The New Simplicity A Note on The Busy Home Cook Busy home cooks form a rather large community of people. For public consumption we will generally say, or at least imply, that our kitchen time is limited because we have so many other important things to do. In truth, some busy home cooks have nothing better to do. They are simply not inclined to spend much time in front of the stove. Still others are just plain lazy.
Nobody knows how many populate the latter two categories.
In conversation with a fellow busy cook, it is always bad form to inquire as to why the other is busy. It just isn't done, thus data is lacking, likely to remain forever so. Busy home cooks, numerous as we are, have no Organization. That is, no conference of busy home cooks has ever been held. This is most likely a plus.