[OPEN] Covered-dish Dinner

[Papa01]

Hey Guys - Happy Memorial Day!

I brought Grilled Beef Spareribs, Potato Salad, Ice-cold watermelon & Strawberry Shortcake.

There's NO CALORIES in virtual food, so everybody can enjoy with no worries.

 

[Historicus]

Happy Memorial Day!

Sits down some coleslaw and baked beans...

 

[MN John]

Happy Memorial Day ...

I know it's not traditional, but I brought Chow Mein!

 

[Historicus]

Did everyone have a Happy Memorial Day?

 

[MN John]

Yes indeed. Here, quick, eat this before it goes bad! It's been sitting here for 36 hours!

 

[Historicus]

Ummmm... I think i'll pass on that

 

[Abiel]

I brought Chicken Bhuna

 

[Andy Broadley]

I brought a good appitite....

 

[Historicus]

Is that all, Andy?

 

[vicarius]

When I was in college and attended a church potluck, I actually got away with bringing a nicely-arranged plate of uncooked pop-tarts . . . taken out of the bags of course . . .

Any objections?

BTW, I'm SuperTaz (Zach to my buds), and I'm new here! I hail from Texas where I am an English teacher. I hope to meet some good friends here! Talk to you soon folks!

At least you contributed. I must confess that my roommate and I figured out which churches in town had potluck on the 1st Sunday, 2nd Sunday, 3rd Sunday.... you get the idea. We made sure we went to whichever church had food that week. It sure beat SAGA dining hall food.

 

[charvel]

I really need to grocery shop. Got PayDay candy bars and banana chips! That's about it!

 

[Abiel]

Sounds like a balanced meal to me!

 

[joyfulthanks]

Does anyone else intensely dislike shopping for groceries? I always seem to put it off, and then wind up with not much in the house to eat. I can't quite figure out why I put it off so much.

-Grace

 

[joyfulthanks]

What's the strangest combination of foods you ever recall eating when you didn't have much in the house?

-Grace

 

[joyfulthanks]

For example, when I was in college, I used to run out of almost everything fairly regularly. Then I would wind up making a concoction of butter and sugar or something and eating that. I'm still not above eating pretty weird things if driven to it by a desire to avoid the grocery store!

 

[joyfulthanks]

Anybody out there?

 

[Morghaine]

Does anyone else intensely dislike shopping for groceries? I always seem to put it off, and then wind up with not much in the house to eat. I can't quite figure out why I put it off so much.

-Grace

Mostly I strongly dislike going to the grocery store, but then other times when I drag out my really nice cookbooks and I plan elaborate menus I enjoy grocery shopping - smelling and touching all the green and other colors of produce, talking to the butcher, etc. However, that's only about once a month or so, the rest of the time it's just a pain to go to the store!

 

[Celticflower]

The only thing I dislike about doing the groceries is paying the bill! I spend at least $150.00 a week at the store to feed a family of 4. Luckily, one of the local stores has started running alot of 10 for $10 specials on stuff like frozen veggies or better yet 10 for $5 on canned goods. I love to stock up the pantry and the freezer this way. I'm waiting for their chicken special to show up again. Chicken leg quarters for about $0.20 a lb.

 

[charvel]

wow,that IS alot. I get by on 55 a week maybe feeding just me and the pets.

 

[overnight]

Does anyone else intensely dislike shopping for groceries? I always seem to put it off, and then wind up with not much in the house to eat. I can't quite figure out why I put it off so much.

-Grace

Actually I like shopping except when I am hungry. I enjoy walking up and down isles and "people watching" as well as planning out what I am going to eat for that week. However, if I am hungry I hate shopping. Everything I look at seems good and I keep seeming to get hungier and hungrier.