[Green-Moo]

When my son was young my partner & I found the same. My son would eat off our plates, and we could get a soup, meat & veg course, desert & wine at an all in price. Now that he eats like a 6 foot quarterback it's cheaper to save the eating out for special occassions so I'm being forced to practice some culinary magic.

[mollyL]

Ashlar, I agree with you about eating out. Our kids are grown and gone, so we do find ourselves eating out more often. We've realized that if you already have the soda or whatever drink you'd want already cold at home you will save lots more money that way when you're having fast food.

[mollyL]

Green, I also had an over fix foot son who was always hungry. His standard answer to "how much would you like" was always "as much as I can have." I used to bake bread several times a week (this was before I had a bread machine)and I'd bake several loaves at a time. Our son could take a loaf of bread and butter and cheese and wolf it all down! He never gained an ounce, just got taller!

[Green-Moo]

Molly, I often tell my kids I'm going to stop feeding them in an attempt to stop them growing out of their clothes!

[mollyL]

Shoes as well! I swear my son's feet grew in the night just to spite me! At least when he was a growing boy there weren't those basketball shoes that cost hundreds of dollars; he was happy with a pair of high tops every couple of weeks.

[mike]

I would like to know how a crock pot works. I am good at baking cakes though

[Ashlar2006]

We use a crock pot for slow cooking roasts .

[Abot]

I like simple food... Mostly I prefer rice

[Bob Franks]

Originally Posted by mike

I would like to know how a crock pot works. I am good at baking cakes though

A crock pot [which is actually a brand name] is a slow cooker. It cooks food at a low, but safe heat over several hours, which is excellent for tenderizing tough cuts of meat. They usually have a high and a low setting, which typically cook a meal of mixed meat, vegetables, and spices in 4 hours or 8 hours respectively. They are designed to be safe to leave on cooking all day while you are gone to work.

S&F

[Bob Franks]

Originally Posted by Jason

My mom has a bread machine. I think I need to get one. Granted when I was growing up she made the best home made bread that the bread machine could never copy, its still so good.

When my kids were still in the house, I enjoyed using the bread machine, but eventually got tired of the hole in the bottom after taking the paddle out of the loaf after cooking.
I started letting the BM do its thing, up to the start of the second rise, then would decant the dough and put it in a conventional loaf pan and cook it in the oven (on a paving stone) when ready.
I finally wore the bearing out on the bottom of the BM loaf pan.

S&F