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I guess you never worked in an office or socialized with people not "like you".
Grape Jelly Swedish Meatballs
Whiskey Cake
Chicken Thighs in Apricot Jelly, Lipton Onion and Catalina Dressing
the litney of desserts made with Cool Whip or various Jellos/Puddings
The Knorr Dip in a loaf of bread.....
I could probably list 20 of them OTTOMH
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I have been to MANY office get togethers and pitch-in luncheons. And I have seen every one of those dishes.
And when I take something as simple as a pasta dish with homemade pasta sauce from fresh tomatoes, chopped up fresh veggies combined with pasta and topped with crushed fresh herbs people flip out. I grate a block of Parmesan on top and grind pepper over it just before serving and my coworkers say, "This is AMAZING! You should open your own RESTAURANT!" Etc, etc.
What kind of chili seasoning are you all using and where do you find it? I add a generous helping of my favorite chili powder, a bit of cumin and some other spices/herbs, and some chopped canned chipotle peppers with the sauce. If I want heat, I add a dash of cayenne and chopped fresh hot peppers to taste. I don't think I've ever heard of packaged chili seasoning. Who makes it?
Well, there's literally a wall of seasoning mixes in envelopes, usually next to the jarred herbs and spices, in most grocery stores, and chili seasoning is typically among them. The usual brands like McCormick are usually represented, along with maybe regional ones ( we have one local company that's good).
The premixed ones I usually have on hand come from Penzeys, which is brick and mortar where I am, but mail order many places. https://www.penzeys.com/search/#?q=Chil
I like the Chili 9000, which has a mole sauce character to it, but it's not my husband's fave. It has Ancho chili pepper, cumin, garlic, cilantro, onion, paprika, cayenne pepper, lemon peel, Mexican oregano, black pepper, cocoa powder, citric acid, turmeric, cinnamon, coriander, ginger, natural smoke flavoring, fenugreek, cloves, fennel, nutmeg, white pepper, anise seed, jalapeno pepper, star anise and cardamom in it, but takes up way less space in my already full spice cupboard than keeping sufficient amounts of all of those. Cheaper than buying all those, too.
Cue that one guy who always posts to note that he doesn't like Penzeys politics. And, 3...2...
I guess you never worked in an office or socialized with people not "like you".
Grape Jelly Swedish Meatballs
Whiskey Cake
Chicken Thighs in Apricot Jelly, Lipton Onion and Catalina Dressing
the litney of desserts made with Cool Whip or various Jellos/Puddings
The Knorr Dip in a loaf of bread...
The grape jelly/chili sauce meatballs, and their cousin, the cocktail weiner in the same sauce, are always the first thing descended upon and scraped empty, too.
The grape jelly/chili sauce meatballs, and their cousin, the cocktail weiner in the same sauce, are always the first thing descended upon and scraped empty, too.
Truth!! That and the velveeta and rotel dip (bonus points when there's sausage added)
I get what OP is saying. The stuff that goes for nourishment these days is sometimes awful. I think we all have to do the best we can in the time we have.
I cook mostly fresh foods now, but back when I had a full time job, a husband, a baby and 3 teenagers at home wanting dinner. I have been known to warm a jar of sauce in the microwave, boil some spaghetti, open a canned veg and call it dinner. I also fed my kids a lot of cheap hotdogs, which I would never do now.
I feel so frustrated FOR the OP. I would say a good 98% of people posting here only read the title and not the whole post she carefully wrote. She articulated her point quite well and it had no, NONE, badmouthing of using convenience mixes. She plainly states she uses them too. She does not call herself a foodie in any way, shape or form.
She IS complaining about others who use mixes and shortcuts and then disparage those who use other short cuts. All the while calling themselves foodies.
I already posted this up thread but it's driving me crazy!!! Please go back and carefully read what she first wrote.
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