81.   She had no food prepared.

82.   Slow cooking is more than just preparing food.

83.   She spends so much time eating and preparing food that she has no time for more pleasurable activities.

84.   So before abandoning this time-honored and much enjoyed means of preparing food, read on.

85.   Some people banish these blues by taking in a meal at a really fine restaurant where someone else prepares the food and cleans the mess.

86.   Some rely on leftover chicken and seafood from a night out or prepared foods such as eggplant caponata from a jar, but most are prepared from scratch.

87.   Still, Satpathi keeps up with the traditions of her homeland by frequently preparing Indian food and sometimes wearing Indian garb.

88.   That gives you a chance to light candles, put on music and finish preparing the food.

89.   That action is already beginning to ripple through the local economy, causing cutbacks at LSG Sky Chefs in Arlington, which prepares food for airlines.

90.   That means Christmas shopping, gift wrapping, preparing food, entertaining extended family and helping their kids celebrate just like the rest of us.