been revised. While I am saving tons and tons of money(the savings is ridiculous) and we are unbelievably healthy everynight, the time I am spending with my only child who 11 is invaluable. We are not eating on the run, on our way to a game, or in the car or at a crowded fastfood restaurant. We are sitting down, even talking about the dinner, ie likes/dislikes, changes we would make etc… My son is even incharge of the picture taking. I was hung up for a long time that because it was just the two of us, it didnt constitute a “family” dinner, how silly I was. Our family dinner has become our favorite part of the day.
Thanks, going to get your book this weekend.

]]> By: Jackie http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-142821 Jackie Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:56:22 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=5079#comment-142821 cathy, your book inspired me to try my hand at no-knead bread for the first time. i can't believe how astoundingly easy it is and how insanely good it tastes with that crackly crisp crust! i don't know what took me so long...thanks! :) i, too, had a chance encounter with jeffrey steingarten once. sat next to him at an event at astor center and he gave me his home address(?) and phone number and said to contact him. which i did, but to no avail. he also told me i was quite old to be starting food writing at 25! haha. your book was a fantastic read - kudos! cathy, your book inspired me to try my hand at no-knead bread for the first time. i can’t believe how astoundingly easy it is and how insanely good it tastes with that crackly crisp crust! i don’t know what took me so long…thanks! :)
i, too, had a chance encounter with jeffrey steingarten once. sat next to him at an event at astor center and he gave me his home address(?) and phone number and said to contact him. which i did, but to no avail. he also told me i was quite old to be starting food writing at 25! haha.

your book was a fantastic read – kudos!

]]> By: Melissa http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-142685 Melissa Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:12:37 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=5079#comment-142685 I love your reasons for eating in. We recently decided to take the plunge to eat-in. It has only been two weeks, but we are already feeling better and making amazing meals that we would have to pay a lot for in the restaurant world. As full time students and part time workers all we did was eat out and never had money or time, but now with your blog and twits we get motivation everyday. Thank you, Cathy. I love your reasons for eating in. We recently decided to take the plunge to eat-in. It has only been two weeks, but we are already feeling better and making amazing meals that we would have to pay a lot for in the restaurant world. As full time students and part time workers all we did was eat out and never had money or time, but now with your blog and twits we get motivation everyday. Thank you, Cathy.

]]> By: Lauren http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-142195 Lauren Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:05:02 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=5079#comment-142195 I just found your site and I am so excited to try some of your recipes. I will be honest though, this whole "not eating out thing" boggles my mind! I was raised rarely, if ever eating out, and I just kinda assumed most people cooked at home most of the time! I just found your site and I am so excited to try some of your recipes. I will be honest though, this whole “not eating out thing” boggles my mind! I was raised rarely, if ever eating out, and I just kinda assumed most people cooked at home most of the time!

]]> By: Yevette Gooden http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-142178 Yevette Gooden Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:01:54 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=5079#comment-142178 Began reading your book last week after reading a brief description in Shape Magazine. This after my initial disaster at attempting to cook red beans on my own. Thanks to you I'm still trying. Began reading your book last week after reading a brief description in Shape Magazine. This after my initial disaster at attempting to cook red beans on my own. Thanks to you I’m still trying.

]]> By: Barry Schwartz http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-142162 Barry Schwartz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:00:33 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=5079#comment-142162 Loving your blog...and noticed you are going to some blogging about growing your own. I would love to share my wonderful "Garden in a Bag" with you. A way to grow sprouts and microgreens no soil or sun required. the perfect urban garden and it takes only 4-6 days. I put together combinations of seeds, to grow a diverse garden that compliment each other nutritionally and are so value added it costs just pennies a serving...and is live. what a concept!!! Loving your blog…and noticed you are going to some blogging about growing your own. I would love to share my wonderful “Garden in a Bag” with you. A way to grow sprouts and microgreens no soil or sun required. the perfect urban garden and it takes only 4-6 days. I put together combinations of seeds, to grow a diverse garden that compliment each other nutritionally and are so value added it costs just pennies a serving…and is live. what a concept!!!

]]> By: CeeCeeCooks http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-142129 CeeCeeCooks Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:14:41 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=5079#comment-142129 Cathy, You don't know me from anyone, but as someone working in NYC and living in Jersey City, your book recently inspired me to forge an even deeper connection with my stove (actually, my last blog post was called "Home with the Range")and home cooking. Was sad to miss Souperama a few weeks ago, but your post about it inspired me make my own spin on Split Pea Soup this weekend. Hoping to be out and about at the next cook-off (and be brave enough to enter!) and maybe get the spider tendrils of slow food in NYC to expand across the Hudson to my 'hood. Thanks for writing - and for cooking! Cathy,

You don’t know me from anyone, but as someone working in NYC and living in Jersey City, your book recently inspired me to forge an even deeper connection with my stove (actually, my last blog post was called “Home with the Range”)and home cooking.

Was sad to miss Souperama a few weeks ago, but your post about it inspired me make my own spin on Split Pea Soup this weekend.

Hoping to be out and about at the next cook-off (and be brave enough to enter!) and maybe get the spider tendrils of slow food in NYC to expand across the Hudson to my ‘hood.

Thanks for writing – and for cooking!

]]> By: geek+nerd http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-142082 geek+nerd Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:27:27 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=5079#comment-142082 Yeah! This post just made me do a little fist pump in the air! Strength in numbers :) Yeah! This post just made me do a little fist pump in the air! Strength in numbers :)

]]> By: 5 More Fat Burning Tips for You - Fitness Secrets http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-141926 5 More Fat Burning Tips for You - Fitness Secrets Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:38:32 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=5079#comment-141926 [...] Not Eating Out in New York » Reason For Not Eating Out #40: Strength in Numbers [...] [...] Not Eating Out in New York » Reason For Not Eating Out #40: Strength in Numbers [...]

]]> By: Stephanie Manley http://noteatingoutinny.com/2010/03/13/reason-for-not-eating-out-40-strength-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-141884 Stephanie Manley Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:23:56 +0000 http://noteatingoutinny.com/?p=5079#comment-141884 I like to cook in, I can eat in for 3 or 4 days for what I can for a day eating out. I can typically prepare better food too. Wonderful concept. I like to cook in, I can eat in for 3 or 4 days for what I can for a day eating out. I can typically prepare better food too. Wonderful concept.

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