make roasted garlic mashed potatoes and they're requesting pure asparagus - meaning nothing added. kili See?  People of discernment.  We don't gild lilies.

What's a serving of chicken to you?   Curious Mind wants to know. Interesting replies.  Thanks.  Makes me think that my neighbor was the aberration, not me.  

As for eating out, I really don't enjoy it very often, because I worked in restaurants for too long, I like my own cooking too much, and I just cannot see the expense. A few times a year on our own initiative, and probably twenty additional times when others invite us out and we can't say no, and that's fine with me. I'm with you!  There isn't much I can eat at a restaurant that I can't make better or cheaper at home.  We eat out, maybe..........once every 3 months or so, and that's usually because I don't want to do the dishes!  :~) kili

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegeta_(food)  It is, apparently, a flavor booster  - maybe like seasoned salt? It is available up here...salt mostly with dried veggie specks (carrot, something green, red bell pepper etc...) in it as well as I believe chicken bulion powder as it is yellowish. It's AFAIK a polish dealie...isn't avail down there? If you want some I'll check on it as I bought some 2 or 3 yrs ago and haven't been looking for it since so I don't remember seeing it since. Bought it last at the same place I get my pickeled sweet banana peppers. The name is Central meats but everyone calls it the place with a cow on the roof...mostly a eastern european butcher store.  Best place hands down for keilbassa, perogies, and seasonal holiday hams as they make and smoke their own.  Also a good place to buy 1/4 or 1/2 cow or pig freezer ready. The vegeta is a seasoned salt. Works good on nuked 'steamed' brocolli flowerets. I think vegeta comes in differing blends. As I think I saw different coloured bags of the stuff.  Excuse my breath keilbasa and cheddar cheese cubes for lunch. If you want me to look selob at mts dot net tell me and give me my instructions, OH jammy one...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegeta_(food)  It is, apparently, a flavor booster  - maybe like seasoned salt? http://www.halinasdeli.com/halinasdeli/spice.htm is also another way to get it.