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Sheldon > wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >Sheldon wrote:
> >
> > >So good....
> >
> > >http://i35.tinypic.com/29futmf.jpg
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> > >http://i36.tinypic.com/2zf614n.jpg
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> > >Oink your hearts out.
> >
> > I will. ?They look delicious! ?
> >
> > Does your family live close by? ?It always seems like you're cooking
> > for a group or at least a grandchild. ?Your property is a child's
> > delight, IMO, and I bet they beg to spend the night quite often.
>
> They live in NJ, about a 2 1/2 hour drive. They have a nice travel
> trailer and camp a lot... they almost always stop for a day or two
> when passing through on their way home... and even though I have a
> nice guest room there are four of them so they rather sleep in their
> trailer.
>
> But I usually cook more than I can eat in one meal anyway... I don't
> mind left overs the next day and I like to make enough to freeze
> too.... it's much easier to cook extra than to cook often. And I
> wasn't about to go to the trouble of making up a marinade and light
> the oven and have it on for 3 hours for 2-3 ribs. I have enough
> remaining for two more meals (I ate two with some frozen veggies),
> cooked ribs freeze well too, and heat quick in the nuker... there were
> only eight ribs, you're making it sound like I cooked enough to feed
> the Seventh Fleet. My mother always cooked enough for another meal
> too... soups, stews, and especially stuffed cabbage, my father would
> have a fit if there wasn't enough stuffed cabbage for him to stuff his
> tank all week... my father had a good appetite and wasn't a fussy
> eater... but my mother never said he'll eat anything, she said he'll
> eat everything!

I only cook for the two of us, and I tend to cook enough to last us 3
days or so. We like leftovers!
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