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Ignoring it, just like I did the bird flu and any other "Scare" done up to keep people distracted and afraid. It's BS.

Marinated Beef Skewers grilled to perfection, Grilled Corn on the Cob and some pasta with a tomato sauce.

@mmmassey Another winnipeger! WooT! Yeah, you can find dutch crunch in Safeway here from time to time, but in Thunder Bay Ontario where I went to school you could get it all the time. I just came back from groceries, now I want to go back and see if I can get a loaf of this for dinner, even if it is raining and the kids are down for a nap.

Go away Shill

Hmmmm Company for dinner saturday night, and Sunday is father's day. On the other hand, I do know what I could do, Cottage Pie!

1 lb Lean Ground Beef $2.69
Beef Bullion $1.00
Large onion $1.00
2 Stalks Celery $0.50
1 Can of Corn $1.00
2 Carrots $0.50
1 lb Potatoes $0.75
1 bulb Garlic(we eat lots of garlic in my house) $0.50
Grated Cheddar cheese $1.00
Butter, Sour Cream $1.00
Herbs (Free, leftover dried from last year's harvest)

$9.94

Of course I have everything needed for this on hand, but I culled prices from local flyers, or guestimated where I needed to. My numbers might be a little off, but yeah, that would feed my family for at least one meal, possibly dinner and lunch the next day. Throw in a loaf of homemade bread and it would easily make 2 meals.

I cannot stand Bananas. Any suggestions on what to substitute in their place?

@arm1970 While this is a cooking site, I feel I have to refute your comment. It takes as long to learn Linux and all it's ticks, while finding versions of your software that work with it, or alternatives that do what you want, as it does to learn how to properly care for your PC. Linux is a neat toy, and I'm told it's a good server, but it's no Desktop OS for everyday regular people.

As to the chicken, I'm in Canada, No free chicken for me. I MIGHT try it out after if I am hungry and KFC is nearby, but past experience has shown me that KFC isn't as good as it once was.

@sadiepix OOH, I had to wiki that but that sounds like just what I am looking for! Never heard of it before, but that sounds like the missing ingredient in my soup! Thanks a ton!

Damn I wish my wife and I had friends like you. We never got any help from our friends when the kids were born. Blankets, some clothes for kids yes, but no food, and next to no visits or anything. I think it has to do with the fact that most of them are scared of kids! Oh well. Sauces are better then prepped pasta I'd say, and stews and soups are always nice, Maybe even some desserts.

Avoid spicy food as it changes the taste of mommy's milk which can be undesirerable. The less messy the food the better, as sometimes you're just too tired to clean up the mess! (which leads to a nice help, offer to come over and watch the baby so mommy can rest, or even help out with some chores, especially if it's a ceasarian birth!), and yes one handed eating, or something you can eat while moving about is a good choice.

More then anything, ask the new parents what they would like to eat. Different babies bring different changes. With my daughter, we could still do everything much the same, though I was doing almost all the housework as well as cooking because she was a C-section and wifey couldn't do everything, doctor ordered her to rest as much as she could till the incision healed (and I enforced this far more then she liked.) With My son (2nd child) we could sorely have used another set of hands for a few days, just to help keep up with everything, or even take my daughter for a few hours to give us some extra time to get things done.

Let them fend for themselves. Everyone in the house is grown up, and should be able to cook for themselves. Being a chosen diet rather then a required one, and it's everyone's home, they can cook for themself.

@lamora the green jellow salad? It's my father's favourite. I learned to make it so I can make it next time he comes for dinner. Luckily my parents can cook. My Mother in Law is an okay cook. If she's cooking for only a few people. It's bland and simple but it's okay.

wrap bacon in bacon.

alright I'll bite.

1. I'm the only man I know who cooks, most of them barely BBQ.
2. I am confused by people who can't cook basic things like soup or bread.
3. I will often invite people over just to have an excuse to cook something I wouldn't normally cook.
4. I am a meat eater by inclination, in fact when I eat a vegetarian meal I often find myself still hungry and unfullfilled.
5. I am trying to find more vegetable sides that I enjoy. Roasted brussel sprouts are my new friend.
6. I am the only one in my house who eats peppers, be they red, green, yellow, any sort, and so I buy them frozen to have some on hand all the time.
7. I don't like pancakes, but give me french toast
8. My pallette us starting to become more refined and processed foods are starting to bother me.
9. My favourite Juices are Cranberry and grapefruit.
10. I've made my own Mead before.
11. Garlic is a side dish
12. I can't stand fish
13. Or Mushrooms
14. A pan fried steak can be just as good as a BBQ'd one, if you do it right.
15. I love peroghy, but my family recipie only makes them in 20 dozen batches, so I rarely make them.
16. Recipies are more like guidelines really.
17. The Best Pizza is a good dry pepperoni, Dough made with Beer rolled thin, a blend of cheeses sprinkled lighter then most places do, onions, garlic, and red peppers and my homemade pizza sauce.
18. Shortbreads are a thing of beauty.
19. I'll indulge in some of the most decadent foods and not feel guilty.
20. French fries should be double dipped. Soggy fries suck.
21. I prefer dried fruit to fresh.
22. I buy salted almonds just to snack.
23. I am a rum snob. People who bring me bacardi or Captain Morgan or appleton estate get dirty looks. If I drink cheap rum it's Goslings Black Seal.
24. White rum is not rum
25. Sushi is not fit for human consumption.