Rice-A-Roni Attempts To Make A Comeback
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 9:44 am
I saw this article on SFGate.com this morning:
[url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/07/16/MNGTUK06P31.DTL]RICE-A-REDUX
After a 7-year hiatus, it's billed once again as the San Francisco treat
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It got me thinking about the first time I went to San Francisco about 15 years ago. One of my "proudest" tourist pics was that of a cable car with the Rice-A-Roni ad on the back. I'd have uploaded it, but it's stashed in (what my daughter cynically refers to as) a break-up box related to wife number 2.
It also got me thinking about what I enjoy eating which comes in a box. To tell you the truth, I've never had Rice-A-Roni or Hamburger Helper or many of the varieties of mac and cheese which are out there. And it's not because I snub them. My mother never cooked that way and I guess I didn't pick up the habit except for maybe BisQuick and Aunt Jemima pancakes. I do use some things from Trader Joe's ... like their cornbread mix in a box. But, in general, I'm a scratch cook by nature.
Anyway, yeah it's kind of a Sunday troll, but what do you guys eat of the box which you can recommend or not?
OK, I'm off to Sonoma with Zari to pick up some wine and do a little pick-a-nicking. Hope you all have a great Sunday!
[url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/07/16/MNGTUK06P31.DTL]RICE-A-REDUX
After a 7-year hiatus, it's billed once again as the San Francisco treat
[/url]
It got me thinking about the first time I went to San Francisco about 15 years ago. One of my "proudest" tourist pics was that of a cable car with the Rice-A-Roni ad on the back. I'd have uploaded it, but it's stashed in (what my daughter cynically refers to as) a break-up box related to wife number 2.
It also got me thinking about what I enjoy eating which comes in a box. To tell you the truth, I've never had Rice-A-Roni or Hamburger Helper or many of the varieties of mac and cheese which are out there. And it's not because I snub them. My mother never cooked that way and I guess I didn't pick up the habit except for maybe BisQuick and Aunt Jemima pancakes. I do use some things from Trader Joe's ... like their cornbread mix in a box. But, in general, I'm a scratch cook by nature.
Anyway, yeah it's kind of a Sunday troll, but what do you guys eat of the box which you can recommend or not?
OK, I'm off to Sonoma with Zari to pick up some wine and do a little pick-a-nicking. Hope you all have a great Sunday!