January 29, 2013
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Dinner In…
We had a short visit with friends from New Mexico who were visiting their Ohio grandchildren last week and their daughter cooked a sit-down, home cooked meal for all of us. This meant that we did NOT have to take three children out on a cold night to wait for a table and then try to catch up over the music, crowd noise, dining clatter at a moderately priced restaurant. We were able to let the children play while we sat around the table and visited in a deep and meaningful way. The gift of dinner in was greatly appreciated by us.
Afterwards, we talked about how rare it is to eat a meal at someone’s house anymore. We tend to meet people at restaurants and split the bill as evenly as possible. We usually have people over but that’s because we are trying to live simply and it cost a lot less for me to cook than for all of us to go out. In the last four years, other than family, we’ve eaten at other people’s houses less than the number of fingers on one hand. Yet, each time was memorable and valuable. Hmmm……
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Some foods is cheaper when cooked at home. I overheard that some Asian customers just get riled up if rice is not free with the meal. ( A lot of places give free tortillas and free bread with meals)
The logistics of having a meal at home consists of figuring out enough seating, plates and ultinsils. Many people pause at having a meal at home due to not enough quantity of one dish. Jesus did the example of spliting up a nice meal so that several folks can eat the same stuff. (Feeding the ten thousand)
Sounds lovely!
Dear Jeri,
What a wonderful time. Fantastic that it was the daughter of your guests who cooked!
I used to eat out all the time. I’m still single, and “cooking for one” never seemed to me to be cost effective. (Also, poor Cancerboy WAS a bit of a slob, and I refused to use the kitchen we supposedly shared in the 14 years we lived together.)
When I bought my house, I had to rejigger expenses, and found that with planning, I can eat just as well (and healthier too) by cooking for myself.
Thank you for your recent visit to and comment on my blog. Nice to see you’re posting regularly again. Each time I venture into the Xanga waters, I find it quite comforting to know a lot of us are “still around’ as it were.
Well, I promised myself I’d do a round of commenting, and I want to check to see if you have any entries about your book. Congrats on getting published.
Michael F. Nyiri, poet, philosopher, fool
this is so true… there is the convenience of dining out, and fun of trying a new restaurant / cuisine, but nothing beats the cosiness of home-prepared meals… I love hanging out at friends’ homes — there is no limit to the wine you could drink or worrying about ordering too much or too little, or discussing something you’re afraid the next table will overhear…
@PPhilip - I think we worry too much. We want everything to be perfect and classy, when the whole point is to spend time together, making a mess and cleaning it up!
@suzyQ_darnit - it was. It made me wish we did more of these kinds of nights!
@baldmike2004 - thanks Mike! It sounds like you are living a much healthier/happier lifestyle than when we first met all those years ago!
It’s very encouraging to me that some of us “old” guys are still around as well.
@persephone_winter - or being too loud, or having to leave before you’re ready, or… the list is endless! Plus, it’s just good to be in a comfortable place with people you like!
wow, I remember baldmike as a person I would occasionally visit. Now I am beginning to see that our xanga community have actually met in person. Heartwarming to know that xanga connections are keepers.