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[susandennis]

I was just getting ready to go to Costco when I got a text from my brother that my web cams were not showing up. I rebooted the router which I meant to do the other day - it hadn't been done in a long while. And they began to show signs of life so I told the cats not to do anything cute while I was gone - just in case. My brother considers my webcams Cute Cat TV.

At Costco I got gas and even got the car washed and then got steak and pork and some egg bites. I used the self checkout and boy oh boy was it speedy! Then I stopped at Grocery Outlet and got green beans.

The other day at the Mariner pre-game buffet they had a green been salad that was both simple and delicious. I'm always looking for a way to eat vegetables and green bean salad is perfect for me.

I came home and made up a vinaigrette and blanched the green beans. My own green bean salad is cooling its heels in the fridge. Then I cut up the pork and the steak into serving sizes and they are in the fridge.

For years and years, I've bought meat in big chunks then cut it up in serving size, wrapped it in plastic and frozen it. But, recently, I got some cheap plastic that didn't stick to itself and fell off. So I took the frozen meat chucks and put them together in a large plastic zip lock. This turned out to be a VERY excellent way to not lose meat. I had a bag o' steaks and a bag o' chickens and a bag o' porks. So much easier to keep track of. So today, I cut up the meat and it's now in the freezer naked. When it gets solid, I'll bag it all together. A little more of a front end effort but lots of back end payoff.

No clue what these two are on to here...

Comments

[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

Green bean salad sounds like an excellent idea to me as well so I went looking for a good recipe for it.
Holy Mackerel, Batman! I swear everybody's got their own recipe for it.
I reckon I'll just have to try a few and see which ones I like.
:^9.........

[rsc.livejournal.com]

In case you want a hint, my experience is that green beans harmonize very well with slivered almonds (we usually add some when we cook beans, as I did last night, but there's no reason they wouldn't work in a salad as well).

[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

We both love almonds so I'll definitely be giving them a try.
Thanks!
:^)

[meowmensteen]

They call that IQF (individual quick freeze) in the industry. You spread stuff out, freeze it, and then put it all together in a bag. As long as you keep the bag frozen, the stuff doesn't freeze back together.

[susandennis]

Freeze the bag! I did not think of that. Genius?

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

I love that picture.

I am trying to find a way to get the ungrandchildren to eat more vegetables. No point in putting a dressing on anything for number 1 - he doesn't like any sort of sauce or dressing or anything 'mixed up'. He eats peas. Number 2 likes corn as well as peas and carrots - and also lettuce and coleslaw. She is a better bet for trying green beans in vinaigrette perhaps!

[susandennis]

I hated green beans as a kid. Now I don't mind them. I mind the extra trouble to heat up - saute/boil/whatever. But I do like them raw and the dressing helps. I am going to try a spicey peanut dressing tonight and sprinkle on some almonds.

[rhodielady-47.livejournal.com]

If your ungrandchildren are big fans of sugary drinks (soda or fruit juices), you might want to keep them from getting any for several hours before they are served lunch or dinner.
Many children will "fill up" on sugary drinks and then they will sit and just pick at their meal. A hungry child is more likely to eat a decent meal and is also more likely to try new foods.
Best of luck since Number 1 sounds like he might be a super-taster.
:^}

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Neither of them drink any fizzy drinks at all! Both happily drink water with meals to my amazement :) And in between either more water or, occasionally, a cup of tea or a glass of milk.

Number 1 could well be a super taster - he likes each thing on his plate to be seperate, and usually plain. Although he has discovered he likes chicken which has been in a spicy marinade - so give him plain boiled rice, peri-peri spiced chicken and some slices of pepper and he will enjoy them, one at a time. His favourite after-school snack is an unbuttered slice of bread with plain cheddar.

At the same meal number 2 will eat the chicken if it is already in small pieces, although she would prefer it bread-crumbed, and stirred into her rice with the peppers als chopped up into it - and preferably a good dollop of tomato ketchup stirred in.