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Cinnamongirl
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01-10-2001

Monday, April 14, 2008 - 2:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cinnamongirl a private message Print Post    
LOL @ Hukd..

Mame...WOW, several years old?..I'd chuck em.. I know they stay good a long time but I think that may be pushing it a bit . Don't think they'd kill you but I doubt they're still tasty or crunchy...probably all soft and ikky by now

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, April 14, 2008 - 2:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Cinnamon, Gilda googled it for me and posted it in my folder. Average lifespan of a jar of pickles is 18-24 mos. Ours are probably in the 24-36 month area. So time to toss 'em!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, April 14, 2008 - 3:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Must be pasta night - veggie lasagna and a salad.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, April 14, 2008 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Hey Spitfire & Cinnamon... guess what? DH got home and says he wants Grilled Cheese sandwiches for supper! LOL. So that's what we're having, with tomato soup. And I'm gonna be creative, since we don't have potato chips, but we do have some tortilla chips. BUT NO pickles!!!! Not til I buy a fresh batch. LOL.

Sajó
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06-18-2007

Monday, April 14, 2008 - 3:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Sajó a private message Print Post    
Something new for us. Buttered Chicken with rice, Thanks to Karen !

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 11:16 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Mame, I'm feeling so relieved that you tossed out those old pickles! I think they all probably have expiration dates on them now. I usually only buy Claussen pickles from the refrig section of the store, they don't keep that long.

Last night we had brown rice, chicken and veg stir fry for hub. and me, tofu and veg stir fry (with the brown rice) for oldest daughter (vegan), other two daughters had garlic bread, Middle daughter also had yogurt and a smoothie (she is vegetarian), youngest (another vegan) had applesauce too. All but middle daughter had fresh strawberries.

In trying to not make food an issue in my house, I made it a huge issue! At least they all usually eat healthy when at home!

Tonight will be cheese tortellini for three of us, not sure what the two vegans will get...probably vegan pancakes. Four of us will have salad, mid. daughter will have her smoothie. We'll all have fresh strawberries again tonight. (Pancakes don't really go well with salad though, they may have garlic bread and also soup for the oldest.)

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 3:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
HAPPYmom and the world at large (grin) I am HAPPY to say that the offending pickles are now ensconced in the garbage, and I bought a fresh batch of kosher dills today. :-) A smaller, more sensible, more manageable size, that we can use up in a timely manner. I was surprised DH didn't make a peep when I told him it was time to replace the old ones. He buys huge family sizes and then when they become science projects he usually gets p'od at me cuz they are in that state. But unless we adopt the entire Osmond Clan a lot of what he buys is just 'way too much' of a good thing, when it's just the 2 of us, that eventually it turns gross. Geesh! The jar I bought was a normal size, not the mini, but certainly not the maxi-jar!

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 3:57 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Oh and dinner tonight is chicken. :-)

Tomorrow night is Corned Beef on toasted Onion Buns , with PICKLES and potato chips! I am planning to have at least one, uh, 'pickle night' a week, on the 'menu'.

Kc103
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07-13-2004

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 4:13 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kc103 a private message Print Post    
Turkey wraps and chips

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 4:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
I remember when we were young, the store down the street from us had a pickle barrel that you would get these ginormous pickles from. I know now that it was probably festering in germs from everyone but gosh they were good.

Tonight is Tuna Helper, garlic bread and asparagus.

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 4:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Mamie, in those days we were seemingly hardier stock where a little dirt and a few germs weren't gonna kill you, eh? But nowadays... we're sanitized and anti-biotic-ed to the 'nth degree, which makes us even more vulnerable. I'd say that we're definitely in a pickle. Heh heh.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 5:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Salad w/grilled chicken w/a "Cruz Bay Grill Rub" straight from the Virgin Islands. :-)

Skootz
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07-23-2003

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 6:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Skootz a private message Print Post    
bbq'd smoked pork chops, spuds and spinach

Wargod
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07-16-2001

Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 8:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Wargod a private message Print Post    
Pizza Hut, we got one of their pasta dishes (chicken alfredo.) Wasn't that great, but I didn't have to cook so worth it, lol.

Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 3:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
roast chicken, baked potatoes, green asparagus

Spitfire
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07-18-2002

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 5:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Spitfire a private message Print Post    
Tonight is lasagna and garlic bread.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 8:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
Mame, LOL on the science project food! (ewww!)

Oh, I LOVE lasagna so much! We were going to have tacos, but now I want lasagna. I don't have any ricotta though and won't be back at the store for several days.

So, tacos for 3 of us (just cheese and shells for one of the kids). She'll have her smoothie and we'll also have salad and fruit. One kid will have leftover vegan pancakes and fruit. The other vegan kid will have salad maybe, fruit, brown rice and different stir fry vegs. than she had the other night.

I'm glad for this thread. It really helps me plan my day. I never remembered seeing it. I thought it would be fun and interesting and give me good ideas. It is actually so much more. I used to put off planning dinner until dinner time. I didn't realize that that sort of stressed me out some. With all the food things going on in my house, food planning is such a chore when it should be fun. I wish all food was loaded with nutrition. If I was wealthy, I'd have a cook!

Anyway, thanks to whoever started this thread and to all who keep it going by posting here!

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 9:26 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Grilled Chicken Breasts and Green Salad.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 10:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Porkchops, fettucini alfredo, peas, and salad.

Hukdonreality
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09-29-2003

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 10:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Hukdonreality a private message Print Post    
Eating at Twinkies tonight (but she doesn't know it yet). Will shove the peas under the rim of the plate though and she won't know until well after I'm gone...

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 1:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
LOL Huk! Once we get moved you are welcome anytime! I love to cook.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 5:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Teachmichigan a private message Print Post    
Whole wheat penne w/fresh veggies.

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 6:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
It's fend for yourself night tonight. Husband is at the Warrior game and I have a headache so they can do whatever they please.

Happymom
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01-20-2003

Friday, April 18, 2008 - 9:53 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Happymom a private message Print Post    
We had a fend for yourself night last night. We ended up having pizza on Wed. instead of the tacos, so, we'll have tacos tonight. (At least, I will. Sometimes Fridays ends up as a fend for yourself night here. Sometimes the kids just don't eat dinner on Fridays or eat movie popcorn for their dinner.)

Mamie316
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07-08-2003

Saturday, April 19, 2008 - 11:42 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mamie316 a private message Print Post    
Last night, I was alone so it was tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich.

Tonight is our anniversary so we are going to Market Broiler for dinner.