Text 3456, 171 rader
Skriven 2008-03-06 10:51:42 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 3450 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Ruth!

> And I had enough to keep me busy elsewhere.  So far, neither of us has
> had the flu (or anything close to it) this season.  Hopefully we won't
> get it; I don't need that on top of everything else.


Agreed!  Last thing you need right now, that's for sure.  This one was kind of
funny.. as I mentioned to Hap, my daughter's oldest decided that he didn't want
to be homeschooled any longer so this semester he started in the public
school.. which is great for him in that he is so far advanced compared to his
classmates.. except that learning at home and meeting with a few friends during
the week doesn't give you the same kind of exposure to colds and flus like the
schools do :)  so of course he got the flu, and brought it home to his brothers
and mom and dad - and then they brought it over here.. oh well.. it's that time
of year.

> But, we are well
> stocked on teas, just in case.  Got a good assortment last winter when
> Steve had some sort of but to add to our on hand assortment.  We've
> added more since, as well as various honeys.

Yes, we're always well stocked on teas.. Ron is a big fan of tea actually.  I
like it also, but really prefer to start the day with plenty of coffee.

>> > But in the south, pork is king.  Beef and chicken are just an
>> > afterthought. (G)

>> hehe.. that is very very true :)

> I've lived in the south long enough, gee, how long has it been?  Long
> enough to know I prefer it to the north in winter time. (G)

We lived there for only 7 years.. a drop in the hat, really.


>> Yes, that will save space :)  Oh, we just bought some more toys for
>> the center island.. Now I'm getting excited haha.. we bought a small
>> 'frige that we'll put right in the island, and also a dishwasher that
>> is actually made of two drawers you pull out and fill .. each draw has
>> a rack/drain, etc. in it, so you can say wash dishes/glasses in one
>> drawer on one cycle, and pots and pans in the other drawer on another
>> cycle :)  It's incredibly nice :)  Here's a link to it:
>> http://www.fisherpaykel.com/dishwashing/?productUid=412DD50A-B06B-D6F2
>> C68E6914 4A497BCB.  It's supposed to be here Friday.. Should keep Ron
>> a little busy :)

> I've seen them on tv; they look interesting.  Does the dishwasher hold
> as much as a standard one or more? I generally wash pots & pans by hand
> but sometimes have lots of "regular" dishes & my standard dishwasher is
> rather full.  We generally run it every couple of days, every day over
> the week end, unless I've gone on a cooking spell. Then it gets run as
> it gets full.

Yes, it does.. or it's supposed to :)  I think it will end up holding more, to
be honest, given the parts on my current dishwasher that you cannot block. On
each basket on my current dishwasher there is a spot where water passes that
you can't block with cups, or bowls, etc.. the new dishwasher avoids that.. You
sound like you run your dishwasher about like I do.. every couple of days..
unless I've been cooking something special, or if the kids were here for
dinner, etc.. when they come, I do have a full load (sometimes a few (g)).

>I should be getting a new quilting frame/machine either
> tomorrow or Friday; we'll both have new "toys" to play with over the
> week end.

That's neat - some of them can up there,  is it a big one? and yes, new toys
for the weekend :)

>> > Better him than my 2 nephews in AZ; between the 2 of them, their dad
>> > didn't get any of the pie I left there after Thanksgiving dinner 5
>> haha.. leave it to the kids to clean up the pie :) :)  though
>> typically from what I remember it was the "dad"s who also were guilty

> My BIL didn't have a chance with those two pie vultures.

Lol! but still a testament to your good pies :)

>> > ago.  Their mom (my sister) doesn't bake so they've always scarfed
>> up my > home baked treats.

>> Well, we can't blame them then :)

> No, and I'm glad they appreciate the goodies. Our girls always felt
> sorry for the older one (the younger one was born when our girls were in
> their late teens) because he didn't have all the home made cookies I
> used to do at Christmas or the year round goodies.

Sounds like my house when my sisters were married, etc.. they'd come by and say
hmm.. what's to eat today, c'mon we know you always have something good here!
:)  I think that was when I'd just gotten the kitchenaid and of course I had to
experiment a lot :) :) Matter of fact, I remember making a twisted yeast bread,
with raisin, nut filling for my mom.. she brought it to work to share with her
co-workers and she told me that she had orders for 22 more of them, because
they wanted to buy one no matter what... I laughed so hard!  And then I got to
work.  I did that ONCE (g).  That was enough for me :)

>> enough I would think.. That's what is so nice about coconut oil.. it's
>> so solid, it works much like Crisco but without all those horrible
>> trans-fats :)

> It's been a long time since I bought a thing of crisco, and then it was

Same here...

> the small one.  Took a long time to use it up too.  Last night I made a
> "throw together, use up what's on hand that needs using" chili.  Had
> about 1/3 of a pound of buffalo (ground) meat in the freezer so I used
> that. Since it's so lean, I grabbed a small thing of chcken fat I had in
> the fridge and used a couple of tablespoons of that to brown the meat,
> pepper and onion.  Came out pretty good. (G)

I bet :)  Often I'll use bacon fat.. or pork fat if that's around or chicken
fat.. depends on what I have on hand.  Most times though I guess I use olive
oil though for anything that isn't "pie" ..

>> > That's about how I do most everything these days--slow and easy.
>> I'm in > my final week of treatment but understand side effects can

>> I don't remember my son's lingering especially long but I think it
>> might depend on how one takes to the treatment in general if you know
>> what I mean.. Everyone is different, and there's nothing that says you
>> won't be just fine so we can hope for the best for ya :)

> Thanks, 2 more to go.

Ok.. hope they go quick :)

>  It's the "all of a sudden I've got to take time
> out, I'm too tired to continue" feeling that's the biggest bother. The
> advantage of being a stay at home vs out working is that most of the
> time, I can just stop and rest until I get my energy back.

Definitely true.. sometimes the hardest thing for me when things got bad over
here was just making myself slow down.. I knew I had to.  But I didn't want
to... (grin).  After a while though you realize that there isn't anything that
is really all that crital (smile).

>> > Years ago, I did get the uncleaned squid and did it myself. Now,
>> with so > many other factors, it's so much easier to get it pre
>> cleaned. Little > things like that do make a big difference in my
>> quality of life.

>> You mean you don't like having to clean all that goopy purple gunk out
>> of your sink???  (ME NEITHER!! (g)) hehe.. my cats used to go crazy

> Just the time it takes to clean, vs using the pre cleaned makes a big
> difference.  It means supper at a decent hour vs supper close to bed
> time, especialy if a tired spell comes on while doing it.

I must have had it down to a science then.. it doesn't take that horribly
long.. lot's of cold running water though.. I mean it's obviously not as fast
as buying cleaned, but for me, it wasn't that long of a task.  Right now,
though for you, I can see how it would be! Also, I don't work outside the house
either .. :) that can make a difference.

>> when I made squid though.  When I did buy the big package of the whole
>> guys, I used to give them the heads, they were very appreciative :)

> And what cat wouldn't be appreciative? The last time I did it, we had a
> dog who we didn't let get into such things.

My dogs wouldn't have cared I'm pretty sure :)  Not that I remember at least..
now when I'm baking, they both love to eat flour though.. but they don't like
fish especially :)

Take care,
Janis

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