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Skriven 2010-09-06 11:24:50 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
    Kommentar till text 606 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Herbs and such                                           [1]
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Hi Ruth,

>> Yes, if you can even find the edition you had and loved.. it was a
>> real pia, as I'm sure you understand.

> Definately.  I just got a new copy of one of my old standards (Whole
> Foods For The Whole Family, put out by La Leche League. It's not my well
> thumbed, stained and falling apart (with my name listed in the
> contributers section) wire bound paper back.  It's not thumbed, no
> stains, my name isn't in it hard back spiral bound but in time should
> resemble the other one. (G)

Yes, that's a sad one - Somewhere, someone must have a copy but finding it
would hardly be worth the effort I suppose :(

>> Today, we're in the upper 80's but that's ok.. we have some running
>> around to do but at least the car has great A/C and good music (g).

> We were in the upper 80s/low 90s and supposed to be that way the rest of
> the week--closer to normal which is upper 80s.  Still humid as all get
> out so I appreciate the AC.

We're suddenly down in the 70's (g).. feels like brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr after all
those days of 90's .. but it's supposed to get into the 80's in a day or so..
bah..NY weather.. I guess I'll believe that forcast when I see it :)

> We've enjoyed them too. When our trial subscription expired last year
> (aburptly as the dealer had activated it several weeks before we bought
> the car), we renewed.  It's up for renewal next month so we'll do it
> again.

We haven't decided whether to renew or not just yet.. we grabbed a pile of cd's
from the house and it was great hearing a number of those that we hadn't heard
in a while ...We're investigating a number of options though, since we're
thinking of dropping Cable-TV and picking up Sattelite TV again.. Ron said
there are some deals available with Home-TV Sattelite and sattelite car radio,
so we may go that way.   We're taking our time since it seems every offer is
just too good Lol.. you know, start out cheap, hit you after a bit with more
charges (g).  For all the TV we watch, we're sick of paying for the
million-channels options for no reason :)

>Our usual talk station is Sat. 144, The Patriot.  One of the
> shows is hosted by Andrew Wilkow; he went to Delhi Tech (25 miles from
> my parents) and he had a job for a while on their favorite radio station
> (the one that broadcast schol closings) from Albany.

That's neat - someone you know (smile)

>> I've just a few days ago been put on yet another med, because my
>> Neurologist didn't like what I call my 'power-pellet' (amantadine) was
>> doing to me.. This new one does work better than the Amantadine, and I
>> actually felt yesterday like playing piano - that was neat, since it's
>> been a while.  Still haven't finished Ron's denim jacket though.. I
>> think I have time (vbg)

> Sounds like the change was good, even if you had to fight to get the one
> a few months ago. Hopefully no nasty side effects.

Bummer is my allergies are totally 'en guarde' right now since I've been taking
so many things that I'm allergic to. Antibiotics, the Provigil, I forget what
else - there was another one.. so I had to stop the Provigil last week because
I was so sensitized from bad reactions to antibiotics.  Allergies are funny
that way, you can just have "one hit" too much in the way of allergic
reactions, and then you're body just goes nuts. That's what mine did last week.
I'm about ready to toss all these pills and have tossed a number of them (g).

> Same here. I've got to make some meat balls; have enough crumbs for that
> but don't know how much more.

I've gotten pretty good at getting them together pretty quickly when they're
needed.. throw some slices of home-made bread in the toaster.. grind them up..
season while still a little warm.. That cheese grater I showed you when you
were here does make great bread crumbs but it's a bit of overkill :)


>> > program & got a free bottle of basting oil & reusable bag (We got
>> That's a handy one to have.. I don't think I've ever tried it though.

> We haven't--yet.

It would be interesting to see the listed ingredients.. perhaps just olive oil
and seasoning?

>> I do fresh beans in the pressure cooker.. works really well.. I have
>> to watch the timing though, if I want any whole beans Lol.. last night

> If you didn't have a pressure cooker, it would be stove top cooking.  I
> usually do them that way.

I've done dry beans that way as well, and it does seem easier to me since you
don't have to worry about 'overcooking'.. I just soak them the night before and
then cook them the next day.  I like the pressure cooker for dry beans when
I've forgotten to pre-soak them though (g).

>> I was in a rush to get some barbecue spare ribs done so rather than
>> plunk them in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, and then use the oven for
>> them, I used the pressure cooker.. boy I'll have to do that again
>> soon.. they were great :) maybe 11 minutes in the pressure cooker.  I
>> was using the pressure cooker rarely, but it's such a neat tool to use

> I probably should but it's used most often for a stock pot or cooking
> pumpkin.

My daughter uses it for potatoes, something I've never thought of doing.  But
it makes sense for her because she's cooking so many at once for her 'crowd'
(g).

>> sometimes (I always use it for canning).

> Same here.

I think I've just used a hot-water bath for Tomatoes once or twice, but when
you're dealing with more than 4-8 quarts, the pressure cooker is perfect.

>> hehe understand :)  I think Dad was such a picky eater.. he insisted
>> on having 'some type' of macaroni or italian food every night.. I
>> think the only time Mom could make fried potatoes was when Dad was
>> working double shifts (g). Talk about stubborn Italian :)

> OTOH, my dad was a potato (mostly mashed) eater.  They were on the
> supper table almost every night, mashed, with or without (Mom didn't
> make it from all meats so sometimes the potatoes were lumpily bland)
> gravy. Very few exceptions to having potatoes--having spaghetti for
> supper was one.

It's interesting to see how my daughter's kids prefer macaroni or potatoes..
Alex, who takes after Ron, is clearly a potato man just like his grandpa (g)..
Meanwhile his brother Eoin really really prefers macaroni over potatoes.  We're
waiting to see how the youngest one goes :)

> Yes, they had a buy 2 packages, get 3 free special on either regular or
> thick sliced.  By the time we got to the one (the same day) near church
> the same day the ad came out, they were down to just the thick sliced.

I can understand it going fast when you see those type specials.. we've been
buying all of our pork and beef from local farms though, and you don't see
specials like that sadly enough.

I made this for my daughter's family yesterday for the holiday - Since it was
from a free-range/antibiotics free bird, my daughter considered it safe enough
for her two boys that still eat 'some' meat (g):

===Barbecued Chicken===
Marinate the chicken in the following mixure for an hour or two:

3 1/2-4lb. chicken split in half along the breast bone 1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice or red-wine vinegar

Make a barbecue sauce.
First, saute a med. onion (chopped) and two cloves of garlic (minced) in a
medium sauce pan with about 2 tablespoons olive oil.

Add the following and simmer for about 15-20 minutes:

1 cup organic ketchup
1 can organic tomato paste plus two cans of water 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup apple-cider vinegar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon worcheshire sauce
1 teaspoon or more salt
1 teaspoon or more pepper
1 teaspoon basil

Remove the whole chicken which has been split in half and marinated in olive
oil and vinegar to a wooden chopping board, breast side up. Disjoint the legs
and wings. Cover the bird with plastic wrap and gently pound the thighs and
breast with a mallet to flatten it out a bit.  Put it under the broiler or on
the grill breast side down and cook for ten minutes. After 10 minutes, slather
the grilled side with barbecue sauce and turn carefully with tongs.  Grill the
breast side for 10 minutes and then slather that side with barbecue sauce and
turn over. After 10 more minutes, add more barbecue sauce to the chicken and
add more barbecue sauce if necessary. Total cooking time: 30 minutes
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Take care,
Janis

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