Okay - You are coming to be my Mother for a while and teach me all of that. Or at least put it all in a book and send it to me. LOL I grew up with Pizza night, Taco night, Hamburger Helper night, & dog club meeting or training night when that meant Frisch's Big Boy with everyone afterward. It's a wonder I am able to run (rather than roll) around a dog show ring after 18 years of those meals! The only time I got a meal like you describe is when we went to my Grandma's for a holiday. :( Jeff Pyle -----Original Message----- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx To: CagGra@xxxxxxx; sally@xxxxxxxxxxx; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 1:44 PM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: I give up!!! You didn't learn to shop with my mother <VBG>. We skipped the prepared food and frozen food sections. (I learned they were more expensive!) A handful of roasted organic cherry tomatoes, (or roasted asparagus, or grilled squash...pick your veggie), a handful of dried pasta, a few shrimp (or scallops....huge diver scallops are $10 a lb., so figure 1/4 lb. per serving, plenty! or chicken, pick your protein), some good olive oil a little garlic and for the same $5 you have a feast! Or with summer coming, you marinated a chicken breast, or a piece of salmon throw it on the grill with a few potato wedges or carrots or whatever you have handy, throw a peach (or a pineapple wedge) on the grill after you turned it off while you eat the main course, served the grilled fruit with a little frozen yogurt and for well under $5, you have an even better feast! Or on a day like today you "build" a soup or stew serve with wonderful bread and for under $2 a serving you eat like royalty, lol:) I can feed an army with soup, lol. God bless Mom and her shopping.... Kathy member GSDCA, DVGSDC three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! visit Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs See what's free at AOL.com. ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================