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Hi Valerie
Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »The best home made pizza ever?
Good Morning
To me the Pizza crust is to thick.
Congrats on getting the shopping done.parityanimal wrote: »I got to the grocery (just Ingles) and bought what was necessary. I also bought two cans of young jackfruit to play with and see if I can make something like sloppy Joes or barbecue without it being too meatlike, so that J may enjoy it. We'll see how that works out. Have you used yours yet, Valerie?
That is interesting, I never saw a meat substitute section in the Grocery Stores around here, OTOH I never thought to look and see so...parityanimal wrote: »Food Review!
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Native Forest Organic Young Jackfruit
The jackfruit was purchased on a whim, when I happened to spot it in the canned meat substitute section at Ingles today. I had read of it and watched a number of videos detailing ways to make meat-like dishes with it, such as sloppy Joes, tacos, etc, but had never seen the canned young jackfruit before. It was on a "two-for" sale as a new item so I bought two cans. One of them was in tonight's dinner and the other will likely be used for a similar dinner another night.
I decided to be very daring and use it in an untried dinner meal kit which normally called for chicken. I had intended to try that meal kit with dry fried tofu but supposedly the jackfruit would also soak up flavor from whatever sauce you put it in.
Nice looking presentation and it does look tasty.As the jackfruit didn't really have much protein, I also decided to add a can of black beans to the dish, to increase the protein. Surprisingly, the jackfruit isn't particularly high in carbs either, which made me happy.
After draining and rinsing the jackfruit, I cut it into slightly smaller pieces. J commented that it looks an awful lot like chicken and seemed very skeptical about actually eating it. I have to admit it did look very chicken like, or perhaps very strange mushroom like. But it was neither and I proceeded to make the meal kit, following the instructions on the box, but using the jackfruit and black beans instead of chicken.
We were both very pleasantly surprised by the resulting dinner!
The meal kit made a very tasty sauce and would, I think, have been splendid with chicken, or tofu, come to that. Reasonably spicy but not enough to melt anyone's face. We would probably have enjoyed a bit more spicy heat, but I wanted to give it a fair test with no alteration other than the meat substitute(s) and I did.
I would have to give this meal kit a good solid 5 out of 5 for a box mix. Would a fully home made version be better? Probably, but I don't know that I could have made one that was better, and this was very easy to prepare.
The jackfruit, while not really having the texture of chicken, at least not prepared the way I did, was quite nice, and picked up the flavor of the sauce beautifully. I can see how, if one dried it out a bit, it could very easily be a more convincing chicken or pork substitute, and may try that sometime for fun, but since J doesn't WANT a meat substitute that tries too hard to be really meat like, it was perfect.
I give the jackfruit a 5 out of 5 too. A very pleasant experiment tonight and I will be glad to use the second can sometime in the near future. This may become a common item in our cupboard. We'll see.
Oh, and dinner looked like THIS:
Not worried about the carbs in the rice portion ?
Was the Canned Jackfruit expensive if You had to pay the full price rather than a BOGO offer ?
Have a Nice Day
Roger0 -
That is interesting, I never saw a meat substitute section in the Grocery Stores around here, OTOH I never thought to look and see so...
It's actually right there next to the canned meats at our Ingles. Your stores may have it there or it may be over in the "natural" foods section, or possibly both. I've seen some items displayed in both places at the same time occasionally, but that's rare, as shelf space is usually at a premium and there isn't room for a lot of duplication.
Nice looking presentation and it does look tasty.
Not worried about the carbs in the rice portion ?
Was the Canned Jackfruit expensive if You had to pay the full price rather than a BOGO offer ?
As the rice portion was small, and the rest of the meal didn't have much in the way of simple carbs, I wasn't worried about it. I checked my blood glucose after a couple of hours to see, and it was fine for an after dinner reading. Better than it often has been, in fact. The quarter can serving or so of jackfruit in my serving was about 4 to 5 carbs, most of them fiber, and the beans, while rather carb laden, are also mostly fiber carbs, and again, it was only about a quarter of the can. The bulk of the carbs, mostly of the not so good variety, was in my quarter of the sauce mix plus rice, but not terribly bad for a dinner serving. And of course I took my evening Metformin with dinner.
The jackfruit wasn't what I would consider REALLY expensive, but it wasn't cheap either. I expect I could get it (or another brand) for less at one of the local Asian farmer's markets. I just have to be sure I get the YOUNG or GREEN jackfruit packed in brine, and not the mature jackfruit seed nodes packed in syrup. I'm sure they would be delicious packed in syrup, but I don't need that! I have eaten mature jackfruit nodes and they are delicious, fresh from the jackfruit, but it is very messy and sticky to get them out and you get latex from the mature fruit all over the sink, your hands, and the knife. Worth it once, but I think I'll just stick to more easily accessible fruits for the most part.
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Incorrect things we believed about food 50 years ago.
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »That is interesting, I never saw a meat substitute section in the Grocery Stores around here, OTOH I never thought to look and see so...
It's actually right there next to the canned meats at our Ingles. Your stores may have it there or it may be over in the "natural" foods section, or possibly both. I've seen some items displayed in both places at the same time occasionally, but that's rare, as shelf space is usually at a premium and there isn't room for a lot of duplication.
As the rice portion was small, and the rest of the meal didn't have much in the way of simple carbs, I wasn't worried about it. I checked my blood glucose after a couple of hours to see, and it was fine for an after dinner reading. Better than it often has been, in fact. The quarter can serving or so of jackfruit in my serving was about 4 to 5 carbs, most of them fiber, and the beans, while rather carb laden, are also mostly fiber carbs, and again, it was only about a quarter of the can. The bulk of the carbs, mostly of the not so good variety, was in my quarter of the sauce mix plus rice, but not terribly bad for a dinner serving. And of course I took my evening Metformin with dinner.Nice looking presentation and it does look tasty.
Not worried about the carbs in the rice portion ?
Was the Canned Jackfruit expensive if You had to pay the full price rather than a BOGO offer ?
The jackfruit wasn't what I would consider REALLY expensive, but it wasn't cheap either. I expect I could get it (or another brand) for less at one of the local Asian farmer's markets. I just have to be sure I get the YOUNG or GREEN jackfruit packed in brine, and not the mature jackfruit seed nodes packed in syrup. I'm sure they would be delicious packed in syrup, but I don't need that! I have eaten mature jackfruit nodes and they are delicious, fresh from the jackfruit, but it is very messy and sticky to get them out and you get latex from the mature fruit all over the sink, your hands, and the knife. Worth it once, but I think I'll just stick to more easily accessible fruits for the most part.
I am guessing that You do not feel it worth the trip to buy more at the BOGO price ?
If the Blood Sugar was good that sounds like a tasty Win Win.
Messy hmm... Was the clean up hard due to the Latex ?
No Asian Farmer markets as such nearby, Asian Food Centers sort of close but they have everything not just produce.
I'm off to look at the video links next, Once ravel's Bolero finishes playing, A YouTube low resolution video BTW.
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There are the makings of a Knock Knock joke there too
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I'm back from walking and no cents. The Temperature out the door was 66 degrees and It was comfortable walking due to the nice temperature and lowered humidity.
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Have a Great Friday
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi!
I thank you Ed for your 'courage' in using the Jackfruit! I've even seen them 'whole, fresh' at my Kroger on occasion.
Will have to eat the bbq Jackfruit I bought. Its good thru 2019 so I haven't been in a hurry. My only issue, and its because of my BP would be the 800+ grams of sodium. BUT, I can work around that...
I was really pleased with the crock pot curry. Only next time I HAVE to half the recipe...I ate curry for 6 days, and there was more, (not a whole lot but at least a lunch and a dinner) that I put down the garbage disposal. It was nicely spiced, like a mild curry...so Ed would need to bump up the heat, but I'd rather add heat to a recipe than it start way too spicy.
I will look for the boxed meals...Obviously not the Butter Chicken, and yes I saw milk on the list of ingredients that you used to make the Jackfruit but its ingredient #6, which means it was very minimal...also telling is there was no cholesterol...plants do not have cholesterol!!
Pizza...ok, here goes another war in my life which right now is knee deep in conflict...but I like thick crust pizza! Its always been my choice.
Likely a good idea to get rid of the 6 day old curry, It had to be getting old and You had to be getting tired of it too.
I also eat Thick Crust Pizza, What they sell as Sicilian Pizza where the crust is over an inch thick. The NS Thin and crispy Pizza is so tasty OTOH and has a nice crunch when You bite into it.
I suspect that the $500 would be in addition to all kinds of other aid to them such as Food StampsAbout to say good bye, and head to the gym...I NEED my gym time these days. And I will most likely come straight home...I have enough food, drink, fruit and veg's. So I'm good. I will do a Kroger run tomorrow. My dry cleaning is in the Kroger shopping center and will be ready for pickup, and I need 2 Amy's frozen dinners....they're on sale, 2/$7.00. At least one of them will go to the north country, I'm doing a Sat-Sun morning sleep over with my grands so their parents can to to a concert. So, if you don't hear from me by Tues. I'm probably in jail. LOL! jk!!!
Ok, need to get my shoes on and get to the gym. Then I'm coming home and make a bean, rice, avocado and tomato big burrito for my lunch along with a salad. Not sure about dinner...it might be a good night to try the jackfruit!?!
Later..
Oh, skip later. Roger I read the article you linked recently about Chicago, maybe giving families $500 a month. You know if you lived under a bridge, had no phone, and ate in soup kitchens...that might work. But who the Hell can exist on $500 a month, part of which, if I read the article correctly would be taxable. To state, to fed's, ????City taxes? I see the $500 flying out the window ...........
I think this article raised my BP at least 20 points. The ignorance of well off government cookie cutter employes...gaaaaah!! I have no qualms over a minimum for standard of living, and that adjusted on location, and other parameters...but its the word LIVING that has me chewing nails...
for now, BYE!!! gotta go walk....
NJ Government, Yuck. I saw a TV news article that 76 % of CPAs in NJ think that the increased taxes that have been passed will have some impact on NJ and businesses.
I have done that too when the ground is soft from rain upon my return from walking.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Rant over...had a good walk! Always helps! (as does pulling weeds out by their roots.)
Ate my burrito and salad, and think I need a nap!
Later...
Sounds like the accuracy we get in our weather forecasts hereGardenKatGardens wrote: »Watched the Rivel soup vid. Interesting...could be another of these 'Hard Times' dishes??? Between the eggs and the butter i"ll have to pass
Wonder where the rain went? Didn't come here! This morning when I looked at the day's forecast that 4-5-6 time slot showed 60% rain...then a dry period, followed by more later evening 8 or so, rain again. Well....it was a no show at my house. Could have rained in the mountains or at Ed's house..... Thats GA summer rain & storms!
Later...
Have a Good Day
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Sadly that's me currently
Looks OK to me
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I'm back from walking and no cents. The Temperature out the door was 66 degrees and It was comfortable walking due to the nice temperature and lowered humidity.
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Have a Great Saturday
Roger0 -
Hi EdGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning,
Off to the gym...pick up dry cleaning, stop by Kroger.
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Strange, I didn't see a post from Ed....hope my disappearing mystery posts didn't get him!!! LOL!
Usual day today...gym, picked up dry cleaning, and Kroger stop.
Later...
I am not seeing any posts from Ed either, hmm...
Ed problem or Internet problem or ...
What disappearing mystery posts ?
I do see that You more or less posted the same thing twice
Have a Good Day
Roger0 -
Howdy all y"all. We are camping and this is too small to do much on the phone.0
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Pepperoni Pizza, Yum Yum
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I'm back from walking and no cents. The Temperature out the door was 72 degrees and It was semi comfortable walking due to a off and on breeze. The Rain forecast for overnight happened and there was a bit of a drizzle on the outbound and after a period of no moisture the drizzle started again around 3 blocks from the house.
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Have a Great Sunday
Roger0 -
Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning...its a lovely Saturday morning in GA. (thats from the inside looking out. (Outside its 71 degrees and 88 percent humidity!!) I can hear you groaning Roger!! At 1p we have a 80% chance of rain going to 90% at 2pm, and only 70% chance at 3pm. I think I can safely say its gonna rain on my parade today!
I sure hope they do not tax your tap water Roger...it could set a precedent for many municipalities to follow suit, and I already pay for usage and a separate and more expensive charge for sewer that is based on water usage. So I pay sewer tax even it I use the water outdoors. All I need is a tax on top of that!! LOL!
The outdoors temperature went up overnight, At bedtime it was 68 degrees on the porch, this morning it was 72 degrees and it also felt more humid, Yuck
I would like to think it won't fly, however we are talking NJ where the first thing they think of doing after getting into office is tax so they can spend more. You may have noticed that the new Governor has already passed nearly 2 billion in new taxes
Rain AKA Thunderstorms in the forecast for the next 6 days not counting today.
Oh, I did not catch that. I believe that the school year is 180 days here too Plus some built in snow days. However IMO they cheat those days as some of them are 1/2 days of school that they count a a day.I'll be spending the weekend watching over my grands. Parent escape weekend. Actually just Sat night a concert for them and spending the night away. Should return around noon-ish Sunday they say! And I believe they will, as they are then leaving for some more time at the beach in FL. When they return from the beach the kids will have one week before school starts. Is that disgusting or what? School is still, since I was a kid, 180 days. And we started after Labor Day. i.e. September, and school ended second week in May. In MO where they had to schedule snow days into the year. Glad I don't have a kid in school these days...
Have to tell you about my slip of the lip this past week. In a good mood I bounced into the gym Tues or Wed. and the manager (Blake) was behind the desk, and being in a good mood I heard my mouth say "Hi Ho"! And my feet made an abrupt stop, my eyes narrowed and I said 'That didn't sound quite right'....He started laughing and we both stood there laughing like silly teenagers! He said the worst of it was he took it as it was originally meant. Then we got to laughing about Snow White and those dwarves.. and just what profession they were actually pursuing!!! LOL! We're still laughing and now wondering what other innocent things did we say as kids that had our elders giggling in the corner or next room? That doesn't read so funny...I think you had to be there.
Ok, hope we hear from Ed today. I'll check back later. Oh, and my 2 similar posts, Roger...first was I'm going to do this...second was I DID do this. (the 2 are not always the same at my house!)
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When I was in school we also started after Labor Day.
The kids will be heading back to school well tanned
We all do that sort of thing where we mean one thing that could easily be interpreted differently.
At least I have seen no lightening or heard thunder so far.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Hey Ed...
hope you're staying in your tent and dry. Its 'monsoon' season down here. Lots of loud thunder, bright light from the lightening, etc.
See you when you get back!
PS Don't feed the bears!!
Monsoon season should be good for the reservoirs.
Have a Good Day
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y"all. We are camping and this is too small to do much on the phone.
After watching the evening news I wondered if the reported power outages had affected Your being able to post.
I'm glad to hear it was not that.
Enjoy Your Camping
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We got back from camping early this afternoon. J and I were staying in the "big" cabin with a friend and actually had an empty bedroom available but hadn't been sure we'd have that until the day we left so weren't able to rent it to another interested party. We had rented the whole cabin with the idea that one of our friends might stay in the spare room, but that didn't happen and we didn't want a stranger staying with us and having access to all our group stuff.
We had pizza from Pizza Hut for Friday night camping dinner. I made a hot breakfast for 25 or so on Saturday. Scrambled eggs, bacon (precooked, Kirkland, crisped up) and two kinds of toast, along with two kinds of bagels, some cream cheese, some butter, some multi-berry preserves, and assorted Nutrigrain baked breakfast/snack bars. We also set out some boiled eggs, coffee and juice to drink, orange or, just to be different, peach cider! The peach cider was a very popular option, much more so than last year's cranberry. Didn't even bring apple juice this time as no one drank it last year.
For lunch, I laid out some torn butter lettuce, sliced yellow onion and red tomato, along with both kinds of bread from breakfast (not toasted), a tub of "palmetto" cheese that was really pimento cheese with a fancy name, some Kirkland roast beef, Kirkland Black Forest ham, and Kirkland roasted turkey breast, with all the usual condiments except that we couldn't find any pickle wedges at Costco and I wasn't stopping anywhere else to get them this year. People just had to make do without pickles. The boiled eggs were set out again for lunch. Only one person actually asked for pickles but I know they would have been eaten if I had them. I'll make the extra stop next time. J made some deviled eggs for his own lunch, from the boiled eggs and some of the condiments.
Saturday night most of the crowd was going to a restaurant in a nearby town. We have done that in the past with the group but frankly aren't particularly impressed with their food, and vegetarian options are somewhat limited. We wend to a large flea market in the afternoon and stopped on the way back to camp for a nice Mexican dinner in a small town I can't remember the name of, but have to say I really LIKED that restaurant and would certainly eat there again. The name of the restaurant was El Parian, and from what I could see online, it might be a small, localish chain of several restaurants, but none terribly close to home.
Sunday morning we set out the remainder of the lunch meats, the rest of the breakfast/snack bars, the bagels, the bread, the condiments, and thought (briefly) about scrambling the remaining eggs and warming up the remaining bacon but I just didn't feel up to that. This year I was REALLY, FULLY understanding why the prior year food coordinators only put out continental breakfast on the last day. It was my first year being the main food coordinator/preparer almost all by myself and by Sunday morning you are WORN OUT. There wouldn't have been enough scrambled eggs for everyone anyway, so we put out the boiled eggs and the juices to round out breakfast, along with butter, cream cheese, and the preserves.
And the few remaining eggs (both fresh and boiled), and the rest of the bacon, came home with us. Along with excess butter, cooking spray, breads and bagels (though the bread and bagels got tossed into the nearby woods for the squirrels and birds, after I got home) and a small amount of leftover juice and potato chips. We also have the remaining cereal bars, most of the condiments, and some fancy mixed nuts, but the condiments, nuts, and some of the cereal bars may come with me to the next pool party we attend. J had bought some Little Debbie snacks and donated them but most of them came home with us too. J gets to eat most of them. Little Debbie is NOT my friend!
I need to get some salad ingredients, as I also brought home leftover butter lettuce but gave the onions and tomatoes to the usual pool party hosts already. Maybe some cucumbers...I already have some carrots, and maybe get a few more tomatoes since I gave those away. And radishes! J likes radishes...
Well, enough rambling. Need to get the little sugar gliders fed and get to bed.
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I'm back from walking and no cents. The Temperature out the door was 77 degrees and It was uncomfortable walking due to high humidity. The Rain forecast for overnight happened and there was rain that ended before I left the house. As I was leaving the store after picking up my coffee it started raining, Some very heavy interspersed with light rain.
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Have a Great Monday
Roger0 -
Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning. Beautiful sunny Sunday morning!
Waiting for parents to return...probably an hour or two...
Meanwhile Nate's friend Brendo has been dropped..so I sent Brendo upstairs to tell Nate I needed a favor...Brendo tells me Nate's sleeping? I know he was down here and ate breakfast about 2 hours ago....
Tom E will be glad when I get home...I'm sure he missed having his dinner last night!
I'm a bit confused about TV programing. TV was on when I arrived yesterday...Animal Planet was playing. And all day and thru the night it was all about saving animals..from chickens to the big cats in National Protected Wildlife Preserves (in Africa)...so what is on this morning? Blood, guts, and poachers being arrested..carcusses, rotting flesh, etc. Just what kids should be watching on Sunday Mornings....this is just messed up!
I don't know if it stormed here last night, but I know it rained...everything is wet outside. Ground needed it, so all good!
My day at home will just be feeding cat, and not much more! I 'may' make it to the gym... No ToDo list today!!! Yay!
That does not make any sense to me either, OTOH common sense tends to be lacking at all levels.
It would be helpful if they built more reservoirs.Its been an unusually wet spring and even this far into summer...Lakes are full to the point of having to dump extra water...its a fine line they walk down here with the lake levels.
And yes you can count half days as long as the kids are at school X # of hours...I don't remember how many hours that is...its a Federal Law that regulates these things.
Knowing how the Feds keep their books I don't think if I was an aware college grad that I'd want them messing with my payroll. Portion...wonder what that means? for how long? etc. Nope I'd be a poor college grad eating catsup sandwiches and standing in soup lines first!
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If I were in charge I would be requiring two half days to make one day count towards the total needed.
OTOH if You do not make much You end up not owing
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »We got back from camping early this afternoon. J and I were staying in the "big" cabin with a friend and actually had an empty bedroom available but hadn't been sure we'd have that until the day we left so weren't able to rent it to another interested party. We had rented the whole cabin with the idea that one of our friends might stay in the spare room, but that didn't happen and we didn't want a stranger staying with us and having access to all our group stuff.
We had pizza from Pizza Hut for Friday night camping dinner. I made a hot breakfast for 25 or so on Saturday. Scrambled eggs, bacon (precooked, Kirkland, crisped up) and two kinds of toast, along with two kinds of bagels, some cream cheese, some butter, some multi-berry preserves, and assorted Nutrigrain baked breakfast/snack bars. We also set out some boiled eggs, coffee and juice to drink, orange or, just to be different, peach cider! The peach cider was a very popular option, much more so than last year's cranberry. Didn't even bring apple juice this time as no one drank it last year.
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I hope the Pizza Hut sits better for You than for me, It tends to run through me.
The Breakfast sounds great.
How are the Kirkland Lunch meats ? I'm asking since I never tried them.For lunch, I laid out some torn butter lettuce, sliced yellow onion and red tomato, along with both kinds of bread from breakfast (not toasted), a tub of "palmetto" cheese that was really pimento cheese with a fancy name, some Kirkland roast beef, Kirkland Black Forest ham, and Kirkland roasted turkey breast, with all the usual condiments except that we couldn't find any pickle wedges at Costco and I wasn't stopping anywhere else to get them this year. People just had to make do without pickles. The boiled eggs were set out again for lunch. Only one person actually asked for pickles but I know they would have been eaten if I had them. I'll make the extra stop next time. J made some deviled eggs for his own lunch, from the boiled eggs and some of the condiments.
Saturday night most of the crowd was going to a restaurant in a nearby town. We have done that in the past with the group but frankly aren't particularly impressed with their food, and vegetarian options are somewhat limited. We wend to a large flea market in the afternoon and stopped on the way back to camp for a nice Mexican dinner in a small town I can't remember the name of, but have to say I really LIKED that restaurant and would certainly eat there again. The name of the restaurant was El Parian, and from what I could see online, it might be a small, localish chain of several restaurants, but none terribly close to home.
Pre boiled Eggs from home or bought that way ?
I agree it is not worth going for mediocre food. It seems that You lucked out with the Mexican eatery.
Fancy Mixed nuts are a weakness of mine. I do pick out the Cashews and feed them to my brother.Sunday morning we set out the remainder of the lunch meats, the rest of the breakfast/snack bars, the bagels, the bread, the condiments, and thought (briefly) about scrambling the remaining eggs and warming up the remaining bacon but I just didn't feel up to that. This year I was REALLY, FULLY understanding why the prior year food coordinators only put out continental breakfast on the last day. It was my first year being the main food coordinator/preparer almost all by myself and by Sunday morning you are WORN OUT. There wouldn't have been enough scrambled eggs for everyone anyway, so we put out the boiled eggs and the juices to round out breakfast, along with butter, cream cheese, and the preserves.
And the few remaining eggs (both fresh and boiled), and the rest of the bacon, came home with us. Along with excess butter, cooking spray, breads and bagels (though the bread and bagels got tossed into the nearby woods for the squirrels and birds, after I got home) and a small amount of leftover juice and potato chips. We also have the remaining cereal bars, most of the condiments, and some fancy mixed nuts, but the condiments, nuts, and some of the cereal bars may come with me to the next pool party we attend. J had bought some Little Debbie snacks and donated them but most of them came home with us too. J gets to eat most of them. Little Debbie is NOT my friend!
I need to get some salad ingredients, as I also brought home leftover butter lettuce but gave the onions and tomatoes to the usual pool party hosts already. Maybe some cucumbers...I already have some carrots, and maybe get a few more tomatoes since I gave those away. And radishes! J likes radishes...
Well, enough rambling. Need to get the little sugar gliders fed and get to bed.
Little Debbie Snacks are no friend of most people even though they eat them.
Useful Leftovers are good to have.
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Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! 68 with an expected high of 83 and 80% chance of pm thunderstorms.
Might get out quickly this morning for a run to the nearby UPS store to drop off a return (Amazon, wrong item pulled again) and perhaps to Publix or Aldi while out, if I go out.
Might just enjoy being home and nap the day away!
Need to clean yesterday's cat bowls and have some laundry to fold if I get to it. And need to get another mug of tea and eventually feed the cats.
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I'm back from walking and no cents. The Temperature out the door was 75 degrees and It was uncomfortable walking due to high humidity. The Rain forecast for overnight happened and the rain had ended before I left the house. As I was approaching the store to pick up my coffee I saw a Deer heading across the street I was on and heading down the street behind the store.
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Have a Great Tuesday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! 68 with an expected high of 83 and 80% chance of pm thunderstorms.
Might get out quickly this morning for a run to the nearby UPS store to drop off a return (Amazon, wrong item pulled again) and perhaps to Publix or Aldi while out, if I go out.
Might just enjoy being home and nap the day away!
Need to clean yesterday's cat bowls and have some laundry to fold if I get to it. And need to get another mug of tea and eventually feed the cats.
Either You order a lot more than I do from Amazon or the warehouse Your shipments comes from is a lot worse than where my orders come from.
I could see that we already hit 100% for rain when I left the house, It is drying outside currently. OTOH if the weather today is like Monday's then we will be having bands of rain going through all afternoon.
Looks good to meparityanimal wrote: »Portable breakfast.
Not sure about this one, I'll have to watch it to find out.parityanimal wrote: »Weenies Royale. Hard Times Food.
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Monday Morning!
I just read Ed's camping trip, and already I'm tired and need a nap myself! OMG!! You know my brother sorta did that one year...rented a big duplex and invited the entire family. We had people there from infants to elderly. It was fun. He cooked the entire week. You had to sign up for the next days meals, and he and I would go shopping the evening before...It was a LOT of work for him, and his early morning helper (me) so I could get early access to coffee!!!!! LOL! We weren't exactly 'camping' as we were maybe 100 yards from the ocean! It was a 'tough' week at Virginia Beach!
This morning I'm going to the gym...around lunch time I'm making another big fat burrito and steaming a pot of veggies as part of dinner. Afternoon at 3 I will have the Echocardiogram. Not minding the test...concerned about what changes to meds etc. he mentioned would have to take place. I don't do well with most meds, and Little Doc and I spent nearly a year til we got the med/dosage right for my BP...and he thinks he's gonna mess with that????
It will be a fight...but not today, Today is test only...next week is boxing glove time.
Roger, sorry it rained on you walk, but I know you were well prepared so I hope it was an enjoyable stroll thru the rain! As long as its not lightening I love walking in the rain. And yes, I splash in mud puddles too! Always have, no intentions of quitting. Since my test is at 3p. according to the forecast, I will get to drive in the rain...which is NOT fun at all.
Lil Debbie...hadn't thought of those in quite awhile. Used to love them. Too bad, not sad!!
Ok, off to the gym and get this day rolling...
Later...
Any special type of Burrito for filling ? Steaming Pot of vegetables ? I take the frozen CostCo ones and give them enough time to get hot but still be crunchy, I start with a few baby Carrots add a couple of the Organic Sprouts I picked up at CostCo and then finish with Either the Normandy Mix or the Tasty Green Beans. Everything is frozen except the Carrots and the Normandy Mix has them in it to so....
I was able to get under a overhang at a strip mall with my coffee, sit everything on a table outside of a closed eatery to free my hands to get the Disposable Rain Poncho on. It is long enough that it covers 95% of my walking shorts so things in the pockets stay dry
I do not fear my driving skills in the Rain or Snow, It is the Moronic in a hurry drivers that I share the road with that scare me
I hope John doesn't mind You invading his creekGardenKatGardens wrote: »Made it to john's creek, had my test (results next week), stopped at Whole Foods, as I was passing by..yep got my chicken fried tofu from the hot bar....and home...no rain! My lucky day WaHoo!
Have no idea what I was looking at or for, but watched the screen and realized I was looking at one of my heart valves opening and closing and seeing my blood flow thru it. Boy, when that valve shuts down, it SHUTS DOWN! Which is how it should be. I saw her mark at least maybe 2 areas on the screen. I'll assume something was not behaving right in those 2 areas???? I dunno!
Ok, hope everybody is having a great afternoon. Will look for you tomorrow!
Later...
What Does the Chicken Fried Tofu look like, I ask since I do not seem to see it to try when I do get to Whole Foods, I may be there Friday FWIW. Is it Cubes or Strips or flat like a Filet ?
You were lucky regarding the rain.
MY brother would have been right there with You watching whereas I do not want to watch. When I had my Carpal Tunnel Surgery I saw nothing and that was the way I wanted it. My Brother wanted to see it Not my cup of tea.
Good Luck with the test and medication possible changes.
Roger0
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