Text 18266, 51 rader
Skriven 2007-07-28 13:10:51 av Carol Shenkenberger (3:800/201)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: Re: BEANS ETC - 70528
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*** Quoting Glen Jamieson from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

GJ>  
 GJ> CS> Without stinting on 'the good stuff', we average 300$ a month
 GJ> CS> us and the flock feedings.  We have crab legs, shiitake, and other
 GJ> CS> expensive items every week but we make the most of what we have so it
 GJ> CS> stretches the budget much more.

GJ> A long time since I have had those expensive items; I usually buy chea
GJ> stuff like chicken wings ($2/kg) or drumsticks ($3.50/kg), lamb shanks
GJ> ($4/kg) or beef "curry pieces" for $5/kg.  Occasionally lamb loin chop
GJ> for $8/kg.

Well we just got flock attacked <g>.  First round as they flitter about the
building.

Don was cleaning the squid so they watched that (a few of the newer flock
members had never seen such done).

7 YO Rashin says his parents wont let him eat any red meat touched by a gentile
(which the kids here take in stride fine) so we mixed up a seafood pancit with
all sorts of flotsam from the freezer.

9 YO twins Deeane and Elber are feeling a little culture shocky on foods still
so took to my chicken adobo shredded into bits with a little spagetti and
added to a can of simple campbells chicken noodle soup.

14YO Bobby and his 11YO sister Sara helped make the pancit while Elise's trio
mashed up bannanas and loaded the breadmaker with a traditional germanic
banana bread that is cycling in the background.  They ran back home for a
second to get honey and I now have a honey bear thats still 1/3 full.

Charlotte is off with them now, with baggies of daikon kimchee to gift at
various places.

- slight break-
Charlotte came back to grab sme yen.  The kids are going out to the market area
to show Deeane and Elber around.  Rashin's mom called to make sure this is
'ok' as they've only been here a few weeks so I explained how we make sure if
there are any younger ones in the group, that they get attached to an older
one (Charlotte this time for Rashin) and not to worry as Elise is going too. 
I gave her Elise's number and suspect she went shopping with them so one of
the old hands could show her how it's done here.

I'd go but I blistered up by heels with poor fitting shoes yesterday and
besides, I feel lazy today <g>.

                                       xxcarol

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