In relation to the grocery shopping post, let's talk eating out

We eat out for dinner once a week (usually on Friday nights when my husband gets back into town) and then usually end up eating lunch out on Saturdays and maybe even Sundays (fast food).  I/We really need to cut this expense from our budget or at least just greatly reduce it!  Would love your suggestions.

How often do you eat out and what is the average you spend per meal? 

For those of you who don't eat out very often (think I read a grocery posting about just eating out once a month or for birthdays), what do you do on those nights that you are just so tired and really don't feel like cooking, serving, and cleaning up?

My husband won't cook unless it's to grill (too cold to do that now) and then my son is okay to help clear the table some but not to actually rinse the dishes, wash pots and pans, etc.

• In relation to the grocery shopping post, let's talk eating out - Silly Girl
  • We eat out an average of 4 times a week... - phillygal
  • Almost never - deenibeeni
  • we almost never eat out. re not wanting to cook, - sm
  • We don't eat out. We get takeout - Backwards typist
  • I can't imagine affording all those meals out, but I have some suggestions sm - And I am single!
    • Cool website -- any others you'd like to share - sm2
  • I'm embarrassed to say this, but - sm2
  • We usually eat out once a week. On the - jd
  • We eat out mostly at the local pub. - Lllls
    • "fend for yourself night" - my kids favorite
      • COF night - MWMT
      • Mine does too. She will come home for - kt
  • Well this makes me feel better - sm
  • Eating Out - About the Same as You - LinK
  • too tired to cook - mexican food
    • I love Mexican food, but sometimes I - linda
      • Too afraid of meat in restaurants now sm - marymary
        • I actually am more afraid of who is in - linda

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You won't shop in any stores that have gay/lesbian items but you shop in your stores of your choice - where there are probably plenty of gay employees! 

Don't you see the hypocrisy?  I'm just trying to make a point.  You cannot presume to know in a shop who is a gay/lesbian employee, correct?  So you're defeating your own purpose I do believe. 

Me?  I think there's not enough love in this world and so if 2 people find each other in a loving way, it's okay by me.  I really don't care who is *doing* who as it is none of my business. 

I'm much more of a political shopper as another poster just said.......the poster who posted ALL that info towards the end of this entire thread about all the details about Wal-Mart including the dissatisfied Wal-Mart employees in China....being very careful where I spend my $$ for political reasons.  In this light I have a problem with Target......so much of their $$ is given to a party I am not affiliated with, but, on the other hand, I just heard that Target gives so much back to the communities and charities and is a huge *giver* to the communities and charities - and that's a GREAT thing so I'm in a quandry about Target.  *lol*

(Thank you to that poster who posted ALL the Wal-Mart problems information - that was TERRIFIC info, especially the stuff about China!!!)

In any event, we all do not need to be spatting about this - I mean it is the Holiday season and we should try to be kinder to each other.

Y'all have a GREAT holiday season and an even better 2007!

As I said before in another post, I miss everyone so much...

So, I have absolutely NOTHING to talk about.  Love my new job, love that spring is on the way, and I love that my belly is absolutely filled up with pancakes my husband kindly made for me just now...even though it's lunchtime and not breakfast.  I'm one of those freaks that could eat breakfast-type foods at every meal. 

...and that reminds me that it's almost that time of year to order some baby chicks for next month.  Laying hens, not for meat or anything, just eggs and entertainment.  I can't wait for warm weather--it's been a long HARSH winter this year.  In fact, I think we're due for another ice storm at the end of the week. 

I hope everyone who stops by to read my note about nothing finds themselves and their families in good health.  Miss you all, even the ones that can't stand seeing that "Hayseed" name up there. 

I haven't done any baking in almost two years, but decided to try to get going for this Christmas. So, I get my list all ready and get my fanny out the door and to the market.....just to give myself a heart attack!! A small jar of honey, store brand, $6.00, a large can of Crisco, almost $7.00!! Flour, $3.50! I wanted to make some Italian annisette cookies, almost $5.00 for a small bottle of anise flavoring. forgetaboutit! Holy Cow!!! How the heck do families with kids manage?

On our news last night, they said here in RI, where the unemployment rate is 9.3%, they said that 1 in 6 kids will go hungry....that just makes me sick.

I think I won't be doing much as much baking as I had planned on. This is just nuts! Oh, and have you seen the price of them lately?!!

and the best thing I saw come through line very late one night was a roll of duct tape, a bottle of wine, and condoms. The customer was one of my professors at school, I was the only checker open, so he had to come through my line. Ended up with an A in all 3 of his classes I was in, hopefully by smarts and not fear of blackmail!

I wanna vomit as well and hubby really has no concept of how high food has gotten.....

Still have 2 kerosene heaters that I won't part with in the event of a gas outage....but K1 is $3.50 a gallon.....I know what you're talkin' about trying to fill the tank with oil (I'm originally from the NE).   We've got enough quilts and long underwear to make it through...And, I found insulated coveralls, Carhart (your winter uniform) $7...I hit the consignment stores and lucked out on that one!

A lotta people take for granted things like heat and food and have never chopped wood.  In any event,it's great to know that you're okay.  Cat 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjCzhckeEb4

What you want to buy is a "city" ham, not a "country" ham. City hams have less salt. Smithfield hams are good. I've also tried Cooks' and Hatfield. Don't know if they sell those in your part of the country.

I get a catalog called Burger's Smokehouse and those hams look absolutely fantastic. I would love to order from there but I'm strapped for cash right now. 

The past 2 years, we have gotten a 1/2 pig from a local butcher. DH loves them. I'm not crazy about them.

Not including lunch (which I generally eat out 3 or 4 days a week) how often do you have dinner out?

We eat out (or order in) way more than I want to, but DH thinks it is easier for me to do so than to cook. We eat restaurant food probably 4 or 5 nights a week, you?

I would only see him on Sundays, usually every other, and I would look for him when I was on my breaks or lunch. Our offices and breakroom were upstairs with large picture windows and you could see most of the store. If I would see him wandering the aisles I would run down and open my checkstand for him. He came through my line one time and we made small chit chat. I asked him about a current event that was going on in our state that was pretty big news and he knew nothing about it; he had been on a 2 week business trip and hadn't heard the news. He then told me he was going sturgeon fishing for a couple of days; I acted interested and the next time he came through my line he brought me some smoked sturgeon. I hate fish, but of course took it anyway, thanked him profusely, and gave it to a neighbor (and my cats!). From then on for about 2 months I would see him every other Sunday. I scoped out what he bought, and determined he wasn't married (you can tell a lot about a person by what they grocery shop for).

Then, one day when I got off work, I had to do some grocery shopping. I was talking to a customer of mine in the produce section when all of a sudden here comes Mr. Sunday, who happened to work with the customer I was chatting with. Mr. Sunday said hi to me, general chit chat, and our mutual friend said that Mr. Sunday was a great guy, we looked cute together, maybe he should ask me out. Awkward moment, much laughter, customer leaves. Mr. Sunday and I are standing by the magos (he loves them, I hate them), he picks one out, asks me if I like them, I say yes (have lied twice now about food), grab one and buy it. My teenage daughter asked me when I got home what I was going to do with it and I said I didn't know; the neighbor got the mango too.

Finally, after not seeing Mr. Sunday for 2 weeks, I was gettng ready to go home on a weekday when all of a sudden who should come in but him. We literally bumped into each other. He asked me if I got the messages he left at the store for me. I told him no. He then looked at my nametag and said, "No wonder you didn't get the message, I thought your nametag said Sandra." Not my name....Apparently he called and left 3 messages for Sandra. They told him no one by that name worked there, hence I never got the messages. He gave me his phone number, told me to call him when I was free for lunch, and the rest is history. I found out he only came in on Sunday because he lived rurally, came in to go to church, only had to shop every other week because he was single (actually newly divorced). He worked in town but did 12-hour shifts, so if he came into the store at all to shop I was already off work by the time he came in.

Ten years later, he has since learned that I hate fish and mangos and what my REAL name is. We have an absolutely wonderful marriage, he makes me laugh every day, and he is a wonderful man. All because of the grocery store.

I'm in a phase of craving cold water and ice like crazy these days.  Anybody know what that means, besides perhaps anemia?  I was anemic a while back, but got that taken care of and don't see any reason I should be again.  I've been cutting back on sugar and dieting a little bit, wondering if that could be it?

Whatch'all think?

i have so many emotions running through my mind every single day, but not going to get into all of them here.  i hope i don't have an eating issue/disorder, but sometimes i wonder.  i grew up in a strict household (my dad was immature and always telling me i was fat and needed to lose weight).  i'm an average size 5 foot 7 girl.  i'm 36 now and constantly think about food, how many calories something has, fat content.  i gain weight easily.  i just get so tired of worrying about what i'm going to eat, cause it'll make me fat.  sometimes i will sneak eating food, because my husband will say things like "do you really need that?" and he's just trying to help.  but what i really think is i want is to join WW and have group support from other people that are going through the same thing.  my husband can drink about six sodas a day, eat whatever and he doesn't gain weight.  he doesn't exercise.  it just makes me sad that i have to work so hard to not be huge.  i'm about 165.  i would like to get down to at least 150 or maybe less.  my parents used to tell me when i was little not to waste food (we were poor so wasting food was like wasting money). 

i'm sorry, i'm rambling on, but i really don't have anyone to talk to.  sometimes i think i'd like to see a counselor. (i have never seen a counselor)  i have other issues that bother me but won't get into it. 

thanks for listening, just wondered if anyone else has food issues.  i'm a healthy person.  i don't smoke or drink.  never did drugs.  i try to eat healthy.  i especially overdo it in stressful situations.  yesterday i ate a little less than a pint of butter pecan ice cream.  then i felt crappy the rest of the evening.

well i stop now.