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Skriven 2010-09-13 11:19:00 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Dave Drum
Ärende: BEISBOL & MAGS 00913
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 -=> Quoting Dave Drum to Glen Jamieson <=-

 DD> Occupational Health Associates waiting for my name to be called for my
 DD> random drug test. As with most waiting rooms there was a selection
 GJ> Why were you tested?  I thought only military had that done to them.

 DD> Condition of employment where I work. ALL employees are subject to
 DD> random drug testing. Especially the drivers (of which I are one). They
 DD> nailed a manager last month for marijuana residue in his urine.

Was that considered bad, BAD?  What happened to him?  I haven't heard
of that being done here, although the cops now randomly test drivers
for drugs as well as alcohol, and get quite a few.  South Australia is
the main marijuana growing state; mostly hydroponically.
 
 GJ> doctor's interests.  My local GP has the usual "Womens' Weekly" type
 GJ> of mags, and some more interesting medical periodicals describing all
 GJ> sorts of pathological conditions in gory detail.  Sometimes, if I have
 GJ> to wait for long enough I can find out the latest info on treating my
 GJ> ailments, so don't really need the doctor.
 DD> I have been leaving a half-dozen or so back issues of Bon Apetit
 DD> magazine in medical facilities waiting rooms whenever I have an
 DD> appointment. Certainly raises the quality of the reading materials
 DD> while reducing my pack rat piles of hoarded junk.

A good idea.  I sometimes leave engineering periodicals and
"Backpacker" magazines to inspire the mainly elderly and decrepit
waiting patients.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: BABAGANOUSH (my doctored version)
 Categories: Eggplant
      Yield: 999 servings
 
      2 tb Olive oil
      2    Onions (chopped)
      2    Stalks of celery
           -chopped (optional)
    1/2    Red sweet pepper chopped,
           -for colour
      1    Eggplant (cubed
           -about 3/4 inch)
      2    Cloves of garlic,
           -chopped or mashed
    1/2 ts Ground cumin + 1 pinch whole
    1/2 ts Ground coriander
    1/4 ts Ground pepper
    1/4 ts Crushed dried chili pepper
           Salt (to taste)
      1 tb Tahini *
           Juice of 1/2 to 1 lemon
           -(to taste)
           Hndfl of parsley or cilantro
           -and/or scallion ends
           -or chives
           Black olives,
           -parsley sprigs
           -and a lemon slice
           -to decorate
 
  * Sesame paste. I've heard of substituting peanut butter, but never
  tried it.
  
  The variable amounts of ingredients depend on your taste and on the
  size of the eggplant. Try it without celery and red pepper and then
  you can decide if you want to use it next time.
  
  Saute onions, (celery & red pepper) till starting to brown (I do in a
  wok). Add eggplant and garlic, stir well, add spices (not the salt),
  stir again and on very low fire, saute. May drop some liquid, that's
  all right, let it evaporate, and saute slowly until everything is
  very tender. Keep checking, it's better if it browns a little, but
  needs stirring so it doesn't burn. If it's too dry, add a few TBs
  liquid at a time (I use vegetable broth, liquid from steaming
  veggies, or liquid from microwaving mushrooms, etc. but water would
  probably do). Add salt, tahini and lemon juice, pulse a few seconds
  at a time in food processor or mash with potato masher -- can be
  slightly lumpy, too smooth is pretty awful. Add green stuff, pulse
  once or twice to chop coarsely and distribute or chop coarsely and
  stir in.
  
  It's an ugly colour, so I try to dress it up with a lemon slice,
  greens and black olives, seems to help. Serve with quarters of pita
  bread or mini pitas, it's finger food, a great appetizer with a curry
  meal
  
  Actually, I've got tons left over from Saturday... Along with Hummus
  and aspic and curry and canapes. Must be a flu epidemic, half of the
  conifrmed guests called with regrets, and now I've got it too.
  
  Source: Kaca Henley
 
MMMMM
 

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