Skip to the last couple paragraphs if you want my food question. This
is deep background.

Current flyer for TM (the store) sale that begins today has an 11-cup
Cuisinart on the cover for $100. Fancy that. Replacement parts that I
can use for my current 11-cupper run to $100 plus shipping (or close).
Not knowing how the crowds are for these things and recalling your tale
about arm-wrestling someone for a Cuisinart for your daughter, I decided
to be there early.

Margaret would have been proud. Margaret IS proud. Or will be when she
reads this.

I was first in line 40 minutes before opening. The line formed behind
me. Ladies #2 and #3 were there to look for the Lalique flutterbys and
Hummels. About 10 people in line and a geezer couple comes along. They
go to the back of the line and then the old guy moves to near the exit
door, ostensibly perusing the window display. Door opens, I went in and
went to the food processors and got mine. I putzed in the store for a
while and ran into Ladies 2&3 and asked if they got what they wanted.
Nope -- the old guy went in and grabbed everything. Herd mentality and
survival of the fittest, I guess.

I'm a little embarrassed to mention this purchase but I'm among friends.
.. . I also bought a spritzer for balsamic vinegar. With the vinegar
inside. A "flavor spritzer." Now, if one is going to trim calories, I
don't think balsamic has any to trim. And I do use an oil spritzer for
olive oil. It was a whim.

In my putzing I came across a bottle of avocado oil for maybe $3-4. I
don't know if that's a buy or not but it's in my kitchen right now. How
do I want to use it to its best advantage? I await your advise.
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about our trip to San Francisco for Nephew Pat's wedding last weekend.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Skip to the last couple paragraphs if you want my food question. This
> is deep background.
>
> Current flyer for TM (the store) sale that begins today has an 11-cup
> Cuisinart on the cover for $100. Fancy that. Replacement parts that I
> can use for my current 11-cupper run to $100 plus shipping (or close).
> Not knowing how the crowds are for these things and recalling your tale
> about arm-wrestling someone for a Cuisinart for your daughter, I decided
> to be there early.
>
> Margaret would have been proud. Margaret IS proud. Or will be when she
> reads this.
>
> I was first in line 40 minutes before opening. The line formed behind
> me. Ladies #2 and #3 were there to look for the Lalique flutterbys and
> Hummels. About 10 people in line and a geezer couple comes along. They
> go to the back of the line and then the old guy moves to near the exit
> door, ostensibly perusing the window display. Door opens, I went in and
> went to the food processors and got mine. I putzed in the store for a
> while and ran into Ladies 2&3 and asked if they got what they wanted.
> Nope -- the old guy went in and grabbed everything. Herd mentality and
> survival of the fittest, I guess.
>
> I'm a little embarrassed to mention this purchase but I'm among friends.
> . . I also bought a spritzer for balsamic vinegar. With the vinegar
> inside. A "flavor spritzer." Now, if one is going to trim calories, I
> don't think balsamic has any to trim. And I do use an oil spritzer for
> olive oil. It was a whim.
>
> In my putzing I came across a bottle of avocado oil for maybe $3-4. I
> don't know if that's a buy or not but it's in my kitchen right now. How
> do I want to use it to its best advantage? I await your advise.

I am VERY proud of you. Good thing the old geezer didn't grab your
food processor. You would have killed him, just as I taught you.

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> Skip to the last couple paragraphs if you want my food question. This
> is deep background.

<snip>

> In my putzing I came across a bottle of avocado oil for maybe $3-4. I
> don't know if that's a buy or not but it's in my kitchen right now. How
> do I want to use it to its best advantage? I await your advise.
> --
> http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 11-7-05 with the first story
> about our trip to San Francisco for Nephew Pat's wedding last weekend.

You rat!

I was in the SF area from the 31st and then on Vacation - Just back to the salt
mine today. Had I know you were up there we could have touched base. Or at
least met for a bread bowl full of soup at the Warf.

As far as the avocado oil is concerned I like it as the base for a fresh
dressing. Just the oil and some citrus (preferably fresh) and some light herbs
is a delight to drizzle over shell fish like a grilled shrimp or a layered
salad. There are several good recipe sites. It's nice stuff.

Dimitri

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...

>
> I'm a little embarrassed to mention this purchase but I'm among friends.
> . . I also bought a spritzer for balsamic vinegar. With the vinegar
> inside. A "flavor spritzer." Now, if one is going to trim calories, I
> don't think balsamic has any to trim. And I do use an oil spritzer for
> olive oil. It was a whim.

I've seen them at the local TM, but haven't been tempted yet. If it's great,
let us know...I'll go grab a few bottles.

>
> In my putzing I came across a bottle of avocado oil for maybe $3-4. I
> don't know if that's a buy or not but it's in my kitchen right now. How
> do I want to use it to its best advantage? I await your advise.

This is one that I bought. It's a nice taste for salad dressings. Maybe with
lime or lemon. I tend to just start splashing things together until I get
something I like.

When I was looking at the avocado oil when I bought mine, there was a woman
perusing the same section, and she noticed that I had picked up the oil and
asked what I was going to do with it. Salad dressing, I said.

She picked it up, looked at it, read the nutrition label, and muttered, "!00
percent of calories from fat!" and she sort of shuddered and put it down
like it was toxic. Hmmmmm...where did she expect the calories to be from in
a bottle of oil?

She had the same sort of reaction when she saw that the maple syrup was
mostly sugar. Although she didn't buy the fat-free cheese sauce because she
figured it wouldn't be good without fat. I'm not sure what she was looking
for, but eventually she settled on something she liked.

Donna

"D.Currie" > wrote in message
...

<snip>

> She picked it up, looked at it, read the nutrition label, and muttered, "!00
> percent of calories from fat!" and she sort of shuddered and put it down like
> it was toxic. Hmmmmm...where did she expect the calories to be from in a
> bottle of oil?
>
> She had the same sort of reaction when she saw that the maple syrup was mostly
> sugar. Although she didn't buy the fat-free cheese sauce because she figured
> it wouldn't be good without fat. I'm not sure what she was looking for, but
> eventually she settled on something she liked.
>
> Donna

Me thinks her middle name must have been DITZ.

;-)

Dimitri

"Dimitri" > wrote in message
...
>
> "D.Currie" > wrote in message
> ...
>
> <snip>
>
>> She picked it up, looked at it, read the nutrition label, and muttered,
>> "!00 percent of calories from fat!" and she sort of shuddered and put it
>> down like it was toxic. Hmmmmm...where did she expect the calories to be
>> from in a bottle of oil?
>>
>> She had the same sort of reaction when she saw that the maple syrup was
>> mostly sugar. Although she didn't buy the fat-free cheese sauce because
>> she figured it wouldn't be good without fat. I'm not sure what she was
>> looking for, but eventually she settled on something she liked.
>>
>> Donna
>
> Me thinks her middle name must have been DITZ.
>
> ;-)
>
> Dimitri

Could have been. Or maybe she's just used to buying mixes and prepared foods
that she seldom looks at single-ingredient products. But I get a chuckle out
of it every time I think about it. "Oh my, this sugar is 100 percent carbs!
Oooo, this peanut oil is really fatty! Oh my, this salt has a lot of
sodium!"

<snicker>

Donna

On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:23:23 GMT, "Dimitri" >
wrote:


>You rat!
>
>I was in the SF area from the 31st and then on Vacation - Just back to the salt
>mine today. Had I know you were up there we could have touched base. Or at
>least met for a bread bowl full of soup at the Warf.

You are both rats!!!!!!

I have been in the bay area since late September, and if I had known
about it, I could met you both somewhere.

Christine

In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:

> On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 18:23:23 GMT, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>
> >You rat!
> >
> >I was in the SF area from the 31st and then on Vacation - Just back
> >to the salt mine today. Had I know you were up there we could have
> >touched base. Or at least met for a bread bowl full of soup at the
> >Warf.

>
> You are both rats!!!!!!
>
> I have been in the bay area since late September, and if I had known
> about it, I could met you both somewhere.
>
> Christine

No time, Christine, though I did wind up with a free 4 hours in my hotel
room on Saturday. Unplanned. Am writing the tale now. 8-(
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http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 11-7-05 with the first story
about our trip to San Francisco for Nephew Pat's wedding last weekend.