OAMC ~ Once a month cooking ~ the term comes from the book "Once A Month Cooking" by Mimi Wilson and Mary Beth Lagerborg
WM ~ Weekend Mania ~ A specific weekend topic such as the Meatloaf Mania or comfort foods. WM lasts from Friday to Monday morning.
MC ~
Master Cook is recipe management software program by Sierra. It is a database
management system that allows you to save your recipes and do searches
on them.
For
more information visit the Sierra Website at: http://www.sierra.com/
Flash Freeze - Simply freezing items in a single layer on a cookie sheet or tray till hard and then bagging together. This way the food does not stick together so you can use however many you like at a time. Great for meatballs, waffles, pancakes, onions, hamburger patties, etc.
TVP/TSP-
Textured Vegetable Protein- A soy product- usually found at healthy
stores, it is available in granules or chunks and in different flavors.
Unflavored TVP has basically no flavor and absorbs the flavor of what it
was cooked with.
It is
generally reconstituted as 1c. granules to 1c. boiling water
= 2 c. reconstituted
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Abreviations....
GENERAL
EXPRESSIONS:
*AFAIK
As Far As I Know
*BTDT
Been There, Done That
*BTW
By The Way
*FWIW
For What It's Worth
*FYI
For Your Information
*<G>
Grin also <BG> big grin & <VBG> very big grin
*HTH
Hope This Helps
*IIRC
If I Recall Correctly
*IMHO
In My Humble (or Honest) Opinion
*ISO
In Search Of
*LMK
let me know
*LOL
Laughing Out Loud
*NAYY
- Not Associated, Yadda, Yadda
*OTOH
On The Other Hand
*ROTFL
Rolling On The Floor Laughing
*TIA
Thanks In Advance
*TNT
Tried and True
*TTFN
Ta Ta For Now
*TTSP
This Too Shall Pass
*TTYL
Talk To You Later
*YMMV
Your Mileage May Vary (i.e. every family is different and what worked for
me may not work for you)
KID AND FAMILY RELATED:
*DD
Dear Daughter
*DS
Dear Son
*DH
Dear Husband
*DW
Dear Wife
*FIL
Father-In-Law
*MIL
Mother-In-Law
*mo
month-old (as in 18mo for an 18-month-old child)
*ONNA
Oh No, Not Again
*SAH
Stay at Home
*SIL
Sister-In-Law
*SO
Significant Other
*yo
year-old (as in 4yo for a 4-year-old child)
SOME
USEFUL TERMS:
FAQ ~
Frequently Asked Questions (an informational post answering common
questions on a topic).
Flame
~ An angry message directed at another person or people.
Spam
~ Bulk email or Usenet posts that are massively crossposted or multi-posted.
Some people call any out-of-place commercial post or email "spam."
Troll
~ An insincere message, posted in hopes of upsetting people, inciting arguments,
and stirring up trouble.
Vent
~ A message to let off steam.
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