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Default (2009-03-11) NS-RFC site: Setting the menu



Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> In article
> >,
> maxine > wrote:
> > What's on sale. What's in the pantry. What's in the fridge/freezer.
> > What's on it's last legs and needs to be used up soon.
> >
> > maxine in ri

>
> <grin> I remember a phone conversation with a sister. It was
> mid-morning and she asked what I was having for dinner. I said I had no
> idea; I wouldn't even think about it until about 3:30 or so. She was
> stunned. Lately I've been planning a little ahead of that and thawing
> meat in a pan of cold water. Works a treat. If I look into the fridge
> and see something on wobbly legs, I might just let it stay there another
> two days when I can toss it with a clear conscience.
>


<snip>

When visiting my grandmother, she would inevitably ask me what I wanted
for lunch (her main meal of the day) during breakfast. Never been the
sort to consider the next meal while eating another meal, but she was
old-school, bless her