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Skriven 2008-02-06 13:29:24 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 1887 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: BlueWave                                                 [1]
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Hi Janis,


 JK> > That's where it is really nice to know that someone else knows.

 JK> Yes, we're fortunate. :)

And he spoils me rotten. (G)

>> instance when the heat is getting to me.. Ron will though, and he'll
>> point it out to me and I'll say, oh rats.. <laugh>

 JK> > And then you get out of the heat & get a drink of water?  A few

 JK> Normally for me that means get out of the garden and the sun :) :)
 JK> Get some shade for a bit :)

That helps but a drink will also. Sip it while enjoying the view.

 JK> water > broke in the early (about 5:30) morning of the day after Steve
 JK> and I'd > had a military ball.  Baby came about 1:30 or 2 pm after an
 JK> up about 4:30 for > a Sunday School class gathering.  About 7:30 he
 JK> suggested we head home > as he said I looked tired.  About the time he
 JK> mentioned it, it hit me > how tired I was. I'm glad I had him to get
 JK> me home for some rest.

 JK> I can understand that, you must have been exhausted!

Yes, but it was a nice feeling that day.  To see the dad's face melt
when he saw his son for the first time.............

 JK> chemo > which should help keep it in line.  Our "mini celebration"
 JK> this week was > over to a Mexican restauant we'd not been to in a
 JK> while; we both ended > up taking about half our meal home. I had the
 JK> especial chicken burritos > (loaded with everything!) and Steve had
 JK> chicken fajitas.  They only gave > him a couple of tortillas so he
 JK> made some more this morning to go with > his left overs.

 JK> That sounds great - we haven't been to the Mexican restaurant here in
 JK> a while either..

We always check them out when we move to some place new. There was a
good one on the North Shore of Oahu; the only problem there is the
amount of cilantro they used in almost every thing. I'd spend a good
part of the meal pulling it out of my food--they used big leaves so it
was easy enough to do.


 JK> > Some prior looking thru cook books, pulling out favorites that could
 JK> be > done in bulk and trying a few new things. We always taste tested
 JK> > meal's worth, figuring if we didn't like something, it would take
 JK> top > priority in geting eaten. (G)  The main thing was planning the
 JK> cooking; > I tried to do at least a couple of days per week of meal
 JK> prep. All in > all, it took about 4 weeks but I got it done.

 JK> Not bad at all :)

No, and so far I've felt well enough that we've not dug into the supply.
Then too, I've been keeping meals pretty basic. Last night we had
chicken fried rice; I had everything ready so when Steve called to say
he was on his way home, I just threw it into the wok and had it ready
about 5 minutes after he came in the door. It was a late meal (a bit
after 7) but a quick one with minimal fuss and clean up.  Tonight is
pasta and meat balls; I've got the sauce and meat balls going and will
have a pot of water heating about the time I expect him to call.  If
he's later, I'll turn it down until he does, then I'll bring it back to
a boil & cook the pasta.

>> only January (she was born in July <g>).. Later in talking with Ron's

 JK> > What day in July? Mine is in July also. (G)

 JK> She was born July 21st :)

That's my birthday too. (G)


 JK> > In some ways I'm very organised (geting reeady for moves); other
 JK> ways > I'm very laid back.

 JK> Yes, moves I've always found not difficult to organize.

It helps to know what the packers expect.

>> sandwiches with unbleached white flour.. I'd always throw in 1/4 cup
>> of wheat germ in with each cup of flour.. that and some soy flour for
>> added protein.

 JK> > The old Cornell mix. (G) I did the mix of whole wheat and white
 JK> before

 JK> Yes, the Cornell mix :)

You don't hear about it much these days.


 JK> > the girls were born.  By the time they came along, we were using all
 JK> > whole wheat (and other whole grains).

 JK> A lifetime of it for you, it seems :)

Over half of my life time, but the better half. (G)

>> Ron's not a big fan of whole wheat flours either, though I try to
>> throw it in more and more recipes when I can.  I figure if I work into
>> it as you mentioned, it will help <grin>


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Ruth
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