On Mon, 6 Apr 2009 17:26:10 +0200, "Michael Kuettner"
> wrote:

>
>"sf" schrieb :
>> On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 20:13:23 -0400, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>>>"Serene Vannoy" wrote
>>>> Uncrustables (those inexplicable frozen peanut-butter-and-jelly-sandwich
>>>> things)
>>>> Fondue in a box
>>>> Apple pie filling
>>>
>>>Ok! 3 I havent gotten! I must be not totally hopeless?
>>>
>>>> Frozen vegetables with the butter/sauce already on them
>>>> Gravy
>>>
>>>umm. well. Guilty.
>>>
>> and I like the fondue in a box.
>>
>What's fondue in a box in the USA ?
>
It's heat and serve fondue. I've only seen one brand locally. It's a
red box, so I guess it's this one.
http://dayseye.wordpress.com/2008/02...eat-and-serve/

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:48:20 -0500, Becca > wrote:

>Minute Rice
>Jarred roux
>Guacamole
>Gravy
>Frozen Toast
>Cocktail sauce

Haven't bought frozen toast but I do buy raw toast from time to time.
Comes in a loaf, labeled "Wonder"... :-)

Best -- Terry

On Apr 6, 9:01*am, wrote:
> On Apr 5, 7:51*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
>
> *about HFCS-free ketchup,
>
> What brand is that? Please!!

If it doesn't have HFCS, it likely has sugar. Not much difference.

--Bryan

Terry wrote on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 05:19:33 -0500:

>> Minute Rice
>> Jarred roux
>> Guacamole
>> Gravy
>> Frozen Toast
>> Cocktail sauce

> Haven't bought frozen toast but I do buy raw toast from time
> to time. Comes in a loaf, labeled "Wonder"... :-)

Right on! However, it should be mentioned that bread freezes well and a
slice of frozen white bread can be made into toast without defrosting. I
like toasted Afghan bread and keep it in the freezer. Small size pita
breads can be frozen too and defrosted (without actually browning them)
in a toaster. The result is less soggy than defrosting by nuking.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Apr 5, 5:48*pm, Becca > wrote:
> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce

Kraft Dinner ( otherwise known as Mac and Cheese?)

Actually about the only prepared or junk thing I ever buy is baked
beans or canned chickpeas.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

On Apr 5, 7:37*pm, Kathleen > wrote:
> Becca wrote:
> > Minute Rice
> > Jarred roux
> > Guacamole
> > Gravy
> > Frozen Toast
> > Cocktail sauce
>
> What, you mean *ever* or for personal consumption?
>
> I will confess to buying canned green beans and mixed veggies, fresh
> chicken livers and combo gizzards and hearts for the dogs.
>
You feed chicken livers to the dogs?????
I use them for chopped liver or just as a sauté, perhaps with a few
onions and some sour cream.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

On Apr 6, 7:12*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:39:03 -0400, Tracy > wrote:
> >He didn't see the fine print "product of china".
> >Now, I am not too wiggy about stuff from China - but do we really need
> >to go THAT far for garlic??
>
> Unfortunately, it's a growing trend. *American garlic is getting
> scarce due to being priced out by China.

I've found that unless I hit the local farmer's market it is almost
impossible to get Canadian garlic. It's all from China.

Pity, since the local suppliers have a really wide variety of
different types of garlic available and they are well worth trying. I
recommend the Perth (Ontario, not Western Australia) Garlic Festival,
http://www.perthgarlicfestival.com/ if you're in the neigbourhood.

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

On Apr 6, 5:51*pm, Wayne Boatwright >
wrote:
> On Mon 06 Apr 2009 02:14:43p, Jean B. told us...
>
> > maxine wrote:
>
> >> crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
> >> hot meal takehomes lobster
> >> puppy pads
>
> >> maxine in ri
>
> > You have reminded me... *What ever became of those peanut butter
> > slices that you could just put on the bread, thus not needing to
> > spread anything?
>
> UGH! *Never saw them. *Hope I never do. :-)

Let's hope she's joking!

John Kane Kingston ON Canada

John Kane wrote:
> On Apr 5, 7:37 pm, Kathleen > wrote:
>
>>Becca wrote:
>>
>>>Minute Rice
>>>Jarred roux
>>>Guacamole
>>>Gravy
>>>Frozen Toast
>>>Cocktail sauce
>>
>>What, you mean *ever* or for personal consumption?
>>
>>I will confess to buying canned green beans and mixed veggies, fresh
>>chicken livers and combo gizzards and hearts for the dogs.
>>
>
> You feed chicken livers to the dogs?????
> I use them for chopped liver or just as a sauté, perhaps with a few
> onions and some sour cream.

I make homemade liver treats for them.
http://webpages.charter.net/dhfm/hom...vertreats.html

You wouldn't believe what the store bought ones cost. And the homemade
ones are so delicious and gorgeously stinky that dogs will literally do
back flips for even tiny crumbs.

At a couple of tournaments we attend the host clubs do a potluck on
Saturday evening. There's always so much people food that my
contribution is the dog treats, prepackaged in those little disposable
salad dressing ramekins, with a stack of recipe cards printed out so
people don't have to worry about feeding their dogs treats with unknown
ingredients. There are never any leftovers.

If you want them to keep better at room temp, you can twice bake them
like biscotti, returning to the oven at low temp after cutting, and
stirring and turning until they're dry and crunchy.

John Kane wrote:
> On Apr 6, 5:51 pm, Wayne Boatwright >
> wrote:
>> On Mon 06 Apr 2009 02:14:43p, Jean B. told us...
>>
>>> maxine wrote:
>>>> crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
>>>> hot meal takehomes lobster
>>>> puppy pads
>>>> maxine in ri
>>> You have reminded me... What ever became of those peanut butter
>>> slices that you could just put on the bread, thus not needing to
>>> spread anything?
>> UGH! Never saw them. Hope I never do. :-)
>
> Let's hope she's joking!
>
> John Kane Kingston ON Canada

Unfortunately, no. This was within the least few years....

--
Jean B.

Bobo Bonobo® > wrote:

>On Apr 6, 9:01*am, wrote:

>> On Apr 5, 7:51*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:

>> *about HFCS-free ketchup,

>> What brand is that? Please!!

>If it doesn't have HFCS, it likely has sugar. Not much difference.

I deign to disagree.

Steve

On 07 Apr 2009 15:55:33 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:

>sf > : in
>rec.food.cooking
>
>> I'm in that category too. How would you know if you're going to like
>> it or not unless you try it? Some things you cycle through. It's a
>> rite of passage (like Shake & Bake).
>
>ROFLMAO... "rite of passage", too funny. I'm thinking 'Hamburger
>Helper' must be in that category also.

I dunno about that. Can't remember making it.
>
>
>> I had never bought pre-peeled
>> garlic in a bag until my kids brought it over to cook with. It's
>> convenient.
>
>Never tried it. I dislike the jarred garlic so much I've avoided buying
>the pre-peeled stuff. I might give it a try sometime but I really don't
>mind peeling my own.

If all you need is a couple of pieces of smooshed garlic, doing your
own is fine. I keep both on hand and tend to use head garlic more
than not, but my kids come over enough to cook that the other is
always in the refrigerator too and I use it.
>
>Michael <- who chops onion, vacum seals it and throws it in the freezer
>on a regular basis.

Doesn't this practice go directly against the person who said they'd
never buy frozen onions? What's the difference between commercial and
home frozen? I don't freeze onions myself. No need. I buy fairly
small ones that can be used up quickly and just keep them in the
refrigerator between needs.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 09:10:53 -0700 (PDT), John Kane
> wrote:

>I use them for chopped liver

Would you mind posting your recipe or method? I can never get it
right.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:33:13 -0500, Kathleen
> wrote:

>
>I make homemade liver treats for them.
>http://webpages.charter.net/dhfm/hom...vertreats.html
>
<snip>
>
>If you want them to keep better at room temp, you can twice bake them
>like biscotti, returning to the oven at low temp after cutting, and
>stirring and turning until they're dry and crunchy.

Thanks, Kathleen. I sent this one to DD.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Becca wrote:

> Minute Rice
> Jarred roux
> Guacamole
> Gravy
> Frozen Toast
> Cocktail sauce

This thread has been a real eye opener for me. Never heard of some of
the convenience foods available in the Northern Hemisphere until I saw
them mentioned here. I know about things like Miracle Whip and Cheese
Whiz - but peanut butter slices, that one can slap on a piece of bread?
Fercripessakes...
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
"Sorry Dear, dinner is late, had to reboot the stove." -mrr

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:41:34 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>peanut butter slices, that one can slap on a piece of bread?
>Fercripessakes...

Don't worry, I've never heard of it either. They have test markets.
Looks like that one failed the test.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

sf wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:41:34 +0200, ChattyCathy
> > wrote:
>
>
>>peanut butter slices, that one can slap on a piece of bread?
>>Fercripessakes...
>
>
> Don't worry, I've never heard of it either. They have test markets.
> Looks like that one failed the test.
>

Remember the jam & peanut butter in the same jar?

I don't shop at stores that would carry it but i can remember the
advertising campaign for it and seeing it in the big supermarkets when i
shopped at them.

Thick slabs of peanut butter interspersed with thick layers of grape
jelly or jam in a glass jar. I think it might have also came in strawberry.

In those days me mum supplied me with home made jams so i never gave the
idea of purchasing it much thought.
--
JL

Joseph Littleshoes wrote:
>
>
> sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:41:34 +0200, ChattyCathy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>> peanut butter slices, that one can slap on a piece of bread?
>>> Fercripessakes...
>>
>>
>> Don't worry, I've never heard of it either. They have test markets.
>> Looks like that one failed the test.
>>
>
> Remember the jam & peanut butter in the same jar?
>
> I don't shop at stores that would carry it but i can remember the
> advertising campaign for it and seeing it in the big supermarkets when i
> shopped at them.
>
> Thick slabs of peanut butter interspersed with thick layers of grape
> jelly or jam in a glass jar. I think it might have also came in
> strawberry.
>
> In those days me mum supplied me with home made jams so i never gave the
> idea of purchasing it much thought.
> --
> JL
>

Peanut butter slices still exist...somewhere...

http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/10/p...er-slices.html

and so does the peanut butter and jelly in a jar:

http://www.americansweets.co.uk/smuc...rape-759-p.asp

-Tracy

In article >,
Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:

> Remember the jam & peanut butter in the same jar?
>
> I don't shop at stores that would carry it but i can remember the
> advertising campaign for it and seeing it in the big supermarkets when i
> shopped at them.

I still see it. It's next to the regular peanut butter.
I've never bought it, but I don't eat peanut butter either.

I'd only ever eat it if I was trying to GAIN weight.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

Tracy wrote:
> Peanut butter slices still exist...somewhere...
>
> http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/10/p...er-slices.html

Oh good (or bad, as the case may be). I was beginning to think I
was hallucinating.
>
> and so does the peanut butter and jelly in a jar:
>
> http://www.americansweets.co.uk/smuc...rape-759-p.asp
>
> -Tracy


--
Jean B.

John replied to Kathleen:

>> I will confess to buying canned green beans and mixed veggies, fresh
>> chicken livers and combo gizzards and hearts for the dogs.
>
> You feed chicken livers to the dogs?????
> I use them for chopped liver or just as a sauté, perhaps with a few onions
> and some sour cream.

Lin likes chicken livers in a Madeira cream sauce.

I like them cooked in butter with onions and apples. This last week I used a
couple liquefied chicken livers as the thickening agent in a Vietnamese
dipping sauce. (Just had some at brunch, in fact.)

What are some other favorite uses of chicken livers?

Bob

Bob Terwilliger > wrote:

> What are some other favorite uses of chicken livers?

Crostini di fegatini (di pollo). I've posted the recipe.

Victor

ChattyCathy wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>
>
>> Minute Rice
>> Jarred roux
>> Guacamole
>> Gravy
>> Frozen Toast
>> Cocktail sauce
>>
>
> This thread has been a real eye opener for me. Never heard of some of
> the convenience foods available in the Northern Hemisphere until I saw
> them mentioned here. I know about things like Miracle Whip and Cheese
> Whiz - but peanut butter slices, that one can slap on a piece of bread?
> Fercripessakes...
>


Peanut butter slices are a little over the top, but I could see it
helping people who had cerebral palsy or severe arthritis. Are there
enough of these people to maintain the sales production of this product?


Becca

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:41:57 -0700, Joseph Littleshoes
> wrote:

>Remember the jam & peanut butter in the same jar?

I certainly do! Never bought it, but I remember the advertising.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> What are some other favorite uses of chicken livers?
>
> Bob


Dirty rice.


Becca

[posted and mailed]

On Tue 07 Apr 2009 02:53:13p, Bob Terwilliger told us...

> John replied to Kathleen:
>
>>> I will confess to buying canned green beans and mixed veggies, fresh
>>> chicken livers and combo gizzards and hearts for the dogs.
>>
>> You feed chicken livers to the dogs?????
>> I use them for chopped liver or just as a sauté, perhaps with a few
>> onions and some sour cream.
>
> Lin likes chicken livers in a Madeira cream sauce.
>
> I like them cooked in butter with onions and apples. This last week I
> used a couple liquefied chicken livers as the thickening agent in a
> Vietnamese dipping sauce. (Just had some at brunch, in fact.)
>
> What are some other favorite uses of chicken livers?
>
> Bob
>
>
>

I like to saute them in butter, set aside, then saute onion wedges until
wilted, add green and red pepper strips and saute until crisp-tender, then
add fresh tomato wedges and continue cooking until tomatoes just begin to
soften. At the end add livers back to pan to heat through. Serve over
rice. I usually season just at the end of cooking with salt and pepper and
a slash of Worcestershire sauce.

--
Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.

In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> John replied to Kathleen:
>
> >> I will confess to buying canned green beans and mixed veggies, fresh
> >> chicken livers and combo gizzards and hearts for the dogs.
> >
> > You feed chicken livers to the dogs?????
> > I use them for chopped liver or just as a sauté, perhaps with a few onions
> > and some sour cream.
>
> Lin likes chicken livers in a Madeira cream sauce.
>
> I like them cooked in butter with onions and apples. This last week I used a
> couple liquefied chicken livers as the thickening agent in a Vietnamese
> dipping sauce. (Just had some at brunch, in fact.)
>
> What are some other favorite uses of chicken livers?
>
> Bob

The one way I've had them and liked them was bacon wrapped and pan fried.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

In article >,
Becca > wrote:

> ChattyCathy wrote:
> > Becca wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Minute Rice
> >> Jarred roux
> >> Guacamole
> >> Gravy
> >> Frozen Toast
> >> Cocktail sauce
> >>
> >
> > This thread has been a real eye opener for me. Never heard of some of
> > the convenience foods available in the Northern Hemisphere until I saw
> > them mentioned here. I know about things like Miracle Whip and Cheese
> > Whiz - but peanut butter slices, that one can slap on a piece of bread?
> > Fercripessakes...
> >
>
>
> Peanut butter slices are a little over the top, but I could see it
> helping people who had cerebral palsy or severe arthritis. Are there
> enough of these people to maintain the sales production of this product?
>
>
> Becca

With severe arthritis?
Probably.

Then there are the hoards of lazies that don't like to cook at all. ;-)
I've never seen peanut butter slices? I'll have to look just for grins.

I HAVE bought pre-cooked, pre-peeled "Egglands Best" eggs tho'. They are
convenient for camping as they tend to keep longer. They have a
preservative added.

Right now, I've got onion skin dyed easter eggs to eat. :-) I need to
process the pics and post them.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

In article >,
"Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:

> > Doesn't this practice go directly against the person who said they'd
> > never buy frozen onions?
>
> I suppose. Who said they'd never buy frozen onions? I probably wouldn't
> because I usually have several onions on hand at a time. If I'm not
> going to use them, I chop, vacume seal and freeze. They're great to
> throw into soups and stews.

The reason that I've personally purchased frozen pearl onions is because
they were about 1/3rd the price of fresh pearl onions!

Truly.
--
Peace! Om

Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
It's about learning to dance in the rain.
-- Anon.

In article >,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> What are some other favorite uses of chicken livers?

Dust with seasoned flour, saute with sliced onions in butter and olive
oil. Remove livers and onions from pan, add Marsala and/or broth,
deglaze and reduce. Return stuff to pan, mix and serve over rice (or
pasta). At the table, add a splash of good wine vinegar, maybe some
minced Italian parsley.

Pairs well with a crisp white wine, to counter the richness of the
livers.

--
Julian Vrieslander

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:51:39 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:
>
>>
>> What are some other favorite uses of chicken livers?
>>
>> Bob
>
>The one way I've had them and liked them was bacon wrapped and pan fried.

Ramp that up to rumaki!


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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Bob Terwilliger wrote:


> What are some other favorite uses of chicken livers?

I love chicken liver pate. Dad also makes a nice stuffing when we have a
whole turkey from chicken livers, onion, garlic and rice.

--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
"Sorry Dear, dinner is late, had to reboot the stove." -mrr

Becca wrote:

>
> Peanut butter slices are a little over the top, but I could see it
> helping people who had cerebral palsy or severe arthritis. Are there
> enough of these people to maintain the sales production of this
> product?

I suspect there might be.

BTW, showed this to DH - and he thought it was a 'good idea' and even
suggested there should be something similar for Nutella... <g>.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
"Sorry Dear, dinner is late, had to reboot the stove." -mrr

ChattyCathy wrote:
> Becca wrote:
>
>>
>> Peanut butter slices are a little over the top, but I could see it
>> helping people who had cerebral palsy or severe arthritis. Are there
>> enough of these people to maintain the sales production of this
>> product?
>
> I suspect there might be.
>
> BTW, showed this to DH - and he thought it was a 'good idea' and even
> suggested there should be something similar for Nutella... <g>.

Now you're talking!

If I remember correctly, those peanut butter slices were sold like
those cheese food singles ... I can't imagine they are easy to
open for someone with motor skills issues?

nancy

Becca wrote:
> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>>
>> What are some other favorite uses of chicken livers?
>>
>> Bob
>
>
> Dirty rice.
>
>
> Becca

Ain't nothing like a big dish of flour dredged pan fried chicken livers
and gizzards along with some greens and maybe a fried tater or two.
Anything else is heresy and/or a pretense.

Nancy Young wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
>> Becca wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Peanut butter slices are a little over the top, but I could see it
>>> helping people who had cerebral palsy or severe arthritis. Are there
>>> enough of these people to maintain the sales production of this
>>> product?
>>
>> I suspect there might be.
>>
>> BTW, showed this to DH - and he thought it was a 'good idea' and even
>> suggested there should be something similar for Nutella... <g>.
>
> Now you're talking!
> If I remember correctly, those peanut butter slices were sold like
> those cheese food singles ... I can't imagine they are easy to open for
> someone with motor skills issues?
> nancy

Well, I admit I never thought of the use of such slices by folks
who had health issues. That casts such things in a whole
different light.

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:

>> If I remember correctly, those peanut butter slices were sold like
>> those cheese food singles ... I can't imagine they are easy to open
>> for someone with motor skills issues?
>> nancy
>
> Well, I admit I never thought of the use of such slices by folks
> who had health issues. That casts such things in a whole
> different light.

I guess because I hated fussing with those cheese slice
plastic wrappers, I can't see it would be any easier if I
had arthitis or whatever. Who knows.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> If I remember correctly, those peanut butter slices were sold like
> those cheese food singles ...

Yes, they do look similar, now that you mention it..

> I can't imagine they are easy to
> open for someone with motor skills issues?

Never thought about that, but you have a point.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy
"Sorry Dear, dinner is late, had to reboot the stove." -mrr

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> John replied to Kathleen:
>
>>> I will confess to buying canned green beans and mixed veggies, fresh
>>> chicken livers and combo gizzards and hearts for the dogs.
>> You feed chicken livers to the dogs?????
>> I use them for chopped liver or just as a sauté, perhaps with a few onions
>> and some sour cream.
>
> Lin likes chicken livers in a Madeira cream sauce.
>
> I like them cooked in butter with onions and apples. This last week I used a
> couple liquefied chicken livers as the thickening agent in a Vietnamese
> dipping sauce. (Just had some at brunch, in fact.)
>
> What are some other favorite uses of chicken livers?
>
> Bob
>
>
>

Not a big fan of chicken livers, but I recently discovered that I like
chicken liver pate! Go figure.
Friends had a dinner party not too long ago and served a really nice
one. I got the recipe but I haven't made it yet.
I don't have the recipe here but it had a lot of butter and port.

The DH likes them for a quick snack just sauteed with onions. I think he
dusts them with cumin - a very Moroccan thing to do.

Tracy

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
>
>>> Doesn't this practice go directly against the person who said they'd
>>> never buy frozen onions?
>> I suppose. Who said they'd never buy frozen onions? I probably wouldn't
>> because I usually have several onions on hand at a time. If I'm not
>> going to use them, I chop, vacume seal and freeze. They're great to
>> throw into soups and stews.
>
> The reason that I've personally purchased frozen pearl onions is because
> they were about 1/3rd the price of fresh pearl onions!
>
> Truly.

I buy frozen pearl onions. They are good in beef stew and cheaper than
fresh. The only time I use fresh pearl onions is when I make balsamic
glazed onions for Thanksgiving.

An ex SIL used to chop onions and celery and freeze them. She didn't
vacuum pack them though. I thought it was a neat idea, but I don't have
a lot of extra freezer space so I don't bother.

Tracy