I have some things to use up that I bought at the start of the pandemic. One
is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have a lot of Parmesan/Romano
combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a pound a day, putting it on
anything and everything. Then consumption stopped unless I made something
with it in there.

I also had a tube of Polenta. I had two tubes but didn't check the
expiration dates and the one expired some time ago. Can't remember if I
picked that up off the shelf or had it delivered.

Also had some chicken nuggets from Dollar Tree. They were actually pretty
good for chicken nuggets. I don't normally like chicken nuggets.

I did the Polenta in the air fryer. Worked very well but it did take some
time to cook as I could only do 4 slices at a time. I coated each slice in
olive oil and air fried until brown and crisp.

I overlapped the slices around the edge of a pie pan, then did the same in
the middle with the nuggets. I had three bags of nuggets. They were small.
Had to overlap a few of them onto the Polenta.

I put a small amount of red sauce in the bottom of the dish and then
smothered it all with Parmesan.

I figured that wouldn't be enough food given that I made almost two quarts
of chili and two quarts of rice yesterday. I woke up to no rice left and
just enough chili for two meals for me. So...

I cooked more rice.

I also cooked a small box of Penne and mixed it with red sauce and Parmesan.

Need to find more uses for the Parmesan. Maybe I can put it in crackers or
something. Neither of us are overly fond of pasta with red sauce. We both
like it with butter and Parmesan but we can only eat so much of that!

On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:40:45 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> I have some things to use up that I bought at the start of the pandemic. One
> is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have a lot of Parmesan/Romano
> combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a pound a day, putting it on
> anything and everything. Then consumption stopped unless I made something
> with it in there.
>
'Someone" meaning the gardener who is ****ing you.
>
> I figured that wouldn't be enough food given that I made almost two quarts
> of chili and two quarts of rice yesterday. I woke up to no rice left and
> just enough chili for two meals for me. So...
>
> I cooked more rice.
>
Hey, rice is cheap, and being alone is a drag. Just ask Jill.
>
> I also cooked a small box of Penne and mixed it with red sauce and Parmesan.
>
> Need to find more uses for the Parmesan. Maybe I can put it in crackers or
> something. Neither of us are overly fond of pasta with red sauce. We both
> like it with butter and Parmesan but we can only eat so much of that!

The "us" and "we" isn't you and the tutued offspring. You and Justin are *sharin'
the red sauce*. You're lucky that you have your own yard, so that you could have
the pretense of having a gardener. Jill doesn't have that. Her gardener works for
the condo assn. I'm sure that the extensive, communal lawn is far better kempt
than your back yard, but she isn't getting licked and dicked.

--Bryan

Julie Bove wrote:

> I have some things to use up that I bought at the start of the
> pandemic. One is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have a lot of
> Parmesan/Romano combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a pound a
> day, putting it on anything and everything. Then consumption stopped
> unless I made something with it in there.

(List snipped but all sounds reasonable).

You don't mention it often but you do bake bread. Parmesan works there
in several ways.

If you have a favorite dough that also likes up to 1/2c cheese, try
parmesan for it. It's apt to be a little dense but in the right
applications, this is a good thing. Makes some very nice garlic bread
for example. Can be baked in the machine if you like (paddle removed
if it bugs you).

Do you like bread sticks? Make a fairly firm dough (not too sticky)and
pat or roll it out to about 1/2inch thick. Cut to strips then roll
strips in Parmesan and other spices you like (parsley and a little
black pepper plus a sea or coarse salt work nicely). I like kosher
flaked salt here. Bake as normal, preferably not touching.

A lot of people like to add Parmesan to meatloaf as a portion of the
filler. 1/4c to 1lb meat (or meat mix if combining beef and pork)
seems to be the normal proportions. Adds a bit of healthy calcium.

Next is a little wierd and I've not tried it, but I've seen it and it
was always gone by the time I got to it. It's a variation on panko
crusted fried chicken but it's rolled in mayo and Parmesan for the
coating. This can be baked or fried in a pan. I'd try baked first
myself. Most had bits of greenery (assume dried chives?) sprinkled
about.

https://www.hellmanns.com/us/en/reci...en-recipe.html

Lots of other hits on it. That one is simpler than many others. I
like the idea of baking potato wedges along side and would be tempted
to add a Delicata Squash or Acorn squash along side.

Humm.... I may try it today with some bone in chicken thighs...

On 12/13/2020 12:29 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:40:45 PM UTC-6, wrote:
>
> The "us" and "we" isn't you and the tutued offspring. You and Justin are *sharin'
> the red sauce*. You're lucky that you have your own yard, so that you could have
> the pretense of having a gardener. Jill doesn't have that. Her gardener works for
> the condo assn. I'm sure that the extensive, communal lawn is far better kempt
> than your back yard, but she isn't getting licked and dicked.
>
> --Bryan
>
Condo? Communal lawn? Where do you come up with this shit?

This is my house:

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4...zpid/?mmlb=g,1

*I* pay someone to maintain the yard.

Jill

cshenk wrote:
....
> A lot of people like to add Parmesan to meatloaf as a portion of the
> filler. 1/4c to 1lb meat (or meat mix if combining beef and pork)
> seems to be the normal proportions. Adds a bit of healthy calcium.

we use it in meatballs, lasagna filling, stuffings,
on top of salads with the croutons, on top of croutons
on soups, it's pretty flexible.


songbird

On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:09:58 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> On 12/13/2020 12:29 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:40:45 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> >
> > The "us" and "we" isn't you and the tutued offspring. You and Justin are *sharin'
> > the red sauce*. You're lucky that you have your own yard, so that you could have
> > the pretense of having a gardener. Jill doesn't have that. Her gardener works for
> > the condo assn. I'm sure that the extensive, communal lawn is far better kempt
> > than your back yard, but she isn't getting licked and dicked.
> >
> > --Bryan
> >
> Condo? Communal lawn? Where do you come up with this shit?
>
> This is my house:
>
> https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4...zpid/?mmlb=g,1

I'm behind the times.
>
> *I* pay someone to maintain the yard.

Does yours provide extra services like Julie's?
>
> Jill

--Bryan

On 12/13/2020 12:24 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:09:58 AM UTC-6, wrote:
>> On 12/13/2020 12:29 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>> On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:40:45 PM UTC-6, wrote:
>>>
>>> The "us" and "we" isn't you and the tutued offspring. You and Justin are *sharin'
>>> the red sauce*. You're lucky that you have your own yard, so that you could have
>>> the pretense of having a gardener. Jill doesn't have that. Her gardener works for
>>> the condo assn. I'm sure that the extensive, communal lawn is far better kempt
>>> than your back yard, but she isn't getting licked and dicked.
>>>
>>> --Bryan
>>>
>> Condo? Communal lawn? Where do you come up with this shit?
>>
>> This is my house:
>>
>> https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4...zpid/?mmlb=g,1
>
> I'm behind the times.

You're *years* behind the times.

>> *I* pay someone to maintain the yard.
>
> Does yours provide extra services like Julie's?
>>
> --Bryan
>
There you go again, assuming she's having sex with her gardener. I
think Julie is silly for constantly bringing up "Justin" or thinking
she's being sly when she says "someone" ate whatever, as if we don't
know who else is in the house. She always struck me as an asexual being
who managed to reproduce.

The man I pay to maintain the yard is an *employee*. He is happily
married, owns his own house and we are friendly but not "friends". I've
met his wife (who is a working RN and a charming woman). Julie's
gardener is a moocher. Totally different scenario.

Jill

On 2020-12-13 1:28 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 12/13/2020 12:24 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:09:58 AM UTC-6,
>> wrote:
>>> On 12/13/2020 12:29 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>>> On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:40:45 PM UTC-6,
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The "us" and "we" isn't you and the tutued offspring. You and Justin
>>>> are *sharin'
>>>> the red sauce*. You're lucky that you have your own yard, so that
>>>> you could have
>>>> the pretense of having a gardener. Jill doesn't have that. Her
>>>> gardener works for
>>>> the condo assn. I'm sure that the extensive, communal lawn is far
>>>> better kempt
>>>> than your back yard, but she isn't getting licked and dicked.
>>>>
>>>> --Bryan
>>>>
>>> Condo? Communal lawn? Where do you come up with this shit?
>>>
>>> This is my house:
>>>
>>> https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4...zpid/?mmlb=g,1
>>>
>>
>> I'm behind the times.
>
> You're *years* behind the times.
>
>>> *I* pay someone to maintain the yard.
>>
>> Does yours provide extra services like Julie's?
>>>
>> --Bryan
>>
> There you go again, assuming she's having sex with her gardener.Â* I
> think Julie is silly for constantly bringing up "Justin" or thinking
> she's being sly when she says "someone" ate whatever, as if we don't
> know who else is in the house.Â* She always struck me as an asexual being
> who managed to reproduce.

I am surprised that they was even one. I didn't think there was enough
beer that she could get lucky.
Reminds me of a joke about twins that I won't bother telling.

Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2020-12-13 1:28 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> > On 12/13/2020 12:24 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:09:58 AM UTC-6,
> >> wrote:
> >>> On 12/13/2020 12:29 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >>>> On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:40:45 PM UTC-6,
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> The "us" and "we" isn't you and the tutued offspring. You and Justin
> >>>> are *sharin'
> >>>> the red sauce*. You're lucky that you have your own yard, so that
> >>>> you could have
> >>>> the pretense of having a gardener. Jill doesn't have that. Her
> >>>> gardener works for
> >>>> the condo assn. I'm sure that the extensive, communal lawn is far
> >>>> better kempt
> >>>> than your back yard, but she isn't getting licked and dicked.
> >>>>
> >>>> --Bryan
> >>>>
> >>> Condo? Communal lawn? Where do you come up with this shit?
> >>>
> >>> This is my house:
> >>>
> >>> https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4...zpid/?mmlb=g,1
> >>>
> >>
> >> I'm behind the times.
> >
> > You're *years* behind the times.
> >
> >>> *I* pay someone to maintain the yard.
> >>
> >> Does yours provide extra services like Julie's?
> >>>
> >> --Bryan
> >>
> > There you go again, assuming she's having sex with her gardener. I
> > think Julie is silly for constantly bringing up "Justin" or thinking
> > she's being sly when she says "someone" ate whatever, as if we don't
> > know who else is in the house. She always struck me as an asexual being
> > who managed to reproduce.
> I am surprised that they was even one. I didn't think there was enough
> beer that she could get lucky.
> Reminds me of a joke about twins that I won't bother telling.


I wonder if 'ole iron - underpants Dave here would show this post to his mother, lol...

--
Best
Greg

On Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:40:19 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:

> I have some things to use up that I bought at the start of the pandemic. One
> is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have a lot of Parmesan/Romano
> combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a pound a day, putting it on
> anything and everything. Then consumption stopped unless I made something
> with it in there.
>
> I also had a tube of Polenta. I had two tubes but didn't check the
> expiration dates and the one expired some time ago. Can't remember if I
> picked that up off the shelf or had it delivered.
>
> Also had some chicken nuggets from Dollar Tree. They were actually pretty
> good for chicken nuggets. I don't normally like chicken nuggets.
>
> I did the Polenta in the air fryer. Worked very well but it did take some
> time to cook as I could only do 4 slices at a time. I coated each slice in
> olive oil and air fried until brown and crisp.
>
> I overlapped the slices around the edge of a pie pan, then did the same in
> the middle with the nuggets. I had three bags of nuggets. They were small.
> Had to overlap a few of them onto the Polenta.
>
> I put a small amount of red sauce in the bottom of the dish and then
> smothered it all with Parmesan.
>
> I figured that wouldn't be enough food given that I made almost two quarts
> of chili and two quarts of rice yesterday. I woke up to no rice left and
> just enough chili for two meals for me. So...
>
> I cooked more rice.
>
> I also cooked a small box of Penne and mixed it with red sauce and Parmesan.
>
> Need to find more uses for the Parmesan. Maybe I can put it in crackers or
> something. Neither of us are overly fond of pasta with red sauce. We both
> like it with butter and Parmesan but we can only eat so much of that!

Listening to your, "My Life with The Mooch" story is really
pathetic.

-sw

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 14:16:27 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:40:19 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I have some things to use up that I bought at the start of the pandemic. One
>> is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have a lot of Parmesan/Romano
>> combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a pound a day, putting it on
>> anything and everything. Then consumption stopped unless I made something
>> with it in there.
>>
>> I also had a tube of Polenta. I had two tubes but didn't check the
>> expiration dates and the one expired some time ago. Can't remember if I
>> picked that up off the shelf or had it delivered.
>>
>> Also had some chicken nuggets from Dollar Tree. They were actually pretty
>> good for chicken nuggets. I don't normally like chicken nuggets.
>>
>> I did the Polenta in the air fryer. Worked very well but it did take some
>> time to cook as I could only do 4 slices at a time. I coated each slice in
>> olive oil and air fried until brown and crisp.
>>
>> I overlapped the slices around the edge of a pie pan, then did the same in
>> the middle with the nuggets. I had three bags of nuggets. They were small.
>> Had to overlap a few of them onto the Polenta.
>>
>> I put a small amount of red sauce in the bottom of the dish and then
>> smothered it all with Parmesan.
>>
>> I figured that wouldn't be enough food given that I made almost two quarts
>> of chili and two quarts of rice yesterday. I woke up to no rice left and
>> just enough chili for two meals for me. So...
>>
>> I cooked more rice.
>>
>> I also cooked a small box of Penne and mixed it with red sauce and Parmesan.
>>
>> Need to find more uses for the Parmesan. Maybe I can put it in crackers or
>> something. Neither of us are overly fond of pasta with red sauce. We both
>> like it with butter and Parmesan but we can only eat so much of that!
>
>Listening to your, "My Life with The Mooch" story is really
>pathetic.

Yet you've been doing it for years.

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:09:47 -0500, jmcquown wrote:

> This is my house:
>
> https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4...zpid/?mmlb=g,1
>
> *I* pay someone to maintain the yard.

When were those pictures taken? And why is there a picture of just
a bed? Are you proud of that bed :-) If it could talk, what would
it say?

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4...zpid/?mmlb=g,5

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:09:47 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 12/13/2020 12:29 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>> On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:40:45 PM UTC-6, wrote:
>>
>> The "us" and "we" isn't you and the tutued offspring. You and Justin are *sharin'
>> the red sauce*. You're lucky that you have your own yard, so that you could have
>> the pretense of having a gardener. Jill doesn't have that. Her gardener works for
>> the condo assn. I'm sure that the extensive, communal lawn is far better kempt
>> than your back yard, but she isn't getting licked and dicked.
>>
>> --Bryan
>>
>Condo? Communal lawn? Where do you come up with this shit?
>
>This is my house:
>
>https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4...zpid/?mmlb=g,1
>
>*I* pay someone to maintain the yard.

<RFC mode>
Shame on you, your outside lights are all crooked! HOA!
</RFC mode>

On 12/13/2020 3:16 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:40:19 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I have some things to use up that I bought at the start of the pandemic. One
>> is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have a lot of Parmesan/Romano
>> combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a pound a day, putting it on
>> anything and everything. Then consumption stopped unless I made something
>> with it in there.
>>
>> I also had a tube of Polenta. I had two tubes but didn't check the
>> expiration dates and the one expired some time ago. Can't remember if I
>> picked that up off the shelf or had it delivered.
>>
>> Also had some chicken nuggets from Dollar Tree. They were actually pretty
>> good for chicken nuggets. I don't normally like chicken nuggets.
>>
>> I did the Polenta in the air fryer. Worked very well but it did take some
>> time to cook as I could only do 4 slices at a time. I coated each slice in
>> olive oil and air fried until brown and crisp.
>>
>> I overlapped the slices around the edge of a pie pan, then did the same in
>> the middle with the nuggets. I had three bags of nuggets. They were small.
>> Had to overlap a few of them onto the Polenta.
>>
>> I put a small amount of red sauce in the bottom of the dish and then
>> smothered it all with Parmesan.
>>
>> I figured that wouldn't be enough food given that I made almost two quarts
>> of chili and two quarts of rice yesterday. I woke up to no rice left and
>> just enough chili for two meals for me. So...
>>
>> I cooked more rice.
>>
>> I also cooked a small box of Penne and mixed it with red sauce and Parmesan.
>>
>> Need to find more uses for the Parmesan. Maybe I can put it in crackers or
>> something. Neither of us are overly fond of pasta with red sauce. We both
>> like it with butter and Parmesan but we can only eat so much of that!
>
> Listening to your, "My Life with The Mooch" story is really
> pathetic.
>
> -sw
>
Just another whine. "I have some things to use up that I bought at the
start of the pandemic. One is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have
a lot of Parmesan/Romano combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a
pound a day, putting it on anything and everything. Then consumption
stopped unless I made something with it in there."

I get the mooch part. Who the heck told her to hoard powdered cheese?!

Don't get me started on two tubes of polenta. And bags of chicken
nuggets. Seems to me she always had things like that in the freezer.
Sorry, but gack.

Oh, she's the gourmet pandemic cook. Doesn't like red sauce yet they
eat it even if they aren't "overly fond". The pandemic does not explain
stocking up on food she doesn't like and has to use up.

I don't know about the rest of you but I never buy food I know I don't
like. 3 lbs. of chicken nuggets and don't like red sauce so why not dip
the disliked chicken nuggets with red sauce and some of that stupid
canned parmesan? Oh dear, had problems with the rice and the polenta
expired and so-and-so wouldn't eat anymore. Sheesh.

It's a very odd life.

Jill

Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 12:09:47 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 12/13/2020 12:29 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>> On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:40:45 PM UTC-6, wrote:
>>>
>>> The "us" and "we" isn't you and the tutued offspring. You and Justin are *sharin'
>>> the red sauce*. You're lucky that you have your own yard, so that you could have
>>> the pretense of having a gardener. Jill doesn't have that. Her gardener works for
>>> the condo assn. I'm sure that the extensive, communal lawn is far better kempt
>>> than your back yard, but she isn't getting licked and dicked.
>>>
>>> --Bryan
>>>
>> Condo? Communal lawn? Where do you come up with this shit?
>>
>> This is my house:
>>
>> https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4...zpid/?mmlb=g,1
>>
>> *I* pay someone to maintain the yard.
>
> <RFC mode>
> Shame on you, your outside lights are all crooked! HOA!
> </RFC mode>
>


<SNIFF mode>

*SNIFF*

</SNIFF mode>

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I have some things to use up that I bought at the start of the
>> pandemic. One is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have a lot of
>> Parmesan/Romano combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a pound a
>> day, putting it on anything and everything. Then consumption stopped
>> unless I made something with it in there.
>
> (List snipped but all sounds reasonable).
>
> You don't mention it often but you do bake bread. Parmesan works there
> in several ways.

I can bake bread. I just haven't in some time. I don't personally like it
very much and I can get it for $1 a loaf at Dollar Tree and sometimes for
free at the bread loutlet so those seem like much better options.
>
> If you have a favorite dough that also likes up to 1/2c cheese, try
> parmesan for it. It's apt to be a little dense but in the right
> applications, this is a good thing. Makes some very nice garlic bread
> for example. Can be baked in the machine if you like (paddle removed
> if it bugs you).

I made a cheese and jalapeno bread many years ago, but didn't care for it
enough to finish it beyond the first bite. Don't like garlic bread at all.
Don't have a bread machine any more. Had one and hated it. Gave it away.
>
> Do you like bread sticks? Make a fairly firm dough (not too sticky)and
> pat or roll it out to about 1/2inch thick. Cut to strips then roll
> strips in Parmesan and other spices you like (parsley and a little
> black pepper plus a sea or coarse salt work nicely). I like kosher
> flaked salt here. Bake as normal, preferably not touching.

No. Don't like bread sticks.
>
> A lot of people like to add Parmesan to meatloaf as a portion of the
> filler. 1/4c to 1lb meat (or meat mix if combining beef and pork)
> seems to be the normal proportions. Adds a bit of healthy calcium.

Ah... I could try that. Haven't made meatloaf in some time. We don't eat
pork aside from bacon. My meatloaf has a lot of veggies in it, tomato juice
or V8 and some oats. Will have to wait until I have more room in the
freezer. We haven't been eating the frozen food. I'm trying to do so now but
I don't eat a lot so I'm barely making a dent in it. I always make a lot of
small loaves asnd freeze them.
>
> Next is a little wierd and I've not tried it, but I've seen it and it
> was always gone by the time I got to it. It's a variation on panko
> crusted fried chicken but it's rolled in mayo and Parmesan for the
> coating. This can be baked or fried in a pan. I'd try baked first
> myself. Most had bits of greenery (assume dried chives?) sprinkled
> about.
>
> https://www.hellmanns.com/us/en/reci...en-recipe.html

I don't think we'd like that. We both prefer beef to chicken.
>
> Lots of other hits on it. That one is simpler than many others. I
> like the idea of baking potato wedges along side and would be tempted
> to add a Delicata Squash or Acorn squash along side.
>
I forgot about the potatoes! I just need to get potatoes. I cut up Russets,
soak in ice water, then dry off, coat in Parmesan, salt, pepper, garlic and
whatever other seasonings sound good. I'm out of garlic right now too. I
think my order is supposed to come today. I forgot the oil. I coat the cubes
in olive oil before seasoning. Then I
cook in small batches in the air fryer. Very good! I have done wedges in
the oven like that. Haven't had any squash yet this fall. Haven't been into
a grocery store for some time.

> Humm.... I may try it today with some bone in chicken thighs...

Okay.

"songbird" > wrote in message
...
> cshenk wrote:
> ...
>> A lot of people like to add Parmesan to meatloaf as a portion of the
>> filler. 1/4c to 1lb meat (or meat mix if combining beef and pork)
>> seems to be the normal proportions. Adds a bit of healthy calcium.
>
> we use it in meatballs, lasagna filling, stuffings,
> on top of salads with the croutons, on top of croutons
> on soups, it's pretty flexible.

We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on sale
for cheap. I do use it in lasagna. Just don't have the rest of the
ingredients. I have to be flexible with food now as I depend on what I can
get delivered. I hate to plan to make something then find that key
ingredients were out of stock and can't be delivered.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/13/2020 3:16 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sat, 12 Dec 2020 20:40:19 -0800, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> I have some things to use up that I bought at the start of the pandemic.
>>> One
>>> is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have a lot of Parmesan/Romano
>>> combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a pound a day, putting it on
>>> anything and everything. Then consumption stopped unless I made
>>> something
>>> with it in there.
>>>
>>> I also had a tube of Polenta. I had two tubes but didn't check the
>>> expiration dates and the one expired some time ago. Can't remember if I
>>> picked that up off the shelf or had it delivered.
>>>
>>> Also had some chicken nuggets from Dollar Tree. They were actually
>>> pretty
>>> good for chicken nuggets. I don't normally like chicken nuggets.
>>>
>>> I did the Polenta in the air fryer. Worked very well but it did take
>>> some
>>> time to cook as I could only do 4 slices at a time. I coated each slice
>>> in
>>> olive oil and air fried until brown and crisp.
>>>
>>> I overlapped the slices around the edge of a pie pan, then did the same
>>> in
>>> the middle with the nuggets. I had three bags of nuggets. They were
>>> small.
>>> Had to overlap a few of them onto the Polenta.
>>>
>>> I put a small amount of red sauce in the bottom of the dish and then
>>> smothered it all with Parmesan.
>>>
>>> I figured that wouldn't be enough food given that I made almost two
>>> quarts
>>> of chili and two quarts of rice yesterday. I woke up to no rice left and
>>> just enough chili for two meals for me. So...
>>>
>>> I cooked more rice.
>>>
>>> I also cooked a small box of Penne and mixed it with red sauce and
>>> Parmesan.
>>>
>>> Need to find more uses for the Parmesan. Maybe I can put it in crackers
>>> or
>>> something. Neither of us are overly fond of pasta with red sauce. We
>>> both
>>> like it with butter and Parmesan but we can only eat so much of that!
>>
>> Listening to your, "My Life with The Mooch" story is really
>> pathetic.
>>
>> -sw
>>
> Just another whine. "I have some things to use up that I bought at the
> start of the pandemic. One is that powdered Parmesan cheese. I also have a
> lot of Parmesan/Romano combo. For awhile, someone was eating about a pound
> a day, putting it on anything and everything. Then consumption stopped
> unless I made something with it in there."
>
> I get the mooch part. Who the heck told her to hoard powdered cheese?!

Nobody told me to. At one point, he was eating it faster than I could buy
it. her stopped. Personally, I can live without the stuff. I used to buy one
small container and by the time I'd go to use it a second time it long since
had expired. He does the same with canned vegetables. First it was peas,
then green beans, now pickled beets. Vegetables are not a problem as they
keep for a couple of years and I will eat those. I also have a ton of
cheddar cheese. Both of us were eating a lot of that and then we stopped. I
think I got burned out on it. Am making an effort to make things with cheese
in them now.
>
> Don't get me started on two tubes of polenta. And bags of chicken
> nuggets. Seems to me she always had things like that in the freezer.
> Sorry, but gack.

I bought chicken nuggets when Angela was here. She and her friends ate them.
At the start of the pandemic, I had to get my groceries at Dollar Tree. I
can get in and out of there fairly quickly. But at grocery stores, I had to
wait outside, shopping too far longer because of the one way aisles and
social distancing, then wait in a long line. My legs couldn't bear it. And
nobody in this area was delivering perishables. Thankfully they have worked
the bugs out of that now. I do have to wait several days to get the food but
I can get it. Dollar Tree doesn't have much in the way of meat. I bought
what I could, just so we had some meat.
>
> Oh, she's the gourmet pandemic cook. Doesn't like red sauce yet they eat
> it even if they aren't "overly fond". The pandemic does not explain
> stocking up on food she doesn't like and has to use up.

I didn't say that I don't like it. I said we're not ovely fond of it. I was
married to an Italian for 22 years and lived in a part of NY that was mostly
Italian. I quickly got burned out on that kind of food. But right now (at
least in this area), food is less a matter of what I want, and more a matter
of what I can get.

Frankly, I am getting burned out on life right now. I've mostly stayed home
for the better part of 9 months and now we are not allowed to socialize at
all. I've seen one friend once in 9 months, my mom twice, Angela maybe a
dozen times, my BF a handful of times. Businesses are shu. Restaurants are
closed except for takeout. 40% of the restaurants in the area are
permanently closed now. I am really sick of staying home with little or
nothing to do. Food is less of an interest. I can't bake things for friends
and can't leave the house except to go to the Dr. Maybe you think I'm
whining, and I know I'm not alone in my feelings. We can't celebrate
Christmas so I didn't evrn decorate except to slap a $5 wreath on the wall.
I can't get the surgery I need. I'm just fed up and don't care much about
anything any more. <End rant>
>
> I don't know about the rest of you but I never buy food I know I don't
> like. 3 lbs. of chicken nuggets and don't like red sauce so why not dip
> the disliked chicken nuggets with red sauce and some of that stupid canned
> parmesan? Oh dear, had problems with the rice and the polenta expired and
> so-and-so wouldn't eat anymore. Sheesh.

I did *not* say I don't like red sauce. I said I'm not overly fond of it. I
will not buy broccoli or asparagus. I will not eat either one. Justin
*might* eat the broccoli. Or he might not. He will not eat asparagus. If we
only ate what we wanted, he would likely eat nothing but big steaks and
cereal and I'd eat bean burritos and raw veggies. I couldn't get bean
burritos for some time or the tortillas to make them. Not the good tortillas
to make them. I can *only* buy what the store has available for sale. At the
time, the chicken nuggets were the only available meat that we'd eat. They
had sausage, ham and bologna. Maybe hot dogs. We don't eat that stuff at
all. I would prefer other things over chicken nuggets but if that's all I
have, I will at them. If I only have ham, I'll starve.
>
> It's a very odd life.

Whatev's.

On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

> We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
> sale for cheap.

I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.

On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 3:39:00 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
> > sale for cheap.
> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
Costco will be selling meatballs that you can't make yourself. Beats me how it tastes.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...145939895.html

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
>> sale for cheap.
>
> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.

I tried making them twice. One was with ground turkey. Yuck. The other was
with coconut flour. Those tasted fine but were more like lumps. Meatballs
are low on our list of foods that we like so I won't bother to make them. I
can sometimes get a bag of them for around $1.88. Normally I use them with
polenta. I pile them in the middle of the polenta. I might eat one, just to
remind myself that I don't really like them. Justin will eat them, but he's
not fond of them so I don't buy them often. To me they're like boxed mac and
cheese. Something you eat once in a while to save money.

I used to buy a big bag of some kind at the military commissary in Brooklyn.
I can't remember the brand. They were labeled as "Regular", Italian" and
"Swedish", but they all tasted the same to me. I brought them to my in-laws
house and made them either as the Swedish style or Italian with red sauce
and pasta. They all raved about them and people asked me for the recipe.
That being said, I was never served meatballs by of my ex's family. Maybe
they didn't eat meatballs very often.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 3:39:00 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> > We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
>> > sale for cheap.
>> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
>> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
>> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
> Costco will be selling meatballs that you can't make yourself. Beats me
> how it tastes.
> https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...145939895.html

---

Ha! People are not fully embracing that fake meat trend here! That stuff
normally costs more than meat at regular price. And even at the marked down
and about to expire price, which they always seem to be, they are still more
expensive than meat.

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 19:09:10 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 3:39:00 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> > We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
>>> > sale for cheap.
>>> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
>>> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
>>> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
>> Costco will be selling meatballs that you can't make yourself. Beats me
>> how it tastes.
>> https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...145939895.html
>
>---
>
>Ha! People are not fully embracing that fake meat trend here! That stuff
>normally costs more than meat at regular price. And even at the marked down
>and about to expire price, which they always seem to be, they are still more
>expensive than meat.

But it lacks one important ingredient: animal cruelty! If you don't
care about that, eat meat!

On 12/13/2020 10:07 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs
>>> on sale for cheap.
>>
>> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs.Â* So easy to make
>> and the taste is so much better.Â* Never order them in a restaurant
>> either because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
>
> I tried making them twice. One was with ground turkey. Yuck. The other
> was with coconut flour. Those tasted fine but were more like lumps.
> Meatballs are low on our list of foods that we like so I won't bother to
> make them.

OK, I see why you did not like them. Neither turkey nor coconut flour
should be in the same room as a meatball.

Ground beef is good, better is 50% beef, 25% each of pork and veal
Egg
Stale Italian bread (breadcrumbs in a pinch)
Salt and pepper
Oregano
Optional is grated cheese.

Mix, make into balls. Fry to get a little crust on the outside, toss
into the sauce for a couple of hours.

Bruce wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 19:09:10 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 3:39:00 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
>>>>> sale for cheap.
>>>> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
>>>> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
>>>> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
>>> Costco will be selling meatballs that you can't make yourself. Beats me
>>> how it tastes.
>>> https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...145939895.html
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Ha! People are not fully embracing that fake meat trend here! That stuff
>> normally costs more than meat at regular price. And even at the marked down
>> and about to expire price, which they always seem to be, they are still more
>> expensive than meat.
>
> But it lacks one important ingredient: animal cruelty! If you don't
> care about that, eat meat!
>

I think about you every time I eat a hamburger Druce.

On 2020-12-13 11:16 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/13/2020 10:07 PM, Julie Bove wrote:

>
> OK, I see why you did not like them.Â* Neither turkey nor coconut flour
> should be in the same room as a meatball.
>
> Ground beef is good, better is 50% beef, 25% each of pork and veal
> Egg
> Stale Italian bread (breadcrumbs in a pinch)
> Salt and pepper
> Oregano
> Optional is grated cheese.
>
> Mix, make into balls.Â* Fry to get a little crust on the outside, toss
> into the sauce for a couple of hours.

Now it's time to sit back and see what problems she will have with that
simple process.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
...
> On 12/13/2020 10:07 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
>>>> sale for cheap.
>>>
>>> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
>>> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
>>> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
>>
>> I tried making them twice. One was with ground turkey. Yuck. The other
>> was with coconut flour. Those tasted fine but were more like lumps.
>> Meatballs are low on our list of foods that we like so I won't bother to
>> make them.
>
> OK, I see why you did not like them. Neither turkey nor coconut flour
> should be in the same room as a meatball.
>
> Ground beef is good, better is 50% beef, 25% each of pork and veal
> Egg
> Stale Italian bread (breadcrumbs in a pinch)
> Salt and pepper
> Oregano
> Optional is grated cheese.
>
> Mix, make into balls. Fry to get a little crust on the outside, toss into
> the sauce for a couple of hours.

No thanks. I have a severe dislike for pork, veal and meatballs in general.
I have eaten them before. Can't eat eggs. Don't like bread in meat. There's
just something about meatballs that is off-putting to me. My mom made them
occasionally. I've had them at spaghetti dinners. Just don't like them.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
...
> On 2020-12-13 11:16 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 12/13/2020 10:07 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>>
>> OK, I see why you did not like them. Neither turkey nor coconut flour
>> should be in the same room as a meatball.
>>
>> Ground beef is good, better is 50% beef, 25% each of pork and veal
>> Egg
>> Stale Italian bread (breadcrumbs in a pinch)
>> Salt and pepper
>> Oregano
>> Optional is grated cheese.
>>
>> Mix, make into balls. Fry to get a little crust on the outside, toss into
>> the sauce for a couple of hours.
>
> Now it's time to sit back and see what problems she will have with that
> simple process.

Might be a simple process but the end result doesn't appeal. I only tried
the ground turkey ones because my mom insisted I'd like them. They would
have made better tennis balls than meatballs.

"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 19:09:10 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
>>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 3:39:00 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs
>>>> > on
>>>> > sale for cheap.
>>>> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
>>>> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
>>>> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
>>> Costco will be selling meatballs that you can't make yourself. Beats me
>>> how it tastes.
>>> https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...145939895.html
>>
>>---
>>
>>Ha! People are not fully embracing that fake meat trend here! That stuff
>>normally costs more than meat at regular price. And even at the marked
>>down
>>and about to expire price, which they always seem to be, they are still
>>more
>>expensive than meat.
>
> But it lacks one important ingredient: animal cruelty! If you don't
> care about that, eat meat!

I don't eat very much meat. I find I do have to eat some to help keep my
platelets up. I have ITP. Beans are my favorite food. I eat those in some
form almost daily.

I don't like foods that pretend to be other foods.

On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 "Julie Bove" wrote:
>"songbird" wrote:
>> cshenk wrote:
>> ...
>>> A lot of people like to add Parmesan to meatloaf as a portion of the
>>> filler. 1/4c to 1lb meat (or meat mix if combining beef and pork)
>>> seems to be the normal proportions. Adds a bit of healthy calcium.
>>
>> we use it in meatballs, lasagna filling, stuffings,
>> on top of salads with the croutons, on top of croutons
>> on soups, it's pretty flexible.

Can be any grated, crumbled, shredded cheese, small diced Swiss is
good, that's what's on my salad now. We rarely have croutons, most
often crispy Chinese noodles.

>We don't eat meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on sale
>for cheap.

In other words you dumpster dive.
Normal people make their own meat-a-ballas... only wierdos eat mystery
meat-a-balles. And when cheap they are a big meat-a-mystery. You'd
do better and safer to buy meat-a-balles from a decent Italian
restaurant or pizzaria.
Meat grinders for home use ain't expensive. Right now is hunting
season and for the holidays sporting goods stores have big sales on
meat grinders.
https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/meat...:&pageSize: &
This is perfect for you:
https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabe...e-meat-grinder
Many around here are busy making venison saw-seege and I can have all
I want for free only I don't like venison. I grind beef, pork,
chicken, and when I lived near the sea I ground lots of fresh seafood
for fish cakes. Unfortunately where I live now there is no fresh
seafood... frozen is never fresh.

On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 12:28:39 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> On 12/13/2020 12:24 PM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:09:58 AM UTC-6, wrote:
> >> On 12/13/2020 12:29 AM, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >>> On Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10:40:45 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> >>>
> >>> The "us" and "we" isn't you and the tutued offspring. You and Justin are *sharin'
> >>> the red sauce*. You're lucky that you have your own yard, so that you could have
> >>> the pretense of having a gardener. Jill doesn't have that. Her gardener works for
> >>> the condo assn. I'm sure that the extensive, communal lawn is far better kempt
> >>> than your back yard, but she isn't getting licked and dicked.
> >>>
> >>> --Bryan
> >>>
> >> Condo? Communal lawn? Where do you come up with this shit?
> >>
> >> This is my house:
> >>
> >> https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/4...zpid/?mmlb=g,1
> >
> > I'm behind the times.
> You're *years* behind the times.
> >> *I* pay someone to maintain the yard.
> >
> > Does yours provide extra services like Julie's?
> >>
> > --Bryan
> >
> There you go again, assuming she's having sex with her gardener. I
> think Julie is silly for constantly bringing up "Justin" or thinking
> she's being sly when she says "someone" ate whatever, as if we don't
> know who else is in the house. She always struck me as an asexual being
> who managed to reproduce.
>
I've always assumed that almost no one is asexual. Heck, even my oldest
sister, who is the biggest prude I've ever known, I assume has a decent sex
life within her marriage. My BIL has always seemed happy enough.
>
> The man I pay to maintain the yard is an *employee*. He is happily
> married, owns his own house and we are friendly but not "friends". I've
> met his wife (who is a working RN and a charming woman). Julie's
> gardener is a moocher. Totally different scenario.
>
I wasn't actually suggesting that you had a thing with your yard guy.
The joke was about Julie, and I do think it's likely that "Justin" is having
sex with her, but maybe it is just companionship, or maybe there's no
goatherd gardener at all. Maybe it's all a fiction.
>
> Jill

Bryan

"Sheldon Martin" > wrote in message
news
> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>"songbird" wrote:
>>> cshenk wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> A lot of people like to add Parmesan to meatloaf as a portion of the
>>>> filler. 1/4c to 1lb meat (or meat mix if combining beef and pork)
>>>> seems to be the normal proportions. Adds a bit of healthy calcium.
>>>
>>> we use it in meatballs, lasagna filling, stuffings,
>>> on top of salads with the croutons, on top of croutons
>>> on soups, it's pretty flexible.
>
> Can be any grated, crumbled, shredded cheese, small diced Swiss is
> good, that's what's on my salad now. We rarely have croutons, most
> often crispy Chinese noodles.
>
>>We don't eat meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on sale
>>for cheap.
>
> In other words you dumpster dive.
> Normal people make their own meat-a-ballas... only wierdos eat mystery
> meat-a-balles. And when cheap they are a big meat-a-mystery. You'd
> do better and safer to buy meat-a-balles from a decent Italian
> restaurant or pizzaria.
> Meat grinders for home use ain't expensive. Right now is hunting
> season and for the holidays sporting goods stores have big sales on
> meat grinders.
> https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/meat...:&pageSize: &
> This is perfect for you:
> https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabe...e-meat-grinder
> Many around here are busy making venison saw-seege and I can have all
> I want for free only I don't like venison. I grind beef, pork,
> chicken, and when I lived near the sea I ground lots of fresh seafood
> for fish cakes. Unfortunately where I live now there is no fresh
> seafood... frozen is never fresh.

Dumpster dive? No. As I said, things like frozen meatballs and boxed mac an
cheese are for cheap meals. Not for pleasure. I don't meatballs very much so
would never bother to eat them.

If I have ground beef, it is usually made into patties or hamburger gravy.
Once in a while, I'll do a casserole. Never meatballs.

On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:39:00 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> > We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
> > sale for cheap.
> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.

One of the few good food things about St. Louis is Italian restaurants. There
are no pre-made meatballs. We seldom eat at Italian restaurants here because
they are pricey. Our favorite Italian restaurant is in an unlikely locale, Eureka
Springs, Arkansas. https://ermilios.com/ It's easier to justify expensive meals
when one is on vacation. Eureka Springs is touristy, but not cheesy like
Branson, MO, more like a toy town, and they have a neat old hotel.
https://www.crescent-hotel.com/
There are trolleys, little overpriced boutique shops, and it's all very laid back.

--Bryan

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
>> sale for cheap.
>
> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.

yes, we make our own, those pre-made meatballs are
really icky. using cheese in them is one of the reasons
they taste so good.


songbird

On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 3:01:49 PM UTC-10, wrote:
> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:39:00 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > > We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
> > > sale for cheap.
> > I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
> > the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
> > because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
> One of the few good food things about St. Louis is Italian restaurants. There
> are no pre-made meatballs. We seldom eat at Italian restaurants here because
> they are pricey. Our favorite Italian restaurant is in an unlikely locale, Eureka
> Springs, Arkansas. https://ermilios.com/ It's easier to justify expensive meals
> when one is on vacation. Eureka Springs is touristy, but not cheesy like
> Branson, MO, more like a toy town, and they have a neat old hotel.
> https://www.crescent-hotel.com/
> There are trolleys, little overpriced boutique shops, and it's all very laid back.
>
> --Bryan
The big news here is that The Olive Garden has opened up in Honolulu. We've never had one of these famous restaurants on da rock. I have gone to an Olive Garden once when I was at a seminar on the mainland. The instructor took the class out for lunch. I can't recall if it was in CA, MN, or FL. Like most restaurants, it was nothing special. I suppose it could have been special if I liked Italian food but I don't.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
....
> OK, I see why you did not like them. Neither turkey nor coconut flour
> should be in the same room as a meatball.

heh, we agree on this!


> Ground beef is good, better is 50% beef, 25% each of pork and veal
> Egg
> Stale Italian bread (breadcrumbs in a pinch)
> Salt and pepper
> Oregano
> Optional is grated cheese.
>
> Mix, make into balls. Fry to get a little crust on the outside, toss
> into the sauce for a couple of hours.

no garlic or parsley? those two are common in ours.
also an onion put through the blender, we like onion
in about everything one way or another.

when we make them we usually are making a few hundred
at a time. we have five large pots going for the sauce
to cook them in once they have been browned.


songbird

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Sheldon Martin" > wrote in message
> news
>> On Sun, 13 Dec 2020 "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>> "songbird" wrote:
>>>> cshenk wrote:
>>>> ...
>>>>> A lot of people like to add Parmesan to meatloaf as a portion
>>>>> of the
>>>>> filler.* 1/4c to 1lb meat (or meat mix if combining beef and
>>>>> pork)
>>>>> seems to be the normal proportions.* Adds a bit of healthy
>>>>> calcium.
>>>>
>>>> *we use it in meatballs, lasagna filling, stuffings,
>>>> on top of salads with the croutons, on top of croutons
>>>> on soups, it's pretty flexible.*
>>
>> Can be any grated, crumbled, shredded cheese, small diced Swiss is
>> good, that's what's on my salad now.* We rarely have croutons, most
>> often crispy Chinese noodles.
>>
>>> We don't eat meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on sale
>>> for cheap.
>>
>> In other words you dumpster dive.
>> Normal people make their own meat-a-ballas... only wierdos eat
>> mystery
>> meat-a-balles.* And when cheap they are a big meat-a-mystery.* You'd
>> do better and safer to buy meat-a-balles from a decent Italian
>> restaurant or pizzaria.
>> Meat grinders for home use ain't expensive.* Right now is hunting
>> season and for the holidays sporting goods stores have big sales on
>> meat grinders.
>> https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/meat...:&pageSize: &
>>
>> This is perfect for you:
>> https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/cabe...e-meat-grinder
>> Many around here are busy making venison saw-seege and I can have
>> all
>> I want for free only I don't like venison.* I grind beef, pork,
>> chicken, and when I lived near the sea I ground lots of fresh
>> seafood
>> for fish cakes.* Unfortunately where I live now there is no fresh
>> seafood... frozen is never fresh.
>
> Dumpster dive? No. As I said, things like frozen meatballs and
> boxed mac an cheese are for cheap meals. Not for pleasure. I don't
> meatballs very much so would never bother to eat them.
>
> If I have ground beef, it is usually made into patties or hamburger
> gravy. Once in a while, I'll do a casserole. Never meatballs.

If yoose show him your tits, Popeye will come over and cook for you!

"Bryan Simmons" > wrote in message
...
> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:39:00 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> > We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
>> > sale for cheap.
>> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
>> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
>> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
>
> One of the few good food things about St. Louis is Italian restaurants.
> There
> are no pre-made meatballs. We seldom eat at Italian restaurants here
> because
> they are pricey. Our favorite Italian restaurant is in an unlikely
> locale, Eureka
> Springs, Arkansas. https://ermilios.com/ It's easier to justify
> expensive meals
> when one is on vacation. Eureka Springs is touristy, but not cheesy like
> Branson, MO, more like a toy town, and they have a neat old hotel.
> https://www.crescent-hotel.com/
> There are trolleys, little overpriced boutique shops, and it's all very
> laid back.

I don't like going out for Italian food unless the restaurant has something
really special. Pizza and pasta are things I can make at home. No going out
here now either.

Restaurants are closed to indoor dining. A few do outdoor dining but the
fire dept. just banned propane heaters. About 40% of all restaurants here
have had to close for good. The rest are limping along with takeout.

dsi1 wrote:
> On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 3:01:49 PM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:39:00 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs on
>>>> sale for cheap.
>>> I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
>>> the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
>>> because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
>> One of the few good food things about St. Louis is Italian restaurants. There
>> are no pre-made meatballs. We seldom eat at Italian restaurants here because
>> they are pricey. Our favorite Italian restaurant is in an unlikely locale, Eureka
>> Springs, Arkansas. https://ermilios.com/ It's easier to justify expensive meals
>> when one is on vacation. Eureka Springs is touristy, but not cheesy like
>> Branson, MO, more like a toy town, and they have a neat old hotel.
>> https://www.crescent-hotel.com/
>> There are trolleys, little overpriced boutique shops, and it's all very laid back.
>>
>> --Bryan
> The big news here is that The Olive Garden has opened up in Honolulu. We've never had one of these famous restaurants on da rock. I have gone to an Olive Garden once when I was at a seminar on the mainland. The instructor took the class out for lunch. I can't recall if it was in CA, MN, or FL. Like most restaurants, it was nothing special. I suppose it could have been special if I liked Italian food but I don't.
>

If yoose have seen one, yoose have seen them all.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 3:01:49 PM UTC-10,
wrote:
> On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 7:39:00 PM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 12/13/2020 7:04 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > > We don't eat croutons or meatballs unless I happen to find meatballs
> > > on
> > > sale for cheap.
> > I don't understand why anyone would buy meatballs. So easy to make and
> > the taste is so much better. Never order them in a restaurant either
> > because they are usually some pre-made crap in canned sauce.
> One of the few good food things about St. Louis is Italian restaurants.
> There
> are no pre-made meatballs. We seldom eat at Italian restaurants here
> because
> they are pricey. Our favorite Italian restaurant is in an unlikely locale,
> Eureka
> Springs, Arkansas. https://ermilios.com/ It's easier to justify expensive
> meals
> when one is on vacation. Eureka Springs is touristy, but not cheesy like
> Branson, MO, more like a toy town, and they have a neat old hotel.
> https://www.crescent-hotel.com/
> There are trolleys, little overpriced boutique shops, and it's all very
> laid back.
>
> --Bryan
The big news here is that The Olive Garden has opened up in Honolulu. We've
never had one of these famous restaurants on da rock. I have gone to an
Olive Garden once when I was at a seminar on the mainland. The instructor
took the class out for lunch. I can't recall if it was in CA, MN, or FL.
Like most restaurants, it was nothing special. I suppose it could have been
special if I liked Italian food but I don't.

---

Wouldn't you think with a name like that, they would feature olives? And
yet? They don't. Ask for extra olives on the salad and you get two. I don't
understand the appeal of that place at all.