Comments on: Not Food. http://chaosinthekitchen.com/2009/07/not-food/ tips, trick, and recipes from my chaotic kitchen Fri, 18 May 2012 09:03:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: jen http://chaosinthekitchen.com/2009/07/not-food/comment-page-1/#comment-11904 jen Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:21:11 +0000 http://chaosinthekitchen.com/?p=1627#comment-11904 i just found your blog, so, yes, i am a year late in responding to this question--hopefully he's made it out of bootcamp by now! but if he's deployed--anywhere--send homemade cookies. and the trick is this: buy yourself a foodsaver--yes, the cheesy, 1980s info-mercial foodsaver. freeze the cookies individually first before vacuum-sealing them (so they won't break apart). even in situations where mail takes 4 weeks, the cookies come out "tasting like you made them yesterday" according to my solider friend deployed to the desert for 18 months. i just found your blog, so, yes, i am a year late in responding to this question–hopefully he’s made it out of bootcamp by now!

but if he’s deployed–anywhere–send homemade cookies. and the trick is this: buy yourself a foodsaver–yes, the cheesy, 1980s info-mercial foodsaver. freeze the cookies individually first before vacuum-sealing them (so they won’t break apart). even in situations where mail takes 4 weeks, the cookies come out “tasting like you made them yesterday” according to my solider friend deployed to the desert for 18 months.

]]> By: Lola http://chaosinthekitchen.com/2009/07/not-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3194 Lola Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:30:45 +0000 http://chaosinthekitchen.com/?p=1627#comment-3194 I echo what others have written -- no candy, food, or other treats. It'll either get taken, or they'll use it to make his life worse. (You'll be able to send it after basic, though). While he's there, just write as often as possible....doesn't matter how mundane, he'll appreciate the connection to the outside world. My cousin just finished, and he said the zillions of letters from home were what got him through it. If you want him to write back, send paper and stamps, too, because he may not be able to get any. I echo what others have written — no candy, food, or other treats. It’ll either get taken, or they’ll use it to make his life worse. (You’ll be able to send it after basic, though). While he’s there, just write as often as possible….doesn’t matter how mundane, he’ll appreciate the connection to the outside world. My cousin just finished, and he said the zillions of letters from home were what got him through it. If you want him to write back, send paper and stamps, too, because he may not be able to get any.

]]> By: Amy http://chaosinthekitchen.com/2009/07/not-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3159 Amy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:37:12 +0000 http://chaosinthekitchen.com/?p=1627#comment-3159 Letters and pictures are most cherished. Puzzle books and personal toiletries (including chapstick and baby wipes or sanitizing wipes) are very good also. Do NOT send food or medication or anything valuable. Assume that anything you send *will* be either shared or confiscated - nothing is private. Letters and pictures are most cherished. Puzzle books and personal toiletries (including chapstick and baby wipes or sanitizing wipes) are very good also. Do NOT send food or medication or anything valuable. Assume that anything you send *will* be either shared or confiscated – nothing is private.

]]> By: Candice http://chaosinthekitchen.com/2009/07/not-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3144 Candice Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:06:15 +0000 http://chaosinthekitchen.com/?p=1627#comment-3144 I thought maybe a group photo of family and friends in their own 'bootcamp' gear all covered in mud and smiles with a big sign reading - WE BELIEVE IN YOU! - maybe something for him to keep under his pillow and get a smile out of. God bless him. I thought maybe a group photo of family and friends in their own ‘bootcamp’ gear all covered in mud and smiles with a big sign reading – WE BELIEVE IN YOU! – maybe something for him to keep under his pillow and get a smile out of. God bless him.

]]> By: Julie http://chaosinthekitchen.com/2009/07/not-food/comment-page-1/#comment-3139 Julie Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:35:16 +0000 http://chaosinthekitchen.com/?p=1627#comment-3139 Condoms. Seriously. You never know. Condoms. Seriously. You never know.

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