Eating Out

[Michael G.]

With the food prices on the rise, what is your restaurant habits, do you eat out once or twice a week, once a day, or very seldom?

My neighbor (snowbirds) told his wife once that thing with the glass door in our kitchen is called a stove and she should try to use it sometime. :boxing2:

I had a waiter inside TV tell us that TV people never cook and didn't understand why
they build kitchens in those homes, do you agree?

[JSR22]

With the food prices on the rise, what is your restaurant habits, do you eat out once or twice a week, once a day, or very seldom?

My neighbor (snowbirds) told his wife once that thing with the glass door in our kitchen is called a stove and she should try to use it sometime. :boxing2:

I had a waiter inside TV tell us that TV people never cook and didn't understand why
they build kitchens in those homes, do you agree?

Normally eat dinner out 3 nights a week and lunch 2 to 3 times a week. When we eat dinner at home takeout 1 or 2 times a week. Remaining nights a salad and fish or beef cooked outside on the grill.

[tophcfa]

Only eat out these days when there is well spaced outside dinning. Otherwise, it’s takeout that we eat sitting by the pool in our birdcage while watching the sunset. We let someone else do the cooking a couple times per week.

[Kenswing]

We cook most nights, eating out maybe once a week with friends.

[dtennent]

We rarely go to a restaurant to eat. Rather, we invite friends in or go to their houses for dinner. Have to admit that we totally redid our kitchen to make it much more cook friendly. I realize that the designers are more open to different ideas today, however, they were pretty unimaginative 6 years ago. Hence we went with a basic kitchen which we had an outside firm completely redo.

[golfing eagles]

With the food prices on the rise, what is your restaurant habits, do you eat out once or twice a week, once a day, or very seldom?

My neighbor (snowbirds) told his wife once that thing with the glass door in our kitchen is called a stove and she should try to use it sometime. :boxing2:

I had a waiter inside TV tell us that TV people never cook and didn't understand why
they build kitchens in those homes, do you agree?

He might have got a bit further if he told her it was an OVEN:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[JSR22]

He might have got a bit further if he told her it was an OVEN:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:


Oven is a 4 letter word.

[asianthree]

When looking at preowned homes for sale, cleanest or totally unused is the oven. Have seen some 10yo homes with the stickers still in the oven window.

[Koapaka]

I personally LOVE to cook and entertain, but lately we have found we are having a HUGE breakfast, a light lunch and often ordering a single entrée for P/U from the country club to share for dinner.......we did not do this, or would I ever have imagined it pre-COVID.....

[Michael G.]

He might have got a bit further if he told her it was an OVEN:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:


Good One! :clap2:

[Topspinmo]

I got two steaks at Walmart today, $44 bucks. Now what would they cost at Publix??? Needed 5 pounds of sugar. All selfs empty except for 2 domino’s left. Only the beginning. Luckily I already got grandkids Xmas presents.

[Topspinmo]

When looking at preowned homes for sale, cleanest or totally unused is the oven. Have seen some 10yo homes with the stickers still in the oven window.

Not at my house, we already worn out one and on second one from original :)

[Stu from NYC]

We go out for dinner 2-3x per week plus once breakfast and now a lunch one for me.

More than we have ever done on a long term basis in our married life.

Most females that we have met apparently do not know where their oven is.:a040::a040:

[Babubhat]

It’s more of a social event. Food is secondary

[JSR22]

I got two steaks at Walmart today, $44 bucks. Now what would they cost at Publix??? Needed 5 pounds of sugar. All selfs empty except for 2 domino’s left. Only the beginning. Luckily I already got grandkids Xmas presents.

Publix and Fresh Market have plenty of food!

[Mleeja]

I got two steaks at Walmart today, $44 bucks. Now what would they cost at Publix??? Needed 5 pounds of sugar. All selfs empty except for 2 domino’s left. Only the beginning. Luckily I already got grandkids Xmas presents.

What kind of steaks?

[Michael G.]

What kind of steaks?


Yeah, pine or Oak....................:1rotfl:

[eweissenbach]

When we are in TV we eat out 5-6 evenings a week. We eat breakfast and lunch at home most of the time. When we bought our Villa it was four years old and the owner, who was a snowbird, said they had never turned the oven on. The first week we were there I tried to run the dishwasher and it rumbled but didn’t run. I called the former owner and asked if he knew what was wrong and he said he didn’t know, but I might check to see if the valve under the sink was closed as he didn’t think they had ever run it. I checked and sure enough the valve had not been opened and it worked like new, which it was!

[Vikingjunior]

If you ever worked in a restaurant you would never eat out.

[kathyspear]

We eat out almost every night. We don't like to cook or clean up. Hubby works from home, one full-time job and one part-time consulting thing. He needs to get out of the house for a while every day to flush work from his brain.

kathy

[kaydee]

I fully disagree! I enjoy cooking & we mostly eat at home. My stove or oven gets plenty of use.

[Luggage]

You need to find a different supermarket as there's plenty of sugar and everything else elsewhere. Don't be snobbish and go to Save-A-Lot they have perfectly good T-Bones at $5 a pound on sale once a month and family packs and once it's on the grill it tastes wonderful. Personally we are off stakes and meat because of cholesterol except maybe once a month. We buy lots of fish and Chicken at Aldi's which is 30% less than Publix or even Walmart. Stop going out so much cuz the wife says I cook better than most places and it's really disgusting that you pay 50 bucks for two meals when you include the tip and one or two iced teas. Even going to oakwood got expensive

[DaleDivine]

We get carry out 3 or 4 times a week and eat it at home. Other days, leftovers or salads.
:bigbow::bigbow:

[LizzieBorden]

95% of the time we elect to eat at home mostly because it taste better and we enjoy having our meal here, on the lanai or watching TV and enjoying each other’s company. The cost of food has gone up, but I continue to buy the sales and build my menus accordingly. I also try many new recipes I find on line and some have become keepers. We do enjoy going out on occasion with our friends, etc, but we also invite our friends here for an afternoon/evening, etc. Sometime we change things up and opt a brunch on the lanai and cook outside in the outdoor kitchen. We have a busy life between pickleball and golf…but cooking is fun and we enjoy our home and the great tasting food. I make desserts often and share with the neighbors. On a weekly basis, I would say maybe once a week or once every couple weeks we eat out.

[Rwirish]

Eat out perhaps once a quarter. Most people I know mostly eat home.

[thevillages2013]

I got two steaks at Walmart today, $44 bucks. Now what would they cost at Publix??? Needed 5 pounds of sugar. All selfs empty except for 2 domino’s left. Only the beginning. Luckily I already got grandkids Xmas presents.
A few days ago Walmart Market had filet mignons packaged for sale at $26.78 per pound. They actually had a sign stating the price. Wowser ! I just kept on walking

[pablo cruze]

I got two steaks at Walmart today, $44 bucks. Now what would they cost at Publix??? Needed 5 pounds of sugar. All selfs empty except for 2 domino’s left. Only the beginning. Luckily I already got grandkids Xmas presents.
I don't understand any of this....probably would need a translator if it was important.

[ogutierrez29@icloud.com]

My husband every so often wants to give me a tour of my kitchen, but I tend to forget quickly where it’s located������������*♀️

[Uphillputt330]

We eat out 2 or 3 times a week — almost always dinner. Breakfast and lunch are mostly at home — microwave or cold items. We subscribe to Freshly for 3 dinners per week. (Microwave meals). Once or twice per week carry out — pizza or Publix sub. Occasion use of stovetop or oven. That’s it

[NotGolfer]

We "might" eat out 2X a week. Our eating habits seem to have changed both in eating out or at home. We find at home our food stretches over more than 2 meals (supper/dinner). We eat VERY light at breakfast and lunch but a bit more for the evening meal. When we eat out, we've found we both have to ask for boxes. I think as one ages (for us anyway) the amounts of food aren't as copious as in the past. Plus cooking at our house has become more "simple" in that recipes aren't followed anymore. As for the shopping "experience" we buy what we buy (mostly), due to food sensitivities. Don't purchase expensive cuts of meat much anymore. I did notice the price of bacon at a Publix last week as being nearly $10.00/lb....took a pass!!! Someone told me they get their's at Aldi but I'm not sure of the price there. Gasoline has gone up, which we all know and I'm sure our economy is taking a HUGE hit all the way through

[Malsua]

We order out once or twice a week, go out once or twice a week and cook the rest of the time. Sometimes fast food at lunch. We cook as much as we can manage on the gas grill though. Probably twice a month I smoke some hunk of meat on the pellet smoker.

Yesterday we had friends over and I smoked a rack of ribs and a turkey breast. It's hard to get that level of taste at any restaurant. The bark on the fall-off-the-bone ribs was perfect and the turkey was moist and delicious.

Oh, one more category I guess. Leftover smoked meats as available for lunch.

[La lamy]

I eat all my meals at home. I love to cook my own healthy food, but will go out to a restaurant for a special occasion once in a while.

[NoMo50]

As Rodney Dangerfield used to say..."My wife told me the other day she wanted to go somewhere she'd never been. I said fine, try the kitchen."

[ThirdOfFive]

With the food prices on the rise, what is your restaurant habits, do you eat out once or twice a week, once a day, or very seldom?

My neighbor (snowbirds) told his wife once that thing with the glass door in our kitchen is called a stove and she should try to use it sometime. :boxing2:

I had a waiter inside TV tell us that TV people never cook and didn't understand why
they build kitchens in those homes, do you agree?
Heh. You might want to advise that neighbor to watch out for flying frying pans...

But, regarding "I had a waiter inside TV tell us that TV people never cook and didn't understand why they build kitchens in those homes, do you agree?", now THAT depends entirely on the people. Our neighbors eat out virtually every night: the wife is pretty much anti-cooking. We, on the other hand, eat out probably once a month. Twice a month at most. The reason being that my wife (Thai) is one fantastic cook who loves cooking, and as I love eating, it is a match made in heaven.

[VickiF]

With the food prices on the rise, what is your restaurant habits, do you eat out once or twice a week, once a day, or very seldom?

My neighbor (snowbirds) told his wife once that thing with the glass door in our kitchen is called a stove and she should try to use it sometime. :boxing2:

I had a waiter inside TV tell us that TV people never cook and didn't understand why
they build kitchens in those homes, do you agree?

I cook and we mainly eat at home. Fridays and Saturdays we may get something out.

[toeser]

We never eat breakfast or lunch out and dinner we eat out maybe once per week. It's not a cost issue with us as we have all the money we need, it's a health issue. We both try to stay trim and fit and that's darn hard to do with restaurant food.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

I never cook and I mean never , the last 5 homes i sold here came with unused stoves and dishwashers. I only use plastic utensils and plates when I’m home . I eat out most nights the rest of time takeout ,I never eat lunch , just a protein drink and I eat a lot of fruit , I do make in morning 100% liquid eggs and some brown rice from a steamed bag put it in bowl for 2 minutes and then add some extra virgin olive oil if that’s cooking I’m guilty

[ChicagoNative]

I like to cook, but am not a foodie. (Foodie has a somewhat snobby connotation to me). Simple stuff, nothing fussy. I like fresh ingredients, but am not opposed to envelope spices, pre-made sauces, or frozen convenience foods. I cook lots of pasta, chicken, and crockpot/air fryer meals.

We also eat out or carry out at least twice a week. We try to avoid going out on weekends, especially during season. We eat our “big meal” between 2-4pm, right between the lunch and dinner rushes.

I’m amazed at what some people spend to create “show kitchens” who pass through them only to get something out of the fridge!

[Mwmixson]

He might have got a bit further if he told her it was an OVEN:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Or maybe he might consider using it himself?:boom:

[golfing eagles]

Or maybe he might consider using it himself?:boom:

:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[virtue51]

Who says that the wife has to do the cooking? Husbands can cook after all there are many men chefs.

[Stu from NYC]

Who says that the wife has to do the cooking? Husbands can cook after all there are many men chefs.

Very true, generally I do the cooking and my wife does the cleaning.

Works for us.

[ex34449]

Rarely eat out but not because of any restrictions, just never has been my cup of tea. That and I consider eating in general, a complete waste of time. I only do it to survive.
Generally make a whole lot of 1 or 2 items (lasagna, yellow rice with fish or chicken) that will last me for the week. Put some on a plate, nuke it and I'm free to go out and do some fun stuff.

[Flyers999]

Wife and I eat out once a week, either Lopez or City Fire. Both have very good food and great ambiance. Staffs are A+.

[davem4616]

Very true, generally I do the cooking and my wife does the cleaning.

Works for us.

me too, I do all the cooking, meal planning, and prep work...wife grocery shops with me, sets the table and helps with clean up

we'll eat out once a week...usually lunch, never breakfast

before covid we ate out more often...but the restaurants in TV would go belly up if they were in the real world and didn't have this captive market...and they go after the market of people that don't want to cook and want moderate prices....that said, there's a few that we like and take visitors to

before we retired and came to TV we ate out often and had 'take out' delivered often....but never on a Sunday or a holiday...on those days we always cooked

but everybody's different as you can see from reading this thread...and that's what makes TV cool

do your own thing, life is short

[EdFNJ]

Yesterday we had friends over and I smoked a rack of ribs and a turkey breast. It's hard to get that level of taste at any restaurant. The bark on the fall-off-the-bone ribs was perfect and the turkey was moist and delicious. 3-2-1 or NoWrap? (Ribs) :)

[patfla06]

I have always cooked and do now also.
We go out to lunch once a week.

My favorite holiday to cook for is Thanksgiving.

We go to our Son’s house in Miami for Christmas.
My husband cooks Middle Eastern food and we bring that down to them.
It’s very labor intensive but a real treat.

But after 40+ years cooking I do not blame ANYONE for wanting to eat out!
:bigbow:

[Koapaka]

I love to cook, but certainly enjoy eating out and not having to when we do. HOWEVER, the holidays are ALWAYS cook at home for us.....I can not even imagine not having the leftovers to prepare bubbles and squeak's with afterwards!! That is the best part of the process....leftovers! I so look forward to the fun of the holiday leftovers and new, creative ways to enjoy

[ThirdOfFive]

We order out once or twice a week, go out once or twice a week and cook the rest of the time. Sometimes fast food at lunch. We cook as much as we can manage on the gas grill though. Probably twice a month I smoke some hunk of meat on the pellet smoker.

Yesterday we had friends over and I smoked a rack of ribs and a turkey breast. It's hard to get that level of taste at any restaurant. The bark on the fall-off-the-bone ribs was perfect and the turkey was moist and delicious.

Oh, one more category I guess. Leftover smoked meats as available for lunch.
Sounds great.

A bit off-topic...but I smoked a lot of meats before we moved here. I sold the smoker before we moved on the (possibly erroneous) information that I had gotten, that smokers were not welcome in The Villages.

You apparently have one. Have there been any problems when you use it? Did you have to get special permission from the powers-that-be?

[PennBF]

7 days a week we have Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal with 3 different fruits, (e.g. blueberries. blackberries and rasberries), lunch is a sandwich, (e.g. eggs or roast beef, etc) and dinner is pasta with Rao Sauce and roast veg's. This is pretty standard for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Hardly ever eat out. If we want a "snack" a cut up cucumber does the trick. Did try Chop's a couple of weeks ago with guests. it was $144 dollars for 3 medium meals and tip and 3 soda's. As they say, "a fool and his money is soon parted". :ho:

[MrFlorida]

I got two steaks at Walmart today, $44 bucks. Now what would they cost at Publix??? Needed 5 pounds of sugar. All selfs empty except for 2 domino’s left. Only the beginning. Luckily I already got grandkids Xmas presents.


I heard those little lizards taste like chicken...

[meme5x]

Eat out several times a week but cook the rest.. favorite places, Lighthouse for the very best fish (on 466), and Fresh Market

[Koapaka]

Sounds great.

A bit off-topic...but I smoked a lot of meats before we moved here. I sold the smoker before we moved on the (possibly erroneous) information that I had gotten, that smokers were not welcome in The Villages.

You apparently have one. Have there been any problems when you use it? Did you have to get special permission from the powers-that-be?


I realize the question was not asked of me, but we smoke meat all the time.....(and water as well....if you have never had bourbon or whiskey over ice made with smoked water.....well, just give it a try and you will understand.) Cold smoke cheese as well....

[ThirdOfFive]

I realize the question was not asked of me, but we smoke meat all the time.....(and water as well....if you have never had bourbon or whiskey over ice made with smoked water.....well, just give it a try and you will understand.) Cold smoke cheese as well....
Thx.

[Garywt]

I love eating out but have only eaten out a half dozen times since March 2020.