Cathy Classics by Cathy Guisewite for November 22, 2020
November 21, 2020
November 23, 2020
Transcript:
Ipod: Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's microwave we go... Cathy: With this camcorder, I will record the beloved family recipes of my mother-in-law and mother as they pass the Thanksgiving owner torch to me, the next generation. Mrs. Hillman: Use frozen peas! No one can tell the difference! Cathy: What?? Mrs. Hillman: Frozen peas! Frozen pies! Instant mashed potatoes! Why get a pan all dirty?! Cathy: What?? Mrs. Hillman: Also, canned cranberries, canned yams, canned corn and canned gravy! Who needs the extra work? Cathy: WHAT?? Mom, can you help me out here?! Mom: Why bother opening all those cans?? It's simpler to just order the whole meal precooked from the grocery store and nuke the individual plates before serving! Cathy: You're supposed to be passing the torch!! Mrs. Hillman: It's a prefab, pre-lit, artificial-flame torch! Mom: Less mess! Saves time we can use to go gourmet cookware-shopping!
LeeCox about 4 years ago
I think this is the first time that the two mothers-in-law have ever agreed on anything!
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member about 4 years ago
The whole point of all the great kitchen appliances and cookware is to make cooking easier, not better, easier. What could be easier than having someone else do the cooking?
O-Kay about 4 years ago
Those women are breaking my heart. I LOVE to cook, and usually from scratch! It’s cheaper and usually far better tasting than anything you can buy.
rgcviper about 4 years ago
Yeah … in my mind, a lot of the big meal experience is lost when I don’t prepare it myself (or with family). Convenience is nice, but something about the cooking process is satisfying.
HI, MOM. Happy Sunday, “Cathy” Clan.
hendelca Premium Member about 4 years ago
I guess I am old fashioned or maybe just old. I much prefer home cooked meals even if I have to do the cooking. Restaurant or take out meals are for special occasions or while away from home. No in restaurant and only a couple of take out meals since March though.
I hope everyone is having a safe, relaxing Sunday.
Gretchen's Mom about 4 years ago
Has Hell finally frozen over?!? Because it surely MUST have in order for me to agree with anything Irving’s mother has to say on ANY topic whatsoever! Well, except for the pies part. If we’re talking apple, cherry or something like that, I don’t mind because those are actually pretty good. But when it comes to pumpkin pie? No, I don’t like those frozen because they never taste good to me so that is the one thing I always home-make myself. But everything else she said, I totally agree with. Yeah, I know. I’m JUST as surprised as all of you are! ;-)
It just makes sense when you’ve got a lot of people coming over for dinner and there’s so much to do in order to get ready for them. Homemade is always best (if you’re a really good cook, that is!), but I don’t see anything wrong with convenient “shortcuts” if there’s little (or no) difference in the taste. Anything that makes a really huge job like that a lot easier to do AND clean up afterwards is most definitely okay by me! :-)
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Hi, rgcviper! :-)
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Hello and Happy Sunday, fellow Cathy fans. Hope you all had a really great weekend. Stay safe and well, everyone! ♥
lindz.coop Premium Member about 4 years ago
My parents ordered a turkey with all the fixin’s every year because my mother couldn’t stand the smell of the oven. Since I moved out 50 years ago, I have always cooked my own.