Comments on dinner party: link-o-rama

Hi Dana--that's so true, but I feel like for me, t...

2009-01-13T10:15:00.000-05:00

Hi Dana--that's so true, but I feel like for me, the issue is transport. I don't want to eat a soggy sandwich for lunch so I'm always trying to think of things that travel well and be pre-made. Which is kind of limiting.

While they all look tasty, I'm kind of baffled by ...

2009-01-12T22:43:00.000-05:00

While they all look tasty, I'm kind of baffled by the lunch suggestions. If I wanted to spend to spend as much money, forethought, and energy on making lunch as I do making dinner, a lack of ideas wouldn't be the problem. It seems like even when you go out for lunch regularly, you end up eating roughly the same few things every day and thats fine. No one said every meal had to be party time (Of

Well, I like tomato paste in a tube. Although I fe...

2009-01-12T14:24:00.000-05:00

Well, I like tomato paste in a tube. Although I fear that it will go bad because I take a long time to use it.

I agree with you, Megan. Love me some Goya beans.

I love Mark Bittman but he will have to pry my can...

2009-01-12T13:15:00.000-05:00

I love Mark Bittman but he will have to pry my cans of Goya black beans from my cold, lifeless hands. I have soaked and picked over endless pans of beans in my life, and the Goya beans in a can still taste better and require no advance planning.
Ditto the tomato paste in a can. It tastes better and is cheaper than the stuff in the tube, and I've been freezing what I can't use immediately

We use the tomato paste in a tube, too. But on hi...

2009-01-12T11:14:00.000-05:00

We use the tomato paste in a tube, too. But on his blog, Michael Ruhlman (yes, I've been plugging him a lot lately) says paste in a can is cheaper and better quality. He suggests opening the can at both ends, slicing off what you need and then wrapping and freezing the rest. Too much effort? Maybe worth it in the current economic death spiral.

Hi! Thanks for the link!
I agree with Bittman a...

2009-01-12T10:06:00.000-05:00

Hi! Thanks for the link!
I agree with Bittman about tomato paste in a tube. I hate opening a can for just a tablespoon or two. I also keep anchovy paste in a tube (for adding to salad dressings) and harissa in a tube.