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Skriven 2011-08-20 16:21:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
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 GJ> Interestingly I had similar thoughts about my daughter and her family
 GJ> in Darwin, as they have the same tendencies.  They seem to think that
 GJ> it would be terribly shameful for anyone to leave their table feeling
 GJ> anything less than stuffed, so whether they cook or order in
 GJ> restaurant take-away meals, they always have a surplus, which is
 GJ> stored in the freezer or fridge.
 ML> So why don't they keep eating, and eating, and eating ...
 ML> satisfying the urges to cook too much food and to stuff
 ML> themselves at the same time?

Because they don't have the time to exercise on bikes to work off that
much food.  Anyway, they feel they should always be prepared to cater
for an unexpected visit from an Indian cricket team.

 ML> That meant that my breakfasts and
 GJ> lunches taken at home were always left-overs.
 ML> Perfectly okay, and that saved you from the multiple
 ML> nastinesses of toast or cereal (cold or hot) or congee
 ML> for breakfast.

Except when one or other of them would cook me a special breakfast of
French toast.  I did find some Weetbix left by a visiting elder son
and his family, so as that is the only cereal I will eat (no sugar), I
finished that.  Breakfast always included a cup of chai.

 GJ> up to 2 or 3 weeks old, and would be eventually thrown out, Arlyn was
 GJ> horrified that I would get food poisoning, but I relied on my nose to
 GJ> tell me if anything was too far gone, and suitable for the dogs.
 ML> I always wondered why dogs would happily wolf (?) down food
 ML> that would make me or the strongest Zimmern pale. Perhaps
 ML> they don't mind the diarrhea, leaving the humans to clean up?

They rarely get diarrhea.  My theory is that as dogs' digestive juices
are strong enough in HCl to completely digest fairly large pieces of
bone, at that strength they should also kill and digest most bacteria.

 GJ> didn't let me down.  When I cooked, I normally managed to finish with
 GJ> little or no surplus.  I would serve myself last, so if there was a
 GJ> short-fall I would be the one to make the sacrifice.

 ML> I usually end up with a surplus, as that's expected, and many
 ML> foods do taste better a day or two later. Yesterday I dined upon
 ML> leftover steak (the gristle and fat thereof, the rest cut up for
 ML> stroganoff at some future date), leftover corn on the cob, leftover
 ML> beef spare ribs, and a leftover pork chop. Also reheated but not
 ML> leftover spaghetti sauce. Most of the bounty came from Annie and
 ML> Billy, though the steak was from our camp, having been cooked by
 ML> Dale and me (my original plan, thwarted by the bizarre overplus of
 ML> bacon and eggs, was to make stroganoff over there, as there was a
 ML> bit of cream cheese, okay substitute for sour cream, left over and
 ML> some mushrooms bought with this in mind - though subsequently
 ML> abandoned).

Stroganoff made with roo fillet steak is a favourite of mine.
 
 GJ> wedding.  I survived that week comfortably just on left-overs I found
 GJ> in the fridge.  My only purchases were of wine.
 ML> That can happen. Of course, your wine expenditure might have been
 ML> quite considerable, and you may have been able to make that
 ML> statement even had the larder been bare beforehand.

There was a bottle shop only 10 minutes walk away, which had half-way
decent box wines.
 
 GJ> One of my gripes regarding fridge management is about people who leave
 GJ> empty containers, after finishing the milk, biscuits, soft drink, etc.
 ML> Argh. I never figured that out. Never encountered it in a
 ML> substantial way before witnessing it in the Bryant household
 ML> in the mid-late 1990s.

Fortunately the Bryant must have learnt, as she didn't do it when
visiting my establishment.
 
 GJ> I thought that habit was confined to teen-aged boys, but my beloved 11
 GJ> year old g'daughter in Darwin is the worst I have seen.  She will even
 GJ> grab a mandarin, peel it and leave the peel in the fridge - and then
 GJ> just laugh charmingly as I rave.
 ML> I wouldn't fall for that charming nonsense and might throw a
 ML> bit of a rage fit (mostly unfelt, but I am not always such a
 ML> bad actor as all that).

She has an evil streak.  She told me once that when her father tells
her off, she just has to squeeze out a little tear, and he immediately
gives in and apologises.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Tropical Rice Salad
 Categories: Salads, Non-dairy
      Yield: 6 servings
 
  1 1/2 c  White or jasmine rice in:
  2 1/2 c  Water
      2 T  Raisins
      1 sm Carrot, peeled and diced
    1/2 c  Frozen peas
    1/2 c  Frozen corn kernels
    225 g  Pineapple pieces in natural
           -juice, drained
    1/4 c  Juice reserved
    1/4 c  Desiccated coconut
      2 T  Slivered almonds
 
  Cook rice in a large microwave-safe container on high for 6 minutes.
  Stir, then cook for a further 6 minutes.
  
  Cover rice and let stand 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Rinse
  rice and drain well. Cool. Steam carrot, peas and corn lightly for 7
  minutes. Cool. In a large bowl, combine cooled rice and vegetables,
  the desiccated coconut, pineapple pieces and the 1/4 cup of pineapple
  juice. Chill for around an hour. Sprinkle with the slivered almonds
  immediately before serving.
  
  Serves 6 as a side salad, a b-b-q salad or as a yummy, quick, healthy
  lunch.
  
  From: LUSCIOUS LACTOSE-FREE RECIPES By: KELLY INGLIS ISBN 0646 40723 6
  Scanned by: KEVIN JCJD SYMONS    JULY 2006
  
  From: Luscious Lactose-Free Recipes
 
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