What does 'Quick and Easy' food preparation actually mean to you?

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  1. GoodLady profile image91
    GoodLadyposted 11 years ago

    What does 'Quick and Easy' food preparation actually mean to you?

    Does it mean you open a packet and heat? 
    Does it mean making something very simple (but good) such as frying or poaching an egg on toast? 
    Or does it mean making food from scratch in a quick and easy manner, such as making a plate of pasta, or grilling a burger with salad, or turning left over roast chicken for example into a tasty, balanced (nutritional) meal?

  2. sparkleyfinger profile image87
    sparkleyfingerposted 11 years ago

    It means something that can be made in15 mins or less, at least in my mind smile

  3. collegedad profile image66
    collegedadposted 11 years ago

    It means that it is quick to make and the clean up is minimal. I can cook most anything in the can it arrived in!

  4. Debby Bruck profile image65
    Debby Bruckposted 11 years ago

    Quick means 15 minutes and the meal is on the table. Easy means it takes a few ingredients to whip it up and after preparing that meal a few times, I would not need to look at a recipe because I would have it memorized. I have a basic rule: prepare 3 items on the plate and it makes a meal. For example: salad, protein, vegetable or soup, whole grain, green vegetable. Some recipes require no cooking, just mixing ingredients, like a fresh salad and dressing.

  5. duffsmom profile image59
    duffsmomposted 11 years ago

    To me it can be any one of those. For me the goal is to be in the kitchen as brief a time as possible--it is almost a "thing" with me. I absolutely hate cooking and being in the kitchen so the faster I get it done, the happier I am.

  6. prektjr.dc profile image74
    prektjr.dcposted 11 years ago

    Quick and Easy to me means that a recipe is less than 20 minutes, about 5 ingredients and about 5 steps to prepare!  To me it would be something either from scratch or in combination with a packaged food.

  7. sfrentz06 profile image60
    sfrentz06posted 11 years ago

    I think it can be anything you open and heat, or prepare in 10-15 minutes.

  8. BrightMeadow profile image66
    BrightMeadowposted 11 years ago

    I am in agreement with most of the people here.  Less than 20 minutes.  5 or less ingredients-- preferably ingredients that you are actually likely to have on hand-- and 5 or less steps.

    Easy to me does not involve a lot of complicated steps and ingredients that I've never heard of.  I do prefer something from scratch or semi-scratch as opposed to "Open the package, add water, voila!"

 
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