On 12/13/2020 3:16 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:40:19 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I have some things to use up that I bought at the start of the pandemic. One
>> is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have a lot of Parmesan/Romano
>> combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a pound a day, putting it on
>> anything and everything. Then consumption stopped unless I made something
>> with it in there.
>>
>> I also had a tube of Polenta. I had two tubes but didn't check the
>> expiration dates and the one expired some time ago. Can't remember if I
>> picked that up off the shelf or had it delivered.
>>
>> Also had some chicken nuggets from Dollar Tree. They were actually pretty
>> good for chicken nuggets. I don't normally like chicken nuggets.
>>
>> I did the Polenta in the air fryer. Worked very well but it did take some
>> time to cook as I could only do 4 slices at a time. I coated each slice in
>> olive oil and air fried until brown and crisp.
>>
>> I overlapped the slices around the edge of a pie pan, then did the same in
>> the middle with the nuggets. I had three bags of nuggets. They were small.
>> Had to overlap a few of them onto the Polenta.
>>
>> I put a small amount of red sauce in the bottom of the dish and then
>> smothered it all with Parmesan.
>>
>> I figured that wouldn't be enough food given that I made almost two quarts
>> of chili and two quarts of rice yesterday. I woke up to no rice left and
>> just enough chili for two meals for me. So...
>>
>> I cooked more rice.
>>
>> I also cooked a small box of Penne and mixed it with red sauce and Parmesan.
>>
>> Need to find more uses for the Parmesan. Maybe I can put it in crackers or
>> something. Neither of us are overly fond of pasta with red sauce. We both
>> like it with butter and Parmesan but we can only eat so much of that!
>
> Listening to your, "My Life with The Mooch" story is really
> pathetic.
>
> -sw
>
Just another whine. "I have some things to use up that I bought at the
start of the pandemic. One is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have
a lot of Parmesan/Romano combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a
pound a day, putting it on anything and everything. Then consumption
stopped unless I made something with it in there."

I get the mooch part. Who the heck told her to hoard powdered cheese?!

Don't get me started on two tubes of polenta. And bags of chicken
nuggets. Seems to me she always had things like that in the freezer.
Sorry, but gack.

Oh, she's the gourmet pandemic cook. Doesn't like red sauce yet they
eat it even if they aren't "overly fond". The pandemic does not explain
stocking up on food she doesn't like and has to use up.

I don't know about the rest of you but I never buy food I know I don't
like. 3 lbs. of chicken nuggets and don't like red sauce so why not dip
the disliked chicken nuggets with red sauce and some of that stupid
canned parmesan? Oh dear, had problems with the rice and the polenta
expired and so-and-so wouldn't eat anymore. Sheesh.

It's a very odd life.

Jill