My dad eats lots of stuff that qualifies as starving student food.

Red beans and Rice: 2 cans red kidney beans, 1 can italian style chopped tomatoes. Simmer together. Serve over rice.

Noodles and Chicken and Peas: 1 pkg Lipton Noodles (the side dish kind, almost any flavor works) 1 small can chicken, 1 small can English peas. 1 small can mushrooms (my addtion, totally optional).

Cook noodles according to package, as the noodles start to thicken add chicken and peas (and mushrooms) continue to cook until heated through. Serve.

Rice (seriously he eats just rice) 2 cups water, 1 cup rice, salt. Put water in pan, add salt to water, bring to a boil. Pour in rice, reduce to low heat and simmer until done. check only occasionally -- do not stir rice!!-- if it looks like the water is gone, gently tip pan to see if any water runs out, if it does cook longer, if not eat.

Dad snacks: Soup--- open can and eat. Canned peas-- open can and eat

I hated sloppy joes because they were sweet. Ewwww.

My mom used to make a casserole that was a bastardization of Chicken Supreme (I think), that we called "Who Hash," in honor of the Grinch. It was (more or less) Chicken Supreme, in the white-ish sauce, with peas*, poured over either toast or biscuits (I disremember which), sprinkled with cheese on top, and baked.

*(It was the peas that made me refuse to eat it, because I had a vendetta against all vegetables that weren't corn or carrots. And even the carrots had to be raw, not cooked.)

Heh. I would only eat raw carrots or still-frozen peas. If they thawed they were no good.

Know what's crazy making?

Having nearly $4000 in your checking account that you can't touch.

At. All.

Heh - I was going to test Honey-Pecan Chicken for the cookbook tonight, but I didn't have enough butter. So we had chicken with mushroom soup.

Deena, thank you for putting the list together! It's not like you don't already have a lot of demands on your time.

My mother used to make Creamed Salmon and Peas, which was essentially salmon and peas in a white sauce (which was pink because of the salmon), served over mashed potatoes. I actually like it, but I think my family would run me out, if I cooked it for them.

Oh. I'm having a thought. Now I'm having a plan.

makes shopping list

You're welcome, Raq. I enjoy the lists. I get to see all of them and it makes me feel useful.

Cindy, dad made that once, with spinach rather than peas, when Mom was in the hospital having my baby sister. I believe it was the only meal we all refused to eat.

We are also relieved that we can both get to work by train, very easily, if the shit hits the fan (i.e., even Tom's every-other-week fill up becomes too prohibitive). We are trying to develop a backup grocery plan, but that hopefully won't be an issue. Probably involve Tom shopping every day at the Stop & Shop across from where he works, no more than a backpack's full o' stuff.

Timelies. Just got caught up here. Nora - did you know a Whole Foods just opened (or is just about to open) at the Charles River Plaza (I think that's the name)? It's about a 5 minute walk from North Station, especially if you know the extra-double-secret back way in.

I was just a very bad girl. I went to the quilt store to have them special order something for me. I wasn't going to spend *any* money. Then they showed me these really cool crocheted fabric bags, and I had to buy the pattern. Then I found the new Christmas pannels, and they were only $6.50, so I had to buy one of those. Then, of course, I had to buy everything else necessary to make the Christmas pannel. Then...and...well...I was a very bad girl.