On 7/24/2017 2:05 PM, l not -l wrote:

>> Try Stouffer's chicken parmesan. Sure, I can make it just as
>> good from
>> scratch at home. But not for $2.83 cents. Heck, chicken is
>>
>> expensive. Add the cost of fresh cheese, it's adding up fast.
>>
>> Jill
> Thanks for the suggestion; I'll pick one up next time I shop for
> "quick-fix" entrees for the freezer.
>

When I was working I kept one of their meat sauce lasagna in the freezer
for days I did not take lunch with me. Sure, home made is better but it
was good as is.

On 2017-07-24 1:57 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/24/2017 1:04 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>

> I used to buy a whole rib eye and BJs and cut 1" steaks. Now I get them
> cut 2" and my wife and I each eat half. We like the way the thick
> steaks cooks better to a medium rage with a nice outside sear. Works
> well with a thick T-bone too.

Some years back my wife took me to a cooking demonstration where they
did "California Cut" Strip steaks, which were 2" thick strip steaks cut
in half. We tried them a few times when we had a butcher who cut
steaks. They were grilled and then finished in a hot oven to a nice
medium rare. They were pretty good.

Sheldon wrote:

> I never bother to look at those frozen meals in the store's freezer
> case, the few times I tried them they made me gack, became crow
> food.... last time a couple years ago on a recomendation I bought a
> three pound tray of frozen swedish meatballs... inedible... shoulda
> been labeled greasy stale bread balls, shoulda known when meat was the
> third ingredient listed.


All that dreck is LOADED with salt, anyways you have to spend time and effort doctoring that stuff up, so why not just use made - from - scratch items.. I am single and very busy, but on weekends I'll cook plenty up to freeze for work lunches and the like...I'll have some veg prepped (I use a lot of frozen veg) to add to the frozen offerings. I'll have frozen items apportioned out in ziplocs so I can "mix 'n match" things. Very simple, no muss - no fuss...and I have a different lunch every day, 'though I don't mind eating the same things several days in a row...


--
Best
Greg

Terry Coombs wrote:
>Julie Bove wrote:
>>cshenk wrote:
>>>Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>cshenk wrote:
>>>> > Terry Coombs wrote:
>>>> > >jmcquown wrote:
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>> Here's an article which states they aren't all that. And no, they
>>>> >>> won't make you and your children have a better time together.
>>>> > > >
>>>> >>> http://time.com/4863064/amazon-meal-...apron-cooking/
>>>> > > >
>>>> >>> Meanwhile, sorry but I'd rather not. I'm pretty good putting
>>>> meals >>> together without someone sending ingredients in a box.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Me too ! And that stuff can't possibly compete with home grown
>>>> > > fruits and veggies . It may be as fresh as off the shelf grocery
>>>> > > store fare , but from the article it's $8 -$12 per serving . Our
>>>> > > dinner tonight might have cost us 3 bucks total , and we have
>>>> > > leftovers . For sure the locally-grown taters , okra , and
>>>> > > tomatoes we had were fresher
>>>> > Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home cooking but
>>>> > they jack the price way up and it's pretty pitiful at 8$ or more a
>>>> > serving for a single meal. I can eat out for less than that at many
>>>> > places.
>>>> >
>>>> > If someone here can't make a healthy meal for 3$ per person, they
>>>> > probably need to learn cooking/shopping skills. Fancy meals with
>>>> > steak shouldn't run over 5$ each.
>>>>
>>>> Where do you get good steak that's that cheap? Most of my meals are
>>>> based on cheap food but the other two that live here do love a good
>>>> streak. 4 good steaks from Central Market run about $40. And my
>>>> husband can easily eat two steaks in one meal. Even the lesser
>>>> quality steaks that I bought the other day from the same store were
>>>> about $5.99 per package. Two small steaks in each package. He ate one
>>>> package himself but I knew it wouldn't be enough for him so I padded
>>>> the meal out with soup, salad, fruit and potatoes.
>>>
>>> It's called portion control Julie, something your family may not use.
>>>
>>> Even bone in, a large serving is 1/2lb (8oz each) and that's 1/2 a
>>> 9.99lb cut of better steak. Those boxes won't have larger servings than
>>> that and are apt to be less than 8oz each by far.
>>
>> I'm not talking about the boxes. I already know that even if I were
>> interested in them, which I am not, the food wouldn't be enough for my
>> husband. He's a big eater. Your steak must be very cheap there. Good
>> ground beef here is $8.99 per pound, regular price.
>>
>> I just looked it up. Grass fed Chuck is $9.99 per pound. NY (which is
>> what my husband likes), ranges from about $15-26 per pound, depending
>> on grass fed or not and the store it is purchased at.
>
>DAYUM ! Where do you live ? We pay an average here of $3-$4 a pound
>for 80/20 ground beef. I try to get it on sale for $3 , but sometimes
>we run out before the next sale.
> Snag

DAYAM ! How can yoose eat that mystery meat... buy yourself a good
electric meat grinder... grind your own, that's the only way you can
know what/who is in it, and that it's freshly ground. You get $4
ground for $3 when it was ground three days ago. I wouldn't eat pre
ground were it free, preground is critter chow and not for your pets,
for wild outdoor critters, primarily crows.
Good selection/good prices:
http://www.cabelas.com/browse.cmd?ca...search=grinder
I like this one:
http://www.cabelas.com/product/CABEL...arch%3Dgrinder
And next time meat loaf is on the menu grind the veggies too
and save all that knife work, grind your old bread too, whole bunch
of parsley stems too.
If you like fishing grind em up for the best fish cakes.
After eating your first freshly ground burger you'll never eat
preground mystery meat again, you'll be ascared.

On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 21:42:37 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 7/23/2017 9:15 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
>> On 7/23/2017 6:11 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>> > Terry Coombs wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > > On 7/22/2017 6:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> >>> Here's an article which states they aren't all that. And no, they
>>>>> >>> won't make you and your children have a better time together.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> >>> http://time.com/4863064/amazon-meal-...apron-cooking/
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> >>> Meanwhile, sorry but I'd rather not. I'm pretty good putting
>>>>> meals >>> together without someone sending ingredients in a box.
>>>>> > > >
>>>>> >>> Jill
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Me too ! And that stuff can't possibly compete with home grown
>>>>> > > fruits and veggies . It may be as fresh as off the shelf grocery
>>>>> > > store fare , but from the article it's $8 -$12 per serving . Our
>>>>> > > dinner tonight might have cost us 3 bucks total , and we have
>>>>> > > leftovers . For sure the locally-grown taters , okra , and
>>>>> > > tomatoes we had were fresher ...
>>>>> > >
>>>>> >> --
>>>>> > >
>>>>> >> Snag
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home cooking but
>>>>> > they jack the price way up and it's pretty pitiful at 8$ or more a
>>>>> > serving for a single meal. I can eat out for less than that at many
>>>>> > places.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > If someone here can't make a healthy meal for 3$ per person, they
>>>>> > probably need to learn cooking/shopping skills. Fancy meals with
>>>>> > steak shouldn't run over 5$ each.
>>>>>
>>>>> Where do you get good steak that's that cheap? Most of my meals are
>>>>> based on cheap food but the other two that live here do love a good
>>>>> streak. 4 good steaks from Central Market run about $40. And my
>>>>> husband can easily eat two steaks in one meal. Even the lesser
>>>>> quality steaks that I bought the other day from the same store were
>>>>> about $5.99 per package. Two small steaks in each package. He ate one
>>>>> package himself but I knew it wouldn't be enough for him so I padded
>>>>> the meal out with soup, salad, fruit and potatoes.
>>>>
>>>> It's called portion control Julie, something your family may not use.
>>>>
>>>> Even bone in, a large serving is 1/2lb (8oz each) and that's 1/2 a
>>>> 9.99lb cut of better steak. Those boxes won't have larger servings than
>>>> that and are apt to be less than 8oz each by far.
>>>
>>> I'm not talking about the boxes. I already know that even if I were
>>> interested in them, which I am not, the food wouldn't be enough for my
>>> husband. He's a big eater. Your steak must be very cheap there. Good
>>> ground beef here is $8.99 per pound, regular price.
>>>
>>> I just looked it up. Grass fed Chuck is $9.99 per pound. NY (which is
>>> what my husband likes), ranges from about $15-26 per pound, depending
>>> on grass fed or not and the store it is purchased at.
>>
>> DAYUM ! Where do you live ? We pay an average here of $3-$4 a pound
>> for 80/20 ground beef . I try to get it on sale for $3 , but sometimes
>> we run out before the next sale .
>>
>> --
>>
>> Snag
>>
>She lives in a place that is in someone's dream.
>
>Jill

Um, nightmare!

On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 6:56:43 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>
> Bruce wrote:
> >
> > "Julie Bove" wrote:
> > >I don't like being surrounded by people with huge portions of food. Just
> > >seeing that kills my appetite.
> >
> > I know what you mean. I was at an all-you-can-eat a while ago and I
> > was so put off by the amounts people were eating, that I mainly dined
> > on a bottle of chardonnay.
>
> Both of you are still babies. I guess you both switched from
> Pampers to Depends by now since you are both old ppl....whining
> old people. Why in the world would you look at or even care what
> others in a restaurant have on their plates? Mind your own damn
> business. Eat at home not at restaurants with others.
>
> This is the dumbest complaint ever on RFC since I've been here.
>
>
I agree. Who the hell cares what is on someone else's plate?
They paid for it and if it bothers you two so much, take a book
with you. Better yet, TALK to your dining companion instead of
monitoring what someone is eating and how much.

On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:58:20 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>> >I don't like being surrounded by people with huge portions of food. Just
>> >seeing that kills my appetite.
>>
>> I know what you mean. I was at an all-you-can-eat a while ago and I
>> was so put off by the amounts people were eating, that I mainly dined
>> on a bottle of chardonnay.
>
>Both of you are still babies. I guess you both switched from
>Pampers to Depends by now since you are both old ppl....whining
>old people. Why in the world would you look at or even care what
>others in a restaurant have on their plates? Mind your own damn
>business. Eat at home not at restaurants with others.
>
>This is the dumbest complaint ever on RFC since I've been here.
>
>You both wouldn't want to go to a buffet with me. I *indulge* and
>usually ask for a wheelchair to take me out to my car when I pay
>the check. LOL heheheh

They are obviously fibbing, putting on air with their snobbishness...
truth be told the reason they patronize those all you can eat
emporiums is to show off by out-eating everyone there... people who
are put off by big eaters wouldn't go there.

Many years ago when driving cross country I pulled into a Golden
Corral in South Dakota, was the first eatery for a hundred miles...
mile after mile the billboards said All You Can Eat - $4.99.
The joint was packed but I was seated at a small corner table. It was
Lunch time on a Sunday so obviously church must have let out as most
were wearing their Sunday best bib overalls, even the women. These
were all over sized people and could they eat. The food was very good
but mostly I was entertained by the other patrons with butts so large
I don't know how they fit a John Deere saddle. And even wearing bib
overalls I could tell some of those Big Beautiful Woman were braless,
I could see those Elsie look alike Dairy Queens were so buxom they
couldn't buy OTC bras so rather than paying hundred$ for custom made
they went without... I enjoyed the show so much that I can't remember
what I ate but I did enjoy the dessert bar.

On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 22:19:01 +1000, Bruce >
wrote:

>On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 08:10:46 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>>Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>> >I don't like being surrounded by people with huge portions of food. Just
>>> >seeing that kills my appetite.
>>>
>>> I know what you mean. I was at an all-you-can-eat a while ago and I
>>> was so put off by the amounts people were eating, that I mainly dined
>>> on a bottle of chardonnay.
>>
>>You lie.
>
>About what?
>
>>Was it an "all-you-can-drink" buffet too?
>
>No, I had to pay for the entire bottle.

Hmm... last I was in Vegas the All You Can Eat buffets served no
alcohol... neither any other all you can eat buffet I've dined at... I
don't know why not but could well be because many of the patrons were
minors, several toddlers who ate for free.

On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 12:42:07 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 6:56:43 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>>
>> Both of you are still babies. I guess you both switched from
>> Pampers to Depends by now since you are both old ppl....whining
>> old people. Why in the world would you look at or even care what
>> others in a restaurant have on their plates? Mind your own damn
>> business. Eat at home not at restaurants with others.
>>
>> This is the dumbest complaint ever on RFC since I've been here.
>>
>>
>I agree. Who the hell cares what is on someone else's plate?
>They paid for it and if it bothers you two so much, take a book
>with you. Better yet, TALK to your dining companion instead of
>monitoring what someone is eating and how much.

What has been seen, cannot be unseen.

On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 15:57:02 -0400, wrote:

>On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:58:20 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>>Both of you are still babies. I guess you both switched from
>>Pampers to Depends by now since you are both old ppl....whining
>>old people. Why in the world would you look at or even care what
>>others in a restaurant have on their plates? Mind your own damn
>>business. Eat at home not at restaurants with others.
>>
>>This is the dumbest complaint ever on RFC since I've been here.
>>
>>You both wouldn't want to go to a buffet with me. I *indulge* and
>>usually ask for a wheelchair to take me out to my car when I pay
>>the check. LOL heheheh
>
>They are obviously fibbing, putting on air with their snobbishness...
>truth be told the reason they patronize those all you can eat
>emporiums is to show off by out-eating everyone there... people who
>are put off by big eaters wouldn't go there.

It was a social event that was organised by someone else. I wouldn't
have picked that place. I'd rather spend money on quality than on
quantity, because I don't eat huge amounts.

> wrote in message
...
> On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 6:56:43 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>>
>> Bruce wrote:
>> >
>> > "Julie Bove" wrote:
>> > >I don't like being surrounded by people with huge portions of food.
>> > >Just
>> > >seeing that kills my appetite.
>> >
>> > I know what you mean. I was at an all-you-can-eat a while ago and I
>> > was so put off by the amounts people were eating, that I mainly dined
>> > on a bottle of chardonnay.
>>
>> Both of you are still babies. I guess you both switched from
>> Pampers to Depends by now since you are both old ppl....whining
>> old people. Why in the world would you look at or even care what
>> others in a restaurant have on their plates? Mind your own damn
>> business. Eat at home not at restaurants with others.
>>
>> This is the dumbest complaint ever on RFC since I've been here.
>>
>>
> I agree. Who the hell cares what is on someone else's plate?
> They paid for it and if it bothers you two so much, take a book
> with you. Better yet, TALK to your dining companion instead of
> monitoring what someone is eating and how much.

But it IS the dining companion who is eating the huge amount of food. And
*I'm* paying for it.

> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:58:20 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>>Bruce wrote:
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>> >I don't like being surrounded by people with huge portions of food.
>>> >Just
>>> >seeing that kills my appetite.
>>>
>>> I know what you mean. I was at an all-you-can-eat a while ago and I
>>> was so put off by the amounts people were eating, that I mainly dined
>>> on a bottle of chardonnay.
>>
>>Both of you are still babies. I guess you both switched from
>>Pampers to Depends by now since you are both old ppl....whining
>>old people. Why in the world would you look at or even care what
>>others in a restaurant have on their plates? Mind your own damn
>>business. Eat at home not at restaurants with others.
>>
>>This is the dumbest complaint ever on RFC since I've been here.
>>
>>You both wouldn't want to go to a buffet with me. I *indulge* and
>>usually ask for a wheelchair to take me out to my car when I pay
>>the check. LOL heheheh
>
> They are obviously fibbing, putting on air with their snobbishness...
> truth be told the reason they patronize those all you can eat
> emporiums is to show off by out-eating everyone there... people who
> are put off by big eaters wouldn't go there.
>
> Many years ago when driving cross country I pulled into a Golden
> Corral in South Dakota, was the first eatery for a hundred miles...
> mile after mile the billboards said All You Can Eat - $4.99.
> The joint was packed but I was seated at a small corner table. It was
> Lunch time on a Sunday so obviously church must have let out as most
> were wearing their Sunday best bib overalls, even the women. These
> were all over sized people and could they eat. The food was very good
> but mostly I was entertained by the other patrons with butts so large
> I don't know how they fit a John Deere saddle. And even wearing bib
> overalls I could tell some of those Big Beautiful Woman were braless,
> I could see those Elsie look alike Dairy Queens were so buxom they
> couldn't buy OTC bras so rather than paying hundred$ for custom made
> they went without... I enjoyed the show so much that I can't remember
> what I ate but I did enjoy the dessert bar.

I was not talking about a buffet place. I mentioned a steakhouse where they
serve 2 pound steaks. To see someone eating that and getting sick while
eating it is just not something pleasant to me.

On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 3:26:28 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
>
> > I agree. Who the hell cares what is on someone else's plate?
> > They paid for it and if it bothers you two so much, take a book
> > with you. Better yet, TALK to your dining companion instead of
> > monitoring what someone is eating and how much.
>
> But it IS the dining companion who is eating the huge amount of food. And
> *I'm* paying for it.
>
>
Why do I feel like you're lying as always? Buffets are one price
and one price only. Whether they ate one plate or ten plates of
food the price is the same. You were probably offended because
they chose to eat something that most normal people eat but you
wanted to get ****y with an 'ewwwwwwwwww' because all you eat is
fart pellets, aka beans.

If it was a regular restaurant where you paid for the meal and
no seconds, thirds, fifths, or ten plates were available, suck
it up, pay, and shut up.

On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:48:56 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 3:26:28 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> > wrote in message
>>
>> > I agree. Who the hell cares what is on someone else's plate?
>> > They paid for it and if it bothers you two so much, take a book
>> > with you. Better yet, TALK to your dining companion instead of
>> > monitoring what someone is eating and how much.
>>
>> But it IS the dining companion who is eating the huge amount of food. And
>> *I'm* paying for it.
>>
>>
>Why do I feel like you're lying as always? Buffets are one price
>and one price only. Whether they ate one plate or ten plates of
>food the price is the same. You were probably offended because
>they chose to eat something that most normal people eat but you
>wanted to get ****y with an 'ewwwwwwwwww'

Like zucchini?

On 2017-07-24 5:48 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 3:26:28 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> > wrote in message
>>
>>> I agree. Who the hell cares what is on someone else's plate?
>>> They paid for it and if it bothers you two so much, take a book
>>> with you. Better yet, TALK to your dining companion instead of
>>> monitoring what someone is eating and how much.
>>
>> But it IS the dining companion who is eating the huge amount of food. And
>> *I'm* paying for it.
>>
>>
> Why do I feel like you're lying as always?

Perhaps you are relying too much on past experiences.


> Buffets are one price
> and one price only. Whether they ate one plate or ten plates of
> food the price is the same.

Perhaps what she means is that the operators jack up their prices
because they know that some people will make pigs of themselves.
There is no doubt that some people do. That is why they set them out to
encourage people to go for the cheap filler like salads and pasta salads
on the way to the more expensive meat dishes.


>You were probably offended because
> they chose to eat something that most normal people eat but you
> wanted to get ****y with an 'ewwwwwwwwww' because all you eat is
> fart pellets, aka beans.

I can see some advantages to her family going there. Between their
collective food aversions there should be something that they can eat.

Personally, I avoid all you can eat buffets. I would rather have a small
amount of good food than all I can eat crap. On the rare occasion that I
go to a buffet I skip the cheap filler. I go right past the salads,
pasta, rice and potatoes and search out shrimp, crab and lobster.

On 7/24/2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 21:42:37 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/23/2017 9:15 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
>>> On 7/23/2017 6:11 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I just looked it up. Grass fed Chuck is $9.99 per pound. NY (which is
>>>> what my husband likes), ranges from about $15-26 per pound, depending
>>>> on grass fed or not and the store it is purchased at.
>>>
>>> DAYUM ! Where do you live ? We pay an average here of $3-$4 a pound
>>> for 80/20 ground beef . I try to get it on sale for $3 , but sometimes
>>> we run out before the next sale .
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Snag
>>>
>> She lives in a place that is in someone's dream.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Um, nightmare!
>
Too true. Doesn't matter, she wouldn't like whatever cut if it cost $50/lb.

Jill

Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 2017-07-23 6:22 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > It's called portion control Julie, something your family may not
> > use.
> >
> > Even bone in, a large serving is 1/2lb (8oz each) and that's 1/2 a
> > 9.99lb cut of better steak. Those boxes won't have larger servings
> > than that and are apt to be less than 8oz each by far.
> >
>
> There is a big difference between recommended serving sizes and what
> many people expect. Our meat bill is a lot lower when I shop than
> when my wife does, because she eats a lot more meat than I do and
> serves me more than I would serve myself. I would be happy with half
> a NY strip, but she thinks one each is appropriate. I always find it
> interesting that she she gets on my case about some things I am not
> supposed to eat because of my coronary issue, but them continues to
> serve me at least twice as much fish as I should eat.

Interesting! Fish is *generally* ok but grant some types need to be
limited. Meantime, beef here tends to be a side dish/garnish or a
topping to another dish.

Thats ok, we seem to be 'low red meat eaters' here. I know that's not
the normal in this group and no blame to any who eat more.

--

On 7/24/2017 2:05 PM, l not -l wrote:
> On 24-Jul-2017, jmcquown > wrote:
>
>> On 7/23/2017 3:45 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>> On 23-Jul-2017, Wayne Boatwright >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun 23 Jul 2017 06:34:47a, jmcquown told us...
>>>>
>>>>> On 7/23/2017 6:59 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you are very busy, or are inconvenienced then a
>>>>>>> delivered
>>>>>>> meal might be tempting. They have 'Meals to go" in my
>>>>>>> supermarket but I don't bother, not my sort of taste and
>>>>>>> expensive, but they sell.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> While I'm still working, a good frozen dinner is fine for
>>>>>> me
>>>>>> on
>>>>>> busy days. If I run out of home-cooked-and-frozen meals, I
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> no problem buying some of the commercial frozen dinners. I
>>>>>> always
>>>>>> keep a few favorites on hand. They have vastly improved
>>>>>> since the
>>>>>> 1960's Swanson frozen turkey dinners. I don't turn my nose
>>>>>> up at
>>>>>> anything.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I love to cook but not so much after a long day at work
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> still chores at home to do.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Stouffer's makes some tasty frozen entrees The thing
>>>>> about
>>>>> these dinner kits is you still have to do all the work:
>>>>> chop
>>>>> and
>>>>> cook the veggies and the meat, add seasonings. The only
>>>>> real
>>>>> convenience is someone put the *ingredients* in a box and
>>>>> sent it
>>>>> to you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The only Stouffer's dinner that I really like is their
>>>> stuffed
>>>> peppers, and I think they're as good as what I make at home.
>>> +1-ish
>>> One of the rare frozen dinners I like isthe Stouffer's
>>> stuffed
>>> peppers; the only other I can think of is Stouffer's Lasagna.
>>> These are my goto items when I don't have time to cook
>>> something
>>> and have no tasty leftovers to eat.
>>>
>> Try Stouffer's chicken parmesan. Sure, I can make it just as
>> good from scratch at home. But not for $2.83 cents. Heck, chicken is
>> expensive. Add the cost of fresh cheese, it's adding up fast.
>>
>> Jill
> Thanks for the suggestion; I'll pick one up next time I shop for
> "quick-fix" entrees for the freezer.
>
I just don't always feel like cooking. And BTW, they don't have to be
microwaved. There are oven instructions so the coating on the chicken
stays crisp. Well, as crisp as possible when topped with cheese.

Jill

On 7/24/2017 2:36 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/24/2017 2:05 PM, l not -l wrote:
>
>>> Try Stouffer's chicken parmesan. Sure, I can make it just as
>>> good from
>>> scratch at home. But not for $2.83 cents. Heck, chicken is
>>>
>>> expensive. Add the cost of fresh cheese, it's adding up fast.
>>>
>>> Jill
>> Thanks for the suggestion; I'll pick one up next time I shop for
>> "quick-fix" entrees for the freezer.
>>
>
> When I was working I kept one of their meat sauce lasagna in the freezer
> for days I did not take lunch with me. Sure, home made is better but it
> was good as is.

Yep, Stouffer's lasagna is good. I've made it many times from scratch
(used to freeze it in single serve portions to take to work for lunch).
But for when I don't feel like cooking all the ingredients and
assembling lasagna, Stouffer's works.

Jill

jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 7/23/2017 8:19 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 7/23/2017 7:11 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >
> >
> > > I'm not talking about the boxes.
>
> Of course you aren't. You want to hijack the thread and make it
> about what your family won't eat.
>
> > I already know that even if I were
> > > interested in them, which I am not, the food wouldn't be enough
> > > for my husband. He's a big eater. Your steak must be very cheap
> > > there. Good ground beef here is $8.99 per pound, regular price.
> > >
> Steak can be fairly inexpensive. I watch for sales.

So do I. It's not at all hard to get something decent for less than
7$lb in the beef range and terribly easy to do it with Lamb or pork
loin (which is less automatically).

wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > Jill McQuown wrote:
> > > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >> >Julie Bove wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> I'm not talking about the boxes.
> >>
> >> Of course you aren't. You want to hijack the thread and make it
> about >> what your family won't eat.
> >>
> >> > I already know that even if I were
> >> >> interested in them, which I am not, the food wouldn't be enough
> for my >> >> husband. He's a big eater. Your steak must be very cheap
> there. *Good * >> >> ground beef here is $8.99 per pound, regular
> price.
>
> *See comment below.
>
> >> Steak can be fairly inexpensive. I watch for sales.
> >>
> >> >> I just looked it up. Grass fed Chuck is $9.99 per pound. NY
> (which is >> >> what my husband likes), ranges from about $15-26 per
> pound, >>
> >> Which is it? $9.99 per pound or $15-26 per pound? Make up your
> mind. >> I often find good cuts of steak for $3.99 lb.
> >
> > Grass-fed chuck is $9.99 per pound.
> > NY (probably New York strip) is $15-26 per pound.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> Here in NY bone-in chuck steak is around $5/lb.
> NY boneless strip steak runs between $7-$8/lb
> Those are everyday prices at the Tops Market in town, sometimes on
> sale in family packs. This is all USDA Choice.
> I can buy grass fed orgasm beef from the farmer who cuts my hay but I
> don't like it, much too dry and slightly gamey. They may call it
> grass fed but truth is it's pasture fed (fed the same as goats and
> sheep), they eat most every weed growing and rarely any actual grass.
>
> *There's no such thing as "Good" ground beef unless you grind it
> yourself.

Hey fellow meat grinder, I've found the following works well for *us*.
1lb chuck, 1lb eye of round, 1/2lb pork loin, 1/2lb pork butt. I know
it's not 'pure' but it's working and the fat balance seems right for us.

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On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:28:56 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 7/24/2017 2:36 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 7/24/2017 2:05 PM, l not -l wrote:
>>
>>>> Try Stouffer's chicken parmesan. Sure, I can make it just as
>>>> good from
>>>> scratch at home. But not for $2.83 cents. Heck, chicken is
>>>>
>>>> expensive. Add the cost of fresh cheese, it's adding up fast.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> Thanks for the suggestion; I'll pick one up next time I shop for
>>> "quick-fix" entrees for the freezer.
>>>
>>
>> When I was working I kept one of their meat sauce lasagna in the freezer
>> for days I did not take lunch with me. Sure, home made is better but it
>> was good as is.
>
>Yep, Stouffer's lasagna is good. I've made it many times from scratch
>(used to freeze it in single serve portions to take to work for lunch).
> But for when I don't feel like cooking all the ingredients and
>assembling lasagna, Stouffer's works.

Ingredients

Sauce: Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Water, Cooked Beef, Dry
Curd Cottage Cheese (Cultured Skim Milk, Enzymes), Modified
Cornstarch, Salt, Bleached Wheat Flour, Dehydrated Onions, Sugar
Spices, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Dehydrated Garlic, Soy Sauce (Water,
Soybeans, Wheat, Salt), Carrageenan, Dextrose, Soybean Oil. Cooked
Pasta: Water, Semolina. Cheese: Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella
Cheese (Pasteurized Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes),
Parmesan Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Modified Cornstarch

I don't know what kind of idiot bleaches wheat, but other than that
not bad.

On 7/23/2017 8:22 PM, wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 16:28:00 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
>> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>>> On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 02:21:26 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sat 22 Jul 2017 04:45:12p, jmcquown told us...
>>>>
>>>>> Here's an article which states they aren't all that. And no, they
>>>>> won't make you and your children have a better time together.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://time.com/4863064/amazon-meal-...apron-cooking/
>>>>>
>>>>> Meanwhile, sorry but I'd rather not. I'm pretty good putting
>>>>> meals together without someone sending ingredients in a box.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>> I can see situations where it would be useful - there's a woman down
>>> the hall from me who fell, smashed her arm and broke her hip. She is
>>> home finally after time in rehab, this would solve a few problems for
>>> her! Back in the day when we were both working, had three kids, I
>>> would have enjoyed a break occasionally. Usually the night we picked
>>> up the groceries we would swing past KFC but an alternative would have
>>> been nice once in awhile.
>>>
>>> If you are very busy, or are inconvenienced then a delivered meal
>>> might be tempting. They have 'Meals to go" in my supermarket but I
>>> don't bother, not my sort of taste and expensive, but they sell.
>>
>> Hi Lucretia,
>>
>> There may be a mis-link here. The stuff they are talking about is not
>> a prepared meal, but a box that has the ingredients and you chop them
>> up and prepare per the recipe. It may for example have 4 baby potatoes
>> that you chop in 1/2 and roll in the included olive oil (for 5$lb or
>> more cost for that item). It may have a shrimp dish where the shrimp
>> works out as 40$lb
>
> The mis-link is you! I know what they are from ads, here they
> certainly make it plain you do the prep and cooking. Just the same,
> for her to be able to phone up, choose what she wants and have it
> delivered would be an option. Currently she can't drive because of
> her arm.
>
> I can think of other reasons some people might like to use them, the
> world does not exist on just the people here. Can you tell me why
> they advertise and clearly sell them if nobody is buying?
>
They sell because people are gullible?

I posted a link to an article about delivered meal kits. Can't help it
if you dont like what Carol had to say about it. Why so argumentative?

I'm sorry your neighbor broke her hip and her arm. I doubt if I had a
broken arm I'd be up to chopping vegetables sent in one of these meal kits.

There really isn't any no debate about who is buying these products.
They are targeted to people who don't normally cook. They're willing to
pay to have it all put together.

BTW, don't look up "Blue Apron" online. I made that mistake and
immediately started receiving a bunch of junk email from them.

Jill

Terry Coombs wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 7/23/2017 6:11 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> >"cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > >
> > > >
> >>>"cshenk" > wrote in message
> > > > ...
> >>>> Terry Coombs wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > > > >
> >>>> > On 7/22/2017 6:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>>>> Here's an article which states they aren't all that. And no,
> they >>>>>> won't make you and your children have a better time
> together. >>>> > >
> >>>>>> http://time.com/4863064/amazon-meal-...apron-cooking/
> >>>> > >
> >>>>>> Meanwhile, sorry but I'd rather not. I'm pretty good putting
> >>>meals >>> together without someone sending ingredients in a box.
> >>>> > >
> >>>>>> Jill
> >>>> >
> >>>> > Me too ! And that stuff can't possibly compete with home grown
> >>>> > fruits and veggies . It may be as fresh as off the shelf
> grocery >>>> > store fare , but from the article it's $8 -$12 per
> serving . Our >>>> > dinner tonight might have cost us 3 bucks total
> , and we have >>>> > leftovers . For sure the locally-grown taters ,
> okra , and >>>> > tomatoes we had were fresher ...
> >>>> >
> >>>>> --
> >>>> >
> >>>>> Snag
> > > > >
> >>>> Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home cooking
> but >>>> they jack the price way up and it's pretty pitiful at 8$ or
> more a >>>> serving for a single meal. I can eat out for less than
> that at many >>>> places.
> > > > >
> >>>> If someone here can't make a healthy meal for 3$ per person, they
> >>>> probably need to learn cooking/shopping skills. Fancy meals with
> >>>> steak shouldn't run over 5$ each.
> > > >
> > > > Where do you get good steak that's that cheap? Most of my meals
> > > > are based on cheap food but the other two that live here do
> > > > love a good streak. 4 good steaks from Central Market run about
> > > > $40. And my husband can easily eat two steaks in one meal. Even
> > > > the lesser quality steaks that I bought the other day from the
> > > > same store were about $5.99 per package. Two small steaks in
> > > > each package. He ate one package himself but I knew it wouldn't
> > > > be enough for him so I padded the meal out with soup, salad,
> > > > fruit and potatoes.
> > >
> > > It's called portion control Julie, something your family may not
> > > use.
> > >
> > > Even bone in, a large serving is 1/2lb (8oz each) and that's 1/2 a
> > > 9.99lb cut of better steak. Those boxes won't have larger
> > > servings than that and are apt to be less than 8oz each by far.
> >
> > I'm not talking about the boxes. I already know that even if I were
> > interested in them, which I am not, the food wouldn't be enough for
> > my husband. He's a big eater. Your steak must be very cheap there.
> > Good ground beef here is $8.99 per pound, regular price.
> >
> > I just looked it up. Grass fed Chuck is $9.99 per pound. NY (which
> > is what my husband likes), ranges from about $15-26 per pound,
> > depending on grass fed or not and the store it is purchased at.
>
> DAYUM ! Where do you live ? We pay an average here of $3-$4 a pound
> for 80/20 ground beef . I try to get it on sale for $3 , but
> sometimes we run out before the next sale .
>
> --
>
> Snag

Smile, be at ease. She lives in her own place on prices as you can see
the rest of us explaining.

I generally grind my own (hubby likes some raw and I no longer trues
the stores too well on that). My mix runs about 2.99lb on average.
Sometimes less and sometimes a little more.

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wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Terry Coombs wrote:
> > Julie Bove wrote:
> > > cshenk wrote:
> > > > Julie Bove wrote:
> > > > > cshenk wrote:
> >>>> > Terry Coombs wrote:
> >>>> > >jmcquown wrote:
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> Here's an article which states they aren't all that. And
> no, they >>>> >>> won't make you and your children have a better time
> together. >>>> > > >
> >>>> >>> http://time.com/4863064/amazon-meal-...apron-cooking/
> >>>> > > >
> >>>> >>> Meanwhile, sorry but I'd rather not. I'm pretty good putting
> >>>> meals >>> together without someone sending ingredients in a box.
> >>>> > >
> >>>> > > Me too ! And that stuff can't possibly compete with home
> grown >>>> > > fruits and veggies . It may be as fresh as off the
> shelf grocery >>>> > > store fare , but from the article it's $8 -$12
> per serving . Our >>>> > > dinner tonight might have cost us 3 bucks
> total , and we have >>>> > > leftovers . For sure the locally-grown
> taters , okra , and >>>> > > tomatoes we had were fresher
> >>>> > Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home
> cooking but >>>> > they jack the price way up and it's pretty pitiful
> at 8$ or more a >>>> > serving for a single meal. I can eat out for
> less than that at many >>>> > places.
> >>>> >
> >>>> > If someone here can't make a healthy meal for 3$ per person,
> they >>>> > probably need to learn cooking/shopping skills. Fancy
> meals with >>>> > steak shouldn't run over 5$ each.
> > > > >
> >>>> Where do you get good steak that's that cheap? Most of my meals
> are >>>> based on cheap food but the other two that live here do love
> a good >>>> streak. 4 good steaks from Central Market run about $40.
> And my >>>> husband can easily eat two steaks in one meal. Even the
> lesser >>>> quality steaks that I bought the other day from the same
> store were >>>> about $5.99 per package. Two small steaks in each
> package. He ate one >>>> package himself but I knew it wouldn't be
> enough for him so I padded >>>> the meal out with soup, salad, fruit
> and potatoes.
> > > >
> >>> It's called portion control Julie, something your family may not
> use.
> > > >
> >>> Even bone in, a large serving is 1/2lb (8oz each) and that's 1/2 a
> >>> 9.99lb cut of better steak. Those boxes won't have larger
> servings than >>> that and are apt to be less than 8oz each by far.
> > >
> >> I'm not talking about the boxes. I already know that even if I
> were >> interested in them, which I am not, the food wouldn't be
> enough for my >> husband. He's a big eater. Your steak must be very
> cheap there. Good >> ground beef here is $8.99 per pound, regular
> price.
> > >
> >> I just looked it up. Grass fed Chuck is $9.99 per pound. NY (which
> is >> what my husband likes), ranges from about $15-26 per pound,
> depending >> on grass fed or not and the store it is purchased at.
> >
> > DAYUM ! Where do you live ? We pay an average here of $3-$4 a pound
> > for 80/20 ground beef. I try to get it on sale for $3 , but
> > sometimes we run out before the next sale.
> > Snag
>
> DAYAM ! How can yoose eat that mystery meat... buy yourself a good
> electric meat grinder... grind your own, that's the only way you can
> know what/who is in it, and that it's freshly ground. You get $4
> ground for $3 when it was ground three days ago. I wouldn't eat pre
> ground were it free, preground is critter chow and not for your pets,
> for wild outdoor critters, primarily crows.
> Good selection/good prices:
> http://www.cabelas.com/browse.cmd?ca...Q_search=grind
> er I like this one:
> http://www.cabelas.com/product/CABEL...NDER/2277622.u
> ts?searchPath=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D7340950 80%26CQ_search%3Dgri
> nder And next time meat loaf is on the menu grind the veggies too
> and save all that knife work, grind your old bread too, whole bunch
> of parsley stems too. If you like fishing grind em up for the best
> fish cakes. After eating your first freshly ground burger you'll
> never eat preground mystery meat again, you'll be ascared.

SLOBBER!

http://www.cabelas.com/product/CARNI...3.uts?searchPa
th=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D734095080%26CQ_sea rch%3Dgrinder

I want THAT ONE!

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Terry Coombs wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 7/23/2017 4:10 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > Terry Coombs wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > > On 7/22/2017 6:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > Here's an article which states they aren't all that. And no,
> > > > they won't make you and your children have a better time
> > > > together.
> > > >
> > > > http://time.com/4863064/amazon-meal-...apron-cooking/
> > > >
> > > > Meanwhile, sorry but I'd rather not. I'm pretty good putting
> > > > meals together without someone sending ingredients in a box.
> > > >
> > > > Jill
> > > Me too ! And that stuff can't possibly compete with home grown
> > > fruits and veggies . It may be as fresh as off the shelf grocery
> > > store fare , but from the article it's $8 -$12 per serving . Our
> > > dinner tonight might have cost us 3 bucks total , and we have
> > > leftovers . For sure the locally-grown taters , okra , and
> > > tomatoes we had were fresher ...
> > >
> >> --
> > >
> >> Snag
> > Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home cooking but
> > they jack the price way up and it's pretty pitiful at 8$ or more a
> > serving for a single meal. I can eat out for less than that at many
> > places.
> >
> > If someone here can't make a healthy meal for 3$ per person, they
> > probably need to learn cooking/shopping skills. Fancy meals with
> > steak shouldn't run over 5$ each.
> >
> I've got some ribeye steaks out in the freezer that cost me 4 bucks a
> pound ... We catch a local store's semi-annual gigantic meat sales .
> And they don't adulterate their meat with "solutions" (except
> prepackaged chicken , oh well). I usually buy pork loin strips , some
> kind of beef steak/roasts , chicken breasts etc , all in quantity .
> It gets repackaged in portions for two and frozen .
>
> --
>
> Snag

I haven't lucked into ribeye at that price locally but I have seen it
at 5.99 many a time.

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Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
> ...
> > We like beef tenderloin steaks. If I ask, the butcher at the grocery
> > store will cut me 6 8-ounce steaks (about $10 each) and I'll freeze
> > them. They are all exactly the same thickness, so they are easy to
> > cook to medium-rare.
> >
> > I'l often cook one steak and we'll share it (I get 3 ounces and he
> > gets 5) along with a baked potato and some salad. It's a good easy
> > dinner.
>
> I had not heard that term before. I did look it up and it appears to
> be filet mignon. Wouldn't be enough meat for my husband. 8 oz. is a
> mere snack for him. He would prefer 24 oz. I kid you not. That is why
> I don't make steak very often.
>
> This is his favorite restaurant.
>
> http://www.cattlemens.com/restaurants/
>
> I refused to go there. Just not my kind of food and he went there
> often enough (IMO) with people from work. I am not positive which
> steak he ordered but it was one of the biggest ones. He said he would
> eat mostly the steak and maybe dessert.
>
> I don't like being surrounded by people with huge portions of food.
> Just seeing that kills my appetite.

Julie, you may want to back down on all the thread. You are trying to
keep others from even discussing it while you post how your hubby can't
handle a normal meal.

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Ed Pawlowski wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 7/23/2017 5:10 PM, cshenk wrote:
>
> >
> > Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home cooking but
> > they jack the price way up and it's pretty pitiful at 8$ or more a
> > serving for a single meal. I can eat out for less than that at many
> > places.
>
> A protiesm starch, and veggie? Maybe a bowl of soup.

Not talking about eating out there Ed.

> Aside from fast food or a slice of pizza I don't know of any place
> around here where you can get a meal for $8. Some of the chains like
> Applebees and Chilis have a 2 for $20 deal, but by the time you add
> in a beverage and tip you are about $30+
>
> >
> > If someone here can't make a healthy meal for 3$ per person, they
> > probably need to learn cooking/shopping skills. Fancy meals with
> > steak shouldn't run over 5$ each.
> >
>
> Agree you can do a lot with $3,

Here's some real basics. Hard NOT to find here.

16oz frozen veggies, birdseye, hanover hills, local store brand: 5/5$
(or less), 50 cents a serving but we eat a lot of veggies

2lb loaf bread home made, 45cents total (18 servings or 2 cents each)

28oz tomato canned (stewed, crushed, sauce etc) 1-1.25 each (sales
constant). Generally 7 servings at abut 20 cents each.

Pasta (maybe 5cents) with 5.99lb shrimp (4oz each for 1.50 each). 2.25
each unless I missed something.
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> wrote in message
...
> On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 3:26:28 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> > wrote in message
>>
>> > I agree. Who the hell cares what is on someone else's plate?
>> > They paid for it and if it bothers you two so much, take a book
>> > with you. Better yet, TALK to your dining companion instead of
>> > monitoring what someone is eating and how much.
>>
>> But it IS the dining companion who is eating the huge amount of food. And
>> *I'm* paying for it.
>>
>>
> Why do I feel like you're lying as always? Buffets are one price
> and one price only. Whether they ate one plate or ten plates of
> food the price is the same. You were probably offended because
> they chose to eat something that most normal people eat but you
> wanted to get ****y with an 'ewwwwwwwwww' because all you eat is
> fart pellets, aka beans.

I wasn't talking about a buffet. I mentioned a specifc restaurant. Let me
put the link up again.

http://www.cattlemens.com/

Yes, they have things in smaller portions but the person who wanted to dine
there, wanted to get one of the huge steaks. Do you eat a 2 pound steak?
Thought not. Some restaurants just love serving huge portions. The Great
American Food And Beverage Company was another such place. They're long
gone. The intent of that place was to have people share a dish. That's what
we did when we went there. And by "we", I mean my high school friends and I.

Beans are not the only thing I eat but they are my favorite food.
>
> If it was a regular restaurant where you paid for the meal and
> no seconds, thirds, fifths, or ten plates were available, suck
> it up, pay, and shut up.

It was a regular restaurant that is known for its huge steaks.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:48:56 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
>>On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 3:26:28 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>>
>>> > I agree. Who the hell cares what is on someone else's plate?
>>> > They paid for it and if it bothers you two so much, take a book
>>> > with you. Better yet, TALK to your dining companion instead of
>>> > monitoring what someone is eating and how much.
>>>
>>> But it IS the dining companion who is eating the huge amount of food.
>>> And
>>> *I'm* paying for it.
>>>
>>>
>>Why do I feel like you're lying as always? Buffets are one price
>>and one price only. Whether they ate one plate or ten plates of
>>food the price is the same. You were probably offended because
>>they chose to eat something that most normal people eat but you
>>wanted to get ****y with an 'ewwwwwwwwww'
>
> Like zucchini?

I eat that. Beets too.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2017-07-24 5:48 PM, wrote:
>> On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 3:26:28 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>>
>>>> I agree. Who the hell cares what is on someone else's plate?
>>>> They paid for it and if it bothers you two so much, take a book
>>>> with you. Better yet, TALK to your dining companion instead of
>>>> monitoring what someone is eating and how much.
>>>
>>> But it IS the dining companion who is eating the huge amount of food.
>>> And
>>> *I'm* paying for it.
>>>
>>>
>> Why do I feel like you're lying as always?
>
> Perhaps you are relying too much on past experiences.
>
>
>> Buffets are one price
>> and one price only. Whether they ate one plate or ten plates of
>> food the price is the same.
>
> Perhaps what she means is that the operators jack up their prices because
> they know that some people will make pigs of themselves.
> There is no doubt that some people do. That is why they set them out to
> encourage people to go for the cheap filler like salads and pasta salads
> on the way to the more expensive meat dishes.

Here's the link again.

http://www.cattlemens.com/

This is not a buffet place. I have checked recently. The only place anywhere
even close to here that has a buffet that is not specifically Thai, Indian
or Asian is in Marysville. We haven't been there in years. My husband
dislikes buffets. So even when we did live near them, we didn't go very
often. Fine by me because overall, steam table food doesn't impress me.
>
>
>>You were probably offended because
>> they chose to eat something that most normal people eat but you
>> wanted to get ****y with an 'ewwwwwwwwww' because all you eat is
>> fart pellets, aka beans.
>
> I can see some advantages to her family going there. Between their
> collective food aversions there should be something that they can eat.

That part is true and they do have salad bars. Daughter and I eat mostly
that anyway. But there are none here so that's a moot point.
>
> Personally, I avoid all you can eat buffets. I would rather have a small
> amount of good food than all I can eat crap. On the rare occasion that I
> go to a buffet I skip the cheap filler. I go right past the salads, pasta,
> rice and potatoes and search out shrimp, crab and lobster.

This is why buffets are a waste of money for me. Not that most of them have
seafood and if they do, there is usually an extra charge. I probably eat
$2-3 of food at the most. Only advantage is if the salad bar is very good.
And by very good, I mean loaded with all kinds of veggies and toppings.
Because to get that variety of things at home does cost a lot and creates
waste.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On 2017-07-23 6:22 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> > It's called portion control Julie, something your family may not
>> > use.
>> >
>> > Even bone in, a large serving is 1/2lb (8oz each) and that's 1/2 a
>> > 9.99lb cut of better steak. Those boxes won't have larger servings
>> > than that and are apt to be less than 8oz each by far.
>> >
>>
>> There is a big difference between recommended serving sizes and what
>> many people expect. Our meat bill is a lot lower when I shop than
>> when my wife does, because she eats a lot more meat than I do and
>> serves me more than I would serve myself. I would be happy with half
>> a NY strip, but she thinks one each is appropriate. I always find it
>> interesting that she she gets on my case about some things I am not
>> supposed to eat because of my coronary issue, but them continues to
>> serve me at least twice as much fish as I should eat.
>
> Interesting! Fish is *generally* ok but grant some types need to be
> limited. Meantime, beef here tends to be a side dish/garnish or a
> topping to another dish.
>
> Thats ok, we seem to be 'low red meat eaters' here. I know that's not
> the normal in this group and no blame to any who eat more.

I don't eat a lot of meat no matter the type but when I do eat it, it's
usually ground beef.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "Doris Night" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > We like beef tenderloin steaks. If I ask, the butcher at the grocery
>> > store will cut me 6 8-ounce steaks (about $10 each) and I'll freeze
>> > them. They are all exactly the same thickness, so they are easy to
>> > cook to medium-rare.
>> >
>> > I'l often cook one steak and we'll share it (I get 3 ounces and he
>> > gets 5) along with a baked potato and some salad. It's a good easy
>> > dinner.
>>
>> I had not heard that term before. I did look it up and it appears to
>> be filet mignon. Wouldn't be enough meat for my husband. 8 oz. is a
>> mere snack for him. He would prefer 24 oz. I kid you not. That is why
>> I don't make steak very often.
>>
>> This is his favorite restaurant.
>>
>> http://www.cattlemens.com/restaurants/
>>
>> I refused to go there. Just not my kind of food and he went there
>> often enough (IMO) with people from work. I am not positive which
>> steak he ordered but it was one of the biggest ones. He said he would
>> eat mostly the steak and maybe dessert.
>>
>> I don't like being surrounded by people with huge portions of food.
>> Just seeing that kills my appetite.
>
> Julie, you may want to back down on all the thread. You are trying to
> keep others from even discussing it while you post how your hubby can't
> handle a normal meal.

Oh! So now *you're* in charge?

I don't like this. I'd rather have Ed, Cheri, Ophelia or Ken. Sorry. My
opinion.

Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > >
> >>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> >>> We like beef tenderloin steaks. If I ask, the butcher at the
> grocery >>> store will cut me 6 8-ounce steaks (about $10 each) and
> I'll freeze >>> them. They are all exactly the same thickness, so
> they are easy to >>> cook to medium-rare.
> > > >
> >>> I'l often cook one steak and we'll share it (I get 3 ounces and he
> >>> gets 5) along with a baked potato and some salad. It's a good easy
> >>> dinner.
> > >
> > > I had not heard that term before. I did look it up and it appears
> > > to be filet mignon. Wouldn't be enough meat for my husband. 8 oz.
> > > is a mere snack for him. He would prefer 24 oz. I kid you not.
> > > That is why I don't make steak very often.
> > >
> > > This is his favorite restaurant.
> > >
> > > http://www.cattlemens.com/restaurants/
> > >
> > > I refused to go there. Just not my kind of food and he went there
> > > often enough (IMO) with people from work. I am not positive which
> > > steak he ordered but it was one of the biggest ones. He said he
> > > would eat mostly the steak and maybe dessert.
> > >
> > > I don't like being surrounded by people with huge portions of
> > > food. Just seeing that kills my appetite.
> >
> > Julie, you may want to back down on all the thread. You are trying
> > to keep others from even discussing it while you post how your
> > hubby can't handle a normal meal.
>
> Oh! So now you're in charge?
>
> I don't like this. I'd rather have Ed, Cheri, Ophelia or Ken. Sorry.
> My opinion.

Julie, I'm trying to explain you don't have to reply to every message
in every thread so you drown the others out.

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On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 8:25:13 PM UTC-5, cshenk wrote:
>
> Julie, I'm trying to explain you don't have to reply to every message
> in every thread so you drown the others out.
>
>
Good luck with that. You know she's not dealing with
a full deck.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Ed Pawlowski wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On 7/23/2017 5:10 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>
>> >
>> > Exactly Terry, they try to tout it as cheaper than home cooking but
>> > they jack the price way up and it's pretty pitiful at 8$ or more a
>> > serving for a single meal. I can eat out for less than that at many
>> > places.
>>
>> A protiesm starch, and veggie? Maybe a bowl of soup.
>
> Not talking about eating out there Ed.
>
>> Aside from fast food or a slice of pizza I don't know of any place
>> around here where you can get a meal for $8. Some of the chains like
>> Applebees and Chilis have a 2 for $20 deal, but by the time you add
>> in a beverage and tip you are about $30+
>>
>> >
>> > If someone here can't make a healthy meal for 3$ per person, they
>> > probably need to learn cooking/shopping skills. Fancy meals with
>> > steak shouldn't run over 5$ each.
>> >
>>
>> Agree you can do a lot with $3,
>
> Here's some real basics. Hard NOT to find here.
>
> 16oz frozen veggies, birdseye, hanover hills, local store brand: 5/5$
> (or less), 50 cents a serving but we eat a lot of veggies
>
> 2lb loaf bread home made, 45cents total (18 servings or 2 cents each)
>
> 28oz tomato canned (stewed, crushed, sauce etc) 1-1.25 each (sales
> constant). Generally 7 servings at abut 20 cents each.
>
> Pasta (maybe 5cents) with 5.99lb shrimp (4oz each for 1.50 each). 2.25
> each unless I missed something.

5 cents for pasta? I can't even make it for that. Not even with cheap white
flour. Prices must be far cheaper where you live.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >
>> > >
>> >>"Doris Night" > wrote in message
>> > > ...
>> >>> We like beef tenderloin steaks. If I ask, the butcher at the
>> grocery >>> store will cut me 6 8-ounce steaks (about $10 each) and
>> I'll freeze >>> them. They are all exactly the same thickness, so
>> they are easy to >>> cook to medium-rare.
>> > > >
>> >>> I'l often cook one steak and we'll share it (I get 3 ounces and he
>> >>> gets 5) along with a baked potato and some salad. It's a good easy
>> >>> dinner.
>> > >
>> > > I had not heard that term before. I did look it up and it appears
>> > > to be filet mignon. Wouldn't be enough meat for my husband. 8 oz.
>> > > is a mere snack for him. He would prefer 24 oz. I kid you not.
>> > > That is why I don't make steak very often.
>> > >
>> > > This is his favorite restaurant.
>> > >
>> > > http://www.cattlemens.com/restaurants/
>> > >
>> > > I refused to go there. Just not my kind of food and he went there
>> > > often enough (IMO) with people from work. I am not positive which
>> > > steak he ordered but it was one of the biggest ones. He said he
>> > > would eat mostly the steak and maybe dessert.
>> > >
>> > > I don't like being surrounded by people with huge portions of
>> > > food. Just seeing that kills my appetite.
>> >
>> > Julie, you may want to back down on all the thread. You are trying
>> > to keep others from even discussing it while you post how your
>> > hubby can't handle a normal meal.
>>
>> Oh! So now you're in charge?
>>
>> I don't like this. I'd rather have Ed, Cheri, Ophelia or Ken. Sorry.
>> My opinion.
>
> Julie, I'm trying to explain you don't have to reply to every message
> in every thread so you drown the others out.

I don't. There are a lot of threads I don't even look at much less reply to.

On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:22:59 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Bruce" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 14:48:56 -0700 (PDT), "
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Monday, July 24, 2017 at 3:26:28 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > wrote in message
>>>>
>>>> > I agree. Who the hell cares what is on someone else's plate?
>>>> > They paid for it and if it bothers you two so much, take a book
>>>> > with you. Better yet, TALK to your dining companion instead of
>>>> > monitoring what someone is eating and how much.
>>>>
>>>> But it IS the dining companion who is eating the huge amount of food.
>>>> And
>>>> *I'm* paying for it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Why do I feel like you're lying as always? Buffets are one price
>>>and one price only. Whether they ate one plate or ten plates of
>>>food the price is the same. You were probably offended because
>>>they chose to eat something that most normal people eat but you
>>>wanted to get ****y with an 'ewwwwwwwwww'
>>
>> Like zucchini?
>
>I eat that. Beets too.

But joan(n) doesn't.

On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:27:41 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> wrote in message
.. .
>> On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 07:58:20 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>>Bruce wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>>> >I don't like being surrounded by people with huge portions of food.
>>>> >Just
>>>> >seeing that kills my appetite.
>>>>
>>>> I know what you mean. I was at an all-you-can-eat a while ago and I
>>>> was so put off by the amounts people were eating, that I mainly dined
>>>> on a bottle of chardonnay.
>>>
>>>Both of you are still babies. I guess you both switched from
>>>Pampers to Depends by now since you are both old ppl....whining
>>>old people. Why in the world would you look at or even care what
>>>others in a restaurant have on their plates? Mind your own damn
>>>business. Eat at home not at restaurants with others.
>>>
>>>This is the dumbest complaint ever on RFC since I've been here.
>>>
>>>You both wouldn't want to go to a buffet with me. I *indulge* and
>>>usually ask for a wheelchair to take me out to my car when I pay
>>>the check. LOL heheheh
>>
>> They are obviously fibbing, putting on air with their snobbishness...
>> truth be told the reason they patronize those all you can eat
>> emporiums is to show off by out-eating everyone there... people who
>> are put off by big eaters wouldn't go there.
>>
>> Many years ago when driving cross country I pulled into a Golden
>> Corral in South Dakota, was the first eatery for a hundred miles...
>> mile after mile the billboards said All You Can Eat - $4.99.
>> The joint was packed but I was seated at a small corner table. It was
>> Lunch time on a Sunday so obviously church must have let out as most
>> were wearing their Sunday best bib overalls, even the women. These
>> were all over sized people and could they eat. The food was very good
>> but mostly I was entertained by the other patrons with butts so large
>> I don't know how they fit a John Deere saddle. And even wearing bib
>> overalls I could tell some of those Big Beautiful Woman were braless,
>> I could see those Elsie look alike Dairy Queens were so buxom they
>> couldn't buy OTC bras so rather than paying hundred$ for custom made
>> they went without... I enjoyed the show so much that I can't remember
>> what I ate but I did enjoy the dessert bar.
>
>I was not talking about a buffet place. I mentioned a steakhouse where they
>serve 2 pound steaks. To see someone eating that and getting sick while
>eating it is just not something pleasant to me.

You're kidding, right? Someone is in a restaurant and they are barfing
while eating their dinner?

Doris

On 7/22/2017 7:45 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> Here's an article which states they aren't all that. And no, they won't
> make you and your children have a better time together.
>
> http://time.com/4863064/amazon-meal-...apron-cooking/
>
> Meanwhile, sorry but I'd rather not. I'm pretty good putting meals
> together without someone sending ingredients in a box.
>
> Jill

I joined Home Chef not because I can't put a meal together but just so
that a couple of nights a week I didn't have to think about what to do
for dinner. I was less then happy with the service even though the
recipes were good and I really liked getting just the right amount of
ingredients to make what I wanted without waste if I couldn't use
something later. The reason I don't use them anymore is because a few
times the order was very late and even after I'd gone to bed for the
night. I'd get a text that my order was delivered and I'd have to get
out of bed and unpack everything. The last order that was late was an
entire day late and the ice bags were thawed and the meat was very close
to being room temp. I emailed to complain and no one bothered to respond.

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