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What Was Your Favorite School Cafeteria Food?
I brought lunch everyday during JHS but there were two lunches that I ate even if I had to beg or borrow the. $0.75!!! Chicken chow mein with white buttered rice(thinking back it was more Americanized than you can imagine but I loved it anyway) and twice a year once before Thanksgiving and once before Winter break- Turkey with gravy and mashed potatoes.
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Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
Twenty years ago my brother-in law was married at a small inn in a rural area of our state. It was a spur of the moment invitation and quite costly for us- we had young children who suddenly needed "dressy" clothing, we had to pay for lodging for the weekend, etc. But we cheerfully packed, put $500 cash in with the card and drove 3 hours to the wedding. After the ceremony, we were seated in a small back room and waiters brought us menus. We were informed that dinner would be charged to each diner- the bride and groom had not even informed their parents that it was pay as you go. We ordered, my father-in-law who would have gladly paid for the entire party, told the waiter he would pay for the bride and groom's family dinners. We subtracted the cost of the weekend and gave the bride and groom $100. Oh, when we were married, many years before, my brother-in-law didn't give us a gift- he said he didn't believe in marriage!!
True story- married 31 and counting years to the best guy in the world from a loony and cheap family.
Getting logged out...over and over...
Me too!!! and this never happened before?!?!?!
What Was Your Favorite School Cafeteria Food?
I brought lunch everyday during JHS but there were two lunches that I ate even if I had to beg or borrow the. $0.75!!! Chicken chow mein with white buttered rice(thinking back it was more Americanized than you can imagine but I loved it anyway) and twice a year once before Thanksgiving and once before Winter break- Turkey with gravy and mashed potatoes.
Seriously Sick: Food For When You're Under the Weather
Roast pork yat gaw mein- chinese noodle soup
What's for Dinner? 09/02
Farmer's market day- fresh LI corn, tomatoes & cucumbers with extra virgin olive oil and sea salt, goat milk feta with leftover grilled chicken. We had an amazing lunch at a tiny hummus/felafel place so I brought home hummus, whole wheat pita and Israeli chicken soup.
What's for Dinner? 09/01
Greek salad with grilled chicken and raisin pumpernickle bread from Orwasher's.
What's for Dinner? 08/31
Orrechiette with broccoli rabe and sausage, grilled bread, roasted beets with olive oil and balsamic vinegar and sauteed beet greens with garlic and piri piri peppers.
What's for Dinner? 08/29
Bagels and lox, sable and baked salmon. Sliced tomatoes and red onions from the farmer's market. Local Long Island strawberries.
opposite of your vice?
@Aye-eat I am with you on well done steak. Also peanut butter, jello, bananas that aren't frozen and coated in dark chocolate, spam (can't even bring myself to taste it, the smell is too rough), sea cucumbers, brains, sweetbreads (texture) and any kind of "instant" pudding.
Foods from you childhood you don't miss.
Wonder bread, for sure
Cook the Book: 'Bite-Size Desserts'
Pralines, "Steve's Mom's" rugelach, dark chocolate covered sea salt caramels, dim sum, egg custard tarts, pecan tassies, lemon curd tassies (Nathalie Dupree's recipe for the last two- off the hook)
food suggestions for a weekend in queens to see the mets...
Don Peppes is in South Ozone Park- between Howard Beach and JFK airport- it's one of our faves- baked clams, eggplant rollatini, spaghetti with white clam, shrimp luciano and chicken scarpiello- tons of garlic, flavor and old school atmosphere (the waiters, clientele & kitchen- not the decor).
We love Nicks and there is NO cornmeal on those thin crust pizzas- it's pricey for pizza but definitely worth it.
Joe's Shanghai for soup dumplings.
Agree with Spicy Tasty 100%.
Sriphaphai in Woodside for the best Thai in MY.
Cook the Book: 'What We Eat When We Eat Alone'
Stuff with lots of butter or cream or ice cream or cheese- things that my family would make a face at if I ate it in front of them.
Also tinned stuff like sardines or tuna with onion and lemon sprinkled on top.
Or my all time secret fave- cottage cheese, tuna, cheddar cheese and catalina dressing drizzled over- mix to a mush and enjoy!
Any one interested in healthy gourmet persian fusion cuisine???
And note that we can learn about healthy gourmet dishes that are healthy, gourmet and modern!! and redundant not to say repetitive.
Peppadew
Fairway has them at the olive bar and Whole Foods has them in the jarred olive and caper aisle- not refrigerated- in the stores I have shopped in.
Romantical food memories...
Well, first of all "romantical" is a term used by Olive Oyl when talking to Popeye.
My husband surprised me with an overnight visit to a hotel and when we entered the room there was a trail of rosepetals leading to a cooler (used to keep the food warm) filled with take-out containers from Joe's Shanghai. He had prepared the surprise for hours- very romantical!
Kitchen help???
I have a smoked (black) mirror backsplash to match the black granite counter- no problem caring for it, it always looks super.
Cook the Book: 'Canal House Cooking, Vol. 1'
Grilled vegetable caponata, super fresh corn on the cob and strawberry shortcakes made with biscuits and freshly whipped cream.
Cook the Book: 'Mrs. Rowe's Little Book of Southern Pies'
I've been cooking since I'm ten but my first real baking attempt was Brownies from a Home Ec Betty Crocker booklet and it was a wonderful experience and I've never looked back since. I love to cook but baking is a passion,
Making Sour Pickles
My dad makes amazing sour pickles- he does NOT use vinegar. Kosher deli pickles are made without vinegar CJMcD's recipe is spot on but my dad puts the jars directly in the fridge and doesn't leave them out on the counter at room temperature.
Chinese Food and Cheese
I like cheese on its own but not in many dishes other than the typical like lasagna, pizza etc. Asian food doesn't seem to go with cheese. I once ate at a korean-fusion type of place that put cheese in all its dishes and it just didn't work. Blech. and I love love love Korean food. just not with cheese. So I can't imagine liking Chinese food with cheese.
Cook the Book: 'The Barcelona Cookbook'
We were going out for tapas with our then very young kids and I overheard my son (about 4) asking his older sister (7 years old) if we were really eating at a topless restaurant and did men have to take off their shirts?!!
Rye with seeds or w/o?
no seeds- I hate the flavor they add, I feel it overpowers the tang of the rye bread.
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
I used to date a guy who would complain about the food so he didn't have to pay for his dinner when we went out to eat. I, of course, had to pay for mine and my son's. After awhile, I got smart and stopped dating this guy.
There are cheapskates and there are people who just love to see if they can get away with having someone else pay for them. I am the type that doesn't get burnt as much as I once did. I will pay once. After that, I doubt I will be your 'friend'.
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
It's been my experience that these kinds of people invariably are the most wealthy ones in the circle. Like when I was a waitress, the worst tippers (and most difficult customers) were often the richest clients.
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
we have "friends" that do this all the time, to the extreme! Down to figuring out what some couples should pay if their children eat...it sickens me. They are not really our friends, more like friends of friends, so its not something I feel comfortable bringing up. We try and avoid anything at their house anymore. Last New Years Eve they charged everybody $12 a head for a dinner that none of asked for or wanted! On a more recent camping trip they tried to charge all the couples for the fire wood they brought! We thought it was a joke (no way I'm paying for firewood that you cut down on your dads property!). They earn nearly double what the rest of the couples in our circle does btw...
*lord i hope they don't read this*
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
I should add that of course we were expected to split the bill on that dinner out...
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
I was once invited to someone's house for dinner. We get there with a nice bottle of wine in hand. They show off their new house, give us a couple hors d'oeuvres with the wine we brought, then say - where do guys want to go for dinner? I was flabbergasted. I have not accepted invites to their house since then and that was a couple years ago.
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
Me too hahaha. Nice.
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
I would probably do what AyeEat did LOL
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
fully agree with you... you either fully invite someone or not invite anyone at all.
I once worked for a VERY WELL-KNOWN multi-national packaged goods company in which all beauty care marketing employees were "cordially invited" by our Department Director to a Xmas lunch on a workday. And the written invitation said our attendance was expected.
After we finished our lunch, someone at the top of the table let all of us know that the contribution from each for the lunch came out to $25. We were dumbfounded... and each had to fork out $25 to pay our way. Even the assistants, who earned well below what us managers earned.
From that day on, when someone invited you for lunch we would ask for clarification - are you inviting me??? or are you CORDIALLY INVITING me??
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
I would've said "Sure! let me run home and grab the money I didn't bring any. I'll be back in a half hour."
End of relationship.
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
I think the neighbor was rude in asking for your friend to pay for dinner, but you did also say that this neighbor has been taking advantage of her for years. Am I the only one who thinks her friend should have expected this kind of behavior from her neighbor. It shouldnt have come as too much of a surprise. Next time, just kindly say "I'm sorry, but I don't think I will be able to make it", instead of putting yourself in these situations and then being shocked about the rudeness coming from the rude person.
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
Since when did an invitation to dinner become room and board?
I wouldn't burn bridges, but I would have definitely confronted the neighbour about his behaviour -- even saying something along the lines of, "Next time, I'd really appreciate if you'd let me know that we're splitting the cost of the meal." Snowballing a guest like that is just plain rude.
If it's the first invitation, I'd give the person the benefit of the doubt. If it's happened more than once, I wouldn't go back -- at that point, the neighbour is taking advantage of you. And heck yea, I'd get my change (or an IOU) before I left. I don't care how good the pizza was, $20 is a ripoff.
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
We were invited to a low-country boil dinner where lobsters were being served. In advance the host arranged for everyone to pay for his/her own lobster, and if anyone wanted more than one, for instance, he or she could request and pay for more. Or if someone didn't want one, he or she notified the host not to order one. I can't remember exactly how this was worded, but it was not at all offensive. We were not able to attend the party, so I'm not sure how the "collection" was made, but we heard later it was a great party, and would probably become a yearly event. The host did provide the rest of the ingredients for the boil - shirmp, corn, sausage, etc., and didn't ask anyone to help with that cost,and I'll bet if someone hadn't paid, the host wouldn't have made a big deal of it - maybe just won't include them in the future? This approach is a LITTLE like BYOB - except that you're buying and bringing your own beverages, and in this case, you're paying, but they do all the cooking - a pretty good deal!
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
I've been to friends' homes where we all chipped in for dinner but it was understood from the invite that we were all chipping in. It was never presented as "I'm providing dinner for everyone".
I think if she made it seem like she was offering you a meal then you shouldn't have to pay. I think you should have at least gotten change. $20 can buy a large pie and beverages with a decent tip around here. It sounds more like you provided her dinner.
Bad Host: Invited to dinner and asked to PAY! Would you?
It depends. There are times when we had game night at our house without us really asking people over... it was a matter of best location. Since it had always been donations of 3-5$ or buy individually, we continued with donations. We didnt mind providing the place and drinks and some snacks, a meal was too much. Its not so much cheap as poor...
Oh, and in a situation where you ask for donations, you ask before buying so you know how much you have to chip in to make up the difference.
What's up for dinner tonight? Sunday 10/11.
Canadian Thanksgiving dinner so we had turkey for lunch which I made and then leftover turkey at a friend's house for a late supper.
What Was Your Favorite School Cafeteria Food?
in my high school we had 4 stations and a decent amount of options, yet i would only get 5 things - ever! friday was pizza day and i would always dip my pizza in the mini salad and dressing it came with.
wed was chicken ranchero day - chicken patty topped with bacon, american cheese and the obligatory lettuce and tomato slice and you top it yourself with ranch dressing on a kaiser roll and it usually came with baked mac and cheese - the line on wed was always rediculously long!
the other days i had a bagel with cream cheese, fries and an arizona iced tea. or cheese nachos loaded with toppings (i don't eat beef) or a cheese sandwich on a kaiser as i have always been adverse to lunch meat.
i am very surprised i have normal cholesterol these days - i can't imagine what it was back then...although growing up in a vegetarian household my other meals must have cancelled out the cholesterol loaded fest during the school week.
What's up for dinner tonight? Sunday 10/11.
After a long day of doing dishes, putzing around the house, and finally doing a little shopping in the afternoon while my bf recovered from a wicked but thankfully RARE hangover, I turned to what has become the most recycled meal in my kitchen: baked pasta. I did a mashup of the SE one-pot baked ziti recipe with a few notes from a "the kitchn" fast weeknight recipe contender, adding sausage to the dish and a little cinnamon to the sauce (so good!), and using whole grain rotini. It never turns out the same twice, but last night's go was especially good.
What's up for dinner tonight? Sunday 10/11.
Work tonight, and the cooks are getting DULL in employee dinners. I've worked 5 nights in the past 2 weeks, and eaten nabe 4 times. And not very good, at that!
I'm going to have to supplement with Burgerville sweet potato fries on my way home. ;)
What's up for dinner tonight? Sunday 10/11.
We had the most refreshing walk today in the country and again how lucky we were to live in the rolling hills of Chester Co. (west of Philadelphia). I think we were close to 70 degrees.
Again, I thought I would grill to get some deck time. Our meal was grilled asparagus with a roasted tomato and balsamic vinaigrette, grilled potatoes with old bay seasoning and some lovely delmonico steaks with a little spicy rub. We topped it off with gingerbread cake and freshly whipped cream.
Life is good!
What's up for dinner tonight? Sunday 10/11.
Tonight was our Canadian Thanksgiving dinner, so... Cornish game hen with challah bread stuffing, mashed 'taters, ginger cranberry sauce, roasted butternut squash soup, and gravy. Now we're in a serious food coma, haha!
What's up for dinner tonight? Sunday 10/11.
Burgers, with fresh ground chuck. Some oven roasted potatoes on the side. Simple yet delicious
What's up for dinner tonight? Sunday 10/11.
bunches of random leftovers from the previous week to clean out the fridge.. and made chicken and dumplings and meatballs for this week, and have a loaf of cinnamon raisin bread proofing.
What's up for dinner tonight? Sunday 10/11.
semi-homemade pizza, with red peppers and spinach atop. weather-changin' cheesy goodness.
What's up for dinner tonight? Sunday 10/11.
well...
had a birthday dinner with my family @ Jones in philly. mac n cheese and spinach/crab dip for an appetizer from my friend the sous chef
then delicious mashed potatoes, peas and meatloaf!
..can't get enough meatloaf these days, the cold weather is definitely here
What's up for dinner tonight? Sunday 10/11.
Baghare Baingan...eggplants in a tangy, cashew coconut sauce. I often make things that are seasonaly inappropriate just because I feel like eating them - like I'll jack up the oven and roast veggies in the middle of the summer. But I cannot make chili in the dead of summer...that seems like a no no to me.
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Twenty years ago my brother-in law was married at a small inn in a rural area of our state. It was a spur of the moment invitation and quite costly for us- we had young children who suddenly needed "dressy" clothing, we had to pay for lodging for the weekend, etc. But we cheerfully packed, put $500 cash in with the card and drove 3 hours to the wedding. After the ceremony, we were seated in a small back room and waiters brought us menus. We were informed that dinner would be charged to each diner- the bride and groom had not even informed their parents that it was pay as you go. We ordered, my father-in-law who would have gladly paid for the entire party, told the waiter he would pay for the bride and groom's family dinners. We subtracted the cost of the weekend and gave the bride and groom $100. Oh, when we were married, many years before, my brother-in-law didn't give us a gift- he said he didn't believe in marriage!!
True story- married 31 and counting years to the best guy in the world from a loony and cheap family.