tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post5851337132605650317..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: Nana Time (subtitle: coaxing meals from near-empty pantries)materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32094630163023063662016-03-06T10:19:04.439-08:002016-03-06T10:19:04.439-08:00I've used the mayo trick before. And also clu...I've used the mayo trick before. And also club soda in pancakes and waffles instead of milk. There is usally a can of tuna around and some kind of pasta, hence a feast is possible, grand if we also have some form of canned tomatoes.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-846438417386454202016-03-04T06:11:48.031-08:002016-03-04T06:11:48.031-08:00Yes, turning off the heating in the bedroom made a...Yes, turning off the heating in the bedroom made a big difference. I also like to open the window for a while, to let fresh air in, just before we go to bed. I wonder about the caffeine in cocoa too as I don't have any other caffeinated drinks but it feels like such a treat, that I'm sure it helps me relax. I turn the brightness level on the ipad so low that it's almost at nil and as far as I can tell it doesn't seem to cause me further problems. Although all the research says we shouldn't read them for an hour or so before sleeping. Afternoon naps are a real treat ... I'm not sure I actually sleep, but that feeling of floating somewhere between sleep and wakefulness is so relaxing.<br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-87059396417963891142016-03-03T20:13:02.616-08:002016-03-03T20:13:02.616-08:00Aw, thank you. . . not sure I'm feeling it mys...Aw, thank you. . . not sure I'm feeling it myself these days, so the kind words are appreciated.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-73175091993836210972016-03-03T20:12:38.182-08:002016-03-03T20:12:38.182-08:00One of my daughters is really good at this, but I ...One of my daughters is really good at this, but I do think it might be more common in our generation. . . Not all of us, though, I think it has to do with having had parents who experienced a serious need to make do, often for extended periods. As far back as my grandparents, on both sides, right into their childhoods, they would never have gone really hungry, but they definitely would have gone without and had to be inventive to fill themselves. . . and from what I've heard, they found joy in the process. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-41636820532212297652016-03-03T16:06:48.454-08:002016-03-03T16:06:48.454-08:00I'm just so impressed by what you pull togethe...I'm just so impressed by what you pull together. In the broader sense;).LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-25052290109460479622016-03-03T03:54:44.091-08:002016-03-03T03:54:44.091-08:00I am very impressed by your ingenuity! Do you thi...I am very impressed by your ingenuity! Do you think this is an our generation thing? I can not go grocery shopping for days if I don't feel like it even when there is very little in the fridge because I can pretty much always produce something from the store cupboard. My mother was the same. My children, men and women and all good cooks, are a bit flummoxed by an empty fridge. Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-48048785747962810362016-03-02T14:55:42.627-08:002016-03-02T14:55:42.627-08:00Oh my goodness! I've just googled Kaiserschmar...Oh my goodness! I've just googled Kaiserschmarrn, and I'm in! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-65629064061691817312016-03-02T14:54:27.442-08:002016-03-02T14:54:27.442-08:00She really gets into her activities! (why she didn...She really gets into her activities! (why she didn't want to leave the apartment)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-5772595951409163162016-03-02T14:52:10.758-08:002016-03-02T14:52:10.758-08:00Indeed! Indeed! materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-28532836259126238062016-03-02T14:51:53.582-08:002016-03-02T14:51:53.582-08:00Pasta and eggs and tuna and beans seem to be the r...Pasta and eggs and tuna and beans seem to be the reliables for all. On our island, though, we do sometimes run out of eggs (hence the mayo trick's usefulness). . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-88591060833101119602016-03-02T14:50:15.626-08:002016-03-02T14:50:15.626-08:00A cool room! That's key, isn't it? Too oft...A cool room! That's key, isn't it? Too often, with the woodstove, our room ends up being too warm. <br />Sounds as if you have some good solutions for your insomnia -- and a patient or deep-sleeping husband! (I sometimes have a hot milk with cinnamon but would worry about the caffeine in the cocoa -- ditto, reading on a backlit screen seems to stimulate more than on paper). Aren't afternoon naps the best?!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-64112695000011523342016-03-02T11:02:50.067-08:002016-03-02T11:02:50.067-08:00Much more fun to help Nana create something than t...Much more fun to help Nana create something than to go out for a restaurant meal! Our bare cupboard standby is any variant on pancakes: scotch pancakes, crêpes, or that great Austria variant, Kaiserschmarrn. All with home - made jam and golden syrup. Enough calories to get you through a week of a bare store cupboard.Lindahttp://ooccasionalscotland.blogspot.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-19478810097523527752016-03-02T06:06:00.583-08:002016-03-02T06:06:00.583-08:00This is genius! I love it when cooking is a bit of...This is genius! I love it when cooking is a bit of adventure, a bit of science, and total creativity. And Nola is so focused!K.Linehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15350615302797686048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85581510944943675992016-03-02T01:56:07.904-08:002016-03-02T01:56:07.904-08:00This sounds very cosy indeed. A great combo of pa...This sounds very cosy indeed. A great combo of painting and a doll's house. I could enjoy that myself. Plus pancakes. Why would you bother to go out?anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784336429060492455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-29880458752981802622016-03-01T15:20:30.633-08:002016-03-01T15:20:30.633-08:00What a fun post Sounds like you're a great ...What a fun post Sounds like you're a great nana! Never heard of the Mayo trick instead of an egg. My standbys are always eggs, we rarely run out and so much you can do. Pasta is the other...so many variations with the left over veg and a tin of tuna! Hope you had a good rest :) B X Coastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71376422147162390872016-03-01T02:29:42.296-08:002016-03-01T02:29:42.296-08:00Nana time sounds just perfect to me ...these are t...Nana time sounds just perfect to me ...these are the days that memories are made of. It must be lovely to have these times just the two of you.<br />Thanks for the mayo tip ... <br />Regarding your comment about how I deal with insomnia ... Luckily it doesn't happen to often but did again last night. No idea why :) I used to be frustrated and restless, so I'd get up and do things or read but I'd always get up. Now I tend just to relax and enjoy lying in bed :) although I may tiptoe down for a hot chocolate to bring back to bed and read my kindle or ipad whilst trying not to wake hubby! Rooms cool, beds comfy and warm and most of all I try just to relax and enjoy being tucked up in bed. Then, like you if the opportunity arises I ll try to have a short 30 or 40 minute doze in the afternoon <br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-36447396142670921172016-02-29T17:00:41.090-08:002016-02-29T17:00:41.090-08:00Yes, it does make sense -- although perhaps I shou...Yes, it does make sense -- although perhaps I should have stressed that salad dressings like "Miracle Whip" won't work. The substitution has to be mayonnaise made with eggs, the link you've obviously understood.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85482077421592981492016-02-29T16:59:28.352-08:002016-02-29T16:59:28.352-08:00You're welcome!You're welcome!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-33068806362444919062016-02-29T16:59:14.694-08:002016-02-29T16:59:14.694-08:00We're very close to shops here in Vanc'r a...We're very close to shops here in Vanc'r as well, although our neighbourhood doesn't have the gourmet delights of Montreal's Little Italy. I'm not sure she would have been willing to get out of her pyjamas even for a short walk, though. Canned soup is a smart staple to have on hand, At home (not here in the city apartment, where the pantry is miniscule and unreliable), I almost always have stock frozen and could make a Stone Soup in a pinch. . . Tough to have to nurse a visiting guest. . . our standby for tummy bugs, or at least for the recovery period, has always been Lipton's Chicken Noodle Soup. I know, but that's just how it is! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-23946597741125939882016-02-29T16:54:14.699-08:002016-02-29T16:54:14.699-08:00Thanks! -- the time she's willing to spend wit...Thanks! -- the time she's willing to spend with her Nana is probably peaking now, as she heads more and more into peer-group attachments. For now, I'm taking advantage.<br />Those are good staples to have on hand, especially if you also have good olive oil and some garlic. The mayonnaise works well because, of course, it's mostly eggs -- the trick has saved me a few times through the years.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-44811484467603477622016-02-29T16:51:35.735-08:002016-02-29T16:51:35.735-08:00It really surprised me, honestly -- she just seems...It really surprised me, honestly -- she just seems to love to get set in with her imagination and play a storyline through with her toys. But I'd like to take a little credit as well, so thank you! materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-689194062573736282016-02-29T16:50:22.000-08:002016-02-29T16:50:22.000-08:00Borgen's on my list -- I'll have to get it...Borgen's on my list -- I'll have to get it from iTunes though.<br />I took your advice and just relaxed yesterday -- thank you! Storing up energy for a busy day today and then another grandkid gig tomorrow. ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-74432433079301895392016-02-29T16:49:13.944-08:002016-02-29T16:49:13.944-08:00Pasta or risotto -- yes, me too! And if I had to, ...Pasta or risotto -- yes, me too! And if I had to, the tinned beans or a can of sardines...<br />The mayo works well for cakes or cookies -- best thing I got out of that long-ago cooking class! <br />I feel pretty lucky about the sleepovers myself -- so great to have the time.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-83008536762174354412016-02-29T11:00:41.794-08:002016-02-29T11:00:41.794-08:00Brilliant! And I join the others in thanking you ...Brilliant! And I join the others in thanking you for the mayonnaise tip - it makes sense, doesn't it?marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790246072364530104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-86250650368950638532016-02-29T09:27:30.445-08:002016-02-29T09:27:30.445-08:00Would have never thought of the mayo substitute ! ...Would have never thought of the mayo substitute ! I will remember that, thank you!Marie-Odilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01355868749168296642noreply@blogger.com