Text 36478, 101 rader
Skriven 2010-04-04 21:26:14 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 36392 av RUTH HANSCHKA (1:123/140)
Ärende: veal & cut ups
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Hi Ruth,

->  RH> I've had veal now and then; does the modern version even have a
 RH> taste?

-> Don't know, haven't had any in years that wasn't covered with marinara
-> sauce & mozzarella cheese. (G)

 RH> That doesn't sound like much of an endorsement.  I think I'll stick to
 RH> turkey for that application, when it turns up cheap.

Well, it was supposed to be veal parmisan, not turkey.  Chicken breast
makes a good one but if I'm paying veal prices, I don't want them to sub
chicken.  If I'm making it at home, I'll use chicken or turkey.

We went out with my folks to a Swiss (very much like German) place on
Thursday night.  They run a schnitzel special that night so I got
jaegerschnitzel (very good, one of my favorites).  Steve asked for
schnitzel a la Holstein which comes with a fried egg and anchovies on
top.  I don't know if he even tried the anchovies but he did enjoy the
schnitzel & egg.  As the waitress took his plate away when he was done,
he said something about he would order it again but didn't care for the
anchovies.  She told him that he could order it "without the guppies"
next time.  Sides were all the same, a potato rosti (good!), steamed
thin green beans (good) and steamed carrots (a bit over done, IMO). We'd
not been able to catch them on a Thursday night before but plan to try
to do so again.

->  RH> I have a rotary cutter too, but it's easier to use a shears on old
->  RH> clothes.

-> Depends on the size of them and what areas you want cut up.  For some
-> parts, I'd go for the rotary cutter as first choice.

 RH> For wovens, that's true.  For knits, the scissor is a lot easier.

I still might grab the rotary cutter for some of it.

->  RH> I've just rediscovered some partially finished baby and art quilts
->  RH> that I'd all but forgotten I ever started.  Getting those fixed
 RH> will
->  RH> eat up some of the stash.

-> Yes, and generate ideas for using more of it.

 RH> Most likely; I still need to invent the backs!

Pieced backs work just as good as whole cloth.


->  RH> Awww - well, you can always cut up yardage.

-> I will--into jackets and then the remnants into a crazy quilt maybe.
-> I've got a small piece of a yellow lady bug print I might make into a
-> Sarah sized vest--or add solid sleeves for a jacket.

 RH> I used a piece with school house border print as the backing for a
 RH> quilt for a friend.  There's a small piece left, but what to do with
 RH> it....

How big a piece? Is she a teacher? That would give me some working
ideas.


->  RH> Oh, OK.  Good enough for the time being.  He'll be really knackered
->  RH> when he has a screaming baby waking him up four times a night.

-> Time will tell.  By then, Steve will be taking 6 hours of credit thru
-> the Equipping Center at the church, doing whatever he's assigned.  Maybe
-> some of that will include giving grandfatherly advice to the 2 new dads.

 RH> Or babysitting?

Who knows?  She was in church today for the first time since January;
they go on Thursday for an ultrasound & hope to find out the baby's
gender.  The morning sickness is easing off; she's about 20 weeks along
now.


-> Steve put Skype on to my dad's computer so we've had chats the last
-> couple of nights with Rachel & kids.  My folks have really enjoyed being
-> able to see Robert & Sarah (and Rachel & kitty Lou).

 RH> How to get the oldsters to use computers - let them use it to talk to
 RH> the grandkids!

And great grandkids.  Robert is a chatterbox; he recited a poem he's got
to do for a school speech competition when we talked tonight.  Sarah is
getting a lot of words but doesn't have "no!" yet.  Rachel says she does
have the attitude tho. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Yesterday was the deadline for complaints.

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