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Hmm artichoke & popcorn, sounds ok to me...a little different maybe, but that's not a bad thing! Now artichoke, & - that'd be a bit Too much!

yes it would. the popcorn was rather burnt, and the artichoke maybe a bit undercooked (my bad) but altogether a pleasant afternoon

i could go for some now, though....

see you.

OPh yes, goes well after pretty much anything! I'll be getting some in awhile, now that you've 'nudged me in that direction'.

I'm not sure how undercooked an artichoke can be...I usually have them on a pickle platter. You know cold & marinated in olive oil(but I imagine they're cooked or steamed first).

Right see you!

I usually steam mine with garlic and a bay leaf for about 45 min and then dip it in hummus (garbanzo puree). The tricky part is that you have to cook it slowly over a low boil (unless you have a pressure cooker, which i don't), otherwise it doesn't cook! I figured this out the hard way one day when the windows were open and blew the flame out from under the pot...i tried to salvage it by putting it over a huge flame for 5-10 min, but in vain. the problem the other day was that i needed to get over there in time to catch the first movie so i didn't get to cook it quite long enough. then (just my luck) i missed most of the first part of the film anyway, so i was kinda frustrated. but overall we had a good time.

i think i'm going to get some , but first i need to work on a piece for oboe. see you!

Ah me! I Should've thought of cooking the whole item, but because I've usually had it diced...I guess I was just thinking that segments or sections would cook faster.

You seem to pretty much have a good method of preparation. The hummus would be a great touch! Of course circumstancesintervene every now & then. Too bad you missed the first part of the film, I know what that's like. But at least things went reasinably well, that's good!

I'm still rather stuffed from a late & veggies lunch that I had, with 2 pieces of onion naan to soak up the sauce. So I'll wait awhile, but I'm thinking dark with almonds later. see you!

I just love food. I love grocery shopping. We have pitiful produce in this part of the country (which is only available at places like Wal-Mart....blech), but I try to make the most of it. I do make it up to St. Louis once or twice a year for a Costco & Target run though. Mostly for marinara sauce from the Hill in large quantities and Chocolove(thanks again), but I have in the past gotten really greasy veggie burgers, muenster cheese, and a whole bunch of other goodies as well. I also shop at a natural/health food store about half an hour from here that does great stuff (my summer favorites: dried figs and dates!).

Speaking of food, what to do for lunch today? I'll see if there's any more of the French bread. If so, I can make a proscuitto/provolone/sauteed pepper & onion sandwich.

Talk with you soon!

*TV talk-show host voice*"thank you Nancy, & continuing with todays topic of food..." My lunch was a food court meal, but a better-than-average one. Not just a Burger King or Taco Bell burrito(KFC chicken or whatever), a nice serving of Jamaican Jerk chicken. A well-seasoned chicken leg on a bed of moist fluffy rice, with a small salad.

I sometimes get fresh salami, prosciutto, etc for sanwiches at The Italian Centre, or maybe stop to have one of their pre-made sanwiches before I shop. For ethnic shopping right now, I'm itching to get to the Indian area of the city & probably http://www.fruiticana.com ...ooh seedless watermelon in their online flyer! But yes you've planted the sandwich seed in my mindso a trip to http://www.italiancentre.ca is also in the near future(trivia, my sandwiches are usually on rye bread).

Ok catch you soon...oh & check my 2 posts to ~E yesterday & today!

yes, sanDwiches...oh & they have some good eastern European vegetable spreads(which are nice in/on sanDwiches.

Something I bought awhile ago but didn't mention, are some Bissinger's Naturals Organic Blueberry & Acai(fruit/berries)gummy s-the two being natural sources of antioxidants, I was just munching a few & glanced at the Bissinger's brand name!

Now that you've gotten me thinking about chicken and rice and salad and sanDwiches () and watermelon and gummy s, I'm going to need some lunch soon.

Last night I had a cool pasta salad-type dish. It was very simple, though. I just chopped up some (homegrown) tomatoes and basil, added that to chilled bowtie pasta, put in some minced garlic and olive oil ...along with some very buttery warm garlic bread! For that I put a ton of softened butter, some garlic powder, and a heaping of grated parmesan (sp?) cheese. Yum.

I ordered a Jon Stewart book Monday, which I'm looking forward to recieving. I need a small repose into comedy every once in a while ...
TTYL!

*cups hands 'round mouth*Hel-lo!


*...shrugs & leaves *

hi!

how are you? it's been a long time.

thanks for the , though!

i'm out of chips, too....

seeyou!

Hi!

I'm great...how've you been?

oh you're welcome...I did some stocking up earlier, including some cashews covered in with chili & lime - I had sampled a few & they're fairly addictive!

right, whenever 'k!