How I would love to see a chopped challenge that was worthwhile. Let's give
the contestants a $10 bill. Ask him to prepare supper for a family of four.
Needs to have at least one green vegetable. Something warming and filling.
A sweet happy ending.
Instead of 30 minutes, let's give him an hour including a teething baby
crawling up his pants' leg and a Golden Retriever who desperately needs to
go for a walk. Now!
Anybody up for a real challenge? Polly

On 03/26/2011 09:48 PM, Polly Esther wrote:
> How I would love to see a chopped challenge that was worthwhile. Let's
> give the contestants a $10 bill. Ask him to prepare supper for a family
> of four. Needs to have at least one green vegetable. Something warming
> and filling. A sweet happy ending.
> Instead of 30 minutes, let's give him an hour including a teething baby
> crawling up his pants' leg and a Golden Retriever who desperately needs
> to go for a walk. Now!
> Anybody up for a real challenge? Polly

Sounds like my life, minus the baby and dog, and adding in a surly
teenager and a family of six adults, four of whom have moderate to
severe disabilities.

Yeah, I think I win already.

(All kidding aside, I often categorized my old blog's posts by how much
the food cost per serving. It was often under $1 a serving. For real food.)

Serene
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http://www.momfoodproject.com

"Polly Esther" > wrote in message
...
> How I would love to see a chopped challenge that was worthwhile. Let's
> give the contestants a $10 bill. Ask him to prepare supper for a family
> of four. Needs to have at least one green vegetable. Something warming
> and filling. A sweet happy ending.
> Instead of 30 minutes, let's give him an hour including a teething baby
> crawling up his pants' leg and a Golden Retriever who desperately needs to
> go for a walk. Now!
> Anybody up for a real challenge? Polly

That is not much of a challenge. In fact, that was dinner tonight. The
green veggie was fresh broccoli with enough left over to make for another
meal. Oh, and I had a glass of wine too. .

Polly wrote:

> How I would love to see a chopped challenge that was worthwhile. Let's
> give the contestants a $10 bill. Ask him to prepare supper for a family
> of four. Needs to have at least one green vegetable. Something warming
> and filling. A sweet happy ending.
> Instead of 30 minutes, let's give him an hour including a teething baby
> crawling up his pants' leg and a Golden Retriever who desperately needs to
> go for a walk. Now!
> Anybody up for a real challenge? Polly

And the winner get the chance to do it again!

Bob

On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:59:56 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>(All kidding aside, I often categorized my old blog's posts by how much
>the food cost per serving. It was often under $1 a serving. For real food.)
>
>Serene

....and I thought *I* was the only one to do that!

I try to make each days meal for $5 or less. Most dishes I make last
me for 3 to 4 days. My per/day costs are about $1 to $3. It's
wonderful how much food can be made for so little money!

In today's hard times, one must make every dollar count!

On 03/27/2011 08:05 AM, Landon wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 21:59:56 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> > wrote:
>
>> (All kidding aside, I often categorized my old blog's posts by how much
>> the food cost per serving. It was often under $1 a serving. For real food.)
>>
>> Serene
>
> ...and I thought *I* was the only one to do that!
>
> I try to make each days meal for $5 or less. Most dishes I make last
> me for 3 to 4 days. My per/day costs are about $1 to $3. It's
> wonderful how much food can be made for so little money!
>
> In today's hard times, one must make every dollar count!
>

In any times! My mom and I have a philosophy: if you can get what you
need (in sufficient quality and quantity) for less money, than you can
get things you want when you want them. So we make our own food most of
the time, and save enough money that splurging on things we really want
(like the $40 cookbook I bought myself when the French Fridays with
Dorie challenge started) isn't such a big deal.

Just an example: A friend is a big Trader Joe's fan, and I went with
him a while back to look around. Mostly, my reaction to their large
selection of prepared foods was "but I could make that for so much less
money!"

Serene
--
http://www.momfoodproject.com

On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 23:48:33 -0500, "Polly Esther"
> wrote:

> How I would love to see a chopped challenge that was worthwhile. Let's give
> the contestants a $10 bill. Ask him to prepare supper for a family of four.
> Needs to have at least one green vegetable. Something warming and filling.
> A sweet happy ending.
> Instead of 30 minutes, let's give him an hour including a teething baby
> crawling up his pants' leg and a Golden Retriever who desperately needs to
> go for a walk. Now!
> Anybody up for a real challenge? Polly

Isn't the $10 meal thing Melissa De Arabian's schtick?

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.