It wasn´t properly a dinner.

@marguicha (226376)

Chile

July 5, 2023 7:37pm CST

Friends, I have been in bed almost all day. I have all the dishes washed and I only have a skillet soaking. I had taken out some very lean ground meat to make the delicious Lebanese kubbeh. But I hadn´t counted on the cold and the meat is still frozen. And I want to make them raw so the meat can´t be thawed in any warm or hot way. So I´ll eat kubbeh tomorrow (and might also do something with and eggplant that is in the fridge. And meanwhile today it was just cheese, toasts (with butter, tomato slices and green hot chile). And, of course, coffee which I brought it to my bedroom. I will have to change the gas cylinder in the heater. But that will be tomorrow. Today I heated the herb "water bottle" ( again I forgot the name in English

). And I got into bed again.

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@DaddyEvil (147622)

• United States

6 Jul 23

If the meat is in a well-sealed plastic package, you can still set it to soak in room temperature water and that will thaw it in about half an hour.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

Normally I do that. But for meat that I will eat raw, I do not want it to get warm in places.

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@DaddyEvil (147622)

• United States

6 Jul 23

@marguicha Oh, yeah, that might not be good. I don't eat any meat raw. I'm too afraid of germs.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

@DaddyEvil I eat red meat raw. And I eat fish raw too. But I don´t eat chicken or pork raw.

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@JudyEv (352842)

• Rockingham, Australia

6 Jul 23

I think the herb water bottle is probably what we call a heat bag. We had to buy a new one just yesterday as we left the old one at our last house sit. This one is filled with wheat.

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@LadyDuck (473958)

• Switzerland

6 Jul 23

I am sure you are right, it's a heat bag.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

I had one filled with rice for years. I loved it. Then I bought this one filled with aromatic herbs. I hate it. I don´t like just any smell.

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@MarieCoyle (43650)

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6 Jul 23

@marguicha Those rice bags aren't hard to make. I've even made them out of old clothing cut to make the correct shape, put in the rice, and sewed it shut. They last for a long time.

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@ptrikha_2 (47853)

• India

6 Jul 23

I got to learn of a new dish name ! Is it Freezing cold or something more manageable? Enjoy your time !

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

I freezes so at dawn. But I don´t have central heating. And I don´t like cold now that I´m old.

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@ptrikha_2 (47853)

• India

6 Jul 23

@marguicha So you must be using the room heater a lot?

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@ptrikha_2 (47853)

• India

7 Jul 23

@marguicha Yes even we too turn off the heater before sleeping during the winters.

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@LadyDuck (473958)

• Switzerland

6 Jul 23

I love Lebanese kibbeh, I hope you can make it tomorrow. I think that Judy is right with the name of the herb bottle, it's a "heat bag".

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

I called Rosa, the lady that is fixing some clothes for me, to make one for me to fill. I haven´t discovered them on the market. And this herbal one I bought is something that I can only accept because of the cold. The smell is awful. I DO NOT like things to smell except for French perfume which I use once in a while. Even soaps can´t have odors. I´ll fill it with rice.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

7 Jul 23

@LadyDuck I know. I´m having one made for me that I´ll fill with rice.

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@LadyDuck (473958)

• Switzerland

7 Jul 23

@marguicha - I filled mine with rice because those sold in stores have a terrible smell and I am very sensible to smells.

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@rakski (135685)

• Philippines

6 Jul 23

I like the sound of cheese, toast and butter

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

I eat that when I´m too lazy tto cook.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

11 Jul 23

@rakski I always have good cheeses and ham at home. Eggs too. They are good sources of protein.

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@rakski (135685)

• Philippines

11 Jul 23

@marguicha i do that too at times

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@LindaOHio (188220)

• United States

6 Jul 23

When will it start to get warm again? It is very warm here. Lots of severe weather in the south almost every day. We could use some rain up here in the NE corner of Ohio. Enjoy your day.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

We are in the middle of the winter. We will have to wait for September.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

7 Jul 23

@LindaOHio I do not like winter.

@LindaOHio (188220)

• United States

7 Jul 23

@marguicha Brrrr. That's a long time. Enjoy your day.

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@wolfgirl569 (115761)

• Marion, Ohio

6 Jul 23

Hope you get to eat that then.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

I will. And it is easy to do.

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@db20747 (43438)

• Washington, District Of Columbia

6 Jul 23

The cheese bread sounds good. An easy dinner is sometimes just as good. Let us know how the kubbeh turns out.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

I eat sandwiches when I´m too lazy to cook. A good sandwich is as good as a real meal.

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@almostoveryou (4858)

• Philippines

6 Jul 23

Those peppers look enticing. I hope you get to have your Lebanese kubbeh tomorrow.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

I will. I just love it and haven´t had it for some time.

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@misunderstood_zombie (8140)

• United States

6 Jul 23

Hope you warmed up with that nice hot water bottle. That's what them in the US.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

Rosa, a lady that is sewing some garments for me, will make a case for me to fill with rice.

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@MarieCoyle (43650)

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6 Jul 23

I'm just sorry it's so cold. I wish it could be warmer in your house for you. Stay warm and well, Marga.

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@marguicha (226376)

• Chile

6 Jul 23

I have never liked cold weather.

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