Oh lighten up!!!  David Chang famously embraces instant ramen with an egg and - wait for it - a slice of American cheese - and sells it!  Try it at home, it's good!  Jacques Pepin thickens soups with instant potato flakes.  Embracing the culture - whether ethnic or family based - behind recipes is ageless and is so for a reason.  It's fun.  It's nostalgic.  And these folks are being incredibly honest and open about it.  If you don't prefer it - that's fine.  But don't shame.  I'd rather see someone cooking with heavy reliance on convenience ingredients than someone who is afraid to cook "from scratch" and resort to store bought/take out every time.

Oh lighten up!!!  David Chang famously embraces instant ramen with an egg and - wait for it - a slice of American cheese - and sells it!  Try it at home, it's good!  Jacques Pepin thickens soups with instant potato flakes.  Embracing the culture - whether ethnic or family based - behind recipes is ageless and is so for a reason.  It's fun.  It's nostalgic.  And these folks are being incredibly honest and open about it.  If you don't prefer it - that's fine.  But don't shame.  I'd rather see someone cooking with heavy reliance on convenience ingredients than someone who is afraid to cook "from scratch" and resort to store bought/take out every time.

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