Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
up etc. & time.
Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.


Michael Lane

The men American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring
liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try and tell
them the truth -- H. L. Mencken
































**
**

"Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
...
> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> up etc. & time.
> Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.

I'm betting you are a regular at McDonalds. They are one of the fastest food
servers so it would work with your "I want to eat NOW" routine.

On Feb 27, 9:04*am, (Blockade Runner) wrote:
> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> up etc. & time.
> Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>
> Michael Lane
>
> The men American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring
> liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try and tell
> them the truth -- H. L. Mencken
>
> **
> **

I like making simple food. For example, yesterday I fried up a couple
of pork tenderloins. All I did was rub them with coarse sea salt,
fresh cracked pepper, and paprika. Into a hot pan(with a couple of
Tbsp. of vegOil). I made some broad egg noodles to go with them.
Pork tenderloins out of the pan, cooked noodles into the pan (pan
drippings yum). That was it.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> "Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
>> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
>> up etc. & time.
>> Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
>> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>
> I'm betting you are a regular at McDonalds. They are one of the fastest
> food servers so it would work with your "I want to eat NOW" routine.

I watch the cooking shows that teach and use common grocery store items. I
do not watch the fancy plating cooking shows. I watch: Good Eats, Americas
Test Kitchen and Joanne Wiers's Cooking Class. But I am a new at cooking
for myself in my old retired age.

--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)

On 02/27/2011 06:04 AM, Blockade Runner wrote:
> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> up etc.& time.

No, I don't usually make more than one new recipe at a meal. If the main
dish is something I haven't made before, the sides are likely to be
something I'm really familiar with, and vice versa.

> Seems like cheaper& lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.

That's a whole other issue. If you know you're cooking something new,
and dinner is at 7, and it will take hours to cook, you don't wait until
6:30 when you're hungry for dinner; you start working on it earlier in
the day, or the day before, if the recipe allows.

Serene

--
http://www.momfoodproject.com

Andy > wrote:
> Nad R > wrote:
>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
>>> "Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the
>>>> things to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . +
>>>> all the clean up etc. & time.
>>>> Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am
>>>> hungry, not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>>>
>>> I'm betting you are a regular at McDonalds. They are one of the
>>> fastest food servers so it would work with your "I want to eat NOW"
>>> routine.
>>
>> I watch the cooking shows that teach and use common grocery store
>> items. I do not watch the fancy plating cooking shows. I watch: Good
>> Eats, Americas Test Kitchen and Joanne Wiers's Cooking Class. But I am
>> a new at cooking for myself in my old retired age.
>
>
> There's a PBS cooking program "A Taste of History" hosted by executive
> chef Walter Stalb of the City Tavern, Philadelphia
> http://www.citytavern.com/ It's a famous place but I've never been. They
> intersperse his cooking with American history tidbits. The most
> interesting part of the program is he cooks everything in kettles in a
> large walk in fireplace, like it must've been done in the past. An
> impressive display. And he's so "matter of factly" about his techniques,
> meanwhile his attention to detail is impeccable. And thanks to PBS, it's
> commercial free!
>
> Andy

I will keep an eye for the show. I also have seen an episode in the past of
Burt Wolf's on the "history of food". I will say I like PBS cooking shows
better than the Food Network or the Cooking channel.

--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)

Blockade Runner wrote:

> Does anyone ever follow their menus ?

I want to give the banana bread recipe from last week's America's Test
Kitchen a try.



Brian
--
Day 752 of the "no grouchy usenet posts" project
Current music playing: None.

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:04:51 -0600, (Blockade
Runner) wrote:

> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> up etc. & time.
>
By menu, do you mean all the dishes presented on one show? No, but
maybe I'll make two. It's nice to see what the food presenter thinks
go together. It's inspiration, not a decree.
>
> Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.

Wow! Does your mommy still cook for you too? Sounds like you're not
very good at planning ahead. Better work on it. An attitude like
that won't get you very far in school or at work either - so your goal
is not just learning how to get a decent meal on the table, it's
general self improvement. Now go play with your trucks in the street.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

"Nad R" > wrote.>
> I will say I like PBS cooking shows
> better than the Food Network or the Cooking channel.

One has cooking shows that have some entertainment, the other has
entertainment that happens to include cooking.

> I watch the cooking shows that teach and use common grocery store items. I
> do not watch the fancy plating cooking shows. I watch: Good Eats, Americas
> Test Kitchen and Joanne Wiers's Cooking Class. But I am a new at cooking
> for myself in my old retired age.
>

Good Eats is my favorite cooking show, since it's entertaining and
teaches the science of food. I also like how his sometimes unorthodox
methods, such as the time he used a stack of 18 X 18 X 1 inch air
conditioner filters bungeed together to a box fan to make beef jerky.
Another show I enjoy is Diners Drive Ins and Drives, because they go
into restaurants across the country and cooks show how they prepare
their signature dishes. My least favorite cooking show has to be the
various Iron Chef shows, since I've never seen anything prepared on
that show that I would want to eat or try to make myself.

In article <bf314487-425f-4a6a-81d3-
>, says...
>
> > I watch the cooking shows that teach and use common grocery store items. I
> > do not watch the fancy plating cooking shows. I watch: Good Eats, Americas
> > Test Kitchen and Joanne Wiers's Cooking Class. But I am a new at cooking
> > for myself in my old retired age.
> >
>
> Good Eats is my favorite cooking show, since it's entertaining and
> teaches the science of food. I also like how his sometimes unorthodox
> methods, such as the time he used a stack of 18 X 18 X 1 inch air
> conditioner filters bungeed together to a box fan to make beef jerky.
> Another show I enjoy is Diners Drive Ins and Drives, because they go
> into restaurants across the country and cooks show how they prepare
> their signature dishes. My least favorite cooking show has to be the
> various Iron Chef shows, since I've never seen anything prepared on
> that show that I would want to eat or try to make myself.

I have to agree with the whole post.. I think it would be funny if one
time the producers took those judges from Iron Chef and turned the
tables on them. Have them cook for the 4 contestants and see how they
really do

"Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
...
Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
up etc. & time.
Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.


Michael Lane

---

You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells food, he wants it.
It is next to impossible to cook a meal for him unless I start it when he
isn't home. If I start cooking when he is, he just keeps hollering for the
food. Wants to know the exact minute it will be done. Maybe some people
can cook that way but I can't. Of course I know approximately when rice or
pasta will be done. But I never know how long it will take for the meat to
be cooked through or the sauce to reduce. I would not do well on a show
like Chopped where there is an extreme time limit.

I have made some recipes from cooking shows but I have never made a complete
dinner like they do. For one thing I try to do a lot of one pot meals.
It's just far easier for cleanup, serving, etc. If it's not a one pot meal
then we will have a salad and a main dish, maybe a side if the main dish
doesn't contain protein. If we don't have a salad, we have some other sort
of vegetable. We rarely have dessert. Tonight I will be making pizza with
a pre-made crust and we will have salad from the salad bar at the store.
This is a meal I can do in less than a half an hour, including the time to
pre-heat the oven.

Most of what I make takes about a half an hour to cook. Maybe an hour at
the most. Of course some things take longer but often I will use the
Crock-Pot so they will be done when we need them. I used to do pots of
beans or pot roasts, but these things do not work for my lifestyle as it is
now.

"Michael O'Connor" > wrote in message
...
>
>> I watch the cooking shows that teach and use common grocery store items.
>> I
>> do not watch the fancy plating cooking shows. I watch: Good Eats,
>> Americas
>> Test Kitchen and Joanne Wiers's Cooking Class. But I am a new at cooking
>> for myself in my old retired age.
>>
>
> Good Eats is my favorite cooking show, since it's entertaining and
> teaches the science of food. I also like how his sometimes unorthodox
> methods, such as the time he used a stack of 18 X 18 X 1 inch air
> conditioner filters bungeed together to a box fan to make beef jerky.
> Another show I enjoy is Diners Drive Ins and Drives, because they go
> into restaurants across the country and cooks show how they prepare
> their signature dishes. My least favorite cooking show has to be the
> various Iron Chef shows, since I've never seen anything prepared on
> that show that I would want to eat or try to make myself.

I love Good Eats. Can't stand Diners Drive ins and Dives, mainly because I
can't stand Guy. Why does he wear his glasses backwards on his head? That
just bugs me. Sometimes I like Iron Chef. I really like to watch Morimoto,
but I don't really care too much about the rest of them. And you are right
that I wouldn't want to eat any of that stuff.

"I_am_Tosk" > wrote in message
...
> In article <bf314487-425f-4a6a-81d3-
> >, says...
>>
>> > I watch the cooking shows that teach and use common grocery store
>> > items. I
>> > do not watch the fancy plating cooking shows. I watch: Good Eats,
>> > Americas
>> > Test Kitchen and Joanne Wiers's Cooking Class. But I am a new at
>> > cooking
>> > for myself in my old retired age.
>> >
>>
>> Good Eats is my favorite cooking show, since it's entertaining and
>> teaches the science of food. I also like how his sometimes unorthodox
>> methods, such as the time he used a stack of 18 X 18 X 1 inch air
>> conditioner filters bungeed together to a box fan to make beef jerky.
>> Another show I enjoy is Diners Drive Ins and Drives, because they go
>> into restaurants across the country and cooks show how they prepare
>> their signature dishes. My least favorite cooking show has to be the
>> various Iron Chef shows, since I've never seen anything prepared on
>> that show that I would want to eat or try to make myself.
>
> I have to agree with the whole post.. I think it would be funny if one
> time the producers took those judges from Iron Chef and turned the
> tables on them. Have them cook for the 4 contestants and see how they
> really do

I'm sure they will do that one day. They are doing it on Chopped.

"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
...
> On 02/27/2011 06:04 AM, Blockade Runner wrote:
>> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
>> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
>> up etc.& time.
>
> No, I don't usually make more than one new recipe at a meal. If the main
> dish is something I haven't made before, the sides are likely to be
> something I'm really familiar with, and vice versa.
>
>> Seems like cheaper& lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
>> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>
> That's a whole other issue. If you know you're cooking something new, and
> dinner is at 7, and it will take hours to cook, you don't wait until 6:30
> when you're hungry for dinner; you start working on it earlier in the day,
> or the day before, if the recipe allows.

If I am doing something like lasagna or stuffed shells, I do them the day
before. Then all I have to do is pop them in the oven.

On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:45:44 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
...
>> On 02/27/2011 06:04 AM, Blockade Runner wrote:
>>> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
>>> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
>>> up etc.& time.
>>
>> No, I don't usually make more than one new recipe at a meal. If the main
>> dish is something I haven't made before, the sides are likely to be
>> something I'm really familiar with, and vice versa.
>>
>>> Seems like cheaper& lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
>>> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>>
>> That's a whole other issue. If you know you're cooking something new, and
>> dinner is at 7, and it will take hours to cook, you don't wait until 6:30
>> when you're hungry for dinner; you start working on it earlier in the day,
>> or the day before, if the recipe allows.
>
>If I am doing something like lasagna or stuffed shells, I do them the day
>before. Then all I have to do is pop them in the oven.

That's not a safe food handling practice... once those ingredients are
mixed it's best to cook that right away... and then refrigerate and
reheat the next day, or immediately freeze.

"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 27 Feb 2011 14:45:44 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
...
>>> On 02/27/2011 06:04 AM, Blockade Runner wrote:
>>>> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
>>>> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the
>>>> clean
>>>> up etc.& time.
>>>
>>> No, I don't usually make more than one new recipe at a meal. If the main
>>> dish is something I haven't made before, the sides are likely to be
>>> something I'm really familiar with, and vice versa.
>>>
>>>> Seems like cheaper& lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
>>>> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>>>
>>> That's a whole other issue. If you know you're cooking something new,
>>> and
>>> dinner is at 7, and it will take hours to cook, you don't wait until
>>> 6:30
>>> when you're hungry for dinner; you start working on it earlier in the
>>> day,
>>> or the day before, if the recipe allows.
>>
>>If I am doing something like lasagna or stuffed shells, I do them the day
>>before. Then all I have to do is pop them in the oven.
>
> That's not a safe food handling practice... once those ingredients are
> mixed it's best to cook that right away... and then refrigerate and
> reheat the next day, or immediately freeze.

Why is it not? They are refrigerated until it's time to bake them. And it
doesn't take me two hours to assemble so they are not left out at an unsafe
temp.

On Feb 27, 4:39*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> up etc. & time.
> Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>
> Michael Lane
>
>
> You sound like my husband. *The instant he sees or smells food, he wants it.
> It is next to impossible to cook a meal for him unless I start it when he
> isn't home. *If I start cooking when he is, he just keeps hollering for the
> food. *Wants to know the exact minute it will be done.
>
>
We would probably be fighting daily, When he would start the
hollering for food I would just sit down and start watching tv. If he
wanted to know when he can eat I would tell him when he cooks his
dinner, that's when he can stuff his face.

You know he only does this because you allow it, don't you?

"Default User" > wrote:
> Blockade Runner wrote:
>
>> Does anyone ever follow their menus ?
>
> I want to give the banana bread recipe from last week's America's Test
> Kitchen a try.
>
>
>
> Brian

I have tried several versions of banana bread and I have come to the
conclusion, I hate banana bread.
--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)

On Feb 27, 8:05*pm, Nad R > wrote:
>
>
> I have tried several versions of banana bread and I have come to the
> conclusion, I hate banana bread.
>
>
Why??

ItsJoanNotJoann > wrote:
> On Feb 27, 8:05 pm, Nad R > wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have tried several versions of banana bread and I have come to the
>> conclusion, I hate banana bread.
>>
>>
> Why??

Must be part of my DNA. i just prefer fruits raw instead of cooked.
Vegetables can be cooked or raw for my taste. I prefer all meats cooked to
well done. Grains to be baked. Again it must be in my DNA.

--
Enjoy Life... Nad R (Garden in zone 5a Michigan)

On Feb 27, 9:00*am, Portland > wrote:
> On Feb 27, 9:04*am, (Blockade Runner) wrote:
>
> > Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> > to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> > up etc. & time.
> > Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> > not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>
> > Michael Lane
>
> > The men American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring
> > liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try and tell
> > them the truth -- H. L. Mencken
>
> > **
> > **
>
> I like making simple food. *For example, yesterday I fried up a couple
> of pork tenderloins. *All I did was rub them with coarse sea salt,
> fresh cracked pepper, and paprika. *Into a hot pan(with a couple of
> Tbsp. of vegOil). *I made some broad egg noodles to go with them.
> Pork tenderloins out of the pan, cooked noodles into the pan (pan
> drippings yum). *That was it.

Throw in a couple handfuls of broccoli with the noodles and I'm in!
That sounds wonderful.

-J

On Feb 27, 9:15*pm, Nad R > wrote:
> ItsJoanNotJoann > wrote:
> > On Feb 27, 8:05 pm, Nad R > wrote:
>
> >> I have tried several versions of banana bread and I have come to the
> >> conclusion, I hate banana bread.
>
> > Why??
>
> Must be part of my DNA. i just prefer fruits raw instead of cooked.
> Vegetables can be cooked or raw for my taste. I prefer all meats cooked to
> well done. Grains to be baked. Again it must be in my DNA.
>
>
Could be, possibly could be.
O've made banana bread from a KitchenAid cookbook and it was really
moist. But that was due to the fact it called for a generous amount
of Crisco and overripe bananas.

"ItsJoanNotJoann" > wrote in message
...
On Feb 27, 4:39 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> up etc. & time.
> Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>
> Michael Lane
>
>
> You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells food, he wants
> it.
> It is next to impossible to cook a meal for him unless I start it when he
> isn't home. If I start cooking when he is, he just keeps hollering for the
> food. Wants to know the exact minute it will be done.
>
>
We would probably be fighting daily, When he would start the
hollering for food I would just sit down and start watching tv. If he
wanted to know when he can eat I would tell him when he cooks his
dinner, that's when he can stuff his face.

You know he only does this because you allow it, don't you?

Allow it? There is certainly no way to stop it. Frankly I don't care if he
eats or doesn't eat. How is that allowing it?

"Nad R" > wrote in message
...
> "Default User" > wrote:
>> Blockade Runner wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone ever follow their menus ?
>>
>> I want to give the banana bread recipe from last week's America's Test
>> Kitchen a try.
>>
>>
>>
>> Brian
>
> I have tried several versions of banana bread and I have come to the
> conclusion, I hate banana bread.

I hate banana bread too. But that comes as no surprise because I don't much
like bananas.

ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:

>> You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells food, he wants it.
>> It is next to impossible to cook a meal for him unless I start it when he
>> isn't home. If I start cooking when he is, he just keeps hollering for the
>> food. Wants to know the exact minute it will be done.
>>
>>
> We would probably be fighting daily, When he would start the
> hollering for food I would just sit down and start watching tv. If he
> wanted to know when he can eat I would tell him when he cooks his
> dinner, that's when he can stuff his face.
>
> You know he only does this because you allow it, don't you?

It certainly sounds like a miserable way to live. Can you imagine him
being invited to a friend's home for dinner and acting like a two year old?

On Feb 27, 4:39*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> up etc. & time.
> Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>
> Michael Lane
>
> ---
>
> You sound like my husband. *The instant he sees or smells food, he wants it.
> It is next to impossible to cook a meal for him unless I start it when he
> isn't home. *If I start cooking when he is, he just keeps hollering for the
> food. *Wants to know the exact minute it will be done.

Ick. Does he have Aspergers? I wouldn't tolerate such behavior!

"Goomba" > wrote in message
...
> ItsJoanNotJoann wrote:
>
>>> You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells food, he wants
>>> it.
>>> It is next to impossible to cook a meal for him unless I start it when
>>> he
>>> isn't home. If I start cooking when he is, he just keeps hollering for
>>> the
>>> food. Wants to know the exact minute it will be done.
>>>
>>>
>> We would probably be fighting daily, When he would start the
>> hollering for food I would just sit down and start watching tv. If he
>> wanted to know when he can eat I would tell him when he cooks his
>> dinner, that's when he can stuff his face.
>>
>> You know he only does this because you allow it, don't you?
>
> It certainly sounds like a miserable way to live. Can you imagine him
> being invited to a friend's home for dinner and acting like a two year
> old?

Well that never happens!

"projectile vomit chick" > wrote in message
...
On Feb 27, 4:39 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> up etc. & time.
> Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>
> Michael Lane
>
> ---
>
> You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells food, he wants
> it.
> It is next to impossible to cook a meal for him unless I start it when he
> isn't home. If I start cooking when he is, he just keeps hollering for the
> food. Wants to know the exact minute it will be done.

Ick. Does he have Aspergers? I wouldn't tolerate such behavior!

Dunno.

On Feb 27, 11:09*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "ItsJoanNotJoann" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Feb 27, 4:39 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> > Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> > to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> > up etc. & time.
> > Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> > not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>
> > Michael Lane
>
> > You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells food, he wants
> > it.
> > It is next to impossible to cook a meal for him unless I start it when he
> > isn't home. If I start cooking when he is, he just keeps hollering for the
> > food. Wants to know the exact minute it will be done.
>
> We would probably be fighting daily, *When he would start the
> hollering for food I would just sit down and start watching tv. *If he
> wanted to know when he can eat I would tell him when he cooks his
> dinner, that's when he can stuff his face.
>
> You know he only does this because you allow it, don't you?
>
> Allow it? *There is certainly no way to stop it. *Frankly I don't care if he
> eats or doesn't eat. *How is that allowing it?- Hide quoted text -
>
>
Does/did his mother say he exhibited this behavior as a child??

"ItsJoanNotJoann" > wrote in message
...
On Feb 27, 11:09 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "ItsJoanNotJoann" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Feb 27, 4:39 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> > Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
> > to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the clean
> > up etc. & time.
> > Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
> > not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>
> > Michael Lane
>
> > You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells food, he wants
> > it.
> > It is next to impossible to cook a meal for him unless I start it when
> > he
> > isn't home. If I start cooking when he is, he just keeps hollering for
> > the
> > food. Wants to know the exact minute it will be done.
>
> We would probably be fighting daily, When he would start the
> hollering for food I would just sit down and start watching tv. If he
> wanted to know when he can eat I would tell him when he cooks his
> dinner, that's when he can stuff his face.
>
> You know he only does this because you allow it, don't you?
>
> Allow it? There is certainly no way to stop it. Frankly I don't care if he
> eats or doesn't eat. How is that allowing it?- Hide quoted text -
>
>
Does/did his mother say he exhibited this behavior as a child??

Yep! He did it with her as an adult too. We just ignore it.

Julie Bove > wrote:

> You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells
> food, he wants it. It is next to impossible to cook a meal for
> him unless I start it when he isn't home. If I start cooking
> when he is, he just keeps hollering for the food. Wants to
> know the exact minute it will be done. Maybe some people can
> cook that way but I can't. Of course I know approximately when
> rice or pasta will be done. But I never know how long it will
> take for the meat to be cooked through or the sauce to reduce.
> I would not do well on a show like Chopped where there is an
> extreme time limit.

It's unreasonable to demand food before it's ready, but I do
think it's reasonable to set a completion time and expect it
to be done then. One might have other things in one's schedule
after dinner. Also, in some cases, people need to eat at certain
times with respect to their medication schedules. (This has
often been true for me.)

Of course, a "completion time" can be a range. (7 to 8:30 p.m.)
If that's agreeable with folks.


Steve

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove > wrote:
>
>> You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells
>> food, he wants it. It is next to impossible to cook a meal for
>> him unless I start it when he isn't home. If I start cooking
>> when he is, he just keeps hollering for the food. Wants to
>> know the exact minute it will be done. Maybe some people can
>> cook that way but I can't. Of course I know approximately when
>> rice or pasta will be done. But I never know how long it will
>> take for the meat to be cooked through or the sauce to reduce.
>> I would not do well on a show like Chopped where there is an
>> extreme time limit.
>
> It's unreasonable to demand food before it's ready, but I do
> think it's reasonable to set a completion time and expect it
> to be done then. One might have other things in one's schedule
> after dinner. Also, in some cases, people need to eat at certain
> times with respect to their medication schedules. (This has
> often been true for me.)
>
> Of course, a "completion time" can be a range. (7 to 8:30 p.m.)
> If that's agreeable with folks.

That would not be agreeable to him. He wants to know the exact minute.
That will never happen, given that I have a cat, a kid, a phone that rings
and all sort of other things that could crop up while I am cooking a meal.
I don't do complicated meals. I just don't. He has no patience.

hey guys their are ways how to cook your food fast and still taste so good.. with the easy recipes and simple instructions... You need no fast food.. always remember patience is a virtue!!

On Feb 27, 5:43*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Michael O'Connor" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >> I watch the cooking shows that teach and use common grocery store items.
> >> I
> >> do not watch the fancy plating cooking shows. I watch: Good Eats,
> >> Americas
> >> Test Kitchen and Joanne Wiers's Cooking Class. But I am a new at cooking
> >> for myself in my old retired age.
>
> > Good Eats is my favorite cooking show, since it's entertaining and
> > teaches the science of food. *I also like how his sometimes unorthodox
> > methods, such as the time he used a stack of 18 X 18 X 1 inch air
> > conditioner filters bungeed together to a box fan to make beef jerky.
> > Another show I enjoy is Diners Drive Ins and Drives, because they go
> > into restaurants across the country and cooks show how they prepare
> > their signature dishes. *My least favorite cooking show has to be the
> > various Iron Chef shows, since I've never seen anything prepared on
> > that show that I would want to eat or try to make myself.
>
> I love Good Eats. *Can't stand Diners Drive ins and Dives, mainly because I
> can't stand Guy. *Why does he wear his glasses backwards on his head? *That
> just bugs me. *Sometimes I like Iron Chef. *I really like to watch Morimoto,
> but I don't really care too much about the rest of them. *And you are right
> that I wouldn't want to eat any of that stuff.

Tastes vary. They often cook stuff that I'd love to try. (Of course,
most of the stuff that comes out of the ice cream machine just
looks nasty.)

It's not a "how to cook" show, any more than the Olympics are a
"how to exercise" show. In each case the contestants put in
a lot of time before you see them to get to the skill level that
they display.

I like DDD, but I'm a little envious. All the little places around
here rely heavily on the big 55-gallon drums from the restaurant
supply house. Anyplace that makes it fresh from decent
ingredients costs a fortune, mostly because you're paying for
the decor.

Cindy Hamilton

On 28/02/2011 1:25 AM, Goomba wrote:

>>
>> You know he only does this because you allow it, don't you?
>
> It certainly sounds like a miserable way to live. Can you imagine him
> being invited to a friend's home for dinner and acting like a two year old?

And there is the daughter who behaves so badly in restaurants that she
has been tempted to walk out and leave the kid behind. I am getting the
impression of a very special family.

On 27/02/2011 3:35 PM, Michael O'Connor wrote:
>
>> I watch the cooking shows that teach and use common grocery store items. I
>> do not watch the fancy plating cooking shows. I watch: Good Eats, Americas
>> Test Kitchen and Joanne Wiers's Cooking Class. But I am a new at cooking
>> for myself in my old retired age.
>>
>
> Good Eats is my favorite cooking show, since it's entertaining and
> teaches the science of food. I also like how his sometimes unorthodox
> methods, such as the time he used a stack of 18 X 18 X 1 inch air
> conditioner filters bungeed together to a box fan to make beef jerky.

I have to hand it to Alton for teaching some valuable tips but he is
just too damned anal for me. Everything has to be exact. That is not a
fun way to cook.




> Another show I enjoy is Diners Drive Ins and Drives, because they go
> into restaurants across the country and cooks show how they prepare
> their signature dishes. My least favorite cooking show has to be the
> various Iron Chef shows, since I've never seen anything prepared on
> that show that I would want to eat or try to make myself.

IMO Diners Drive Ins and Dives is one that ranks up there with
Unwrapped.... stuff I really don't care to watch. I would rather learn
to gook a nice meal for two, four or 6 people, not how to make enough to
keep a greasy spoon going for a day or two.

On Feb 28, 4:13*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Steve Pope" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > Julie Bove > wrote:
>
> >> You sound like my husband. *The instant he sees or smells
> >> food, he wants it. *It is next to impossible to cook a meal for
> >> him unless I start it when he isn't home. *If I start cooking
> >> when he is, he just keeps hollering for the food. *Wants to
> >> know the exact minute it will be done. *Maybe some people can
> >> cook that way but I can't. *Of course I know approximately when
> >> rice or pasta will be done. *But I never know how long it will
> >> take for the meat to be cooked through or the sauce to reduce.
> >> I would not do well on a show like Chopped where there is an
> >> extreme time limit.
>
> > It's unreasonable to demand food before it's ready, but I do
> > think it's reasonable to set a completion time and expect it
> > to be done then. *One might have other things in one's schedule
> > after dinner. *Also, in some cases, people need to eat at certain
> > times with respect to their medication schedules. *(This has
> > often been true for me.)
>
> > Of course, a "completion time" can be a range. *(7 to 8:30 p.m.)
> > If that's agreeable with folks.
>
> That would not be agreeable to him. *He wants to know the exact minute.
> That will never happen, given that I have a cat, a kid, a phone that rings
> and all sort of other things that could crop up while I am cooking a meal..
> I don't do complicated meals. *I just don't. *He has no patience.

Isn't he in the military? Perhaps this behavior comes from eating in
mess halls or some such. You're hungry, you go to the mess hall, they
slop it on your plate, and you eat. The food is there waiting for him
to go get it when he's ready. I knew someone who spent a lot of time
in the military, it took him a long time to get used to having to wait
for meals in a family environment. Like college kids who are used to
eating in the cafeteria, same thing... You're hungry, you go, choose
your food and eat, no waiting.

"Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
...
On Feb 28, 4:13 am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Steve Pope" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > Julie Bove > wrote:
>
> >> You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells
> >> food, he wants it. It is next to impossible to cook a meal for
> >> him unless I start it when he isn't home. If I start cooking
> >> when he is, he just keeps hollering for the food. Wants to
> >> know the exact minute it will be done. Maybe some people can
> >> cook that way but I can't. Of course I know approximately when
> >> rice or pasta will be done. But I never know how long it will
> >> take for the meat to be cooked through or the sauce to reduce.
> >> I would not do well on a show like Chopped where there is an
> >> extreme time limit.
>
> > It's unreasonable to demand food before it's ready, but I do
> > think it's reasonable to set a completion time and expect it
> > to be done then. One might have other things in one's schedule
> > after dinner. Also, in some cases, people need to eat at certain
> > times with respect to their medication schedules. (This has
> > often been true for me.)
>
> > Of course, a "completion time" can be a range. (7 to 8:30 p.m.)
> > If that's agreeable with folks.
>
> That would not be agreeable to him. He wants to know the exact minute.
> That will never happen, given that I have a cat, a kid, a phone that rings
> and all sort of other things that could crop up while I am cooking a meal.
> I don't do complicated meals. I just don't. He has no patience.

Isn't he in the military? Perhaps this behavior comes from eating in
mess halls or some such. You're hungry, you go to the mess hall, they
slop it on your plate, and you eat. The food is there waiting for him
to go get it when he's ready. I knew someone who spent a lot of time
in the military, it took him a long time to get used to having to wait
for meals in a family environment. Like college kids who are used to
eating in the cafeteria, same thing... You're hungry, you go, choose
your food and eat, no waiting.

---

Yep. And for some odd reason he expects me to run this house like the
military. Ain't gonna happen!

"Janet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> "projectile vomit chick" > wrote in
>> message
>> ...
>> On Feb 27, 4:39 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> > "Blockade Runner" > wrote in message
>> >
>> > ...
>> > Does anyone ever follow their menus ? I mean if I bought all the things
>> > to make meal like they cook I be filing for bankruptcy . + all the
>> > clean
>> > up etc. & time.
>> > Seems like cheaper & lot easier eat out. When I am hyngry I am hungry,
>> > not 5 hours later , I want to eat now.
>> >
>> > Michael Lane
>> >
>> > ---
>> >
>> > You sound like my husband. The instant he sees or smells food, he wants
>> > it.
>> > It is next to impossible to cook a meal for him unless I start it when
>> > he
>> > isn't home. If I start cooking when he is, he just keeps hollering for
>> > the
>> > food. Wants to know the exact minute it will be done.
>>
>> Ick. Does he have Aspergers? I wouldn't tolerate such behavior!
>>
>> Dunno.
>
> You and he both set a terrible role model to your daughter. He is
> teaching her adults use grossly unreasonable inappropriate behaviour and
> infantile demands and tantrums to get instant gratification, and you
> teach her your own compliance with bullying abuse is the domestic norm
> between partners.
>
> You are setting her up for conflict and unhappiness in her own adult
> relationships.

Oh! So now you're a psychologist?