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Skriven 2009-03-13 01:54:04 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 21840 av Carol Shenkenberger (28386.cooks)
Ärende: Dang, it aint italian!
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>> > The problem is a natural what!  Grin, other than a few dishes (mostly
>> > southern) I dont cook anything 'authentic' to one quisine I think?

I can make southern fried chicken, but ONLY by Pierre Franey's directions LOL
Does that count??  I really do try :) :) He's such an imaginative cook.. but
sometimes it's overkill, you know?

>> I like to do that ... it's fun for me.. I'll work my way through an ethnic
>> cookbook and have a blast sometimes :)  Sometimes I'll buy two or three
>> cookbooks by different authors because different people have different outlo
>> on food, etc.. it can be interesting to see how they differ :)  I saw that
>> especially in some of the chinese cookbooks I bought.

> I dont have any chinese or Thai ones.  In fact, my only asian ones happen to
> be Japanese. (I have 3 japan ones).

That's neat.. 3 is good :)  It's the same way I decided to learn how to program
in C years and years ago.. I bought books from different authors because one
guy would explain something one way, and another guy would see it another way.
Between the two of them, I could see what the heck they meant... (g).. then I'd
explain it to Ron.. from there we'd go on..that's how we started.. staying up
til 3am most nights (g)

>> I guess after I did that, you know, worked through the cookbook or whatever,
>> then I played with stuff like you are talking about as well.. we probably al
>> do it (g).

> Most of us!  Burt might be the exception there (hehehe).

Oh I don't know about that.. I think Ol' Burt hides his trials and experiments
haha :) :) but that's ok :)

>> > Looking (once Don wakes up from his nap, dont want to disturb him) to see
>> > what sort of chicken parts we have handy.  I will probably defrost some an
>> > toss them in a cassarole dish then cover with this sauce and add a touch o

> I skipped the hot sauce, used montery pepper jack cheese, and added more
> black pepper.  Baked it til tender.  Got more left if ya want some!

Oh that's not fair hahahaha.. I'm a total loser for chicken with tomato sauce
slobbered over it and this sound close enough :) :)  my favorite fast dinner is
chicken parm..;)  I grab some sauce in the frige, and some parmeseasean (always
have that!!) a bit of mozarella and more parmesean and voila (g)... Ok.. in
desperation, I've even used mexican meltin cheese but ok, it's not the same by
any means!

>> > the wrong spot last spring survived the winter fine and needs another
>> > haircut).
>>
>> Those are so neat :)  Mine died inside - it was a house plant kind of thing,
>> think it was too cold near the window where it was sitting..

> This one is about 3ft tall right now.I'm thinking if it's that happy here, to
> use it for landscaping in a few more spots!

Aw, that's so neat.. I was really hoping mine would have made it..Lauren bought
it for me for a mother's day present.. would have been neat.. but I was born
feb. 1st, just too cold that year.. killed that guy.. ouch .. (g)

>> Oh not so odd :)  After a while of cooking some of through some of those
>> cookbooks I've got, I got pretty handy at recognizing a good number of thing
>> at the asian store.  The one we took you to was new to me, we normlly go to
>> another one downtown :)  But they're both excellent.

> You mentioned there was another one, but I didnt see it so cant compare.  My
> local one here has more fresh veggies than yours but tht may well be related
> to climate and shipping.  I think they grow most of the produce locally in my
> shop.  I know for a fact they grow some of it.

This other one is much like the one I took you to, but maybe more green
things.. didn't know that at the time though :)

>> > I perused some but not many I saw there.  Just drifted by and wanted to st
>> > a few of them but too polite as you can guess ;-)
>>
>> Hehe.. you should have spoken up.. I gave Ruth one :)  I don't mind giving
>> books away.. I can always get more.

> Ohhh!  But some cookbooks just can not be replaced.  My Hari Kojima one for

Sure, know what you mean.. but there are some you know you don't mind sharing
and giving away.. most of mine are like that because I don't get 'away' like
you do :)

> example on simple Hawaiian cookery (real stuff, I dont think a single one
> uses pinapple though several use spam).  Lots of notes in the margins now
> after so many years.

Yeah like that :)

>> Kinda.. long story short, she has this serious thing labs get where they can
>> breathe because their larynx is paralyzed off and on.  She panics when it
>> hits.. (who wouldn't).. then she got hit with vertigo the same week which th
>> vet thinks could be a middle ear infection or a growth in her ear.  waiting
>> end the antibiotics to see... Poor baby. The vertigo is better though so tha
>> is good. rough week for everybody..

> Sounds like it.  I wonder what she and Toby would make of Cash if they met
> him? He's like short legged but not too far off body sized version with
> floppy ears.

Yeah.. and tina died the same week.. absolutely crap week.. we don't even know
why she died.. she must have eaten something outside is all we can figure.. 2
days and she was gone.. we noticed she was sick and should get to the vet while
priscilla was panicing etc.. figured we'd have to get her to the vet Monday..
but she was gone by then.. I was destroyed.. we both were.. we all were.

>> Aw, I will give her some this week in her special doggie mix I'm making for
>> her. She loves this stuff I started feeding her :)  Her own meatloaf with al
>> natural rolled oats, rice, hamburger or chicken and veggies from my garden
>> (grin).. trying to get her to lose weight!

> Hard to do.  We had at last to trim back Cash's food a bit.  Nothing radical,
> he still gets 1/2 can wet at night, lots of treats.  He just gets 1 scoup dry
> in morning and night vice 2.

I know.. I think she's GAININING.. ouch..

>> >> > Grin, my family wants me to try again because the results are always un
>> >> > and tastey.

>> >> That's great!  Can't go wrong there :)
>>
>> > Ayup!  Hey Mom, could you experiment again please?
>>
>> hahahaha :)  Bet you don't need much convincing :)

> Tagged and Bagged I am!
> xxcarol

Lol :)  well that's good Mom :)

take care,
Janis

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