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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 4/20/2008 7:05:51 PM
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I have ground various grains before for recipes. The only one that I soak is my barley for barley bread and all the others are dry (raw dry) so I'd think these would be dry too.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 4/21/2008 10:10:31 AM
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FunBetty
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Shar-Mar....do you live far from the grocery store??? Could you get an ice chest and buy a bag of ice for the cold food?
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 4/21/2008 10:20:59 AM
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WhiteRoseBlessings
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Tina . . .
First - I love your new handle (although since I haven't been around the Singles folder in a while, I don't know how "new" it actually is). 
To answer your question, I don't drive; and so to get to the grocery store, I either walk (which is a 30-minute walk, each way), or I walk there and take the bus back home. I only take the bus back when I don't have more groceries than is comfortable to carry for a few minutes, because taking the bus back can take up to one / two hours (depending on which grocery store I use . . . there's another one that's a 45-minute walk from where I live; it's the better of the two, so I go there periodically as well).
I have my trike, but it's been out of commission since November (bad tube and/or tire), and I haven't been able to get it fixed (long, tiring story . . . oops that pun was totally unintentional).
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 4/21/2008 10:42:32 AM
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FunBetty
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ORIGINAL: WhiteRoseBlessings
Tina . . .
First - I love your new handle (although since I haven't been around the Singles folder in a while, I don't know how "new" it actually is).
Thanks...it's about a month old, so ya didn't miss much! It's certainly good to see you back in these parts!!!
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To answer your question, I don't drive; and so to get to the grocery store, I either walk (which is a 30-minute walk, each way), or I walk there and take the bus back home. I only take the bus back when I don't have more groceries than is comfortable to carry for a few minutes, because taking the bus back can take up to one / two hours (depending on which grocery store I use . . . there's another one that's a 45-minute walk from where I live; it's the better of the two, so I go there periodically as well).
I have my trike, but it's been out of commission since November (bad tube and/or tire), and I haven't been able to get it fixed (long, tiring story . . . oops that pun was totally unintentional).
How about one of those coolers on wheels? Then you could get a bungee cord and tie the rest of the bags on top!!  (Of course, it sounds ideal on paper...)
When I was a catering delivery driver, I seriously ran out of gas about a mile from my delivery location. I ran out at an inconvenient spot, so I arranged for another driver to meet me at the gas station on the corner about 1/3 mile away. So, I loaded up my dolly with food for 20 people, and proceeded to walk towards the gas station so he could deliver the food. Fortunately some nice ladies saw me, and drove me to the gas station. (They were older ladies, and apparently customers! lol) Hey....just like the postman we'll do whatever it takes to deliver!
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 4/21/2008 3:06:36 PM
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And to keep this thread on topic, I have recipes that I follow, but I also like to make up things.
Last week I cooked way more black beans than I should have, so I had a lot of leftovers.
A couple of days later, I put the remaining beans in a pot and added a couple of cans of chopped unsalted tomatoes (along with their liquid), a chopped onion, some cumin, garlic powder, sea salt, red wine vinegar, ground mustard, a jar of salsa, about a handful of chopped dried parsley, a couple of chopped celery stalks, some steamed chicken and a little bit of water.
I simmered it on low for a couple of hours. It was quite a very yummy soup.
The next day, I boiled some whole wheat pasta and then spooned some of the soup (which was now more like a stew) over the pasta.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 4/22/2008 11:56:41 AM
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Just found this thread!
Although I mostly cook for more than myself, I tend to cook "by portions"
Here is a recipe that you may enjoy. I made it last night, in fact:
Shrimp Quasi-Fajitas (no charcoal... so cooked in skillet)
Per serving measurements
8 medium Shrimp, shelled and deveined with tails removed
1/4 sliced red bell pepper
1/4 sliced red onion
Fajita Seasoning Packet (you will not use the full packet)
Veg Oil
Lime juice
In skillet, warm oil. Add veggies and sprinkle with enough fajita seasoning to lightly cover. Stir fry until warmed through. Increase temperature below skilllet and add shrimp. Again, sprinkle with fajita seasoning (I was more liberal on the shrimp). Cook until pink. Turn off heat, liberally squeeze lime juice on top.
Makes two fajita tacos.
That's it!
I served them in flour tortillas. We had black beans and guacamole with it. I served shredded lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheddar and jarred salsa on the side.
I was the hero. 
sounds delicious! I'll have to try it.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 4/22/2008 12:06:48 PM
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All this talk of hispanic food has me craving mexican tacos. My friend made them for me once and they had potatos in them.
Does anyone have a good recipe?
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 4/22/2008 1:51:33 PM
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Oh, Tina . . .
You may or may not care, but I'm gonna tell ya anyway.
So yesterday I made the decision to buy a tire and tube (for my trike) online and then go from there. As I was going to and coming home from the grocery store this morning, I'm mentally trying to figure out how I would go about doing what would be necessary with such tube and tire to make my trike operable again.
A couple blocks from my house (as I was coming home), the man who mows my yard stopped as asked me why I wasn't riding my trike. After I told him, he asked me a few questions, and then said, "I'll be by sometime in the next few days to fix your trike."
Our Lord is so good!
Honestly, I could probably do it myself once I figured everything out, but I just though it was the neatest gift that He decided my lawn-friend should do it instead.
Now.
What in the world does that have to do with a cooking thread?
Well, I'll tell ya . . .
I'm now trying to decide whether to bake him brownies or oatmeal raisin cookies.
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 4/22/2008 1:53:16 PM
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FunBetty
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That is sooo cool, Shar-Mar! The Lord provides!
And I personally vote on you providing brownies. Some don't like raisins.. 
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RE: Cooking for One - The Singles Food Thread - 4/22/2008 1:59:05 PM
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All this talk of hispanic food has me craving mexican tacos. My friend made them for me once and they had potatos in them.
Does anyone have a good recipe?
If it was with ground meat and potatoes, it was probably piccadillo. Yummy!
Here ya go:
Piccadillo Taco Filling (per portion)
1/4 pound ground beef (or turkey or pork...)
1 small potato, very small diced
1/2 small onion, small diced
1/2 fresh jalapeno (NOT jarred, pickled)
1/2 tsp. cumin (comino)--- I like the flavor and tend to use more than this
1/2 tsp. ground chili powder
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 cloves garlic minced
Salt
Pepper
2 tablespoons tomato sauce
water
In a skillet, cook onions until translucent in oil. Add potatoes and fry until become golden. Add ground meat, and all spices.
Cook until meat is crumbly and brown. Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup water and tomato sauce. Stir well, cover and turn down heat.
Simmer for at least five minutes, or until potatoes are tender and most of the water has evaporated.
Serve in flour tortillas with the same condiments used for the shrimp fajitas.
(The mixture should look sort of like a soft hash)
Makes three really full tacos.
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