A TV dinner that's really good (?!)

[ea56]

I plan our meals for a week in advance, make a list, always have a backup on hand of any staple item we use, and when the backup is pulled off the shelf, this item goes on weekly shopping list. I cook everything from scratch, even bake all of our bread and make all of our salad dressing. I use very little prepared food, but I do like canned beans for convenience. We always have a large salad with dinner with a variety of fresh vegetables, and we eat plenty of fresh fruit. I do use some frozen vegetables and I have a fondness for Ore-Ida Crispy Crowns, much better than Tater Tots, but thats about the extent of packaged food.

When I shop I move systematically through the store, and seldom deviate from my list, unless some special catches my eye and its something I know we will use. And we never throw away food.

Since I was aware of the impending power shutoffs I purposely used up almost all the frozen meat and perishables. Also, we froze water bottles and made lots of ice to keep things cold during any outage. The last info from PGE shows that we JUST escape the areas that are having their power shut off. I’ve got my fingers crossed that we keep our power on. And don’t get me started on what I think of PGE, my head will explode.

Eddie[this post was last edited: 10/9/2019-14:00]

 

[thomasortega]

All around, as the Brazilans might say, "voce nao vai querer eu chegue no final"

Nah, as a Brazilian and from Iguassu, If I were in Fort Worth, I'd say Why have a Microwave or even a range in the kitchen If there's a Rafain Steakhouse?

Well, not anymore in Fort Worth as it closed after the manager stole over 1 million dollars and they ended up evicted from that nice location, but the Dallas branch is open. It's worth the drive (Dallas Pkwy and Frankfort, right next to Wells Fargo and Extended Stay America)

It's the steakhouse that comes closest to the real Brazilian "churrasco". Stay away from Texas de Brazil (gosh, that's horrible) and Fogo de Chão (even worse, absurdly expensive and NOTHING to do with Brazil).

And as a tradition in a REAL brazilian steakhouse, the guests walk in and roll out, feeling sick and saying "OMG, I'll never eat that much again in my life." Next week we repeat exactly the same thing and say exactly the same thing.

Don't forget to eat the roasted pineapple. it helps minimizing the bloating.