[ he -- snorts a little. ] We couldn't exactly stop at fancy restaurants three times a day. Most of the time, we weren't even in towns. And unlike some people, our operation didn't have a lot of funding. It's way cheaper to just buy the ingredients and make it yourself, especially if you're trying to feed seven people.
[ look at all those words and he still didn't actually say "yes". there's no reason he had to be the one to do a lot of cooking, after all. ]