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Intro to the 21st Century, Tuesday, Second Period
Cindy was quite pleased that her lesson today didn't involve either books or movies, as the island had made both options completely untenable. She was already not a fan of the upcoming holiday--two spectacularly failed marriages will do that to you--and the island's insistence on playing it up was already getting on her nerves.
Which might have been why she was a little short today when everyone filed into the Danger Shop. "Today, we'll be looking at ways to keep from starving to death, no matter how lousy you are at cooking," she said. "First and foremost, the best way to keep yourself fed and fed well is to have an extensive number of local restaurants and delis and the like programmed into your cell-phone. Many places deliver, which means they bring the food directly to your home in exchange for a slight fee or tip to the delivery person; and still others allow the pick-up option, where they will prepare your meal to go, and you can bring it back to your home where you can eat in peace and with a minimum of socialization."
Sometimes, a lack of socialization was exactly what someone was looking for, okay? "But eating out every night can get expensive. While a fast food chain might offer a meal for just a few dollars, even lower-end chain restaurants charge close to $10 for a single meal, which, if you remember from last week, is more than you made in an hour. Fortunately, there are other options. These options are slightly more expensive than buying ingredients to make a similar meal from scratch, but they do have the benefit of being faster, easier, and more difficult--though not impossible--to mess up."
With a touch of a button, they were in the freezer section of a grocery store. "Many stores offer premade meals that can be stored in your freezer until you're ready to eat them. There is a large variety of possible meals: vegetarian, vegan, low-fat, low-carb...While there are not frozen foods to fit every diet, they do try to fit the most common ones. Many of these meals can be cooked in an oven, a microwave, or a toaster oven." Beckoning the students over a few aisles, Cindy pointed to a small area where several of the named appliances stood, waiting to be used. "Today, I want you to find a few meals you think you could eat--and feel free to look around the store, there are plenty of quick foods you can find beyond the freezer section--" Like Ramen! And Easy-Mac! "--and then try your hand at making some of them. See if you can find a brand or a dish that's new to you, but that you like. Also, keep an eye on the prices of things and figure out how they could fit into your personal budget."
[OCD ready to go!]
Which might have been why she was a little short today when everyone filed into the Danger Shop. "Today, we'll be looking at ways to keep from starving to death, no matter how lousy you are at cooking," she said. "First and foremost, the best way to keep yourself fed and fed well is to have an extensive number of local restaurants and delis and the like programmed into your cell-phone. Many places deliver, which means they bring the food directly to your home in exchange for a slight fee or tip to the delivery person; and still others allow the pick-up option, where they will prepare your meal to go, and you can bring it back to your home where you can eat in peace and with a minimum of socialization."
Sometimes, a lack of socialization was exactly what someone was looking for, okay? "But eating out every night can get expensive. While a fast food chain might offer a meal for just a few dollars, even lower-end chain restaurants charge close to $10 for a single meal, which, if you remember from last week, is more than you made in an hour. Fortunately, there are other options. These options are slightly more expensive than buying ingredients to make a similar meal from scratch, but they do have the benefit of being faster, easier, and more difficult--though not impossible--to mess up."
With a touch of a button, they were in the freezer section of a grocery store. "Many stores offer premade meals that can be stored in your freezer until you're ready to eat them. There is a large variety of possible meals: vegetarian, vegan, low-fat, low-carb...While there are not frozen foods to fit every diet, they do try to fit the most common ones. Many of these meals can be cooked in an oven, a microwave, or a toaster oven." Beckoning the students over a few aisles, Cindy pointed to a small area where several of the named appliances stood, waiting to be used. "Today, I want you to find a few meals you think you could eat--and feel free to look around the store, there are plenty of quick foods you can find beyond the freezer section--" Like Ramen! And Easy-Mac! "--and then try your hand at making some of them. See if you can find a brand or a dish that's new to you, but that you like. Also, keep an eye on the prices of things and figure out how they could fit into your personal budget."
[OCD ready to go!]
Sign in (Week 6)
Listen to the Lecture
Wander the Store
Prepare Your Meal!
Talk to the TA
Talk to "Professor Perrault"
OOC
Re: Sign in (Week 6)
Re: Prepare Your Meal!
She was determined to get cookie-shaped cookies out of this round.
Re: Sign in (Week 6)
Re: Prepare Your Meal!
She might have been missing some of the point.
Re: Sign in (Week 6)
Re: Wander the Store
She studied the picture and had no trouble recognizing the popped corn that was such a favourite in the dorms, but that was something you made in a bag in the microwave. What was this supposed to be -- a popcorn pie?
[Try to tell me Jiffy-Pop is not a meal. TRY.]
Re: Prepare Your Meal!
Right about then would be when the noises started, and right after that, the foil cover began to rise. And rise... And rise....
"Stand back - I think it's going to explode!"
Dinner should not explode.
Re: Prepare Your Meal!
Re: Sign in (Week 6)
Re: Prepare Your Meal!
She eyed the container. "Now might be a good idea."
Re: Prepare Your Meal!
Re: Wander the Store
He contemplated the shelves for a short while, and then settled on one of those Campbell's soup microwaveable things. They had a sirloin burger one that wasn't too terrible, if you didn't think too hard about the tiny discs of reconstituted meat.
Re: Prepare Your Meal!
Really, this was kind of like old hat, for Warren. He hadn't been able to get out much, and dinner growing up had generally been whatever he could scrounge together while his dad was out on business.
He kind of felt like he was cheating, in this class. But at least the soup wasn't awful.
Re: Prepare Your Meal!
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"You're sure it's safe?"
Re: Prepare Your Meal!
Fortunately, since they were already in the produce section, they were close to where all many of the vegan options were, including the different tofu types and the various meat-alternatives.
"It takes a little more effort and work on your part," Cindy said, picking up a box of black bean 'burgers' and handing them over. "But you can find plenty of things to eat beyond a salad."
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