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Skriven 2007-02-06 20:05:44 av Barbara McNay (1:382/48)
  Kommentar till text 11320 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 >> than that. Mushy pasta isn't my thing. I've always
 >  BM> 'Taint my thing, either, but I just eat it anyway, and try to do a
 >  BM> better job of eyeballing the amount of water next time.

 > If you screw up the water, you can always give in to
 > reality and drain the extra last bit off!

I did say that, didn't I?  Should have said "microwaved for a shorter time." As
you say, I can pour off excess water.

 >> vegetables being an
 >> exception - I often like them Southern cooked
 >  BM> I like them soft, too.  I don't have strong jaw muscles, and have

 > An acquired condition or naturally? I am reminded of

Naturally.  Sinewy meat took away all the pleasure of a tasty roast when I was
a child.  Its only redeeming feature was that it could be ground into a not-
too-tough hash.

 > most unorthodox way) in his youth. I was reminded as
 > well during
 > my meatarian week when I was getting down to the
 > gristly bits
 > of my rations.

Oh, you save the delightfully chewy bits for your dessert, as it were?

 >> Outside of my field of expertise, for sure.
 >  BM> They're handy for quick microwaveable hot lunches for work.

 > As I said. Microwave and work are subjects on which I
 > know
 > relatively little. More than I know about macaroni and
 > cheese,
 > but not by much.

I've discovered that Hamburger Helper has singles, too, in several flavors and
containing minuscule bits of ground beef.  Cheesy Lasagna and Stroganoff
flavors, to name two.

 > Today I had to have lunch at work - I had a banana, an
 > ounce of
 > last week's airplane snack mix, an ounce of Jelly
 > Bellys (also
 > from that flight), and a small can of grapefruit juice
 > (ditto).
 > One of the other violinists, feeling pity for me, gave
 > me half
 > a tuna, avocado, and olive sandwich. Interesting.

What's interesting at my work is that the general manager retired the week
before last.  Clued by a very strong volatile odor from the lunch room which I
presently recognized as overripe fruit, I discovered the following Monday that
there was a lot left over of the fruit bowls, so I helped myself daily during
last week. It looked as if it was being replenished; I certainly wasn't making
a real dent in it, as it remained at about a gallon in quantity. I finally
mentioned it to the GM's secretary, so she could let everybody know there was
fruit there.  She said she didn't know anything about it or who put it there. I
reminded her yesterday that it was still there.  My boss told me to stop
telling her about the fruit because she still didn't know anything about it,
and, anyway, everybody was busy with inventory.  Geez, what a bunch of fruits!
And the fruit bowl is still being replenished. <shrug>  And I'm still helping
myself. <shrug>

 > =

 > SPINACH WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER
 > cat: veg
 > serves: 2

 > 1 lb loose spinach
 > 1 whole roasted red pepper
 > 1/2 t grainy mustard
 > 1 t rice vinegar
 > 1 t olive oil


Sounds good, though I'd give the mustard a miss.

 > =


 > I was chatting with Joanne, the weekend desk girl, and
 > some
 > guy who was going out on Boston-Washington-London
 > asked if he
 > had cleared the upgrade waitlist. She checked and
 > discovered
 > he wasn't even on the list. And further, he was on a
 > steeply
 > discounted fare that prevented him ever being put on
 > the list,
 > so he was bluffing. We had a chuckle at his expense
 > while he
 > scurried off: he had clearly been hoping his charm and
 > suavity
 > (and lying) would get a business-class boarding pass.

She probably sees quite a lot of that.


 > to scarf down a pack of snacks, a Courvoisier
 > (extremely harsh
 > and nasty, VS at best), and a Canadian Club (somewhat
 > harsh but
 > with interesting notes of vanilla, chocolate, and
 > coconut instead
 > of the usual oak and almond). Did the crossword, took

What is this, anyway?  The chemical effect on your senses of taste and smell,
or what?  I've been assuming that they don't put vanilla, chocolate, coconut,
and almond in this stuff.


 > Oh, well, I'd been hoping to relax a couple days, have
 > dinner with
 > my friend Nicholas, and so on, before heading down to
 > my concerts
 > in Fayetteville, but here were two days eaten up by
 > illusory (?
 > or exaggerated) family concerns.

That does happen at times.

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