>Do you have any stretching-dinner stories? I know some of you don't
>like it when people show up unannounced, and I totally understand that,
>but my friends have my express permission to do so, so any intimation
>that she was being rude will be dismissed as silly.
>
>Serene

> Do you have any stretching-dinner stories? I know some of you don't
> like it when people show up unannounced, and I totally understand that,
> but my friends have my express permission to do so, so any intimation
> that she was being rude will be dismissed as silly.
>

> hahabogus news:Xns9ABF1A7C9D28Ahahabogus@
> 69.28.186.120: in rec.food.cooking
>

>> Serene Vannoy serenepages.org> wrote in news:6bm8roF3cc01vU18
>> @mid.individual.net:
>>

>>> my friends have my express permission to do so, so any
>>> intimation that she was being rude will be dismissed as silly.
>>>

>>
>> Green Salad and additional appetizers can strech a meal nicely.

>
>We seldom eat dinner at the same
> time every day so it would be impossible for anyone to just pop in
> for it.
>
> Michael

> My friends know that 7pm is dinner here, and around once a week, someone
> takes me up on my open-door dinner policy and crashes dinner. I love this.
> Sometimes it's easy to make another plate, because there's a pot of chili
> on the stove or something. Tonight it was a little more tricky, since I
> had just enough of the main dish for three people. It was store-bought
> ravioli, for which I'd made a tomato sauce. I'd also roasted a couple
> heads of garlic to put on slices of baguette, and roasted a small amount
> of green beans (enough for three generous servings, or four small ones).
>
> My guest showed up around 6:45, so I quickly got out another pot and
> boiled up some spaghetti. I tossed it with butter/salt/pepper/parmesan,
> and cut more slices of baguette. The guest helped with putting roasted
> garlic and butter on the bread slices, and dinner went off without a
> hitch, and without a mention of having planned on having less food. She
> may have thought it was weird having two pasta dishes on the plate, but
> she didn't say anything. I figured, heck, you can get half-and-half at
> some Italian places. :-)
> ...

> Serene Vannoy serenepages.org> wrote in news:6bm8roF3cc01vU18
> @mid.individual.net:
>

>> Do you have any stretching-dinner stories? I know some of you don't
>> like it when people show up unannounced, and I totally understand that,
>> but my friends have my express permission to do so, so any intimation
>> that she was being rude will be dismissed as silly.
>>

>
> Green Salad and additional appetizers can strech a meal nicely.
>
> --
>
> The house of the burning beet-Alan

> Yes, it is considered impolite if not RUDE to show
> up for dinner unannounced. Your friends were not
> raised properly nor do they have any respect for you.

>
> "Serene Vannoy" serenepages.org> wrote in message
> news:6bm8roF3cc01vU18@mid.individual.net...

>> My friends know that 7pm is dinner here, and around once a week,
>> someone takes me up...

> "Serene Vannoy" serenepages.org> wrote in message
> news:6bm8roF3cc01vU18@mid.individual.net...
>

>> My friends know that 7pm is dinner here, and around once a week, someone
>> takes me up on my open-door dinner policy and crashes dinner. I love this.
>> [snip]
>> Do you have any stretching-dinner stories?  I know some of you don't like
>> it when people show up unannounced, and I totally understand that, but my
>> friends have my express permission to do so, so any intimation that she
>> was being rude will be dismissed as silly.

>
> Yes, it is considered impolite if not RUDE to show up for dinner
> unannounced. Your friends were not raised properly nor do they have any
> respect for you.
>
> The next time it happens either show them this answer and/or send them to
> the store to get the food they want to eat.
>
> That's down right unacceptable behavior. ...

> Dimitri prodigy.net> wrote in message
> news:n_v5k.1707$LG4.1024@nlpi065.nbdc.sbc.com...
> [snip Unannouced Extra Guests]
>

>> Yes, it is considered impolite if not RUDE to show
>> up for dinner unannounced. Your friends were not
>> raised properly nor do they have any respect for you.

>
> I'll respectfully disagree in this particular case because Serene does
> expect it as part of both parties' (her friends' and -- most
> importantly -- her's) normal behavior.
>
> I don't have such a liberal open-table policy but all three daughter-units
> are not above asking if friends can stay for mealtimes. Chances are quite
> high that I'll allow it (unless we're headed out or on a restricted
> schedule.) For us, pasta, rice, and bread usually supplement the protein
> and greenery. I don't do a lot of sauces for the pasta because too many of
> the kids come from families that keep things plain. The first time I ...