Text 28091, 129 rader
Skriven 2012-08-10 23:35:28 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 28086 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hi Michael,

>> What really really sickens me now is finding out the treatment my sis
>> is going for ... in Mexico

> You can't do anything about it; I do feel your pain, though.

Well if nothing else, it frees me from some worry.  I'm just not thinking about
it much.. what can you do except hope for that unlikely miracle.

>> Annie's cats have all been all Birman (aka Sacred Cat of Burma),
>> until Lola the calico, who is half that and half Turkish Van.
>> She must be a beautiful cat - I took a look at the breed since I
>> wasn't familiar with it.. Very nice markings.

> I think that Lola (PA) looks rather like Lola (NY).

haha.. it's funny that they do seem to be "of a type" both in looks and
temperment.

> She is said to be a beautiful cat. What irritates me
> is that she cruises on her prettiness, same with some
> people, and so she gets to do things that the other
> ones don't. Lie on the dinner table, sit on the kitchen
> prep area, eat butter out of the butter dish (although
> truth be told, all the cats are now allowed to do so).
> Scream for food 24 hours a day. I get her off the
> dinner table, off the prep area, take away the butter
> dish, and don't feed her better than the other cats.

Well... Lola is cute and sexy as cats go.. but I'll be darned if I let her eat
off the table or stick her cat-box paws where I cook Lol

> There used to be this ad where some very sleek and
> fairly attractive model purrs, "don't hate me because
> I'm beautiful," to which I would yell at the TV, back
> in the day when I watched beautiful things on TV, not
> just Ramsay and Bourdain, "I hate you because you
> think you're beautiful." Which sums up my philosophy
> of life. You can be all the gorgeous you want, just
> don't expect to have any slack cut for you because of
> that. And the same goes for rich, intelligent, well
> spoken, talented, any number of kinds of endowed.

For Lola, I doubt it's just the cute.. for Lola, I think it's the feline. It 
must be genetic.. in other words, "I am a furry soft creature, you will love me
and let me do what I want.. and my colors (espcially the red) will mesmerize
you as well".

Along those lines, there was a time when Ron and I both agreed that of all the
cats we'd adopted from that litter, Lola was the nastiest.. she even
"fsssssssd" at me one day haha She hogs the food dish, the doorways and tries
to herd the dogs to keep them from THEIR food. When I said to Ron, "Oh look, I
caught Lola so now we can move her to Slaterville Springs" he essentially
questioned my sanity Lol..

>> bulletin (finally) came out about rhabdomyolysis, and I could
>> be endangering all sorts of things by continuing.
>> Wow guess so.. just read up on that one.. that could have been really
>> dangerous.

> The doc did swallow his pride and call me, points in
> his favor.

Probably knows that if he didn't he would be in for some trouble. My gp called
me once.. after a blood test.. to tell me that my tryglicerides were over 590
something.. he was worried and made me make an appointment right away.  So I
went and then threw out the subsquent prescription he wanted me to take..
instead, I called Mom, and she's the one (she was great nurse) who told me to
take niacin and fishoil instead.. since then, my counts have been exactly
fine... :)

 >> Dinner tonight :)
>> 1 lb. sirloin steak
>> 1 pound flat rice noodles

> The three of you? A nice generous dinner.

Lunch the next day :)  There was a bit leftover.  Sometimes my son can clean
out a pile of noodles.

> Annie relieved me of dinner duty today and made CFS with these
> giant stomped round steaks, only she says she can't make gravy.
> I asked, so what do you do for gravy, and she pulled out this
> mix

Oh.. that's sad.. But I've come to realize that some people just don't know
simple things like that.

>, and I said to her, check the ingredients. Which were white
> flour, wheat flour, salt, and pepper. At least she had the good
> grace to laugh.

haha I can picture it.  :)

> Milk gravy
> cat: white, southern, not rocket science
> servings: 4

[gravy]
> Melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the flour to
> make a paste. Warm the milk and whisk in. Season. Cook
> until thickened, whisking occasionally. For a thicker
> gravy, use less milk. For a thinner gravy, use more milk.
> Correct seasoning before serving. Not rocket science.

Here's how I do it.. guaranteed no lumps even for the gravy impaired:
==pan gravy==
2 cups water
2 tbs. flour
Salt, pepper
[optional: 1/2 cup milk, garlic powder]

Stir the flour and water in a large container.  Cover tightly and shake well.
Pour into drippings of roast meat, heat to boiling stirring frequently. Season
with salt and pepper.  Add garlic powder for some depth if necessary. Add milk
for beef gravy.
==


Take care,
Janis



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