| Let's face it, most of us don't have much time to | | | | The thing is, that it most probably doesn't take |
| spend in the kitchen these days. There's always | | | | more time. The perception is that it does, but if |
| something to do, places to go, and people to see, | | | | you were to look, really look at how much time it |
| and that doesn't include the time you spend at | | | | takes to cook ribs, for example, or go to a |
| work. Takeout or going to a restaurant solves | | | | restaurant to eat ribs you'd be surprised. Sure, it |
| the problem nicely, right? As a short term solution | | | | depends on the recipe, but ribs don't take that |
| it does, but as a long term solution it can be | | | | long to cook and you don't really spend much of |
| cutting off your nose despite your face. If you | | | | that time in the kitchen. If you are at home you |
| could copycat recipes from restaurants and cook | | | | get to catch up on other things, as well, which is |
| them at home it would save you money and | | | | an added bonus. |
| much more while not missing out on the good | | | | If what you want is the taste of restaurant food |
| things in life. | | | | you can get it at home. There are several |
| Going to restaurants and getting takeout is | | | | cookbooks on the market at present that have |
| expensive, not only on your hip pocket but also | | | | cloned the signature dishes of chain restaurants. In |
| on your waistline. The taste is great, but you | | | | fact, they've managed to do it with ingredients |
| don't control what goes into the food. Really, you | | | | available at the supermarket, and they taste like |
| have no idea what you're eating. Some | | | | the real deal, so if you have a craving of dishes |
| restaurants will give you a breakdown of the | | | | from three different restaurants, the chances are |
| nutritional value of what you are eating, but it's | | | | you can do it at home. "America's Most Wanted |
| not the same as doing it yourself. The problem is | | | | Recipes," is one example of what's available on |
| that often the meals taste better, and sometimes | | | | the market, and is the best of the two that I've |
| you just have a craving for restaurant food. It's | | | | tried. The Ron Douglas has written a cookbook |
| more than the convenience, it's the whole | | | | that's easy to read with clear instructions on how |
| package. | | | | to cook the meals, and the four or five recipes |
| Have you ever sat at home with the flyers for | | | | I've tried have tasted just like the originals. The |
| three different restaurants in your hands thinking | | | | other is "Copy Cat Cookbook" which is not quite |
| about what you want to eat and can't decide? In | | | | as good but worth the look. So it is possible to |
| fact it would be great to go to each place and | | | | do, and the books are out there if you wish to |
| pick out the dishes you want from each of them. | | | | try them. |
| It's just out of the question. So you compromise. | | | | If you want to save money and time, consider |
| It's better than nothing, after all. | | | | cooking copycat recipes your favourite restaurant |
| What if you could cook them at home? It is | | | | at home. That way you control the ingredients, |
| possible to do it, and at a fraction of the cost of | | | | and your budget at the same time without |
| eating out. There is the time factor, though. Why | | | | compromising on taste. |
| bother cooking at home if it takes more time? | | | | |