What kind of food that you would rather to buy it than to make it on ur own?

@ifa225 (14364)
Indonesia
October 29, 2012 6:50am CST
I try to make my own Mpek Mpek Most of my friends who know me realoze that I can't cook well However, I try to cook the food that my kids love. So I try to make my own Mpek Mpek for my kids. And I can say that is easy BUT need a big energy to make it. I have to apart the fish from its skin and meat. This is the worst part cause takes time and energy to do it. Then I have to melt down the fish then roll it with sagoo and water. After that I boil the roll Mpek mpek. The process feels like never ending.. Okay..i give up..i would beter to buy it than to make it on my own..hehe
5 responses
@Sindelle (824)
• United States
30 Oct 12
Lol, well practice makes perfect....but either way buying it doesn't sound like a bad idea. I've never had or heard of Mpek Mpek but it sounds interesting though I don't eat a lot of fish. I cook sometimes but in terms of what I do not like to cook for myself I'd have to say Chinese food just because I have little knowledge on they way that it is prepared. One of these days perhaps I'll take a cooking class and learn how to make good Chinese food because its one of my favorites.
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@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 12
Mpek Mpek is a traditional food from Palembang,Indonesia actually..I want to take cooking class too with that way..I hope I can advance my skill in cooking
@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 12
Cooking is sometimes spend. Moreover, to make food that requires a lengthy process. But, I'd love to make my own, if I have the tools, and materials are sufficient. But, if I do not have the tools, and materials are sufficient, I choose to buy. Sometimes, the money we spend, the more if we cook ourselves, than if we bought.
@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 12
I do agree with you Indah not only spend more money..but also energy and sometimes if the taste is not that delicious then I just throw it to garbage that could be wasting food too
@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
6 Nov 12
I used to cook in a big volume and I can't eat it all alone so big part of it will throw
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@indahfth (11161)
• Indonesia
1 Nov 12
Yes. Sometimes, the food we cook, it was not as good as when we buy. But, if my cooking, taste not good, I would not throw it away. I still will eat my cooking.
• United States
29 Oct 12
I like to cook. However, there are a few things that I do like better when someone else makes them. For instances, flourless chocolate cake is something that I don't think that I would be too quick to volunteer to tackle--and I really don't have to, since I can get wonderful flourless chocolate cake around here. There are a few other dishes that just taste so much better when I am dressed nicely, seated in a nice restaurant and having it brought to me. Okay, so a lot of it has more to do with the experience than me not being able to make a comparable dish. It is sometimes just nice to kick back and be waited on rather than waiting on everyone else.
@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
6 Nov 12
Hi Wils hehehe..I like that way too sitting and waiting for the food then enjoying I used to pamper my self by doing that when I have extra income I wish I can do that everyday
@GemmaR (8517)
29 Oct 12
I am not a very good cook, so I will admit that I have been buying most things ready made rather than making them myself. In addition to this, I have a lot of work on at the moment and this is meaning that I just don't get the chance to be able to cook for the whole of the afternoon like I might have done when I wasn't all that busy. So I hope that I will be able to cook properly in the future, but sadly this isn't something that I am really able to do properly at the moment just because of the fact that I don't have the time to do so.
@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
6 Nov 12
Hi Gemma I don't have much times too but i try to cook in holiday cooking with my kids is a great way to spend holiday I hope you can do something fun while holiday :)
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
29 Oct 12
Aw that is so sweet of you You know I always love when moms good delicacies for their kids and family. Even mine... she loves to cook for the family. I have picked up the love for cooking food from my family. Though I dont love cooking only for myself (you know I am all alone these days and almost always cook only for me) but then, I can offer you some services... How bout you hire me as a cook for your family? The only catch - I will cook only what I love to eat but trust me that will be delicious and somewhat healthy... (I love chocos, cakes, chicken, cold coffee... and you can add more of the Cs here)
@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
30 Oct 12
Oww..you are so kind for giving me that offer I do believe in your cooking skill and I bet my kids would love that Cs.. errr..but I guess I have to post another budget for dentist since your cooking will give my kids some whole somewhere in their teeth
@thesids (22180)
• Bhubaneswar, India
3 Nov 12
Dont worry for their dental care. I will ensure that they bush twice and also at least once per day with those Neem Plant Twigs... oh wait... that neem plant is called - Azadirachta indica - that is the scientific name for that plant and here is some great info about its health properties - http://www.bitterrootrestoration.com/dental-care/benefits-of-neem-for-dental-care.html
@ifa225 (14364)
• Indonesia
6 Nov 12
the appearance of the leaves looks like cassava's leaf I never seen this leaf before and never knew about its benefit too well at least I can trust you to take care my kids, especially their teeth