Don't even get me started with the certain immigrants who show up in their Tesla's, then argue they didn't get enough. Or have their Prada purses over their shoulder driving a Range Rover. Or try to hide the haul they have already gotten from another pantry, when they pull up to ours.
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Monday, I got informed that we are making changes at the food bank where I volunteer. Starting in November, I'm to watch addresses (I'm the computer gal and I get their names in the car lineup). If they have other than our local small suburbs addresses (Battle Ground, Brush Prairie, Amboy...
I'm a Master Food Preserver, and I would never ever can the way my Mother did. There are so many new organisms nowadays present in food that using old methods will NOT get them denatured, killed, etc.
Just look at all the food manufacturers recalls these last 15 or so years.
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Tell your wife that dates on products are not the law - not Federal or USDA or state.... They were originally put there to help grocers manage their inventory. And that most manuf post dates about 2 years out, in general. The food, of course, last alot longer.
I'm finishing up my 2023 items...
I have a year's worth of coffee in the basement. We are not fussy about our coffee, especially since hubs and son enjoy a little coffee in their vanilla oat based creamer. Me? I'm a black coffee person, and only have one cup after my morning tea.
Coffee prices for retail packages are up 21%...
I made sheet pan chicken. Three large breasts chunked up, marinating in teriyaki all day, with four huge yellow potatoes and a bunch of veggies on top. YUMMY!
Old memory: When Daddy was over in the Vietnam War, us kids won a mated pair of chinchillas from the Sacramento County Fair. We had those two for quite a few years! Tai and Wan, cus that is where he was stationed as a squadron commander. They had about three babies over the years.
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Future Soldiers Preparatory Course: This program, sometimes nicknamed "Fat Camp," is for individuals who don't meet the initial Army fitness standards.
Focus: Intense physical training, nutritional guidance, and lifestyle changes to help recruits meet the required body fat and fitness standards...
I have a friend, who raised her grandson from age 5. He signed up for the army a few months ago, and was just sent off to "conditioning" camp. You see, at 23, he's overweight and out of shape, except for his thumbs. (her words). Its a 6 month camp, and then he'll be sent to basic.
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When I was in 5th and 6th grade in Universal City/Cibolo Texas, my favorite meal at a local hole in the wall restaurant was onion and cheese enchiladas. I still remember them all these decades later!
Pulled the entire garden yesterday. Sprinkled some seeds for winter soil building. Covered them with the pulled zuc, squashes, eggplants, and some tomatoes.