As I replied to
@morning glory, the article is from MSN and some of their ideas are strange, but I think it also points out the differences between cooking in the US and cooking in the UK.
I make all my own bread and pizza dough simply because I find the cheap, commercially produced stuff absolutely awful, and decent bread from a proper baker's is not cheap when you are on a very limited income.
I make ice cream only very occasionally, but home-made is much better and there are a lot of flavours that do not seem to be available commercially (or cheaply).
I often make white or cheese sauces as you may have noticed from some of my posts about what I have made or eaten. I also often have dips as an accompaniment to my meals, particular when I have curry (which is a common type of meal here), and I also eat pulses quite regularly. Marinades can be quite simple and don't always contain uncommon or exotic ingredients. Shop-bought tomato sauces are usually full of salt and sugar. It's very simple to make your own. I like to make my own salad dressings using ingredients I like; again I am not keen on a lot of shop-bought ones. I have eaten meatballs far more often than meatloaf. Batter probably means pancake batter, and gravy here usually means what goes on your Sunday roast. Sponge cake is probably more common in the UK - afternoon tea?
I entirely agree with your points about people who can't cook. As for point 5, my Mum never used to measure anything - she had a knack of being able to use the right mix of ingredients without actually measuring anything. Our local greengrocer used to let her pick out her own fruit and veg - her "measurements" were very accurate weight-wise.