Baby back ribs. I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
ago. Ate some with corn on the cob. I portioned and froze the rest of
the ribs.

Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs. This time
with baked mac & cheese and green beans. Definitely a "southern" meal.

Jill

On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 1:28:08 PM UTC-6, wrote:
>
> Baby back ribs. I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
> ago. Ate some with corn on the cob. I portioned and froze the rest of
> the ribs.
>
> Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs. This time
> with baked mac & cheese and green beans. Definitely a "southern" meal.
>
> Jill
>
Vegetable beef soup here and I'll cook a small skillet of cornbread for my
brother.

On 2020-11-07 2:27 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> Baby back ribs.Â* I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
> ago.Â* Ate some with corn on the cob.Â* I portioned and froze the rest of
> the ribs.
>
> Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs.Â* This time
> with baked mac & cheese and green beans.Â* Definitely a "southern" meal.
>

I am going to be making stir fried shrimp and asparagus pasta.

On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 14:27:57 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>Baby back ribs. I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
>ago. Ate some with corn on the cob. I portioned and froze the rest of
>the ribs.
>
>Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs. This time
>with baked mac & cheese and green beans. Definitely a "southern" meal.
>
>Jill
>
that sounds really tasty, Jill. We're just going to have hamburgers,
pan fried. Mine always has mustard, onions, pickles and tomato on it.
It's an easy meal for a dreary, freezing rain day. I may do corn with
lima beans and some jalapeno's to go with.
Janet US

U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 14:27:57 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
> >Baby back ribs. I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
> >ago. Ate some with corn on the cob. I portioned and froze the rest of
> >the ribs.
> >
> >Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs. This time
> >with baked mac & cheese and green beans. Definitely a "southern" meal.
> >
> >Jill
> >
> that sounds really tasty, Jill. We're just going to have hamburgers,
> pan fried. Mine always has mustard, onions, pickles and tomato on it.
> It's an easy meal for a dreary, freezing rain day. I may do corn with
> lima beans and some jalapeno's to go with.
> Janet US


I am all geared up for cold - weather cooking, but the last several weeks here in Chicagoland it has been in the 70's and sunny...this will continue for a few more daze!

So this eve's repast was jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce and a tossed salad, ordinarily a summer meal for me...last night some cold vegetarian stir - fry...

Would love some cold and drizzly weather, but we will get that soon enough and at length...have a ham in the freezer so I will crack that open when the temp dives...

Got my Az Fresh grocery order today, got some frozen lima beans and corn, I guess "great minds think alike"...will make cornbread with the ham and limas.

;-)

--
Best
Greg

On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 14:27:57 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> Baby back ribs. I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
> ago. Ate some with corn on the cob. I portioned and froze the rest of
> the ribs.
>
> Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs. This time
> with baked mac & cheese and green beans. Definitely a "southern" meal.

Lemon pepper seasoned chicken thighs and leftover Thai red curry
roasted cauliflower.

Our grocery store always had cheap seasoned leg quarters for $.99/lb
($4/package) you can just slap in the oven and be eating in 50
minutes.

https://www.heb.com/search/?q=seasoned+leg+quarters

-sw

On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 2:28:08 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> Baby back ribs. I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
> ago. Ate some with corn on the cob. I portioned and froze the rest of
> the ribs.
>
> Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs. This time
> with baked mac & cheese and green beans. Definitely a "southern" meal.
>
> Jill

As it turned out, my dinner was... nothing. Or not much of anything, anyway.
During the salad course, my mother called to say she was being discharged
from the hospital and could I come take her home. "Sure, I'll be there in an
hour." I snarfed down the rest of the salad and left the grilled chicken breast
for my husband to put away.

I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac, but it didn't work out.
When I got home I had a glass of milk and a slice of buttered bread and
went to bed.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sun, 08 Nov 2020 03:39:45 -0800, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

You are lucky you still have your mom, Cindy.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac,
> but it didn't work out.

That's sad. Sounds good. Although I do go to McDonald's
more often (a few times a year), it's been at least
10 years since I bought a Big Mac.

On 11/8/2020 6:39 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, November 7, 2020 at 2:28:08 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>> Baby back ribs. I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
>> ago. Ate some with corn on the cob. I portioned and froze the rest of
>> the ribs.
>>
>> Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs. This time
>> with baked mac & cheese and green beans. Definitely a "southern" meal.
>>
>> Jill
>
> As it turned out, my dinner was... nothing. Or not much of anything, anyway.
> During the salad course, my mother called to say she was being discharged
> from the hospital and could I come take her home. "Sure, I'll be there in an
> hour." I snarfed down the rest of the salad and left the grilled chicken breast
> for my husband to put away.
>
> I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac, but it didn't work out.
> When I got home I had a glass of milk and a slice of buttered bread and
> went to bed.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I'm glad to hear your mom is out of the hospital.

Jill

On 11/7/2020 2:54 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/7/2020 2:27 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> Baby back ribs.Â* I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
>> ago.Â* Ate some with corn on the cob.Â* I portioned and froze the rest
>> of the ribs.
>>
>> Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs.Â* This
>> time with baked mac & cheese and green beans.Â* Definitely a "southern"
>> meal.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> Sounds good. I've not had ribs in a whole.
>
I got the ribs from a nearby BBQ joint; curbside pickup. Good stuff,
Maynard.

> I've been wanting a good grilled cheese sandwich for a long time and
> tonight it will be dinner.Â* Sharp cheddar and a bit of Asiago.Â* Probably
> salad with it.

You mean to say you won't be dipping it in ketchup?!

Jill

On 11/8/2020 8:28 AM, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac,
>> but it didn't work out.
>
> That's sad. Sounds good. Although I do go to McDonald's
> more often (a few times a year), it's been at least
> 10 years since I bought a Big Mac.
>
What, exactly, is so special about McD's burgers? I'm truly curious.

I eat my burgers plain, okay, sometimes with cheese but otherwise plain.
You've mentioned in several posts to try them plain first. I did that
at McD's not only because I prefer them plain but also it was the only
way to be sure the burger hadn't been wrapped and sitting under a heat
lamp for who knows how long.

I haven't had a McD's burger in decades but other than getting it hot
off the griddle by ordering a plain burger, I never found anything
particularly spectacular about them.

What do you like about them?

Jill

On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 <itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>On Saturday, November 7, 2020 wrote:
>>
>> Baby back ribs. I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
>> ago. Ate some with corn on the cob. I portioned and froze the rest of
>> the ribs.
>>
>> Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs. This time
>> with baked mac & cheese and green beans. Definitely a "southern" meal.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>Vegetable beef soup here and I'll cook a small skillet of cornbread for my
>brother.

You make it sound like your brother lives locked in a cell in the
basement... do you push the cornbread through the bars, no vegetable
beef soup for your bro.

On 11/8/2020 11:44 AM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 <itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>> On Saturday, November 7, 2020 wrote:
>>>
>>> Baby back ribs. I picked up a couple of pounds locally a month or so
>>> ago. Ate some with corn on the cob. I portioned and froze the rest of
>>> the ribs.
>>>
>>> Tonight, thawed and gently reheated in foil, baby back ribs. This time
>>> with baked mac & cheese and green beans. Definitely a "southern" meal.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>> Vegetable beef soup here and I'll cook a small skillet of cornbread for my
>> brother.
>
> You make it sound like your brother lives locked in a cell in the
> basement... do you push the cornbread through the bars, no vegetable
> beef soup for your bro.
>
She certainly does not make it sound like that. Her brother loves her
cornbread so she cooked some for him. He does seem to eat a lot of
cornbread. And eggs... they buy even more than you do, Sheldon.

Jill

On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 7:29:14 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac,
> > but it didn't work out.
> That's sad. Sounds good. Although I do go to McDonald's
> more often (a few times a year), it's been at least
> 10 years since I bought a Big Mac.

Big Macs are stupid. They are just Mc Doubles with an extra middle bun,
with 2 cents of added lettuce, and a really disgusting sauce, and they're
almost 3 times the price of a Mc Double.

--Bryan

On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 2:06:45 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 7:29:14 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac,
> > > but it didn't work out.
> > That's sad. Sounds good. Although I do go to McDonald's
> > more often (a few times a year), it's been at least
> > 10 years since I bought a Big Mac.
> Big Macs are stupid. They are just Mc Doubles with an extra middle bun,
> with 2 cents of added lettuce, and a really disgusting sauce, and they're
> almost 3 times the price of a Mc Double.

"Really disgusting" falls under the "De Gustibus" rule. One man's disgusting
is another man's tasty.

For me, it's the entire package. The lettuce, the sauce, the extra piece of bun.
At $3.99 it's not going to break the bank, considering I eat one about every
10 years.

Thus freeing up my cash for the $11 Greek salad at my regular lunch spot,
which I might get to enjoy again someday. If people will just stop spreading
the damned virus.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 10:44:48 AM UTC-6, Sheldon wrote:
>
> On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 <itsjoannotjoann wrote:
> >
> >Vegetable beef soup here and I'll cook a small skillet of cornbread for my
> >brother.
> >
> You make it sound like your brother lives locked in a cell in the
> basement... do you push the cornbread through the bars, no vegetable
> beef soup for your bro.
>
You misunderstood my post. He wanted to have cornbread with his soup.
I don't want cornbread with my serving, thus he gets a small skillet of it for
his own enjoyment.

On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 1:38:46 PM UTC-6, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 2:06:45 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> > On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 7:29:14 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> > > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac,
> > > > but it didn't work out.
> > > That's sad. Sounds good. Although I do go to McDonald's
> > > more often (a few times a year), it's been at least
> > > 10 years since I bought a Big Mac.
> > Big Macs are stupid. They are just Mc Doubles with an extra middle bun,
> > with 2 cents of added lettuce, and a really disgusting sauce, and they're
> > almost 3 times the price of a Mc Double.
> "Really disgusting" falls under the "De Gustibus" rule. One man's disgusting
> is another man's tasty.
>
> For me, it's the entire package. The lettuce, the sauce, the extra piece of bun.
> At $3.99 it's not going to break the bank, considering I eat one about every
> 10 years.
>
> Thus freeing up my cash for the $11 Greek salad at my regular lunch spot,
> which I might get to enjoy again someday. If people will just stop spreading
> the damned virus.

And that's pretty easy. Folks just need to cover their mouths *and* noses.
Biden has said that he thinks that mask mandates in public places--other
than Federal property--is probably unconstitutional, meaning that he is
pretty certain that the current US Supreme Court would find it unconstitutional.
I agree, but what is *not* unconstitutional is to require workplaces that
fall under the purview of OSHA to provide safe workplaces, which could
include mandating Covid hygiene for employees of those businesses.

Mask mandates at the State level are subject to State regulations, and States
can decide whether to require masks, or to allow or forbid local regulations
addressing masking or any other public health measures. If State supreme
courts rule that those things are constitutional or unconstitutional, Federal
courts would defer to the States.

OSHA was hamstrung by Trump. It need not be under a Biden Administration.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

--Bryan

On Sun, 8 Nov 2020 11:38:42 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 2:06:45 PM UTC-5, wrote:
>> On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 7:29:14 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
>> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> > > I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac,
>> > > but it didn't work out.
>> > That's sad. Sounds good. Although I do go to McDonald's
>> > more often (a few times a year), it's been at least
>> > 10 years since I bought a Big Mac.
>> Big Macs are stupid. They are just Mc Doubles with an extra middle bun,
>> with 2 cents of added lettuce, and a really disgusting sauce, and they're
>> almost 3 times the price of a Mc Double.
>
>"Really disgusting" falls under the "De Gustibus" rule. One man's disgusting
>is another man's tasty.
>
>For me, it's the entire package. The lettuce, the sauce, the extra piece of bun.
>At $3.99 it's not going to break the bank, considering I eat one about every
>10 years.
>
>Thus freeing up my cash for the $11 Greek salad at my regular lunch spot,
>which I might get to enjoy again someday. If people will just stop spreading
>the damned virus.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

A Greek salad is easy to prepare at home and should cost no more than
$3. I prepare a typical Greek salad often, only I swap Provolone for
the Fehta, so it's an Italian salad.
I don't eat restaurant salads, they are the filthiest item on the
menu... they are pre-prepared, from a plastic bag, only dressing is
added, oil n' vinegar.

On Monday, November 9, 2020 at 10:04:24 AM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Nov 2020 11:38:42 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 2:06:45 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> >> On Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 7:29:14 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> >> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> > > I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac,
> >> > > but it didn't work out.
> >> > That's sad. Sounds good. Although I do go to McDonald's
> >> > more often (a few times a year), it's been at least
> >> > 10 years since I bought a Big Mac.
> >> Big Macs are stupid. They are just Mc Doubles with an extra middle bun,
> >> with 2 cents of added lettuce, and a really disgusting sauce, and they're
> >> almost 3 times the price of a Mc Double.
> >
> >"Really disgusting" falls under the "De Gustibus" rule. One man's disgusting
> >is another man's tasty.
> >
> >For me, it's the entire package. The lettuce, the sauce, the extra piece of bun.
> >At $3.99 it's not going to break the bank, considering I eat one about every
> >10 years.
> >
> >Thus freeing up my cash for the $11 Greek salad at my regular lunch spot,
> >which I might get to enjoy again someday. If people will just stop spreading
> >the damned virus.
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
> A Greek salad is easy to prepare at home and should cost no more than
> $3.

I go out for lunch because I enjoy eating in restaurants. I order the Greek salad
at my favorite lunch spot because I like the way they make it.

It's not always about the money.

> I prepare a typical Greek salad often, only I swap Provolone for
> the Fehta, so it's an Italian salad.
> I don't eat restaurant salads, they are the filthiest item on the
> menu... they are pre-prepared, from a plastic bag, only dressing is
> added, oil n' vinegar.

Not this restaurant. I can tell by looking at the lettuce that it didn't come
from a bag. That is, of course, part of the reason the salad costs $11:
additional labor costs.

Cindy Hamilton

On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 14:40:03 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

> Vegetable beef soup here and I'll cook a small skillet of cornbread for my
> gardener.

Ha!!! I knew you'd slip up eventually. I suspected this all along.

-sw

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> I thought I might stop and get my decennial Big Mac,
> >> but it didn't work out.
> >
> > That's sad. Sounds good. Although I do go to McDonald's
> > more often (a few times a year), it's been at least
> > 10 years since I bought a Big Mac.
> >
> What, exactly, is so special about McD's burgers? I'm truly curious.

Nothing special about them, Jill. Just a unique taste that
I like. For me, probably a "comfort food" thing too as I
first started when they opened the first store around 1960
near Annapolis, Md. Plain hamburgers - 15 cents and small
fries were 12 cents. Loved the taste and went once a week
with my allowance. (and 2 new comic books each week from
the nearby general store).

>
> I haven't had a McD's burger in decades but other than getting it hot
> off the griddle by ordering a plain burger, I never found anything
> particularly spectacular about them.
>
> What do you like about them?

Again...nothing special about them other than if you like
their unique taste. Not to be compared to other hamburgers
which I like. I like them all. Burger King Whoppers.
Homemade burgers. Pub or diner burgers.

That would be like comparing different cookies that you might
like. One is not necessarily better than another, just
different. You choose different depending on your mood.

On 11/9/2020 10:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 14:40:03 -0800 (PST),
> wrote:
>
>> Vegetable beef soup here and I'll cook a small skillet of cornbread for my
>> gardener.
>
> Ha!!! I knew you'd slip up eventually. I suspected this all along.
>
> -sw
>
That's beneath, you Steve.

Jill

On 11/10/2020 11:39 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/9/2020 10:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 14:40:03 -0800 (PST),
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Vegetable beef soup here and I'll cook a small skillet of cornbread
>>> for my
>>> gardener.
>>
>> Ha!!! I knew you'd slip up eventually. I suspected this all along.
>>
>> -sw
>>
> That's beneath, you Steve.
>
> Jill

Please ignore the superfluous comma. No need to go turning Joan into
someone who has an infatuation with her gardener.

Jill

On Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 10:47:14 AM UTC-6, wrote:
<
> On 11/10/2020 11:39 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > On 11/9/2020 10:35 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>
> >> On Sat, 7 Nov 2020 14:40:03 -0800 (PST),
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Vegetable beef soup here and I'll cook a small skillet of cornbread
> >>> for my
> >>> gardener.
> >>
> >> Ha!!! I knew you'd slip up eventually. I suspected this all along.
> >>
> >> -sw
> >>
> > That's beneath, you Steve.
> >
> > Jill
> >
> Please ignore the superfluous comma. No need to go turning Joan into
> someone who has an infatuation with her gardener.
>
> Jill
>
Especially since I don't have a gardener nor a lawn guy nor a pool boy.