You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.
Life changing pasta
- Thread starter traca
- Start date
mariadnoca
Moderator
I love it...I'd thought about doing this with soup in the past. smileys/smile.gif
When I was growing up my next door neighbor did this with tacos, but it was more spur of the moment...the word would get out that day: Taco's tonight at Peggy's house!
When I was growing up my next door neighbor did this with tacos, but it was more spur of the moment...the word would get out that day: Taco's tonight at Peggy's house!
Love that idea. My friends have a soup party once a quarter. Bring your own bowl. There's
always a vegetarian soup and something else. I love the idea of gathering friends--old and new--around something so simple and heartwarming. Whatever brings folks together. smileys/smile.gif I grew up in a neighborhood where we had block parties, neighborhood cocktails on our back deck, and I have fond memories of delivering May Day baskets to all our neighbors. I miss those days and I'm constantly looking for opportunities to bring folks together. Soup night is perfect! Are you going to do it? smileys/smile.gif
always a vegetarian soup and something else. I love the idea of gathering friends--old and new--around something so simple and heartwarming. Whatever brings folks together. smileys/smile.gif I grew up in a neighborhood where we had block parties, neighborhood cocktails on our back deck, and I have fond memories of delivering May Day baskets to all our neighbors. I miss those days and I'm constantly looking for opportunities to bring folks together. Soup night is perfect! Are you going to do it? smileys/smile.gif
mariadnoca
Moderator
Maybe come Fall. Doing a block party in 2 weeks.
mariadnoca
Moderator
Still planning, but kid parade and pot luck bbq is what we normally do...
Normally then we just let the kids go wild on the blocked off street. Someone may get a jump house. Normally the guys get a circle of grills going, we set up tables in front of my place (good shade) and folks bring meat and/or a side dish and then it's food/drink and visiting!
I have a stash of plates/etc we all pitched in $ for that I use for these events.
Normally then we just let the kids go wild on the blocked off street. Someone may get a jump house. Normally the guys get a circle of grills going, we set up tables in front of my place (good shade) and folks bring meat and/or a side dish and then it's food/drink and visiting!
I have a stash of plates/etc we all pitched in $ for that I use for these events.
mariadnoca
Moderator
Start one! I did. I got a bug up my behind and was the one that started ours.
mariadnoca
Moderator
You gotta make more do-ahead food. It happened to me one TG I hosted - it was wonderful
Amen, sister! By the time the party rolls around, I'm often so exhausted that I have
to rally my energy just to be present. Fun? Fun was in the planning. At the actual event, usually, not so much. Granted, I don't have a partner so I can't share any duties. What's tough is that I'm usually the "entertainer" and trying to be the cook. Someday, I'd like to pick one or the other. smileys/smile.gif
to rally my energy just to be present. Fun? Fun was in the planning. At the actual event, usually, not so much. Granted, I don't have a partner so I can't share any duties. What's tough is that I'm usually the "entertainer" and trying to be the cook. Someday, I'd like to pick one or the other. smileys/smile.gif
heather_in_sf
Well-known member
Starting Sunday dinner/supper with a friend
as mentioned in my 6 from last weekend. This weekend I'm making an osso bucco and bringing it to her house for lunch (or she's picking me up since I'm "the gimp". We're having a nice lunch because her son has to go back to his dad by 5 pm, and we don't want him to miss out. On the weekends when she gets him at 5 when we'll all have dinner together, along with anyone else who wants to join.
Over wine and chatting I realized just how lonely Sundays are for me, I'm fine until about 4 pm then I get mopey because I'm a single gal with no cat, man or kid and work is just a few hours away. So, friends that are family! Framily!! Maybe I should write about this...
as mentioned in my 6 from last weekend. This weekend I'm making an osso bucco and bringing it to her house for lunch (or she's picking me up since I'm "the gimp". We're having a nice lunch because her son has to go back to his dad by 5 pm, and we don't want him to miss out. On the weekends when she gets him at 5 when we'll all have dinner together, along with anyone else who wants to join.
Over wine and chatting I realized just how lonely Sundays are for me, I'm fine until about 4 pm then I get mopey because I'm a single gal with no cat, man or kid and work is just a few hours away. So, friends that are family! Framily!! Maybe I should write about this...
Totally. You should write about it. I'm frustrated because to save money, I've been
doing the roommate thing, and what a leap that is. Originally I thought, YAY. I can cook and share food with people. But no. Even friends I lived with were weird about eating food together. Either we couldn't nail down a time or a consistent day or they knew I was on a limited budget and didn't want to eat the food for that reason. Cooking gives me such joy. It just breaks my heart that time and time again I have no one to share it with.
I bounced around a lot last year. One friend sold her house, so I moved in with another friend. That was terrific--like a slumber party, really, but after 2 months, it was time to go. Then I got the roommate from hell. She had a terrific kitchen but she was straight out of Single White Female. I moved out in a month. The next place, a man split up with his wife and the kids moved out. He rented out 2 rooms in the house. Then left for Japan for a month...and decided not to come back. The remaining roommate and I had a terrific time once I figured out he was allergic to dairy (worse than gluten, in my book.) With the husband gone, they decided to sell the house, so the wife moved back in and that party was over. She was nice, but very territorial/motherly about the kitchen. So that lasted only about 3 months. Then I moved in with a friend and his family. I had visions of cooking everyone dinner a couple nights a week. But no. He says I can cook, but in reality. I can cook after the family goes to bed. I tried that, but trying to be quiet while them and the kids sleep and being up late and not being able to listen to my usual podcasts, etc. totally suck. So I am stuck doing take out or super simple things (It will be a while before I fall in love with eggs again. Just saying...) And don't even get me started about the lack of refrigeration space even though I'm paying serious $$$ to be here. They're used to foreign exchange students who never cook for themselves and come with nothing. Even though the house is a McMansion, they make a ton of money on foreign exchange students who stay in their room exclusively. As you may remember, I used to bake with their 5 year old son. Mom got jealous and put an end to that. So...now what? I give up.
I want to save on rent, but I want to cook too. I'm a respectful cook who cleans up after myself. And I'd love to share food. I'm tempted to get an apartment on my own again but then I'll have very little money for food and other stuff. So, I save money but can't cook or I spend money, but cook frugally. Ugh. And while I've been on this path, rents in Seattle have gone up 40%. I'm so bummed. I'll be moving on soon but I have no idea what to do next.
And then I broke my foot. For ease, just because of the housing situation and getting around, I've been eating way more fast food (carbs) than I care to admit. Ugh! I'm so frustrated and sick of it all!
The one thing I have going is my cooking group that meets once a month. We're supposed to bring a dish or two. I get so excited, sometimes I bring three or four! :smileys/smile.gif
doing the roommate thing, and what a leap that is. Originally I thought, YAY. I can cook and share food with people. But no. Even friends I lived with were weird about eating food together. Either we couldn't nail down a time or a consistent day or they knew I was on a limited budget and didn't want to eat the food for that reason. Cooking gives me such joy. It just breaks my heart that time and time again I have no one to share it with.
I bounced around a lot last year. One friend sold her house, so I moved in with another friend. That was terrific--like a slumber party, really, but after 2 months, it was time to go. Then I got the roommate from hell. She had a terrific kitchen but she was straight out of Single White Female. I moved out in a month. The next place, a man split up with his wife and the kids moved out. He rented out 2 rooms in the house. Then left for Japan for a month...and decided not to come back. The remaining roommate and I had a terrific time once I figured out he was allergic to dairy (worse than gluten, in my book.) With the husband gone, they decided to sell the house, so the wife moved back in and that party was over. She was nice, but very territorial/motherly about the kitchen. So that lasted only about 3 months. Then I moved in with a friend and his family. I had visions of cooking everyone dinner a couple nights a week. But no. He says I can cook, but in reality. I can cook after the family goes to bed. I tried that, but trying to be quiet while them and the kids sleep and being up late and not being able to listen to my usual podcasts, etc. totally suck. So I am stuck doing take out or super simple things (It will be a while before I fall in love with eggs again. Just saying...) And don't even get me started about the lack of refrigeration space even though I'm paying serious $$$ to be here. They're used to foreign exchange students who never cook for themselves and come with nothing. Even though the house is a McMansion, they make a ton of money on foreign exchange students who stay in their room exclusively. As you may remember, I used to bake with their 5 year old son. Mom got jealous and put an end to that. So...now what? I give up.
I want to save on rent, but I want to cook too. I'm a respectful cook who cleans up after myself. And I'd love to share food. I'm tempted to get an apartment on my own again but then I'll have very little money for food and other stuff. So, I save money but can't cook or I spend money, but cook frugally. Ugh. And while I've been on this path, rents in Seattle have gone up 40%. I'm so bummed. I'll be moving on soon but I have no idea what to do next.
And then I broke my foot. For ease, just because of the housing situation and getting around, I've been eating way more fast food (carbs) than I care to admit. Ugh! I'm so frustrated and sick of it all!
The one thing I have going is my cooking group that meets once a month. We're supposed to bring a dish or two. I get so excited, sometimes I bring three or four! :smileys/smile.gif
It's a heartbreaking situation. I certainly understand the frustration.
I know it so well. Most people don't seem to understand how important, how creative, and how much of an outlet, cooking can be for some. I give prepared food to friends who were so good to me when I came here, not only because I know they'll enjoy it and hate to cook, but also because there is no one for me to cook for. And yes, it costs a bunch to buy the ingredients, but I enjoy this. But every time, I get a lecture that really reduces the joy.
And like you, I'm finding friends with dairy allergies present a hopeless situation. How creative can you be when your guests can't eat ANY dairy?! At first I thought it would just be a challenge but now it's just a bear.
I was talking with a friend from the East last week and mentioned that I miss having someone to cook for and with. She said that she and her H might come out and I could cook for them. I clearly failed to communicate that I miss having a critical palate and help in the kitchen as well as a person who had a bit of culinary sophistication, all on a daily basis. Most of my friends don't even know what they're eating and I sit there doing my own verbal commentary on my own dinners. I feel as though I'm in a mire.
Your cooking group does sound as though they all have fun and have similar interests. A good solace. I joined one here but I was stunned...............
I don't have your roommate problem. Maybe we can help to figure out a solution. It sure seems as though it needs to be solved. Some wonderful household that provides room and board plus some COL in a beautiful surrounding in exchange for meals production 5 days a week??
Aaaaah, life just isn't easy.
Yuck, maybe it's a west coast dilemma.
I know it so well. Most people don't seem to understand how important, how creative, and how much of an outlet, cooking can be for some. I give prepared food to friends who were so good to me when I came here, not only because I know they'll enjoy it and hate to cook, but also because there is no one for me to cook for. And yes, it costs a bunch to buy the ingredients, but I enjoy this. But every time, I get a lecture that really reduces the joy.
And like you, I'm finding friends with dairy allergies present a hopeless situation. How creative can you be when your guests can't eat ANY dairy?! At first I thought it would just be a challenge but now it's just a bear.
I was talking with a friend from the East last week and mentioned that I miss having someone to cook for and with. She said that she and her H might come out and I could cook for them. I clearly failed to communicate that I miss having a critical palate and help in the kitchen as well as a person who had a bit of culinary sophistication, all on a daily basis. Most of my friends don't even know what they're eating and I sit there doing my own verbal commentary on my own dinners. I feel as though I'm in a mire.
Your cooking group does sound as though they all have fun and have similar interests. A good solace. I joined one here but I was stunned...............
I don't have your roommate problem. Maybe we can help to figure out a solution. It sure seems as though it needs to be solved. Some wonderful household that provides room and board plus some COL in a beautiful surrounding in exchange for meals production 5 days a week??
Aaaaah, life just isn't easy.
Yuck, maybe it's a west coast dilemma.