jmcquown wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
> > zuuum wrote:
> >>
> >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> >
> >>> My mom taught me a long time ago - eat the most expensive thing on
> >>> your plate first. That way if you get full, you don't feel quite
> >>> so bad about not finishing the rest
> >>
> >> LOL, the most expensive item on the plate is most likely the highest
> >> in saturated fats, too...... as in, the least heart-healthy. The
> >> whole idea of guilt driving food consumption is ultimately not a
> >> good one.
> >
> > Don't take this the wrong way, but despite what my mother taught
> > me, eat what you don't like first and save the best for last?
> > The hell with that. I eat the best part first because I'll never
> > get it all down. I'll eat the prime rib edges before I'll eat
> > another thing and I don't care what my mother says.

> Exactly. If I'm in a restaurant, I'm eating the prime rib, the filet minon,
> the lobster *before* I fill up on the baked potato and the green beans.
>

Jill understands. If there is anything left worth taking home, I
will, but I will eat the best stuff while it's hot and fresh.

nancy

jmcquown wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
> > zuuum wrote:
> >>
> >> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> >
> >>> My mom taught me a long time ago - eat the most expensive thing on
> >>> your plate first. That way if you get full, you don't feel quite
> >>> so bad about not finishing the rest
> >>
> >> LOL, the most expensive item on the plate is most likely the highest
> >> in saturated fats, too...... as in, the least heart-healthy. The
> >> whole idea of guilt driving food consumption is ultimately not a
> >> good one.
> >
> > Don't take this the wrong way, but despite what my mother taught
> > me, eat what you don't like first and save the best for last?
> > The hell with that. I eat the best part first because I'll never
> > get it all down. I'll eat the prime rib edges before I'll eat
> > another thing and I don't care what my mother says.

> Exactly. If I'm in a restaurant, I'm eating the prime rib, the filet minon,
> the lobster *before* I fill up on the baked potato and the green beans.
>

Jill understands. If there is anything left worth taking home, I
will, but I will eat the best stuff while it's hot and fresh.

nancy

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:16:54 -0600, Andy > wrote:

>smithfarms pure kona > wrote in
:
>
>> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 16:07:19 -0600, Andy > wrote:
>>
>>>Just learned how to make clarified butter. Whoa!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Andy
>>
>> Wait till you know how to make my great great grandmother's Almond
>> Pudding. I made it yesterday and will serve it cold today. It is
>> unbelievable.Almond Pudding

>
>Thunder,
>
>Whoa!
>
>Thanks for sharing your magic!!!
>
>I'll give your recipe a try for sure! Care to elaborate on which
apples to
>use?
>
>Mahalo!
>
>\OOO/
>
>Andy

I used Fuji and think something more tart might be better. But it was
ono!

with aloha,
Thunder
smithfarms.com
Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
& other Great Stuff

On Sun, 12 Dec 2004 19:16:54 -0600, Andy > wrote:

>smithfarms pure kona > wrote in
:
>
>> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 16:07:19 -0600, Andy > wrote:
>>
>>>Just learned how to make clarified butter. Whoa!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Andy
>>
>> Wait till you know how to make my great great grandmother's Almond
>> Pudding. I made it yesterday and will serve it cold today. It is
>> unbelievable.Almond Pudding

>
>Thunder,
>
>Whoa!
>
>Thanks for sharing your magic!!!
>
>I'll give your recipe a try for sure! Care to elaborate on which
apples to
>use?
>
>Mahalo!
>
>\OOO/
>
>Andy

I used Fuji and think something more tart might be better. But it was
ono!

with aloha,
Thunder
smithfarms.com
Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
& other Great Stuff

zuuum wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Oh, probably, but I don't believe it's limited to the United States;
>> it's just we talk about it obsessively. I saw plenty of obese folks
>> in Bangkok and Malaysia.
>>
> Though it is true obesity is not limited to the USA, it is the
> percentage of the population and the number of obesity related deaths
> that have earned it the status of "epidemic" in America. It is not
> so much "obsessive" alarm of fitness junkies as it is concern of the
> Surgeon General and Health organizatins in America. It is also very
> educational to look at the impact American junk-food chains have had
> on health of youth populations in foreign cultures.
>
Sorry, I can't worry about junk-food chains impacting youth in foreign
cultures or U.S. culture either. I choose not to eat it. Last time I
checked it was a choice, not a mandate. I cannot remember the last time I
went to a McDonald's or a Burger King. It might have been a couple of years
ago, probably longer than that. No one says you *have* to eat it regardless
of where you live.

>> My mom taught me a long time ago - eat the most expensive thing on
>> your plate first. That way if you get full, you don't feel quite so
>> bad about not finishing the rest
>
> LOL, the most expensive item on the plate is most likely the highest
> in saturated fats, too...... as in, the least heart-healthy. The
> whole idea of guilt driving food consumption is ultimately not a good
> one.

I don't consider that guilt-driven; I consider it sensible. If the steak is
the most expensive item on my plate, why would I fill up on, say, a baked
potato and leave most of the steak? That's just silly.

Jill

zuuum wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Oh, probably, but I don't believe it's limited to the United States;
>> it's just we talk about it obsessively. I saw plenty of obese folks
>> in Bangkok and Malaysia.
>>
> Though it is true obesity is not limited to the USA, it is the
> percentage of the population and the number of obesity related deaths
> that have earned it the status of "epidemic" in America. It is not
> so much "obsessive" alarm of fitness junkies as it is concern of the
> Surgeon General and Health organizatins in America. It is also very
> educational to look at the impact American junk-food chains have had
> on health of youth populations in foreign cultures.
>
Sorry, I can't worry about junk-food chains impacting youth in foreign
cultures or U.S. culture either. I choose not to eat it. Last time I
checked it was a choice, not a mandate. I cannot remember the last time I
went to a McDonald's or a Burger King. It might have been a couple of years
ago, probably longer than that. No one says you *have* to eat it regardless
of where you live.

>> My mom taught me a long time ago - eat the most expensive thing on
>> your plate first. That way if you get full, you don't feel quite so
>> bad about not finishing the rest
>
> LOL, the most expensive item on the plate is most likely the highest
> in saturated fats, too...... as in, the least heart-healthy. The
> whole idea of guilt driving food consumption is ultimately not a good
> one.

I don't consider that guilt-driven; I consider it sensible. If the steak is
the most expensive item on my plate, why would I fill up on, say, a baked
potato and leave most of the steak? That's just silly.

Jill

Because I like potatoes better than steak.

Usually what I do is cut the steak and potato in half and set half
aside on the bread plate,
and eat some of each. The rest goes home in a box.

Cindy Hamilton

Because I like potatoes better than steak.

Usually what I do is cut the steak and potato in half and set half
aside on the bread plate,
and eat some of each. The rest goes home in a box.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Because I like potatoes better than steak.
>
> Usually what I do is cut the steak and potato in half and set half
> aside on the bread plate,
> and eat some of each. The rest goes home in a box.

Many steaks don't reheat well for me. It's not the type of thing
I would order expecting to take home. Prime rib, certainly. But
I still prefer to eat my steak freshly roasted, to be honest.
Potatoes, I could just zap and away you go. In this one restaurant
I order fried zucchini as an appetizer. I bring home most of them
and they reheat like a dream.

nancy

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> Because I like potatoes better than steak.
>
> Usually what I do is cut the steak and potato in half and set half
> aside on the bread plate,
> and eat some of each. The rest goes home in a box.

Many steaks don't reheat well for me. It's not the type of thing
I would order expecting to take home. Prime rib, certainly. But
I still prefer to eat my steak freshly roasted, to be honest.
Potatoes, I could just zap and away you go. In this one restaurant
I order fried zucchini as an appetizer. I bring home most of them
and they reheat like a dream.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:

> The hell with that. I eat the best part first because I'll never
> get it all down. I'll eat the prime rib edges before I'll eat
> another thing and I don't care what my mother says.

Yeah, eat the best part first. What a shame it would be
if you died of a heart attack after eating the overcooked
carrots and lima beans but before the prime rib. :-)

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> Because I like potatoes better than steak.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?

Jill (puzzled)

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> Because I like potatoes better than steak.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?

Jill (puzzled)

Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > The hell with that. I eat the best part first because I'll never
> > get it all down. I'll eat the prime rib edges before I'll eat
> > another thing and I don't care what my mother says.
>
> Yeah, eat the best part first. What a shame it would be
> if you died of a heart attack after eating the overcooked
> carrots and lima beans but before the prime rib. :-)

(laughing) Hey, I'm with you. At autopsy, her last meal was
lima beans.

Not quite the same thing, but sorta. I used to go to this place in
a Marriott in Newton, MA ... they made the most fabulous Caesar
salad (with smushed anchovies, sorry Charliam). I could not! not
order it. Then they made a chateabriand that was TO DIE FOR. I'm
serious, outstanding. I wouldn't be able to eat a bite of it
because I filled up on the garlicky salad. No kitchen facilities
in the room, so the chateaubriand went to waste.

I AIN'T filling up on the lima beans. Promise.

nancy (too bad someone else is leasing the restaurant now, nothing
like it used to be)

Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> > The hell with that. I eat the best part first because I'll never
> > get it all down. I'll eat the prime rib edges before I'll eat
> > another thing and I don't care what my mother says.
>
> Yeah, eat the best part first. What a shame it would be
> if you died of a heart attack after eating the overcooked
> carrots and lima beans but before the prime rib. :-)

(laughing) Hey, I'm with you. At autopsy, her last meal was
lima beans.

Not quite the same thing, but sorta. I used to go to this place in
a Marriott in Newton, MA ... they made the most fabulous Caesar
salad (with smushed anchovies, sorry Charliam). I could not! not
order it. Then they made a chateabriand that was TO DIE FOR. I'm
serious, outstanding. I wouldn't be able to eat a bite of it
because I filled up on the garlicky salad. No kitchen facilities
in the room, so the chateaubriand went to waste.

I AIN'T filling up on the lima beans. Promise.

nancy (too bad someone else is leasing the restaurant now, nothing
like it used to be)

Nancy Young wrote:

> Many steaks don't reheat well for me. It's not the type of thing
> I would order expecting to take home. Prime rib, certainly. But
> I still prefer to eat my steak freshly roasted, to be honest.
> Potatoes, I could just zap and away you go. In this one restaurant
> I order fried zucchini as an appetizer. I bring home most of them
> and they reheat like a dream.
>
> nancy

I agree that reheated steaks are disappointing.
But I like to slice them into small thin pieces
and add to a salad for a main dish meal. The olive
oil and vinegar dressing compliment it nicely.
Goomba

Nancy Young wrote:

> Many steaks don't reheat well for me. It's not the type of thing
> I would order expecting to take home. Prime rib, certainly. But
> I still prefer to eat my steak freshly roasted, to be honest.
> Potatoes, I could just zap and away you go. In this one restaurant
> I order fried zucchini as an appetizer. I bring home most of them
> and they reheat like a dream.
>
> nancy

I agree that reheated steaks are disappointing.
But I like to slice them into small thin pieces
and add to a salad for a main dish meal. The olive
oil and vinegar dressing compliment it nicely.
Goomba

> Goomba38 writes:
>
>Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Many steaks don't reheat well for me. It's not the type of thing
>> I would order expecting to take home.
>
>I agree that reheated steaks are disappointing.
>But I like to slice them into small thin pieces
>and add to a salad for a main dish meal. The olive
>oil and vinegar dressing compliment it nicely.

Nothing the matter with cold sterak, no more than there is something evil about
cold roast beef. I'll almost always grill more steak than I need just so the
next day I can enjoy a sliced cold steak sandwich. Nothing honors rare london
broil better than stacking it on rye with lettuce, tomato, and creamy
horseradish dressing.


---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
*********
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
Sheldon
````````````

> Goomba38 writes:
>
>Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Many steaks don't reheat well for me. It's not the type of thing
>> I would order expecting to take home.
>
>I agree that reheated steaks are disappointing.
>But I like to slice them into small thin pieces
>and add to a salad for a main dish meal. The olive
>oil and vinegar dressing compliment it nicely.

Nothing the matter with cold sterak, no more than there is something evil about
cold roast beef. I'll almost always grill more steak than I need just so the
next day I can enjoy a sliced cold steak sandwich. Nothing honors rare london
broil better than stacking it on rye with lettuce, tomato, and creamy
horseradish dressing.


---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
*********
"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
Sheldon
````````````

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> Not quite the same thing, but sorta. I used to go to this place in
> a Marriott in Newton, MA ... they made the most fabulous Caesar
> salad (with smushed anchovies, sorry Charliam). I could not! not
> order it. Then they made a chateabriand that was TO DIE FOR. I'm
> serious, outstanding. I wouldn't be able to eat a bite of it
> because I filled up on the garlicky salad. No kitchen facilities
> in the room, so the chateaubriand went to waste.
>
> I AIN'T filling up on the lima beans. Promise.
>
> nancy (too bad someone else is leasing the restaurant now, nothing
> like it used to be)

That's what I'm making for Christmas if you're in the neighborhood. ;-D

--
Steve

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it.
Autograph your work with excellence.

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> Not quite the same thing, but sorta. I used to go to this place in
> a Marriott in Newton, MA ... they made the most fabulous Caesar
> salad (with smushed anchovies, sorry Charliam). I could not! not
> order it. Then they made a chateabriand that was TO DIE FOR. I'm
> serious, outstanding. I wouldn't be able to eat a bite of it
> because I filled up on the garlicky salad. No kitchen facilities
> in the room, so the chateaubriand went to waste.
>
> I AIN'T filling up on the lima beans. Promise.
>
> nancy (too bad someone else is leasing the restaurant now, nothing
> like it used to be)

That's what I'm making for Christmas if you're in the neighborhood. ;-D

--
Steve

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it.
Autograph your work with excellence.

Steve Calvin wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >
> > Not quite the same thing, but sorta. I used to go to this place in
> > a Marriott in Newton, MA ... they made the most fabulous Caesar
> > salad (with smushed anchovies, sorry Charliam). I could not! not
> > order it. Then they made a chateabriand that was TO DIE FOR. I'm
> > serious, outstanding. I wouldn't be able to eat a bite of it
> > because I filled up on the garlicky salad. No kitchen facilities
> > in the room, so the chateaubriand went to waste.
> >
> > I AIN'T filling up on the lima beans. Promise.
> >
> > nancy (too bad someone else is leasing the restaurant now, nothing
> > like it used to be)
>
> That's what I'm making for Christmas if you're in the neighborhood. ;-D

(laugh) Thanks for the invite, I know you'd be fun. And I bet you
make a *mean* chateabriand.

nancy

Steve Calvin wrote:
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
> >
> > Not quite the same thing, but sorta. I used to go to this place in
> > a Marriott in Newton, MA ... they made the most fabulous Caesar
> > salad (with smushed anchovies, sorry Charliam). I could not! not
> > order it. Then they made a chateabriand that was TO DIE FOR. I'm
> > serious, outstanding. I wouldn't be able to eat a bite of it
> > because I filled up on the garlicky salad. No kitchen facilities
> > in the room, so the chateaubriand went to waste.
> >
> > I AIN'T filling up on the lima beans. Promise.
> >
> > nancy (too bad someone else is leasing the restaurant now, nothing
> > like it used to be)
>
> That's what I'm making for Christmas if you're in the neighborhood. ;-D

(laugh) Thanks for the invite, I know you'd be fun. And I bet you
make a *mean* chateabriand.

nancy

In article >, smithfarms
pure kona > wrote:

I have a Mac-based, text-only news reader. Fractions in your recipes
show up as the mathematical symbols for pi, less-than-or-equal-to, etc,
instead of fractions. The example below may or may not illustrate what
I mean. In any event, they're not fractions in my news reader.

I'm not about to ask anyone to change their posting habits to
accommodate this problem but perhaps you can post a conversion chart or
recommend a Macintosh font that has the appropriate fraction symbols.

Many thanks in advance,

-Frank

snip

> 6 apples
> ½ cup sugar
> ¼ cup white wine
> 1 lb. almonds- blanched and grated
> 1 lb. powdered sugar
> ¾ lb. butter
> 2 eggs
> 4 egg yolks
> 2 tbs. Flour

snip

--
(email: change out to in)

In article >, smithfarms
pure kona > wrote:

I have a Mac-based, text-only news reader. Fractions in your recipes
show up as the mathematical symbols for pi, less-than-or-equal-to, etc,
instead of fractions. The example below may or may not illustrate what
I mean. In any event, they're not fractions in my news reader.

I'm not about to ask anyone to change their posting habits to
accommodate this problem but perhaps you can post a conversion chart or
recommend a Macintosh font that has the appropriate fraction symbols.

Many thanks in advance,

-Frank

snip

> 6 apples
> ½ cup sugar
> ¼ cup white wine
> 1 lb. almonds- blanched and grated
> 1 lb. powdered sugar
> ¾ lb. butter
> 2 eggs
> 4 egg yolks
> 2 tbs. Flour

snip

--
(email: change out to in)

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:00:06 -0800, Frank J Warner >
wrote:

>In article >, smithfarms
>pure kona > wrote:
>
>I have a Mac-based, text-only news reader. Fractions in your recipes
>show up as the mathematical symbols for pi, less-than-or-equal-to, etc,
>instead of fractions. The example below may or may not illustrate what
>I mean. In any event, they're not fractions in my news reader.
>
>I'm not about to ask anyone to change their posting habits to
>accommodate this problem but perhaps you can post a conversion chart or
>recommend a Macintosh font that has the appropriate fraction symbols.
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>
>-Frank
>
>snip
>
>> 6 apples
>> ½ cup sugar (1/2)
>> ¼ cup white wine (1/4)
>> 1 lb. almonds- blanched and grated
>> 1 lb. powdered sugar
>> ¾ lb. butter (3/4)
>> 2 eggs
>> 4 egg yolks
>> 2 tbs. Flour

Hope that helps!
Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:00:06 -0800, Frank J Warner >
wrote:

>In article >, smithfarms
>pure kona > wrote:
>
>I have a Mac-based, text-only news reader. Fractions in your recipes
>show up as the mathematical symbols for pi, less-than-or-equal-to, etc,
>instead of fractions. The example below may or may not illustrate what
>I mean. In any event, they're not fractions in my news reader.
>
>I'm not about to ask anyone to change their posting habits to
>accommodate this problem but perhaps you can post a conversion chart or
>recommend a Macintosh font that has the appropriate fraction symbols.
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>
>-Frank
>
>snip
>
>> 6 apples
>> ½ cup sugar (1/2)
>> ¼ cup white wine (1/4)
>> 1 lb. almonds- blanched and grated
>> 1 lb. powdered sugar
>> ¾ lb. butter (3/4)
>> 2 eggs
>> 4 egg yolks
>> 2 tbs. Flour

Hope that helps!
Carol
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:00:06 -0800, Frank J Warner
> wrote:

> I have a Mac-based, text-only news reader. Fractions in your recipes
> show up as the mathematical symbols for pi, less-than-or-equal-to, etc,
> instead of fractions. The example below may or may not illustrate what
> I mean. In any event, they're not fractions in my news reader.
>
> I'm not about to ask anyone to change their posting habits to
> accommodate this problem but perhaps you can post a conversion chart or
> recommend a Macintosh font that has the appropriate fraction symbols.

It's not a Mac problem... it's universal. I post with
Windows and learned quickly that fractions were translated
into the first numeral, so 1/4 C became as 1 C. Yeow! Now
I make sure that I reconvert my fractions into "long hand"
before posting.

sf
Practice safe eating - always use condiments

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:00:06 -0800, Frank J Warner > wrote:

> Fractions in your recipes show up as the mathematical symbols for pi,
> less-than-or-equal-to, etc, instead of fractions...
>
> I'm not about to ask anyone to change their posting habits to
> accommodate this problem but perhaps you can post a conversion chart...

Like this?

¼ = 1/4

½ = 1/2

¾ = 3/4

° = degree symbol

On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:00:06 -0800, Frank J Warner > wrote:

> Fractions in your recipes show up as the mathematical symbols for pi,
> less-than-or-equal-to, etc, instead of fractions...
>
> I'm not about to ask anyone to change their posting habits to
> accommodate this problem but perhaps you can post a conversion chart...

Like this?

¼ = 1/4

½ = 1/2

¾ = 3/4

° = degree symbol

Jill wrote (12/13/2004):

>So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?

>Jill (puzzled)

Wellllll, she didn't say that she didn't like steak - only that
she liked potatoes better.

Having said that, I guess I'll have to be more observant when
I eat out. I haven't noticed people eating the steak/prime rib/
pork chop/ whatever first, then moving to the potato, then moving
to the asparagus. For myself, I like the complementary effect
of the combined flavors and textures.

Jill wrote (12/13/2004):

>So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?

>Jill (puzzled)

Wellllll, she didn't say that she didn't like steak - only that
she liked potatoes better.

Having said that, I guess I'll have to be more observant when
I eat out. I haven't noticed people eating the steak/prime rib/
pork chop/ whatever first, then moving to the potato, then moving
to the asparagus. For myself, I like the complementary effect
of the combined flavors and textures.

Kevintsheehy wrote:
> Jill wrote (12/13/2004):
>
>> So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?
>
>> Jill (puzzled)
>
> Wellllll, she didn't say that she didn't like steak - only that
> she liked potatoes better.
>
> Having said that, I guess I'll have to be more observant when
> I eat out. I haven't noticed people eating the steak/prime rib/
> pork chop/ whatever first, then moving to the potato, then moving
> to the asparagus. For myself, I like the complementary effect
> of the combined flavors and textures.

Frankly, if I find you observing my eating habits I'll probably feel like
I'm being stalked Of course I taste the potato, the asparagus, the
broccoli. But if it comes down to I'm going to get full I'll eat the steak
or the lobster first. Of course I don't fill up on bread before the meal,
either, despite the fact that one of my favourite restaurants serves a
really nice brown bread with butter.

Jill

Kevintsheehy wrote:
> Jill wrote (12/13/2004):
>
>> So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?
>
>> Jill (puzzled)
>
> Wellllll, she didn't say that she didn't like steak - only that
> she liked potatoes better.
>
> Having said that, I guess I'll have to be more observant when
> I eat out. I haven't noticed people eating the steak/prime rib/
> pork chop/ whatever first, then moving to the potato, then moving
> to the asparagus. For myself, I like the complementary effect
> of the combined flavors and textures.

Frankly, if I find you observing my eating habits I'll probably feel like
I'm being stalked Of course I taste the potato, the asparagus, the
broccoli. But if it comes down to I'm going to get full I'll eat the steak
or the lobster first. Of course I don't fill up on bread before the meal,
either, despite the fact that one of my favourite restaurants serves a
really nice brown bread with butter.

Jill

>So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?

I don't like loaded baked potatoes. They have (*shudder*) cheese on
them.
I'll eat cheese; it's a quick and convenient source of protein. But I
don't find
its presence on other foods to be an enhancement.

I'm with Goomba on leftover steak: eat it cold on a salad. Same with
leftover seafood. I also like to eat a little bit of everything, like
Kevintsheehy.
But I've always been of the "save the best for last" school, which
usually
means finishing with the potato.

(Of course, sometimes I have another beer in lieu of dessert.)
Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>>So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?
>
>
> I don't like loaded baked potatoes. They have (*shudder*) cheese on
> them.
> I'll eat cheese; it's a quick and convenient source of protein. But I
> don't find
> its presence on other foods to be an enhancement.
>
> I'm with Goomba on leftover steak: eat it cold on a salad. Same with
> leftover seafood. I also like to eat a little bit of everything, like
> Kevintsheehy.
> But I've always been of the "save the best for last" school, which
> usually
> means finishing with the potato.
>
> (Of course, sometimes I have another beer in lieu of dessert.)
> Cindy Hamilton
>

I'm in the "eat some of everything" camp I guess.

As for the beer for dessert, try a snifter of Sambucca sometime. Tasty
plus settles the tummy.

--
Steve

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Autograph your work with excellence.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>>So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?
>
>
> I don't like loaded baked potatoes. They have (*shudder*) cheese on
> them.
> I'll eat cheese; it's a quick and convenient source of protein. But I
> don't find
> its presence on other foods to be an enhancement.
>
> I'm with Goomba on leftover steak: eat it cold on a salad. Same with
> leftover seafood. I also like to eat a little bit of everything, like
> Kevintsheehy.
> But I've always been of the "save the best for last" school, which
> usually
> means finishing with the potato.
>
> (Of course, sometimes I have another beer in lieu of dessert.)
> Cindy Hamilton
>

I'm in the "eat some of everything" camp I guess.

As for the beer for dessert, try a snifter of Sambucca sometime. Tasty
plus settles the tummy.

--
Steve

Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it.
Autograph your work with excellence.

jmcquown wrote:
> Kevintsheehy wrote:
>> Jill wrote (12/13/2004):
>>
>>> So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?
>>
>>> Jill (puzzled)
>>
>> Wellllll, she didn't say that she didn't like steak - only that
>> she liked potatoes better.
>>
>> Having said that, I guess I'll have to be more observant when
>> I eat out. I haven't noticed people eating the steak/prime rib/
>> pork chop/ whatever first, then moving to the potato, then moving
>> to the asparagus. For myself, I like the complementary effect
>> of the combined flavors and textures.
>
> Frankly, if I find you observing my eating habits I'll probably feel
> like I'm being stalked Of course I taste the potato, the
> asparagus, the broccoli. But if it comes down to I'm going to get
> full I'll eat the steak or the lobster first. Of course I don't fill
> up on bread before the meal, either, despite the fact that one of my
> favourite restaurants serves a really nice brown bread with butter.
>
> Jill

It's weird, Jill. I eat in segments; I don't mix my food. I'll eat the
lesser-important things first, the veggie, then the starch THEN the main
thing in the hopes that I'll be bringing the main thing home to eat later.
I always eat one thing at a time, I never mix. Isn't that weird?

kili

jmcquown wrote:
> Kevintsheehy wrote:
>> Jill wrote (12/13/2004):
>>
>>> So why order steak? Why not just order a loaded baked potato?
>>
>>> Jill (puzzled)
>>
>> Wellllll, she didn't say that she didn't like steak - only that
>> she liked potatoes better.
>>
>> Having said that, I guess I'll have to be more observant when
>> I eat out. I haven't noticed people eating the steak/prime rib/
>> pork chop/ whatever first, then moving to the potato, then moving
>> to the asparagus. For myself, I like the complementary effect
>> of the combined flavors and textures.
>
> Frankly, if I find you observing my eating habits I'll probably feel
> like I'm being stalked Of course I taste the potato, the
> asparagus, the broccoli. But if it comes down to I'm going to get
> full I'll eat the steak or the lobster first. Of course I don't fill
> up on bread before the meal, either, despite the fact that one of my
> favourite restaurants serves a really nice brown bread with butter.
>
> Jill

It's weird, Jill. I eat in segments; I don't mix my food. I'll eat the
lesser-important things first, the veggie, then the starch THEN the main
thing in the hopes that I'll be bringing the main thing home to eat later.
I always eat one thing at a time, I never mix. Isn't that weird?

kili

Jill wrote (12/14/24):

>Frankly, if I find you observing my eating habits I'll probably feel
>like I'm being stalked

But then you'd be observing me observing you.

Actually, as much as I like to eat, I find it disconcerting to watch
other people eat. It doesn't really have anything to do with the polite-
ness of their table manners - they could be as genteel as it's possible
to be. When I eat with others, I'm not really focused on their eating,
but on the conversation, companionship and so on.