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Skriven 2008-02-07 13:26:25 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
     Kommentar till en text av MICHAEL LOO
Ärende: echo picnics 809
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Hi Michael,

 ML> Steroids can do wonders, but there is a definite price to pay.
 ML> For me, it would appear that I'm naturally on blood thinners.
 RH> It's interesting the way the body works--what may be just right for
 RH> you is all wrong for me.  Add drugs into the mix and it gets even more
 RH> interesting. (G)

 ML> Last night, staggering off the plane, I had a double-barrelled
 ML> bloody nose ... luckily I had some airline napkins in my pocket.

WHEW! Feel like somebody hit you with a roundhouse?  Hopefully you
werren't wearing a light colored shirt or jacket.


 RH> Like poi, another dish from that part of the world that, having tried,
 RH> I can't say it's something I'd go out of my way to eat again. (G)

 ML> I can barely tolerate sweet poi. Sour poi doesn't appeal even
 ML> that much.

I tried it once, shortly after we got over there. Suffice it to say, I
left it to the Hawaiians after that. Steve did get some at at least one
of the luaus we went to; I guess he liked it better than I did.


 RH> BTW, we got our Mannheim Steamroller tickets today.

 ML> Fun. My friend Beth (one of several friends by that name) used to
 ML> play with them.

So I suspect her name appears on some of the CDs we have.  We started
buying them in 1992.  We decided to go for seating in the center
orchestra section, about half way up (back?).

 RH> I don't have a clay pot (yet) but perhaps a crock pot would work. The
 RH> liner for mine is removable; I don't see why it couldn't go in the
 RH> oven.

 ML> It probably would do fine, but of course you'll want to cool it
 ML> down gradually - it's not certain that that kind of ceramic is
 ML> designed to cope with rapid heating or cooling. On the other hand,
 ML> clay pot cookery is different in some way.

True, and instead of the crock pot liner, I just remembered that I've a
stoneware baker dish. I'll pull that out and start experimenting with
it.


 RH> It was also part of an answer on the "Jeopardy" on line test Tuesday
 RH> night; we had to identify the country of origin for that and another
 RH> Indonesian dish.  I'm still waiting to find out how I did on it.

 ML> I'm sure you did great.

I felt I did better on the written test a couple of years ago. I'm not
as keyboard comfortable as some folks and "froze" on some clues,
thinking of the response too late.  There was no opportunity to go back
to fill in a response later.



 ML> This dish would probably do great in a large clay pot -

 ML> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

 ML>       Title: Chicken and Coconut Soup with Rice Noodles
 ML>  Categories: Malaysian, Nonya, Soups, Asia-c
 ML>       Yield: 6 Servings

It might go well but I don't care for coconut. I think the flavor would
be too much for me and spoil the taste of the rest of the food (IMO) but
I do understand it is essential for some of the cooking for the region.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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