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Skriven 2012-04-28 22:32:19 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 24150 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: 2012  Picnic
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Hi Janis,


 JK> > At least she's in an area that supports all sorts of foods other
 JK> than > the standard American diet so she can find things she can eat,
 JK> easier.

 JK> Yep.. well, I asked her if she'd be stopping by this time around but
 JK> she and her family will be camping out at the BlueGrass Festival that
 JK> weekend (grin) so she doubts it.. but who knows.. but yes, it's great
 JK> that she can find an abundance of 'safe foods'.

Sounds like a fun time for her & the family. Doubt we'll be able to hear
any of the music. (G) And, I'm sure her cooler/ice chest will be full of
all kinds of safe goodies for her & the boys.

>> foods in the nightshade family (potatoes, peppers, mushrooms, red
>> pepper, paprika and more).  Boy can she feel it when someone forgets
>> and puts one of those in the food she eats. She gave me the NEATEST

 JK> > I'd have a problem, especially with tomatoes getting ready to come
 JK> into > season soon. Actually, I use just about all the foods on that
 JK> list so > I'd have to find alternatives if I had that kind of allergy
 JK> problem.

 JK> I know what you mean.. I can think of too many alternatives to
 JK> tomatoes for sauce though .. well, white sauce, which I make with
 JK> chicken all the time, but still it's not the same as tomato sauce (g).

I'd probably have a problem with the white sauce at times; I tend to use
a lot of home made stock for it. The stock can have all kinds of veggies
in it if it's a veggie one; a meat one can have onion, garlic & peppers
besides the meat. I agree tho, nothing like a good home made tomato
sauce.


>> recipe for cheesecake made with all nut products.. I'll probably make
>> one for the picnic, it was that incredible.

 JK> > Sounds good to me. Any Asian markets available for durians? (G)

 JK> I see three listed in Ithaca when I search with Google, which is
 JK> understandable..  there are Chinese restaurants, Indian restaurants
 JK> and others like that in Ithaca.  I don't know if they'll have a durian
 JK> though.. I'll check it out.  Last time Carol bought one at her place
 JK> and brought it with her.. I have to email her and see if her shedule
 JK> will mesh with the picnic :)

That would be fun; I think most of the folks here have encountered a
durian at one of the picnics by now. We had our first experience at your
place--once Steve got it past his nose, he really liked it. I thought it
was OK, not great. Beth (?--your daughter's friend) had a priceless
reaction tho; I'm glad someone got a photo of it. (G)

>> > We're OK with unpacked boxes, as long as we can get to the food prep
>> > areas.

>> hehe sounds good.

 JK> > Story of our lives--pack up, move, unpack kitchen essentials, work
 JK> > aroundd boxes until we get most everything unpacked, repeat. Some
 JK> boxes > we end up repacking as there's not the space available to get
 JK> everything > out, or, like the photos, needs a good sorting. I've been
 JK> chipping away > at the build up of newspaper and other clippings with
 JK> recipies, tossing > some, trimming, tossing keepers into a (smaller)
 JK> box. Hopefully it'll be > to the point where I can file them before we
 JK> move or after getting
 JK> > resettled but the bulk of excess paper is disappearing.

 JK> We don't keep a lot of newspapers around so that's something at least
 JK> (g).. I did purchase a ton of packing material from Uhaul so that
 JK> helps.

It's a start. Do it yourself type move? We subscribe to the local paper
so we could build up a stack fast! They go into the recycle can tho.


>> >BTW, are you losing those glass cabinets from the Windsor kitchen
>> Yes, that is something that came with this house in Windsor, so we
>> won't be taking it with us.

 JK> > sigh! Hopefully the new owner will appreciate them.

 JK> I'm sure they will :)  it's beautiful cabinetry.

Very much so; It's a major selling point to that kitchen.


 JK> > Sounds like some of the roads in the Catskills. (G)

 JK> Yeah, some parts of the roads in Sullivan, etc. are like that for sure

As well as Delaware County..............

 JK> > We'll see; depends on time available. Trouble is, "hi there" visits
 JK> > aren't as short as we always say we'll make them. They tend to go
 JK> quite > long if you're not careful.

 JK> haha that's so true :) Catching up can be fun though.  Sometimes we've
 JK> met at restaurants with folks for that reason.. doesn't always help
 JK> though :) :)

Guilty as charged. (G)

 JK> picked what > we could. By then the lettuce, corn & beans were pretty
 JK> well gone and > just had the root crops besides the tomatoes.

 JK> Tonight we're supposed to get a freeze.. so I've covered the peas..
 JK> they should be ok.

We saw for my parents area on weather underground--brrrr!


 JK> > If it works...................... I won't be able to go to the
 JK> market > this week (class from 8-5), not sure how much of it Steve can

 JK> I just sent Ron out to the store to food shop.. too tired after
 JK> packing all day :)

I know the feeling. I didn't stay up too long last night after class.
And, Steve didn't have much time at the market because of another
committment but did get some parsley plants and buttercup lettuce.

>> The Ithaca farmer's market is so neat.. it was there I had my first
>> Cuban Sandwich.. :)  I love them, they are so good.  Plenty of baked
>> goods are available as well from what I remember, as well as quite a
>> few grass-fed beef, lamb and pork farmers ..and of course the normal
>> veggies, veggies, veggies (g)

 JK> > Sounds like maybe we need to bring an extra ice chest? (G)

 JK> Should work ok :)  You can freeze the ice packs in our freezer before
 JK> you leave..  the freezer in the new house's fridge is really nice,
 JK> plus we've got a standalone freezer here we purchased a while back.

Have to see; we will probably stop in PA on the way south & don't want
to overload the freezer there for our stay. We got some elk from them
last year that I incorporated into my prize winning chili, as well as
some goat and home ground beef.


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