Sqwertz wrote:

> On Sat, 26 Dec 2020 20:22:34 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:50:15 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >
> >>> Yes, I will research this online. Long story short, my new guy
> made the >>> mistake of going to Inchin Bamboo for dinner last night.
> It's a chain >>> place.
> >>> Indian/Asian fusion type food, based out of TX I think. There
> wasn't much >>> open when he got there. Restaurants are either closed
> for good or closed >>> early due to Covid, and add in the holiday. He
> wanted a long time to try >>> to
> >>> place an order, but they closed before he could order. They
> apologized, >>> but
> >>> gave him some food for free. We couldn't tell what it was. Some
> kind of >>> chicken and noodles and way too much white rice. He had
> intended to eat >>> it
> >>> in the car and then go home.
> > > >
> >>> Instead, he called and asked if he could come over and heat it in
> my >>> microwave as it was cold when they gave it to him. I had made
> turkey and >>> stuffing, but I thought that wouldn't appeal to him
> given that he is from >>> Tanzania. I am not familiar with their
> cuisine. He does cook. He even has >>> a
> >>> rice pot that he loves. Said he made chicken soup in it. The soup
> had >>> potatoes, carrots, other vegetables and was seasoned with and
> ginger and >>> cilantro. So I know those two things.
> > > >
> >>> But... Whatever this crap was that they gave him, couldn't be
> helped even >>> with the tiny container of red sauce that they gave
> him. So he began >>> looking
> >>> in my kitchen for something with heat to it. All I could think of
> was >>> Mexican type salsas and such or red pepper flakes. I did have
> Sirracha. >>> But
> >>> it's gone now. So... What sort of things should I buy if a
> similar >>> situation
> >>> arises? As in prepared sauces or spices? Oh and, although he
> didn't eat >>> much
> >>> of the food, it gave him stomach pains.
> > > >
> >>> And... I you eat this kind of food, what are some dishes I could
> make >>> that
> >>> don't involve perishable items that I might not have. I will
> research it >>> but
> >>> want a dish or two that I can make on the fly if I need to. He
> mentioned >>> something with coconut and bananas and also Chapatti
> (sp?) or Roti that >>> his
> >>> aunt makes. He said he was eating that daily but it raised his
> >>> cholesterol
> >>> so had to give it up. He now tries to eat a lower fat diet. I can
> make >>> really good pita bread so he might like that.
> > >
> >> Sounds like word went out on the Mooch Wire about you. You
> >> immediately switch into catering/bowing mode rather than simply
> >> asking him, "I have some turkey and stuffing I just made. Try
> >> some". Instead he just invites himself over and ransacks the
> >> kitchen frore Intel (under the guise of 'need spicy')
> >
> > No. He already had food. And since he asked about adding heat, I
> > knew not to offer my bland meal.
>
> But he hadn't tasted it yet. He said the only heat he needed was a
> microwave.... Hello! Julie! Knock Knock on Cranium!
>
> > He has lived here for 20 years and works three jobs...
>
> I really doubt that.
>
> What about the hung part? You know you want to... And you don't
> have any girlfriends to discuss it with.
>
> -sw

Get lost Steve. LOTS of people have to piecemeal more than 1 job today.


His 3rd is apt to be some sort of on demand seasonal sort that fits in
on the edges of the 2.