On 12/16/2017 2:43 PM, wrote:

> On Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 11:34:59 AM UTC-5, Casa del Sol naciente wrote:

>> On 12/15/2017 8:23 PM, wrote:

>>> On Friday, December 15, 2017 at 7:18:26 PM UTC-5, Casa del Sol naciente wrote:
>>>> On 12/15/2017 2:05 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On Friday, December 15, 2017 at 12:25:44 AM UTC-5, Casa del Sol naciente wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Right on for creative fast food stretching.
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>>>>>> If it works it's all good.
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>>>>>> I've been known to extend a carton of fried rice with leftover ham and eggs.
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>>>>>> No harm no foul.
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>>>>>
>>>>> Wow, I saw your name and was expecting something negative. What a pleasant surprise. But I know this could be the calm before the storm. I mentioned before, I am a prepper more than a cook. I make lots of things separately then toss together and add spices and so forth at the end.
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>>>>> Tomorrow I will be making another good dish - this one with ingredients all made at home, no fast food stuff.
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>>>>> 1 cup bulgar rinsed then covered slightly with water to absorb. It balloons up, no cooking required. Put to fridge in small container.
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>>>>> 1 and 1/1 pounds boneless pork chops, thick - broiled and put to fridge in container.
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>>>>> In a large oblong container I place the following washed items - 2 scallions, both green and white. 1 or two raw crowns brocoli. 1 lemon cut in quarters.
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>>>>> 1 bag of spinach, kept in it's own bag, in the fridge.
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>>>>> 1 large carton cremini mushrooms, in the fridge.
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>>>>> I washed and dried bunch cilantro in a plastic bag in the fridge.
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>>>>> Now, each day I cut up some of the pork into a working bowl, then add a handful of the fluffed up bulgar. I slice some white and green from the scallions into the mix. Then slice some cilantro in. Also a clove of garlic. Then 2 or so of the mushrooms sliced. I add the juice of 1/4 lemon and some olive oil and add salt and pepper and cayenne peoper and stir.
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>>>>> Here's the kicker, sounds odd but it's good, and it's optional. I take a jar of sauerkraut and put about 1 large tablespoon into the mix along with a few shakes of carrowway seeds. I stir everything up and let sit all day in the fridge while I'm out. When I come home I put the stuff on a plate and cover it with a doubled paper towel and put in the microwave for 3 minutes. The meat and bulgar do not overcook, but the raw veggies cook down. I don't think many people would guess all that stuff was not made at the same time. I eat the same thing for 6 straight days, then switch to something else, or make the same meal again if I'm not bored with it. The prepping method is good for many reasons - cost, nutrition, and freshness. Thanks for your post.
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>>>> And thanks for that one too!
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>>>> What a creative meal extender for a weeks gnoshing. I think it sounds
>>>> damned tasty.
>>>>
>>>> I dig Tabouhli, so Bulgar wheat is A-Ok.
>>>>
>>>> I like how you've factored the raw veggies coming to done. Healthy fare
>>>> that is, but hearty too.
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>>> I got all the preparation out of the way tonight. I will broil the pork tomorrow. It will be good in the fridge for 6 days. The raw veggies get rotated, so sometimes I'll keep humming with that same meal for weeks at a clip.

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>> What I dig about what you're doing is that it's perfect for someone
>> living alone or minus a spouse, or even working crazy hours.
>>
>> It's like super efficient "build a bear" cuisine, and you obviously like
>> it too.

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>>> Now the funny part is this: I purposely did a bunch of chores this week, mostly on foot. Today I walked 4 miles to the market and got a bunch of stuff to make sure I wouldn't need to go out during Saturday's football games. They come on at 4 and 9pm eastern standard time. I knew that in advance. I prepared ahead. I was proud. I also bought the weekend edition of the USA Today. I get it only the weekends for the sports page. I got all the work out of the way, thinking about it all week, then laid down in bed to read about the games - and that is when I noticed that the games scheduled for TV would be airing on NFL Network, which I don't get....! I was mad at first but then I had to laugh. I'm in a $20 weekly pool going up against 17 other people, been doing it for years. I instantly looked at the bright side: Sometimes when I watch a game the team I'm rooting for will fall behind. If I turn it off and come back to it later I might find them ahead. It's almost as if the players are whispering under their helmets, "Our systems show he's got the game on - let's lose this one for him." So in a way I'm glad I don't get NFL Network and won't be able to watch the games. I'll find something else to watch, or not watch TV at all. Maybe I'll get lucky and the TV will break down Saturday night and I won't have to watch Sunday's games either. Anyway, it was funny how I put in all that preparation for Saturday's games only to find I can't get them on my TV anyway.
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>> Do you know how to stream?
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>> http://www.espn.com/watch/
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>> There are services that offer that, even as a trial.

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> Sorry, I have no computer. I am using the library's computer. They have a great library in this town. I am looking for a cheap computer for home to use only as a typewriter, then use a thumb drive to send and receive from the library. Gets me out and keeps me feeling pleasantly arrogant about not buying into the trap of owning too many new devices, all of which will one day be hooked into only one device, and if it breaks down you lose everything. I really hate being plugged in all the time. I had an old Mac but it broke down last year. For a good two years I used it at home even without internet - used a thumb drive to send and receive at the library, had to take a bus for it. Now the new central library is open, only a 10 minute walk from where I live, and they have over 50 computers and I've never once had to wait. So I could stream here, I suppose, but would need to get headphones from the front desk. I hate buying into every new thing that comes down the pike. Being are being enslaved with the stuff whether they know it or not. Thanks for asking though.
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> TJ
>


My bad attention span, you did say that earlier, sorry.

Well, there's always sports bars...