Celeste and I enjoy cooking, and sharing the results with friends and family. It is a great hobby for us and something that we have done together for over 50 years. We don’t go out to eat in restaurants very often because we have so many recipes that we like, and half the fun of eating dinner is cooking it together.
I used to think that by cooking at home, we were saving a lot of money, but now I am not so sure. Many of the things that we prepare contain ingredients that are much cheaper than restaurant purchased products, but we also have several thousand dollars worth of tools, grills, smokers, camp stoves, serving dishes, crystal, China, and silver. Using them is the source of a good deal of the enjoyment of cooking. I have never seen a tool that I didn’t like and need, and cooking gives me a reason to buy them.
One area where we do save money, and also eat healthier, is poultry. We buy whole chickens, and butcher them at home. We get two breasts, two thighs, two drumsticks, two wings, two drumettes, and 9 cups of chicken stock per chicken. So for $9 we get about $16 worth of chicken products
Mad Dog and Celeste's Recipes 