"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> 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.

We didn't have too many of the big entrees except for that turkey loaf but
we did have TV dinners on Fridays.