I dislike the use of the term "from scratch" here because it implies something.. esoteric or special. Boiling potatoes is just cooking, there's nothing "from s

I dislike the use of the term "from scratch" here because it implies something.. esoteric or special. Boiling potatoes is just cooking, there's nothing "from scratch" about it, you're not a farmer. It's more about using real ingredients rather than processed stuff. (Sure, we can talk about what you consider 'processed' - I'd say basically anything that has more than one or two constituent parts).