"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
...
> there is one called veggie mix that has very little lettuce and lots of
> different stuff, sugar snap peas carrots and so on... what i like about it
> is that when it starts going limp the whole thing can go into soup and is
> really good, Lee

Can't get that because of daughter's pea allergy.

"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
...
> and Julie this is the bigger issue to me,
>
> your problem, at least to me, is that you don't deal well with left overs,
> you need to work out a soup recipe you can make at the same time you are
> making the salad.
>
> by doing this yo can chop everything up, make say enough salad for you and
> dd to each have two servings, then dice all the left ove stuff into a pot
> and immediately start that soup, i would put the broth in the crock pot
> and get it warming then dice all the veggies you want make up the four
> seperate salads and then see what is left you can chuck into the soup. If
> you did that it would cover several meal servings, and you would have less
> to do for a day or two,
>
I don't make soup very often. Partly because I am the only one who likes
it. And partly because we are not usually home to eat it. I have to make
things that daughter can pack to take with her to dance. Her current
complaint is that she wants only cold food. Apparently if she takes the
time to use the microwave, she doesn't get a seat. Seating is limited.
Yes, she could take a thermos but her locker is very small and I'm not sure
it would fit in there. So if I make a salad for her dinner at dance, there
is no day later in the week where we would eat soup.

"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Storrmmee" < ha scritto nel messaggio
>> were the beans cooked or raw? never even thought of that as an option,
>> Lee
>
> You should always at least blanch them for 90 seconds or more. If you eat
> a lot of them raw it can hurt your stomach.

I've eaten raw green beans many a time with no ill effects.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 6 May 2011 00:40:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> The problem is not in making the salad. The problem is all that you have
>> to
>> buy to make the salad. You simply can not make one small good
>> salad...and
>> by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients in it, without having
>> a
>> ton of leftover stuff. You just can't.
>
> If you really believe that and make it a truth - even when you get
> your supplies from the salad bar where it's entirely possible to LIMIT
> what you buy... then it sounds like you need to give up salads because
> you will never figure out how to do it right.

Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you can do it.
But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not very many
and they are very expensive.

On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:19:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"sf" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Fri, 6 May 2011 00:40:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> The problem is not in making the salad. The problem is all that you have
>>> to
>>> buy to make the salad. You simply can not make one small good
>>> salad...and
>>> by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients in it, without having
>>> a
>>> ton of leftover stuff. You just can't.
>>
>> If you really believe that and make it a truth - even when you get
>> your supplies from the salad bar where it's entirely possible to LIMIT
>> what you buy... then it sounds like you need to give up salads because
>> you will never figure out how to do it right.
>
>Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you can do it.
>But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not very many
>and they are very expensive.
>
Hospital caffeteria's around here all have great salad bars and
they're much cheaper than a restaurant.

Lou

"Julie Bove" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> "Giusi" > wrote in message

>> You should always at least blanch them for 90 seconds or more. If you
>> eat a lot of them raw it can hurt your stomach.
>
> I've eaten raw green beans many a time with no ill effects.

Me too, but check it out. Overdo it and you'll be sorry. I really like
them better blanched anyway. http://www.appropedia.org/Green_beans

i forgot that, Lee


"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
> ...
>> there is one called veggie mix that has very little lettuce and lots of
>> different stuff, sugar snap peas carrots and so on... what i like about
>> it is that when it starts going limp the whole thing can go into soup and
>> is really good, Lee
>
> Can't get that because of daughter's pea allergy.
>

On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:56:50 -0500, "Storrmmee"
> wrote:

> were the beans cooked or raw? never even thought of that as an option, Lee

They were cooked tender crisp (if you can imagine that) and they
complimented the peas beautifully.

__________


> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 6 May 2011 04:43:55 -0500, "Storrmmee"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> we
> >> do make me a salad that is peas, onions, shreddd cheese, mushrooms and
> >> mayo
> >> or it dressing, sometimes diced boiled eggs, Lee
> >
> > I've had one that was peas and really skinny green beans in a dressing
> > that was white but too thin to be just mayonnaise.
> >
> > --
> > I love cooking with wine.
> > Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>


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

On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:19:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

> Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you can do it.
> But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not very many
> and they are very expensive.

Didn't you begin this thread by saying you made your salad with
components from the salad bar and complaining about how much you made?

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

good idea, Lee
"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:19:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"sf" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Fri, 6 May 2011 00:40:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> The problem is not in making the salad. The problem is all that you
>>>> have
>>>> to
>>>> buy to make the salad. You simply can not make one small good
>>>> salad...and
>>>> by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients in it, without
>>>> having
>>>> a
>>>> ton of leftover stuff. You just can't.
>>>
>>> If you really believe that and make it a truth - even when you get
>>> your supplies from the salad bar where it's entirely possible to LIMIT
>>> what you buy... then it sounds like you need to give up salads because
>>> you will never figure out how to do it right.
>>
>>Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you can do it.
>>But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not very
>>many
>>and they are very expensive.
>>
> Hospital caffeteria's around here all have great salad bars and
> they're much cheaper than a restaurant.
>
> Lou

that sounds interesting enough to try in future, Lee
"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:56:50 -0500, "Storrmmee"
> > wrote:
>
>> were the beans cooked or raw? never even thought of that as an option,
>> Lee
>
> They were cooked tender crisp (if you can imagine that) and they
> complimented the peas beautifully.
>
> __________
>
>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Fri, 6 May 2011 04:43:55 -0500, "Storrmmee"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> we
>> >> do make me a salad that is peas, onions, shreddd cheese, mushrooms and
>> >> mayo
>> >> or it dressing, sometimes diced boiled eggs, Lee
>> >
>> > I've had one that was peas and really skinny green beans in a dressing
>> > that was white but too thin to be just mayonnaise.
>> >
>> > --
>> > I love cooking with wine.
>> > Sometimes I even put it in the food.
>>
>
>
> --
> I love cooking with wine.
> Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Fri, 6 May 2011 10:48:21 -0500, "Storrmmee"
> wrote:

>good idea, Lee

Not all are the same and many people aren't close to one but if you
have a good one they're great. The one by me even has bocconcini and
kalamata olives at the salad bar. They've got a food court and you
can get damn near anything you want there. The taco bar is really
good there too. Louise spent a week in the hospital last fall and I
ate there all week and it wasn't much more than eating at home.

Lou


>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message

>> Hospital caffeteria's around here all have great salad bars and
>> they're much cheaper than a restaurant.
>>
>> Lou
>

that sure makes it easier on the family when the food is good, Lee


"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 6 May 2011 10:48:21 -0500, "Storrmmee"
> > wrote:
>
>>good idea, Lee
>
> Not all are the same and many people aren't close to one but if you
> have a good one they're great. The one by me even has bocconcini and
> kalamata olives at the salad bar. They've got a food court and you
> can get damn near anything you want there. The taco bar is really
> good there too. Louise spent a week in the hospital last fall and I
> ate there all week and it wasn't much more than eating at home.
>
> Lou
>
>
>>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
>
>>> Hospital caffeteria's around here all have great salad bars and
>>> they're much cheaper than a restaurant.
>>>
>>> Lou
>>

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:19:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"sf" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> On Fri, 6 May 2011 00:40:48 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> The problem is not in making the salad. The problem is all that you
>>>> have
>>>> to
>>>> buy to make the salad. You simply can not make one small good
>>>> salad...and
>>>> by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients in it, without
>>>> having
>>>> a
>>>> ton of leftover stuff. You just can't.
>>>
>>> If you really believe that and make it a truth - even when you get
>>> your supplies from the salad bar where it's entirely possible to LIMIT
>>> what you buy... then it sounds like you need to give up salads because
>>> you will never figure out how to do it right.
>>
>>Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you can do it.
>>But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not very
>>many
>>and they are very expensive.
>>
> Hospital caffeteria's around here all have great salad bars and
> they're much cheaper than a restaurant.

No hospital near here. There is one in Edmonds. Salad bar can be okay at
times. Not too good at other times. And now the cafeteria is only open at
certain times and they close early in the day. They don't have "to go"
boxes either.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:19:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you can do
>> it.
>> But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not very
>> many
>> and they are very expensive.
>
> Didn't you begin this thread by saying you made your salad with
> components from the salad bar and complaining about how much you made?

No. I said I did *not* do that this time because I wasn't at the store with
a salad bar.

On Fri, 6 May 2011 12:39:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "sf" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:19:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you can do
> >> it.
> >> But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not very
> >> many
> >> and they are very expensive.
> >
> > Didn't you begin this thread by saying you made your salad with
> > components from the salad bar and complaining about how much you made?
>
> No. I said I did *not* do that this time because I wasn't at the store with
> a salad bar.
>
So, you *do* use a salad bar from time to time and you still can't get
it right.

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

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 6 May 2011 12:39:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:19:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you can do
>> >> it.
>> >> But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not
>> >> very
>> >> many
>> >> and they are very expensive.
>> >
>> > Didn't you begin this thread by saying you made your salad with
>> > components from the salad bar and complaining about how much you made?
>>
>> No. I said I did *not* do that this time because I wasn't at the store
>> with
>> a salad bar.
>>
> So, you *do* use a salad bar from time to time and you still can't get
> it right.

Pay attention! This had morphed into making a green salad for one.

I also said when I *do* use a salad bar I can't always find what it is that
I want. So I am forced to buy more of something than I need for the salad.
Jeez. Can it be over already!?

Julie Bove wrote:
> The brand I bought is safe. Grown in Mexico.

In Mexico, it is a well known fact that the
laborers picking the produce have no bathroom
facilities, so they just **** and shit in the
fields. There was a picture a couple of months
ago of a woman ****ing in the basket that was half
full of tomatos.

It's your choice.....

Julie Bove wrote:
> Can't get that because of daughter's pea
> allergy.
With all of the things that you can't do because
of someone's allergies or dislikes, it sounds like
your family is just SCREWED.

Many people here have given you good ideas and
solutions that THEY use, and it works for them.

You spend more time looking for excuses as to why
something won't work than you spend trying to make
an idea work.

Make your picky daughter(s) and hubby fix their
own food for a couple of days or maybe even a
week.
See how long they stay picky about things that
they "don't like".

On May 6, 5:52*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > On Fri, 6 May 2011 12:39:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
>
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
> . ..
> >> > On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:19:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >> > > wrote:
>
> >> >> Oh jeez! *Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you can do
> >> >> it.
> >> >> But realistically how many salad bars are there? *In this area not
> >> >> very
> >> >> many
> >> >> and they are very expensive.
>
> >> > Didn't you begin this thread by saying you made your salad with
> >> > components from the salad bar and complaining about how much you made?
>
> >> No. *I said I did *not* do that this time because I wasn't at the store
> >> with
> >> a salad bar.
>
> > So, you *do* use a salad bar from time to time and you still can't get
> > it right.
>
> Pay attention! *This had morphed into making a green salad for one.
>
> I also said when I *do* use a salad bar I can't always find what it is that
> I want. *So I am forced to buy more of something than I need for the salad.
> Jeez. *Can it be over already!?

Should never have been brought up in the first place. Why do you
bother to ask for advice? You reject every single suggestion offered,
for one reason or another.
A lot of people cook for one or two people.
You basically have 2 choices: eat a lot of leftovers in one form or
another; or eat out.

I don't understand the difficulty of making a pasta salad for one
person. Yes, if you want 5 or 6 items in the salad, you will probably
have leftover veggies, but except for lettuce and cucumbers... you are
not limited to eating them only in salads. Carrots can be steamed,
peppers and onions can be stir fried, tomatoes can be roasted,olives
can be chopped up (maybe with the peppers?) to make tapenade, leftover
beans can be mixed with vinaigrette of some type and they will last a
week in the fridge. Makes a nice lunch on its own. Or have rice and
beans for dinner. If you can't handle eating the same thing for days,
which comes along with having a small household, then you are just
going to have to learn to be creative and find novel ways to use up
the ingredients you buy.

"Frank Burns" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> The brand I bought is safe. Grown in Mexico.
>
> In Mexico, it is a well known fact that the laborers picking the produce
> have no bathroom facilities, so they just **** and shit in the fields.
> There was a picture a couple of months ago of a woman ****ing in the
> basket that was half full of tomatos.
>
> It's your choice.....

And you think they don't do that here? I picked cucumbers for money once.
Just once. I know what they do.

"Frank Burns" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> Can't get that because of daughter's pea allergy.
> With all of the things that you can't do because of someone's allergies or
> dislikes, it sounds like your family is just SCREWED.
>
> Many people here have given you good ideas and solutions that THEY use,
> and it works for them.
>
> You spend more time looking for excuses as to why something won't work
> than you spend trying to make an idea work.
>
> Make your picky daughter(s) and hubby fix their own food for a couple of
> days or maybe even a week.
> See how long they stay picky about things that they "don't like".

I don't have daughters. I have one. I am a picky eater. I came from
parents that are picky eaters. Once picky, always picky. Clearly you've
never been one.

Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:
> On May 6, 5:52 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, 6 May 2011 12:39:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:19:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>>>> Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you
>>>>>> can do it.
>>>>>> But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not
>>>>>> very
>>>>>> many
>>>>>> and they are very expensive.
>>
>>>>> Didn't you begin this thread by saying you made your salad with
>>>>> components from the salad bar and complaining about how much you
>>>>> made?
>>
>>>> No. I said I did *not* do that this time because I wasn't at the
>>>> store with
>>>> a salad bar.
>>
>>> So, you *do* use a salad bar from time to time and you still can't
>>> get it right.
>>
>> Pay attention! This had morphed into making a green salad for one.
>>
>> I also said when I *do* use a salad bar I can't always find what it
>> is that I want. So I am forced to buy more of something than I need
>> for the salad. Jeez. Can it be over already!?
>
> Should never have been brought up in the first place. Why do you
> bother to ask for advice? You reject every single suggestion offered,
> for one reason or another.

That is clearly not true. Several people gave me helpful answers and I
thanked them.

> A lot of people cook for one or two people.
> You basically have 2 choices: eat a lot of leftovers in one form or
> another; or eat out.

Sure they do. And I can. But pasta salad is difficult for two people.>
>
> I don't understand the difficulty of making a pasta salad for one
> person. Yes, if you want 5 or 6 items in the salad, you will probably
> have leftover veggies, but except for lettuce and cucumbers... you are
> not limited to eating them only in salads. Carrots can be steamed,
> peppers and onions can be stir fried, tomatoes can be roasted,olives
> can be chopped up (maybe with the peppers?) to make tapenade, leftover
> beans can be mixed with vinaigrette of some type and they will last a
> week in the fridge. Makes a nice lunch on its own. Or have rice and
> beans for dinner. If you can't handle eating the same thing for days,
> which comes along with having a small household, then you are just
> going to have to learn to be creative and find novel ways to use up
> the ingredients you buy.

I don't put lettuce in a pasta salad. Leftover carrots are not a problem.
I don't eat any vegetables steamed. I eat most vegetables raw. I don't do
stir fries or any other things in a salad dressing. And I don't have a
problem eating the same thing day after day but the rest of the people
living here do.

"Julie Bove" wrote:
>Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:
>>"Julie Bove" wrote:
>>> Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you
>>> can do it.
>>> But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not
>>> very many and they are very expensive.
>>
>> Didn't you begin this thread by saying you made your salad with
>> components from the salad bar and complaining about how much you
>> made?
>>
>>> No. I said I did *not* do that this time because I wasn't at the
>>> store with a salad bar.
>>>
>> So, you *do* use a salad bar from time to time and you still can't
>> get it right.
>>
>>> I also said when I *do* use a salad bar I can't always find what it
>>> is that I want. So I am forced to buy more of something than I need
>>> for the salad. Jeez. Can it be over already!?
>>
>> Should never have been brought up in the first place. Why do you
>> bother to ask for advice? You reject every single suggestion offered,
>> for one reason or another.
>
>That is clearly not true. Several people gave me helpful answers and I
>thanked them.
>
>> A lot of people cook for one or two people.
>> You basically have 2 choices: eat a lot of leftovers in one form or
>> another; or eat out.
>
>Sure they do. And I can. But pasta salad is difficult for two people.

Huh? There is no other ingredient as simple to apportion as pasta...
if your eyeballs are broken use a cheapo scale, or a measuring cup
will do. I make pasta salads very often, I always use the entire one
pound box (unless it's a 12 oz box). I used the remains from the
green salad I made a couple days ago; split it into two salad bowls
and added a half the pound rotelle to each, last night's with a can of
red kidneys and the one for tonight has a can of garbanzos, all I
gotta do is mix up the dressing. And since my second salad bowl is
big for the fridge I used a six qt ss pot w/lid... tonight's dinner is
done. And no law says one has to use all the produce they buy all at
once, pick off how many leaves of lettuce, ribs of celery, and so on.
Julie, you're really not a picky eater... from your queries it's very
evident that you want *everything* done for you (Salad Bar Julie),
you're simply a very *lazy* individual, not only are you too lazy to
think, thinking is totally foreign to you. "Pasta salad is
difficult", indeed! And you don't thank folks here except in a
perfunctory/insincere way *after* you've been reminded. Julie you
don't participate here, you offer nothing useful, you're strictly a
taker... you use RFC like your own personal salad bar... only here you
don't pay.

On May 7, 11:54*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:
> > On May 6, 5:52 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> >> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> . ..
>
> >>> On Fri, 6 May 2011 12:39:49 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >>> > wrote:
>
> >>>> "sf" > wrote in message
> m...
> >>>>> On Fri, 6 May 2011 07:19:57 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> >>>>> > wrote:
>
> >>>>>> Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you
> >>>>>> can do it.
> >>>>>> But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not
> >>>>>> very
> >>>>>> many
> >>>>>> and they are very expensive.
>
> >>>>> Didn't you begin this thread by saying you made your salad with
> >>>>> components from the salad bar and complaining about how much you
> >>>>> made?
>
> >>>> No. I said I did *not* do that this time because I wasn't at the
> >>>> store with
> >>>> a salad bar.
>
> >>> So, you *do* use a salad bar from time to time and you still can't
> >>> get it right.
>
> >> Pay attention! This had morphed into making a green salad for one.
>
> >> I also said when I *do* use a salad bar I can't always find what it
> >> is that I want. So I am forced to buy more of something than I need
> >> for the salad. Jeez. Can it be over already!?
>
> > Should never have been brought up in the first place. Why do you
> > bother to ask for advice? You reject every single suggestion offered,
> > for one reason or another.
>
> That is clearly not true. *Several people gave me helpful answers and I
> thanked them.
>
> > A lot of people cook for one or two people.
> > You basically have 2 choices: eat a lot of leftovers in one form or
> > another; or eat out.
>
> Sure they do. *And I can. *But pasta salad is difficult for two people.>
>
>
>
> > I don't understand the difficulty of making a pasta salad for one
> > person. Yes, if you want 5 or 6 items in the salad, you will probably
> > have leftover veggies, but except for lettuce and cucumbers... you are
> > not limited to eating them only in salads. Carrots can be steamed,
> > peppers and onions can be stir fried, tomatoes can be roasted,olives
> > can be chopped up (maybe with the peppers?) to make tapenade, leftover
> > beans can be mixed with vinaigrette of some type and they will last a
> > week in the fridge. Makes a nice lunch on its own. Or have rice and
> > beans for dinner. If you can't handle eating the same thing for days,
> > which comes along with having a small household, then you are just
> > going to have to learn to be creative and find novel ways to use up
> > the ingredients you buy.
>
> I don't put lettuce in a pasta salad. *Leftover carrots are not a problem.
> I don't eat any vegetables steamed. *I eat most vegetables raw. *I don't do
> stir fries or any other things in a salad dressing. *And I don't have a
> problem eating the same thing day after day but the rest of the people
> living here do.

Oh for heaven's sake! I don't know what you eat or don't eat. I don't
care. I was giving you EXAMPLES of being creative with ingredients.
Are you too stupid to realize that the specifics don't matter, I was
trying to show you that you can use ingredients in other ways.... use
them in ways that work for you. I honestly am beginning to think you
do this on purpose to get a rise out of people.

Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:

> I honestly am beginning to think you
> do this on purpose to get a rise out of people.


Oh yeah on *that* realization, Sheryl. Many here think the same thing.
If she truly isn't a troll, she's a miserable boring person in real
life. If she's a troll, she's got to be fairly miserable to have so
much time to spend working out these huge plots full of "issues" and
problems.

ObFood- Paris Club in Chicago has the *most* amazing mac and cheese
appetizer~!!!

"Janet" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, says...
>>
>> I don't have daughters. I have one. I am a picky eater. I came from
>> parents that are picky eaters. Once picky, always picky.
>
> Not in my experience.

I have yet to meet someone who said they used to be a picky eater and no
longer are.

On May 6, 3:40*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
> > On Thu, 5 May 2011 19:06:10 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
>
> >> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
> ....
> >> On May 5, 9:44 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> >> > "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
>
> >> ...
>
> >> > it's not rocket science, Julie.
> >> > If you're making too much salad by including too many veggies, just
> >> > don't add as much.
> >> > Either cut back on the variety or only use half as much of each veggie
> >> > as you are now. Obviously, if you're using less in your pasta salad,
> >> > you will have to use up the balance of that pepper, onion, whatever in
> >> > something else.
> >> > Just plan your meals better. It's home ec 101.
>
> >> > Nope. That was never covered in Home Ec.
>
> >> They never covered how to shop for food and plan meals in your home ec
> >> clas? That explains a LOT!
> >> Still, you've never read a magazine article?
>
> >> Nope. *They taught cooking and sewing.
>
> >> They did cover how to shop and plan for meals in family planning. *But
> >> nowhere did they say how to make a salad for one. *In fact my family
> >> planning teacher said a good salad for one could not be done.
>
> >> I read magazines but never any that tell you how to shop or plan meals..
> >> Those kinds of magazines are ones that I find boring.
>
> > It's easy enough to Google "salad recipe for one person".
>
> The problem is not in making the salad. *The problem is all that you have to
> buy to make the salad. *You simply can not make one small good salad...and
> by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients in it, without having a
> ton of leftover stuff. *You just can't.

Then DON'T.
Or just do what normal, non-psychotic people do and use the vegetables
in other recipes.

Julie Bove wrote:
> "Janet" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >, says...
>>> I don't have daughters. I have one. I am a picky eater. I came from
>>> parents that are picky eaters. Once picky, always picky.
>> Not in my experience.
>
> I have yet to meet someone who said they used to be a picky eater and no
> longer are.
>
>
Well, I went to school with a boy who ate only junk--candy, cough
drops, ice cream. I know this because we shared a pediatrician
and mom somehow found out. When he proposed to his wife, she said
he'd have to eat normal food. And now he does. So there's an
example of an extremely picky eater who no longer is.

--
Jean B.

On May 8, 9:32*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Janet" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > In article >, says...
>
> >> I don't have daughters. *I have one. *I am a picky eater. *I came from
> >> parents that are picky eaters. *Once picky, always picky.
>
> > *Not in my experience.
>
> I have yet to meet someone who said they used to be a picky eater and no
> longer are.

I was extremely picky when I was a child up until I was in my 30's.
Now I'll eat just about anything.

On May 8, 9:03*am, Goomba > wrote:
> Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:
> > *I honestly am beginning to think you
> > do this on purpose to get a rise out of people.
>
> Oh yeah on *that* realization, Sheryl. Many here think the same thing.
> If she truly isn't a troll, she's a miserable boring person in real
> life. *If she's a troll, she's got to be fairly miserable to have so
> much time to spend working out these huge plots full of "issues" and
> problems.

Bingo! You hit the nail right on the head.

>
> ObFood- Paris Club in Chicago has the *most* amazing mac and cheese
> appetizer~!!!

On May 8, 8:35*am, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> "Julie Bove" wrote:
> >Catmandy (Sheryl) wrote:
> >>"Julie Bove" wrote:
> >>> Oh jeez! Of course if you get you salad from the salad bar you
> >>> can do it.
> >>> But realistically how many salad bars are there? In this area not
> >>> very many and they are very expensive.
>
> >> Didn't you begin this thread by saying you made your salad with
> >> components from the salad bar and complaining about how much you
> >> made?
>
> >>> No. I said I did *not* do that this time because I wasn't at the
> >>> store with a salad bar.
>
> >> So, you *do* use a salad bar from time to time and you still can't
> >> get it right.
>
> >>> I also said when I *do* use a salad bar I can't always find what it
> >>> is that I want. So I am forced to buy more of something than I need
> >>> for the salad. Jeez. Can it be over already!?
>
> >> Should never have been brought up in the first place. Why do you
> >> bother to ask for advice? You reject every single suggestion offered,
> >> for one reason or another.
>
> >That is clearly not true. *Several people gave me helpful answers and I
> >thanked them.
>
> >> A lot of people cook for one or two people.
> >> You basically have 2 choices: eat a lot of leftovers in one form or
> >> another; or eat out.
>
> >Sure they do. *And I can. *But pasta salad is difficult for two people.
>
> Huh? *There is no other ingredient as simple to apportion as pasta...
> if your eyeballs are broken use a cheapo scale, or a measuring cup
> will do. *I make pasta salads very often, I always use the entire one
> pound box (unless it's a 12 oz box). *I used the remains from the
> green salad I made a couple days ago; split it into two salad bowls
> and added a half the pound rotelle to each, last night's with a can of
> red kidneys and the one for tonight has a can of garbanzos, all I
> gotta do is mix up the dressing. *And since my second salad bowl is
> big for the fridge I used a six qt ss pot w/lid... tonight's dinner is
> done. *And no law says one has to use all the produce they buy all at
> once, pick off how many leaves of lettuce, ribs of celery, and so on.
> Julie, you're really not a picky eater... from your queries it's very
> evident that you want *everything* done for you (Salad Bar Julie),
> you're simply a very *lazy* individual, not only are you too lazy to
> think, thinking is totally foreign to you. *"Pasta salad is
> difficult", indeed! * And you don't thank folks here except in a
> perfunctory/insincere way *after* you've been reminded. *Julie you
> don't participate here, you offer nothing useful, you're strictly a
> taker... you use RFC like your own personal salad bar... only here you
> don't pay.

How well put.

I gave up a few weeks ago when she was carrying on about not being
able to change lightbulbs. It was just too asinine to be
believable.

On May 6, 2:40*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Thu, 5 May 2011 19:06:10 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
>
> >> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
> ....
> >> On May 5, 9:44 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> >> > "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
>
> >> ...
>
> >> > it's not rocket science, Julie.
> >> > If you're making too much salad by including too many veggies, just
> >> > don't add as much.
> >> > Either cut back on the variety or only use half as much of each veggie
> >> > as you are now. Obviously, if you're using less in your pasta salad,
> >> > you will have to use up the balance of that pepper, onion, whatever in
> >> > something else.
> >> > Just plan your meals better. It's home ec 101.
>
> >> > Nope. That was never covered in Home Ec.
>
> >> They never covered how to shop for food and plan meals in your home ec
> >> clas? That explains a LOT!
> >> Still, you've never read a magazine article?
>
> >> Nope. *They taught cooking and sewing.
>
> >> They did cover how to shop and plan for meals in family planning. *But
> >> nowhere did they say how to make a salad for one. *In fact my family
> >> planning teacher said a good salad for one could not be done.
>
> >> I read magazines but never any that tell you how to shop or plan meals..
> >> Those kinds of magazines are ones that I find boring.
>
> > It's easy enough to Google "salad recipe for one person".
>
> The problem is not in making the salad. *The problem is all that you have to
> buy to make the salad. *You simply can not make one small good salad...and
> by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients in it, without having a
> ton of leftover stuff. *You just can't.

If I were you I'd stick a dry-cleaning bag over my head and call it a
day.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message

> "Janet" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> I don't have daughters. I have one. I am a picky eater. I came
>>> from parents that are picky eaters. Once picky, always picky.
>>
>> Not in my experience.
>
> I have yet to meet someone who said they used to be a picky eater and
> no longer are.

Hello. My name is Felice and I am a former picky eater.

Omelet wrote:

>>On May 6, 2:40�am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>
>>>"sf" > wrote in message
>>>
>>>The problem is not in making the salad. �The problem is all that you have
>>>to
>>>buy to make the salad. �You simply can not make one small good salad...and
>>>by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients in it, without having a
>>>ton of leftover stuff. �You just can't.
>
>
> That is the one major reason I will pay to purchase bags of pre-mixes...
> It really is worth it.



I suppose i invariably have leftover lettuce but i only use lettuce when
im serving a green salad to guests. And then any leftovers leaves and
stems & etc. get tossed in the stock pot.

When i make a green salad for myself and the ER (Elderly Relative) i
generally include a small head of broccoli (about 1 cup finely chopped)
small dice of one whole green and one red pepper, obviously not large,
3 - 4 green onions, diced, a small diced tomato sliced & diced and
some garbonzoes.

All tossed in my home made vinaigrette.

Served with pouched, diced & marinated breast of chicken. For half of
the above salad, for myself i add sliced raw mushrooms and a few green
olives, roughly chopped with with a few garlic herbed croutons...

If i make the vinaigrette for immediate use i add just a pinch of salt,
other wise i usually have such a vinaigrette already made up. I find
that a vinaigrette is much better as little as an hour after it has been
made, and even better after 24.

I now a days i prefer to eat a hefty, large, what i call a dinner
salad, 3 - 4 times a week for dinner rather than a small salad every day
with lunch and diner, though back in the day, when i actually had a job
i often had, for lunch one of the local restaurants "big salads" which
often came with an over abundance of bread and butter. For a number of
years, i never had to buy bread for the winter holidays dressings or
stuffings.

And of course, im not above a bit of left over marinated salad veggies
for b'fast.
--
JL

Julie Bove wrote:
>Janet wrote:
>> Julie Bove says:
>>>
>>> I don't have daughters. I have one. I am a picky eater. I came from
>>> parents that are picky eaters. Once picky, always picky.
>>
>> Not in my experience.
>
>I have yet to meet someone who said they used to be a picky eater and no
>longer are.

Obviously you don't get out much. Growing up many of my school
friends were very picky eaters, as they matured so did their palates.
Where I witnessed first hand the greatest palate maturing is in the
military... a stint in the military would have done you a world of
good in many areas, Julie.

Back to topic... last night's dinner was a delicious pasta salad:
http://i53.tinypic.com/11sjott.jpg
Red leaf lettuce, broccoli (including barked stems), bok choy (leaves
and stems), cucumbers, carrots, celery, green bell peppers, grape
tomatoes, garbanzos, and pasta. Dressing; EVOO, apple cider vinegar,
black pepper, white pepper, dijon mustard, honey, Penzeys Italian herb
blend, salt. Julie needn't comment, I realize that she
wouldn't/doesn't eat anything on that plate.

On May 7, 11:50*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "Frank Burns" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > Julie Bove wrote:
> >> Can't get that because of daughter's pea allergy.
> > With all of the things that you can't do because of someone's allergies or
> > dislikes, it sounds like your family is just SCREWED.
>
> > Many people here have given you good ideas and solutions that THEY use,
> > and it works for them.
>
> > You spend more time looking for excuses as to why something won't work
> > than you spend trying to make an idea work.
>
> > Make your picky daughter(s) and hubby fix their own food for a couple of
> > days or maybe even a week.
> > See how long they stay picky about things that they "don't like".
>
> I don't have daughters. *I have one. *I am a picky eater. *I came from
> parents that are picky eaters. *Once picky, always picky. *Clearly you've
> never been one.

I was a picky eater. I gave it up when I went to college because I
didn't want to look unsophisticated.

Cindy Hamilton

On May 6, 3:40*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> "sf" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Thu, 5 May 2011 19:06:10 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > > wrote:
>
> >> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
> ....
> >> On May 5, 9:44 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> >> > "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
>
> >> ...
>
> >> > it's not rocket science, Julie.
> >> > If you're making too much salad by including too many veggies, just
> >> > don't add as much.
> >> > Either cut back on the variety or only use half as much of each veggie
> >> > as you are now. Obviously, if you're using less in your pasta salad,
> >> > you will have to use up the balance of that pepper, onion, whatever in
> >> > something else.
> >> > Just plan your meals better. It's home ec 101.
>
> >> > Nope. That was never covered in Home Ec.
>
> >> They never covered how to shop for food and plan meals in your home ec
> >> clas? That explains a LOT!
> >> Still, you've never read a magazine article?
>
> >> Nope. *They taught cooking and sewing.
>
> >> They did cover how to shop and plan for meals in family planning. *But
> >> nowhere did they say how to make a salad for one. *In fact my family
> >> planning teacher said a good salad for one could not be done.
>
> >> I read magazines but never any that tell you how to shop or plan meals..
> >> Those kinds of magazines are ones that I find boring.
>
> > It's easy enough to Google "salad recipe for one person".
>
> The problem is not in making the salad. *The problem is all that you have to
> buy to make the salad. *You simply can not make one small good salad...and
> by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients in it, without having a
> ton of leftover stuff. *You just can't.

Oh, now you're just being contrary.

Sure you can. I do it all of the time. You just have to get it
through
your skull that a salad doesn't need to have everything but the
kitchen sink in it. Put in lettuce, three other vegetables and enjoy
it for what it is: a celebration of lettuce and three vegetables.

Cindy Hamilton

On Mon, 9 May 2011 06:19:05 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On May 6, 3:40*am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Thu, 5 May 2011 19:06:10 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > > wrote:
>>
>> >> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >> On May 5, 9:44 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> >> > "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
>>
>> >> ...
>>
>> >> > it's not rocket science, Julie.
>> >> > If you're making too much salad by including too many veggies, just
>> >> > don't add as much.
>> >> > Either cut back on the variety or only use half as much of each veggie
>> >> > as you are now. Obviously, if you're using less in your pasta salad,
>> >> > you will have to use up the balance of that pepper, onion, whatever in
>> >> > something else.
>> >> > Just plan your meals better. It's home ec 101.
>>
>> >> > Nope. That was never covered in Home Ec.
>>
>> >> They never covered how to shop for food and plan meals in your home ec
>> >> clas? That explains a LOT!
>> >> Still, you've never read a magazine article?
>>
>> >> Nope. *They taught cooking and sewing.
>>
>> >> They did cover how to shop and plan for meals in family planning. *But
>> >> nowhere did they say how to make a salad for one. *In fact my family
>> >> planning teacher said a good salad for one could not be done.
>>
>> >> I read magazines but never any that tell you how to shop or plan meals.
>> >> Those kinds of magazines are ones that I find boring.
>>
>> > It's easy enough to Google "salad recipe for one person".
>>
>> The problem is not in making the salad. *The problem is all that you have to
>> buy to make the salad. *You simply can not make one small good salad...and
>> by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients in it, without having a
>> ton of leftover stuff. *You just can't.
>
>Oh, now you're just being contrary.
>
>Sure you can. I do it all of the time. You just have to get it
>through
>your skull that a salad doesn't need to have everything but the
>kitchen sink in it. Put in lettuce, three other vegetables and enjoy
>it for what it is: a celebration of lettuce and three vegetables.

Actually you can use all the different produce you want... just gotta
own a fridge for the LOs.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On May 6, 3:40 am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> "sf" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Thu, 5 May 2011 19:06:10 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>>> > wrote:
>>
>>>> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> On May 5, 9:44 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>>>> "Catmandy (Sheryl)" > wrote in message
>>
>>>>> ...
>>
>>>>> it's not rocket science, Julie.
>>>>> If you're making too much salad by including too many veggies,
>>>>> just don't add as much.
>>>>> Either cut back on the variety or only use half as much of each
>>>>> veggie as you are now. Obviously, if you're using less in your
>>>>> pasta salad, you will have to use up the balance of that pepper,
>>>>> onion, whatever in something else.
>>>>> Just plan your meals better. It's home ec 101.
>>
>>>>> Nope. That was never covered in Home Ec.
>>
>>>> They never covered how to shop for food and plan meals in your
>>>> home ec clas? That explains a LOT!
>>>> Still, you've never read a magazine article?
>>
>>>> Nope. They taught cooking and sewing.
>>
>>>> They did cover how to shop and plan for meals in family planning.
>>>> But nowhere did they say how to make a salad for one. In fact my
>>>> family planning teacher said a good salad for one could not be
>>>> done.
>>
>>>> I read magazines but never any that tell you how to shop or plan
>>>> meals. Those kinds of magazines are ones that I find boring.
>>
>>> It's easy enough to Google "salad recipe for one person".
>>
>> The problem is not in making the salad. The problem is all that you
>> have to buy to make the salad. You simply can not make one small
>> good salad...and by good I mean with a lot of different ingredients
>> in it, without having a ton of leftover stuff. You just can't.
>
> Oh, now you're just being contrary.
>
> Sure you can. I do it all of the time. You just have to get it
> through
> your skull that a salad doesn't need to have everything but the
> kitchen sink in it. Put in lettuce, three other vegetables and enjoy
> it for what it is: a celebration of lettuce and three vegetables.
>
That's just a salad. Not a really good one.