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It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. I prefer a hot lunch, not a
cold sandwich. I definitely won't be eating fast food. (Also no salads,
thank you very much.) I'm going to be cooking a lot more, mostly on
weekends, and taking leftovers for lunch. To make things easier I bought
some of these divided plates (had some years ago, no idea what happened to
them). They go from freezer to microwave and should be helpful:

http://tinyurl.com/yfsc4jr

I baked pork chops last night in a home-made "shake & bake" type coating.
(Delicious!) I made rice and steamed some sliced zucchini to go with it.
There's a good start on ideas for leftovers for a hot lunch

So, what else? I have a few ideas, but more ideas never hurt. (Vegetable
sides will vary.)

Meatloaf & mashed potatoes
Lasagna
Baked chicken with noodles
Salisbury steak with rice
Creamed chicken on biscuits or chicken & dumplings
Spaghetti & meatballs or meat sauce
Mac & cheese, most likely with ham or some other protein added
Pot roast with veggies & gravy
Soups, of course

I will definitely shy away from fish and seafood dishes, much as I love them
They tend to stink up the office like microwave popcorn. LOL

I'd appreciate your thoughts for packing a hot lunch consisting of
leftovers. Gotta go shopping! (Good thing I got that new freezer!)

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> I'd appreciate your thoughts for packing a hot lunch consisting of
> leftovers. Gotta go shopping! (Good thing I got that new freezer!)


For maybe a year, 20 years ago, I'd bring to work:

Fried potatoes, quartered and sliced
Pre-cooked sausage, sliced (usually bockwurst)
Half a can of canned gravy (carried to work in a lidded jar)

Microwave the Rubbermaid container of solids
and the jar (lid removed) of gravy. Pour gravy
over sausages and potatoes, and it's ready to eat.

(I had one recycled Cara Mia artichokes jar crack
when used this way. Slight melting was noted in the
Rubbermaid container, which was not sold as
"microwave-safe".)

I don't eat fried potatoes, U.S. beef, or canned
gravy anymore, so not one ingrediant in that lunch
is acceptable today.
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I used to set up the next day's lunch in a lidded Pyrex dish when I
was dishing up supper. Next morn, popped it into an Igloo cooler with
an ice pack, and nuke it at the office. People would ogle it, like
they'd never seen anything but a fast food hamburger. Gee, it wasn't
that hard, but they didn't plan ahead, I imagine.

Good luck with the new job - or am I deducing incorrectly?

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> I used to set up the next day's lunch in a lidded Pyrex dish when I
> was dishing up supper. Next morn, popped it into an Igloo cooler with
> an ice pack, and nuke it at the office.


That's a good idea. We have a microwave at work, but not a fridge, so I
usually either take non-perishables (fruit, crackers, etc.) or buy
lunch, but I really need to start taking my lunch every day, so I think
I'll buy a little cooler.

Serene

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I believe they have the right to go to hell in the handbasket of their
choosing." -- Pat Kight, on alt.polyamory
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On Dec 29, 4:33*pm, Andy > wrote:
> "jmcquown" wrote:
> > It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. *I prefer a hot lunch,
> > not a cold sandwich. *I definitely won't be eating fast food.

>
> Jill,
>
> There are some space-age thermal bags for sale that can keep hot, hot and
> cold, cold. How? I dunno. Then there's the Domino's invented pizza
> delivery bags. I seem to remember they have electric ribbons in the bag
> lining, like an electric blanket and I think they can plug into the car's
> cigarette lighter?!? I dunno where you could buy one though.
>
> How long they'd really keep hot, hot, again, I dunno.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Best,
>
> Andy
> I dunno.


"Idunno Andy" kinda has a nice ring to it.


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"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
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> Kalmia wrote:
>>
>> I used to set up the next day's lunch in a lidded Pyrex dish when I
>> was dishing up supper. Next morn, popped it into an Igloo cooler with
>> an ice pack, and nuke it at the office.

>
> That's a good idea. We have a microwave at work, but not a fridge, so I
> usually either take non-perishables (fruit, crackers, etc.) or buy lunch,
> but I really need to start taking my lunch every day, so I think I'll buy
> a little cooler.
>
> Serene
>
> --
> "I tend to come down on the side of autonomy. Once people are grown up, I
> believe they have the right to go to hell in the handbasket of their
> choosing." -- Pat Kight, on alt.polyamory


Serene,
I pack my husband's lunch everyday for him. I picked up a number of the
portioned serving dishes w/lids at the local dollar store and make enough
for everyone plue one each night for dinner. Like tonight, I made browned
cube steak in gravy, mashed potatoes, and lima beans. In the three portion
plate, I filled in the slots, allowed it to cool, then popped it in the
fridge. He has an insulated lunch bag (he is a contract medical provider,
some places do and some don't have fridges) and he puts a freezer pack on
the bottom of the bag, and one on top of the platter. Keeps it chilled
nicely until he is ready for lunch (he leaves home around 6 a.m. and gets
lunch around noon). The only time he doesn't carry his lunch is if the
facility he is working at has an inservice and provides lunch with it.
Other than that.....he is the envy of all his co-workers, most of whom are
women who can't or won't cook.
-ginny


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Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:

> I pack my husband's lunch everyday for him. I picked up a number of the
> portioned serving dishes w/lids at the local dollar store and make enough
> for everyone plue one each night for dinner. Like tonight, I made browned
> cube steak in gravy, mashed potatoes, and lima beans. In the three portion
> plate, I filled in the slots, allowed it to cool, then popped it in the
> fridge. He has an insulated lunch bag (he is a contract medical provider,
> some places do and some don't have fridges) and he puts a freezer pack on
> the bottom of the bag, and one on top of the platter. Keeps it chilled
> nicely until he is ready for lunch (he leaves home around 6 a.m. and gets
> lunch around noon). The only time he doesn't carry his lunch is if the
> facility he is working at has an inservice and provides lunch with it.
> Other than that.....he is the envy of all his co-workers, most of whom are
> women who can't or won't cook.


Did you have to be careful in buying the containers so the platter won't
leak? I'll have to start looking around. I'm tempted to buy this cute
set and put it into an insulated bag:

http://www.fit-fresh.com/products/tr...nchonthego.php

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choosing." -- Pat Kight, on alt.polyamory
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"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
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> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I'd appreciate your thoughts for packing a hot lunch consisting of
>> leftovers. Gotta go shopping! (Good thing I got that new freezer!)

>
> For maybe a year, 20 years ago, I'd bring to work:
>
> Fried potatoes, quartered and sliced
> Pre-cooked sausage, sliced (usually bockwurst)
> Half a can of canned gravy (carried to work in a lidded jar)
>
> Microwave the Rubbermaid container of solids
> and the jar (lid removed) of gravy. Pour gravy
> over sausages and potatoes, and it's ready to eat.
>
> (I had one recycled Cara Mia artichokes jar crack
> when used this way. Slight melting was noted in the
> Rubbermaid container, which was not sold as
> "microwave-safe".)
>
> I don't eat fried potatoes, U.S. beef, or canned
> gravy anymore, so not one ingrediant in that lunch
> is acceptable today.




I definitely won't be taking that for lunch! LOL

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>
> I used to set up the next day's lunch in a lidded Pyrex dish when I
> was dishing up supper. Next morn, popped it into an Igloo cooler with
> an ice pack, and nuke it at the office. People would ogle it, like
> they'd never seen anything but a fast food hamburger. Gee, it wasn't
> that hard, but they didn't plan ahead, I imagine.
>
> Good luck with the new job - or am I deducing incorrectly?
>


I'm going to work at H&R Block during the tax season. And yes, at my last
job I got used to people looking at my lunches like they'd never heard of
anything other than a burger and fries LOL

Jill

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"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> "jmcquown" wrote:
>
>> It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. I prefer a hot lunch,
>> not a cold sandwich. I definitely won't be eating fast food.

>
>
> Jill,
>
> There are some space-age thermal bags for sale that can keep hot, hot and
> cold, cold. How? I dunno. Then there's the Domino's invented pizza
> delivery bags. I seem to remember they have electric ribbons in the bag
> lining, like an electric blanket and I think they can plug into the car's
> cigarette lighter?!? I dunno where you could buy one though.
>
> How long they'd really keep hot, hot, again, I dunno.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Best,
>
> Andy
> I dunno.
>


I'm not worried about keeping it hot or cold. I was asking for food ideas


Jill



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> I definitely won't be taking that for lunch! LOL
>
> Jill


Taking it where? To work?


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jmcquown wrote:
> It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. I prefer a hot lunch,
> not a cold sandwich. I definitely won't be eating fast food. (Also
> no salads, thank you very much.) I'm going to be cooking a lot more,
> mostly on weekends, and taking leftovers for lunch. To make things
> easier I bought some of these divided plates (had some years ago, no
> idea what happened to them). They go from freezer to microwave and
> should be helpful:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yfsc4jr


Jill, I like your new divided plates. The ones I found were Nordicware
and Anchor Hocking, I bought them at an outlet store and I liked both of
them. They made a tight seal and they made it through the dishwasher
just fine.


I froze any foods that were left over. I would take lasagna, beef tips
& rice, Swedish meatballs, pot roast, beans & rice with andouille
sausage, gumbo, chicken & rice, king ranch chicken.


It sounds like you are going to be a working gal again. Good for you!
It is nice to stay busy, it keeps you (okay, me) out of trouble.


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"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
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> Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:
>
>> I pack my husband's lunch everyday for him. I picked up a number of the
>> portioned serving dishes w/lids at the local dollar store and make enough
>> for everyone plue one each night for dinner. Like tonight, I made
>> browned cube steak in gravy, mashed potatoes, and lima beans. In the
>> three portion plate, I filled in the slots, allowed it to cool, then
>> popped it in the fridge. He has an insulated lunch bag (he is a contract
>> medical provider, some places do and some don't have fridges) and he puts
>> a freezer pack on the bottom of the bag, and one on top of the platter.
>> Keeps it chilled nicely until he is ready for lunch (he leaves home
>> around 6 a.m. and gets lunch around noon). The only time he doesn't
>> carry his lunch is if the facility he is working at has an inservice and
>> provides lunch with it. Other than that.....he is the envy of all his
>> co-workers, most of whom are women who can't or won't cook.

>
> Did you have to be careful in buying the containers so the platter won't
> leak? I'll have to start looking around. I'm tempted to buy this cute set
> and put it into an insulated bag:
>
> http://www.fit-fresh.com/products/tr...nchonthego.php
>
> Serene
> --
> "I tend to come down on the side of autonomy. Once people are grown up, I
> believe they have the right to go to hell in the handbasket of their
> choosing." -- Pat Kight, on alt.polyamory


I'm not a fan of the round dishes. The best ones I got were rectangular and
the 'handles' snapped into the lid.
Also, if you put it in the carrier and it is a tight fit (the container and
the bag are both similar in shape), it's less likely to shift and leak.
-ginny


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Virginia Tadrzynski wrote:

> I'm not a fan of the round dishes. The best ones I got were rectangular and
> the 'handles' snapped into the lid.
> Also, if you put it in the carrier and it is a tight fit (the container and
> the bag are both similar in shape), it's less likely to shift and leak.


Cool, thanks. I ended up ordering the one I gave the link to before,
which will fit in my insulated lunchbox (forgot I had one), but I also
got this for my take-to-work breakfasts, because it has an ice thingy
built in, so I can just stick it in a bag:

http://www.shopfitandfresh.com/detail/TCL+230FF

I'm looking forward to having cereal and soymilk at work without a fridge.

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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:22:32 -0500, Rob wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>
>> I definitely won't be taking that for lunch! LOL

>
> Taking it where? To work?


I'm gonna guess phone sex operator.

Now we get to hear a whole new season of, "As the Cow-orkers Burn".
I'm sure she'll be sniffing out all the people who had their
stomachs stapled on her first day.


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"jmcquown" > wrote:

> It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. I prefer a hot lunch, not a
> cold sandwich. I definitely won't be eating fast food. (Also no salads,
> thank you very much.) I'm going to be cooking a lot more, mostly on
> weekends, and taking leftovers for lunch. To make things easier I bought
> some of these divided plates (had some years ago, no idea what happened to
> them). They go from freezer to microwave and should be helpful:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yfsc4jr
>
> I baked pork chops last night in a home-made "shake & bake" type coating.
> (Delicious!) I made rice and steamed some sliced zucchini to go with it.
> There's a good start on ideas for leftovers for a hot lunch
>
> So, what else? I have a few ideas, but more ideas never hurt. (Vegetable
> sides will vary.)
>
> Meatloaf & mashed potatoes
> Lasagna
> Baked chicken with noodles
> Salisbury steak with rice
> Creamed chicken on biscuits or chicken & dumplings
> Spaghetti & meatballs or meat sauce
> Mac & cheese, most likely with ham or some other protein added
> Pot roast with veggies & gravy
> Soups, of course


How about beef stew, chile, fried chicken, and baked chicken?
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On Dec 29, 8:38*pm, Purr Loin > wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:22:32 -0500, Rob wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...

>
> >> I definitely won't be taking that for lunch! LOL

>
> > Taking it where? *To work?

>
> I'm gonna guess phone sex operator.
>
> Now we get to hear a whole new season of, "As the Cow-orkers Burn".
> I'm sure she'll be sniffing out all the people who had their
> stomachs stapled on her first day.


HAHAHA yeah for real.

As to the subject, I'm so glad my husband takes the leftovers from
dinner to work with him the next day. He gets a nice hot lunch, and I
don't get stuck with the dreaded leftovers dinner!
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On Dec 29, 5:44*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> I will definitely shy away from fish and seafood dishes, much as I love them
> * They tend to stink up the office like microwave popcorn. LOL


As does your crotch, but that never stopped you before.
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On Dec 29, 6:13*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
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> I don't eat fried potatoes, U.S. beef, or canned
> gravy anymore, so not one ingrediant in that lunch
> is acceptable today.


Yeah, the wormy turbot/broccoli soup is SO much tastier! HAHA
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jmcquown wrote:
> It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. I prefer a hot lunch, not
> a cold sandwich. I definitely won't be eating fast food. (Also no
> salads, thank you very much.) I'm going to be cooking a lot more,
> mostly on weekends, and taking leftovers for lunch.


>
> I will definitely shy away from fish and seafood dishes, much as I love
> them They tend to stink up the office like microwave popcorn. LOL
>
> I'd appreciate your thoughts for packing a hot lunch consisting of
> leftovers. Gotta go shopping! (Good thing I got that new freezer!)
>


I packed lunches for years without thinking about what, except
that it was left over from the previous night's dinner.

Thing like chili, spaghetti, stew, lasagna, any kind of casserole
or soup worked very well.

Even now that we're retired, most night's meals are great lunches
microwaved the next day.

Funny, my parents never considered a sandwich a meal, and I love
sandwiches. Guess I had a deprived childhood.

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> I'd appreciate your thoughts for packing a hot lunch consisting of
> leftovers.


Whatever's left over from what you cooked at home.
?

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jmcquown wrote:

> I'd appreciate your thoughts for packing a hot lunch consisting of
> leftovers. Gotta go shopping! (Good thing I got that new freezer!)


I do that quite a bit. It's easiest with amorphous dishes, where I just
increase the quantity and pack part in a lunch container immediately.

Examples:

Beef stew
Ground beef/vegetable/rice casserole
Chicken and vegetables with noodles
Spaghetti and meat sauce
Chili and rice or chili mac
Jambalaya
Beef and vegetable soup



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On Dec 29, 3:44 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. I prefer a hot lunch, not a
> cold sandwich. I definitely won't be eating fast food. (Also no salads,
> thank you very much.) I'm going to be cooking a lot more, mostly on
> weekends, and taking leftovers for lunch. [snip]


When I worked I seldom took lunches, and then it was usually what you
say you're going to avoid--sandwiches or salads. I don't think what
you're planning is wrong but I do think that a steady diet of
leftovers will get old. On the occasions when it does, think picnic
food for a change. Lots of things are good cold or at room temp.
Chicken--fried, roasted, or Chinese red-cooked--avocado halves filled
with shrimp or crab, potato or pasta salad, etc. ad infinitum. Here's
a link to a NY Times/Mark Bittman article from 2008 with 100 picnic
ideas:
http://tinyurl.com/5n8okz



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On Dec 29, 5:44*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. *I prefer a hot lunch, not a
> cold sandwich. *I definitely won't be eating fast food. *(Also no salads,
> thank you very much.) *I'm going to be cooking a lot more, mostly on
> weekends, and taking leftovers for lunch. *To make things easier I bought
> some of these divided plates (had some years ago, no idea what happened to
> them). *They go from freezer to microwave and should be helpful:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/yfsc4jr
>
> I baked pork chops last night in a home-made "shake & bake" type coating.
> (Delicious!) *I made rice and steamed some sliced zucchini to go with it.

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Mark Thorson > wrote in on Dec Tue
2009 06:13 pm

> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> I'd appreciate your thoughts for packing a hot lunch consisting of
>> leftovers. Gotta go shopping! (Good thing I got that new freezer!)

>
> For maybe a year, 20 years ago, I'd bring to work:
>
> Fried potatoes, quartered and sliced
> Pre-cooked sausage, sliced (usually bockwurst)
> Half a can of canned gravy (carried to work in a lidded jar)
>
> Microwave the Rubbermaid container of solids
> and the jar (lid removed) of gravy. Pour gravy
> over sausages and potatoes, and it's ready to eat.
>
> (I had one recycled Cara Mia artichokes jar crack
> when used this way. Slight melting was noted in the
> Rubbermaid container, which was not sold as
> "microwave-safe".)
>
> I don't eat fried potatoes, U.S. beef, or canned
> gravy anymore, so not one ingrediant in that lunch
> is acceptable today.
>


Well as stated a couple or 5 yrs ago here by somebody...wander done the frozen entre aisle...and
make whatever strikes your fancy from scratch for lunch at work. I like the noodles with a sauce,
veggies and meat approach..say some italian sausage with peppers and assorted other veggies in a
nice red sauce over those twisty noodles. Chicken chunks with assorted veggies with a mushroom
or dill sauce over rice works too. But mostly I make large pots of soup or stew; pre-package them
in lunch sized bowls and eat with say a nice heel of rye bread for dunking. Using storage space in a
chest freezer gives you many choices for which soup or stew after you've frozen a half dozen
various types. Beef stroganoff, irish stew, clam chowder, beef barley with veggies, cabbage and
sausage soup, pot pies, stir fries, chicken and dumplings; that sort of stuff.

More or less look for 1 pot meal ideas as they require less hassel carrying them around and when
re-heating them.

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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:44:26 -0800 (PST), Chemo the Clown wrote:

> On Dec 29, 4:33*pm, Andy > wrote:
>> "jmcquown" wrote:
>>> It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. *I prefer a hot lunch,
>>> not a cold sandwich. *I definitely won't be eating fast food.

>>
>> Jill,
>>
>> There are some space-age thermal bags for sale that can keep hot, hot and
>> cold, cold. How? I dunno. Then there's the Domino's invented pizza
>> delivery bags. I seem to remember they have electric ribbons in the bag
>> lining, like an electric blanket and I think they can plug into the car's
>> cigarette lighter?!? I dunno where you could buy one though.
>>
>> How long they'd really keep hot, hot, again, I dunno.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Andy
>> I dunno.

>
> "Idunno Andy" kinda has a nice ring to it.


i don't care that andy doesn't know anything. i just object that he feels
it necessary to inform us of this, over and over again.

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"jmcquown" > wrote:

> It's been a long time since I packed a lunch.

snip
> I will definitely shy away from fish and seafood dishes, much as I love them
> They tend to stink up the office like microwave popcorn. LOL
>
> I'd appreciate your thoughts for packing a hot lunch consisting of
> leftovers. Gotta go shopping! (Good thing I got that new freezer!)
>
> Jill


Sounds like you got a job? Mazel tov.


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In article >,
Serene Vannoy > wrote:

> leak? I'll have to start looking around. I'm tempted to buy this cute
> set and put it into an insulated bag:
>
> http://www.fit-fresh.com/products/tr...nchonthego.php
>
> Serene


I think Beck uses this: http://www.shopfitandfresh.com/detail/TCL+276FF
and I think she bought at Target.

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"Becca" > wrote in message
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> jmcquown wrote:
>> It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. I prefer a hot lunch, not
>> a cold sandwich. I definitely won't be eating fast food. (Also no
>> salads, thank you very much.) I'm going to be cooking a lot more, mostly
>> on weekends, and taking leftovers for lunch. To make things easier I
>> bought some of these divided plates (had some years ago, no idea what
>> happened to them). They go from freezer to microwave and should be
>> helpful:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/yfsc4jr

>
> Jill, I like your new divided plates. The ones I found were Nordicware
> and Anchor Hocking, I bought them at an outlet store and I liked both of
> them. They made a tight seal and they made it through the dishwasher
> just fine.
>
> I froze any foods that were left over. I would take lasagna, beef tips &
> rice, Swedish meatballs, pot roast, beans & rice with andouille sausage,
> gumbo, chicken & rice, king ranch chicken.
>
>
> It sounds like you are going to be a working gal again. Good for you! It
> is nice to stay busy, it keeps you (okay, me) out of trouble.
>
>
> Becca




See, I forgot about things like swedish meatballs (which I love!) and beef
tips & rice. I do make red beans & rice with andouille from time to time.
I just couldn't think of much when I tried to think of things. Thanks!

Jill

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Purr Loin wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:22:32 -0500, Rob wrote:
>
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> "Mark > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>
>>> I definitely won't be taking that for lunch! LOL
>>>

>> Taking it where? To work?
>>

> I'm gonna guess phone sex operator.
>
> Now we get to hear a whole new season of, "As the Cow-orkers Burn".
> I'm sure she'll be sniffing out all the people who had their
> stomachs stapled on her first day.
>

She's doing taxes for people with no credentials. Scary stuff.


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Rob wrote:
>Purr Loin wrote:
>> Rob wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I definitely won't be taking that for lunch! LOL
>>>>
>>> Taking it where? To work?
>>>

>> I'm gonna guess phone sex operator.


Were that true (it's not) it would be better than your momma giving
actual $3.99/minute blow jobs. It actualy requires talent to be a
phone sex operator, your momma just lay there with a dick down her
throat.

>She's doing taxes for people with no credentials. Scary stuff.


Someone has to help the people with no credentials (like you, you
illiterate *******), unlike you, you envious mother****er, Jill will
be performing a useful service.
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"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> Rob wrote:
>>Purr Loin wrote:
>>> Rob wrote:
>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I definitely won't be taking that for lunch! LOL
>>>>>
>>>> Taking it where? To work?
>>>>
>>> I'm gonna guess phone sex operator.

>
> Were that true (it's not) it would be better than your momma giving
> actual $3.99/minute blow jobs. It actualy requires talent to be a
> phone sex operator, your momma just lay there with a dick down her
> throat.
>
>>She's doing taxes for people with no credentials. Scary stuff.

>
> Someone has to help the people with no credentials (like you, you
> illiterate *******), unlike you, you envious mother****er, Jill will
> be performing a useful service.




Where did I EVER state I'd be preparing peoples' taxes?! There are *other*
jobs in a tax office, you know. (I'm not talking to you, Sheldon; you know
better ) Rob is an ignorant sock puppet who doesn't know WTF he's
talking about.

Jill

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On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:46:25 -0500, "jmcquown" >
wrote:

>"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
.. .
>> Rob wrote:
>>>Purr Loin wrote:
>>>> Rob wrote:
>>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I definitely won't be taking that for lunch! LOL
>>>>>>
>>>>> Taking it where? To work?
>>>>>
>>>> I'm gonna guess phone sex operator.

>>
>> Were that true (it's not) it would be better than your momma giving
>> actual $3.99/minute blow jobs. It actualy requires talent to be a
>> phone sex operator, your momma just lay there with a dick down her
>> throat.
>>
>>>She's doing taxes for people with no credentials. Scary stuff.

>>
>> Someone has to help the people with no credentials (like you, you
>> illiterate *******), unlike you, you envious mother****er, Jill will
>> be performing a useful service.

>
>
>
>Where did I EVER state I'd be preparing peoples' taxes?! There are *other*
>jobs in a tax office, you know. (I'm not talking to you, Sheldon; you know
>better )


I wasn't going to post what I was told your job consisted of. And in
fact those who gather information directly from the clients don't
prepare taxes at tax centers either... only a CPA can sign off on the
actual prep and submission at H & R Block etal. Actually their clerks
use Turbotax for gathering info, the office CPA peruses the forms and
submits them. Most folks can easily prepare their own with
Turbotax... anyone who can read can... no more complicated than
installing a piece of software, or making an on-line purchase, just
follow the prompts. There's good reason to buy ones own Turbotax,
it'll cost a lot less than going to a preparer, and a preparer
won't/can't enter any deduction that you can't present a receipt
for... when you do your own you can inflate many deductions,
especially charitables... truth be known few folks are as charitible
as they claim, most give nothing... but when one prepares thier own
tax they can say they gave 10% of their net to church and IRS will
allow it, even though they gave nothing, just don't get greedy.

Btw, I happen to know a lot about how IRS operates, my ex was an IRS
Auditor. Back then there was no Turbotax, I was lousy at taxes, she
did ours... needless to say that's the only time she gave me a really
good screwing. That's my 2010 advice, anyone contemplating marriage
NEVER marry an accountant.



>Rob is an ignorant sock puppet who doesn't know WTF he's
>talking about.
>


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> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:46:25 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>>"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> Rob wrote:
>>>>Purr Loin wrote:
>>>>> Rob wrote:
>>>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I definitely won't be taking that for lunch! LOL
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Taking it where? To work?
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'm gonna guess phone sex operator.
>>>
>>> Were that true (it's not) it would be better than your momma giving
>>> actual $3.99/minute blow jobs. It actualy requires talent to be a
>>> phone sex operator, your momma just lay there with a dick down her
>>> throat.
>>>
>>>>She's doing taxes for people with no credentials. Scary stuff.
>>>
>>> Someone has to help the people with no credentials (like you, you
>>> illiterate *******), unlike you, you envious mother****er, Jill will
>>> be performing a useful service.

>>
>>
>>
>>Where did I EVER state I'd be preparing peoples' taxes?! There are
>>*other*
>>jobs in a tax office, you know. (I'm not talking to you, Sheldon; you
>>know
>>better )

>
> I wasn't going to post what I was told your job consisted of. And in
> fact those who gather information directly from the clients don't
> prepare taxes at tax centers either... only a CPA can sign off on the
> actual prep and submission at H & R Block etal. Actually their clerks
> use Turbotax for gathering info,

(snippage)

That may have been true a few years ago. It's not true now. When I had my
parent's 2007 taxes done they did use Turbotax (they had a couple of other
tax programs available, too.) But now they've got a proprietary program
written specifically for them. It doesn't matter because I'm not going to
be preparing taxes. I wouldn't want to. But hey, Rob obviously can't
understand the word "job". I sincerely doubt he even bothered to graduate
from high school. He's a loser.

Jill

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On Dec 30 2009, 12:27*pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> "aem" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > On Dec 29, 3:44 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >> It's been a long time since I packed a lunch. *I prefer a hot lunch, not
> >> a
> >> cold sandwich. *I definitely won't be eating fast food. *(Also no salads,
> >> thank you very much.) *I'm going to be cooking a lot more, mostly on
> >> weekends, and taking leftovers for lunch. [snip]

>
> > When I worked I seldom took lunches, and then it was usually what you
> > say you're going to avoid--sandwiches or salads. *I don't think what
> > you're planning is wrong but I do think that a steady diet of
> > leftovers will get old. *On the occasions when it does, think picnic
> > food for a change. *Lots of things are good cold or at room temp.
> > Chicken--fried, roasted, or Chinese red-cooked--avocado halves filled
> > with shrimp or crab, potato or pasta salad, etc. ad infinitum. *Here's
> > a link to a NY Times/Mark Bittman article from 2008 with 100 picnic
> > ideas:
> > *http://tinyurl.com/5n8okz

>
> Thanks for the link! *I'm odd in that I don't like cold food or raw veggies
> *In the past I'd cook several large meals on weekends and have leftovers
> to freeze for lunch during the week (or later on). *I didn't get sick of
> leftovers because I wasn't necessarily eating something I'd just had for
> dinner the night before. *Oh, and that's the other thing: *I was often too
> tired to feel like cooking when I got home at night. *I cooked up a storm on
> weekends *I just can't remember all the stuff I made specifically with
> lunch leftovers in mind. *As I said, it's been a while.
>
> Jill


One thing I do is make casseroles and freeze them in a pan for mini-
loaves. Then I wrap each one in a sheet of wax paper. I get a box of
1000 squares at a local store. In the morning, I can grab a mini-loaf
of whatever I want and heat it at lunch time. It travels well, and
doesn't take up much space in the freezer, and gives me a lot of
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>He's a loser.


He certainly is.

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>> He's a loser.

>
> He certainly is.



Yeah, I *hate* that guy.

Who are we talking about again?

Bob



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On Sun, 3 Jan 2010 16:28:03 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>sf replied to Jill:
>
>>> He's a loser.

>>
>> He certainly is.

>
>
>Yeah, I *hate* that guy.
>
>Who are we talking about again?
>
>Bob
>


There were talking about each other.

Lou
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"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:46:25 -0500, "jmcquown" >
> wrote:
>
>>"brooklyn1" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> Rob wrote:
>>>>Purr Loin wrote:
>>>>> Rob wrote:
>>>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I definitely won't be taking that for lunch! LOL
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Taking it where? To work?
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'm gonna guess phone sex operator.
>>>
>>> Were that true (it's not) it would be better than your momma giving
>>> actual $3.99/minute blow jobs. It actualy requires talent to be a
>>> phone sex operator, your momma just lay there with a dick down her
>>> throat.
>>>
>>>>She's doing taxes for people with no credentials. Scary stuff.
>>>
>>> Someone has to help the people with no credentials (like you, you
>>> illiterate *******), unlike you, you envious mother****er, Jill will
>>> be performing a useful service.

>>
>>
>>
>>Where did I EVER state I'd be preparing peoples' taxes?! There are
>>*other*
>>jobs in a tax office, you know. (I'm not talking to you, Sheldon; you
>>know
>>better )

>
> I wasn't going to post what I was told your job consisted of. And in
> fact those who gather information directly from the clients don't
> prepare taxes at tax centers either... only a CPA can sign off on the
> actual prep and submission at H & R Block etal. Actually their clerks
> use Turbotax for gathering info, the office CPA peruses the forms and
> submits them. Most folks can easily prepare their own with
> Turbotax... anyone who can read can... no more complicated than
> installing a piece of software, or making an on-line purchase, just
> follow the prompts. There's good reason to buy ones own Turbotax,
> it'll cost a lot less than going to a preparer, and a preparer
> won't/can't enter any deduction that you can't present a receipt
> for... when you do your own you can inflate many deductions,
> especially charitables... truth be known few folks are as charitible
> as they claim, most give nothing... but when one prepares thier own
> tax they can say they gave 10% of their net to church and IRS will
> allow it, even though they gave nothing, just don't get greedy.
>
> Btw, I happen to know a lot about how IRS operates, my ex was an IRS
> Auditor. Back then there was no Turbotax, I was lousy at taxes, she
> did ours... needless to say that's the only time she gave me a really
> good screwing. That's my 2010 advice, anyone contemplating marriage
> NEVER marry an accountant.
>
>


There usually aren't any CPAs in an H&R office. CPAs generally have their
own offices they run all year. There are Enrolled Agents in H&R offices but
not all preparers are Enrolled Agents. They don't have to "sign off" on any
tax return. The tax return is prepared by the preparer and signed by them.
H&R doesn't use Turbo Tax and never has. The computer program is their own
proprietary program.

Sounds to me like Jill is going to be a receptionist. Without good receps
it's impossible to run the office. And it's not any easy job by any stretch
of the imagination.

Ms P <------ H&R tax lady since 2001

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