I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef ones at
Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they will get them
again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer to as "puke on rice"
because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai food that my husband loves.
They also had that today so double score! But... They seem not to have that
very often so they may not have the tamales either.

Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them as some
here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are what we had on
the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a ton of cherries until
my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with tent caterpillars and he
said he would fix it. He set the tent of caterpillars on fire, effectively
killing both them and the tree.

Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good for
eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh. Never tried
making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked like Royal Anne
and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again, just meh. I do not see
the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat them if I were starving.
Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few Bing within my reach on my tree.
Now those are some good eating. I doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't
produce many this year and most are far too high for me to get to. We had a
bumper crop last year and some of Angela's friends who are more agile than
me, picked the tree clean and took them home.

"Julie Bove" wrote in message news
I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef ones at
Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they will get them
again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer to as "puke on rice"
because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai food that my husband loves.
They also had that today so double score! But... They seem not to have that
very often so they may not have the tamales either.

Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them as some
here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are what we had on
the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a ton of cherries until
my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with tent caterpillars and he
said he would fix it. He set the tent of caterpillars on fire, effectively
killing both them and the tree.

Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good for
eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh. Never tried
making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked like Royal Anne
and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again, just meh. I do not see
the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat them if I were starving.
Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few Bing within my reach on my tree.
Now those are some good eating. I doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't
produce many this year and most are far too high for me to get to. We had a
bumper crop last year and some of Angela's friends who are more agile than
me, picked the tree clean and took them home.


==

Hmm you could have made it a rule that whatever they picked, they had to
give you a few?

You mentioned the tamales. Do they not freeze well?

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >
> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef ones
> at
> Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they will get them
> again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer to as "puke on
> rice"
> because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai food that my husband loves.
> They also had that today so double score! But... They seem not to have
> that
> very often so they may not have the tamales either.
>
> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them as
> some
> here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are what we had
> on
> the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a ton of cherries
> until
> my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with tent caterpillars and he
> said he would fix it. He set the tent of caterpillars on fire, effectively
> killing both them and the tree.
>
> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good for
> eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh. Never tried
> making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked like Royal Anne
> and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again, just meh. I do not
> see
> the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat them if I were starving.
> Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few Bing within my reach on my
> tree.
> Now those are some good eating. I doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't
> produce many this year and most are far too high for me to get to. We had
> a
> bumper crop last year and some of Angela's friends who are more agile than
> me, picked the tree clean and took them home.
>
>
> ==
>
> Hmm you could have made it a rule that whatever they picked, they had to
> give you a few?

I told them to take as many as they wanted. Since I am diabetic, I eat very
little fruit. I did eat a few.
>
> You mentioned the tamales. Do they not freeze well?

They do freeze but for the most part, I don't like food that has been
frozen. I do freeze meatloaf and that's fine. I do buy frozen meals once in
a while. Not so much because I like them but because I can get them for
cheap and/or for whatever reason I am not up to cooking. Mainly the cheap
ones would be things like meatloaf and Salisbury steak. They are not nearly
as good as what I make from scratch but as I said, they are cheap and
something I can make for dinner if I otherwise run out of meat.

The main problem with most frozen things is that you have to defrost them
and that's something I just can't be bothered to do, most of the time. I did
manage to do it with the last two meatloaves. They were individual ones.
Otherwise, once in the freezer, it generally just stays there and nobody
ever eats it.

The other problem is that there is no room in the freezer for real food,
especially this time of year. One person who lives here eats an insane
amount of ice cream and other treats. That is why I had to get the second
freezer for the garage. Same person also requires things like breakfast
burritos. So to save money, I buy these things at Costco. That means I have
to buy quite a few at a time. The burritos are sold frozen there. I used to
be able to get them refrigerated at Winco for about the same price and I
could buy just a few at a time. But they quit selling them.

And the teens seem to require large amounts of frozen potato products and
chicken strips. Not so much the one that lives here but visitors. Smoothies
are also popular, especially this time of year so the rest of the space is
taken up with berries, peaches and bananas. So bottom line, no room for
anything else.

As for the tamales, they are just not something I would want to buy in a
large quantity. I do like them but as Mexican foods go, they are not my
favorite. I would have to be in the mood for them. So even if I did have
freezer space and would remember to thaw them, I likely never would because
I only get the desire to eat them every so often. I've had them, now. Might
not want them again for 3 or 4 months.

On 7/8/2017 5:12 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> I do buy frozen meals once
> in a while. Not so much because I like them but because I can get them
> for cheap and/or for whatever reason I am not up to cooking. Mainly the
> cheap ones would be things like meatloaf and Salisbury steak. They are
> not nearly as good as what I make from scratch but as I said, they are
> cheap and something I can make for dinner if I otherwise run out of meat.

I do that too, Julie.

Michelina's Salisbury Steak dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy is
good. Add one ear of corn cut off the cob and a slice or two of rye
bread toasted and buttered is an old standby.

I also like the Banquet turkey pot pie (only turkey) and also add one
ear of corn cut off cob and again with the toast.

These are my quick but good meals if I don't have much time. Usually
when I worked a long day and have other things to do at home.

I'll say this too. I could easily make them on weekends but these 2
commercial products are so good (for me) that.....why bother?

One other commercial frozen dinners that I've recently discovered is
"Healthy Choice" dinners. Those are pretty darn good. They are on sale
here this week. $5 off of 5. This time I do have to buy 5 of them to get
the price but they have several that I like so I plan to go tomorrow and
buy 5.

What an inexpensive dinner. $2 for the dinner plus the cost of 2 slices
of rye bread and then the butter. All is about 500-600 calories and it
satisfies me for the night.

They also do a good job with satisfying the taste buds while eating.

"Julie Bove" wrote in message news

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >
> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef ones
> at
> Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they will get them
> again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer to as "puke on
> rice"
> because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai food that my husband loves.
> They also had that today so double score! But... They seem not to have
> that
> very often so they may not have the tamales either.
>
> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them as
> some
> here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are what we had
> on
> the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a ton of cherries
> until
> my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with tent caterpillars and he
> said he would fix it. He set the tent of caterpillars on fire, effectively
> killing both them and the tree.
>
> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good for
> eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh. Never tried
> making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked like Royal Anne
> and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again, just meh. I do not
> see
> the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat them if I were starving.
> Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few Bing within my reach on my
> tree.
> Now those are some good eating. I doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't
> produce many this year and most are far too high for me to get to. We had
> a
> bumper crop last year and some of Angela's friends who are more agile than
> me, picked the tree clean and took them home.
>
>
> ==
>
> Hmm you could have made it a rule that whatever they picked, they had to
> give you a few?

I told them to take as many as they wanted. Since I am diabetic, I eat very
little fruit. I did eat a few.
>
> You mentioned the tamales. Do they not freeze well?

They do freeze but for the most part, I don't like food that has been
frozen. I do freeze meatloaf and that's fine. I do buy frozen meals once in
a while. Not so much because I like them but because I can get them for
cheap and/or for whatever reason I am not up to cooking. Mainly the cheap
ones would be things like meatloaf and Salisbury steak. They are not nearly
as good as what I make from scratch but as I said, they are cheap and
something I can make for dinner if I otherwise run out of meat.

The main problem with most frozen things is that you have to defrost them
and that's something I just can't be bothered to do, most of the time. I did
manage to do it with the last two meatloaves. They were individual ones.
Otherwise, once in the freezer, it generally just stays there and nobody
ever eats it.

The other problem is that there is no room in the freezer for real food,
especially this time of year. One person who lives here eats an insane
amount of ice cream and other treats. That is why I had to get the second
freezer for the garage. Same person also requires things like breakfast
burritos. So to save money, I buy these things at Costco. That means I have
to buy quite a few at a time. The burritos are sold frozen there. I used to
be able to get them refrigerated at Winco for about the same price and I
could buy just a few at a time. But they quit selling them.

And the teens seem to require large amounts of frozen potato products and
chicken strips. Not so much the one that lives here but visitors. Smoothies
are also popular, especially this time of year so the rest of the space is
taken up with berries, peaches and bananas. So bottom line, no room for
anything else.

As for the tamales, they are just not something I would want to buy in a
large quantity. I do like them but as Mexican foods go, they are not my
favorite. I would have to be in the mood for them. So even if I did have
freezer space and would remember to thaw them, I likely never would because
I only get the desire to eat them every so often. I've had them, now. Might
not want them again for 3 or 4 months.

===

We all work differently and I can't compete with a freezer full of ice
cream)


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Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef
> ones at Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they
> will get them again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer
> to as "puke on rice" because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai
> food that my husband loves. They also had that today so double score!
> But... They seem not to have that very often so they may not have the
> tamales either.
>
> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them
> as some here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are
> what we had on the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a
> ton of cherries until my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with
> tent caterpillars and he said he would fix it. He set the tent of
> caterpillars on fire, effectively killing both them and the tree.
>
> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good
> for eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh.
> Never tried making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked
> like Royal Anne and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again,
> just meh. I do not see the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat
> them if I were starving. Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few
> Bing within my reach on my tree. Now those are some good eating. I
> doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't produce many this year and most
> are far too high for me to get to. We had a bumper crop last year and
> some of Angela's friends who are more agile than me, picked the tree
> clean and took them home.

LOL! My apple trees have gone even wilder this year. I just had a
friend and her daughter snag 4 bags of Golden Delicious and 1 of Granny
Apple (they crop a little later).

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_0078.jpg

In 3 weeks, ready for next picking.

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Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >
> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef
> ones at Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they
> will get them again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer
> to as "puke on rice" because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai
> food that my husband loves. They also had that today so double
> score! But... They seem not to have that very often so they may not
> have the tamales either.
>
> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them
> as some here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are
> what we had on the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a
> ton of cherries until my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with
> tent caterpillars and he said he would fix it. He set the tent of
> caterpillars on fire, effectively killing both them and the tree.
>
> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good
> for eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh.
> Never tried making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked
> like Royal Anne and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again,
> just meh. I do not see the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat
> them if I were starving. Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few
> Bing within my reach on my tree. Now those are some good eating. I
> doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't produce many this year and most
> are far too high for me to get to. We had a bumper crop last year and
> some of Angela's friends who are more agile than me, picked the tree
> clean and took them home.
>
>
> ==
>
> Hmm you could have made it a rule that whatever they picked, they had
> to give you a few?
>
> You mentioned the tamales. Do they not freeze well?

Generally Tamales do not freeze that well. Oddly, they can be canned.
Not great that way but I've tried them once from a can and while no
place near a fresh one, they were interesting enough to finish.


--

Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 7/8/2017 5:12 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> > I do buy frozen meals once
> > in a while. Not so much because I like them but because I can get
> > them for cheap and/or for whatever reason I am not up to cooking.
> > Mainly the cheap ones would be things like meatloaf and Salisbury
> > steak. They are not nearly as good as what I make from scratch but
> > as I said, they are cheap and something I can make for dinner if I
> > otherwise run out of meat.
>
> I do that too, Julie.
>
> Michelina's Salisbury Steak dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy is
> good. Add one ear of corn cut off the cob and a slice or two of rye
> bread toasted and buttered is an old standby.
>
> I also like the Banquet turkey pot pie (only turkey) and also add one
> ear of corn cut off cob and again with the toast.
>
> These are my quick but good meals if I don't have much time. Usually
> when I worked a long day and have other things to do at home.
>
> I'll say this too. I could easily make them on weekends but these 2
> commercial products are so good (for me) that.....why bother?
>
> One other commercial frozen dinners that I've recently discovered is
> "Healthy Choice" dinners. Those are pretty darn good. They are on
> sale here this week. $5 off of 5. This time I do have to buy 5 of
> them to get the price but they have several that I like so I plan to
> go tomorrow and buy 5.
>
> What an inexpensive dinner. $2 for the dinner plus the cost of 2
> slices of rye bread and then the butter. All is about 500-600
> calories and it satisfies me for the night.
>
> They also do a good job with satisfying the taste buds while eating.

I've had the Michelinas. Don and I normally premake my work lunches
but sometimes we have some other project going on and get a few frozen
store types such as the sales run.

Banquet pot pies are definately something we try to keep handy (chicken
and turkey types). Last I priced, they were still .69 each regular
price at Harris Teeters.

I can beat the price by making my own, but sometimes I'm too busy. You
can always find some brand on sale for 2$ each (or a bit less).

Harris Teeters is doing the 2$ coupon special locally Sun-Tues and they
have Chimichangas at 10/10$. I like to have the Chimichangas handy for
a fast fix. I add cheese and sour cream and nuke them frozen for 2
minutes on one side, flip (add cheese then) and another 1-1.5 minutes
until all melty (done) then sour cream and fresh black pepper.
Sometimes a little chopped onion to the top to melt with the cheese.

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On Sat, 08 Jul 2017 12:09:21 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef
>> ones at Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they
>> will get them again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer
>> to as "puke on rice" because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai
>> food that my husband loves. They also had that today so double score!
>> But... They seem not to have that very often so they may not have the
>> tamales either.
>>
>> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them
>> as some here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are
>> what we had on the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a
>> ton of cherries until my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with
>> tent caterpillars and he said he would fix it. He set the tent of
>> caterpillars on fire, effectively killing both them and the tree.
>>
>> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good
>> for eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh.
>> Never tried making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked
>> like Royal Anne and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again,
>> just meh. I do not see the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat
>> them if I were starving. Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few
>> Bing within my reach on my tree. Now those are some good eating. I
>> doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't produce many this year and most
>> are far too high for me to get to. We had a bumper crop last year and
>> some of Angela's friends who are more agile than me, picked the tree
>> clean and took them home.
>
>LOL! My apple trees have gone even wilder this year. I just had a
>friend and her daughter snag 4 bags of Golden Delicious and 1 of Granny
>Apple (they crop a little later).
>
>http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_0078.jpg
>
>In 3 weeks, ready for next picking.

Wow, that's one impressive tree!

Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 08 Jul 2017 12:09:21 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef
> >> ones at Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they
> >> will get them again. They also sometimes sell something that we
> refer >> to as "puke on rice" because it looks like that. Some kind
> of Thai >> food that my husband loves. They also had that today so
> double score! >> But... They seem not to have that very often so
> they may not have the >> tamales either.
> >>
> >> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try
> them >> as some here were raving about them. I am now convinced that
> they are >> what we had on the tree in our yard when I was a kid.
> Tree produced a >> ton of cherries until my uncle burned it down. We
> had a bad year with >> tent caterpillars and he said he would fix it.
> He set the tent of >> caterpillars on fire, effectively killing both
> them and the tree. >>
> >> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good
> >> for eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh.
> >> Never tried making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries
> looked >> like Royal Anne and after eating a few, I see that they
> were. Again, >> just meh. I do not see the appeal. Not sweet, not
> sour. I would eat >> them if I were starving. Otherwise, no.
> Thankfully there were a few >> Bing within my reach on my tree. Now
> those are some good eating. I >> doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't
> produce many this year and most >> are far too high for me to get to.
> We had a bumper crop last year and >> some of Angela's friends who
> are more agile than me, picked the tree >> clean and took them home.
> >
> > LOL! My apple trees have gone even wilder this year. I just had a
> > friend and her daughter snag 4 bags of Golden Delicious and 1 of
> > Granny Apple (they crop a little later).
> >
> > http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_0078.jpg
> >
> > In 3 weeks, ready for next picking.
>
> Wow, that's one impressive tree!

Yeah, we were getting worried we'd start losing branches if we didnt
get some of them off.

The Granny Apple (not in that picture) is also well fruited but the
colors of the apples are near the color of the leaves so my simple
camera doesnt really show it well.

I'll grant they've not been professionally trimmed but seriously, I
don't care about 'pretty shape' for my Apple trees. I just like lots
of apples!

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On Sat, 08 Jul 2017 17:15:53 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:

>Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On Sat, 08 Jul 2017 12:09:21 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>>
>> > LOL! My apple trees have gone even wilder this year. I just had a
>> > friend and her daughter snag 4 bags of Golden Delicious and 1 of
>> > Granny Apple (they crop a little later).
>> >
>> > http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_0078.jpg
>> >
>> > In 3 weeks, ready for next picking.
>>
>> Wow, that's one impressive tree!
>
>Yeah, we were getting worried we'd start losing branches if we didnt
>get some of them off.
>
>The Granny Apple (not in that picture) is also well fruited but the
>colors of the apples are near the color of the leaves so my simple
>camera doesnt really show it well.
>
>I'll grant they've not been professionally trimmed but seriously, I
>don't care about 'pretty shape' for my Apple trees. I just like lots
>of apples!

I've always been told to keep the center of fruit trees open and
breezy, so mold etc don't get much chance. But your tree looks quite
open. The branches are pointing outward.

Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 08 Jul 2017 17:15:53 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
>
> > Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> On Sat, 08 Jul 2017 12:09:21 -0500, "cshenk" >
> wrote: >>
> >> > LOL! My apple trees have gone even wilder this year. I just
> had a >> > friend and her daughter snag 4 bags of Golden Delicious
> and 1 of >> > Granny Apple (they crop a little later).
> >> >
> >> > http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_0078.jpg
> >> >
> >> > In 3 weeks, ready for next picking.
> >>
> >> Wow, that's one impressive tree!
> >
> > Yeah, we were getting worried we'd start losing branches if we didnt
> > get some of them off.
> >
> > The Granny Apple (not in that picture) is also well fruited but the
> > colors of the apples are near the color of the leaves so my simple
> > camera doesnt really show it well.
> >
> > I'll grant they've not been professionally trimmed but seriously, I
> > don't care about 'pretty shape' for my Apple trees. I just like
> > lots of apples!
>
> I've always been told to keep the center of fruit trees open and
> breezy, so mold etc don't get much chance. But your tree looks quite
> open. The branches are pointing outward.

Yes, and the picture only shows the partial story of the ripe ones that
stand out from the leaves.

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On 7/8/2017 6:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
(pardon the piggyback, Steve)

> On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 02:12:33 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> The main problem with most frozen things is that you have to defrost them

Really? Defrosting something is hard work? Get up off the couch. Take
something out of the freezer. Put it in the fridge. It will thaw
overnight or by the next day. Then you cook it.

>> and that's something I just can't be bothered to do, most of the time...
>> Otherwise, once in the freezer, it generally just stays there and nobody
>> ever eats it.
>
She can't be bothered. There is likely a reason no one wants to eat
whatever it is she has stashed in that freezer.

> Now THERE'S the Julie we've come to know and love!
>
She claims she loves to cook. Can't be bothered to freeze or defrost
anything, though. Oh, and she can't find anything fresh (at a farmers
market or farm stand). It's amazing how she manages to stay alive.

Jill

> How hard is it to take something out of the freezer and put in the
> refrigerator for a day or two?
>
> Start listing your pathetic excuses below this line:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>

"Gary" > wrote in message
news
> On 7/8/2017 5:12 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I do buy frozen meals once
>> in a while. Not so much because I like them but because I can get them
>> for cheap and/or for whatever reason I am not up to cooking. Mainly the
>> cheap ones would be things like meatloaf and Salisbury steak. They are
>> not nearly as good as what I make from scratch but as I said, they are
>> cheap and something I can make for dinner if I otherwise run out of meat.
>
> I do that too, Julie.
>
> Michelina's Salisbury Steak dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy is good.
> Add one ear of corn cut off the cob and a slice or two of rye bread
> toasted and buttered is an old standby.

I haven't tried that but I did try a few things of that brand many years ago
and didn't like. I mainly switch between On Cor, Banquet and Stouffers,
depending on which store I'm at and who will be eating it. I have to avoid
egg so that does limit me.
>
> I also like the Banquet turkey pot pie (only turkey) and also add one ear
> of corn cut off cob and again with the toast.

I can't do those. Had to eat too many as a child and a poor, young adult.
Just don't like them.
>
> These are my quick but good meals if I don't have much time. Usually when
> I worked a long day and have other things to do at home.
>
> I'll say this too. I could easily make them on weekends but these 2
> commercial products are so good (for me) that.....why bother?

For me it is more about the cheap than anything. I was reminded the other
day when Angela and I went shopping to a store where we rarely go. Last
summer, I had picked up one brand of Salisubury steak then saw another that
was 50 cents cheaper. I told her to put the one back because we needed to
save the money.

Then I felt bad because there was a homeless guy on the same aisle. I did
not get the impression that he was an alcoholic or drug addict but I suppose
you never know. We had first seen him by my car as I parked. Then later
settling into a chair and looking sooo happy. Like he could finally sit down
in a cool place and relax. And then there he was in the frozen food aisle
with his little bottle of chocolate milk and small Lunchable, counting his
change to make sure he had enough to buy it.

The reason I felt bad was because we had a roof over our heads and something
to cook/heat the meat in. He had nothing but his backpack. And while I don't
normally give stuff to people like this, I think I would have given this guy
something so he could at least eat a more substantialn meal. But on that
particular day, I just didn't have the means to.
>
> One other commercial frozen dinners that I've recently discovered is
> "Healthy Choice" dinners. Those are pretty darn good. They are on sale
> here this week. $5 off of 5. This time I do have to buy 5 of them to get
> the price but they have several that I like so I plan to go tomorrow and
> buy 5.
>
> What an inexpensive dinner. $2 for the dinner plus the cost of 2 slices of
> rye bread and then the butter. All is about 500-600 calories and it
> satisfies me for the night.
>
> They also do a good job with satisfying the taste buds while eating.
>
>
>

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On 7/8/2017 5:12 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > I do buy frozen meals once
>> > in a while. Not so much because I like them but because I can get
>> > them for cheap and/or for whatever reason I am not up to cooking.
>> > Mainly the cheap ones would be things like meatloaf and Salisbury
>> > steak. They are not nearly as good as what I make from scratch but
>> > as I said, they are cheap and something I can make for dinner if I
>> > otherwise run out of meat.
>>
>> I do that too, Julie.
>>
>> Michelina's Salisbury Steak dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy is
>> good. Add one ear of corn cut off the cob and a slice or two of rye
>> bread toasted and buttered is an old standby.
>>
>> I also like the Banquet turkey pot pie (only turkey) and also add one
>> ear of corn cut off cob and again with the toast.
>>
>> These are my quick but good meals if I don't have much time. Usually
>> when I worked a long day and have other things to do at home.
>>
>> I'll say this too. I could easily make them on weekends but these 2
>> commercial products are so good (for me) that.....why bother?
>>
>> One other commercial frozen dinners that I've recently discovered is
>> "Healthy Choice" dinners. Those are pretty darn good. They are on
>> sale here this week. $5 off of 5. This time I do have to buy 5 of
>> them to get the price but they have several that I like so I plan to
>> go tomorrow and buy 5.
>>
>> What an inexpensive dinner. $2 for the dinner plus the cost of 2
>> slices of rye bread and then the butter. All is about 500-600
>> calories and it satisfies me for the night.
>>
>> They also do a good job with satisfying the taste buds while eating.
>
> I've had the Michelinas. Don and I normally premake my work lunches
> but sometimes we have some other project going on and get a few frozen
> store types such as the sales run.
>
> Banquet pot pies are definately something we try to keep handy (chicken
> and turkey types). Last I priced, they were still .69 each regular
> price at Harris Teeters.
>
> I can beat the price by making my own, but sometimes I'm too busy. You
> can always find some brand on sale for 2$ each (or a bit less).
>
> Harris Teeters is doing the 2$ coupon special locally Sun-Tues and they
> have Chimichangas at 10/10$. I like to have the Chimichangas handy for
> a fast fix. I add cheese and sour cream and nuke them frozen for 2
> minutes on one side, flip (add cheese then) and another 1-1.5 minutes
> until all melty (done) then sour cream and fresh black pepper.
> Sometimes a little chopped onion to the top to melt with the cheese.

When I was a kid, those pot pies would go on sale 10/$1.00. My mom didn't
want them in the house so my dad would get them whenever she left town. I
think he was more impressed by the price than anything else.

As an adult, I remember them being 4/$1.00 then 3/1.00.

I can't stand Chimichangas even in a restaurant. Just too greasy for me. My
friend sometimes buys them though.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >>
>> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef ones
>> at
>> Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they will get them
>> again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer to as "puke on
>> rice"
>> because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai food that my husband loves.
>> They also had that today so double score! But... They seem not to have
>> that
>> very often so they may not have the tamales either.
>>
>> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them as
>> some
>> here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are what we had
>> on
>> the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a ton of cherries
>> until
>> my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with tent caterpillars and he
>> said he would fix it. He set the tent of caterpillars on fire,
>> effectively
>> killing both them and the tree.
>>
>> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good for
>> eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh. Never tried
>> making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked like Royal Anne
>> and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again, just meh. I do not
>> see
>> the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat them if I were starving.
>> Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few Bing within my reach on my
>> tree.
>> Now those are some good eating. I doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't
>> produce many this year and most are far too high for me to get to. We had
>> a
>> bumper crop last year and some of Angela's friends who are more agile
>> than
>> me, picked the tree clean and took them home.
>>
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Hmm you could have made it a rule that whatever they picked, they had to
>> give you a few?
>
> I told them to take as many as they wanted. Since I am diabetic, I eat
> very
> little fruit. I did eat a few.
>>
>> You mentioned the tamales. Do they not freeze well?
>
> They do freeze but for the most part, I don't like food that has been
> frozen. I do freeze meatloaf and that's fine. I do buy frozen meals once
> in
> a while. Not so much because I like them but because I can get them for
> cheap and/or for whatever reason I am not up to cooking. Mainly the cheap
> ones would be things like meatloaf and Salisbury steak. They are not
> nearly
> as good as what I make from scratch but as I said, they are cheap and
> something I can make for dinner if I otherwise run out of meat.
>
> The main problem with most frozen things is that you have to defrost them
> and that's something I just can't be bothered to do, most of the time. I
> did
> manage to do it with the last two meatloaves. They were individual ones.
> Otherwise, once in the freezer, it generally just stays there and nobody
> ever eats it.
>
> The other problem is that there is no room in the freezer for real food,
> especially this time of year. One person who lives here eats an insane
> amount of ice cream and other treats. That is why I had to get the second
> freezer for the garage. Same person also requires things like breakfast
> burritos. So to save money, I buy these things at Costco. That means I
> have
> to buy quite a few at a time. The burritos are sold frozen there. I used
> to
> be able to get them refrigerated at Winco for about the same price and I
> could buy just a few at a time. But they quit selling them.
>
> And the teens seem to require large amounts of frozen potato products and
> chicken strips. Not so much the one that lives here but visitors.
> Smoothies
> are also popular, especially this time of year so the rest of the space is
> taken up with berries, peaches and bananas. So bottom line, no room for
> anything else.
>
> As for the tamales, they are just not something I would want to buy in a
> large quantity. I do like them but as Mexican foods go, they are not my
> favorite. I would have to be in the mood for them. So even if I did have
> freezer space and would remember to thaw them, I likely never would
> because
> I only get the desire to eat them every so often. I've had them, now.
> Might
> not want them again for 3 or 4 months.
>
> ===
>
> We all work differently and I can't compete with a freezer full of ice
> cream)

I don't eat ice cream. I sometimes buy Brewla bars but they're expensive.

http://www.brewlabars.com/

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 02:12:33 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> The main problem with most frozen things is that you have to defrost them
>> and that's something I just can't be bothered to do, most of the time...
>> Otherwise, once in the freezer, it generally just stays there and nobody
>> ever eats it.
>
> Now THERE'S the Julie we've come to know and love!
>
> How hard is it to take something out of the freezer and put in the
> refrigerator for a day or two?
>
> Start listing your pathetic excuses below this line:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------

I didn't say it was hard. It's just not something I think to do. And as I
said, I have no freezer space.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
news
> On 7/8/2017 6:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> (pardon the piggyback, Steve)
>
>> On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 02:12:33 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>> The main problem with most frozen things is that you have to defrost
>>> them
>
> Really? Defrosting something is hard work? Get up off the couch. Take
> something out of the freezer. Put it in the fridge. It will thaw
> overnight or by the next day. Then you cook it.

Off the couch? The ONLY time I've been on the couch in years is following my
foot surgery. I had no choice then. Maybe you hang around your house all the
time, but I don't. I also don't like to have to think through what I might
want to eat the next day or two. If I take it out, then I might not want it
any more. If this works for you, then great. I learned years ago that for
me, or pretty much anyone else in this house, it flat out does not.
>
>>> and that's something I just can't be bothered to do, most of the time...
>>> Otherwise, once in the freezer, it generally just stays there and nobody
>>> ever eats it.
>>
> She can't be bothered. There is likely a reason no one wants to eat
> whatever it is she has stashed in that freezer.

They do it things like ice cream, chicken strips and fries. That's mostly
what's in there. I will eat fries now and again and chicken strips even less
often. Those are heated/cooked from frozen. Not a big deal.

Defrosting didn't work so well for my mom either. I can't tell you how many
times she told me that they had to throw out chicken. She'd take it out and
then they'd decide to go out to eat. Then the next day, some emergency would
crop up and they wouldn't be home at dinner time. Stuff like that happens
here too. I wouldn't expect you to know. You live alone.

I've gotten to where I don't even buy much fresh meat at a time. 3 people
with 3 different schedules. I never know when they might be home to eat it
and I'm not much of a meat eater so chances are, I won't be eating it. I
made dinner tonight at the usual time and nobody is here to eat it. They'll
have to have it reheated. I'll reheat some potatoes for myself and have a
salad. I don't eat steak.
>
>> Now THERE'S the Julie we've come to know and love!
>>
> She claims she loves to cook. Can't be bothered to freeze or defrost
> anything, though. Oh, and she can't find anything fresh (at a farmers
> market or farm stand). It's amazing how she manages to stay alive.

We don't HAVE farm stands. And the Farmer's Markets are more like street
fairs. Keep in mind, our weather isn't like yours. Want cherries? You can
get them at a cherry stand. I haven't even seen any strawberry stands yet.
They may be out there. I have no need for either as I grow both. I do have
tomatoes now but still green. Tonight's salad has greens, green onions and
herbs from my garden. Also purchased tomatoes, peppers, celery,olives, Feta
cheese and walnuts. Parsley and chives from my garden on the steaks. Nobody
here will starve.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef
>> ones at Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they
>> will get them again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer
>> to as "puke on rice" because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai
>> food that my husband loves. They also had that today so double score!
>> But... They seem not to have that very often so they may not have the
>> tamales either.
>>
>> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them
>> as some here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are
>> what we had on the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a
>> ton of cherries until my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with
>> tent caterpillars and he said he would fix it. He set the tent of
>> caterpillars on fire, effectively killing both them and the tree.
>>
>> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good
>> for eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh.
>> Never tried making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked
>> like Royal Anne and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again,
>> just meh. I do not see the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat
>> them if I were starving. Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few
>> Bing within my reach on my tree. Now those are some good eating. I
>> doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't produce many this year and most
>> are far too high for me to get to. We had a bumper crop last year and
>> some of Angela's friends who are more agile than me, picked the tree
>> clean and took them home.
>
> LOL! My apple trees have gone even wilder this year. I just had a
> friend and her daughter snag 4 bags of Golden Delicious and 1 of Granny
> Apple (they crop a little later).
>
> http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_0078.jpg
>
> In 3 weeks, ready for next picking.

I have no clue what is going on with the Golden Delicious except that my
handyman said he would prune it so it would produce. And that it did.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >>
>> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef
>> ones at Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they
>> will get them again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer
>> to as "puke on rice" because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai
>> food that my husband loves. They also had that today so double
>> score! But... They seem not to have that very often so they may not
>> have the tamales either.
>>
>> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them
>> as some here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are
>> what we had on the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a
>> ton of cherries until my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with
>> tent caterpillars and he said he would fix it. He set the tent of
>> caterpillars on fire, effectively killing both them and the tree.
>>
>> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good
>> for eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh.
>> Never tried making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked
>> like Royal Anne and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again,
>> just meh. I do not see the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat
>> them if I were starving. Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few
>> Bing within my reach on my tree. Now those are some good eating. I
>> doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't produce many this year and most
>> are far too high for me to get to. We had a bumper crop last year and
>> some of Angela's friends who are more agile than me, picked the tree
>> clean and took them home.
>>
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Hmm you could have made it a rule that whatever they picked, they had
>> to give you a few?
>>
>> You mentioned the tamales. Do they not freeze well?
>
> Generally Tamales do not freeze that well. Oddly, they can be canned.
> Not great that way but I've tried them once from a can and while no
> place near a fresh one, they were interesting enough to finish.

Maybe that's why the few times I tried one in a restaurant they were so bad.
Very dried out. The ones from the Texas Tamale Company are shipped on dry
ice. They were good but not as moist as fresh ones.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 18:57:55 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 02:12:33 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> The main problem with most frozen things is that you have to defrost
>>>> them
>>>> and that's something I just can't be bothered to do, most of the
>>>> time...
>>>> Otherwise, once in the freezer, it generally just stays there and
>>>> nobody
>>>> ever eats it.
>>>
>>> Now THERE'S the Julie we've come to know and love!
>>>
>>> How hard is it to take something out of the freezer and put in the
>>> refrigerator for a day or two?
>>>
>>> Start listing your pathetic excuses below this line:
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> I didn't say it was hard.
>
> You said it was "something I just can't be bothered to do".

And that doesn't mean the same thing as hard.
>
>> It's just not something I think to do. And as I said, I
>> have no freezer space.
>
> Ooops! Somebody just got their lies confused while trying to make
> lame excuses.
>
> Same 'ol Julie.

There were no lies.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 20:04:40 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 18:57:55 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Sat, 8 Jul 2017 02:12:33 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> The main problem with most frozen things is that you have to defrost
>>>>>> them
>>>>>> and that's something I just can't be bothered to do, most of the
>>>>>> time...
>>>>>> Otherwise, once in the freezer, it generally just stays there and
>>>>>> nobody
>>>>>> ever eats it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now THERE'S the Julie we've come to know and love!
>>>>>
>>>>> How hard is it to take something out of the freezer and put in the
>>>>> refrigerator for a day or two?
>>>>>
>>>>> Start listing your pathetic excuses below this line:
>>>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> I didn't say it was hard.
>>>
>>> You said it was "something I just can't be bothered to do".
>>
>> And that doesn't mean the same thing as hard.
>>>
>>>> It's just not something I think to do. And as I said, I
>>>> have no freezer space.
>>>
>>> Ooops! Somebody just got their lies confused while trying to make
>>> lame excuses.
>>>
>>> Same 'ol Julie.
>>
>> There were no lies.
>
> Of course you have no FREEZER space because you have all that stuff in
> there you'll never eat - Duh!
>
> Never mind. I've had my fill for the week.

There are three people who live here and one has friends over a lot. The
freezer food is mostly for them. That's fine. I don't eat a lot of frozen
stuff. When I lived alone, there was never much in my freezer and often
nothing or just ice cubes. I used to freeze hominy croquettes only because
the recipe made far more than I could eat at once. They were also time
consuming to make. Same for the pot stickers that I once made. I did freeze
those. I took the croquettes to work for lunch. No problem if they were
still frozen as they reheat well in the microwave. I'd occasionally pull a
few pot stickers out and drop them still frozen into broth for soup.

I once froze a huge batch of spaghetti with sauce. Not by choice. I was
young and stuck paying the rent all by myself so had no money. It was either
that or starve. I had to take it to work as I had no microwave to reheat it.
Thankfully every roommate I'd had left me with a lot of microwaveable
containers. I portioned it out so I had something to eat every day for a
month. The meals were small but it was all I had. I ate other stuff at home.
Mostly whatever I had in the garden, popcorn, peanut butter sandwiches,
canned peas, eggs, carrots and apples and if I had a coupon and found a good
sale, Carnation instant breakfast bars. it was a fairly balanced diet but
not one I'd care to repeat.

No big deal. But I'd just as soon not eat a tamale that has been frozen.
Would you? No matter to you as they are probably a common food there and can
be gotten anywhere.

Point is, I don't have to use my freezer now. Not for me anyway. This wasn't
always the case. When we lived in NY, I couldn't afford to buy much on
Staten Island aside from going to Top Tomato/Family Fruit. But I didn't go
there often as parking was limited. We mostly bought food at the military
commissary in Brooklyn. Factor in the toll for the bridge and that meant
going only twice a month. And what I bought there was not necessarily by
choice but necessity. For instance, I could get those precooked Hormel meats
for next to nothing. They were cheap to begin with and always had high value
coupons inside. I believe they were packaged that way for the commissary as
I've not seen them with coupons anywhere else on a regular basis. I stored
these in the freezer and this was the bulk of our meat. I might use it to
make chicken and dumplings or a pot pie.

I truly did get sick of eating that way but when you have limited funds, you
do what you have to do. I *knock wood* do not have to do these things at the
moment. But no one knows what the future might bring. At least I don't.

"Julie Bove" wrote in message news

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >>
>> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef ones
>> at
>> Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they will get them
>> again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer to as "puke on
>> rice"
>> because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai food that my husband loves.
>> They also had that today so double score! But... They seem not to have
>> that
>> very often so they may not have the tamales either.
>>
>> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them as
>> some
>> here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are what we had
>> on
>> the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a ton of cherries
>> until
>> my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with tent caterpillars and he
>> said he would fix it. He set the tent of caterpillars on fire,
>> effectively
>> killing both them and the tree.
>>
>> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good for
>> eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh. Never tried
>> making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked like Royal Anne
>> and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again, just meh. I do not
>> see
>> the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat them if I were starving.
>> Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few Bing within my reach on my
>> tree.
>> Now those are some good eating. I doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't
>> produce many this year and most are far too high for me to get to. We had
>> a
>> bumper crop last year and some of Angela's friends who are more agile
>> than
>> me, picked the tree clean and took them home.
>>
>>
>> ==
>>
>> Hmm you could have made it a rule that whatever they picked, they had to
>> give you a few?
>
> I told them to take as many as they wanted. Since I am diabetic, I eat
> very
> little fruit. I did eat a few.
>>
>> You mentioned the tamales. Do they not freeze well?
>
> They do freeze but for the most part, I don't like food that has been
> frozen. I do freeze meatloaf and that's fine. I do buy frozen meals once
> in
> a while. Not so much because I like them but because I can get them for
> cheap and/or for whatever reason I am not up to cooking. Mainly the cheap
> ones would be things like meatloaf and Salisbury steak. They are not
> nearly
> as good as what I make from scratch but as I said, they are cheap and
> something I can make for dinner if I otherwise run out of meat.
>
> The main problem with most frozen things is that you have to defrost them
> and that's something I just can't be bothered to do, most of the time. I
> did
> manage to do it with the last two meatloaves. They were individual ones.
> Otherwise, once in the freezer, it generally just stays there and nobody
> ever eats it.
>
> The other problem is that there is no room in the freezer for real food,
> especially this time of year. One person who lives here eats an insane
> amount of ice cream and other treats. That is why I had to get the second
> freezer for the garage. Same person also requires things like breakfast
> burritos. So to save money, I buy these things at Costco. That means I
> have
> to buy quite a few at a time. The burritos are sold frozen there. I used
> to
> be able to get them refrigerated at Winco for about the same price and I
> could buy just a few at a time. But they quit selling them.
>
> And the teens seem to require large amounts of frozen potato products and
> chicken strips. Not so much the one that lives here but visitors.
> Smoothies
> are also popular, especially this time of year so the rest of the space is
> taken up with berries, peaches and bananas. So bottom line, no room for
> anything else.
>
> As for the tamales, they are just not something I would want to buy in a
> large quantity. I do like them but as Mexican foods go, they are not my
> favorite. I would have to be in the mood for them. So even if I did have
> freezer space and would remember to thaw them, I likely never would
> because
> I only get the desire to eat them every so often. I've had them, now.
> Might
> not want them again for 3 or 4 months.
>
> ===
>
> We all work differently and I can't compete with a freezer full of ice
> cream)

I don't eat ice cream. I sometimes buy Brewla bars but they're expensive.

http://www.brewlabars.com/

==

I had to look that one up. I had never heard of them.



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On Friday, July 7, 2017 at 8:51:29 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >
> I finally found good tamales here and only had to buy two. Got beef ones at
> Central Market. Only problem is, I have no clue when they will get them
> again. They also sometimes sell something that we refer to as "puke on rice"
> because it looks like that. Some kind of Thai food that my husband loves.
> They also had that today so double score! But... They seem not to have that
> very often so they may not have the tamales either.
>
> Yesterday, I bought Royal Anne cherries at PCC. I wanted to try them as some
> here were raving about them. I am now convinced that they are what we had on
> the tree in our yard when I was a kid. Tree produced a ton of cherries until
> my uncle burned it down. We had a bad year with tent caterpillars and he
> said he would fix it. He set the tent of caterpillars on fire, effectively
> killing both them and the tree.
>
> Our neighbor merely told us that they were pie cherries and no good for
> eating. I did try eating one a few times. They were just meh. Never tried
> making a pie with them. I knew that those cherries looked like Royal Anne
> and after eating a few, I see that they were. Again, just meh. I do not see
> the appeal. Not sweet, not sour. I would eat them if I were starving.
> Otherwise, no. Thankfully there were a few Bing within my reach on my tree.
> Now those are some good eating. I doubt I'll get any more. Tree didn't
> produce many this year and most are far too high for me to get to. We had a
> bumper crop last year and some of Angela's friends who are more agile than
> me, picked the tree clean and took them home.
>
>
> ==
>
> Hmm you could have made it a rule that whatever they picked, they had to
> give you a few?
>
> You mentioned the tamales. Do they not freeze well?
>
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Tamales are usually made in large quantities so it's likely that a lot of them are frozen for later. Pasteles are a popular food item on this rock. These are Puerto Rican tamales that have found a nitch in Hawaiian food culture. Mostly the store bought and the homemade pasteles are frozen. The Hawaiian version is called "pateles."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myV4bxBXXpA

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...

> I don't eat ice cream. I sometimes buy Brewla bars but they're expensive.
>
> http://www.brewlabars.com/
>
> ==
>
> I had to look that one up. I had never heard of them.

I think they were new, last year. And not widely available. The strawberry
hibiscus are fairly low in carbs.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...

Tamales are usually made in large quantities so it's likely that a lot of
them are frozen for later. Pasteles are a popular food item on this rock.
These are Puerto Rican tamales that have found a nitch in Hawaiian food
culture. Mostly the store bought and the homemade pasteles are frozen. The
Hawaiian version is called "pateles."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myV4bxBXXpA

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Those look good!

On Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 10:38:23 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> ...
>
> Tamales are usually made in large quantities so it's likely that a lot of
> them are frozen for later. Pasteles are a popular food item on this rock.
> These are Puerto Rican tamales that have found a nitch in Hawaiian food
> culture. Mostly the store bought and the homemade pasteles are frozen. The
> Hawaiian version is called "pateles."
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myV4bxBXXpA
>
> ---
>
> Those look good!

Mostly, we're too lazy to make patele. Patele stew is a lot easier to make. I don't think this dish is made anywhere but here.

http://adoboloco.com/adoboloco-pastele-stew/

On 7/8/2017 6:15 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>> http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_0078.jpg
>>>
>>> In 3 weeks, ready for next picking.

Nice looking. Lots of apples on a young tree. How long ago did you plant
that one?

I have a friend that just bought some property to retire to in so many
years. Been telling him that he should plan his landscaping and plant
some fruit trees NOW so when he (and wife) eventually move out there,
the trees will be producing.

I did hear once that a small apple tree from a nursery (4-6 feet tall)
will take about 3 years to start producing. True?

Gary wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 7/8/2017 6:15 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > > > http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_0078.jpg
> > > >
> > > > In 3 weeks, ready for next picking.
>
> Nice looking. Lots of apples on a young tree. How long ago did you
> plant that one?
>
> I have a friend that just bought some property to retire to in so
> many years. Been telling him that he should plan his landscaping and
> plant some fruit trees NOW so when he (and wife) eventually move out
> there, the trees will be producing.
>
> I did hear once that a small apple tree from a nursery (4-6 feet
> tall) will take about 3 years to start producing. True?

THats about right for 3 years for a dwarf tree to get a few but it
takes another 3 to hit full production. I planted the Golden
Delishious and Granny Apple about 2010. I was cropping some the first
year (like 2-3) then next year, 20-30 between them. 2012, we had a bad
windstorm just as they flowered and lost all the flower buds. 3 years
after planting, we hit pay-dirt in 2013 and it's only gone up since
then.

Tell your friend to pay close attention to what pollenates what for
fruit trees. Also watching what really thrives in that climate area is
important.

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"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 10:38:23 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>> Tamales are usually made in large quantities so it's likely that a lot of
>> them are frozen for later. Pasteles are a popular food item on this rock.
>> These are Puerto Rican tamales that have found a nitch in Hawaiian food
>> culture. Mostly the store bought and the homemade pasteles are frozen.
>> The
>> Hawaiian version is called "pateles."
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myV4bxBXXpA
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Those look good!
>
> Mostly, we're too lazy to make patele. Patele stew is a lot easier to
> make. I don't think this dish is made anywhere but here.
>
> http://adoboloco.com/adoboloco-pastele-stew/

My husband might like that. Too meaty for me.

On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 10:24:00 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 10:38:23 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> >> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>
> >> Tamales are usually made in large quantities so it's likely that a lot of
> >> them are frozen for later. Pasteles are a popular food item on this rock.
> >> These are Puerto Rican tamales that have found a nitch in Hawaiian food
> >> culture. Mostly the store bought and the homemade pasteles are frozen.
> >> The
> >> Hawaiian version is called "pateles."
> >>
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myV4bxBXXpA
> >>
> >> ---
> >>
> >> Those look good!
> >
> > Mostly, we're too lazy to make patele. Patele stew is a lot easier to
> > make. I don't think this dish is made anywhere but here.
> >
> > http://adoboloco.com/adoboloco-pastele-stew/
>
> My husband might like that. Too meaty for me.

I know what you mean.

I had some tamales a couple of weeks ago in a hole in a wall. They said they were voted the best tamales in Honolulu. I thought it was so-so. What I really liked was their version chile relleno. It was a hatch chile stuffed with cheese and rolled in a lumpia wrapper. Then it's deep fried. Holy smokes!

On Sun, 9 Jul 2017 07:28:44 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>On 7/8/2017 6:15 PM, cshenk wrote:
>>>> http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_0078.jpg
>>>>
>>>> In 3 weeks, ready for next picking.
>
>Nice looking. Lots of apples on a young tree. How long ago did you plant
>that one?
>
>I have a friend that just bought some property to retire to in so many
>years. Been telling him that he should plan his landscaping and plant
>some fruit trees NOW so when he (and wife) eventually move out there,
>the trees will be producing.
>
>I did hear once that a small apple tree from a nursery (4-6 feet tall)
>will take about 3 years to start producing. True?

Can take about 5 years to start producing and the first couple of
crops will be very sparse. Plant a five year old sapling and for the
first few years it'll be developing it's root structure... in the
begining the few blossoms that form fruit will typically drop off
before ripening. The tree in that picture looks to me to be 10-12
years old. I planted two apple trees five years ago, the nursery said
they were seven years old then. They produced a few apples the past
three years but nothing to talk about, they dropped off at golf ball
size. This year looks to be a much larger crop and hopefully they
will ripen. I took this photo last week:
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=... .WWJXkmnR-Ao
My two apples and two plums in blossom this spring, I'm hoping for
some first green gage plums, my mom's favorite, but rare to find at
market.
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=... .WWKgaWnR-Ao



Regardless which trees one plants they grow slowly, even 'fast'
growing trees take many years before you can sit in their shade. I
always tell people who buy a house to plant their landscaping before
they buy furniture... young trees and shrubs can take 20 years to
mature. The faster growing trees have weak wood, just when they are
beginning to look good a wind knocks them down.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 10:24:00 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> ...
> > On Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 10:38:23 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> >> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>
> >> Tamales are usually made in large quantities so it's likely that a lot
> >> of
> >> them are frozen for later. Pasteles are a popular food item on this
> >> rock.
> >> These are Puerto Rican tamales that have found a nitch in Hawaiian food
> >> culture. Mostly the store bought and the homemade pasteles are frozen.
> >> The
> >> Hawaiian version is called "pateles."
> >>
> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myV4bxBXXpA
> >>
> >> ---
> >>
> >> Those look good!
> >
> > Mostly, we're too lazy to make patele. Patele stew is a lot easier to
> > make. I don't think this dish is made anywhere but here.
> >
> > http://adoboloco.com/adoboloco-pastele-stew/
>
> My husband might like that. Too meaty for me.

I know what you mean.

I had some tamales a couple of weeks ago in a hole in a wall. They said they
were voted the best tamales in Honolulu. I thought it was so-so. What I
really liked was their version chile relleno. It was a hatch chile stuffed
with cheese and rolled in a lumpia wrapper. Then it's deep fried. Holy
smokes!

---

That sounds good!

On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 11:49:33 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" <.com> wrote in message
> ...
> On Sunday, July 9, 2017 at 10:24:00 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> > "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > ...
> > > On Saturday, July 8, 2017 at 10:38:23 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> > >> "dsi1" <dsi1yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > >> ...
> > >>
> > >> Tamales are usually made in large quantities so it's likely that a lot
> > >> of
> > >> them are frozen for later. Pasteles are a popular food item on this
> > >> rock.
> > >> These are Puerto Rican tamales that have found a nitch in Hawaiian food
> > >> culture. Mostly the store bought and the homemade pasteles are frozen.

wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sun, 9 Jul 2017 07:28:44 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> > On 7/8/2017 6:15 PM, cshenk wrote:
> >>>> http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/...k/100_0078.jpg
> > > > >
> >>>> In 3 weeks, ready for next picking.
> >
> > Nice looking. Lots of apples on a young tree. How long ago did you
> > plant that one?
> >
> > I have a friend that just bought some property to retire to in so
> > many years. Been telling him that he should plan his landscaping
> > and plant some fruit trees NOW so when he (and wife) eventually
> > move out there, the trees will be producing.
> >
> > I did hear once that a small apple tree from a nursery (4-6 feet
> > tall) will take about 3 years to start producing. True?
>
> Can take about 5 years to start producing and the first couple of
> crops will be very sparse. Plant a five year old sapling and for the
> first few years it'll be developing it's root structure... in the
> begining the few blossoms that form fruit will typically drop off
> before ripening. The tree in that picture looks to me to be 10-12
> years old. I planted two apple trees five years ago, the nursery said
> they were seven years old then. They produced a few apples the past
> three years but nothing to talk about, they dropped off at golf ball
> size. This year looks to be a much larger crop and hopefully they
> will ripen. I took this photo last week:
> http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=...svIh4l5k2TGxc#.

Trunk too big for that age? Doesnt add up to me. I am assuming a
different version of tree though.


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