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Skriven 2008-08-25 16:11:38 av Carol Shenkenberger (18990.cooks)
  Kommentar till text 12618 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: cooking echo Picnic Fri. night Dinner out on the town?
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 > > (we wanted you to catnap!)
 > 
 > ROFL :)  hey, that was Burt catching me with my eyes closed from the flash o
 > bad timing or whatever :)  I suffer from the same thing I always accused my
 > kids of.. I don't pay attention to what's going on.. I guess my brain is
 > working on something else all the time (g)...if someone takes my pic, oh wel
 > <laugh> The 'wake up' call was more to for me to pay more attention to what'
 > going on :)

I bet we snapped a few of Burt lounging on that corner stool.  I'll have to
go look again.


(on inside out squid)
 
 > > Kinda like the outer skin as it is though.  Might try that one for a
 > > difference?
 > 
 > Yeah... When you turn a squid shell inside out and stuff the thing, it has t
 > revert back to it's normal shape.  hahaha I wonder who told Alton.. wouldnt'
 > it be funny if it was HIS grandson :) Darn kids :)

It would be funny if so!

 > >> Yes, me too.  I'm hoping it's just more fatty tumors that these labs are 
 > >> to.. If it is, then I'll tell him to get rid of them because I think they
 > >> impinging on her throat and lungs.. we'll pay for it somehow.. :)
 > 
 > > The ones along her chest when we were there seemed to not bother her excep
 > > one might have bothered her walking a little.  I didnt note anything in th
 > > neck area.
 > 
 > That's the thing.. RIGHT after the picnic, maybe 2 or 3 days later we found 
 > more lumps on the back of her neck... not good.  We were already concerned
 > about the big one in front (it's gotten larger than it was) but like you say
 > the dog doesn't seem to care about it.. She -is- having problems breathing a
 > eating though.. well she does it but I hear her saying ouch :(  :(


Oh I hope all is well.

 > > I was interested in the plaintain leaves.  Might get some here to try out 
 > > wrappers.
 > 
 > Or grape leaves? they are used a lot in American cooking... a real 'fusion'
 > haha Isn't Plaintain mexican? I forget :) I read today that if you put a gra
 > leaf in your cucumber pickles it will make them extra crispy.. I have both, 
 > now I want to try it :)

Humm, can peel a few over the back fence.

 > >> >> ===Chinese Shrimp stuffed eggplant===
 > >>
 > >> > Looks quite fancy!  I just do a basic brish with olive old and some spr
 > >> > seasoning.
 > >>
 > >> It's not really as involved as it looks.. if you've got the stock around,
 > >> just use chicken stock for sauce, it's really just 1-2-3 (g).
 > 
 > > Mine's simple too.  JUst roasted with a little brush of oil and some
 > > seasonings.  I wash'em and slice long ways then do that and eat the whole
 > > thing, skin and all.
 > 
 > Oh yeah.. you don't want to skin a japanese eggplant.. it is so tender and
 > sweet.

No need!  Thats the only kind I eat. Tried the big USA sort and hated them.

(on bell peppers)

 > > No worries!  I've got heirlooms here now cropping up.  Nice strong taste v
 > > the mostly water big stupormarket sort.
 > 
 > Aw.... no fair.. ;)  Well glad it working for you.. over here, we seem never
 > have the right timing..

My plant is still making more!  Dang thing is the engerizer bunny of bell
peppers!
                xxcarol
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