do you cook for yourself or go to a restaurant when alone????

India
August 13, 2008 8:42pm CST
how to do your daily routine cooking when alone? is there any change or none?
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17 responses
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
it depends on the mood i am in. when i feel like dressing up and eating in a nice restaurant i would go out, sometimes i would go by myself, other times i would call up friends to join me. if i feel lazy i would go for a take-out or use the delivery service. sometimes i feel like cooking my favorite foods or trying out new recipes. i am not a good cook and often times the result is not as tasteful, but who knows i might get lucky with my cooking abilities someday? ^_^
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@cecelgay (563)
• Philippines
14 Aug 08
When im still alone most of the time i choose to buy food on restaurants than to cook, its just a big waste not only of time and effort but also a waste of food when excess got rotten. But sometimes i cook for me not to forget my recepies.
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@Essie119 (673)
• Canada
14 Aug 08
I am so seldom alone (never in the last three years) that I hardly remember what I used to do. I would usually make something easy for myself so that I wouldn't waste precious alone time with cooking. Then I'd read while eating and no one would get upset that I was ignoring them.
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@pam210 (344)
• United States
14 Aug 08
I usually never cook when I am alone but I also don't go out to eat. I will just make myself a bowl of cereal or scrambled eggs and toast. Sometimes I have some soup or a frozen dinner. Usually when I am alone I don't even think about eating until I am starving and then I just grab something easy to make. The only time I really eat out when alone is for lunch when I run out and get something on my lunchbreak but I just don't think of eating dinner out. When I get off work I just want to go home.
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• India
14 Aug 08
yea if am alone i eat outside but sometimes i need to cook & eat.....thts also a nicee eexperince.....so just try tht once...but u need2 eat wat u cook sooo be careful...
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
actually it depends on the situation if im at home ill cook for my self and i love cooking..:)..and if im away from home ill just go to a near restaurant and eat there.
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• India
14 Aug 08
when alone i prefer to cook for my self.this allows me experiment with different types of food material and spices
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@shell1986 (405)
• United States
16 Aug 08
When I am by myself I tend to keep it short and simple. It may be order a pizza, fix a sandwich, or order take out from the local chinese restaurant. It makes no sense to cook a meal when it is just me. I like to cook for other people so I prefer to not have a meal by myself.
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@fifileigh (3615)
• United States
14 Aug 08
i am a vegetarian. so i dont cook much for myself. i make easy food, usually by microwave. i rarely go out unless with a friend to hang out or i ran out of food in the frig and havent gone grocery shopping yet and i am starving.
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@chirantani (1379)
• India
14 Aug 08
It depends. I love to cook sometimes,then I decide to cook,but when I feel too tired then I would like to take home delivery.I visit restaurants rarely.Afterall,I will have to get ready and go......And I am too lazy for all this.
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@relundad (2310)
• United States
15 Aug 08
Depends on my mood for the day. Somedays I will cook something at home, other days I will go to a dine in restaurant and then there are days that I will just go for carry out.
• United States
14 Aug 08
I hardly ever go to restaurants, I go only when there is a special occasion, and when that happens I am with people. I have never went to a restaurant alone, I see going to restaurants as more of a socializing thing than for basic needs. It is a lot cheaper, and healthier, to cook for yourself, plus by doing that you will build your skills in the kitchen and it is pretty useful. I might go to a restaurant once a month or every two months depending on situations.
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
it depends, I'm not a chef but I cook for myself and sometimes go to restaurants.
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
When I'm alone I'd buy food from outside or I fry the canned goods that we have.
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• United States
14 Aug 08
When i am by myself I still cook my own food. i would rather save the money and cook for myself. And then this way I know what I make will taste the way I want it to.
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@CharRay7 (1549)
• United States
14 Aug 08
drive thru - photo of sign saying drive thru
Hi my friend, If my hubby is out of town and I'm alone, I usually don't cook for myself. I just think it's a waste of electricity. I either order pizza to be delivered or I go to a drive thru. I don't like eating alone so I don't go to a restaurant and eat inside. [i]Happy MyLotting, Char[/i]
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• Philippines
14 Aug 08
Most of the time I go to a fastfood or restaurant to buy myself a meal. If I have plenty of time I will cook my own meal, but that seldom happens. Sometimes I also buy some fruits, bread, cookies, biscuits, juice, and that's enough for my subsistence. Cooking doesn't seem economically feasible when I am all alone (its a pretty excuse, isn't it, for those who can't cook, like me lol)