Make your own salad, do you like that?

Oh, kind of like corn in my house, only there because someone else buys it... I like blue cheese, but I try not to eat it too often because of the diet - I'm actually buying those salad spritzers, some are pretty good. I'll eat spring greens, but I don't much like them. The wax is a non-digestible, so I eat it because it just passes right thru - I do wash them first and get stuff off the wax, so to speak, I will peel it, I have a great peeler, fits in the hand. Ranch doesn't like me and I won't eat pepper - either hollow or black if I had my "durthers". I also won't've eaten the onions or walnuts, raw onions don't like me and I don't like true nuts.

We'd starve at each other's houses.

Blue cheese wouldn't exist at my house unless my husband bought it. I have allergies to mold, so buying something with mold in it on purpose would not cross my mind. I can't have tomatoes and olives have way too much salt the way they're packed for me. If I had had time, I would have liked to have brought cucumbers, but they're coated with paraphen wax these days, so I'd have to peel them and then chop them. I have a friend at the pot luck that always wants at least one item spicy hot. Just chopping onions and cutting the cheese took enough time. We only had 6 people there and they seemed to be fine with the ceaser, olive oil and/or vingar as well as the hot pepper assortment. If we had had our usual pepper ranch, I would have brought that, but we were out of it. I had a ton of food left over and the only thing people wanted to bring home was the cheese. Romaine seems bitter to me. You and I would have a terrible time making a salad together, our tastes are opposite. I think you would have eaten the cheese only. It was interesting to see the combinations people came up with. One person didn't want any cheese, but the rest did. One didn't want any onions, but the rest did. Some didn't want the walnuts. Glad I did it with everything separate.

YES!!! since yesterday morning, but you probably didn't notice because I allowed my son to play on his site most of the day. So I am back and loving it.. What do I put into my bean soup? Well my stock is vegetarian or chicken, no pork for me. And I like navy beans the best, but will use other beans as well. And of course garlic and onions are a must. I really don't have a recipe, but just add in what I have. It's been a whie, maybe I will make some soon, it sounds good right now, since we had great weather over the last few days, today it is colder, brrr..

We had a warm snap that is turning cooler, too. Thanks and take care.

I have taken potato salad, too. People seem to like my potato salad. What do you put into your bean soup? Yeah, we used to have all deserts and some of us became pretty sick. 5 deserts is a bit much. So this is Sunday morning. Does this mean you're responding from your computer at home? Have we got our friend back without all kinds of library limits? WELCOME BACK!

That sounds awesome and thanks for the explanation.

I would have liked to have done more veggies if I had had the money and the time. I thought someone was going to bring deviled eggs, but they decided against it. What are calico beans?

Calico beans has ground beef, bacon, onion, dry mustard, sugar, brown sugar, vinegar, ketchup, pork and beans, baby lima beans, navy beans, and red beans in it. I do mine in the crock pot, but I know a lot of people use the oven to bake them.

Yeah, I would have liked some cucumbers, too. But it was not to be. Eggs I might have done if we weren't going to have the food out for a long time and I thought someone else was going to make deviled eggs.

Deviled eggs? Hmmm .. Yes, couldn't agree more. In short, the more mixture the better..

What is a marron salad? I don't know what that is. Can you please describe?

My spelling is wrong... I just like to make all kinds of salads. cd

Is it a bean or lentil salad? Bone marrow? Now you've got me guessing what you meant.

I understand how you feel. I tried to start different busineeses, but various attitudes of the public up here have interfered with each one. Oh well, guess we're in the wrong place and time. Colonel Sanders had to try many times before he finally succeeded. So I guess we keep trying. Thanks and take care.

I think only a few really get lucky when it comes to business. And I tend to give up after a failure of the first attempt. I've ventured into little trial-and-error businesses before and so far all have been "error".

flaxseed oil tastes not-so-great to me, I take it in a capsule. Grape seeds, I eat grapes seed and all. I did have olive and sunflower oil, so that's two kinds with the pepper oil in the sunflower makes for three kinds. I like walnut oil, but the price! The continuous growing lettuce is what my Mother used to always grow. I like the leaf growing better than the head growing lettuces, too. Lots more taste and variety in the taste.

Ya, I think it is called ornamental lettuce. I like the leaf better also. I think olive oil is the best to use for salads.

Thank you, I like them, too. What kind of you like?

Yes, some people didn't want the onions, some didn't want the cheese and some didn't want the nuts. So each could make their own.

Sounds really good. Too bad we all can't send each other a taste of food through the internet! Thanks and take care.

All very true, I hope you're able to eat more veggies and loose weight. Me, too, I'm hoping the same, thanks and take care.

I think that sounds like a wonderful salad. I certainly will have to try it when I have enough money. Thanks and take care!

I like cream cheese on raisin bread, haven't had that in a long time. I'll have to make sure I have some again. We try to stay away from meat, unless like the meat balls, they're in a crock pot plugged into the wall. Sometimes I'll brings stuff with ice packs underneath, esp during the summer. Thanks for responding and take care.

What is your special salad called? The salad I brought was a greens salad, I had many salad greens like lettuce, spinach, etc. The cheese and other things make it sort of a tossed salad if I had put them altogether and mixed them. We have pasta salads here, potato salads, rice salads, all kinds of salads. I'm trying to help you in case English is your 2nd, 3rd, etc. language.

I couldn't find it, but I do have a container with many different areas, like a lazy-susan with different sections for different things, but I couldn't find it. That made things cumbersome. I like bringing potato salad, too. I also like bringing deserts. I've learned to just order the salad bar at most places now.

Yeah, broccoli salad is pretty good. I like raisins and sunflower seeds, too. I've brought a lot of different things to pot lucks,too. pumpkin soup, three sisters soup, pie, scones, maple syrup, cheese and wild greens pasta, jam/jellies and bread, lentils in beef broth over fried onions and rice are the ones I can think of now. Thanks and take care

Sounds like salads I would love! If I had had more time and a better way to transport it all, I would have liked to have brought more things. But as it was, it was hard enough.

Very nice response. I hope to have more veggies this year with my garden, wish me luck! Thanks and take care.

They liked it. I would do more with more veggies if I had had more time and more money. Glad you liked the idea. Thanks and take care.

Good! Hope you had a great salad! Thanks and take care.