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Skriven 2012-06-29 17:53:09 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 26628 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: far flung 859
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Hi Michael,

 RH> I've got a fridge freezer I don't know how old it is (furnished as
 RH> part of the rental) and a 7.5 cubic foot chest freezer we got at the
 RH> Fort Stewart PX in 2007. Neither are top name brand but have kept
 RH> working for us so far.

 ML> Working is good. And the big name brands, they're not necessarily
 ML> such a great deal any more - everything being made overseas and
 ML> to someone else's quality standards anyhow.

We'll probably check out Consumer Reports or some place like that before
buying.


 ML>  One of these days, time and money permitting,
 RH> I'll put top of the line name brand appliances in the kitchen of the
 RH> house we own.

 ML> One needs something to aspire to.

Yes, and right now, I'd like to have a house of our own (even tho the
bank will own it as well, for a while). No more rentals with white walls
thruout, limitations on nail holes, not so great appliances, lack of
elbow room, no garage or car port, etc, etc, etc. A good sized kitchen
with lots of storage space is definately on my list of "I wants".


 RH> Usually they clear up lingering breathing problems from bronchitis for
 RH> me but this was just a bit much. So, now I'm counting carbs, watching
 RH> sweets, etc.

 ML> Steroids are the proverbial two-edged sword.

This is the 2nd time they've done me in; back in 2000, I was on them for
almost the whole year. By the time it was discovered they were doing
more harm than good, it took several months to wean off of them. After
that, I said "no more" to long term use. This time, it was only a 12 day
burst (and I had one more to take) but we half theorise they interacted
adversly with one (or more) of my other meds.


 ML> Indeed. I have a number of households that I can be at home
 ML> in, some of them echo people, you know who you are!
 RH> We don't have the room here but you're welcome to pop in virtually.

 ML> Thanks. I certainly don't beg for, require, or abuse
 ML> hospitality.

I know; you pay for it by taking oveer the kitchen. (G)


 ML> Can you use a laptop for note-taking?
 RH> It's a moot point now for me. I'm not a touch typist so hand writing
 RH> is about as good as using a net book. Besides, I can't doodle in the
 RH> margins with a net book like I can on paper. (G)

 ML> Touch typing (a skill that I have faded into and out of
 ML> over the years) is a useful skill. And with a tablet, which
 ML> once was touted as the best of all possible worlds, you can
 ML> doodle as well as write as well as type.

Tablets are Wxxxxxx based; we don't do that OS around here except on a
virtual machine. Besides, I like to draw with a real pen/pencil.

 ML> Mascarpone, Parm, and butter? I'd add a dash of white pepper
 ML> and maybe garlic or onion, but then I'm not heavily into
 ML> dairy products.
 RH> Butter, cream and parm. Pepper would be good, garlic and onion also,
 RH> depending on the other flavors in the dish. IIRC, it had garlic in
 RH> already. I'd use a bit in the sauce then, but not onion in this case.

 ML> Alfredo is one of the simplest sauces in its classic form,
 ML> but I've always preferred it doctored up a little.

Sometimes it needs it, other times it doesn't.

 ML> APPROXIMATE ALFREDO SAUCE
 ML> cat: Italian, approximate, dairy
 ML> servings: 4

 ML> 1 pt whipping cream
 ML> 1 c parmesan cheese
 ML> 4 oz butter
 ML> 8 oz noodles or other pasta
 ML> - cooked according to pkg directions
 ML> - [omitted in original]
 ML> nutmeg

 ML> Melt the butter and slowly add cheese cream and cooked pasta.
 ML> You need to add the cheese slowly so it doesnt form clumps.

 ML> I have modified this recipe by taking out all the butter and
 ML> using whipping cream and milk instead of all whipping cream.
 ML> It doesnt taste as good but its not nearly as bad [as what?].
 ML> Sprinkle with nutmeg to serve.

Sometimes a splurge is needed. Steve checked the carbs on an Aldi's dark
chocolate with mint bar tonight & found it OK (29 for 2 (of 5 in the
box) bars) so I indulged with one bar. It tasted good. (G)


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Ruth
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