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Done!

I’m about to head out to Seattle/Vancouver and I’m still packing and cleaning the apartment for the cat sitter… but one of the preparations for a trip includes getting rid of all the dirty dishes in the sink and the perishables from the fridge.

That means that breakfast options were a little sparse, and I went for the ever-convenient (and dishes conserving!) ramen in a styrofoam bowl.

And I think it has gone off.

Ramen does that?

Yuck!

Food List
I don’t really have that much…

Produce
lemon
limes
lemongrass
parsley
head of lettuce
1 tomato
potatoes
coconut & pineapple juice
banana

Dairy
1/2 qrt yogurt
leftover raita
scallion cream cheese
1% milk, just a little left
a little half&half

Meat
chicken stock
cooked chicken
1 doz eggs

Bread
loaf of whole wheat

Need to buy by Friday
chicken leg quarters ($.49/lb)
cereal (coupon)
day old bagels (to freeze) (April 7th-ish)

Meals
massive amounts of mashed potatoes?
with chicken sandwiches
and salad

… lettuce soup?

I think it’s time to throw out my favorite (albeit faded) fortune I have gotten from a fortune cookie:

Your biggest virtue
is your modesty.

Over the years, it has given me great glee to display it. Because seriously – who can look at it and say, “Oh, yes – that’s clearly me.” WHO?

So those of you who actually like the food posts (weirdos that you are) – have you ever wanted to try really fancy olive oil, but not wanted to pay for it?

There’s a company in Massachusetts, Alejandro and Martin, that is giving away a sampler box of their oils.

Each olive oil comes from a different region of the world, and they say that all are made by small olive oil producers: family farms and artisan cooperatives.

And it’s free! Well, aside from shipping, which for me was about $6.50

But this is their way of advertising their company, and it’s a wonderful way to explore something new.

The offer is here.

ETA: They have given away all 800 boxes they had to give.

ETA 10/29/08: So the company is defunct. Here are the pages from the way back machine – Alejandro & Martin main page