[posted here and to my cooking blog]

So here's what we ended up having/buying, foodwise, while mom was he

Dinners:

Wednesday: Kneidlach (matzoh ball) soup

Thursday: Pot roast with potatoes, carrots, and onions, and a big salad

Friday: Prime rib, mashed potatoes, corn, pasta salad

Saturday: Ribs (James made those), cole slaw (rfc's own delightful
Charlotte brought that over), pasta salad, chips/dip

Sunday: Mom was gone, so we had a leftovers meal (ribs, prime rib,
potatoes, corn, veggies/dip, chicken soup...)

Non-dinner foods I remember sharing and enjoying with mom:

Pickled herring on crackers
Mushroom and provolone omelets
Black jellybeans and Aussie black licorice
Fijian cheesy poofs
Breakfasts: Pancakes and sausage and eggs and home fries with
onions/mushrooms/peppers and chorizo-and-eggs

Mom is fun to eat with, and fun to explore grocery stores with. I
probably can't even list all the foods we bought (well, we shopped for,
she bought), but I'll try, and we had a blast. Among our scores:

All that stuff from NZ/Aus/Fiji
Mango applesauce for the kid
Eggplants two for a dollar
Condensed mushroom soup to make chicken and rice with
Chorizo
Milk
Olives
TONS of chips, crackers, and other snack foods
Sauerkraut
Soymilk
Lots of dip mixes
Lots and LOTS of cheese: provolone; aged cheddar; cheddar with peppadew;
cheddar with bacon and onion; swiss; buffalo-wing cheddar; goat chevre; bleu
Liquid smoke
Gourmet mustards

And this is what she brought from home, with the cold stuff packed in a
cooler:

A pork loin so big, it has to turn a corner to fit in my freezer
11 pounds of pork spareribs
2 large corned beef tips
3 pounds of bacon
500+ little packets of crystal light singles
3 flats of bottled water (we don't use it, so I sent her back with some
of it)
20+ pounds of steaks and London Broil
A grocery bag stuffed full of hard candies
5 pounds of the biggest hot dogs I've ever seen (Bar-S Jumbos)


So, I ask this of you: Whenever you walk in my front door and I offer to
feed you before I even ask how you are, please be gentle with me,
because these, my friends, are my roots.

Serene
--
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http://42magazine.com

"But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and
all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

On Jun 29, 2:06*pm, Serene Vannoy > wrote:>
> And this is what she brought from home, with the cold stuff packed in a
> cooler:
>
> A pork loin so big, it has to turn a corner to fit in my freezer
> 11 pounds of pork spareribs
> 2 large corned beef tips
> 3 pounds of bacon
> 500+ little packets of crystal light singles
> 3 flats of bottled water (we don't use it, so I sent her back with some
> of it)
> 20+ pounds of steaks and London Broil
> A grocery bag stuffed full of hard candies
> 5 pounds of the biggest hot dogs I've ever seen (Bar-S Jumbos)
>


Sorry but Bar-S are terrible and the 500 packets of Crystal
Light....there's a cancer just waiting to happen.

Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Jun 29, 2:06 pm, Serene Vannoy > wrote:>
>> And this is what she brought from home, with the cold stuff packed in a
>> cooler:
>>
>> A pork loin so big, it has to turn a corner to fit in my freezer
>> 11 pounds of pork spareribs
>> 2 large corned beef tips
>> 3 pounds of bacon
>> 500+ little packets of crystal light singles
>> 3 flats of bottled water (we don't use it, so I sent her back with some
>> of it)
>> 20+ pounds of steaks and London Broil
>> A grocery bag stuffed full of hard candies
>> 5 pounds of the biggest hot dogs I've ever seen (Bar-S Jumbos)
>>
>
>
> Sorry but Bar-S are terrible

We like them. *shrug*

> and the 500 packets of Crystal
> Light....there's a cancer just waiting to happen.

We thought they tasted terrible, so we're sending them home with Carin,
who likes them. I'll let her worry about her cancer risk, but thanks for
your concern.

Serene
--
42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue is here!
http://42magazine.com

"But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and
all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

"Serene Vannoy" > wrote
> So, I ask this of you: Whenever you walk in my front door and I offer to
> feed you before I even ask how you are, please be gentle with me, because
> these, my friends, are my roots.
>

I do understand this, but would it have killed you to have some chicken?

On Jun 29, 5:06*pm, Serene Vannoy > wrote:
> [posted here and to my cooking blog]
>
> So here's what we ended up having/buying, foodwise, while mom was he
>
> Dinners:
>
> Wednesday: Kneidlach (matzoh ball) soup
>
> Thursday: Pot roast with potatoes, carrots, and onions, and a big salad
>
> Friday: Prime rib, mashed potatoes, corn, pasta salad
>
> Saturday: Ribs (James made those), cole slaw (rfc's own delightful
> Charlotte brought that over), pasta salad, chips/dip
>
> Sunday: Mom was gone, so we had a leftovers meal (ribs, prime rib,
> potatoes, corn, veggies/dip, chicken soup...)
>
> Non-dinner foods I remember sharing and enjoying with mom:
>
> Pickled herring on crackers
> Mushroom and provolone omelets
> Black jellybeans and Aussie black licorice
> Fijian cheesy poofs
> Breakfasts: Pancakes and sausage and eggs and home fries with
> onions/mushrooms/peppers and chorizo-and-eggs
>
> Mom is fun to eat with, and fun to explore grocery stores with. I
> probably can't even list all the foods we bought (well, we shopped for,
> she bought), but I'll try, and we had a blast. Among our scores:
>
> All that stuff from NZ/Aus/Fiji
> Mango applesauce for the kid
> Eggplants two for a dollar
> Condensed mushroom soup to make chicken and rice with
> Chorizo
> Milk
> Olives
> TONS of chips, crackers, and other snack foods
> Sauerkraut
> Soymilk
> Lots of dip mixes
> Lots and LOTS of cheese: provolone; aged cheddar; cheddar with peppadew;
> cheddar with bacon and onion; swiss; buffalo-wing cheddar; goat chevre; bleu
> Liquid smoke
> Gourmet mustards
>
> And this is what she brought from home, with the cold stuff packed in a
> cooler:
>
> A pork loin so big, it has to turn a corner to fit in my freezer
> 11 pounds of pork spareribs
> 2 large corned beef tips
> 3 pounds of bacon
> 500+ little packets of crystal light singles
> 3 flats of bottled water (we don't use it, so I sent her back with some
> of it)
> 20+ pounds of steaks and London Broil
> A grocery bag stuffed full of hard candies
> 5 pounds of the biggest hot dogs I've ever seen (Bar-S Jumbos)
>
> So, I ask this of you: Whenever you walk in my front door and I offer to
> feed you before I even ask how you are, please be gentle with me,
> because these, my friends, are my roots.
>
> Serene
> --
> 42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue is here!http://42magazine.com
>
> "But here's a handy hint: *if your fabulous theory for ending war and
> all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
> humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
> example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

Sounds like a great visit, food-wise!

Glad it went well. I myself think sharing food with someone is the
best way to bond with loved ones.

Kris

In article >,
Serene Vannoy > wrote:

> [posted here and to my cooking blog]
>
> So here's what we ended up having/buying, foodwise, while mom was he
(snip vast lists of good eats)
> So, I ask this of you: Whenever you walk in my front door and I offer to
> feed you before I even ask how you are, please be gentle with me,
> because these, my friends, are my roots.
>
> Serene

Darlin', I'd eat at your table ANY DAY!! WOW!!

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.me.com/barbschaller - good news 4-6-2009
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle."
-Philo of Alexandria

cybercat wrote:
> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote
>> So, I ask this of you: Whenever you walk in my front door and I offer to
>> feed you before I even ask how you are, please be gentle with me, because
>> these, my friends, are my roots.
>>
>
> I do understand this, but would it have killed you to have some chicken?
>
>

Didn't you see? The first night, we had chicken soup, made with two
whole chickens. We ate the last of it last night.

Serene

--
42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue is here!
http://42magazine.com

"But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and
all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
...
> cybercat wrote:
>> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote
>>> So, I ask this of you: Whenever you walk in my front door and I offer to
>>> feed you before I even ask how you are, please be gentle with me,
>>> because these, my friends, are my roots.
>>>
>>
>> I do understand this, but would it have killed you to have some chicken?
>
> Didn't you see? The first night, we had chicken soup, made with two whole
> chickens. We ate the last of it last night.
>

My bad. I was just giving you crap. It all sounds wonderful, esp. the
pork ribs.

"Serene Vannoy" > wrote

> we had chicken soup, made with two whole chickens. We ate the last of it
> last night.
>

Whoah! How big is your soup pot??!

cybercat wrote:
> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote
>
>> we had chicken soup, made with two whole chickens. We ate the last of it
>> last night.
>>
>
> Whoah! How big is your soup pot??!

Only around 6 liters, so what I did was pressure-cook the first chicken,
let that cool while the second chicken was pressure-cooking, then pull
off all the meat. Then I pressure-cooked the bones and some other soup
scraps from the freezer (onion skins, a duck carcass, etc.) for a while,
and made the soup from the resulting stock, chicken, and some fresh
veggies (onions, carrots, and celery). Six liters of kneidlach soup
sounds like a lot, but it didn't last too long around here.

Serene

--
42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue is here!
http://42magazine.com

"But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and
all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

Kris wrote:

> Sounds like a great visit, food-wise!

It was, and visit-wise, too. We got to say our goodbyes, which I'm glad
for, even if she lives another 20 years. We won't be parted before
saying how much we really loved each other.

>
> Glad it went well. I myself think sharing food with someone is the
> best way to bond with loved ones.

Oh, I do, too. Besides sex, that is, but I don't love my mom in that
way. ;-)

ObFood: Tonight, we had a HUGE salad to recover from the Meatapalooza
that was my mom's visit. Lettuce, cherry tomatoes, yellow grape
tomatoes, cucumber, green onion, red pepper, easter egg radishes, fresh
corn, candied walnuts, aged cheddar, snow peas, and probably something
I'm forgetting. It was wonderful.

Serene

--
42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue is here!
http://42magazine.com

"But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and
all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Serene Vannoy > wrote:
>
>> [posted here and to my cooking blog]
>>
>> So here's what we ended up having/buying, foodwise, while mom was he
> (snip vast lists of good eats)
>> So, I ask this of you: Whenever you walk in my front door and I offer to
>> feed you before I even ask how you are, please be gentle with me,
>> because these, my friends, are my roots.
>>
>
> Darlin', I'd eat at your table ANY DAY!! WOW!!

I'd be honored.

ObFoodSorta: I have to find a ladder tall enough to let me get plums off
the neighbors' tree so I can make jam from them this year. Last year's
was so utterly yummy.

Serene
--
42 Magazine, celebrating life with meaning. Inaugural issue is here!
http://42magazine.com

"But here's a handy hint: if your fabulous theory for ending war and
all other human conflict will not survive an online argument with
humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
example, your theory needs work." -- Aqua, alt.polyamory

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:22:26 -0400, cybercat wrote:

> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote
>> So, I ask this of you: Whenever you walk in my front door and I offer to
>> feed you before I even ask how you are, please be gentle with me, because
>> these, my friends, are my roots.
>>
>
> I do understand this, but would it have killed you to have some chicken?

cow-hugger.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:22:26 -0400, cybercat wrote:
>
>> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote
>>> So, I ask this of you: Whenever you walk in my front door and I offer to
>>> feed you before I even ask how you are, please be gentle with me,
>>> because
>>> these, my friends, are my roots.
>>>
>>
>> I do understand this, but would it have killed you to have some chicken?
>
> cow-hugger.
>
> your pal,
> blake


LOL Blake! Serene's mom likes beef. So what? I much prefer beef or pork
over chicken. AFAIK, Serene frequently prefers vegetarian fare so she was
accomodating her mother's wishes by cooking beef.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:22:26 -0400, cybercat wrote:
>>
>>> "Serene Vannoy" > wrote
>>>> So, I ask this of you: Whenever you walk in my front door and I
>>>> offer to feed you before I even ask how you are, please be gentle
>>>> with me, because
>>>> these, my friends, are my roots.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I do understand this, but would it have killed you to have some
>>> chicken?
>>
>> cow-hugger.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
>
> LOL Blake! Serene's mom likes beef. So what? I much prefer beef
> or pork over chicken. AFAIK, Serene frequently prefers vegetarian
> fare so she was accomodating her mother's wishes by cooking beef.
>


DUH

We are perfectly capable of reading Serene's posts, we don't need them
"filtered" through you...


--
Best
Greg

"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
...
> [posted here and to my cooking blog]
>
> So here's what we ended up having/buying, foodwise, while mom was he

That all sounds so good and I'm glad you had fun! I foresee in my near
future helping my mom clean out her freezer which is stocked full of meat
and who knows what else. She has always been one who stocks up when there
are sales, but for the last year she's been the only one eating. There's no
way she can use up what's in the big freezer she has, in fact, a lot of it
is probably past it's prime now after ignoring food to concentrate on dad.
We;re going to a 4th of July picnic so it might be good to find what is
still good and cook it for that. If we can marinate some or use BBQ sauce.
Not sure. We'll figure something out. Don't want to cook something so old
no one will want it.