"$200 a month on groceries for a family of 4 is impossible"
On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 23:01:17 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
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> "sf" > wrote in message
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> > On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 22:30:11 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
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> >>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
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> >> > On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 22:14:42 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >> > > wrote:
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> >> >> How soon you forget. A few weeks or perhaps it was a few months ago
> >> >> you
> >> >> posted that you had found cooked chicken breast to use in your
> >> >> enchiladas.
> >> >> That has been available for years but you said you had just discovered
> >> >> it.
> >> >
> >> > What???? No I didn't. If I talked about using cooked chicken it was
> >> > because I'd used leftover rotisserie chicken.
> >>
> >> I know that you did. Several people discussed it with you. You said
> >> that
> >> you found it and it would be handy for enchiladas. I have no clue how to
> >> look that up and I'm not inclined to look stuff up but I know that you
> >> said
> >> it.
> >
> > OIC the big IF. Well, that changes everything. So they got a new
> > item in and I commented. Whoop tee do.
> >
> I'll repost it for you again.
>
> "
> My kids made it abundantly clear to me that I'm not one for ready made
> foods or keep any significant quantity of fully cooked food on hand...
> because they told me a story about when they were teenagers. One of
> my son's best friends remarked to him upon surveying my stuffed
> refrigerator: There's lots of food, but nothing to eat!
>
> That said, I do admit to not paying attention to what's available in
> the deli section or the inner aisles for that matter, so you can only
> imagine my surprise when I discovered shredded chicken in the deli
> refrigerator case. I'm hoping it's a regular item because it would
> certainly shave some time off making certain dishes like enchilada
> stuffed zucchini where I had to thaw and cook a couple of chicken
> thighs so I could shred them - just to get going with the recipe.
The first line says I don't buy ready made food and I haven't given
them a second thought since.
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