Comments on: Gifts from your kitchen http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/12/gifts-from-your-kitchen/ Recipes from scratch and a lot of chatter about food ( plus a little about politics ) Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:15:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ellaella http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/12/gifts-from-your-kitchen/#comment-4107 ellaella Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:26:14 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/12/gifts-from-your-kitchen/#comment-4107 Muse, I was just as disheartened and you're absolutely right about most home kitchens being as clean and often cleaner than professional kitchens. I think what bothered me most, well 2 things. One was the smugness, even sometimes glee, in announcing they throw things away if they're not from their own kitchens. As I recall, one or two had psychological issues and never eat out, but the rest were just downright repugnant. The other was the deeper issue of honesty and friendship. Why even accept the gift if you know you're going to look for the nearest trash can? Certainly I wouldn't want any of them to be so blunt as to hurt the donors' feelings (but they're mostly "mean girls" and just might) but there is a whole area in the white lie department with countless ways to beg off with tact and diplomacy, while ensuring someone else would enjoy the goodies. No surprise I gave up on that board long ago. It's Darwin's Waiting Room. I'm sure your gift baskets will be creative, gorgeous and much-appreciated. Quirky is good; one person's quirky is another person's inspired. Yours will be inspired. Muse, I was just as disheartened and you’re absolutely right about most home kitchens being as clean and often cleaner than professional kitchens. I think what bothered me most, well 2 things. One was the smugness, even sometimes glee, in announcing they throw things away if they’re not from their own kitchens. As I recall, one or two had psychological issues and never eat out, but the rest were just downright repugnant.

The other was the deeper issue of honesty and friendship. Why even accept the gift if you know you’re going to look for the nearest trash can? Certainly I wouldn’t want any of them to be so blunt as to hurt the donors’ feelings (but they’re mostly “mean girls” and just might) but there is a whole area in the white lie department with countless ways to beg off with tact and diplomacy, while ensuring someone else would enjoy the goodies.

No surprise I gave up on that board long ago. It’s Darwin’s Waiting Room.

I’m sure your gift baskets will be creative, gorgeous and much-appreciated. Quirky is good; one person’s quirky is another person’s inspired. Yours will be inspired.

]]> By: MusEditions http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/12/gifts-from-your-kitchen/#comment-4104 MusEditions Sat, 13 Dec 2008 00:32:51 +0000 http://foodpluspolitics.com/2008/12/12/gifts-from-your-kitchen/#comment-4104 Wow, this post is eye-opening! I never suspected that people would throw out their friends' home made baked goods because of fears like that. I would think (just my opinion) that most home baked items are as "clean" as those in many restaurants and sandwich shops, if not more so. And to think I like to give consumables, because they are gentle on our earth and economy. ---Not so, if someone is going to pitch it right into the landfill, though. :( Still, you've given us some wonderful suggestions, here, and I'm most appreciative. I enjoy putting together my own gift baskets. At times, I have a quirky notion of item-combination. :) That sand art brownie jar is brilliant! <em>MusEditions's last blog post..<a href='http://museditions.wordpress.com/2008/12/11/heres-to-h-a-meme/' rel="nofollow">Here's to ?H??a meme!</a></em> Wow, this post is eye-opening! I never suspected that people would throw out their friends’ home made baked goods because of fears like that. I would think (just my opinion) that most home baked items are as “clean” as those in many restaurants and sandwich shops, if not more so. And to think I like to give consumables, because they are gentle on our earth and economy. —Not so, if someone is going to pitch it right into the landfill, though. :(
Still, you’ve given us some wonderful suggestions, here, and I’m most appreciative. I enjoy putting together my own gift baskets. At times, I have a quirky notion of item-combination. :) That sand art brownie jar is brilliant!

MusEditions’s last blog post..Here’s to ?H??a meme!

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