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We had a Fast Food Potluck with just about the whole family tonight.

It started out as a joke and then progressed lol.

I couldn't post the picture but here is a list.

poutine, tacos(soft and hard), taco salad, KFC, fries, Subs (fixings all came separate),

chicken nuggets, potato salad.

yum yum.
 
One of my favourite compliments I received from my daughter when she was about twelve or thirteen was "Mom know how to make good suppers out of nothing." I asked her to explain and she said, "I come home from school, look around and in the fridge and there is nothing to eat." (meaning I presume that sliced meat, individually wrapped cheeses, cookies or squares didn't jump out at her) "Mom comes home a bit later and in 1/2 hour there is yummy supper on the table." Where she sasw 'nothing' I saw leftovers, eggs, milk, bread (to make crumbs), and onion. Plus potatoes. Plus the ingredients to whip up some biscuits, and I knew that there were frozen berries in the freezer at the foot of the stairs.

Sometimes each member of the family would have a different meal on days that I cleaned the fridge of leftovers - the kids loved the choices. Now with just Seelerman and I we continue the practice. Sometimes he has left-over baked beans and carrot sticks. I have left-over aspargus in cheese sauce on toast. (or vice versa - his choice)
 
Fun meals for me include backyard barbecues, feasts at Ribfest, and lobster suppers by the Bay Chaleur.
 
Our kids loved jello for dessert. Having a jellied salad at the beginning of the meal was like desseert first for them.
 
Another fun kind of supper in my opinion is a good feed at a drive-in restaurant. There's an excellent one in Beresford that we always visit whenever we're in NB.
 
One of our favourite meals on the road (well, a certain road, anyway - that we've always travelled a lot), involves a monster plate of poutine at a little semi-permanent chip truck in the middle of nowhere in East Central Ontario. It is the best poutine ever. It's not too far from a small dairy, so the curd is squeaky fresh (as it should be), the gravy is hot and homemade and the chips are hand cut and twice-fried in lard.
 
BetteTheRed said:
Highway 7, between Lindsay and Peterborough.
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Damn, I used to drive by there all the time when we had a home care division based in Peterborough and never knew it was there (an maybe it wasn't, we sold that division about 5 years ago and I haven't been to Peterborough since the transition to the new owner finished). My nephew is at Fleming's Lindsay campus (last year of a 3 year program). Have to ask him if he knows about it.
 
Can't remember what it's called, but the guy sells trees, as well. It's a bit wyrd. It's a semi-permanent little mobile trailer set up with a little patio with umbrellas. Great poutine.
 
I've done a few progressive dinners but it was quite a while ago now. We would travel from house to house, having a course at each place. Not the greatest for those doing the work though unless they really enjoy cooking for others. Everyone shows up, eats and leaves. It was a pretty big group so it was disposable plates and cutlery which at least reduced the cleanup. I think at least some of the places a few friends would come over to help.
 
ChemGal said:
I've done a few progressive dinners but it was quite a while ago now. We would travel from house to house, having a course at each place. Not the greatest for those doing the work though unless they really enjoy cooking for others. Everyone shows up, eats and leaves. It was a pretty big group so it was disposable plates and cutlery which at least reduced the cleanup. I think at least some of the places a few friends would come over to help.
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Similar to the supper club at our church. Couples or singles are divided into groups of 4 and once a month one couple or single hosts a dinner. Good way to meet others within the church.
 
A favorite restaurant of Yobo's and mine is a truck stop on the way from Toronto to Sault Ste Marie. It makes amazing food, especially their footlong hotdog.
 
When I was first divorced and living with my kids, they used to go to their Dad's every other weekend. On those Friday nights after they'd been picked up, I'd settle in with a bottle of red, a loaf of nice bread, an apple, and a cheese fondue. After a few months of this routine, I felt very guilty about depriving them of this awesome meal (a favourite of my childhood, and one they'd never had). I arranged to have a fondue together next opportunity. First taste of the boozy cheese and they both looked at me and said "Mom, keep your favourite meal to yourself, please."...
 
BetteTheRed said:
When I was first divorced and living with my kids, they used to go to their Dad's every other weekend. On those Friday nights after they'd been picked up, I'd settle in with a bottle of red, a loaf of nice bread, an apple, and a cheese fondue. After a few months of this routine, I felt very guilty about depriving them of this awesome meal (a favourite of my childhood, and one they'd never had). I arranged to have a fondue together next opportunity. First taste of the boozy cheese and they both looked at me and said "Mom, keep your favourite meal to yourself, please."...
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How the eternal allows us private momentous incidents ...
 
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