Quick Rant

I am tired of looking for recipes and they all start with:
'Take a box of...'
'Take a Can of...'
'Use .... mix and add...'

I want recipes from scratch that use real ingredients. We have become a culture of convenience cooking. One that doesn't get how to blend flavors but relies on premade seasonings.

I'd be happy to teach but have no idea where to begin. A cooking school for the home cook, lol. No, I'm not teaching you how to make souffle but I will teach you how to roast a chicken and get at least 2 - 3 meals from it. I'll teach you about basic seasoning beyond salt and pepper (I'm not even sure some people use those).

I was watching a video on the internet and the woman said something about having 20 spices in her cabinet. I was like.. 'is that all?'. I should check and see how many I have.

I admit I have a couple of blends that I like. Bell's Poultry seasoning is one of them (Thank you April!!!). There is no other blend like it and it is finely ground. I call it 'magic'. I know the basics of what is in it, it is just so damn convenient to have it ground fine and pre blended. Also Tony's, a cajun seasoning blend. Morton's season all and season salt. These are my 'lazy blends' and often I use just a small bit to enhance what I'm already doing (Tony's, Mccormick's Season salt and season all).