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crinoidgirl

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  1. This is the same kid who will yell out "I'm drinking the blood of Christ!" when he's drinking grape juice.  Also, he informed me that he couldn't have the body of Christ because the biscuits were in the oven.  Like I said, very religious people here.  He also violently rips the heads off shrimp and lines up the tails in a neat row on his plate.

    Ah, another serial killer in the making. :biggrin:

  2. Oh, my!  Everyone's weekend dinners look superb! And here I am with just plain old school. 

    After these appetizers of old bay'ed cream cheese and smoked salmon on celery and the crunchiest rice crackers (I adore those crackers!), can you guess what we had for dinner tonight?

    This sounds GOOOOOD! What proportion of old bay to cream cheese do you use? I'd like to do the same without overpowering the cc.

    V

  3. I have a harder situation. im still a highschool junior, with no reliable access to a microwave. Every time i pack something with vegetables, they always end up pretty nasty by lunch. Lettuce gets soggy and tomatoes get crushed, leaving their juice everywhere. usually wax paper, ziplocks, or ziplock boxes- nothing really works. any suggestions?

    When I take sandwiches with the fixings I bag them seperatly so things don't sog my bread! eww I hate that! or use really crusty bread that benefits from a bit of juice!

    Yup, that's the trick. Bag separately. Doesn't take too much extra time. And the throwaway Ziplock/Glad/generic food containers are cheap enough.

    Of course, being a HS junior - can you do this without attracting too much attention? :sad:

  4. Variety is indeed the key.

    Do you want something warm/hot? Precooked (and maybe frozen) soups/stews.

    Somthing salady? (Is that actually a word? :biggrin: ) A container of your favorite mixed veggies/greens/meats/cheeses/whatever. You can premix the dressing with the salad, or have it in a separate little container and mix it when you eat.

    A sandwich? Those wrappy-things are GREAT - I was an on-the-road truckdriver for most of the last year, and I finally figured out how to do it. No spoilage, fresh, and you can make them how you want to. Go to the deli in your local supermarket. You can get a quarter-pound of anything, sliced how you want! Get a good variety of meats. Also cheeses. Then think about what you can add - beautiful veggies - tomatoes, greens, sprouts (love those spicy sprouts!) - spices - different kinds of mustards, vinegars, whatever. You don't have to put the sandwich together ahead of time; in fact, it tastes best if you DON'T. It takes all of five minutes to put it together when you're ready.

    And get one of those little thermo bags (trying to figure out how to describe this) - the soft-sided thermal lunch thingies. Put your stuff in there. It can go in the fridge, and not pick up up the communal odors. (I was an engineer in a previous life; that's how I handled it, and ate well and good.)

    It CAN be done!

    (edited to add: and cheaply!!!)

  5. Another mixed answer.

    Grandma on mom's side from Germany (Ukrainian husband); grandma on dad's side from Missouri.

    Which led, inexplicably, to pecan, mincemeat (tarts), and pumpkin pies.

    And I made a pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving this year. For the winter holidays I think I'll make pecan, though.

    Grandmas might make stuff from their families (or countries) of origin, which is why I'm a freak for all foods funky and German, but they also end up making stuff for and from the families (and countries) they end up in.

    V

  6. Mustard is the standard.

    Has anyone had the ground beef heart  topping that they call Cooneys in Flint MI and Deteroit area? It's what you would get when you ordered a chili dog. I don't miss them.

    "Ground beef heart"? What "Detroit" were you in, somewhere in Eastern Europe? :blink:

    A proper Detroit coney is a dog, chili, yellow mustard, and chopped onions.

    V

  7. Coming to work was quite painful today. It's absolutely freezing (for DC anyway) so I broke down and brought out the big guns. I have this white down jacket. It's on the long-ish side (probably mid-thigh), quilted and has a rather large furry hood. I feel like Kenny from South Park every time I wear it.

    You remember what happens to Kenny, right? :biggrin:

  8. My girlfriend won't eat anything that isn't covered with cheese or mayo. I need to get her to eat healthier (not to mention I can't cook anything for her, since it may have the dreaded salt and spices and herbs in it ) :blink: ANY suggestions? She has some health issues which would be made better with a better diet.

    Sorry in advance for bringing everyone down :raz:

    V

    (edited for dumbass typos)

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