I know it's still early but I am planning. Especially since if I want to
get any meat or produce from my CSA, I will have to order it early.

I just can't think of anything to make this year. I do have the 1/2 a loaf
of cranberry bread in the freezer. I will take that out for me and I have a
few pumpkin mixes. I think they are scones and cheesecake. I do have the
cream cheese for that.

Husband's religion does not allow him to eat meat on Christmas Eve but I
also can not serve his favorite traditional meal of garlic shrimp pasta
because shrimp is bad for gout. I think last year I just made a super
garlicky pasta but really can't remember.

I might just get a really big beef roast from Costco for Christmas day.
Then again, husband has been complaining when I make too much of any one
thing. I made a stir fry and it was all gone in a day! Thought I would
have enough for at least two meals. So I wanted a few weeks and made it
again, doubling the meat and adding more veggies. And then he didn't want
it again. So... Grrr...

We're not big into desserts so that's not a concern. I will make do with
what I have here. Not even sure if I will do a special breakfast because
those weren't liked the last several times that I made them. I tried
various casseroles.

Have you decided what you will make or serve?

On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 02:08:58 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:



>Have you decided what you will make or serve?

Picked up our bone in ham from Nodines last week. Probably both
mashed and sweet potatoes with it and a veggie to be decided. It is a
big ham so some will be frozen for the future.

Ham means cabbage soup the following week.

Tonight is the company Christmas party with prime rib dinner. The
Saturday after Christmas we will go to a friends house for their
family dinner and have prime rib again. New Years will be a pork
roast.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> Picked up our bone in ham from Nodines last week.

I got a Christmas gift pack from Nodines a couple of years ago. Great
food there!

G.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>Have you decided what you will make or serve?
>
>Picked up our bone in ham from Nodines last week.
> It is a big ham so some will be frozen for the future.
>Ham means cabbage soup the following week.

Cured or fresh?

Never occurs to me to put ham in cabbage soup, perhaps smoked cured
ham for a sauerkraut soup/braise of sorts... to me cured ham invokes
bean/pea soup... can't think of a soup with fresh ham, maybe a Chinese
restaurant soup with julienned roast fresh ham/pork.

I'm planning on a roast butt half fresh ham for New Year with a potato
kugel, chunky apple sauce, and some sort of green veggie (maybe
creamed spinach).

On 12/13/2014 12:46 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> Have you decided what you will make or serve?
>>
>> Picked up our bone in ham from Nodines last week.
>> It is a big ham so some will be frozen for the future.
>> Ham means cabbage soup the following week.
>
> Cured or fresh?
>
> Never occurs to me to put ham in cabbage soup, perhaps smoked cured
> ham for a sauerkraut soup/braise of sorts... to me cured ham invokes
> bean/pea soup... can't think of a soup with fresh ham, maybe a Chinese
> restaurant soup with julienned roast fresh ham/pork.

Cured. My wife put the bone in the pot for starters, then adds some cut
up ham, potatoes, carrots, celery,a can or two of tomato soup, and
finally the cabbage. Her mother made it that way and so it continues.

On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 13:07:02 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 12/13/2014 12:46 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> Have you decided what you will make or serve?
>>>
>>> Picked up our bone in ham from Nodines last week.
>>> It is a big ham so some will be frozen for the future.
>>> Ham means cabbage soup the following week.
>>
>> Cured or fresh?
>>
>> Never occurs to me to put ham in cabbage soup, perhaps smoked cured
>> ham for a sauerkraut soup/braise of sorts... to me cured ham invokes
>> bean/pea soup... can't think of a soup with fresh ham, maybe a Chinese
>> restaurant soup with julienned roast fresh ham/pork.
>
>Cured. My wife put the bone in the pot for starters, then adds some cut
>up ham, potatoes, carrots, celery,a can or two of tomato soup, and
>finally the cabbage. Her mother made it that way and so it continues.

I make a cabbage soup the same but with beef (chuck), and sweet n'sour
with some raisins and a little fresh lemon. Actually I make it in my
16 qt pot but it's about half filled with stuffed cabbage, the
remainder is cabbage soup, two dishes in one pot. I don't use canned
tomato soup, I prefer canned whole tomatoes. I don't like onions or
garlic in my cabbage soup, and no celery either. I make it the same
way my mother and her mother before her made it. My father could
easily eat a gallon of cabbage soup.

On 12/13/2014 1:27 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 13:07:02 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 12/13/2014 12:46 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Have you decided what you will make or serve?
>>>>
>>>> Picked up our bone in ham from Nodines last week.
>>>> It is a big ham so some will be frozen for the future.
>>>> Ham means cabbage soup the following week.
>>>
>>> Cured or fresh?
>>>
>>> Never occurs to me to put ham in cabbage soup, perhaps smoked cured
>>> ham for a sauerkraut soup/braise of sorts... to me cured ham invokes
>>> bean/pea soup... can't think of a soup with fresh ham, maybe a Chinese
>>> restaurant soup with julienned roast fresh ham/pork.
>>
>> Cured. My wife put the bone in the pot for starters, then adds some cut
>> up ham, potatoes, carrots, celery,a can or two of tomato soup, and
>> finally the cabbage. Her mother made it that way and so it continues.
>
> I make a cabbage soup the same but with beef (chuck), and sweet n'sour
> with some raisins and a little fresh lemon. Actually I make it in my
> 16 qt pot but it's about half filled with stuffed cabbage, the
> remainder is cabbage soup, two dishes in one pot. I don't use canned
> tomato soup, I prefer canned whole tomatoes. I don't like onions or
> garlic in my cabbage soup, and no celery either. I make it the same
> way my mother and her mother before her made it. My father could
> easily eat a gallon of cabbage soup.
>


My mother made a "fruit soup" with cabbage, raisins and dried and fresh
fruit for a Jewish holiday that occurred in the Autumn. It was also
sweet and sour. The fresh fruits were seasonal so they were mostly
apples and pears, IIRC. She used red cabbage for this soup and threw in
some flanken for extra body. That soup was awesome! Better than a
laxative!

My mother used tomato juice for stuffed cabbage. One day I was making
it and found that I had no tomato juice but had low-sodium V8. Wow! It
was superb in the stuffed cabbage and now it's in my recipe all the time.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

> New Years will be a pork roast.

You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.


--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>
> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.

Really? We always have a real meal. I sometimes do buy something special
to snack on like a cheese that I don't normally buy but generally we still
have enough stuff left over from Christmas that I don't need to buy anything
special.

New Year's day is when I now try to have a lot of snack food if my husband
is home. When I lived alone it was always the day that I took the tree down
and did my yearly document shredding. I was so busy that I was lucky to be
able to stop and grab something, anything to eat.

On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:24:54 -0800, sf > wrote:

>On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>
>You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.

NYE in our house means beef tenderloin roast or rack of lamb or
something equally decadent. I justify the expense by the fact that
we're saving hundreds of dollars by staying home by ourselves.

Doris

On 14/12/2014 7:53 AM, Doris Night wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:24:54 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>
>> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>
> NYE in our house means beef tenderloin roast or rack of lamb or
> something equally decadent. I justify the expense by the fact that
> we're saving hundreds of dollars by staying home by ourselves.
>
Good food never has to be justified! :-)
Graham

Doris Night wrote:
>
> NYE in our house means beef tenderloin roast or rack of lamb or
> something equally decadent. I justify the expense by the fact that
> we're saving hundreds of dollars by staying home by ourselves.

That's very true too. You'll spend a small fortune to go out anywhere
on NYE.

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Doris Night wrote:
>>
>> NYE in our house means beef tenderloin roast or rack of lamb or
>> something equally decadent. I justify the expense by the fact that
>> we're saving hundreds of dollars by staying home by ourselves.
>
> That's very true too. You'll spend a small fortune to go out anywhere
> on NYE.

I don't remember that I just like to be home for NYE and make it special
for us.

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:53:55 -0500, Doris Night
> wrote:

> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:24:54 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >
> >> New Years will be a pork roast.
> >
> >You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
> >in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
> >substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>
> NYE in our house means beef tenderloin roast or rack of lamb or
> something equally decadent. I justify the expense by the fact that
> we're saving hundreds of dollars by staying home by ourselves.
>
We never go out on NYE. We used to have big parties, but now it's
just family and maybe one or two sets of long time friends for a quiet
night of chatting in front of the fireplace.


--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 12/14/2014 11:08 AM, sf wrote:

> We never go out on NYE. We used to have big parties, but now it's
> just family and maybe one or two sets of long time friends for a quiet
> night of chatting in front of the fireplace.

I stopped going out NYE with husband number 1 because he'd get very drunk.

My second husband and I were married on NYE. This will be my first
anniversary without him. I hope I don't cry all over the grandchild.


--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 2014-12-14 12:08 PM, sf wrote:

> We never go out on NYE. We used to have big parties, but now it's
> just family and maybe one or two sets of long time friends for a quiet
> night of chatting in front of the fireplace.

We used to go out of town to a friend's place, have a great meal with
lots of wine and stay the night. It was my wife's best friend from
childhood. The last time was back in 1998. I thought at the time that
our friend didn't look well. As it turned out, I guess she wasn't. Two
weeks later she dropped dead of a brain aneurysm.

Since that time we have been staying in. Sometimes we have other people
over but most times it us just the two of us. We make a great meal and
can have a few drinks without worrying about driving anywhere.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:53:55 -0500, Doris Night
> > wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:24:54 -0800, sf > wrote:
>>
>> >On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>> >
>> >> New Years will be a pork roast.
>> >
>> >You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>> >in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>> >substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>>
>> NYE in our house means beef tenderloin roast or rack of lamb or
>> something equally decadent. I justify the expense by the fact that
>> we're saving hundreds of dollars by staying home by ourselves.
>>
> We never go out on NYE. We used to have big parties, but now it's
> just family and maybe one or two sets of long time friends for a quiet
> night of chatting in front of the fireplace.

People don't seem to have parties like they used to, most likely because of
the crackdown on drunk drivers!

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:24:54 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>
>>You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>>in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>>substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>
> NYE in our house means beef tenderloin roast or rack of lamb or
> something equally decadent. I justify the expense by the fact that
> we're saving hundreds of dollars by staying home by ourselves.

I will probably be roasting a pork loin along with roasted potatoes and
parsnips. I expect I will cook Brussels sprouts too.
I hate going out on NYE.

--
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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:24:54 -0800, sf > wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>>
>>>You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>>>in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>>>substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>>
>> NYE in our house means beef tenderloin roast or rack of lamb or
>> something equally decadent. I justify the expense by the fact that
>> we're saving hundreds of dollars by staying home by ourselves.
>
> I will probably be roasting a pork loin along with roasted potatoes and
> parsnips. I expect I will cook Brussels sprouts too.
> I hate going out on NYE.

The only food I always have is black eyed peas.

On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 19:50:05 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

> I expect I will cook Brussels sprouts too.

I like the version of brussels sprouts DD makes. They are "shaved"
(put them through the FP with the slicing blade) and sauteed, then she
adds dried cranberries and sliced almonds. Really good! Here in the
states, sauteing them in a little bacon fat would put them over the
top (no, I haven't eaten them that way).

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

"Doris Night" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 23:24:54 -0800, sf > wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>
>>You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>>in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>>substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>
> NYE in our house means beef tenderloin roast or rack of lamb or
> something equally decadent. I justify the expense by the fact that
> we're saving hundreds of dollars by staying home by ourselves.

Hmm... I used to go out on New Year's but didn't spend much of anything.
If I was the driver then there was the money for gas but my friends and I
rode together so I didn't always drive. Sometimes the parties were BYOB. I
don't drink so I would arrive with a can of diet soda and just refill it
with water after I finished what was in there. Once in a while I might be
asked to bring some sort of food. But normally the host provided it all. I
used to get invited to so many parties that I would have to narrow it down
to the three that sounded best.

I can't really think of a time that I spent much at all on New Year's. Not
even the years where I didn't want to be out for long due to inclement
weather and I might have gone out early with a friend for a drink and a bite
to eat.

On 12/14/2014 2:24 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>
> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>
>
He didn't say New Year's Eve, he said New Years. I took that to mean
New Year's Day.

Jill

On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:56:43 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

> On 12/14/2014 2:24 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >
> >> New Years will be a pork roast.
> >
> > You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
> > in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
> > substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
> >
> >
> He didn't say New Year's Eve, he said New Years. I took that to mean
> New Year's Day.
>
People actually plan a meal for New Years Day? That's a new one on
me.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 12/14/2014 12:09 PM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:56:43 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2014 2:24 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>>
>>> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>>> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>>> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>>>
>>>
>> He didn't say New Year's Eve, he said New Years. I took that to mean
>> New Year's Day.
>>
> People actually plan a meal for New Years Day? That's a new one on
> me.
>
Yep, some people do. When I was growing up we always had "holiday
dinners" at Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day.

Like you, I pretty much just make snacky stuff for New Year's Eve.

Earlier this year I bought some frozen spinach/artichoke bites. The
idea was good but they were waaay too salty. I think this year I'll buy
some mini-tart shells and make small quiches with spinach & artichoke.

Jill

On 12/14/2014 11:09 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:56:43 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2014 2:24 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>>
>>> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>>> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>>> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>>>
>>>
>> He didn't say New Year's Eve, he said New Years. I took that to mean
>> New Year's Day.
>>
> People actually plan a meal for New Years Day? That's a new one on
> me.
>

Football watching food.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 2014-12-14 12:09 PM, sf wrote:

>> He didn't say New Year's Eve, he said New Years. I took that to mean
>> New Year's Day.
>>
> People actually plan a meal for New Years Day? That's a new one on
> me.
>

We always have. My mother used to do pretty much the same for New Years
Day that she did for Christmas, but no Christmas pudding. Dessert was
often warm mince meat pie.

On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:09:10 -0800, sf wrote:

> People actually plan a meal for New Years Day? That's a new one on me.

We eat our black-eyed peas and greens on New Year's Day.

Tara

On 12/14/2014 12:09 PM, sf wrote:

>>
> People actually plan a meal for New Years Day? That's a new one on
> me.
>

Tradition. Pork is supposed to be good luck for some reason and we've
done it for the past 48 years so not much sense changing now. In the
south, I think it is black eye peas.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:56:43 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2014 2:24 AM, sf wrote:
>> > On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>> >
>> >> New Years will be a pork roast.
>> >
>> > You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>> > in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>> > substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>> >
>> >
>> He didn't say New Year's Eve, he said New Years. I took that to mean
>> New Year's Day.
>>
> People actually plan a meal for New Years Day? That's a new one on
> me.

I plan meals for every day.


--
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"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:56:43 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/14/2014 2:24 AM, sf wrote:
>> > On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>> >
>> >> New Years will be a pork roast.
>> >
>> > You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>> > in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>> > substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>> >
>> >
>> He didn't say New Year's Eve, he said New Years. I took that to mean
>> New Year's Day.
>>
> People actually plan a meal for New Years Day? That's a new one on
> me.

Sheesh! I plan all of my meals but I do have something out of the ordinary
for New Year's Day. And we did when I was growing up as well.

Actually when I was growing up, we went to an all night party that went into
the next day. The people who had the party had a big house and an outdoor,
unheated pool. We'd arrive after dinner. There were a lot of musicians and
instruments and people would take turns playing music.

When the sun came up, Don would begin cooking breakfast. Omelets for all.
Whatever kind you wanted. There was plenty of other food too. Then we'd go
home briefly to change into our swimsuits and go back for a dip in the pool.
To this day I don't know why we did it that way. We always went into the
pool so it would have made sense to bring the suits with us. But we never
did. And going into the pool was just plain stupid. We'd be frozen after a
quick dip then need to go home and get into bed to warm up. The adults
didn't go into the pool. Only the kids.

We would sleep for a few hours then my mom would wake us for dinner which
was usually turkey roll or if she had made a whole turkey for Christmas,
then leftovers of that. But we always had rolls and some sort of dessert
plus a relish plate. These were things we didn't normally have.

On 12/14/2014 1:24 AM, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>
> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>
>

My granddaughter will be here with me New Years Eve. She is not eating
meat or chicken these days. She eats seafood and fish, but only if the
fish is raw as in sushi. She eats no fried foods, either.

I have a collection of clean, small clam shells and am thinking of
making stuffed clams using canned clams. Maybe some boiled, cold shrimp
with cocktail sauce and some nachos.

Any other suggestions to appease a picky 17 year-old are appreciated.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On 14/12/2014 11:22 AM, Janet Wilder wrote:
> On 12/14/2014 1:24 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>
>> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>>
>>
>
> My granddaughter will be here with me New Years Eve. She is not eating
> meat or chicken these days. She eats seafood and fish, but only if the
> fish is raw as in sushi. She eats no fried foods, either.
>
> I have a collection of clean, small clam shells and am thinking of
> making stuffed clams using canned clams. Maybe some boiled, cold shrimp
> with cocktail sauce and some nachos.
>
> Any other suggestions to appease a picky 17 year-old are appreciated.
>
Bread and water? :-)
Graham

On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:22:26 -0600, Janet Wilder wrote:

> My granddaughter will be here with me New Years Eve. She is not eating
> meat or chicken these days. She eats seafood and fish, but only if the
> fish is raw as in sushi. She eats no fried foods, either.
>
> I have a collection of clean, small clam shells and am thinking of
> making stuffed clams using canned clams. Maybe some boiled, cold shrimp
> with cocktail sauce and some nachos.
>
> Any other suggestions to appease a picky 17 year-old are appreciated.

What a nice grandmother you are. I like your ideas. Would she like crab
(or krab) dip or crab legs? Maybe -- quesadillas, pizza, cucumber
sandwiches, pimento cheese, hummus, spinach dip, and crackers and crudite.

Tara

On 12/14/2014 1:28 PM, Tara wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:22:26 -0600, Janet Wilder wrote:
>
>> My granddaughter will be here with me New Years Eve. She is not eating
>> meat or chicken these days. She eats seafood and fish, but only if the
>> fish is raw as in sushi. She eats no fried foods, either.
>>
>> I have a collection of clean, small clam shells and am thinking of
>> making stuffed clams using canned clams. Maybe some boiled, cold shrimp
>> with cocktail sauce and some nachos.
>>
>> Any other suggestions to appease a picky 17 year-old are appreciated.
>
> What a nice grandmother you are. I like your ideas. Would she like crab
> (or krab) dip or crab legs? Maybe -- quesadillas, pizza, cucumber
> sandwiches, pimento cheese, hummus, spinach dip, and crackers and crudite.
>
> Tara
>
Those all sound good. Definitely the crudites. Quesdadillas can always
be made here. Maybe with some guacamole on the side.

She loves lobster, but she's not getting any here. If crab legs are on
sale, I will get some.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:22:26 -0600, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

>On 12/14/2014 1:24 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>
>> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>>
>>
>
>My granddaughter will be here with me New Years Eve. She is not eating
>meat or chicken these days. She eats seafood and fish, but only if the
>fish is raw as in sushi. She eats no fried foods, either.
>
>I have a collection of clean, small clam shells and am thinking of
>making stuffed clams using canned clams. Maybe some boiled, cold shrimp
>with cocktail sauce and some nachos.
>
>Any other suggestions to appease a picky 17 year-old are appreciated.

Perhaps she'd enjoy cerviche... and then there're herrings, and lox.
Of course pickled/cured fish is not really raw... but then neither is
canned clams and boiled shrimp raw. Canned clams are awful... see if
you can find Long Island frozen shucked clams, restaurant food
emporiums may have them... in containers that look like milk cartons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceviche
http://www.doxseelegend.com/LONG%20I...ea_clam_co.htm

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
web.com...
> On 12/14/2014 1:24 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>
>> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>>
>>
>
> My granddaughter will be here with me New Years Eve. She is not eating
> meat or chicken these days. She eats seafood and fish, but only if the
> fish is raw as in sushi. She eats no fried foods, either.
>
> I have a collection of clean, small clam shells and am thinking of making
> stuffed clams using canned clams. Maybe some boiled, cold shrimp with
> cocktail sauce and some nachos.
>
> Any other suggestions to appease a picky 17 year-old are appreciated.

I can't help but I just know it is wonderful to have time with a
granddaughter)

Enjoy)


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On 12/14/2014 1:55 PM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> web.com...
>> On 12/14/2014 1:24 AM, sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>>
>>> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>>> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>>> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> My granddaughter will be here with me New Years Eve. She is not
>> eating meat or chicken these days. She eats seafood and fish, but
>> only if the fish is raw as in sushi. She eats no fried foods, either.
>>
>> I have a collection of clean, small clam shells and am thinking of
>> making stuffed clams using canned clams. Maybe some boiled, cold
>> shrimp with cocktail sauce and some nachos.
>>
>> Any other suggestions to appease a picky 17 year-old are appreciated.
>
> I can't help but I just know it is wonderful to have time with a
> granddaughter)
>
> Enjoy)
>
>
I am looking forward to her visit. Next Fall she goes off to college
where she will, no doubt, lose that refreshing naivete that she has now
at 17. We are going to drive up to Corpus Christi one day to visit the
Art museum and the State Aquarium. She is one of those people whom,
when she walks into a room, the lights come on.

We are very much alike except that she has a beautiful singing voice and
I have one note and it's flat. I promised her I would not sing in the car.

--
From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas

On Sun, 14 Dec 2014 12:22:26 -0600, Janet Wilder >
wrote:

>On 12/14/2014 1:24 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:13:36 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> New Years will be a pork roast.
>>
>> You eat real food on NYE? I can't remember eating a real meal on NYE
>> in "forever". I mean that. Maybe when I was a kid. The most
>> substantial food I do is fondue, but mainly it's lots of appetizers.
>>
>>
>
>My granddaughter will be here with me New Years Eve. She is not eating
>meat or chicken these days. She eats seafood and fish, but only if the
>fish is raw as in sushi. She eats no fried foods, either.
>
>I have a collection of clean, small clam shells and am thinking of
>making stuffed clams using canned clams. Maybe some boiled, cold shrimp
>with cocktail sauce and some nachos.
>
>Any other suggestions to appease a picky 17 year-old are appreciated.

I have a Pescatarian grandson. He will eat cooked fish. Do veggie
pizza for her, it's easy to do at home. Nachos is a good idea. Or a
big bowl of salsa you've made to go with the chips. Don't forget the
refries for protein.
Janet US

On 2014-12-14, Janet Wilder > wrote:

> Any other suggestions to appease a picky 17 year-old are appreciated.

Howzabout a size 12 workboot up the backside!

nb

On 12/14/2014 2:27 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2014-12-14, Janet Wilder > wrote:
>
>> Any other suggestions to appease a picky 17 year-old are appreciated.
>
> Howzabout a size 12 workboot up the backside!
>
> nb
>
Not funny.

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From somewhere very deep in the heart of Texas