What's For Dinner #88 - The Mad Rush Edition - December 2022

[LindaWhit]

@retrospek

If we didn’t like what was on the table we just went without until the next meal. That was that. I used to slip my cooked carrots under the table to our German Shepherd. Worked out well for both of us…

Grew up in northern NJ and we ate what Mom cooked, or we could make ourselves a bowl of cereal or a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for our dinner.

And my sister gave her buttered peas to her cat, WoFat (named after a villain in the original TV series Hawaii Five-O). Worked out for both of them as well. LOL

[ChristinaM (Hungry in Asheville, NC)]

@retrospek

I can’t imagine trying to cajole a child to eat.

Kids with sensory issues/neurodiversity pretty often have food texture and flavor sensitivities. One way to think of it is the little person has their nervous system turned up to 11 or 12. Many strengths but also some daily challenges.

[GretchenS]

Beautifully described.

[ChristinaM (Hungry in Asheville, NC)]

Such feasting! And beautiful cocottes.

[ChristinaM (Hungry in Asheville, NC)]

@digga

• shrimp are amongst the worst ecologically

Wow, I had no idea. https://www.treehugger.com/shrimp-may-be-small-their-environmental-impact-devastating-4858308

[Phoenikia]

There are some inland shrimp farms in Ontario and parts of the States, that grow shrimp in a more ecologically friendly manner. Only problem is, it’s hard to find these shrimp for sale as a consumer. Most are destined for restaurants. Planet Shrimp is the name of one shrimp farm in Ontario.
I also buy small frozen wild shrimp from the North Atlantic.
Some posts re: shrimp are in this thread-
AQUACULTURE articles - Hakai Magazine and The Atlantic: What It Takes to Feed Billions of Farmed Fish Every Day - They’re usually just given ground-up fish. One company is exploring a more sustainable alternative: maggots.

Simple, Amazingly Fresh Coastal Food You Miss…

There are 2 former tobacco farms that are now shrimp farms in Ontario. The farmers flooded the land to make them into shrimp farms. The shrimp are expensive, but local. They mostly supply upscale restaurants. I haven’t seen the local shrimp for sale at fishmongers. Planet Shrimp is one local farm. https://www.tvo.org/article/inside-ontarios-colossal-shrimp-farm In Illinois

[rwcfoodie (Karen Mezzetta)]

Sorry to hear Mrs P was not well, hope she feeling better today & Happy New Year…

[paryzer (Eli Paryzer)]

Thank you Karen! We appreciate it. She went to Urgent Care today. She has a bad sinus infection. They gave her some antibiotics and some pills for her cough. She must have gone through a whole box of tissues today. Hopefully she will feel better within the week.
Happy New Year to you and your family as well!

[linguafood (Natascha)]

Hope the antibiotics do the trick. My PIC’s flu developed into a sinus infection, and he was miserable until the drugs finally kicked in!

[paryzer (Eli Paryzer)]

Thank you! Hopefully the drugs will kick in soon.

[ChristinaM (Hungry in Asheville, NC)]

That’s really too bad. Hope she’s much improved soon!

[paryzer (Eli Paryzer)]

Thank you Christina!

[MunchkinRedux]

Ooops. Wrong month. Moved to January.

[ChristinaM (Hungry in Asheville, NC)]

@ChristinaM

Give unripe mango a try!

@MsBean check out what Meera Sodha’s got going on.

[MsBean]

Thank you so much for tagging me. That sounds great!!!