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Enchilada and Sloppy Joe bento lunches
I'm not one to spend a lot of time making decorative food art, but I'm not totally averse to giving my four-year-old son fun lunches. My speedy versions use playful accessories and visually interesting food instead of ornate food sculpture. The first lunch below is more of an exercise in accessories and shortcut cooking for dinner, while the second lunch is more interesting-looking food with a review of frozen potato Smiles.
Contents of preschooler bento lunch: Fast chicken mole enchiladas (loose recipe below) with a squeeze bottle of crema (sour cream), sauteed asparagus, nectarine slices, and cheese cubes.
Morning prep time: 10 minutes, using leftover enchiladas that I'd packed up the night before after dinner. In the morning I filled the condiment bottle with crema, sliced the nectarine and sauteed two stalks of asparagus. (Read on for the enchilada recipe, a review of shaped potato Smiles, lunch details, and an additional Sloppy Joe lunch.)
Packing: I used a flip-top squeeze bottle with an egg head to hold the crema; the whole white plastic top unscrews off to allow for easier filling. I used a small tasting spoon to spoon in the crema, but you could also squirt in ketchup from a squeeze bottle, or use the suction method to fill it (squeeze the little bottle, upend it and put the opening down into the condiment, and release pressure on the bottle, sucking the condiment in). This bottle came in a set of two; the other one is shaped like a tomato, and is shown in the lunch below.
Because it's difficult to cut food once it's packed inside of a box, I went ahead and sliced up the enchilada before packing it up. The slices are quite small to make for easier eating for little hands. I made an asparagus tip into a fake umbrella with the little picks below (from Ichiban Kan in San Francisco's Japantown, also available from their online store). I've used picks from this set before to turn cherry tomatoes into little balloons — fast and easy food fun!
Verdict: Bug ate all of this lunch at preschool, no leftovers. I was actually amazed at this, as I knowingly packed the asparagus tips, which he doesn't like. When I asked him about it, he said he still doesn't like the texture of the tips, but he ate them anyway. Woo hoo!
Cooking: I used a number of shortcuts in making these dinner enchiladas, turning leftover roast chicken into a Leftover Remake. I've made homemade mole sauce before, but oh man, it took me hours and hours! The jarred mole paste (just add stock) is a speedy alternative that makes mole a weekday option. My husband and son both raved about the mole enchiladas and strongly requested them for dinner again sometime.
I shredded two thirds of a sizable roast chicken from the deli (everything except the legs & thighs, which I saved for bento lunches), simmered some store-bought mole sauce concentrate with chicken stock to make 2.5 cups of mole sauce, and combined about half of it with the shredded chicken. I dipped small corn tortillas in the reserved mole sauce to soften and flavor them, rolled the chicken filling inside the tortillas, and placed them into a baking dish seam side down. The remaining mole sauce goes over the top, followed by about a cup of shredded cheese (mozzarella in this case, but you can use another melting cheese, or bake them plain and sprinkle cilantro and Parmesan or queso anejo on top afterwards). Bake in a 375° F oven until warmed through and the cheese is melted.
I was initially unsure if Bug would be able to handle the mild spiciness of the mole sauce, so I had him taste the sauce before I combined it with the chicken. Got the thumbs up from him on the spiciness, so I went ahead and sauced all of the shredded chicken. It made enough for dinner for the three of us, and the leftovers yielded lunch for Bug and myself.
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Bug is a bit of a neatnik, and eating Sloppy Joes on a bun frustrates him. When he's eating with us at home, I talk him through it and tell him, "Hey, Sloppy Joes are sloppy! Don't worry about it!" But I don't see any point in setting him up for frustration when he's eating on his own at school. Bug initially protested when he saw me heating up leftover Sloppy Joe filling for his bento, but I explained that I'd figured out an easy way for him to eat it on his own…
Contents of preschooler bento lunch: Homemade Sloppy Joe filling with carrots, red bell peppers, celery and onions. Potato Smiles (reviewed below) with ketchup, and a mango pudding cup.
Morning prep time: 20 minutes, mostly inactive prep time waiting for the potato Smiles to cook in my convection toaster oven.
Packing: Cold, congealed Sloppy Joe filling is pretty gross, so I wanted to keep it warm without using a microwave (none at my son's school). The little thermal jar kept things warm with the help of a hot tap water preheat when I microwaved the Sloppy Joe filling in a microwave-safe bowl. I packed a regular-sized spoon so that Bug could either spoon up the Sloppy Joe filling and eat it that way, or dunk the potato Smiles in the filling. The ketchup went into a flip-top squeeze bottle like the egg-shaped one above, and I tucked in a little tasting spoon for the pudding. I packed the meal in a little thermal bento set (similar collapsible ones sold here in green and blue metallic). At 540ml, it's bit too large for a four-year-old according to the bento box size guidelines, so the second side dish container is packed mostly with the ketchup.
Verdict: Surprisingly, Bug ate everything at preschool except the pudding cup. When I asked him how he ate the Sloppy Joe filling, he said he ate it with the spoon, and ate the potatoes separately with ketchup with his fingers.
Product review: I spied these shaped potato Smiles from McCain Foods at the BlogHer conference that I attended a few months ago in San Francisco, and they instantly reminded me of little Anpanman-shaped oven fries I've seen in Japanese bento lunches like this one from Bento Corner. I was curious about how they'd fare in bentos and in my toaster oven, so the company sent me some to try out.
To an adult palate they're fine, not phenomenal, as it's just shaped processed potato. But to a four-year-old, they're fun and fantastic! Evidently Bug made a point of showing them to his friends at lunch time, and he said that most got excited about them too. Granted, he's a bit of an unreliable witness, but he's enthusiastic about them and requested them for future lunches.
The potato Smiles come frozen loose in a bag, so you fish out as many as you want, plop them on a baking sheet, and put them in a 425° F oven for 6-8 minutes per side until they're golden brown and crispy. Let them cool on a rack before packing them up in a bento box so that they retain their crispiness; shutting them in a box when they're still hot will just trap condensation and lead to soggy potatoes. The potato Smiles don't have trans fats, but remember that it's still processed food. The playful aspect is the real draw here.
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October 27th, 2008 | Categories: bento, corn tortillas or masa, food jar, for kids, leftover remake, meat, poultry, recipe, review | Print This Post | Email this post
50 Responses to "Enchilada and Sloppy Joe bento lunches"
VeggieGirl Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 3:09 amSo cute!!! And I'm glad to read that Bug ate the entire contents of his lunch :0)
Darryl Papa-sensei Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 3:34 amFor the second bento, was he supposed to dunk the potatoes to eat the sloppy joe? Then what's the ketchup for?
Questions for the ages, I know…
Alison Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 4:03 amYummy!
I was wondering which jarred mole paste you used? I'm a newbie at Mexican cuisine, and can't tell the difference between the different brands pictured on the Amazon page you linked, but it didn't look like any of them said that they were a paste that should be mixed with stock?
Funny about the potato smiles being new in your neck of the woods. They've had them here in Pittsburgh for quite a while–and they're only just discovering sushi here!!!! (We're usually a few decades behind the times over here, which is good for some things and not so good for others….)
Amy Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 5:09 amSo what is the "easy way for him to eat it on his own" that you figured out? Did he eat all that sloppiness with a tiny tasting spoon?
t Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 5:14 amMy daughters love the smile fries too! I must say I'm envious of what an adventurous eater your son is. My eldest is living proof of the Parents' Curse…"someday you'll have a child like you!"
PS: You must have the nicest readers out there in the blogosphere. It's so refreshing to see comments that are always well-mannered.
PsychoCelloChica Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 5:26 amI don't think the novelty of cute food like the smily-fries disappears until after you graduate college. My college cafeteria used to have Dino-Nuggets and Smily-Fries every Friday. It was sometimes the high point of my week.
veganf Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 5:48 amReminds me of the Ian's Alphatots my boys like. It's a fun treat once in a while.
Amelia Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 5:54 amKawaii!
Sorry but I love those food picks, no luck finding anything like them in the UK so far (and even Jbox doesn't do them)Is crema fake cream? I remember you mentioned before that Bug's pre-school has a no-liquid-dairy rule.
Barbara Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 6:37 amHey Biggie,
Thanks for having your blog in my email "in box" today! I look forward to your posts. Is the enchilada then served at room temperature (since I don't see a thermal container for that one)? And, yes as reader #2 asked, how did Bug eat the "sloppy joe"?
Biggie Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:12 am@2 from Darryl Papa-sensei: Good question, Darryl Papa-sensei! (I just edited the post to include the answer.) I threw in a regular-sized spoon so that Bug could either eat the filling as is, or dunk the potatoes in it. When I asked him afterwards how he ate it, he said he ate them separately: filling with the spoon, and potatoes with ketchup with his fingers.
SuperArtsy Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:16 amthose enchiladas look yumm. I have never tried it with mole sauce. I may do so now. I do a similar thing with store bought rotisserie chicken,and along with the chckn i saute some veggies(onion and green peppers) and use enchilada sauce instead. check my blog.
Biggie Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:17 am@3 from Alison: I used El Mexicano brand jarred mole paste; it's similar to both the Dona Maria and Rogelio Bueno mole sauces shown in the link. They don't specifically say that they need stock on the Amazon link, but they do. It makes them cheaper than the totally 100%-ready mole sauces.
Once I saw the potato Smiles at BlogHer I started to keep an eye out for them at the stores I shop at here, but never seemed to notice them. Maybe they're common in some areas but not others? That, or I'm just blind (always a possibility!).
Biggie Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:20 am@4 from Amy: D'oh! I added the answer to the post above. Bug wound up eating all the filling with a regular-sized spoon that I packed, and ate the potatoes with ketchup separately with his hands. I packed it sort of open-endedly so that he had two options (but should have included the conclusion in the post originally!). Thanks for the follow-up.
Biggie Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:22 am@5 from t: I'm still knocking on wood that Bug's non-picky eating habits continue… Fingers crossed!
I agree that my readers are incredibly well mannered and insightful. It's always a pleasure to read what you all have to say; it makes me think more about our habits and how to better communicate my thoughts.
Biggie Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:24 am@6 from PsychoCelloChica: Hey, my college dorm never served such fun food on any day! LUCKY! (queue Napoleon Dynamite) I can definitely picture college students getting onto that.
kastinkerbell Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 9:37 amMcCain Foods website has a locator for where they distribute. Even with that, I had to try a few of stores in the chain that carries them locally.
My impression of the smiley fries was that they were very much like bland mashed potatoes formed into the shape rather than a die-cut potato that I was expecting. It was certainly a lot mooshier than I was expecting. That said, you've got me craving them. I always get on a potato kick in the fall…
Laural Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 10:20 amMr T likes "smiley faces" too. They serve them at the Buffalo Wild Wings here and so he ALWAYS wants to go there to eat. Luckily we keep a bag on hand at home. Sanity.
L Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 11:13 amI have a question. Is there a way you can show how you prep the lunch boxes in video? Perhaps once in awhile. It would be great to see.
I also agree with one of the other comments. It's nice seeing people being civil.
Fiquo Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 11:38 amI did not know Sloppy Joes before to read this post. It seems very delicious and the kind of food I will like. I have some ground beef in my fridge, I will perhaps have a trial. Could you give me a recipe? Thanks.
Tory Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 12:21 pmOh no! The big Tyson ad at the bottom of this issue is making me worry about what is to come!
I have no problem with the small ads on the sides of the page, and in fact I have found some excellent products that way–Laptop Lunches and the nametag company from Canada. Both are small, women-run businesses with well made products.
But what's up with this corporo/factory- farm/fat cat ad? I don't even want to mention the ingredient list of the product. I'm too scared. Please reassure me that this is a temporary situation!
Biggie Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 12:33 pm@20 from Tory: The ads at the bottom of each post are just Google Ads — I have it set to show either text ads or graphic ads, whichever. I don't custom-select the ads when they come through Google Ads; I think they auto-select according to keywords used on the page. Check another full post and you'll probably see a different ad. I'd be shocked if my next post brings up a Tyson ad, though, as it won't be about chicken. Sorry this bugs you; I do see your point!
Lisa Sturniolo Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 6:29 pmDear Biggie,
I absolutely love you website. We recently received our laptop lunch boxes and I have been checking out some of your lunch ideas. The lunches you pack for your son are totally adorable, my two kids are picky eaters compare with your Bug. However they do like the dino-bite sandwich cutter. While looking around your website I came across one recipe that was gluten free and was wondering if you had any others from your gluten-free year. Recently my alergist told me that I had a mild allergy to wheat and have been trying to come up with some different recipes. However, I am having some difficulty as wheat seems to be in just about everything with the exception of rice.
Lisa Sturniolo
umistudio Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 6:57 pmHi Biggie! I just got a Totoro thermal bento set sort of like the one in your sloppy joe picture. Have you been able to pack anything like soup in the metal cannister or is semi-wet food the limit?
When I was a kid I loved sloppy joes but I was also a very neat eater and it bothered me so much when the filling oozed out of the bun. Now I am probably the messiest eater around.
Biggie Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:34 pm@8 from Amelia: You're very sharp! Crema is in fact dairy, but it's really thick so I got an exception from the liquid dairy rule at preschool. In good news, the kid with the milk allergy at Bug's preschool seems to be outgrowing a number of his food allergies, and is now able to eat both soy and cheese! His mom is talking about trying him out on yogurt at some point in the future, as he did so well with cheese.
Biggie Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:41 pm@9 from Barbara: Yes, the enchilada was eaten at room temp (actually a little chilled) — but it was seasoned pretty aggressively with mole sauce so it still should have been pretty flavorful. If they had microwaves at Bug's preschool I would have suggested nuking it, but…
Sorry about forgetting the conclusion to the Sloppy Joe story — I added it in the post above after reading reader questions (d'oh!). Bug wound up eating the Sloppy Joe filling with a regular-sized spoon that I packed along, and ate the potatoes with ketchup using his fingers. I packed it in an open-ended way so that he could have dipped the potatoes in the Sloppy Joe filling if he wanted to, but he said he liked using a spoon instead. Hope this helps!
Biggie Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:43 pm@18 from L: You want to come over to my house and take care of the video-taping? I'll put on makeup and everything! Filming & editing is kinda beyond my skill set at the moment.
Jeri Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:44 pmOh, so your ads appear due to key words…that explains the anti-Obama ad. McCain smiley potatoes=McCain/Palin campaign ad!
Biggie Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 7:49 pm@23 from umistudio: Long story short, check to see which company manufactured your Totoro box. I think it'll be Skater, the same company that made my little bunny & moon thermal bento set above. The food jars in the Skater thermal bento sets actually are the most watertight of these thermal rice containers — more so than the Tiger and even Zojirushi models!
Check the inner silicone gasket in the lid to be sure that there are no notches. If it goes straight around without notches, you should be okay to pack thick liquids like stews and curries as long as you carry the bento set upright and don't let it stay tipped over. More info to follow in my full shootout review of thermal bento sets…
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October 27th, 2008 at 7:51 pm@27 from Jeri: Ack, are you serious? Was there actually a political campaign ad on my blog? If so, I need to flag that with Google Ads and have them kill all political ads — I didn't think anything here would make them appear.
Kyoki Says:
October 27th, 2008 at 8:46 pmI saw the political ad too, but I don't even see the ads anymore- I'm too busy being addicted to your posts! I love your notes each day, it's inspiring. I make bento (and just lunch) for two adult guys who work long hard hours all week, so it's fun to see if I can get all the calories they need into a bento, in a quantity that's filling, AND make it cute/interesting enough that when they open the boxes at work, co-workers stop and go "….. whoa, what's that?"
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October 28th, 2008 at 5:36 am@30 from Kyoki: ARGH! I keep reloading this page to see if I can make the political ad reappear so that I can figure out the target URL to add to my block list on Google Ads, but the political ad's not showing for me for some reason (maybe it ran its course and they're out of budget?). If anyone happens to see it, I'd appreciate it if you could right click it, View Link Properties, and shoot me an e-mail with the target URL so I can kill it. THANK YOU! And sorry about the political ads — it's not my intent to have those sorts of irrelevant ads showing here on Lunch in a Box.
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October 28th, 2008 at 6:33 am@30 from Kyoki: Jeri just sent me the URL for the political ad, and I added it to my Block List on Google Ads. If you ever notice something really out of whack popping up in ads here, let me know and I'll figure out how to kill it.
lilbrownwahine Says:
October 28th, 2008 at 8:49 ami love reading your blog. you have wonderful ideas about bento, we don't have children yet, but when we do, i'll be packed full of ideas by then:) thanks!
Kimberly B. Says:
October 28th, 2008 at 10:18 amI am so grateful that I found your blog….you've inspired me to pack better and craftier lunches for my niece and nephew that live with me. My niece brings her lunch everyday and I've been running out of ideas. Thank you! Thank you! I am running to Michaels after this to buy those silicone cup cake holders.
Kimberly B. Says:
October 28th, 2008 at 10:21 amBTW, what brand do you buy for the smily fries? I've been using the Michelina's frozen kind and my niece complains that they get hard by the time she eats lunch. The packaging lists it was "formed mash potatoes". Thanks in advance.
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October 28th, 2008 at 2:28 pmHey I just bought some of those kawaii picks at Ichiban Kan on my last trip to San Fran - They are super cute!
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October 28th, 2008 at 9:48 pmYour lunches are what I imagine every little kid dreams of opening up at school! I would have loved eating such cool bento boxes myself as a child! and though I can't get my act together yet to do such neat things for my own or my kids' lunches yet, I can always come here for inspiration at least!
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October 29th, 2008 at 2:12 am@20 from Tory: I just disabled *graphic* Google Ads from showing in the rectangle spot below the posts so I can have more control over what shows up. This should nuke the Tyson ad as well as the political ad; if companies want graphic ads on the site they can approach me individually and I'll approve if there's a good fit. Thanks for helping me become aware of the problem, Tory! I appreciate it.
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October 29th, 2008 at 7:40 amOh I read the rest of the entry and found my answer……You are so awesome.
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October 29th, 2008 at 11:21 pmYour preschooler is a neatnik as well as an adventurous eater?! You are so lucky!
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October 30th, 2008 at 10:07 amExcuse me if tons of other people have already asked this in other posts and you have responded somewhere on the site…but where did you get the flip top condiment containers? They are adorable and are just the size I need. Thanks!
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October 30th, 2008 at 10:13 am@41 from Maegan: I got the flip-top condiment containers a couple of years ago off of eBay — the Tokyo Gift store, I believe. I haven't found anything better for squeezing out a bit of ketchup neatly and quickly.
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October 30th, 2008 at 10:51 am@40 from Phoebe: Yeah, go figure! He was also what the pediatrician called a "clean mouth baby" when he was little, meaning he didn't put anything in his mouth. Evidently this is unusual for babies, but I'm not complaining! Now that he's older I think that's morphed into a general neatnik thing about his own body, but he still likes to sow destruction upon the house and his toys like most boys.
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October 30th, 2008 at 2:55 pmBiggie, as always I love reading your site. Just wanted to check in with a "keep up the fab work" comment!
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November 3rd, 2008 at 8:52 amI always see the smiley potatoes in my supermarkets locally (for a few years) but could never bring myself to buy them because it seemed… childish lol (for me, obvs not for Bug!). Thanks for the review though, now I have a good idea of what they taste like, heh.
Regarding ads (I read through your comments) - I emailed Google Ads once and never got a response - I guess I have to do what you did next time - because "Date Asian Women" ads were appearing on my site. Not only completely irrelevant to my site's content, but I think a bit offensive too. YUCK.
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November 3rd, 2008 at 8:53 amErrr, I just realized how the end part of my comment sounds, that "Yuck" isn't targeted towards dating Asian women, it's towards the Asian fetish that some people seem to have. I don't want people coming to my page and seeing those ads and thinking I condone Asian fetish or that I buy into it or something. Sorry.
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November 3rd, 2008 at 11:30 pm@45 from Yvo: I'm a little fed up with Google Ads at the moment too — I just spied another political ad (text) in the sidebar and added the domain to my block list. Grrr, I had hoped that they were just graphic ads…
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November 20th, 2008 at 3:52 amYou do Mexican as well as Japanese? You are multi-talented. The molé enchiladas are a great quick (assuming the molé is ready!) meal idea and I always have tortillas and grated cheese around. I had lots of leftover rice so made it on rice with my molé negro paste from Puebla, mixing it with stock and adding cheese as you said. (I have no idea what the Spanish instructions are telling me to do) It was really good.
I also got an insulated lunch pot and used it for my daughter yesterday and my son today. Now that it's cooler, I want to send him in with a warm lunch. We'll see if he eats it all.
Keep the ideas coming, you're great motivation for me!
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July 28th, 2009 at 9:27 amJust ran across you blog today looking for school lunch ideas - what I don't understand is that your kids will eat COLD enchiladas in their lunch box? I am having trouble finding lunch items my kids will eat cold - except for boring sandwiches - will keep checking out your site. But they eat them cold? Really??
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I think Dell should pay more intrest in this topic because many people have this problem. If you are going to pay upwards of 1500$ for a gaming machine, I believe it should be durable and last. The problem is the left hinge on the Alienware M14x will break after "unusual wear and tear" as dell employees call it. This problem will occur after 15-30 months aprox. I have had my M14x for over 2 years and today I woke up and I opened my computer screen and i heard a crack followed by the left hinge breaking. There are many reports of this incident on multiple threads. e.g.http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19497478.aspx http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/t/19509325.aspxhttp://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/p/19453816/20351006.aspxhttp://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/p/19453816/20351006.aspx as each of the situations state. the left hinge is indeed the problem and is do to no wear and tear. Dell continuously gives the tech support to the costomers saying they need to pay 340$ to totally replace the lcd portion on the computer. As a student, I know that some people do not have very deep pockets. The hinge usually encounters slightly more resistance over time and eventuallu it gives, due to the stress. They did a total recall for this problem on the M11x. As we know the M14x has a larger customer base and yet with all these people with the same problem, Dell will still not fix this problem. Thier online liaison stated that the hinge being broken is wear and tear.No. The Complete Care Coverage warranty does not cover wear and tear. Covered = * Liquid spilled on or in unit * Drops, falls, and other collisions * Electrical surge Not covered = * Intentional acts of damage done by you or anyone else * Fire * Theft or loss * Normal wear and tear (hinges, bent AC adapter cabling, keyboard keys) * Consumables (batteries, LEDs) Liaison for Alienware and Monitors. Let me know on this thread if you need additional assistance. I dont know what the rest of the community makes of this problem but, suddenly one day the hinge breaking and not being able to close the screen on my machine without doing further damage, does not sound like normal wear and tear to me. Please send me your feed back and tell me what you think. Regards, Ben Wu
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i would like to add two things to this machine.which is a network card with bluetooth adapter ans wihd transmitter, since i believe there r small enough to fit in and we can find it in most laptop. furthermore x51 has limited usb port, rather then wasting it to plug in a dongle n a external wihd transmitter. now lcd we have wireless, even bluetooth keyboard, mouse, headset and speaker we can get it anywhere or maybe dell can produce it's own to package it.less wired, so that we can design the space better? or even to place it in a safety place to reduce the accident like water spill, or maybe we can even hide it in the drawer(IF the cooling system have improved from idea of rocket stigtrix) so we make sure nobody gonna touch or disturb it. depending on people preferanceimagine x51 a small machine with less wired i can just put where i want, i like, i love, and i happy withso why not a first 99% wireless gaming desktop from alienware?but obviously 1% goes to power supplyi guess that's it thanks for reading
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If its available on Alinware 14 then why not on A 17? LCD IPS is by no doubt the best display a portable device can ever get (except for maybe an OLED screen .. but no hopes there). It will be amazing to see an IPS display on A 17. And I'm also planning to get an A 17 in the following month and I would definetly pay extra for an IPS Display.
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Hello, I just saw Alienware's newly unveiled line of gaming laptops the Alienware 14, 17, and 18 on the the updated Alienware site.I've been in the market for a new gaming laptop and was considering an Alienware, especially since it was one of the few gaming laptops that I could get in red. But I heard that there was a new product refresh coming so I waited. Upon looking at new models, I noticed that the two other body color options, "nebula red" and black don't seem to be available.I asked one of the Alienware reps via chat when I could expect to be able to build an Alienware 17 in Nebula red, and he replied that unfortunately the new models aren't going to come in anything but the default silver.This is ...disappointing to say the least. I think that Alienware should strongly consider retaining the color choices that were available on the outgoing laptop models, for the new gaming laptops that they just unveiled.
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I think M18x should be supported in India and Dell need to promote its advertising/marketing of alienware in India, and customisation should be allowed in India, it was a pity we couldnt upgrade to the 680M in the R4, but hopefully that wont be the case in R5.
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The ALIENWARE X 51 R2 is a much wanted and needed update, but I will dare to say that there is still room for improvement. The road to perfection is long and cumbersome and to get there one needs to do more than improve upon the internals of the model. So... Here are my suggestions for further refinement:_____________________________________________DESIGNMaintain the same design, but make the chassis a bit bigger and add more airflow holes with the same grill design as on the current unit. I go more in detail about this under "COOLING". Add metal instead of shiny plastic to improve the build quality of the front of the unit. Alternatively, the front can be made out of matte plastic instead. Shiny plastic is more prone to scratch marks and fingerprints and ruins the aesthetics of the ALIENWARE X51, in my opinion._____________________________________________PSUThis is the area that needs the most attention for the rest of the package to be possible. 330W is simply not enough for a power hungry gaming machine. A PSU does not need to become a behemoth in order to be able to offer more power. A bump to 600W would allow even a GTX 780 to be added, if the new unit is better at keeping the internals cool. If you managed to make your own 600W PSU with an even smaller form factor compared to the ones already out on the market, it would sure impress many people. Since small form factor PCs are becoming more and more popular, just look at HTPCs, it would be an investment.The 600W should be standard on every model to improve the upgradability and appeal to PC enthusiasts and PC builders. I thought of a more compact version of XG's Magnum 600 without the LCD._____________________________________________COOLINGPlease use a combination of copper and graphene for cooling - its 25% more efficient and cheaper than copper! This will both save money and do a better job than copper alone can ever do. Adding the same mix to the cooling solution of the GPU would make sense. To make the unit quieter, add a more effective and quieter CPU fan and GPU fan. To top it off, make quality thermal compound a standard feature on ALIENWARE products. It would give a lot of positive PR and lower temperatures.Make the chassis a tad bigger for better airflow. Especially the area where the GPU is stationed should be a bit bigger so it is easier to fit a larger card there without it getting too tight and hot inside the case. The chassis could be 2 cm deeper and 2 cm higher without the size becoming a problem. There is also a possibility to get better airflow by adding hidden holes around the ALIENWARE FX areas on the side. It would be nice with several, new and hidden areas where air can enter the chassis._____________________________________________GPUWith this model, there will be enough power and good enough cooling for the customer to add at least a nVIDIA GTX 770, and maybe even a GTX 780, depending on how much the cooling has improved._____________________________________________SOUNDI know that ALIENWARE products come with MaxxAudio software, but in order to offer a better sound experience, hardware is needed. A small chip from e.g. Creative or ASUS on the motherboard or a small, added chip would do wonders and make sense as this system is meant for serious gaming while offering HTPC possibilities._____________________________________________
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It would be nice if Alienware offered higher-gamut or IPS matte screens. Many potential customers require the GPU power of an Alienware and use their laptops outside or for professional work. Alienware's competitors offer high-quality matte screens, and such screens are already available for Dell's XPS and Precision models. Good anti-glare screens would remove the need for customers to create costly, risky modifications to replace the glossy LCD or remove the plexiglass above. Even if Alienware offered matte screens as optional upgrades to the glossy panels now available, the option would provide much additional value for Alienware laptops.Status Update: This idea is now under review. Please see the comment from Francisco_S for further details. Thank you for posting!
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Time after time on this site and the other, deals made are tossed aside for back door deals. Now this is not a theory or a 'well maybe'. This is a fact.
I was promised a deal only to later be told by the seller that the item was added to a package deal for other items being sold.
A pard of mine had and item promised only to be told the seller forgot he promised it to someone else not here on the forum.
Now here tonight I got a PM from a seller that I could buy his item and he'd ship it tomorrow if I did a pay pal tonight. Even though my pard told him 2 days ago, that he wanted it and send him a pay pal address, and the buyer responed to him.
I wonder how many others here have had the same thing happen?
Maybe it's time that all deals on here are done up front on the site and not with PM's until after the basic deal is complete.
Now I do know that sometimes PM's here fail, and not everyone has an e-mail address listed. Sh*t happens and some things get dropped by e-errors.
But it's a shame that folks re-nig on deals for a couple of buck more in the back door, when someone all ready thinks he had a deal with a seller.
Just my $.02. But I'd love to see what other think on this.


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When I co-founded a legal design firm, VisualPix, LLC, creating courtroom graphics and marketing plans several years ago, I learned that the struggles of owning and operating a small business are many – especially in a tough economy. And as a former attorney for a multinational property management company, I also learned that strategic planning is necessary to succeed in business.
I believe that my business expertise and experience are unique among those running for Village Trustee in the upcoming elections for the Skokie Village Board. This experience and expertise will enable me, as Village Trustee, to be an effective change agent for economic development in Skokie.
As a member of the Village of Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission and Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Task Force, I have tackled issues related to economic development in our community. I have met with local business leaders and listened to their concerns.
They know, as I do, that a thriving business community is imperative for the vitality of our community overall. As residents we also know the effect that a higher Equalized Assessed Value (EAV) and the reduced property-tax assessments on empty stores have on our property tax bills*. When we see vacant storefronts and dilapidated buildings in the Village while our own property taxes are on the rise, we wonder: How are Village leaders addressing these problems?
Skokie needs strong leaders who have experience running businesses and who know how to create and nurture the environment necessary for their success. Our community needs leaders who know that economic development requires more than simple proactive promotion.
And why when we talk about economic development, does the conversation not include manufacturing, financial services and other high paying industries in addition to retail? When a business like Klein Tools or the Reznick Group decide to take their 175 and 75 jobs respectively out of our community we all pay more.
As Village Trustee I will take a lead role in developing a comprehensive and strategic economic development plan for Skokie that focuses on creating jobs and growing the revenue base of the Village while adapting to and preparing for changes in the marketplace as our community continues to evolve and become more diverse. Specifically, I will focus on removing longstanding impediments to the success of existing businesses and Skokie's ability to attract new businesses, which include antiquated ordinances such as minimum parking requirements for businesses, and cumbersome bureaucratic procedures that limit the types of stores in downtown.
The strategic economic development plan will include a manual for new businesses that clarifies Village processes and procedures and an evaluation of downtown parking regulations and comparisons with similar communities. In this way we can better respond to the needs of our community and businesses.
My fresh perspective for Skokie has received significant support from many community business leaders and residents. As Village Trustee I will work with and support community partners including the Chamber of Commerce, the Independent Merchants of Downtown Skokie (IMODS) and the Dempster Street Merchants Association.
When Evanston gets a Trader Joes and Skokie gets a pawn shop, something is wrong. When a thriving business has difficulty overcoming Village-imposed impediments to maximizing use of its space, something needs to change. And when Village government no longer responds to residents and business owners as needed, then it is time to vote for change!
I am asking for your support. Vote Brian Novak, independent candidate for Village Trustee, on Election Day, April 9. To learn more about my candidacy, please visit my website at www.novakforskokie.com.
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Benjamin Goldman
1:50 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Hi Brian,
Thanks for taking a look at actual situations and facts affecting business in Skokie. We need more leaders like you that are willing to take problems and find solutions rather than just passing the buck to the citizens of Skokie. I strongly support working with businesses to make sure they can maximize and grow to the potential while remaining in Skokie.
8:09 am on Saturday, January 19, 2013
I second Benjamin's statement. We need to come up with a plan to help our local small businesses thrive. Brian, I am so happy you are running for office and have this on your agenda!
Eugene Salganik
9:54 am on Saturday, January 19, 2013
I love your comment about Evanston getting Tader's Joe and Skokie getting a pawn shop. When Liliana Fargo and myself were on the Economic committee for Skokie Voice, we had presented a Smart Skokie forum to some residents and the Village. I think Skokie has a lot of potential if channeled the right way. We have a great asset, Science and Technology Center that houses companies that create leading edge products, we have a diverse population that is, unfortunately, not involved in Skokie life. We are close to downtown, we have several colleges, we have many things, but we lack vision.There are many things that should be done to put Skokie on the map. We need to make Skokie a place where people want to live, raise their kids, work, and go out to dinner. It can be done.
Seymour J. Schwartz
9:10 pm on Saturday, January 19, 2013
Brian, you wrote a clearly defined and well-thought out program on economic development for Skokie tailored to the improving economy. You do not spout platitudes that may sound good for public consumption but are actually fluff and not either original or carefully thought out.
This is the quality of person Skokie needs as a trustee; and not one who is rewarded for long years of service without becoming thoroughly understanding of all the major problems and needs of Skokie.
Incumbent for any candidate is the ability to talk in great specificity and understanding of the issues that would confront a trustee. This interview about one of those issues clearly demonstrates you are such a candidate who is highly capable of moving Skokie forward to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century and who is not mired in yesterday's platitudes. Good luck and Skokie is very lucky indeed to have you as a candidate for village trustee.


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The sequel to Final Fantasy X. Dubbed shitty by guys who are so uncomfortable with their sexuality that they hated it based on the premise that they played a female character and the abilities system is based on different outfits. Didnt necessarily need to introduce a totally different storyline, it was needed to tie up loose ends from X. In all, a pretty good game. Touching, I might say. The only reason Final Fantasy X-2 has a shitty reputation is because of dipshits that cant get over that the player characters are girls and that understanding and enjoying the story requires emotion and intelligence.
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Final Fantasy plus dress up barbie. Played mostly by otakus. Worst installment of the Final Fantasy series.
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The first true sequel of the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy X-2 takes place two years after the events of Final Fantasy X. Spira has been in peace since the permanant death of Sin, but Yuna feels something is missing in her life. One day, Rikku visits Yuna in her home of Besaid with a sphere found by Kimahri. The man inside the sphere recording strangely resembles Tidus. Yuna, realizing her dreams of adventure and finding her love, sets out with Rikku to find him. Yuna, Rikku, and Paine search for spheres in hopes of uncovering mysteries of the past and clues of Tidus' whereabouts.
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A sequel Final Fantasy game for Final Fantasy X. This game focuses mainly on following up Yuna's story. Unfortunately, it doesn't do much following up unless you are prepared to spend more time leveling up and doing frustrating side quests such as the gunner's gauntlet than playing actual story missions. If you did only play direct story missions, the game would only take a complete moron about an hour to finish.
As well as this, the idea of playing barbie with 3 barely clothed teenage girl video game characters is not necessarily most people's cup of tea. However, the story line is pretty good and satisfying (if you can be bothered to finish all the places perfectly)... touching possibly. The FMV scenes are actually pretty good and the normal cutscenes have graphics that don't make you want to cry and question if technology has made any advancements at all. FFX laughing scene comes on, arguably the worst scene ever created.
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An attempt at a good sequel to FFX. It's basically Yuna with shrunken whore like clothes, Rikku with bigger hair and very sluttish clothes, and a new character Paine who also looks like a slut. Made for younger girls but mostly played by serious final fantasy otakus and perverted men. Final Fantasy X-2 is a slutty game made for old perverted men who can't get a girlfriend and who got dumped by their wives cuz they just wanted sex.
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Sequel to Final Fantasy X, and ties up the loose ends of the story. For instance, what happened to the people of Spira during the eternal Calm, and what the hell was Tiuds doing appearing underwater after the credits.
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How to make your own infusions, decoctions, syrups etc were part of everyday life but this knowledge is no longer passed from mother to daughter. However, these home made remedies were imperative to surviving the winter and may be the little extra we are going to need this year, as I think we will be inundated with coughs and colds and these concoctions are great. But how do you make a herbal tea? Or a cough syrup? Well, I am here to help you discover this help as you never know when you may need it. When in Turkey, I wasnt feeling well and I was made a special tea by our host and it worked a dream and only consisted of a couple of herbs from the garden, a squeeze of lemon and some hot water and a lot of local herbal knowledge.
A herbal infusion is the same as your cup of tea a teaspoon of the dried herb (usually flowers or leaves) or 2tsp fresh herb is added to a cup and hot water poured over, then allowed to infuse for a few minutes, to allow the medicinal qualities of the herb to transfer to the water ready for drinking. Add a little honey if the taste isnt quite to your liking (though my Nan always reckoned if it tasted rotten, it must be doing you good )!!
A decoction is somewhat different to an infusion and what is needed to get the qualities from twigs, roots etc that are a little harder than aerial parts and cannot be got simply by infusing. The root, twigs, bark etc must be placed in a pan with a cup of cold water, brought to the boil and simmered for 5 minutes. This breaks down the harder outer material allowing the medicinal qualities to then transfer to the water.
When colds are around, I make a decoction with cinnamon, clove and licorice, and when simmered for 5 minutes, pour just the medicinal water into a mug to which you have already added a spoon of honey (local honey of course) and half a freshly squeezed lemon. Simply stir for a fantastic herbal remedy for coughs, colds and sore throats much better than Lemsip anyday!! This can be drunk freely several times a day and even a little whisky added at night for a good Scottish medicinal nightcap (my nan swore about her daily nip of whisky and lived to 94!!).
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with home herbal remedies
We have covered infusions and decoctions previously, but what about infused oil? I mentioned St Johns wort above but you can make very useful carrier oil if this plant grows in your garden. The same goes with pot marigolds which make excellent Calendula oil just use your imagination and the possibilities could be endless.
So, take some fresh flowers/herb etc and place in a lidded/sealed jar. Cover herb with oil such as almond or apricot kernel, with additions of jojoba or Wheatgerm if wanted. Shake the sealed jar and leave on a sunny windowsill. Shake daily for the next 3-6 weeks whilst the herb infuses into the oil. At the end of the time, your oil will probably have changed colour in the case of St Johns wort, it will have gone bright red
Drain the oil through muslin into a clean container and voila
your jar of infused oil which can be applied direct to the skin or essential oils added for additional health properties. You will all be planting lots by the spring in preparation of what you can make now, and herbal cooking oils can be made the same way, with olive oil so get playing
Making healthy Rosehip syrup
As mentioned above, now is the time to raid the hedgerows. I used to make rosehip syrup for over the winter and the kids took it no probs and never seemed to get coughs and colds. Also get some good old fashioned Malt Extract with Cod Liver oil from your local pharmacy (I called it Toffee on a spoon haha!! Cruel mum I know ) but they usually remained cough and cold-free over the winter.
Nowadays, we tend to rely too much on chemical products so how about having a go to make your own home-made natural remedies at a cost of next to nothing just time so here is how to make good old-fashioned Rosehip syrup to keep the kids topped up with Vitamin C through the winter
Gather about 40g-50g fresh rosehips, rinse and put into an enamel pan (glass or stainless steel will also do but no non-stick or aluminium). Cover with 750ml cold water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 30 minutes until it has been reduced by a third. Strain the liquid through a sieve into a jug and press rosehips to ensure as much goodness and liquid goes in the decoction. Add back to the pan with equal amount of local honey (500ml decoction to 500ml honey) and stir until it is dissolved. Pour into sterilized dark glass bottles, preferably with cork stoppers as syrups can ferment keep in the fridge and give children 5ml daily for their natural vitamin C.
Elderberry rob can also be made the same way using elderberries. Again, full of Vitamin C, this was used at the first sign of a cold. Add a spoonful of the elderberry rob to a spoonful honey and juice half lemon and add hot water for a warming, soothing childrens drink.
Have a go this year and see how you get on who knows, I may well go back into production watch this space!!
Will give you more ideas another time but this will get you started with some herbal remedies of your own and in the meantime, you can check out your stores and books and see what you can brew for yourself.


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