On Sunday, December 27, 2020 at 1:39:18 PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
> 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...
> >
The gardener is horny as a goat, and the Tanzarian is hung like a
giraffe.
> >
> > And you don't have any girlfriends to discuss it with.
> >
And you're offering to stand in for the girlfriends. That's so sweet.
> >
> > -sw
>
> Get lost Steve. LOTS of people have to piecemeal more than 1 job today.
>
Julie could trade her bland meal for his hot piece. You know what
they say about divorcees.
>
--Bryan