Hmm, I don’t think I’ve ever seen an optical department in the Targets here. I’ve gotten my last few pairs from Costco. I think Wal-Mart is the main other physical store here with optical departments (other than all the $$$ glasses places).
@druidessie Check out zennioptical and firmoo! (and wherelight for some truly silly frames). They are so cheap you can get out a few different MM styles to see if what works for you.
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I looked at zenni but didn’t really love anything. Have not heard of those other two, thanks 
These are the ones I really liked, just need to try them on again
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When I was looking at glasses I found it very important to take my mask off. You can’t see cheekbones under the mask and turns out they make a big difference in how glasses look.
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Good point! Thanks
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@druidessie Firmoo usually has a deal going where you can get your first pair for just the shipping cost.
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Regarding frames, I have bought a pair of frames I liked online before and taken them to the place making my glasses and they were able to work with them. I don’t order glasses and frames online because my prescription is strong and the progressives have to be set up just so.
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Remember a while back I asked for input on super easy, kid friendly vegan recipes for my kid? I’m making him a cookbook.
Many of you gave me awesome suggestions. I responded to very few of you because life got busy and I’m a rude monster, but I really did appreciate you.
Since then two things have happened.
- kid now eats eggs. He sourced eggs from happy, well treated chickens. This makes life considerably easier.
- I have gotten the cookbook most of the way done. I will print the pages off and glue them into a really cool notebook.
Before I finish the project, have a look at the table of contents and see if you can spot any glaring omissions.
(spaghetti and egg salad sandwiches aren’t in the book because he can make them without any help at all)
Basics:
How to cook rice
How to cook lentils
How to cook black beans and chickpeasA Little More Complicated But Still Very Basic:
How to fry tofu
How to make refried beans
How to make guacamole
How to make roasted chickpeas
How to make textured vegetable protein taco fillingMeals:
Burritos
Ramen
Chili
Daal
Teriyaki stir fry
Yummy orange tofu
Pancakes
Curried chickpeas
Wild rice soup
“tuna” salad sandwich fillingSide Dishes:
Smashed Potatoes
Mashed PotatoesDesserts and Snacks:
Chocolate Cake
Bear Turd Cookies
Pudding
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This is awesome and sets him up to be a better cook than lots of adults
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This looks awesome! Some egg-containing ideas would be fried rice and maybe a quiche or Frittata recipe? I know you can find vegan (gluten free) pre-made pie crusts at stores around here so that might be a good option and would also open up pie in the dessert category.
Basics might include overnight and/or baked oats recipes which are simple but recipes can give fun ideas for mixed-in items
ETA: I lived off of this pie when I was a breastfeeding-forced vegan. I used frozen premade pie crusts and could whip up a double batch in 15 minutes while extremely sleep deprived: https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-pumpkin-pie/
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Rice and egg drop soup? One of my favorite fast comfort food/pantry meals.
I’m too lazy to make crusts for a quiche and the premade pie crusts are more shallow than I’d prefer, so I either make a rice crust (make rice like normal and mush in on the edges of the baking dish. I forget if there’s prebaking of just the crust involved?) or go crustless. I’d go crustless more often if Mr. Meer didn’t make noises about it.
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That looks good to me. Maybe a little lesson on how to meal plan and shop based on what you already have?
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Hey, I forgot fried rice! We eat that weekly here.
Possibly overnight oats? Breakfasts aren’t an issue, between cereal and peanut butter on bread. I’m the only one that loves oatmeal.
Pie is a little involved for him. He likes to be in the kitchen for half an hour, tops, and isn’t motivated to make desserts when he can just grab leftover halloween candy or whatever.
But the fried rice suggestion is very helpful. Thanks!!
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That’s called ramen, in my house. I know it’s not the same but he doesn’t know that.
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In case anyone is wondering, the phrase ‘until the tofu is golden’ occurs seven times in this little cookbook.
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I love this project and it is such a great idea!
I’ve been vegetarian since 1997 and no longer fry my tofu because baking it is so much easier and has consistently great results. I just do plain tofu, no marinade, no cornstarch.
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-baked-tofu-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-74358
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I also prefer this, but he is 14 and doesn’t want to wash extra dishes. He can use the same frying pan for all steps for most of these things. One day he will be older and learn this for himself, I hope?
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This is an awesome idea.
Does he already know how to make vegetable dishes or put together a salad? Do you want to include recipes using things like winter squashes or sweet potatoes or other grains like quinoa? Pizza?
Nobody in this house likes salad. We add veggies to what we’re cooking or eat them raw on the side.
I tried to get him to eat other grains and he hated them. The recipes feature only rice and potatoes and noodles.
kids are genuinely the worst.
In related news, it’s done! I am very pleased. Now I have to figure out printing without screwing up the formatting
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