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Skriven 2010-06-24 17:41:20 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 39275 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
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Hi Janis,

 JK> > visited them in 1975.  Waking up around 3 am to the smell of bread
 JK> > baking, then having it on the breakfast table a few hours later was
 JK> so > nice. (G)

 JK> Can you imagine the time they'd get up to do that... maybe when I was
 JK> in my twenties I could do that, but not these days (G)

I know, I've nevr been an early morning person so staying up late to get
it started would have been my job preferance.  Let someone else finish
it. (G)

>> > And you would have fun, eating your way thru whatever countries you
>> > decide to visit. (G)

>> Most likely (grin).  How could one not enjoy that :) :)

 JK> > Only if you didn't like what you were eating.  Ordering in a foreign
 JK> > language can be a challenge sometimes--you may not get what you're
 JK> > expecting.

 JK> That's true - I've always wanted to go to France or Italy - and MIGHT
 JK> be ok ordering there (g).  Now Germany, I'd be at a loss.. though I
 JK> did know a miniscule amount of German once upon a time (g).  Ron did
 JK> study German in college, so maybe we'd be ok there.. doubt we'll ever
 JK> make it to find out :)

You never know.  I thought my 3 week visit to Germany before I got
married would be the most I'd ever be there.  Eleven years later, we
moved there for just short of 6 years, split between Frankfurt and
Berlin (before and after the wall came down).  Had many memorable meals
over there--ones we cooked, at friends houses, church and restaurants.

>> It's a commercial holiday in this country, just like Christmas has
>> become.

 JK> > Sadly, yes.  We usually didn't see signs of Christmas over there
 JK> until > November--except at the PX.

 JK> Isn't it just comical how it seems the "holiday industry" starts
 JK> sooner and sooner every year?  Some years recently have been
 JK> outrageous.

Not so much comical as sad because of the comercial push.  Not hardly a
breath of the real reason.

>> > I don't do too much frying type stuff in mine, mostly stir fry type
>> > meals.  I used to call it "mock Chinese" until Michael corrected me
>> that > it's the real thing because he does it as well.

>> Yes, it's very Chinese -  When you come, you can take a look at some
>> of my Chinese cookbooks.  I have one recipe for chicken that requires
>> lowering the entire chicken in the wok.. forget the name of the recipe
>> but it was good :)

 JK> > OK, Jume 30? Italian cooking and Chinese cook book reading--quite
 JK> the > pairing.

 JK> It sounds good to me :)  Looking forward to it :)

It's less than a week away now.

>> hahaha :)  Well, I don't know if my corn plants will make it.  Too

 JK> > My brother wanted to put corn in; I don't know if he did tho.  Dad
 JK> is > having fun puttering with his container gardening. (G)

 JK> That's good.  I actually pulled a couple of good sized beets the other
 JK> day. That was neat :)

We've enjoyed the baby beets from the one stand at the Farmer's Market.
We've roasted them but I might buy a larger amount and can some pickeled
beets when we get back to NC.

>> Brown arborio cooks the same way that white arborio does.  It's good
>> :)

 JK> > I'm still looking for it.

 JK> I'll have to look at wegman's over here to see if I can find it again.
 JK>  I thought I had some in my cupboard, but I don't after all.. what I
 JK> found in my cupboard was just plain brown rice, not arborio.  But I
 JK> can picture the container so I'm hoping wegmen's will have it again
 JK> (g).

And I'll look again at Whole Foods when we get back to NC.


 JK> Yep, we're in the 80's now as well... it was nice in Ithaca this
 JK> weekend though and it really warm.  My daughter and her husband found
 JK> another place that their hoping works out.  The first house they had
 JK> put money on, fell through when the owner wanted to stay in house for
 JK> an extra period after the closing.. this new one they are renting with
 JK> an option to buy.. I like the idea a lot better for them. If it works
 JK> out to be a good place, that's super.. if not, there is no hastle
 JK> moving to somewhere else.

Hope all is going well there; we'll talk more about it next week.


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