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Sandra's Money Saving Meals: Chinese Take Out
Once again, SLop looks like she fell asleep in a tanning machine while
wearing a long ranger mask. Possibly in a vain attempt to distract attention from her orange face, she wore a black oriental-style shirt with a "foot o' cleavage" collar. Gah! SLop's claims that pineaple juice + brown sugar == honey is beyond ridiculous, and I'm not even going to go into her SLoppy math there, but the most glaring was her claim that 29 cents is 75% of 60 cents. OK, then there's her claim that Chinese take-out costs 30 to 40 dollars for a family of four; the cost of her meal, assuming it's honest, is only a little less than what I pay, plus, it would taste better. Apparently FN got a new intern to do the post production work. I noticed spots where the sound level (or background hum) changed audibly, but the post-production voice-overs seemed less obvious than usual. I am sure I asked this before, but I thought you weren't sppsd to use the marinade after soaking your meat in it. Uh-oh! Cocktail time is making a comeback! I loved how she dutifully told us how much more it cost with the booze, and yes, she practically overturned the bottle over that pitcher. Aren't you glad Aunt Sandie figured out that the drinks at a bar are more expensive than making them yourself? Those fortune cookies were bogus, but to be honest, I expected her to try and use those Wanton wrappers to make them. -- That's the great thing about Semi-Homemade Cooking: No matter how bad we think it's going to be, Sandy manages to make it even worse. -- orchidgal |
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On Nov 9, 5:12*pm, (Ubiquitous) wrote:
> Once again, SLop looks like she fell asleep in a tanning machine while > wearing a long ranger mask. Possibly in a vain attempt to distract > attention from her orange face, she wore a black oriental-style shirt > with a "foot o' cleavage" collar. Gah! > > SLop's claims that pineapple juice + brown sugar == honey is beyond Are you sure that's not what she marinates in to get that honey golden tan? > ridiculous, and I'm not even going to go into her SLoppy math there, but > the most glaring was her claim that 29 cents is 75% of 60 cents. OK, > then there's her claim that Chinese take-out costs 30 to 40 dollars for > a family of four; the cost of her meal, assuming it's honest, is only a > little less than what I pay, plus, it would taste better. > > Apparently FN got a new intern to do the post production work. I noticed > spots where the sound level (or background hum) changed audibly, but the > post-production voice-overs seemed less obvious than usual. > > I am sure I asked this before, but I thought you weren't sppsd to use > the marinade after soaking your meat in it. > > Uh-oh! Cocktail time is making a comeback! I loved how she dutifully > told us how much more it cost with the booze, and yes, she practically > overturned the bottle over that pitcher. Aren't you glad Aunt Sandie > figured out that the drinks at a bar are more expensive than making them > yourself? > > Those fortune cookies were bogus, but to be honest, I expected her to > try and use those Wanton wrappers to make them. haha Your recaps are priceless. :] > > -- > That's the great thing about Semi-Homemade Cooking: No matter how bad > we think it's going to be, Sandy manages to make it even worse. > * * * * -- orchidgal |
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"Ubiquitous" > wrote in message ... snip OK, > then there's her claim that Chinese take-out costs 30 to 40 dollars for > a family of four; snip That's what it would cost for a family of 4 around here. Actually, I haven't checked for several years, but back then meal for 2 was over $20 without the tip. > > I am sure I asked this before, but I thought you weren't sppsd to use > the marinade after soaking your meat in it. You can use the marinade, you are just directed to heat the marinade in a pot and bring to a boil for several minutes. > snip-- orchidgal > Janet |
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On Nov 9, 4:47*pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
> "Ubiquitous" > wrote in message > > ... > snip > *OK,> then there's her claim that Chinese take-out costs 30 to 40 dollars for > > a family of four; > > snip > That's what it would cost for a family of 4 around here. *Actually, I > haven't checked for several years, but back then meal for 2 was over $20 > without the tip. > Tips on takeout? Also $10 each is a lot for Chinese takee-outee. > > Janet --Bryan |
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--Bryan wrote:
> On Nov 9, 4:47 pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote: >> "Ubiquitous" > wrote in message >> >> ... >> snip >> OK,> then there's her claim that Chinese take-out costs 30 to 40 dollars for >>> a family of four; >> snip >> That's what it would cost for a family of 4 around here. Actually, I >> haven't checked for several years, but back then meal for 2 was over $20 >> without the tip. >> > Tips on takeout? Also $10 each is a lot for Chinese takee-outee. >> Janet > > --Bryan Not around here! (Denver area) Maybe in the "olden days" or for lunch, but dinner takeout items are $9-14 for most items, even things like eggplant or tofu-based dishes. gloria p |
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--Bryan wrote:
> On Nov 9, 4:47 pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote: >> "Ubiquitous" > wrote in message >> >> ... >> snip >> OK,> then there's her claim that Chinese take-out costs 30 to 40 >> dollars for >>> a family of four; >> >> snip >> That's what it would cost for a family of 4 around here. Actually, I >> haven't checked for several years, but back then meal for 2 was over >> $20 without the tip. >> > Tips on takeout? Also $10 each is a lot for Chinese takee-outee. I could spend that much easily but I'd wind up with enough food for 4 hungry people. $10 would buy a quart of anything on my local place's menu. Two different selections and we've got leftovers galore. Depends where you live, of course, but I could feed a crowd with 40 bucks. nancy |
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On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:19:50 -0500, "Nancy Young"
> wrote: >--Bryan wrote: >> On Nov 9, 4:47 pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote: >>> "Ubiquitous" > wrote in message >>> >>> ... >>> snip >>> OK,> then there's her claim that Chinese take-out costs 30 to 40 >>> dollars for >>>> a family of four; >>> >>> snip >>> That's what it would cost for a family of 4 around here. Actually, I >>> haven't checked for several years, but back then meal for 2 was over >>> $20 without the tip. >>> >> Tips on takeout? Also $10 each is a lot for Chinese takee-outee. > >I could spend that much easily but I'd wind up with enough food >for 4 hungry people. $10 would buy a quart of anything on my local >place's menu. Two different selections and we've got leftovers >galore. Depends where you live, of course, but I could feed a crowd >with 40 bucks. > >nancy Depends what you order... anything with shrimp/lobster/duck adds up fast... beef dishes are pricey too, so are ribs. But if one sticks to poke fly lice, schicken lo mein, and egg foo young $10 per will handle it, barely. I don't think you can a feed a crowd on $40, not these days... $40 covers two hungry adults. Back in the mid '50s a combo lunch of wanton soup, schicken chow mein, egg roll, poke fly lice, ice cream for dessert with fortune cookie, with bottomless teapot cost 35˘, yoose read it right, thirty five cents. But in those days a double feature matinee, with newsreels, with 25 cartoons, and a few Flash Gordon and Three Tons of Fun episodes cost 11˘ (eleven cents), if yer ticket had the star the movies was free. I still remember the Silents, with a piano player on stage... kids were too young to read the sub titles so one of the matrons did. |
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brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 20:19:50 -0500, "Nancy Young" > > wrote:> >> I could spend that much easily but I'd wind up with enough food >> for 4 hungry people. $10 would buy a quart of anything on my local >> place's menu. Two different selections and we've got leftovers >> galore. Depends where you live, of course, but I could feed a crowd >> with 40 bucks. > Depends what you order... anything with shrimp/lobster/duck adds up > fast... beef dishes are pricey too, so are ribs. But if one sticks to > poke fly lice, schicken lo mein, and egg foo young $10 per will handle > it, barely. No, I don't eat that stuff. The seafood dishes are the ones that go for almost $10 a quart. The chicken and are about $8.50. > I don't think you can a feed a crowd on $40, not these > days... $40 covers two hungry adults. Maybe it's different where you are. Yes, if I order appetizers like ribs, the price will go to $25. But the $20 for 2 quarts? We can't finish that much food, the two of us. Not on a good day. Liked your story about the movies. nancy |
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"Ubiquitous" > wrote in message ... > wrote: >>On Nov 9, 5:12 pm, (Ubiquitous) wrote: > >>> Once again, SLop looks like she fell asleep in a tanning machine while >>> wearing a long ranger mask. Possibly in a vain attempt to distract >>> attention from her orange face, she wore a black oriental-style shirt >>> with a "foot o' cleavage" collar. Gah! >>> >>> SLop's claims that pineapple juice + brown sugar == honey is beyond >> >>Are you sure that's not what she marinates in to get that honey golden >>tan? > > BWAH! > >>haha Your recaps are priceless. :] > > Thanks! As of late, her shows just aren't interesting enough to bother, > but I had to do something to celebrate the return of "It's cocktail > time!". > > > -- > That's the great thing about Semi-Homemade Cooking: No matter how bad > we think it's going to be, Sandy manages to make it even worse. > -- orchidgal > > She's not interesting enough to slag off anymore because she's taken her show on the road....she's been on all the religious programs .....telling Pat Robertson how "Jesus led me to do this'....etc. trying to get the faithful who toss dollars hand over fist to this charlatan to chuck some her way.....Yeah, right....Jesus filled that cocktail glass for you and told you to wear a top cut down to your belly button.....that really tells people how to cook....it may heat up a few horn-dogs, but she's trying to hawk store bought corn-dogs. I love it, too, though, when she's on one of these shows she's dressed like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz......a pinafore over a dress with her hair in tails.....too priceless. She thinks these people are lining up for her books as she looks so 'wholesome and pure' for Rev. Pat. |
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> I am sure I asked this before, but I thought you weren't sppsd to use
> the marinade after soaking your meat in it. It depends - if the food has been refrigerated while marinating, and the marinating liquid is heated properly, it can be used. N. |
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On Nov 10, 2:43 am, Ubiquitous > wrote:
[snip] > -- > That's the great thing about Semi-Homemade Cooking: No matter how bad > we think it's going to be, Sandy manages to make it even worse. > -- orchidgal This thread made me curious enough to look at the FN website to see what she made for the show. I clicked on the fortune cookie recipe and saw that she baked them. It works much better to drop the batter onto a griddle (or large frypan), in case anybody ever wants to make them for a party. I didn't bother to look at any of the other recipes. No doubt they are just as unreliable. -aem |
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aem wrote:
> On Nov 10, 2:43 am, Ubiquitous > wrote: > [snip] >> -- >> That's the great thing about Semi-Homemade Cooking: No matter how bad >> we think it's going to be, Sandy manages to make it even worse. >> -- orchidgal > > This thread made me curious enough to look at the FN website to see > what she made for the show. I clicked on the fortune cookie recipe > and saw that she baked them. It works much better to drop the batter > onto a griddle (or large frypan), in case anybody ever wants to make > them for a party. I didn't bother to look at any of the other > recipes. No doubt they are just as unreliable. -aem I've glanced at a couple of her recipes too and thought "good thing I know how to cook". I've never looked at any of her cookbooks but can only imagine they are full of the same misinformation. TammyM |
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"Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote: > > wrote in message > ... > > On Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:12:46 -0600, (Ubiquitous) > > wrote: > >>SLop's claims that pineaple juice + brown sugar == honey is beyond > >>ridiculous She also seems to think that honey isn't really sugar. She is always talking about reducing sugar with her mouth, and adding honey to stuff (like bottled BBQ sauce and catsup) that is already very sweet, with her hand. > >>Apparently FN got a new intern to do the post production work. I noticed > >>spots where the sound level (or background hum) changed audibly, but the > >>post-production voice-overs seemed less obvious than usual. I didn't realize that they did post-production work on this show. I thought they just rolled the cameras and accepted whatever. I'd hate to see the show before the post-production. When I watch it on my tv, I am continually amazed at what they let appear. > > So, are you being forced to watch this program, or is it a sort of > > voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some sin you committed > > in your own kitchen? It's a comedy show. I get tired of it, but others keep enjoying it. Maybe some people even take it seriously. > I think Ubi watches SLop for the same reason my hubby watches really, really > bad sci-fi movies.....for the sheer entertainment factor of 'what are they > going to completely screw up next'.....you know the type, when the monster > is the giant magnified dryer lint ball. It's slapstick, like where the clown wears enormous shoes and trips and falls every couple of minutes. -- Dan Abel Petaluma, California USA |
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Ubi- I'm late the party, I know, but this is a Food Network show you are talking about, right? berk |
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Ahh... another episode of "Silly Bitch in the Kitchen" (really, I've
gotta stop watching this show, 'cause I hate her more and more, each new episode I see...) crispy fried noodles: “and look, I've just used a paper bag to catch all the extra oil" ...but don't worry; since I'm piling the new noodles on top, all that yummy oil will get soaked into the older ones. Can't you just SEE the flavor?!” ribs: “let's talk about ginger, 'cause a lot of people think this is really expensive. And you know what? if you chop your own, it's not. This is only 25 cents an ounce, compare that to something pre-chopped you buy in the grocery store, a jarred one, 59 cents an ounce. So you're saving like 34 cents an ounce here – that's 74 percent – that's amazing!” <picks up a JAR of PRE-CHOPPED garlic> UGH! pineapple juice + brown sugar = honey. It's been snarked here already, but WTF? They know that it doesn't save a dime, so she says “for what I've used here, I paid 80 cents” – yeah, but I had to buy a freaking $3 bottle of pineapple juice, and a pound of brown sugar! How 'bout I buy a little honey bear, and let it sit in the pantry, snads? It'll have a hellaciously longer shelf life than the juice, and will still be usable when the brown sugar has turned into a concrete brick! The marinade: “close it up, so they're all basking and bathing in that sauce” ...umm, yeah – along with all the air that you failed to burp out of the bag! Get all that damn air outta there, and you'll have much better coverage of marinade on the surface of the meat!!! Again, the WTFsies: no foil to line the cookie pan? Yeah... remind me to eat chocolate chip cookies that YOU bake... bleh! OK: my commentary, as a guy who makes BBQ ribs, and takes a great deal of pride in them. Again: WTF?!?!?!?! 300 degrees, then 400? Are you consciously trying to make chewing gum? Spare ribs (and baby backs) need “long and slow” to release the collagen. Anyway, why the hell are you using spare ribs and calling them Asian? Every take-out I've seen serves short ribs, not spare ribs! Crispy orange beef: Can I please have some of that magic chuck – you know, the kind that turns from long, slow braising meat (due to all of its connective tissue) into a quick stir fry, just from judicious “against the grain” cuts? UGH! Don't bother trimming off all that fat, either, ok – I luvvvvvvs me some skanky fat in my stir-fry! And don't even get me started with that pile of corn starch burning on the bottom of the frying pan! And snads, if you're gonna use the broccoli stems, at least peel the hard exterior off the broccoli before you stir-fry it, ok? Fortune cookies: did I hear her right? She wants you to print out fortunes on your printer? Well, hell, Aunt Sandy, that printer cost me $200 … I'm sooooo glad I made my own, instead of buying them at the local Asian grocery for about $3! Anyway, I wanna see the looks on the faces of your guests when the condensation from your just-out-of-the-oven cookies makes your ink-jet ink run through the paper and onto the cookies! MMM! You can just SEE the flavor! Sloppy seconds: She made “soup” from two boullion cubes? Bleh! The salt content should be enough to gag a horse! (Open up a can of low-sodium chicken broth, please, and save us all the high blood pressure!) And another thing: Aunt Sandy has ugly hands!!!! Yick! Oh, well, at least it kept my mind off that hideous horizontal fake-bake line we were treated to seeing all ep from that low cut top... I was laughing when she said we could "hear the savings" while she was clinking away, stirring that four oz of rum (excuse me, but it was easily a nine-count, honey) into her cocktail...! |
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On Nov 9, 7:19*pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> --Bryan wrote: > > On Nov 9, 4:47 pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote: > >> "Ubiquitous" > wrote in message > > om... > >> snip > >> OK,> then there's her claim that Chinese take-out costs 30 to 40 > >> dollars for > >>> a family of four; > > >> snip > >> That's what it would cost for a family of 4 around here. Actually, I > >> haven't checked for several years, but back then meal for 2 was over > >> $20 without the tip. > > > Tips on takeout? *Also $10 each is a lot for Chinese takee-outee. > > I could spend that much easily but I'd wind up with enough food > for 4 hungry people. *$10 would buy a quart of anything on my local > place's menu. *Two different selections and we've got leftovers > galore. *Depends where you live, of course, but I could feed a crowd > with 40 bucks. It's $6.30 for a whole order of duck fried rice (quart) and one extra duck leg at my favorite one: http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/28/32045...g-Wah-St-Louis > > nancy --Bryan |
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In article >,
Ubiquitous > wrote: > In article >, > wrote: > >"Ubiquitous" > wrote: > > >> Thanks! As of late, her shows just aren't interesting enough to bother, > >> but I had to do something to celebrate the return of "It's cocktail > >> time!". > > > >She's not interesting enough to slag off anymore because she's taken her > >show on the road....she's been on all the religious programs .....telling > >Pat Robertson how "Jesus led me to do this'....etc. trying to get the > >faithful who toss dollars hand over fist to this charlatan to chuck some her > >way.....Yeah, right....Jesus filled that cocktail glass for you and told you > >to wear a top cut down to your belly button.....that really tells people how > >to cook....it may heat up a few horn-dogs, but she's trying to hawk store > >bought corn-dogs. I love it, too, though, when she's on one of these shows > >she's dressed like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz......a pinafore over a > >dress with her hair in tails.....too priceless. She thinks these people are > >lining up for her books as she looks so 'wholesome and pure' for Rev. Pat. > > I saw some clips of her appearances on those shows on YouTube and noticed > she once again has changed her "storyline". Sheesh! > No version of it has ever included the zillionaire husband that bought her the show in the first place has it? -- Stargate Universe SGU: It puts the "U" in "SUCKS"! It's the show 'Defiling Gravity' would be if DG had more regulars, fewer abortions, worse writers, and no budget for lighting. Remember, you can't spell "disgust" without SGU! |
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In article
>, --Bryan > wrote: > On Nov 9, 4:47*pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote: > > "Ubiquitous" > wrote in message > > > > news:bMadnVLSjdNDDmXXnZ2dnUVZ ... > > snip > > *OK,> then there's her claim that Chinese take-out costs 30 to 40 dollars > > for > > > a family of four; > > > > snip > > That's what it would cost for a family of 4 around here. *Actually, I > > haven't checked for several years, but back then meal for 2 was over $20 > > without the tip. > > > Tips on takeout? People around here expect tips on takeout. They stand there with the bag in one hand and the other hand out, palm up. -- Stargate Universe SGU: It puts the "U" in "SUCKS"! It's the show 'Defiling Gravity' would be if DG had more regulars, fewer abortions, worse writers, and no budget for lighting. Remember, you can't spell "disgust" without SGU! |
Sandra's Money Saving Meals: Chinese Take Out
In article
>, --Bryan > wrote: > On Nov 9, 7:19*pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote: > > --Bryan wrote: > > > On Nov 9, 4:47 pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote: > > >> "Ubiquitous" > wrote in message > > > > >>news:bMadnVLSjdNDDmXXnZ2dnUVZ ... > > >> snip > > >> OK,> then there's her claim that Chinese take-out costs 30 to 40 > > >> dollars for > > >>> a family of four; > > > > >> snip > > >> That's what it would cost for a family of 4 around here. Actually, I > > >> haven't checked for several years, but back then meal for 2 was over > > >> $20 without the tip. > > > > > Tips on takeout? *Also $10 each is a lot for Chinese takee-outee. > > > > I could spend that much easily but I'd wind up with enough food > > for 4 hungry people. *$10 would buy a quart of anything on my local > > place's menu. *Two different selections and we've got leftovers > > galore. *Depends where you live, of course, but I could feed a crowd > > with 40 bucks. > > It's $6.30 for a whole order of duck fried rice (quart) and one extra > duck leg at my favorite one: > http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/28/32045...l-West-End/Cho > ng-Wah-St-Louis > > > > > nancy > > --Bryan Around here, none of the few surviving Asian places offer small and large containers; it's all large. And they run $7 to $10 an item. So if you actually got 4 items for 4 people, yeah, it costs that much easy. The only way to keep it down is to share one item. Even if we share entrees, we get at least one appetizer, maybe a soup; throw in tax and tip and $40 for 4 people is a bargain. -- Stargate Universe SGU: It puts the "U" in "SUCKS"! It's the show 'Defiling Gravity' would be if DG had more regulars, fewer abortions, worse writers, and no budget for lighting. Remember, you can't spell "disgust" without SGU! |
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