Which food shortages would upset you the most?
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Comments (24)I bought a five gallon pail of olive oil from California, and while outstanding (I know that oil is used by some top notch restaurants in San Francisco), it was also 50 dollars a gallon plus shipping. I have a buddy with a pizzeria, and he gives me his oil, $32 a gallon including shipping and almost as good (the oil is from Crete). Helping him get his garden and orchard off the ground surely paid. The Costco oil, at about $31/gallon, is not bad either and I would be happy with it. Still, US olive oil is here to stay and high quality. Not sure why US oil has a bad reputation. Spain (and France) have industrialized their oil production even more than here. It is only Italy which has one oil mill per village. And large italian producers (Bertolli) have had cases of adulteration. If one worries about adulteration, my guess is that US oil is the best bet....See MoreShocked and upset, what would you do ??
Comments (15)Guys DO talk about the same things women do - but generally with other guys instead of women - at least in California. It might be different in NY. However, there is no reason to assume that the husband has any idea of what the wife did - it would be very easy for her to buy clothes for herself or other indulgences that the husband might think she actually could afford. I'll admit that most men have no idea how much women's clothes cost. For example, my boss once told a group of salesmen (who were selling high end furniture) that they should tell their clients, "Anyone can go into a store and buy a dress for $2,000 off the rack, but if you want a couture dress, you would have to go to a special salon and pay $20,000 for a custom dress." I'm not sure if that helped sell furniture, but it does illustrate the concept that prices for common items can vary greatly. She could also have investments that she keeps hidden. It's easier to hide things from men than from women. I think your husband should continue to ride bikes with his friend - and if he feels comfortable in bringing up the subject, he can. He could do it in a round about way - such as asking how his wife is doing. He doesn't have to refer to the article directly. From what you've said, there is little reason to be suspicious of the husband, although that does not mean (yet) that he was unaware of what she was doing. When I used to go bike riding with one friend, he would talk to me about pretty much everything - even about the one time he cheated on his wife. Lars...See MoreWhat spring foods are you most looking forward to?
Comments (39)I'm looking forward to fresh lettuce, spinach, radishes, green onions. I will plant as soon as I get home which will be the first of April. Should be harvesting by mid May. Annie - One year I had all of the above planted the end of February and it was a beautiful crop. We garden with raised beds and they do warm sooner, that is if there isn't 2 feet of snow still on the ground. I will dig fresh horseradish from the garden as soon as I get home. We make cocktail and horserasdish sauce with it. I always look forward to that in the spring. Karen...See MoreAdvice - Would You Be Upset If . . . [Not Cooking Question]
Comments (36)chase: ''tell us what you decided to do and how much she loved it'' I finished laying out the photobook last night. It starts with my favorite picture on the cover. Then there are paired pictures of she and me, placed side-by-side, as if I were looking at her. These sets of paired pictures are arranged chronologically, at several-year intervals. They show how, as I grew older, each time I looked, I saw an ever more beautiful woman beside me. Between those paired pictures are images of her, which represent the major events in our lives - we met, courted, married, had a daughter, traveled around the world, had a son, and raised (are raising) a family. ''Through my eyes'' is the recurring theme in the book. What I saw the first time I looked at her, and each time after that, as we traveled through life together. The the most recent pair of pictures are recent. Then my favorite picture re-appears as the beginning of a section of ''portraits'' , with several blank pages and a vow to never stop photographing her. It works because that image is genuinely a portrait, while the others have more of a ''candids'' character. I had expected that composing the text would be difficult, but after a week contemplating 20 years of images, by late last night the words were already there. I had some great music on last night - ''Loverman'' by Charlie Parker, ''Gravity'' by John Mayer - which helped. The gift of all of your thoughts, and those of my friends on the KF, also helped. So much, and much more than you can imagine. This photobook will probably be one of the best gifts I've ever made. I believe she will like it very much. But if I'm sleeping on the couch in a few weeks from now, I'll certainly let you know that too. I've taken up a lot of your time on a non-cooking topic, but it was for a good reason. As Becker and Fagen sang, ''I cried when I wrote this song. Sue me if I play too long.'' (Steely Dan, Aja, ''Deacon Blues''.)...See More- 5 years ago
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