Comments on: of gummy bears and coffee beans

By: jenyu

jenyu — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:58:38 +0000

Thanks, all! I really do appreciate the discussion and thinking that is going on here. You guys are great.

Tartelette – yeah, you coffee fiends ;) Time to make more fried rice! I’ll have a better recipe up later.

Kristin – I hear ya. I think awareness (the more, the better) and action. Donations to charities are good, but choose charities that work at fixing the problem, not just putting a temporary band aid on it. What do you think?

Tawnia – that is AWESOME. Thanks.

Nate – I loooove okra! Never cooked with it. I need to change that.

Alissa – you ROCK. I think people who have been on the other side tend to be the most generous when helping others. Good on ya.

Fiona – she is inspiring, isn’t she?

Jie – no, I just let it cool on the counter and then dumped it into the pot.

Erin – :) xxoo

Suzanne – I don’t know, but I think they should (along with other practical life skills, no?)

By: Mrs Ergül

Mrs Ergül — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:23:03 +0000

When I did not prep much for my lunch, I will do fried rice!! Love its versatility! Great job here Jen!

hooray to Jeremy who got a little surprise treat from his lovely wife!

By: TheKitchenWitch

TheKitchenWitch — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:50:52 +0000

I am giggling at the gummi bear pic! Your love for Jeremy comes out so sweetly this week–you go to such extra lengths to get the man his beloved coffee. Adorable.

By: Dani

Dani — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:09:47 +0000

I’m so impressed. You really brought our attention to the multi-facets of the problems of hunger and poverty. It seems surreal that these conditions can still exist, as well as the lack of clean drinking water in much of the world. I hope that my grandchildren’s generation will find solutions since they are more aware than I was growing up.

So, drunk gummy bears? Too cute!

By: Suzanne

Suzanne — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:30:46 +0000

Someone (on food stamps) once told me that she didn’t know what to feed her son since he was supposed to be gluten-free. She couldn’t find frozen chicken nuggets w/o the breading. So she just fed him [freezer section] fries.
It is really amazing how many people I know that don’t cook at all, don’t even know how. My kids know how to make Danish meatballs and fresh-pumpkin pie from scratch. (Bragging… : ) Homeschooling makes this a lot easier too. I know with 2 working parents families it is hard to have time for cooking on weekdays and grocery shopping on weekends. I’m very impressed with people who can do it. Strange how eating well requires so much time, money, knowledge. Q: Do they still teach home-ec in schools?