Pasta, rice, lentils.
Tomato sauce, minced garlic, pesto.
Half and Half instead of whole milk.
2% instead of skim.
Butter instead of margarine.
Three different cheeses.
Two dozen eggs.
Sirloin, rib eyes instead of hamburger.
Daniel contemplated the produce section.
Apples, oranges, a few bananas.
Mixed greens, tomatoes.
Cucumbers, peppers, a nice big eggplant.
Time was when food wasn't an issue. He bought what he could, ate what he had and needed fairly little. Food was fuel and he'd never really asked his "engine" to work that hard. Just "off-road" for digs.
"Off-road" had a whole new meaning these days.
High Octane by tejas
[Reviews - 3] 
| Category: | General |
| Genres: | Character Study, Drabble |
| Rated: | All Ages |
| Warnings: | None |
| Series: | None |
| Summary: | Feeding the machine. |
Story Notes:
This nagged at me until I did it. I like trying to see their lives outside the SGC. One of the things I've always liked about the show was the whole concept of these intrepid explorers who go off and save the universe, then stop off at Kroger on the way home to pick up milk and eggs. :-)
Written for the 2007 FDAS February Flash Fic Challenge.
Written for the 2007 FDAS February Flash Fic Challenge.