tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1823205614959185852024-09-21T18:06:14.552-05:00just a mom in mesquiteencouraging the growth of planet friendly, people friendly free-range kidsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-57249898098456797242010-04-03T18:06:00.001-05:002010-04-03T18:06:45.407-05:00salisbury steak; a passive aggressive love story. So, some you trivia buffs may appreciate this. Did you know that the Salisbury steak was invented by an American physician named Dr. J.H. Salisbury in 1897? He wanted to help encourage the eating of more beef. While serving as a physician during the Civil War, he created the infamous recipe of ground beef, seasonings and onions. As an advocate of beef, he heavily promoted the idea of eating moreUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-4548616575300842512010-03-31T22:19:00.002-05:002010-03-31T22:27:59.240-05:00finally, a food processing manual i can understand.Thank you FAO for putting this together! Granted, it was written for under-developed countries, it's easy to understand. I am happy to know it follows guidelines by the HACCP. Which I trust, because the HACCP was developed by Keystone Foods, here in the USA. Which has a partner called McKey, not here in the USA.. Which supplies McDonald's. Ummmmm..McWhat???http://Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-71404877891870275502010-03-30T12:20:00.001-05:002010-03-30T12:20:43.489-05:00the enchilada tried to kill me. That enchilada hates me. I'm not sure what I did to make it so angry at me, but it must have been something terrible. Maybe it's because I'm using it to help me win a lunchbox from Simple, Good, and Tasty. I'm guessing I offended it. Oh, well. Before I start my anti-enchilada rant, I think it's important to establish some things first. I do not in any way, blame my son'Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-70718351504600700832010-03-28T22:56:00.002-05:002010-03-29T16:11:55.981-05:00just because you buy it bulk, doesn't necessarily mean you have to serve it in bulk.
Ladies and gentlemen, you are looking at my first entry of Simple, Good and Tasty's School Lunch contest. All I can say about that pizza slice is.."Wow. That thing is huge." In case you're wondering, yes, this is also the same size the kids got. Imagine looking into a sea of children sitting before you in the school cafeteria. They have each elbow propped up on the table, using both Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-36265350069072759972010-03-21T17:43:00.002-05:002010-03-25T09:10:36.443-05:00please, don't call me the "a" word.
So, I was talking to my brother a couple of days ago. We were just catching up on each our projects; mine, being on the smaller scale, his, the larger. Sometime during the conversation, he had made the comment, "I think it's great that mom raised a couple of activists." Immediately upon the word "activist", I cringed. Don't get me wrong, I know what my brother meant. By definition, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-59262487293846384902010-03-19T22:05:00.001-05:002010-03-19T22:05:50.999-05:00mechanically freaked out.
A couple of days ago, I decided to join a school lunch contest created by Simple,Good, and Tasty. The rules are easy, prizes are involved. Of course, I'm in. All I have to do is: 1. Meet my child for lunch. Order the lunch. Done and done. I volunteer at my child's school next week, super convenient! 2. Take a picture of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-51678154527348687472010-03-19T17:29:00.001-05:002010-03-19T17:29:53.851-05:00the loophole.
When I tell people here that I want our school to have an outdoor classroom and garden in our public school, I always get that big wide-eyed "ummm, OK, crazy lady" look. The garden part, they get..the classroom part, not so much. I should probably approach the subject differently. Apparently, when I say outdoor classroom and garden, people assume I want our kids sitting outside in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-68875466222436422562010-03-18T11:46:00.001-05:002010-03-18T11:46:17.965-05:00Fed Up With Lunch: The School Lunch Project: There is no money
via fedupwithschoollunch.blogspot.com I love this lady. Any adult brave enough to eat school lunches daily with the kids at her school, deserve some sort of fabulous prize. Posted via web from just a mom in mesquite Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-76918953434276553622010-03-17T20:45:00.001-05:002010-03-17T20:45:06.883-05:00i heart my city...again.
The City of Mesquite will be getting an outdoor classroom! Posted via web from just a mom in mesquite Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-34505033675320556102010-03-15T15:37:00.001-05:002010-03-15T15:37:43.851-05:00not letting that whole e-coli tainted meat thing go.
Sorry I'm still on this rant, I really am. I do actually have lots of great news to share...I promise get to that in a minute. Unfortunately, that Huntington beef recall is still bothering me. Last week, after seeing an article in USA Today, I learned that our schools are serving up e-coli tainted meat, and they don't really seem to care. I posted about this earlier and gave a quick Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-20782616040904150212010-03-13T15:48:00.003-06:002010-03-13T15:48:26.349-06:00i wouldn't eat that if i were you.
Turns out, the recent Huntington beef recall is far from over. Last month Arlington schools were informed (too late, btw) that they had been serving e-coli tainted beef to their students. Thankfully, kids didn't get sick. Unfortunately, not all schools have been informed of the recall. Here's why. Our school districts order their food from a distributor...in Mesquite's case, usually Sysco Food Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182320561495918585.post-11386053285230118342010-03-13T15:48:00.001-06:002010-03-13T15:48:04.017-06:00i heart my town
Mention the word "Mesquite" and you get all kinds of responses...usually negative, in the "outdated" and "redneck" sort of way. That makes me sad. Our little city has so many great things that tend to not get talked about. Sure, there are some bad...all cities have that, but I want to take second to mention the good. So, here you go: 1. Did you know that the City of Mesquite has an awesome Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0