jay: (stopthat)
jay ([personal profile] jay) wrote2005-07-20 09:03 am

The 2005 HMP weight-loss plan

I'm dissatisfied with the food situation here thus far... and the cook here is not helping... he had cream of mushroom soup waiting on arrival (I'm allergic to mushrooms, and had conveyed that to Pascal beforehand). The kitchen this year seems to think "vegetarian diet" means bigger helpings of salad. SH and AT have tried to be team players, but have been disappointed. I miss Ginger (2002-03 cook), or even the lady we had last year (before she left in a huff). We had... macaroni and cheese for lunch yesterday, I'm unimpressed but that's the best meal so far here.

Last night... not enough meals left for us (we were late arriving at 10pm), canned peas and boiled potatoes, and the vegetarians had only canned bean soup. And the cook cuts off breakfast at 8am, so I haven't gotten any since I've been here... there's not even *oatmeal* or anything hot, available self-serve, just toast. Or the trademark burned chocolate muffins. At least in previous years, there were leftover pancakes or eggs at breakfast, left for latecomers. My team will likely be working late at times, and may be up later at times, and we need (and are paying for) better support than I've seen thus far. Grr.

[identity profile] cyan-blue.livejournal.com 2005-07-20 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
*grump* Sounds like someone needs educating as to the variety of options available for cooking for veg people.

Do you want me to mail you up a vegetarian cookbook (if you folks get mail there)? Or, even better, point your browser to recipezaar.com and select the vegetarian and entree options.

[identity profile] cyan-blue.livejournal.com 2005-07-20 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Recipezaar.com then, for sure. It's a great site.

llama!

[identity profile] vokzal.livejournal.com 2005-07-20 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, so cute! you have the llama song as an icon!

[identity profile] brian1789.livejournal.com 2005-07-20 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
This guy is a mining camp cook... no vegetarians or kosher there. Fixed shifts, so fixed meal times, said meals often consisting of a large piece of meat plus starch.