My favorite meal-extending trick is the humble onion. These are cheap, filling, and I've almost always got a bunch of them lying around. Depending on the meal, you can dice them and stir them in lightly cooked, caramelize them and serve separately, stir-fry them in- there really are very few recipes that wouldn't work just great with an extra onion added in, and they're hardly even noticeable. And it adds at least another cup of bulk to the food, depending on the size of the onion.
Carrots and frozen corn are 2 other vegetables that are easily added and do a lot to fill out a dish.
That is some amazing design. I can see that in being a hot seller when it comes to market. Now if they could make it in other colors it would be even more fun (and marketable).
When I was growing up, we had a family friend who dropped in on one friend or relative or another nearly every day. But he had the good habit of - whether or not he called his intended host - ordering a pizza or other food delivered to their house, timed to arrive at the same time as himself. If the host was actually busy, he'd eat in his car and drive off.
I am on SSD. I dont know if they made provisions for people like me? But, If I get it, I think it would be a good idea to stock up on foodstuffs and household items as the economy isnt getting any better and the cost just keeps rising!
What does paying taxes have to do with the government borrowing money from our kids... and then giving it away to save the Finance industry?
Gives new meaning to the term "entitlement". Try explaining the equality to a senior who is retired and can't work... and doesn't particpate because the taxes he or she paid in were stolen many years ago.
Again... how is "borrowed" money linked to "TAX" rebates.
Sweetened? I'd think that would be kind of icky. I could see evaporated milk, but I don't know about the sugar.
I use them for baby food. My daughter gets really constipated from oats or rice cereals, so IMP have become a great thing to have in the pantry. Plus, they thicken up homemade baby food that has gotten too liquidy in the freezer (the squash puree that breaks down over time.) She loves them, and it's just dried potatoes with no chemicals (Barbara's brand, from the food co-op, so I don't feel guilty) so it is healthy for her. Very portable, too--a little in a ziploc bag can stay in the diaper bag indefinitely for those restaurant meals.
In my opinion, if you can't live on 96 grand a year you need to re-evaluate your priorities. Up until recently I was the sole breadwinner in a family of four, making less than $45K. We were able to take vacations, eat out once in a while, live in a comfortable home, and enjoy a good life. I think that if I were making 96K then, I'd have felt like a millionaire!
A budget and methodological examination of where every dollar is being spent is the only way to understand why you're struggling to have a better lifestyle.
Maybe you need to move; we moved from a major city to a mid-sized one and were able to buy a bigger house for the same money, paid less in auto insurance, house insurance, gas (shorter commutes), and improved our overall quality of life.
Maybe you need to look at your expenses (groceries, clothing, jewelery, gifts, etc). Learning to follow a budget and to be frugal are so important.I suspect that you are trying to live a lifestyle that is above your means. You ask where your Mercedes Benz is, but do you really need a Benz? Not really.
Well credit card companies need to CHILLAX over interest rates, otherwise people could actually pay them back.
Raising interests rates because someone was late on a completely different account, card, or line of credit is assinine. It just creates a hole you can never dig yourself out from.
If this thing is reasonably priced it should sell like crazy. However, I've found that most of those Euorpean designer furniture items cost ten times as much as I think they should (except at IKEA, of course).
The only piece I own is a Bulo desk I bought at a lawn sale in a swanky area of Miami; I paid fifty bucks, it was in almost new condition, and when I did my homework I found that it retailed for over 3 grand! For a desk! Nonsense.
I'm 21, work full-time and go to college. I definetely make more than 3000/year and pay plenty of taxes on it. My parents claim me as a dependent but won't get a refund/rebate/whatever since I am over 21 BUT I won't get one either since I am claimed. That makes total since. I don't expect the government to give me "handouts" but if they are giving other people some of their money back- yes THEIR MONEY BACK since they paid it in the first place- I would like some of the money that I worked very hard to earn back as well.
I've always been a hater of sandwiches and a lover of leftovers, so I don't think I've ever been in the habit of planning/making enough for only 1 or 2 people. That seems like such an inefficient way to cook, and somewhat awkward, since most recipes are geared toward 4-6 servings. Our unexpected guests these days are in the form of kids' friends (so cute! so much more polite than our own! how could you turn them away?), and it just means that DH and I have to scrounge something other than leftovers for lunch the next day.
I don't know how old your kids are, Lindsey, but if any of them are approaching the "fend for themselves" age, I've found that kids don't give a hoot about instant vs. fresh mashed potatoes. It's one of those things they can whip up for themselves for a hearty snack or make for the family if they want to help out or take charge of an entire meal, even.
When you remove the moral opprobrium, it becomes a question of what works and what doesn't. We as a society are fixated on punishment and seem somehow afraid that "letting people off the hook" will cause values to slide off the side of the moral mountain like an avalanche. Staying angry when forgiving someone would put your own heart at ease, jailing minor offenders to teach a "lesson," driving people into a lifetime of marginal earnings to avoid erasing impossible debts--when will we realize that these actions impoverish us as much as the person we want to punish?
You cut right to the heart of it when you talk about things getting "stuck." Sometimes we have to clear the books and start from the reality that actually exists rather than the one that was promised to us. Thanks for this!
OK, I am SOOOO digging the fact that they can be used for gnocchi! One of the things that's been holding me back on trying it is the double round of prep activity.
I use the kind that come in the bag that you just have to add water too...they have everything else in them but here is something I do often.
Potato Soup
1 Tbsp Butter
1/3 cup Chopped Onion
1 Pork Bouillon Cube (Knorr-in Asian Markets usually or sub another flavor)
1 Quart Water
1 Bag Instant Potatoes (I like the Roasted Garlic but use what you like)
Milk or Cream
Salt and Fresh Cracked Black Pepper
Saute the Onion in the Butter until Soft. Add the Water and the Bouillon Cube and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and Whisk in just enough of the Instant Potatoes to get a cake or muffin batter consistency. Add Milk or Cream until you have thinned it to desired consistency. Taste for Salt (usually doesn't need any because of the salt in the bouillon) and add Cracked Black Pepper if Desired.
Agreed! Am damn sick and tired of being hosed by the government just because we've worked hard and gotten a little ahead of some whiners.
My favorite meal-extending trick is the humble onion. These are cheap, filling, and I've almost always got a bunch of them lying around. Depending on the meal, you can dice them and stir them in lightly cooked, caramelize them and serve separately, stir-fry them in- there really are very few recipes that wouldn't work just great with an extra onion added in, and they're hardly even noticeable. And it adds at least another cup of bulk to the food, depending on the size of the onion.
Carrots and frozen corn are 2 other vegetables that are easily added and do a lot to fill out a dish.
That is some amazing design. I can see that in being a hot seller when it comes to market. Now if they could make it in other colors it would be even more fun (and marketable).
When I was growing up, we had a family friend who dropped in on one friend or relative or another nearly every day. But he had the good habit of - whether or not he called his intended host - ordering a pizza or other food delivered to their house, timed to arrive at the same time as himself. If the host was actually busy, he'd eat in his car and drive off.
Cats like them too.. When we get a stray kitten around we will feed them the potatoes or any extra infant cereal we have. They love it!
I am on SSD. I dont know if they made provisions for people like me? But, If I get it, I think it would be a good idea to stock up on foodstuffs and household items as the economy isnt getting any better and the cost just keeps rising!
I'm speechless. That is amazing!
From whence cometh the term "Rebate"?
What does paying taxes have to do with the government borrowing money from our kids... and then giving it away to save the Finance industry?
Gives new meaning to the term "entitlement". Try explaining the equality to a senior who is retired and can't work... and doesn't particpate because the taxes he or she paid in were stolen many years ago.
Again... how is "borrowed" money linked to "TAX" rebates.
reminds me of russian dolls.
Sweetened? I'd think that would be kind of icky. I could see evaporated milk, but I don't know about the sugar.
I use them for baby food. My daughter gets really constipated from oats or rice cereals, so IMP have become a great thing to have in the pantry. Plus, they thicken up homemade baby food that has gotten too liquidy in the freezer (the squash puree that breaks down over time.) She loves them, and it's just dried potatoes with no chemicals (Barbara's brand, from the food co-op, so I don't feel guilty) so it is healthy for her. Very portable, too--a little in a ziploc bag can stay in the diaper bag indefinitely for those restaurant meals.
In my opinion, if you can't live on 96 grand a year you need to re-evaluate your priorities. Up until recently I was the sole breadwinner in a family of four, making less than $45K. We were able to take vacations, eat out once in a while, live in a comfortable home, and enjoy a good life. I think that if I were making 96K then, I'd have felt like a millionaire!
A budget and methodological examination of where every dollar is being spent is the only way to understand why you're struggling to have a better lifestyle.
Maybe you need to move; we moved from a major city to a mid-sized one and were able to buy a bigger house for the same money, paid less in auto insurance, house insurance, gas (shorter commutes), and improved our overall quality of life.
Maybe you need to look at your expenses (groceries, clothing, jewelery, gifts, etc). Learning to follow a budget and to be frugal are so important.I suspect that you are trying to live a lifestyle that is above your means. You ask where your Mercedes Benz is, but do you really need a Benz? Not really.
I would get it just for the bed. I still don't have one!
Well credit card companies need to CHILLAX over interest rates, otherwise people could actually pay them back.
Raising interests rates because someone was late on a completely different account, card, or line of credit is assinine. It just creates a hole you can never dig yourself out from.
Too bad the color is that lime-green/yellow! Other than that what a cool concept!!
If this thing is reasonably priced it should sell like crazy. However, I've found that most of those Euorpean designer furniture items cost ten times as much as I think they should (except at IKEA, of course).
The only piece I own is a Bulo desk I bought at a lawn sale in a swanky area of Miami; I paid fifty bucks, it was in almost new condition, and when I did my homework I found that it retailed for over 3 grand! For a desk! Nonsense.
That's pretty darn cool. In my old room when I lived alone I pretty much just had those things, and a computer.
I'm 21, work full-time and go to college. I definetely make more than 3000/year and pay plenty of taxes on it. My parents claim me as a dependent but won't get a refund/rebate/whatever since I am over 21 BUT I won't get one either since I am claimed. That makes total since. I don't expect the government to give me "handouts" but if they are giving other people some of their money back- yes THEIR MONEY BACK since they paid it in the first place- I would like some of the money that I worked very hard to earn back as well.
...until after college....my mother never made them.
I intend to file suit against her in the United States Federal Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
New York: Fresh Direct , Fairway. Most delis and supermarkets will deliver to you.
Thanks for the tips, i included a link in my post valentine's roundup!
I've always been a hater of sandwiches and a lover of leftovers, so I don't think I've ever been in the habit of planning/making enough for only 1 or 2 people. That seems like such an inefficient way to cook, and somewhat awkward, since most recipes are geared toward 4-6 servings. Our unexpected guests these days are in the form of kids' friends (so cute! so much more polite than our own! how could you turn them away?), and it just means that DH and I have to scrounge something other than leftovers for lunch the next day.
I don't know how old your kids are, Lindsey, but if any of them are approaching the "fend for themselves" age, I've found that kids don't give a hoot about instant vs. fresh mashed potatoes. It's one of those things they can whip up for themselves for a hearty snack or make for the family if they want to help out or take charge of an entire meal, even.
When you remove the moral opprobrium, it becomes a question of what works and what doesn't. We as a society are fixated on punishment and seem somehow afraid that "letting people off the hook" will cause values to slide off the side of the moral mountain like an avalanche. Staying angry when forgiving someone would put your own heart at ease, jailing minor offenders to teach a "lesson," driving people into a lifetime of marginal earnings to avoid erasing impossible debts--when will we realize that these actions impoverish us as much as the person we want to punish?
You cut right to the heart of it when you talk about things getting "stuck." Sometimes we have to clear the books and start from the reality that actually exists rather than the one that was promised to us. Thanks for this!
OK, I am SOOOO digging the fact that they can be used for gnocchi! One of the things that's been holding me back on trying it is the double round of prep activity.
Very cool.
I use the kind that come in the bag that you just have to add water too...they have everything else in them but here is something I do often.
Potato Soup
1 Tbsp Butter
1/3 cup Chopped Onion
1 Pork Bouillon Cube (Knorr-in Asian Markets usually or sub another flavor)
1 Quart Water
1 Bag Instant Potatoes (I like the Roasted Garlic but use what you like)
Milk or Cream
Salt and Fresh Cracked Black Pepper
Saute the Onion in the Butter until Soft. Add the Water and the Bouillon Cube and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and Whisk in just enough of the Instant Potatoes to get a cake or muffin batter consistency. Add Milk or Cream until you have thinned it to desired consistency. Taste for Salt (usually doesn't need any because of the salt in the bouillon) and add Cracked Black Pepper if Desired.
Serve with a nice French Baugette.
~ Roland