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runaroundsue
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 Posted: 05/10/04 - 20:49 Post subject: cooking for others
I need to make a meal for the one neighbor that I really don't know. And where was the rule that you had to provide meals for a neighbor when I was waiting to pop??  I guess I feel a little put out because
(1)I have to prepare for her parents as well......WTF....if your mom is there....why can't she cook??? (2) she's put in a special request for an anesthesiologist and it wasn't my husband, (3) the woman that requested I do this...has snubbed me at social functions and finally (4) they finally took down the dam& x-mas decorations 2 freaking days ago, but had time to add an addition to their living room.
so I'm going to do this and LIKE IT because I will not be the unfriendly, snobby neighbor.
What should I make???
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airehead
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Posted: 05/10/04 - 22:13 Post subject:
When I don't know the family very well, I buy a frozen entree' so if they are nitpicky about where their food comes from, they'll see it's straight from Stouffer's. (Plus, all the ingredients are there, so any food allergens can be easily seen) I also buy a fresh loaf of bread from the bakery and maybe a fresh pie as well. I also buy a bag of salad with all the fixings already in the bag. And POOF! You have dinner!
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 07:50 Post subject:
Aire has a good idea. Just put some bitter herbs on top. 
Oh, and don't forget to take pictures. 
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bpdou
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 08:30 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | When I don't know the family very well, I buy a frozen entree' so if they are nitpicky about where their food comes from, they'll see it's straight from Stouffer's. (Plus, all the ingredients are there, so any food allergens can be easily seen) I also buy a fresh loaf of bread from the bakery and maybe a fresh pie as well. I also buy a bag of salad with all the fixings already in the bag. And POOF! You have dinner! |
 Perfect!
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keltic63
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 08:41 Post subject:
get some chinese take-out for them
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 08:55 Post subject: Re: cooking for others
| runaroundsue wrote: | I need to make a meal for the one neighbor that I really don't know. And where was the rule that you had to provide meals for a neighbor when I was waiting to pop?? I guess I feel a little put out because
(1)I have to prepare for her parents as well......WTF....if your mom is there....why can't she cook???
(2) she's put in a special request for an anesthesiologist and it wasn't my husband,
(3) the woman that requested I do this...has snubbed me at social functions and finally
(4) they finally took down the dam& x-mas decorations 2 freaking days ago, but had time to add an addition to their living room. |
For someone that doesn't really know their neighbor, you sure do know a lot about them.
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Maddies Wench
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 08:58 Post subject:
Yeah....I think I'd be packing them a stack of pb& J's and a pitcher of Kool-Aid.
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gretriever
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 09:05 Post subject:
| Maddie's Wench wrote: | | Yeah....I think I'd be packing them a stack of pb& J's and a pitcher of Kool-Aid. |
Not grape-flavored I hope. 
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 09:27 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | Maddie's Wench wrote: | | Yeah....I think I'd be packing them a stack of pb& J's and a pitcher of Kool-Aid. |
Not grape-flavored I hope. |
There's another kind?
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 09:31 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | When I don't know the family very well, I buy a frozen entree' so if they are nitpicky about where their food comes from, they'll see it's straight from Stouffer's. (Plus, all the ingredients are there, so any food allergens can be easily seen) I also buy a fresh loaf of bread from the bakery and maybe a fresh pie as well. I also buy a bag of salad with all the fixings already in the bag. And POOF! You have dinner! |
 good idea.
but yeah, why can't her mom cook? 
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 09:52 Post subject:
 ...the food of all occasions. 
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 09:53 Post subject:
So why do you have to make them dinner anyway? 
. I'm with aire, just dress it up a bit. My favorite thing to do with salad (now, anyway) is take the pre-bagged stuff and throw in some fresh herbs (like a bit of chopped parsley and cives, maybe some basil) from the garden, along with some shredded parmesan, croutons, and soy nuts and some tomatoes and cucumbers. It looks like you put a lot of effort in but it's not real time consuming.
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genie
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 10:01 Post subject:
This whole thing is really weird....especially the part about you being good enough to do things for people when it's convenient but yet they snub you at other times?
Hmmmphh....I'd rather be the snobby neighbor
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keltic63
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 10:02 Post subject:
| genie wrote: | This whole thing is really weird....especially the part about you being good enough to do things for people when it's convenient but yet they snub you at other times?
Hmmmphh....I'd rather be the snobby neighbor |
boy, does that situation sound familiar!
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Posted: 05/11/04 - 10:44 Post subject:
I've always made a tray of lasagna.
Since her mother will be there, I'd insist that it is kept frozen until her mother leaves. That way she has a meal that she does not have to prepare when help is gone. Could you call and say that you're going to drop off the meal once her company leaves? Sounds bold, but it should be for her (not her mother).
Home made soup works great too. That can be prepared and frozen as well. My father always makes that for my grandmother (a large batch of it) and freezes it for her to make when she needs a home made meal. Gallon freezer baggies are great for storage as well. Place them in a square container while freezing and the baggies will freeze up nicely.
I'd be frustrated with having to cook for her extended family as well. That's what they should do while they are there!!!
Good luck!
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