Text 14510, 154 rader
Skriven 2008-09-22 15:56:07 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 14030 av Carol Shenkenberger (20408.cooks)
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Hi Carol,

 > I had a "glitch" for a few days so haven't seen it.  I don't know if
 > Steve has sent anything in the line of ideas & hint he has picked up
 > from several years of smoking stuff.

 CS> Not sure but I've slipped to 1,000 behind again.  Planning to speed
 CS> read some up today.

I'm trying to catch up a couple of day's mail, pack to leave tomorrow
morning, do my usual Monday sutff, etc, etc. (G)

 >  CS> comfy to play on the computer, I read books in bed.

 > I've been trying to weed thru our accumulation of magazines--getting
 > ready for moving. Trouble is, I'll get sidetracked into reading
 > interesting articles......................

 CS> I was trying to get more books out the the garage and kept grabbing
 CS> interesting ones to set in the bedroom for next read.  Now, I have
 CS> stacks of books moved from the garage to the bedroom.  A few f them
 CS> seem to have grown feets in the night and wandered into Charlotte's
 CS> room ;-)

As long as they find their way back to your room, I guess it won't hurt.
We should sort our books again before moving; if we will or not remains
to be seen.


 >  CS> Cash came up with 3 methods.

 >  CS> And the best one:
 CS>  >
 >  CS> 3.  Get Daisy-cat to help by sitting on one end and he rolls to the
 >  CS> other (she's 12lbs, enough to anchor it).  Snaps right open!
 CS>  >
 > Did you ever get pictures of it?

 CS> Naw, we probvably shold use the camera more, but as usual we have to
 CS> find it and things like that happen too fast.


I know; we never got any video of Sam and Deborah  "singing" duets but
we do have the memories.

 >  >  CS> ;-)  We all change.  I'm no where near the chile camp some of the

 >  > I know; I eat stuff hotter than I did years ago.  But, then, too, I've
 >  > backed off from the heat level I had in AZ (probably should get back up
 >  > there) as we've been away.  HI's hot stuff was of a different sort and
 >  > GA seems to have no hot component to its food.

 CS> Supposed to be good for asthma right?

Supposed to be, if you don't have any so hot you can't breathe--like
Steve in the Chinese place the Thursday night you missed.


 >  CS> Not often, no.  Chile can be hot there, but it's often not a flavorful
 >  CS> hot, just 'hot to prove manlyness hot' sort of thing.
 CS>  >
 > I've not yet encountered any hot chili here; thinking about it, no chili
 > except that which I've made.

 CS> Found usually at cookoffs where the guys are the competitors.  It's

And those are usually Sundays when we have other priorities.


 CS> nothing to worry about missing.  Fairly inedible hot glop.  Do however
 CS> try the
 CS> 'sothern chili' if you see it.  Thats very different.  Not usually all
 CS> that hot, but very flavorful and lots of healthy veggies (not just
 CS> tomatoes). Purists won't call it chili but it is.  These are old time
 CS> farmer's recipes made to stretch meat out with the garden surplus,
 CS> mostly using home canned veggies.  My own recipe stems from it but
 CS> didnt have the canned veggies, which truth to tell, shine *better* in
 CS> that recipe than fresh!

Sounds sort of what one of my sisters makes.


 CS> Take whatever base chili recipe you make, and add 1/2 cup veggies per
 CS> every 2 cups base.  Cauliflour, yellow and green squash, green beans,
 CS> etc.  Never the same twice but always good.

We'd have to come up with a different name; chili is something unique.
Adding all the veggies makes it different, but not chili.


 CS> Hehe wierd but good.  I grew up on that kind of chili and it was one
 CS> of the first dishes I mastered and later, one of the earliest MM'ed
 CS> for others.

More like a thick, spiced veggie & meat soup or stew from your
description.

 >  > The wasabi is an interesting taste.  The nuts Gail brought to the picnic
 >  > seemed to hit with a big hit of wasabi taste, then drop off
 >  > dramatically. But, they were good. (G)
 CS>  >
 >  CS> I like those too but the ones at the table were milder than I am used
 >  CS> to. Not bad, just milder than I got accustomed to.  The wasabi paste
 >  CS> was just right.

 CS> Those wasabi peas do remind me of ones at the bar in Darwin.  They had
 CS> a tumeric shaker by them and folks would add that to a small plate and
 CS> roll them around in them.  Only saw them come out once, but they were
 CS> good!

Sounds interesting.  We've had the wasabi peas from time to time, never
bought any but had them while out.  I guess we'll have to buy some and
try adding tumeric.

 > I'm not as used to wasabi as other versions of heat.  So far tho, I've
 > been able to deal with it without problem.

 CS> It's different but just as adaptable.  I dont use it all that often,
 CS> but when it suits a dish, it's always added <g.>.

I can see why, especially after 6 years in Japan. (G)

 >  CS> Same stuff.  I dont have a bottle of it here yet.  I keep meaning to
 >  CS> get one then keep forgetting.
 CS>  >
 > You'll remember sooner or later. (G)  This may jog your memory.

 CS> Yup!  Bet next trip I remember it.

Most likely you will.


 >  CS> It isnt all that different from the 'korean sauce' you heard me
 >  CS> mention getting every trip to Korea.
 CS>  >
 > Gotcha.

 CS> I used to cut that with russian red salad dressing to make it work for
 CS> Charlot te.


Does she still like it that way or "straight"  now?


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