Text 18803, 58 rader
Skriven 2008-12-31 13:59:52 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: RE: bread and salads
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Gidday Ruth!

-> ->  hn> We've finally warmed up to the mid 40's, but
-> 
-> -> Heat wave!
-> 
->  hn> More the norm for us...we were
->  hn> caught in an Arctic Blast!
-> 
-> At least you stayed above 0.  My parents have had extreme cold several
-> times this year, some earlier than normal.  So much for global warming.
-> (G)
-> 
Yeah, well I notice the warming a whole lot 
more in the summer time! (grin)

-> -> still so hopefully your pantry is still full. Is there flooding; I've
-> -> read of some out in the mid west?
-> 
->  hn> No big reports of it, but the area north
->  hn> of Seattle has not warmed up quite as
->  hn> fast as we have, they still have lots
->  hn> of snow and little defrosting yet!
-> 
-> BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
->
Yep, there's an area between Seattle
and Everett (30 miles north of Seattle)
called the "Convergence Zone" where 
weather systems collide and north of
that line is almost like a whole different
climate!
 
-> ->  hn> I've always enjoyed tinkering with recipes,
-> ->  hn> seldom make the same dish the same way
-> 
-> -> I'll be making a beef & barley stew but with the "regular" barley, not
-> -> the pearl barley.  I know it'll take longer to cook, just thinking over
-> -> what to put into it besides the above.  Probably an onion and cut up
-> -> carrots, maybe something more but not sure at this point.
-> 
->  hn> Those are the sorts of dishes that take to "tinkering"
->  hn> well! Parsnip is good, chunks of winter squash are
->  hn> good, potatoes, beans, even chunks of sausage!
->  hn> I always look in the fridge and toss in leftovers!
-> 
-> I put green beans in it; they were good.  The stew came out OK; the
-> re-heat will give it more time for the barley to cook.  It needs a bit
-> more time as it was on the chewy side.
-> 
I don't mind them being chewey...but the flavor is
different with barley if it's under done..and stews
always taste better the next day!
chat with you soon!
hap
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