Thursday, April 15, 2010

Your family meal in six words

Prof. Lani Raider told me about the book  Not Quite what I was Planning which asks people to tell their memoir in exactly 6 words. My challenge to you: tell me about meals with your family, in exactly six words.

128 comments:

  1. My sandwich tastes like Stetson cologne.

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  2. Foreign, (uncontrolled)volume, delectable (food), (multiple) languages, comfort, tradition

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  3. Lovable yet frustrating overcooked turkey bonanza.

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  4. Mom, you burnt the meatloaf... again.

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  5. Humorous anecdotes with zealously overcooked food.

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  6. I'm tired of saying 'you're welcome'.

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  7. Sometimes, twice a year seems enough.

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  8. Awkward dinner table conversation, average food.

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  9. Meals with my family were rare.

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  10. I read about this book! The best one is Steven Dubner (Freakonomics): "On the seventh word, he rested."

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  11. like lowland scotch; a learned appreciation

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  12. Only a "family" meal during holidays.

    -Sohrob Esmaili

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  13. never really had famliy meal together

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  14. Crude conversations, great food, better company.
    ~Wesley Sayler

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  15. Lots of loud food loving people

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  16. Tough challenge. All I could think about is when my siblings are home and when our kitchen becomes this noisy intersection of people eating, planning to eat, hanging around, snacking, etc. So without further ado here are my 6 words:

    1. recollection
    2. familiarity
    3. anticipation
    4. surprise
    5. delicious
    6. satiated

    i'm sure i could've probably fit it "gluttony" if you knew what we were like during our favorite meals... can't do em all! :}

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  17. Beef, chicken, lamb, not for me.

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  18. It is up to mother's hand.

    - Mihae,lee

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  19. Did anyone takeout the pig today? - Katrin Vergel

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  20. eat together, no tv, great food.

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  21. Coming together to enjoy homemade food

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  22. Laughter, entertainment, bonds, love, ridiculousness, deliciousness

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  23. Uhh...I ate to much food again.

    -Michael Carpenter

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  24. kh717358

    exemplary food, on laps, watching tv.

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  25. yummm now that is good eats!!!

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  26. What family meal?, Mine was non-existant

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  27. VG843903@mycia.netMay 17, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    Delicious because I am the cook

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  28. Emelie ThirawattanapanMay 18, 2010 at 2:25 PM

    1. unorganized
    2. spontaneous
    3. delicious
    4. hilarious
    5. warm
    6. friendly

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  29. Who is making the mashed potatoes?-David H.

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  30. What did i put in there?

    Edward Work

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  31. A great way to get together.

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  32. Someone please pass the hockey pucks.

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  33. From start to finish, pure joy.

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  34. To much chaos to much food.

    Brian Gries

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  35. everyone together for good times, sweet.


    -Scott Johnson

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  36. Yum! Can I get seconds now?


    lf803399

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  37. Nostalgia; same meals from my childhood.

    Patrick Sanchez

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  38. Arguments with a side of silence.
    lm850841

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  39. Loud, annoying, heart-warming family fun fare.

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  40. Brother makes me choke from laughter.
    Jennifer Goodman Student ID821511

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  41. How can I help? Just eat!

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  42. Please pass the Parmesan cheese, Thanks.

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  43. United with food love and happiness BM798700

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  44. My Loud, obnoxious, Loving, cuban family.

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  45. Lisa Appleton
    ID: 648003

    Iron Chef: Secret ingredient changes daily.

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  46. Mom burnt the grilled cheese again.

    -Amanda F. Smith

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  47. Shut up and eat your food......

    aj843154

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  48. Crazy black people too much food.....
    Isaiah Wilson Gastronomy Student

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  49. There's overeating and ball busting, together.

    - ct823776

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  50. Alone. Too Much food for one

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  51. fernanda

    i come from a big family so everybody wants something different for lunch or dinner the best 6 words to describe it is :

    "this house its not a restaurant"

    id : fl843175

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  52. I'll eat in my room tonight.

    -Georgia Curley

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  53. loud, sarcastic, homemade, and lots of butter

    kyle buttram

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  54. Kneed to learn how to cook.

    Sheyna McCallister

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  55. "A delicious meal you have cooked"

    FM702695

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  56. Jessica Dix said....
    Oh God, not the wine Mom!

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  57. My Family Meal in 6 Words:

    Bouncing ideas to experiement new things.

    My dad and I would go to Whole Foods or the butchers or farmers market and just look, think and come up with a menu for the day with no idea as to what we would do or search up new things and try at least one new technique or recipe (but make it ours of course) a weekend. That always made family meal fun.

    -Garrett Saylor

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  58. Steak and baked potatoes every Tuesday.

    Vince Tacconelli

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  59. The smile on my mothers face.
    -Patrick Seibold

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  60. My dad is a big meat eater and basically my mom and grandma aim to please him. So my family meal in six words would be:

    Meat again, where are the vegetables?

    ID: 826154

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  61. mom, this chinese is still cold.

    cm822968

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  62. Daniel Lipson

    Large Salty Warm Odd Cultural Regional

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  63. Delisiously tickling falovors in my belly.
    -Estella Lopez

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  64. i love when its hot and fresh!

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  65. Lots of arguments, lots of laughs...

    AM845997
    Alvaro Munoz

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  66. Microwaving TV dinners at home alone

    -Mavis J
    789724

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  67. What's for dinner?...
    No thank you.

    David Peters

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  68. A common ground for a dysfunctional family.

    Jesse Szewczyk

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  69. too much talking yet not annoying

    Lyman

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  70. Rarely are we together at meals.

    Rachel Pearce

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  71. nothing short of amazing thanks ma

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  72. You did WHAT at school today?!?!?!?!


    Christina Sanchez
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  73. We eat and share and laugh.

    --Joel Eisenberg

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  74. The chaos experienced, is from love.

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  75. Rasheeda fowlkes intro to gastronomy 6:30
    My Family meal
    West indian food warm,spicy,sweet,acid and deliciousness

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  76. Dinner's ready! ... Are you coming?... No?

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  77. KW776460-

    family meals are not very often.

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  78. Microwaved foods shouldn't qualify as homemade.

    -Aaron Gross (806184)

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  79. i already ate......, OKAYYYY one bite

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  80. We eat quality, homemade, and fresh.

    Tyler Knoll

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  81. Mom's over cooked food, table talk.

    candace stock

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  82. chaos, chicken, "water only", favorite meal (of the day)

    - Dominique Casillo

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  83. CF785126

    adventurous overcooked sometimes edible supermarket food

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  84. 797640

    Too much grilled meat from dad

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  85. STIR THE SAUCE! THE RELATIVES'RE HERE!

    -David Mammina

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  86. Nani made pasta with sauce.....YUM!


    -Amanda Rizzuto

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  87. Too good to go around twice !
    -Frankie Ortiz

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  88. 1. Quick
    2. Scattered
    3. Mediocre
    4. Consistent
    5. Symbolic
    6. Priority

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  89. smelling waiting tasting loving eating relaxing
    Laura Romanski

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  90. Yup, mom burnt the meatlof again
    -Jennifer Stevener JS844481

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  91. The ultimate eating experience for me!!

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  92. 1. Inviting
    2. traditional
    3. Warm
    4. Revealing
    5. Fun
    6. Satisfying

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  93. Worathon Udomchalotorn (WU857653)December 10, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    Stuffed,but i'm craving for more . . .

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  94. Same faces, same food, always great.

    -Manny Mendoza MM871676

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  95. Appetizer, Entree, Dessert, Drinks, Arguments, Fights.

    Student ID:811748

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  96. super delicious and always something new

    -Bess Walsh BW688032

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  97. My mom's food is the best!
    -Tim Park

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  98. Crazy, filling, exciting, southern style cooking
    864146

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  99. RR704110

    Homestyle, quirky meals with great company.

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  100. eating around the whole jamaican sensation
    -Wayne McFarlane

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  101. Loud, laughter, comfort, Italian, vino, & squabble.
    Andrea Locorini

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  102. when is the itus gonna arrive?...827021 D. ware

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  103. Italian one day and then Russian.

    Jordan Kotzen JK890542

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  104. oh-no, Dad ruined his shirt again.

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  105. jt861679

    GOOD,happy,yummy,family,laughing,playing.

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  106. at least its not meatloaf.

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  107. good company, good food, that's it.

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  108. Mom's food never disappoints the family.
    -Cornel Mostert 790160

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  109. Oh no... Mom is cooking dinner

    JL872980

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  110. My parents can not cook food.

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  111. joyful, hatred, laughter, screaming, hugs, ...bi-polar...


    KO783872

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  112. Chewed up food in my napkin....

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  113. no more noodles and rice, please.

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  114. alfresco, simple, friends, neighbors, everyone's welcome

    LT855914

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  115. Together every night; steak on Wednesday.

    Or

    "You can't just eat chicken nuggets!" -Dad to my younger brother.

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  116. Love, laughter, communication, sharing, fun, awesome.

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  117. Zack go do the dishes again!

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  118. Talking about work, over frozen pizza.

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  119. Dinner's at six. I love you

    jh829021

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  120. After a delicious one-to-many-courses Saturday dinner:

    I will not eat ever again!
    (effective until next breakfast)

    SC868161

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  121. Go sit at the kids' table.

    886123

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  122. Sit until you've finished your vegetables :(

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  123. Crazy, Outrageous Laughing over absolutely nothing.

    FZ843004

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  124. Well, let's give it a shot.

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