Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
steamed broccoli. You?

Jill

On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 7:26:44 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
> steamed broccoli. You?

Another home made pizza, a thin crust that was as good as any thin crust from a pizzaria. I'm not really tooting my horn, as the main reason it was so good is my discovery of the Stanislaus pizza sauce, which is pretty much available nationwide. You have to buy it in big cans, which means having to freeze the excess.
>
> Jill

--Bryan

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:26:38 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>steamed broccoli. You?
>
>Jill

Chuck steak is excellent. my favorite grilled steak, but I'd not like
any cheese on my steak, maybe cheese on my spuds, not even on
broccoli. Cheddar is my least favorite cheese. I'd much rather
Velveeta. A grilled chuck steak can't be beat, medium rare is
perfect... but no cheeze please. When chuck roasts are on sale I'll
buy a couple for burgers and/or meat loaf... no mystery meat here.
The first thing Dave needs for his heart health is a meat grinder.
When those packages of ground beef say 20% fat that's a big fat lie,
lucky if it's 40% fat. They're in the biz for the money, not your
health.

On 8/27/2020 7:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>
> Jill

We had my interpretation of hash . Ground beef and frozen shredded
taters , seasoned with SPG and dried onions .
--
Snag
Illegitimi non
carborundum

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:39:12 -0500, Snag > wrote:

>On 8/27/2020 7:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>
>> Jill
>
>We had my interpretation of hash . Ground beef and frozen shredded
>taters , seasoned with SPG and dried onions .

Salt, Pepper, Garam masala.

On 8/27/2020 9:11 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:26:38 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>> steamed broccoli. You?
>>
>> Jill
>
> Chuck steak is excellent. my favorite grilled steak, but I'd not like
> any cheese on my steak, maybe cheese on my spuds, not even on
> broccoli. Cheddar is my least favorite cheese. I'd much rather
> Velveeta. A grilled chuck steak can't be beat, medium rare is
> perfect... but no cheeze please.

Ummmm, Sheldon... the cheese was on the roasted potatoes, not on the
the steak. I didn't even put any cheese on the broccoli since broccoli
tastes so very good without any help.

Here I'll make a sweeping statement that sounds like something you'd
say: "Only people who don't like the taste of broccoli would cover it
with cheese". Happens to be what I really think.

Potatoes are kind of a blank slate and they do benefit from cheese and
seasonings on occasion. You don't have to use cheddar, ya know. There
are a lot of different cheeses out there you can grate that taste good
on roasted spuds.

> The first thing Dave needs for his heart health is a meat grinder.
> When those packages of ground beef say 20% fat that's a big fat lie,
> lucky if it's 40% fat. They're in the biz for the money, not your
> health.
>
Dave has been told to avoid red meat so unless you expect him to grind
chicken or turkey I don't see the benefit of him buying a meat grinder.
He'll sort it out. It's nice of you to be worrying about his diet,
though.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
> steamed broccoli. * You?
>
> Jill

Industry tortured dead chicken sandwich, potato salad, cole slaw,
gallon of ice tea.

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:28:10 -0500, Hank Rogers >
wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>
>> Jill
>
>Industry tortured dead chicken sandwich, potato salad, cole slaw,
>gallon of ice tea.

I applaud your growing awareness.

On 8/27/2020 9:39 PM, Snag wrote:
> On 8/27/2020 7:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>
>> Jill
>
> We had my interpretation of hash . Ground beef and frozen shredded
> taters , seasoned with SPG and dried onions .

That sounds a tad different. Not what I think of as "hash". Was it good?

Jill

On 8/27/2020 9:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/27/2020 9:39 PM, Snag wrote:
>> On 8/27/2020 7:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> We had my interpretation of hash . Ground beef and frozen shredded
>> taters , seasoned with SPG and dried onions .
>
> That sounds a tad different.Â* Not what I think of as "hash".Â* Was it good?
>
> Jill

Well , there wasn't a scrap of it left in the pan ... I used to make
it with cubed fresh potatoes , but this is much easier and just as tasty .
--
Snag
Illegitimi non
carborundum

On 8/27/2020 8:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>
> Jill

The potatoes with cheese sounds good.

Grilled shrimp, grilled squash, nuked Uncle Ben's rice.

On 8/27/2020 10:49 PM, Snag wrote:
> On 8/27/2020 9:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 8/27/2020 9:39 PM, Snag wrote:
>>> On 8/27/2020 7:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>>>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> We had my interpretation of hash . Ground beef and frozen shredded
>>> taters , seasoned with SPG and dried onions .
>>
>> That sounds a tad different.Â* Not what I think of as "hash".Â* Was it
>> good?
>>
>> Jill
>
> Â* Well , there wasn't a scrap of it left in the pan ... I used to make
> it with cubed fresh potatoes , but this is much easier and just as tasty .

Sure, cubed potatoes. I've never had hash made with ground beef before.

Jill

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:26:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
> steamed broccoli. You?

Char-grilled marinated pork banh mi tacos. With pickled carrots and
jalapeno, cilantro, cucumber, and Chile Crisp mayo. On fresh-cooked
"street-size" flour tortillas.

https://i.postimg.cc/cC0xqjH4/Banh-Mi-Tacos.jpg

-sw

On 8/27/2020 10:54 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 8/27/2020 8:26 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>
>> Jill
>
> The potatoes with cheese sounds good.
>
Very! They're parboiled then brushed with oil and roasted until crispy
outside, tender inside then topped with cheese. You may vary the type
of cheese to suit your taste. Please just don't let it burn.

> Grilled shrimp, grilled squash, nuked Uncle Ben's rice.

I love grilled summer squash. And roasted winter squash, which is what
I'd hoped to buy. Too many people milling around in the produce aisle
that day even though the store wasn't really busy. I can wait for acorn
squash.

I've got Uncle Ben's white & wild rice in the pantry and didn't notice
any lack of it on the shelves when I was at the store. I've tried the
nuke in bag type but the texture is a little weird.

Jill

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:11:06 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:26:38 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>>Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>>steamed broccoli. You?
>>
>>Jill
>
> Chuck steak is excellent. my favorite grilled steak,

But hers is a chuck EYE steak. Much different and much better than
what you consider a "chuck steak". Chuck eye steak is actually a
ribeye with one extra muscle (about 20% of the total - 80% ribeye).

-sw

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar), steamed
> broccoli. You?

I had boxed mac and cheese. Yuck but I needed to use it up. And some green
beans, canned, not steamed.

jmcquown wrote:
> Here I'll make a sweeping statement that sounds like something you'd
> say: "Only people who don't like the taste of broccoli would cover it
> with cheese". Happens to be what I really think.

I eat a lot of broccoli. Usually plain but I do like it with
cheese too. Two equally good side dishes. If you like cheese,
it pairs with broccoli quite well.

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:04:31 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>jmcquown wrote:
>> Here I'll make a sweeping statement that sounds like something you'd
>> say: "Only people who don't like the taste of broccoli would cover it
>> with cheese". Happens to be what I really think.
>
>I eat a lot of broccoli. Usually plain but I do like it with
>cheese too. Two equally good side dishes. If you like cheese,
>it pairs with broccoli quite well.

I usually buy broccoli crowns, young tops with no stems... actually
costs less at 99¢/lb. I cut them into flowerets and eat them raw in a
garden salad... we eat cauliflower raw too. We usually add some
Italian dressing and some grated parm too... most times I mix up my
own dressing, Italian is easy.... simply add the ingredients to the
veggies in a large bowl and toss; fresh lemon juice, a bit of salt and
sugar, fresh ground black pepper a small glug of EVOO and herbs. I
buy large restaurant size jars of Italian herbs at BJs. Lately I've
been buying all our spices at BJs, just as good as Penseys and half
the price.

On 8/27/2020 11:45 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 21:11:06 -0400, Sheldon Martin wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:26:38 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>>> steamed broccoli. You?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> Chuck steak is excellent. my favorite grilled steak,
>
> But hers is a chuck EYE steak. Much different and much better than
> what you consider a "chuck steak". Chuck eye steak is actually a
> ribeye with one extra muscle (about 20% of the total - 80% ribeye).
>
> -sw
>
True. They're just as tasty and tender as a ribeye at about half the
price. I have to search for them; they're usually buried under
(extremely tough) sirloin tip steaks.

Jill

On 8/28/2020 3:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>
> I had boxed mac and cheese. Yuck but I needed to use it up. And some
> green beans, canned, not steamed.
>
>
You do know they steamed the hell out of those green beans before they
canned them, right?

I'm not even going to ask why you buy boxed mac & cheese if you think
it's "Yuck".

Jill

On 2020-08-28 9:33 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/28/2020 3:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>
>> I had boxed mac and cheese. Yuck but I needed to use it up. And some
>> green beans, canned, not steamed.
>>
>>
> You do know they steamed the hell out of those green beans before they
> canned them, right?
>
> I'm not even going to ask why you buy boxed mac & cheese if you think
> it's "Yuck".
>
> Jill
But it was on special!!

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:26:36 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:


snip
>Potatoes are kind of a blank slate and they do benefit from cheese and
>seasonings on occasion. You don't have to use cheddar, ya know. There
>are a lot of different cheeses out there you can grate that taste good
>on roasted spuds.
>

snip
>Jill

OTOH, a very large baked potato dressed with s&p and butter, filled
with broccoli and topped with melting cheddar is a mighty fine meal
all by itself.'
Janet US

On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:37:58 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:26:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>> steamed broccoli. You?
>
>Char-grilled marinated pork banh mi tacos. With pickled carrots and
>jalapeno, cilantro, cucumber, and Chile Crisp mayo. On fresh-cooked
>"street-size" flour tortillas.
>
>https://i.postimg.cc/cC0xqjH4/Banh-Mi-Tacos.jpg
>
>-sw

I haven't had breakfast yet and those street tacos look really good to
me. Too much cilantro though. I love the taste in more moderation.
Janet US

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:33:48 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 8/28/2020 3:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>>> steamed broccoli. * You?
>>
>> I had boxed mac and cheese. Yuck but I needed to use it up. And some
>> green beans, canned, not steamed.
>>
>>
>You do know they steamed the hell out of those green beans before they
>canned them, right?
>
>I'm not even going to ask why you buy boxed mac & cheese if you think
>it's "Yuck".
>
>Jill

I've had a craving for Kraft Mac & Cheese. I haven't had it since I
was a kid, but I am craving it. There must be a commercial that is
getting to me subliminally.
Janet US

"U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>
> I've had a craving for Kraft Mac & Cheese. I haven't had it since I
> was a kid, but I am craving it. There must be a commercial that is
> getting to me subliminally.

Mac and cheese has never been an old comfort food to me even
though my mom always made it boiled elbow noodles and Velveeta
cheese made into a sauce. Very good but we didn't get it
often.

That boxed Mac&Cheese with the powdered cheese packet is
pure nasty to me.

I never make it myself but have found a few decent
frozen versions. Just heat and serve.

Did you see that poor black guy on the news yesterday?
Spent 44 years in prison for a rape that they finally
found him innocent of.

Asked what his first "free" meal would be.
He said, Mac and Cheese.

:-D

On 8/28/2020 11:55 AM, graham wrote:
> On 2020-08-28 9:33 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 8/28/2020 3:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>>>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>>
>>> I had boxed mac and cheese. Yuck but I needed to use it up. And some
>>> green beans, canned, not steamed.
>>>
>>>
>> You do know they steamed the hell out of those green beans before they
>> canned them, right?
>>
>> I'm not even going to ask why you buy boxed mac & cheese if you think
>> it's "Yuck".
>>
>> Jill
> But it was on special!!

Either that or the gardener said he loves it. Heh.

My dinner was delicious! Tonight I'm having spinach & cheese tortellini
alfredo. Do you think it would be redundant to serve more spinach on
the side?

Jill

On 8/28/2020 11:56 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:26:36 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>
> snip
>> Potatoes are kind of a blank slate and they do benefit from cheese and
>> seasonings on occasion. You don't have to use cheddar, ya know. There
>> are a lot of different cheeses out there you can grate that taste good
>> on roasted spuds.
>>
>
> snip
>> Jill
>
> OTOH, a very large baked potato dressed with s&p and butter, filled
> with broccoli and topped with melting cheddar is a mighty fine meal
> all by itself.'
> Janet US
>
Definitely!

Jill

On 8/28/2020 12:06 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 11:33:48 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 8/28/2020 3:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>>>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>>
>>> I had boxed mac and cheese. Yuck but I needed to use it up. And some
>>> green beans, canned, not steamed.
>>>
>>>
>> You do know they steamed the hell out of those green beans before they
>> canned them, right?
>>
>> I'm not even going to ask why you buy boxed mac & cheese if you think
>> it's "Yuck".
>>
>> Jill
>
> I've had a craving for Kraft Mac & Cheese. I haven't had it since I
> was a kid, but I am craving it. There must be a commercial that is
> getting to me subliminally.
> Janet US
>
Probably right, Janet. I've noticed a few ads on TV lately featuring
kids that don't want to eat until mom or dad dishes up Kraft Mac &
Cheese. I'd rather make it the way my mother did - a white sauce with
Velveeta. The steps are basically the same anyway, but without the
powdered cheese.

Jill

On 2020-08-28 10:24 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/28/2020 11:55 AM, graham wrote:
>> On 2020-08-28 9:33 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 8/28/2020 3:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>>>>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>>>
>>>> I had boxed mac and cheese. Yuck but I needed to use it up. And some
>>>> green beans, canned, not steamed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> You do know they steamed the hell out of those green beans before
>>> they canned them, right?
>>>
>>> I'm not even going to ask why you buy boxed mac & cheese if you think
>>> it's "Yuck".
>>>
>>> Jill
>> But it was on special!!
>
> Either that or the gardener said he loves it. Heh.
>
> My dinner was delicious!Â* Tonight I'm having spinach & cheese tortellini
> alfredo.Â* Do you think it would be redundant to serve more spinach on
> the side?
>
> Jill
Not at all!

On 2020-08-28 9:56 a.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:26:36 -0400, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>
> snip
>> Potatoes are kind of a blank slate and they do benefit from cheese and
>> seasonings on occasion. You don't have to use cheddar, ya know. There
>> are a lot of different cheeses out there you can grate that taste good
>> on roasted spuds.
>>
>
> snip
>> Jill
>
> OTOH, a very large baked potato dressed with s&p and butter, filled
> with broccoli and topped with melting cheddar is a mighty fine meal
> all by itself.'
> Janet US
>
Tiny new potatoes with lashings of butter are also a meal!

jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 8/28/2020 11:56 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> > OTOH, a very large baked potato dressed with s&p and butter, filled
> > with broccoli and topped with melting cheddar is a mighty fine meal
> > all by itself.'
> > Janet US
> >
> Definitely!

I often have veggies meals. A favorite is:
- microwaved potato with butter and s&p
- broccoli with or with out cheese
- baked beans if I have some
- applesauce with a bit of brown sugar mixed in

And as always (with most meals), a slice of bread and butter.

Last evening for a snack, I had 3 buttermilk pancakes,
microwaved to hot then buttered. That's it...no syrup.

Also good is to sprinkle sugar on each, then a squeeze of
lemon and rolled up.

On 8/27/2020 8:37 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 20:26:38 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>> steamed broccoli. You?
>
> Char-grilled marinated pork banh mi tacos. With pickled carrots and
> jalapeno, cilantro, cucumber, and Chile Crisp mayo. On fresh-cooked
> "street-size" flour tortillas.
>
> https://i.postimg.cc/cC0xqjH4/Banh-Mi-Tacos.jpg
>
> -sw
>


but no bahn mi.

Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:04:31 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
>> jmcquown wrote:
>>> Here I'll make a sweeping statement that sounds like something you'd
>>> say: "Only people who don't like the taste of broccoli would cover it
>>> with cheese". Happens to be what I really think.
>>
>> I eat a lot of broccoli. Usually plain but I do like it with
>> cheese too. Two equally good side dishes. If you like cheese,
>> it pairs with broccoli quite well.
>
> I usually buy broccoli crowns, young tops with no stems... actually
> costs less at 99¢/lb. I cut them into flowerets and eat them raw in a
> garden salad... we eat cauliflower raw too. We usually add some
> Italian dressing and some grated parm too... most times I mix up my
> own dressing, Italian is easy.... simply add the ingredients to the
> veggies in a large bowl and toss; fresh lemon juice, a bit of salt and
> sugar, fresh ground black pepper a small glug of EVOO and herbs. I
> buy large restaurant size jars of Italian herbs at BJs. Lately I've
> been buying all our spices at BJs, just as good as Penseys and half
> the price.
>

Yoose really love BJs Popeye.

> Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > We usually add some
> > Italian dressing and some grated parm too... most times I mix up my
> > own dressing, Italian is easy.... simply add the ingredients to the
> > veggies in a large bowl and toss; fresh lemon juice, a bit of salt and
> > sugar, fresh ground black pepper a small glug of EVOO and herbs. I
> > buy large restaurant size jars of Italian herbs at BJs.

Even easier, I just keep a small bottle of Italian salad
dressing in the fridge to occasionally use on salad
or on a foot-long sub.

Lunch today and in a few minutes.
1/2 a Tostino's pizza and
one cucumber sliced in wedges and dipped in
a mix of mayo and ketchup.

On 8/28/2020 12:24 PM, Gary wrote:
> "U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>
>> I've had a craving for Kraft Mac & Cheese. I haven't had it since I
>> was a kid, but I am craving it. There must be a commercial that is
>> getting to me subliminally.
>
> Mac and cheese has never been an old comfort food to me even
> though my mom always made it boiled elbow noodles and Velveeta
> cheese made into a sauce. Very good but we didn't get it
> often.
>
My mom frequently made mac & cheese as a main dish meal. Yes, it was
Velveeta melted into a basic white sauce. She'd add add diced ham or
some of those 'lil smokies sausages cut in half. She then baked it like
a casserole dish with buttered breadcrumbs on top. There was always
some sort of veggie side.

> That boxed Mac&Cheese with the powdered cheese packet is
> pure nasty to me.
>
Powdered cheese = yuck in my book.

> I never make it myself but have found a few decent
> frozen versions. Just heat and serve.
>
Stouffer's makes a good frozen version. It tastes good but there's a
bit too much sauce to macaroni ratio.

> Did you see that poor black guy on the news yesterday?
> Spent 44 years in prison for a rape that they finally
> found him innocent of.
>
No, I didn't see it. Cable was out all day yesterday, no TV, no
Internet. Good thing I always have a book to read.

> Asked what his first "free" meal would be.
> He said, Mac and Cheese.
>
> :-D
>
Have you ever read some of those "last meal" requests from people on
death row? Mac & cheese pops up from time to time.

Jill

On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:34:37 -0600, graham > wrote:

>On 2020-08-28 9:56 a.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:26:36 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> snip
>>> Potatoes are kind of a blank slate and they do benefit from cheese and
>>> seasonings on occasion. You don't have to use cheddar, ya know. There
>>> are a lot of different cheeses out there you can grate that taste good
>>> on roasted spuds.
>>>
>>
>> snip
>>> Jill
>>
>> OTOH, a very large baked potato dressed with s&p and butter, filled
>> with broccoli and topped with melting cheddar is a mighty fine meal
>> all by itself.'
>> Janet US
>>
>Tiny new potatoes with lashings of butter are also a meal!

that goes without saying.
Janet US

On Friday, August 28, 2020 at 1:35:56 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> > Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > > We usually add some
> > > Italian dressing and some grated parm too... most times I mix up my
> > > own dressing, Italian is easy.... simply add the ingredients to the
> > > veggies in a large bowl and toss; fresh lemon juice, a bit of salt and
> > > sugar, fresh ground black pepper a small glug of EVOO and herbs. I
> > > buy large restaurant size jars of Italian herbs at BJs.
> Even easier, I just keep a small bottle of Italian salad
> dressing in the fridge

Easier but not necessarily better. I don't like the cooked taste of
bottled salad dressing. I eat a salad nearly every night and make
fresh dressing every time, using a variety of vinegars, citrus juices,
oils, and other flavorings--just to keep it interesting.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2020-08-28 11:55 a.m., graham wrote:
> On 2020-08-28 9:33 a.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 8/28/2020 3:50 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Chuck eye steak, roasted potatoes (topped with shredded cheddar),
>>>> steamed broccoli. Â* You?
>>>
>>> I had boxed mac and cheese. Yuck but I needed to use it up. And some
>>> green beans, canned, not steamed.
>>>
>>>
>> You do know they steamed the hell out of those green beans before they
>> canned them, right?
>>
>> I'm not even going to ask why you buy boxed mac & cheese if you think
>> it's "Yuck".
>>
>> Jill
> But it was on special!!

And the price of a case of it was too good to turn down.

On 8/28/2020 2:19 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Aug 2020 10:34:37 -0600, graham > wrote:
>
>> On 2020-08-28 9:56 a.m., U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>> On Thu, 27 Aug 2020 22:26:36 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> snip
>>>> Potatoes are kind of a blank slate and they do benefit from cheese and
>>>> seasonings on occasion. You don't have to use cheddar, ya know. There
>>>> are a lot of different cheeses out there you can grate that taste good
>>>> on roasted spuds.
>>>>
>>>
>>> snip
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> OTOH, a very large baked potato dressed with s&p and butter, filled
>>> with broccoli and topped with melting cheddar is a mighty fine meal
>>> all by itself.'
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> Tiny new potatoes with lashings of butter are also a meal!
>
> that goes without saying.
> Janet US
>
Seems we're going in circles. The roasted potatoes topped with cheese
could also have been a meal, except I chose to have it with a small
steak and broccoli.

Jill

On 8/28/2020 11:12 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 8/28/2020 12:24 PM, Gary wrote:
>> "U.S. Janet B." wrote:
>>>
>>> I've had a craving for Kraft Mac & Cheese. I haven't had it since I
>>> was a kid, but I am craving it. There must be a commercial that is
>>> getting to me subliminally.
>>
>> Mac and cheese has never been an old comfort food to me even
>> though my mom always made it boiled elbow noodles and Velveeta
>> cheese made into a sauce. Very good but we didn't get it
>> often.
>>
> My mom frequently made mac & cheese as a main dish meal. Yes, it was
> Velveeta melted into a basic white sauce. She'd add add diced ham or
> some of those 'lil smokies sausages cut in half. She then baked it like
> a casserole dish with buttered breadcrumbs on top. There was always
> some sort of veggie side.
>
>> That boxed Mac&Cheese with the powdered cheese packet is
>> pure nasty to me.
>>
> Powdered cheese = yuck in my book.
>
>> I never make it myself but have found a few decent
>> frozen versions. Just heat and serve.
>>
> Stouffer's makes a good frozen version. It tastes good but there's a
> bit too much sauce to macaroni ratio.
>
>> Did you see that poor black guy on the news yesterday?
>> Spent 44 years in prison for a rape that they finally
>> found him innocent of.
>>
> No, I didn't see it. Cable was out all day yesterday, no TV, no
> Internet. Good thing I always have a book to read.
>
>> Asked what his first "free" meal would be.
>> He said, Mac and Cheese.
>>
>> :-D
>>
> Have you ever read some of those "last meal" requests from people on
> death row? Mac & cheese pops up from time to time.
>
> Jill
>

I would ask for something that took a LONG time to prepare.