"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote

> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote
>>
>> > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
>> > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
>> >
>> > Canned cream soups
>> > Spinach
>> > Cut green beans
>> > Asparagus spears
>> > Baby corns
>> > Black Olives
>> > Green Olives
>> > Any other canned veggie depending on my mood.
>> >
>> > Canned beans are out tho'. Those have GOT to be warmed up!
>>
>> I have a fondness for canned chick peas, right out of the can, same
>> with lupini beans. Black/green olives. Of course, tuna. Pineapple
>> slices.
>> Diced tomatoes with basil type of thing, that I pour over pasta I
>> cooked, if that counts. I'd consider those canned potatoes.
>>
>> NO cold soup out of the can.

> Well, canned fruits are kind of a given. ;-)

In the can? Normally it should be put on a plate.

I just open the can and grab a fork.

nancy

In article >,
OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:

> When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
>
> Canned cream soups
> Spinach
> Cut green beans
> Asparagus spears
> Baby corns
> Black Olives
> Green Olives
> Any other canned veggie depending on my mood.
>
> Canned beans are out tho'. Those have GOT to be warmed up!

None. It takes all of two minutes to dump a can of food into a bowl and
nuke it. If your job gets so busy that you do not have even two minutes
to prepare something for lunch is the day you should start looking for
another job!

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote
>
>
> > Well, canned fruits are kind of a given. ;-)
>
> In the can? Normally it should be put on a plate.
>
> I just open the can and grab a fork.
>
> nancy
>
>

I'm willing to bet that most canned fruit never makes it into a bowl. <G>
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >,
Rhonda Anderson > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote in news:Omelet-
> :
>
> > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
> >
> > Canned cream soups
> > Spinach
> > Cut green beans
> > Asparagus spears
> > Baby corns
> > Black Olives
> > Green Olives
> > Any other canned veggie depending on my mood.
> >
> > Canned beans are out tho'. Those have GOT to be warmed up!
>
> My main quick canned standby for work lunches is tuna. We have these
> little single serve cans of flavoured tunas - tomato and basil, lemon
> pepper etc. Those I'll happily eat out of the can, though I usually have
> time to toast some bread to put the tuna on.
>
> I can't think of anything normally served hot that I willingly eat cold
> from the can..

Actually, I just ate two tiny cans of tuna on a pair of english muffins
for lunch today in my office. I bought some oddball brand of tuna from
the Chelsea Market when I was there with Margaret and Sue one day last
spring, I took the cans to work and I promptly forgot about them until
now.

As it happens, I have to pack up all my stuff at work so my office can
be renovated. When I was going through a pile of stuff on one of my
desks, I found those tuna cans, so I ate two today for lunch. I did not
do this due to a lack of time though and the tuna was quite good!

I have some cans of soup that I need to polish off too. I will be damned
if I eat those cans of soup cold. Nothing in my life is so important
that it can't wait a couple of minutes for me to heat up a can of soup.

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote, in part:
> When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
Pickled beets, baked beans and Vienna Sausage!
PickyJaz

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what
> types of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?

About the only thing I might eat out of the can would be chilli man
chili.

Usually if I'm in a rush I eat cold cereal.



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> In article .com>,
> "Sheldon" > wrote:
>
> > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> > > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
> > >
> > > Canned cream soups
> >
> > Doesn't get more trailer trash disgusting.... that wallpaper paste is
> > bad enough reconstituted and heated, but raw, you gotta be kidding.
> >
> > > Spinach
> > > Cut green beans
> > > Asparagus spears
> > > Baby corns
> > > Black Olives
> > > Green Olives
> > > Any other canned veggie depending on my mood.
> >
> > I'll eat the black olives as a snack... the rest, blech!
> >
> > > Canned beans are out tho'. Those have GOT to be warmed up!
> >
> > Canned cold beans are fine if drained and tossed with a salad dressing.
>
> Now that's not a bad idea.


For a nice cold summer salad I'll often have iceberg lettuce with tomatoes,
onions, etc. and add chilled canned beans, peas, and corn...the slightly
mooshy textures of the canned stuff contrast nicely with the crisper
ingredients...in fact it's substantial enough to be a whole meal.

--
Best
Greg

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> In article >,
> "Spitzmaus" > wrote:
>
>
>>>>When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
>>>>of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
>>>>
>>>>Canned cream soups
>>>>Spinach
>>>>Cut green beans
>>>>Asparagus spears
>>>>Baby corns
>>>>Black Olives
>>>>Green Olives
>>>>Any other canned veggie depending on my mood.
>>>>
>>>>Canned beans are out tho'. Those have GOT to be warmed up!
>>
>>This thread is flat-out repellent! Gaa!!!
>>
>>As Patches mentioned earlier, commercially canned foods aren't a happenin'
>>thing [for me]. I will, however, make an exception for any type of canned
>>fish; I agree with Sheldon on that point. And as I child, I used to adore
>>cold canned corned beef on saltines with hot mustard; I seriously doubt I'd
>>like it these days.
>>
>>Spitz
>
>
> So what do you take to work for emergency cold meals? :-)

For cold meals away from home, I tend to go with sandwiches, wraps or
salads along with a couple of pieces of cheese and fresh fruit. Hard
boiled eggs are good too. I have a nice thermos though so I can take
along hot homemade soups if I choose. Personally, I can do quite nicely
without commercially canned foods

JeanineAlyse wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote, in part:
> > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?

> Pickled beets, baked beans and Vienna Sausage!


And I bet you eat them all together...GAWD...!!!

--
Best
Greg

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
...
> When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
>
> Canned cream soups
> Spinach
> Cut green beans
> Asparagus spears
> Baby corns
> Black Olives
> Green Olives
> Any other canned veggie depending on my mood.
>
> Canned beans are out tho'. Those have GOT to be warmed up!
> --


Canned Tuna, sardines, spam, 3 bean salad, pickled beets, sugar peas, canned
Kids Pasta. most Progresso soups.

Dimitri

JeanineAlyse wrote:
> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote, in part:
> > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
> Pickled beets, baked beans and Vienna Sausage!
> PickyJaz

Pickled beets are beet pickles, and thus would not often, if ever, be
eaten warm.

N.

Nancy1 wrote:

> JeanineAlyse wrote:
>
>>OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote, in part:
>>
>>>When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
>>>of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
>>
>>Pickled beets, baked beans and Vienna Sausage!
>>PickyJaz
>
>
> Pickled beets are beet pickles, and thus would not often, if ever, be
> eaten warm.
>
> N.
>

Right you are, and I do love pickled beets. I think the closest to
pickled beets that you would eat warm would be harvard beets. I really
like those too.

Greg wrote:

> For a nice cold summer salad I'll often have iceberg lettuce with
> tomatoes, onions, etc. and add chilled canned beans, peas, and corn...the
> slightly mooshy textures of the canned stuff contrast nicely with the
> crisper ingredients...in fact it's substantial enough to be a whole meal.

Amazing, Greg and I agree on something! My summer salads almost always
include some kind of beans: Lima beans, black beans, garbanzo beans, green
beans, or kidney beans are the most favored. I also frequently put peas
into potato salad or pasta salad.

The _Chopstix_ cookbook has the following recipe for "Crunchy Baja Salad"
which I like to augment with a can of kidney beans:

Crunchy Baja Salad

SALAD
3 ears sweet corn, husked
1 avocado
5 ounces jicama
2 vine-ripened tomatoes
1 sweet red pepper
4 cups bite-sized pieces mixed salad greens
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups blue corn tortilla strips

DRESSING
2 tablespoons finely minced ginger
3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
1 bunch chives
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 teaspoons light soy sauce
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Sriracha
1/2 teaspoon grated or finely minced orange peel
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

ADVANCE PREPARATION AND SERVING

1. Stand the ears of corn on their ends and cut off the kernels. Seed,
peel, and thinly slice the avocado. Peel the jicama and cut into thin
bite-sized rectangles. Seed the tomatoes, then cut just the outside
sections into 1/2-inch chunks. Seed and stem the pepper, then cut into
1/2-inch cubes. Toss salad greens with the olive oil. Set aside the
tortilla strips.

2. Mince the ginger in a food processor. Add the cilantro and chives and
mince again. Add the remaining dressing ingredients, then process for 20
seconds.

3. Arrange the greens on salad plates (2 as a main course, 4 as a salad
course). Sprinkle the tortilla strips over the greens. In a bowl, place the
corn, avocado, jicama, tomatoes, and peppers; add the dressing and toss.
Spoon onto center of the greens and serve at once.

BOB'S NOTES:

ALEPH) As I mentioned, I like to add a can of kidney beans to this; it goes
into
the bowl with the avocado/corn mixture.

BETH) I only add half the dressing to the mixture in the bowl; I serve the
rest
of the side.


Bob

Nancy1 wrote:
> JeanineAlyse wrote:
> > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote, in part:
> > > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> > > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
> > Pickled beets, baked beans and Vienna Sausage!
> > PickyJaz
>
> Pickled beets are beet pickles, and thus would not often, if ever, be
> eaten warm.

Nope... hot pickled beets are eaten as often as cold, maybe moreso...
and ain't ya ever had hot harvards.

Sheldon wrote:

> Nope... hot pickled beets are eaten as often as cold, maybe moreso...

Bullshit. You just made that up, you pig-****ing liar.

Bob

~patches~ wrote:
> Nancy1 wrote:
>
> > JeanineAlyse wrote:
> >
> >>OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote, in part:
> >>
> >>>When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> >>>of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
> >>
> >>Pickled beets, baked beans and Vienna Sausage!
> >>PickyJaz
> >
> >
> > Pickled beets are beet pickles, and thus would not often, if ever, be
> > eaten warm.
> >
> > N.
> >
>
> Right you are, and I do love pickled beets. I think the closest to
> pickled beets that you would eat warm would be harvard beets. I really
> like those too.

Pickled beets are typically sold in jars (same brand as red pickled
cabbage - Loehmann's?), it's recommended to heat. I think pickled
beets are better heated, but typically I marinate them in the fridge
and they rarely get to the pot.

~patches~ wrote:

> For cold meals away from home, I tend to go with sandwiches, wraps or
> salads along with a couple of pieces of cheese and fresh fruit. Hard
> boiled eggs are good too. I have a nice thermos though so I can take
> along hot homemade soups if I choose. Personally, I can do quite nicely
> without commercially canned foods

Once again, Patches and I appear to be simpatico. I used to schlep
hard-boiled eggs, "just peanuts 'n salt" peanut butter," corn cakes, and
fruit with me wherever I went. My job had me chasing back and forth all
over the Bay Area in those days, but stocked with my on-the-go larder, I
never felt in the least temped by fast food. Protein, carbs (which I've
*never* eschewed) and fiber -- with the addition of water and some
unsweetened iced tea, I was always good to go.

Spitz

--
"Home, James, and don't spare the horses!"

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:58:51 GMT, sarah bennett
> > wrote:
>
>
>>oh yeah! my mom buys these baby pickled eggplant that i used to eat out
>>of the can
>>
>>
>>>
>
> Sareah, can you adjust your newsreader so it doesn't make three lines
> between lines of text? It really uses up a lot of space. Not
> complaining just making a friendly request.
>
> Thanks,
> Carol

I did that manually. sorry


--

saerah

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disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."
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what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear
and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There
is another theory which states that this has already happened."
-Douglas Adams

Nancy1 wrote:
>
> JeanineAlyse wrote:
> > OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote, in part:
> > > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> > > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
> > Pickled beets, baked beans and Vienna Sausage!
> > PickyJaz
>
> Pickled beets are beet pickles, and thus would not often, if ever, be
> eaten warm.
>
> N.

That reminds me of what happened when I was a newlywed and my dh's
grandmother gave us a bunch of canned goods. I didn't know the jar of
beets were pickled and dumped them into a pan and heated them as if they
were a vegetable. You could smell them all through the apartment
building....lol....Sharon

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
>
> Canned cream soups
> Spinach
> Cut green beans
> Asparagus spears
> Baby corns
> Black Olives
> Green Olives
> Any other canned veggie depending on my mood.
>
> Canned beans are out tho'. Those have GOT to be warmed up!
> --


We don't buy much in cans. Mixed fruit is about the only thing I'd eat
out of the can.

Dimitri wrote:

> Canned Tuna, sardines, spam, 3 bean salad, pickled beets, sugar peas,
canned
> Kids Pasta. most Progresso soups.
>
> Dimitri

Uh, you eat canned soup without heating it up???

I *must* be missing something here!

Spitz
--
"Home, James, and don't spare the horses!"

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
> > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
> >
> > Canned cream soups
> > Spinach
> > Cut green beans
> > Asparagus spears
> > Baby corns
> > Black Olives
> > Green Olives
> > Any other canned veggie depending on my mood.
> >
> > Canned beans are out tho'. Those have GOT to be warmed up!
>
> Stewed tomatoes. They rarely make it to a dish.
> --
> http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-13-05 - RIP, Gerri

Hold that thought. If wanting quick and easy, but still heated, take
those stewed, or chopped, canned tomatoes, canned beans (any red,
pinto, white, navy), some chopped onions and herbs if you wish, and
mixed with leftover rice. That can become beans & rice, or jambalaya,
without the hours'-long preparaton those recipes normally call for.
OK, then add some chopped ham or chicken or pork leftovers. OK, I'm
digressing from the thread.

In article >,
Stan Horwitz > wrote:

> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
> > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
> >
> > Canned cream soups
> > Spinach
> > Cut green beans
> > Asparagus spears
> > Baby corns
> > Black Olives
> > Green Olives
> > Any other canned veggie depending on my mood.
> >
> > Canned beans are out tho'. Those have GOT to be warmed up!
>
> None. It takes all of two minutes to dump a can of food into a bowl and
> nuke it. If your job gets so busy that you do not have even two minutes
> to prepare something for lunch is the day you should start looking for
> another job!

It only happens when the Emergency room gets busy. ;-)

Seconds count.......

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >,
~patches~ > wrote:

>
> For cold meals away from home, I tend to go with sandwiches, wraps or
> salads along with a couple of pieces of cheese and fresh fruit. Hard
> boiled eggs are good too. I have a nice thermos though so I can take
> along hot homemade soups if I choose. Personally, I can do quite nicely
> without commercially canned foods

Y'know, a thermos is not such a bad idea.....
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article .com>,
" > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
> >
> > > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> > > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
> > >
> > > Canned cream soups
> > > Spinach
> > > Cut green beans
> > > Asparagus spears
> > > Baby corns
> > > Black Olives
> > > Green Olives
> > > Any other canned veggie depending on my mood.
> > >
> > > Canned beans are out tho'. Those have GOT to be warmed up!
> >
> > Stewed tomatoes. They rarely make it to a dish.
> > --
> > http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-13-05 - RIP, Gerri
>
> Hold that thought. If wanting quick and easy, but still heated, take
> those stewed, or chopped, canned tomatoes, canned beans (any red,
> pinto, white, navy), some chopped onions and herbs if you wish, and
> mixed with leftover rice. That can become beans & rice, or jambalaya,
> without the hours'-long preparaton those recipes normally call for.
> OK, then add some chopped ham or chicken or pork leftovers. OK, I'm
> digressing from the thread.
>

But that's ok! :-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article >,
> ~patches~ > wrote:
>
>>
>> For cold meals away from home, I tend to go with sandwiches, wraps or
>> salads along with a couple of pieces of cheese and fresh fruit. Hard
>> boiled eggs are good too. I have a nice thermos though so I can take
>> along hot homemade soups if I choose. Personally, I can do quite
>> nicely without commercially canned foods
>
> Y'know, a thermos is not such a bad idea.....

It's an excellent idea And you can get the wide-mouth type and use the
lid as your "bowl". I did this a lot before our office was finished,
pre-microwave installation.

Jill

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?

Progresso Caponata. Yum, wonderful stuff.
But according to this web page, it's no
longer being produced:

http://www.hometownfavorites.com/shop/btwgb.asp

Arggh! You just turn your back for a moment,
and another great food wanders off to food heaven.

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> "jmcquown" > looking for trouble wrote in
> :
>
>> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> ~patches~ > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> For cold meals away from home, I tend to go with sandwiches, wraps
>>>> or salads along with a couple of pieces of cheese and fresh fruit.
>>>> Hard boiled eggs are good too. I have a nice thermos though so I
>>>> can take along hot homemade soups if I choose. Personally, I can
>>>> do quite nicely without commercially canned foods
>>>
>>> Y'know, a thermos is not such a bad idea.....
>>
>> It's an excellent idea And you can get the wide-mouth type and
>> use the lid as your "bowl". I did this a lot before our office was
>> finished, pre-microwave installation.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I always kept ramen in the drawer of my desk. In a pinch, I could do
> some ramen noodles and use the hot water from the coffee maker.
>
> Michael

I did that! I used the the hot water from the tap on the coffee machine;
stir, cover, let sit. No matter what else was going on construction-wise,
the powers that be *must* have the coffee machines with hot water taps
installed first

Jill

In article et>,
"Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote:


> For a nice cold summer salad I'll often have iceberg lettuce with tomatoes,
> onions, etc. and add chilled canned beans, peas, and corn...the slightly
> mooshy textures of the canned stuff contrast nicely with the crisper
> ingredients...in fact it's substantial enough to be a whole meal.

I agree. Just a thought, but sometimes people use frozen peas. You can
just let them thaw, or run them under some cold water, or nuke until
just defrosted.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

In article >,
OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:

> In article >,
> Dan Abel > wrote:

> > I love this group. It is always interesting seeing what people like to
> > eat, or in this case, are willing to eat.
>
> <lol>
> Sometimes I'm hungry to the point of being nearly ill, but just too
> darned swamped to take a break!

I'm taking a break. At least a year. I'll decide what to do in a
while. A long while.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:58:51 GMT, sarah bennett
> > wrote:
>
> > >
> >
> > oh yeah! my mom buys these baby pickled eggplant that i used to eat out
> > of the can


Sorry. I think this is my fault.

Hard to please everybody. A couple of weeks ago, I was just kind of
posting. I didn't put any spaces in. It was a long, long post, all one
paragraph. I got a major complaint from a really nice person. She
couldn't read it. I think maybe I am over-compensating.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

In article >,
OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:

> In article >,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> > "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote
> >
> >
> > > Well, canned fruits are kind of a given. ;-)
> >
> > In the can? Normally it should be put on a plate.
> >
> > I just open the can and grab a fork.

> I'm willing to bet that most canned fruit never makes it into a bowl. <G>

Canned fruit doesn't make it into our house.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

In article >,
OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:


> Since I don't watch television any more, I don't see some of the "new
> and improved" items on the market.


What's a television?

:-)


> It's been a bit over 3 years since I quit watching anything but news


I hate tv news, really hate it. I don't know about where you live, but
here it gets dumbed down continually. They think we are two years old.
When my wife turns on the news, I leave. Sometimes it is dark, cold or
raining. After 10 minutes, they start repeating the exact same story.
In 10 more minutes, another repeat.


> weather on the boob tube,

I hate the tv weather also. These people know nothing about weather.
They are hired because they are actors. It's not their fault that they
are often wrong. They are just reading their lines.


> and I listen to the radio more.

There is so much bad radio. My wife likes it.

I guess I'm just old a grumpy.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

In article >,
Mark Thorson > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >
> > When rushed and hungry, (generally at work when it's busy), what types
> > of foods can or do you eat right out of the can, cold?
>
> Progresso Caponata. Yum, wonderful stuff.
> But according to this web page, it's no
> longer being produced:
>
> http://www.hometownfavorites.com/shop/btwgb.asp
>
> Arggh! You just turn your back for a moment,
> and another great food wanders off to food heaven.

Google says that you can mail order this stuff in the jar, from a couple
of places. I've never heard of the brands or the companies (it isn't
Progresso).

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

In article >,
Stan Horwitz > wrote:



> None. It takes all of two minutes to dump a can of food into a bowl and
> nuke it. If your job gets so busy that you do not have even two minutes
> to prepare something for lunch is the day you should start looking for
> another job!

I worked for a University also. It is easy to take stuff for granted.

When you work construction or drive a garbage truck, there probably
isn't a microwave. There are a lot of jobs like that.

There are jobs where you don't even know where you work. You report in,
and they send you where you are needed.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

In article >,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > Dan Abel > wrote:
>
> > > I love this group. It is always interesting seeing what people like to
> > > eat, or in this case, are willing to eat.
> >
> > <lol>
> > Sometimes I'm hungry to the point of being nearly ill, but just too
> > darned swamped to take a break!
>
> I'm taking a break. At least a year. I'll decide what to do in a
> while. A long while.

I wish I could do that...
but I hope you are ok???
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article >,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
>
> > Since I don't watch television any more, I don't see some of the "new
> > and improved" items on the market.
>
>
> What's a television?
>
> :-)

Heh!

>
>
> > It's been a bit over 3 years since I quit watching anything but news
>
>
> I hate tv news, really hate it. I don't know about where you live, but
> here it gets dumbed down continually. They think we are two years old.
> When my wife turns on the news, I leave. Sometimes it is dark, cold or
> raining. After 10 minutes, they start repeating the exact same story.
> In 10 more minutes, another repeat.

I get most of my news off of BBC radio.
I'll watch CNN or Fox for maybe 10 minutes if I think something
important is going on, but only on rare occasions.

I'm more likely to Google for it. American News lies a lot.

>
>
> > weather on the boob tube,
>
> I hate the tv weather also. These people know nothing about weather.
> They are hired because they are actors. It's not their fault that they
> are often wrong. They are just reading their lines.

The weather channel has that robotic reporter, and I look at the weather
map and draw my own conclusions. ;-) I also read cloud patterns for at
least my own 24 hour prediction. I also watch the ant hills.

If the ants are building a larger than normal mound, it's rain within 24
hours. The bigger the mound, the more the rain. <G>

>
>
> > and I listen to the radio more.
>
> There is so much bad radio. My wife likes it.

BBC on NPR is good for world News updates.
I listen to it while I am commuting to and from work.

It's a 30 minute commute.

>
> I guess I'm just old a grumpy.

That's ok. ;-)
You are probably just spoilt by the internet too.

Did you know that Richard Prior died a few days ago?

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

~patches~ wrote:

> Personally, I can do quite nicely
> without commercially canned foods

Not me. I use tomatoes in lots of my cooking, and except for about two
months of the year it's pointless to try to use fresh. I use a lot of
canned beans too, because the lead time to prepare dried is long, and I
really don't feel there's much improvement unless you're making bean
soup.



Brian

Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> OmManiPadmeOmelet > wrote:
>
>
>>In article >,
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Well, canned fruits are kind of a given. ;-)
>>>
>>>In the can? Normally it should be put on a plate.
>>>
>>>I just open the can and grab a fork.
>
>
>>I'm willing to bet that most canned fruit never makes it into a bowl. <G>
>
>
> Canned fruit doesn't make it into our house.
>

Homecanned fruit makes it into our house. Homecanned peaches and toast
make a very nice breakfast I've never bought the commercial canned
stuff.

Default User wrote:

> ~patches~ wrote:
>
>
>>Personally, I can do quite nicely
>>without commercially canned foods
>
>
> Not me. I use tomatoes in lots of my cooking, and except for about two
> months of the year it's pointless to try to use fresh. I use a lot of
> canned beans too, because the lead time to prepare dried is long, and I
> really don't feel there's much improvement unless you're making bean
> soup.
>
>
>
> Brian
>

Brian, I do a lot of home canning including just about anything you
could make with tomatoes. I have no need to buy anything commercially
canned. Oh, and I can all kinds of soups and beans as well. They are
easy to do and IMO taste a better than the commercially canned versions.
As I said, I can do quite nicely without commercially canned foods