Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Planning a green Valentine's

I hope you don't mind that I included you in my li...

2008-02-12T19:46:00.000-08:00

I hope you don't mind that I included you in my list of Green Valentine's Guide.

Keep up the good work!

http://www.screamtobegreen.com/2008/02/not-my-green-valentines-gift-guide/

-Jason

I mean plaster and heart

I swear letters ge...

2008-02-06T20:43:00.000-08:00

I mean plaster and heart

I swear letters get lost when I hit the publish button, shi !

Again, I have a horror story about getting my, um,...

2008-02-06T20:42:00.000-08:00

Again, I have a horror story about getting my, um, uh, 'delicate parts' stuck in a plater mold.....the sticky-furry heat thing pains me.

Eeeeek! Gotta tell you that the picture of the pi...

2008-02-06T20:28:00.000-08:00

Eeeeek! Gotta tell you that the picture of the pink furry koochi-koo made me throw up in my mouth a little...:)

V-day is usually celebrated with making something ...

2008-02-06T13:56:00.000-08:00

V-day is usually celebrated with making something special at home, doing little extra things for each other (or finally getting some task done that the other person asked for! :D

We haven't had a tub that would fit two people for years, but a few times my husband's drawn a bath for me, with candlelight and such, and let me just relax for a while, while he tidied up and cooked a simple meal for us.

Mutual foot rubs can be a nice, free, treat too.

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We still eat out once in a while. Our favorite place right now is probably the pizza place in town. Only 2 miles away, they make the dough themselves for the pizzas and grinders. They also make the soup/chili of the day themselves. I The cookies, muffins and brownies (and some other dessert things in the little cooler) come from the local baker in town. Simple, great food that also doesn't bother my digestion the way Dominoes and other commercial pizzas do. Another favorite of ours is a Chinese restaurant the next town over -- 15 miles, and higher price range, so that's more of a couple times a year thing. Very high quality food there.

Otherwise, we prefer to be at home for meals. I'm still working on traveling food, for when we're on the road. L needs some crunchy foods for the times we have to drive a long way somewhere (helps keep him awake). Thankfully those trips are fewer and farther between than they used to be. And no, carrot sticks only get him so far, so that isn't the (sole) solution. Guess I'll have to learn how to make crackers or chips...

Oh Crunchy,
The picture you put up made me laug...

2008-02-06T07:35:00.000-08:00

Oh Crunchy,
The picture you put up made me laugh out loud! My hubby and I will make sure our rendevous is eco-friendly as well as Hot!

I'm going to a free cooking demo tonight on chocol...

2008-02-06T06:34:00.000-08:00

I'm going to a free cooking demo tonight on chocolate for Val. Day. Maybe I'll splurge and make something special for my sweetie. I've got organic fairtrade chocolate....oh, and some dried cherries that I could dip in it. Or, or, I could make cherry chocolate chunk cake in the shape of a heart. (8" square + round cake cut in half - cover with frosting)

Greenpa, I wondered if restaurants were going to be hurting this year. Flower shops, too, I'll bet although I avoid them for the reasons Crunchita mentions.

I am out of town this valentine's Day... so nothin...

2008-02-06T06:18:00.000-08:00

I am out of town this valentine's Day... so nothing will be done on our end.

I usually make a card out of old red and pink and white paper scraps and such, and will probably do that.

Last year we ate dinner in... it was my favorite Valentine's Day ever! It was so relaxing. I didn't have to worry about finding shoes to go out, or find my purse, etc. My husband and I just cooked together (something nice and simple, too... leave the gourmet for other times), and then set a nice looking table with a bottle of wine. We had put a "no presents" rule on Valentine's Day, so there were no flowers or anything... though he did sneak in some hand dipped local chocolates (as in MADE locally, not GROWN locally... )

As a producer who sells stuff to fancy restaurants...

2008-02-06T06:05:00.000-08:00

As a producer who sells stuff to fancy restaurants- I gotta tell ya, they're not having a good time right now, with a looming recession and the arrival of Peak Patsies threatening "normal" businesses.

I've got nothing against a romantic dinner at home- but- it may be time to think also of supporting your favorite restaurant. Cheap? No- but I'd hate to see the wonderful chefs now focusing on local produce disappear- and it's not impossible.

My wife and I tried the bath thing but it ended in...

2008-02-05T23:05:00.000-08:00

My wife and I tried the bath thing but it ended in disaster when we both entered the tub together and flooded the apartment below us...

The old couple almost drowned when the tsunami wave hit them.

It was awful.