Text 19954, 55 rader
Skriven 2007-09-03 14:24:17 av Carol Shenkenberger (1:275/100)
  Kommentar till text 19934 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: Re: Ugh.
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*** Quoting Janis Kracht from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***


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>> Beef Soup with Pastina

>I like the sound of that one!  I make a sort of crockpot ox-tail soup
> to time here.  Taint fancy but is warm and filling.

JK> Know what you mean :)  A good warm soup with a loaf of crusty Italian
JK> bread is one of my favorites in the Winter.

I make a pretty decent crusty italian style bread with my breadmaker.  If you
want long loaves, you can dump out the dough and finish it shaped in the oven
but I normally do not bother.

I often line a bowl with a bread slice then put the soup on top.  Thick ones in
winter like a potato soup with chives, comino, and chopped carrot bits.

> Before we got into main base housing, and lived in the Cho (Japan name for
>'local neighborhood') we didnt have good heat in winter so we had to
> sweaters and soups alot.  It was very hard to keep the temps up to 6
> so we used alternatives to keep warm.

JK> Some days in winter, I make bread just to keep the oven on <grin>  At
JK> least the kitchen is nice and toasty then :)  But it's true, you can't
JK> beat warm soup for keeping everyone warm in Winter.

True!  I had never been so cold for so long in my life, yet our Cho was one of
the better insulated places.  Kerosine though gives Don almost migraine
attacks so we could use it and the only heat was in the 2 bedrooms plus a
small radient heater on the other side of the place.  Electricity is also
*very expensive* in Japan so you barely used the oven, even in winter.

> Title: Watermelon Fire and Ice Salsa

JK> That sounds really great.. nice combination of "hot" and "cool" and me
JK> flavors :)

Yeah, unique!  I liked it.

JK> Right now my garden is going nuts with yellow squash and Tomatoes (yay
JK> couldn't wait for those Romas <grin>)

WAAAHHH!!!  Others here know but you may not.  The Japanese tomatoes are a
major letdown.  Dunno just why, but they are pretty and very flavorless. 
Supermarket USA ones are *much* better.

Lots of things here are better or equal, but that isnt one of them.  We use
canned tomatoes as they taste better than local ones which gives a big hint...

                                       xxcarol

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