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Skriven 2008-08-14 14:03:26 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 11947 av Carol Shenkenberger (18257.cooks)
Ärende: Feet dont fail me now!                                   [1]
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Hi Carol,


 >  CS> Hehe Steve was a trip to meet as were you!  Did you know when you
 >  CS> laugh your whole face lights up and your eyes look like happy pichachu
 >  CS> critters?
 CS>  >
 > No, I didn't know that; I presume it's a good thing. We enjoyed meeting

 CS> Yes, a happy good thing!

OK, I don't really know that much about the Pokeman critters.


 > you and Charlotte--the picture Dale took of the 2 of us is really nice.

 CS> Can you email it to me?  Some of us dropped off all our pics with
 CS> Janis so later we can pick up each others.

Janis has a web site set up with the pictures; I don't know if she put
the  viewing access here in Fido or is e-mailing information to those
interested.

 > I think our daughter Deborah, even tho she's twice as old as Charlotte,
 > would have had fun with her if she had been able to come.  BTW, did
 > Charlotte ever try the lasagne; if so, what did she think of it? I know
 > she really liked the meat balls. (G)

 CS> Ah sorry, she filled on meatballs.  She's got a mental block on
 CS> lasagne due to school lunches being her only encounter.  I'm sure I

OK, I wa wondering if she was willing to unblock the memory but I guess
not. I'm glad she enjoyed the meat balls tho.  BTW, did I tell you to
cook the noodles only 2/3-3/4 done when you make it? I drain them, then
spread them on wax paper so I can pick & choose what ones I want in each
layer.

 CS> havent made any at all since at best California and when we left
 CS> there, she was still in
 CS> diapers.  I probably havent made it since before she was born.

I don't make it that often because it is such a production but have done
it a bit more frequently than that. (G)


 CS> Don by the way, though he rarely does it now, can cook a decent
 CS> italian and said he might make some good stuff up for us, including a
 CS> lasagne if I get him the noodles and such.  It's not a main theme with
 CS> him as his tastes drifted more asiatic and southern cooking over time
 CS> with a healthy dose of real mexican (not tex-mex).

No surprise there.  I cook Italian because Steve likes it so much but I
do other regional cooking as well. If you or Don do make the lasagne, I
would suggest using something like an 8x8 or 9x9 pan.  That way you
won't have nearly the left overs.  Another idea is to make a couple of
small pan's worth and put one in the freezer.  I got some of the smaller
rectangular disposable dishes (like what the big lasagne was on) and put
some in the freezer at my parent's house.  That way they have a couple
of easy do meals.  BTW, you can also spread some cheese mix on the
noodles and roll them up for a different presentation.

 > Good Eats is my favorite of the ones he's involved with. I've watched a
 > few eisodes of "Feasting On Asphalt" but other than spotting areas I
 > know, I wasn't too impressed with the show.

 CS> I don't recognize that name but the good eats, I tune in on pretty
 CS> regular.


The one was a couple of motercycle trips AB & crew made, eating at back
road places across the country and down the Misssissippi river. Good
Eats is better.

 >  CS> group health needs or were very careful to not make anyone feel bad if
 >  CS> they couldnt eat something.

 > Yes, and that seems to be a hallmark of this group. I had a good laugh
 > over Steve and the durian, especially his comment about almost would
 > rather have more pork than to try it.  Then he tried it and really liked
 > it.  But, he did make a bit more progress on the pork issue too.

 CS> True!  I heard the laugh at that comment but I was too busy stuffing
 CS> my face with durian just then to see what he'd said.  I can't recall
 CS> if you tried it or liked it.

I tried a bit of it. It's nothing I would go out of my way just to eat
again but I can say that "yes, I've tried it."

 CS> The big thing on the pork to him was it was a properly raised animal,
 CS> equal to 'grass fed beef' (though obviously not fed a diet of grass or
 CS> it would have starved since that's not what pigs eat).  I got the
 CS> impression from Janis someplace it was raised on organic vegetables.

I'm not sure what the pig was raised on.  But, Steve enjoyed it and we
will probably try to find some organically raised meat around here.

 > I had a piece of pecan pie as it's one of my favorites.  I had a small
 > taste of the tiraisu but no beer. (G) Did you try the juice
 > drinks--Grown Up Soda and (sorry, I forgot the name of the other one)?
 > They were like drinking carbonated fruit.

 CS> Yes, sure did!  Had a blueberry one and passed some to Charlotte (who
 CS> didnt like that one all that much but found something else she did
 CS> like later). Charlotte mostly likes water or fruit juices.  Not too
 CS> much on the carbonated sorts of things.

A lot of kids don't care for carbonated drinks.  I liked the ones at the
picnic but I also still like Diet Coke. (G)


 > So have you tried cooking any of the brown rice since you got home?

 CS> Not yet.  I dont want to unseal it until I use up the last of my other
 CS> brown rice (about a month or 2 worth there).

Understood.  This is our regular all purpose rice.

 > Also, how many of the freezer boxes made it home with you? I know Steve
 > filled one with boiled peanuts for us.

 CS> ;-)  Most of them, but we offered them up as folks got ready to leave
 CS> so those who could take stuff back, had a carry box of sorts.

Good thing we brought them.  Don't worry, I didn't short myself.  I've
got probably close to a couple of dozen more in my freezer, plus a bunch
that are sauce stained that I kept.

 >  > The rush is on!  You'll be eyeball deep in tomatoes soon.
 CS>  >
 >  CS> hehe some quart of so are now turning into mulch.  Other than that,
 >  CS> the garden survived.
 CS>  >
 > Good, now you can enjoy the fresh vegetables & put some up for winter.

 CS> Yes.  Bugs are getting many of the tomatoes though.  It's an organic
 CS> garden except for a little fertilizer.  Still cropping lots of
 CS> cucumbers though!           xxcarol

Making all kinds of pickles?  What about cucumber kim chee?


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