Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On May 6, 3:40 am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>> On Thu, 5 May 2011 19:06:10 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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>>>> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
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>>>> On May 5, 9:44 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>>>> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
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>>>>> it's not rocket science, Julie.
>>>>> If you're making too much salad by including too many veggies,
>>>>> just don't add as much.
>>>>> Either cut back on the variety or only use half as much of each
>>>>> veggie as you are now. Obviously, if you're using less in your
>>>>> pasta salad, you will have to use up the balance of that pepper,
>>>>> onion, whatever in something else.
>>>>> Just plan your meals better. It's home ec 101.
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>>>>> Nope. That was never covered in Home Ec.
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>>>> They never covered how to shop for food and plan meals in your
>>>> home ec clas? That explains a LOT!
>>>> Still, you've never read a magazine article?
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>>>> Nope. They taught cooking and sewing.
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>>>> They did cover how to shop and plan for meals in family planning.
>>>> But nowhere did they say how to make a salad for one. In fact my
>>>> family planning teacher said a good salad for one could not be
>>>> done.
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>>>> I read magazines but never any that tell you how to shop or plan
>>>> meals. Those kinds of magazines are ones that I find boring.
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>>> It's easy enough to Google "salad recipe for one person".
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>> The problem is not in making the salad. The problem is all that you
>> have to buy to make the salad. You simply can not make one small
>> good salad...and by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients
>> in it, without having a ton of leftover stuff. You just can't.
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> Oh, now you're just being contrary.
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> Sure you can. I do it all of the time. You just have to get it
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> your skull that a salad doesn't need to have everything but the
> kitchen sink in it. Put in lettuce, three other vegetables and enjoy
> it for what it is: a celebration of lettuce and three vegetables.
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That's just a salad. Not a really good one.