Proof

They say the proof is in the pudding.  This is not pudding, but brazil nuts and root vegetables in a black bean sauce.  

I'm 'home alone' for a couple of days and I suspect the rest of the family is assuming I'm just eating ready-made pizzas.

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If there's anything terrifying in modern life, it's the need for, and especially the honour implied by, the phrase "cooking from scratch".

No.  That's called cooking.  As opposed to heating up.