On 7/14/2014 12:09 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:40:09 GMT, "l not -l" > wrote:
>
>> Arroz con Pollo, steamed broccoli florets and a baguette. Strawberries and
>> pound cake for dessert.
>
> Oh, that sounds good! I've never made arroz con pollo, but I love
> eating it when other people make it.
>
> The neighbor I had who came from Nicaragua used to make it.
> Unfortunately, I never learned how to do it from her. I always told
> her I wanted to, but she was one of those people who didn't like to
> cook and just did it for parties. She was my mother's age and based
> on what Jill and Julie say, I'm beginning to think it was the
> prevailing attitude of a lot of women from that era.
>
Oh, Mom cooked when we were kids but she definitely didn't like doing
it. She was thrilled when those family-size freezer entrees came out.
Then all she had to do was make some Minute Rice or instant mashed
potatoes and open a can of vegetables. I couldn't tell you what my
parents ate after my brothers and I weren't living with them. Then, she
only did the holiday dinner thing. Dad wasn't picky; I'm sure he ate
whatever she put on the table.

Jill