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Tuesday supper
On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:59:13 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
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>On Friday, January 29, 2021 at 12:30:11 PM UTC-5, US Janet wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Jan 2021 06:17:37 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
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>> >On Friday, January 29, 2021 at 9:04:07 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >> > Gary wrote:
>> >> >> I like the occasional big salad (with the works) for dinner sometimes.
>> >> >> Never added meat to one though.
>> >> >
>> >> > If meat isn't "the works", I don't know what is.
>> >> >
>> >> > So, what's "the works"?
>> >> Think vegetarian deluxe salad. More than usual vegetables plus cheese,
>> >> hard boiled egg and even croutons. The cheese is always torn small
>> >> pieces of mild cheddar but some feta on top is also a bonus.
>> >>
>> >> A "salad bar" gives you many more options than you might have at home
>> >> (as an example)
>> >>
>> >> I've never added meat before (not saying it's a bad thing).
>> >> But then...I realized that many years ago I would sometimes add crumbled
>> >> bacon. I liked that meat in a salad.
>> >> Even kept a jar of Bac-Os around if I didn't have any real bacon to cook.
>> >>
>> >> Anyway, imo all salads are good. I'm not about to argue about any
>> >> variations.
>> >
>> >I'm not arguing, either. I just wondered what "the works" was. I very, very
>> >often put grilled chicken on a salad. Fairly often ham, pepperoni, and provolone.
>> >Leftover steak when it's available.
>> >
>> >I'm trying to figure out what to do for my birthday this year. (It's coming up in a
>> >few weeks.) The prospect of scoring some capicola, mortadella and soppressata,
>> >and having a really, really good salad is appealing. Maybe I can round up some
>> >heirloom tomatoes at the fancy grocery store.
>> >
>> >I don't usually put cheese on a salad (except as above). I'm just not one
>> >of those people who thinks cheese makes everything better.
>> >
>> >Cindy Hamilton
>> You are another Aquarius baby. Me too. Mine's in a few days, Feb. 1.
>> Happy Birthday.
>> Janet US
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>No, I'm a Pisces. Sensitive, wishy-washy, and empathetic.
>
>Cindy Hamilton
Uh huh 
Janet US
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