when i came in from working out in the gardens.

warmed up some more bbq pork loin and then mixed in
with it some potato chips (we didn't have corn chips
or i'd have put those in instead). these particular
potato chips are thick and very hard and i really do
enjoy them when i eat them but i'm not really much of
a snack at night kind of person if i can help it. by
mixing them in it softens them up and turns them into
kind of like some kind of potato side with extra
grease and a little crunch and more salt.

all was good.

then i made some hot chocolate (from a mix, not very
good it needs more cocoa) and then washed the dishes
and am happily sprawled out here for the rest of the
night.

songbird

On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 6:27:29 PM UTC-5, songbird wrote:
> when i came in from working out in the gardens.
>
> warmed up some more bbq pork loin and then mixed in
> with it some potato chips (we didn't have corn chips
> or i'd have put those in instead). these particular
> potato chips are thick and very hard and i really do
> enjoy them when i eat them but i'm not really much of
> a snack at night kind of person if i can help it. by
> mixing them in it softens them up and turns them into
> kind of like some kind of potato side with extra
> grease and a little crunch and more salt.
>
> all was good.
>
No wonder you live with Mom. Crumbling potato chips
into BBQ pork is a childlike thing to do.
>
> then i made some hot chocolate (from a mix, not very
> good it needs more cocoa) and then washed the dishes
> and am happily sprawled out here for the rest of the
> night.
>
"Not very good" describes your food in general.
>
> songbird

--Bryan

Bryan Simmons wrote:

> On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 6:27:29 PM UTC-5, songbird wrote:
> > when i came in from working out in the gardens.
> >
> > warmed up some more bbq pork loin and then mixed in
> > with it some potato chips (we didn't have corn chips
> > or i'd have put those in instead). these particular
> > potato chips are thick and very hard and i really do
> > enjoy them when i eat them but i'm not really much of
> > a snack at night kind of person if i can help it. by
> > mixing them in it softens them up and turns them into
> > kind of like some kind of potato side with extra
> > grease and a little crunch and more salt.
> >
> > all was good.
> >
> No wonder you live with Mom. Crumbling potato chips
> into BBQ pork is a childlike thing to do.
> >
> > then i made some hot chocolate (from a mix, not very
> > good it needs more cocoa) and then washed the dishes
> > and am happily sprawled out here for the rest of the
> > night.
> >
> "Not very good" describes your food in general.

Heh...

"songbird" needs to be fitted with a drool cup, lol...

--
GM

On Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 6:08:54 AM UTC-5, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 6:27:29 PM UTC-5, songbird wrote:
> > when i came in from working out in the gardens.
> >
> > warmed up some more bbq pork loin and then mixed in
> > with it some potato chips (we didn't have corn chips
> > or i'd have put those in instead). these particular
> > potato chips are thick and very hard and i really do
> > enjoy them when i eat them but i'm not really much of
> > a snack at night kind of person if i can help it. by
> > mixing them in it softens them up and turns them into
> > kind of like some kind of potato side with extra
> > grease and a little crunch and more salt.
> >
> > all was good.
> >
> No wonder you live with Mom. Crumbling potato chips
> into BBQ pork is a childlike thing to do.
> >
> > then i made some hot chocolate (from a mix, not very
> > good it needs more cocoa) and then washed the dishes
> > and am happily sprawled out here for the rest of the
> > night.
> >
> "Not very good" describes your food in general.
> >
> > songbird
>
> --Bryan

Pork ?? I'm staying Kosher to support.... you know.

On 10/23/2023 7:27 PM, songbird wrote:
> when i came in from working out in the gardens.
>
> warmed up some more bbq pork loin and then mixed in
> with it some potato chips (we didn't have corn chips
> or i'd have put those in instead). these particular
> potato chips are thick and very hard and i really do
> enjoy them when i eat them but i'm not really much of
> a snack at night kind of person if i can help it. by
> mixing them in it softens them up and turns them into
> kind of like some kind of potato side with extra
> grease and a little crunch and more salt.
>
(snippage)
>
> songbird

I'm hazarding a guess you're talking about pulled pork. May I ask why
you mix potato chips or corn chips into it? Your description of turning
it into "some sort of potato side" doesn't compute.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:
....
> I'm hazarding a guess you're talking about pulled pork. May I ask why
> you mix potato chips or corn chips into it? Your description of turning
> it into "some sort of potato side" doesn't compute.

a side mixed in. i'm not one of those people who has
to have things not touching on a plate to enjoy them.
i like stews, etc. and i'm not too picky about some
things where i'm going to quibble about what it looks
like.

it tasted good, it fed me, life went on. good times.

songbird

On 2023-10-25, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> ...
>> I'm hazarding a guess you're talking about pulled pork. May I ask why
>> you mix potato chips or corn chips into it? Your description of turning
>> it into "some sort of potato side" doesn't compute.
>
> a side mixed in.

If it's mixed in, it's not a side. It's a condiment or garnish.

--
Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2023-10-25, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> ...
>>> I'm hazarding a guess you're talking about pulled pork. May I ask why
>>> you mix potato chips or corn chips into it? Your description of turning
>>> it into "some sort of potato side" doesn't compute.
>>
>> a side mixed in.
>
> If it's mixed in, it's not a side. It's a condiment or garnish.

ok!

songbird

On 10/24/2023 9:30 PM, songbird wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> ...
>> I'm hazarding a guess you're talking about pulled pork. May I ask why
>> you mix potato chips or corn chips into it? Your description of turning
>> it into "some sort of potato side" doesn't compute.
>
> a side mixed in. i'm not one of those people who has
> to have things not touching on a plate to enjoy them.
> i like stews, etc. and i'm not too picky about some
> things where i'm going to quibble about what it looks
> like.
>
I don't much care but you also said if you'd had corn chips you'd have
mixed those in instead. In either case, it's not really a side dish.

> it tasted good, it fed me, life went on. good times.
>
>
> songbird

Glad you enjoyed it.

Jill

songbird wrote:

> when i came in from working out in the gardens.
>
> warmed up some more bbq pork loin and then mixed in
> with it some potato chips (we didn't have corn chips
> or i'd have put those in instead). these particular
> potato chips are thick and very hard and i really do
> enjoy them when i eat them but i'm not really much of
> a snack at night kind of person if i can help it. by
> mixing them in it softens them up and turns them into
> kind of like some kind of potato side with extra
> grease and a little crunch and more salt.
>
> all was good.
>
> then i made some hot chocolate (from a mix, not very
> good it needs more cocoa) and then washed the dishes
> and am happily sprawled out here for the rest of the
> night.
>
>
> songbird

Happy for you! I'd have used the chips as a scoup for the BBQ meat.
Maybe I'm the odd one?

On 10/25/2023 6:30 PM, cshenk wrote:
> songbird wrote:
>
>> when i came in from working out in the gardens.
>>
>> warmed up some more bbq pork loin and then mixed in
>> with it some potato chips (we didn't have corn chips
>> or i'd have put those in instead). these particular
>> potato chips are thick and very hard and i really do
>> enjoy them when i eat them but i'm not really much of
>> a snack at night kind of person if i can help it. by
>> mixing them in it softens them up and turns them into
>> kind of like some kind of potato side with extra
>> grease and a little crunch and more salt.
>>
>> all was good.
>>
>> then i made some hot chocolate (from a mix, not very
>> good it needs more cocoa) and then washed the dishes
>> and am happily sprawled out here for the rest of the
>> night.
>>
>>
>> songbird
>
> Happy for you! I'd have used the chips as a scoup for the BBQ meat.
> Maybe I'm the odd one?

I'd have had the chips on the side. Maybe I'm the odd one. ;)

Jill

On 2023-10-25, songbird wrote:

> i'm not one of those people who has
> to have things not touching on a plate

They can do that with tiny frogs.

jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/25/2023 6:30 PM, cshenk wrote:
>> songbird wrote:
>>
>>>    when i came in from working out in the gardens.
>>>
>>>    warmed up some more bbq pork loin and then mixed in
>>> with it some potato chips (we didn't have corn chips
>>> or i'd have put those in instead).  these particular
>>> potato chips are thick and very hard and i really do
>>> enjoy them when i eat them but i'm not really much of
>>> a snack at night kind of person if i can help it.  by
>>> mixing them in it softens them up and turns them into
>>> kind of like some kind of potato side with extra
>>> grease and a little crunch and more salt.
>>>
>>>    all was good.
>>>
>>>    then i made some hot chocolate (from a mix, not very
>>> good it needs more cocoa) and then washed the dishes
>>> and am happily sprawled out here for the rest of the
>>> night.
>>>
>>>
>>>    songbird
>>
>> Happy for you!  I'd have used the chips as a scoup for the
>> BBQ meat.
>> Maybe I'm the odd one?
>
> I'd have had the chips on the side.  Maybe I'm the odd one. ;)
>
> Jill

It matters not if a regent is odd, your majesty.

On Monday, October 23, 2023 at 1:27:29 PM UTC-10, songbird wrote:
> when i came in from working out in the gardens.
>
> warmed up some more bbq pork loin and then mixed in
> with it some potato chips (we didn't have corn chips
> or i'd have put those in instead). these particular
> potato chips are thick and very hard and i really do
> enjoy them when i eat them but i'm not really much of
> a snack at night kind of person if i can help it. by
> mixing them in it softens them up and turns them into
> kind of like some kind of potato side with extra
> grease and a little crunch and more salt.
>
> all was good.
>
> then i made some hot chocolate (from a mix, not very
> good it needs more cocoa) and then washed the dishes
> and am happily sprawled out here for the rest of the
> night.
>
>
> songbird

Here in the deep South, we love our fried chicken - it's one of my signature dishes. I found 6 big thighs for 6 bucks. The breading I mixed up was flour, pepper, garlic powder, and chicken powder. I used chicken powder because it's mostly salt and MSG. You can't go wrong with salt and MSG. The chicken was a little strange because it included a lot of the surrounding skin. This was wrapped around the thigh while it was breaded resulting in a chicken completely wrapped in skin. The is great news for lovers of crispy chicken skin.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/jdFoSShTkxTQKe9t7

jmcquown wrote:
> On 10/24/2023 9:30 PM, songbird wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> ...
>>> I'm hazarding a guess you're talking about pulled pork. May I ask why
>>> you mix potato chips or corn chips into it? Your description of turning
>>> it into "some sort of potato side" doesn't compute.
>>
>> a side mixed in. i'm not one of those people who has
>> to have things not touching on a plate to enjoy them.
>> i like stews, etc. and i'm not too picky about some
>> things where i'm going to quibble about what it looks
>> like.
>>
> I don't much care but you also said if you'd had corn chips you'd have
> mixed those in instead. In either case, it's not really a side dish.

right, it's just a different perspective on what
that means. to me if i partially fill a bowl or
plate and then pile some chips on the side or on
top then i consider that a side. if i then later
mix them together as i'm eating them or a few
moments before eating them then i consider that
just a preference about texture or flavors or
perhaps i'm in a hurry and just want the meal
down my gullet.

in particular with those chips they are thick
and hard and it would take me a few moments longer
to eat the meal than if the chips soak up some of
the juice and soften.

>> it tasted good, it fed me, life went on. good times.
>>
>>
>> songbird
>
> Glad you enjoyed it.

:) last of the pork gone yesterday. i did
enjoy it. for about a week and a half? i did
eat other things too at times but that was the
main protein of my diet (peanuts, peanut butter
and cheese being the rest for that component).

songbird

cshenk wrote:
....
> Happy for you! I'd have used the chips as a scoup for the BBQ meat.
> Maybe I'm the odd one?

not at all IMO. yesterday's last pork went on
well toasted and buttered homemade bread which
was the platform to get it from the bowl to my
mouth. i don't much like huge sandwiches so a
single layer of toast with stuff on it works a
lot better for me (open faced i guess is what
some people would think of it, but i'm not really
putting the toast down as i just cut it in half
and hold the piece of bread and put the pork on
that as i'm taking bites).

no matter what, it got the job done. :)

other components of the meal were some apples
with peanut butter and a few small tangerines.
now that we're heading into winter months i try
to up my citrus because we're not getting as much
fresh veggies and i need those vitamins.

songbird

On Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 10:15:36 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
> cshenk wrote:
> ...
> > Happy for you! I'd have used the chips as a scoup for the BBQ meat.
> > Maybe I'm the odd one?
> not at all IMO. yesterday's last pork went on
> well toasted and buttered homemade bread which
> was the platform to get it from the bowl to my
> mouth. i don't much like huge sandwiches so a
> single layer of toast with stuff on it works a
> lot better for me (open faced i guess is what
> some people would think of it, but i'm not really
> putting the toast down as i just cut it in half
> and hold the piece of bread and put the pork on
> that as i'm taking bites).
>
> no matter what, it got the job done. :)
>
> other components of the meal were some apples
> with peanut butter and a few small tangerines.
> now that we're heading into winter months i try
> to up my citrus because we're not getting as much
> fresh veggies and i need those vitamins.

Good deal. Basically snacking on chip & dip and fruit. Healthy, too.

songbird wrote:

> cshenk wrote:
> ...
> > Happy for you! I'd have used the chips as a scoup for the BBQ meat.
> > Maybe I'm the odd one?
>
> not at all IMO. yesterday's last pork went on
> well toasted and buttered homemade bread which
> was the platform to get it from the bowl to my
> mouth. i don't much like huge sandwiches so a
> single layer of toast with stuff on it works a
> lot better for me (open faced i guess is what
> some people would think of it, but i'm not really
> putting the toast down as i just cut it in half
> and hold the piece of bread and put the pork on
> that as i'm taking bites).
>
> no matter what, it got the job done. :)
>
> other components of the meal were some apples
> with peanut butter and a few small tangerines.
> now that we're heading into winter months i try
> to up my citrus because we're not getting as much
> fresh veggies and i need those vitamins.
>
>
> songbird

Works for me!

Today was shopping day. I loaded up on bell peppers, mushrooms and
fresh fruits. I got a trip planned to Asian America for Gai Lan and
maybe mustard greens.

cshenk wrote:
....
> Today was shopping day. I loaded up on bell peppers, mushrooms and
> fresh fruits. I got a trip planned to Asian America for Gai Lan and
> maybe mustard greens.

we love mushrooms. we're going to be making some
onion soup sometime and there's a large packages
of mushrooms in the fridge for that. so it's really
onion and mushroom soup...

i like about anything other than really strong fishy
and seaweed tastes but if someone else will cook it and
let me try it i'm at least game for the first bite.
now though there are those super hot peppers and i have
to amend my conditions because those would be too much
for me.

songbird

On Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 3:04:36 PM UTC-4, cshenk wrote:
> songbird wrote:
>
> > cshenk wrote:
> > ...
> > > Happy for you! I'd have used the chips as a scoup for the BBQ meat.
> > > Maybe I'm the odd one?
> >
> > not at all IMO. yesterday's last pork went on
> > well toasted and buttered homemade bread which
> > was the platform to get it from the bowl to my
> > mouth. i don't much like huge sandwiches so a
> > single layer of toast with stuff on it works a
> > lot better for me (open faced i guess is what
> > some people would think of it, but i'm not really
> > putting the toast down as i just cut it in half
> > and hold the piece of bread and put the pork on
> > that as i'm taking bites).
> >
> > no matter what, it got the job done. :)
> >
> > other components of the meal were some apples
> > with peanut butter and a few small tangerines.
> > now that we're heading into winter months i try
> > to up my citrus because we're not getting as much
> > fresh veggies and i need those vitamins.
> >
> >
> > songbird
> Works for me!
>
> Today was shopping day. I loaded up on bell peppers, mushrooms

Sounds like a great sauce for pasta, especially if you have enough grated Mozzarella and Garlic bread.

songbird wrote:

> cshenk wrote:
> ...
> > Today was shopping day. I loaded up on bell peppers, mushrooms and
> > fresh fruits. I got a trip planned to Asian America for Gai Lan and
> > maybe mustard greens.
>
> we love mushrooms. we're going to be making some
> onion soup sometime and there's a large packages
> of mushrooms in the fridge for that. so it's really
> onion and mushroom soup...
>
> i like about anything other than really strong fishy
> and seaweed tastes but if someone else will cook it and
> let me try it i'm at least game for the first bite.
> now though there are those super hot peppers and i have
> to amend my conditions because those would be too much
> for me.
>
>
> songbird

Have you tried mixing mushroom types? Really adds a depth of flavor to
do that.