Text 28218, 160 rader
Skriven 2012-08-15 13:58:48 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 28210 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Another Ithaca Farmer's Market                           [1]
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Hi Ruth,

>> There is still some left here... I think it burned enough of the
>> testers :) Eoin tried it last night.. it was too hot for him though.

> Did he try it straight or in something? If you try it straight, it is

He had it on some food, and mixed in with some food.. just too hot.. no
accounting for taste (g). I think he's just used to bottled hot sauce.. and is
used to that level of "heat".

>> I like korean hot seasonings and thai hot seasonings, but I'm never
>> one to tell the waiters "make it hot" Lol..  given a choice, I ask for
>> mild, actually - I guess I'm quite the sissy when it comes to that
>> (g).

> to hot. We were both satisfied with the heat level. That was for a
> sampler; the other times we've had the buffet. I've had my eyes water a
> couple of times on some of the dishes! (I usually get very small
> portions the first time thru, then more of what I like if I go back for
> more.)

Generally, I know that those restaurants (the authentic ones) make HOT way to
hot for me, so mild works fine :)

>> >I saw an ad against it
>> > before our Food Network channel was taken from the line up--kids in
>> over. Not a pretty > picture but it shows that HFCS isn't an all
>> natural product.

>> Ah.. haven't seen that one up here.

> You haven't missed much. (G)

hehe.. well, if it is pushing that HFCS isn't "natural" that's something (g)
Even if it didn't mean to.. sounds like it if I understand your description. :)


>> > bigger bag). Found out for a mini bagel it's about 26 carbs, double
>> that > for a regular size bagel. Pickles range from 0-6 carbs,
>> depending on
>> > type, manufacturer and serving size. And so forth and so on.......

>> Makes sense.. Pickles, like cucumbers I'd think would be low
>> generally.

> But some add sugar to the pickling liquid; that adds carbs.

Ever try it without sugar?  I haven't put up pickles in a long time so I can't
even remember how much sugar if any I put in.. :)  I seem to remember one
recipe that used a bit of sugar but IIRC my Dill recipe didn't use any.. guess
it depends on the recipe really.

>> > The market is picking up a bit but still a long way from booming.
>> > Hopefully the house will sell fast.

>> Agree there.. who needs two mortgages (grin).  Well, if we get to a

> Not fun; we don't even have one.

We can foot it for a while, but I'm sure there are a lot of things I'd rather
do with the $$ that the 2nd mortage is using (G)  This new house is going to
cost a bit less in winter, which is great... and the house in Windsor won't be
as bad utility-wise since we won't be heating it to "live in".

>> here and would generally be a pia to rent it.  With the Marcellus
>> shale business in the Broome county area though, I think it will go
>> fast once we get it listed.

> I'm not sure; I've read both good and bad about fracking. It's a hot
> issue in NC now too; I'm not sold on it.

Oh no doubt in my mind the fracking is not a great thing to live near.. that's
one of the things I like about the Ithaca/Tomkins County area.. It doesn't look
like it's going to be approved around here, which I'm really glad about.  In
Broome county, I was sick to see that the water used from fracking is actually
used on 17 and other major roads to clean the roadways.. now where does that
water run off to? eek...


>> > We're now thinking we can go for a 2 story if we ever buy and will
>> put > in a lift when the time comes that it is needed. That is, if we

>> We have a lift here the previous owner left here because he couldn't
>> sell it. It cost him $5,000 he said.. he tried to sell it for $2,000

> That must be some fancy lift--is it the basic stairwell thing or more
> like an elevator?  My parents got the stairwell one and paid in the
> $1,000 or so range. Then too, it just goes up a single, straight flight
> of stairs.

No, it's not an elevator, just a lift.. but it must be a good one is all I can
figure.  The previous owner had it removed before we moved in, so I'm not sure
of it's features, etc.

>> and couldn't. That's a shame.. we told him if we're able to sell it,
>> we'll send him the $$ but he didn't want to hear about that either
>> (g).

> You may appreciate it on your bad days.

Nah, I'd never do that.  It's one of those things I decided a long time ago..
no wheelchairs, no lifts.  The worst I'll come to is going slowly up the stairs
:)  Anyone in a hurry can whiz around me haha

>>> Understand :(  Darn immune systems have a mind of their own sometimes
>>> it seems :(

>> > Seems that way, doesn't it? (G)

>> Oh yes.. something those in my family have had to deal with for a long
>> time :(

> My mom really needed it for some years before they put it in--just had
> to talk abotu it long enough to convince them that they had a good idea
> to do so. (G)

Lifts can be good for some people, no doubt.. especially if they just can't
take making the stairway steps.  For me, it's just slow, that's all.  It's
actually getting easier now that I've been doing it more often.  No doubt it's
the exercise it forces you into.. which is always what I figured and why I made
the decision to avoid things that would avoid using stairs.

Sausage and Peppers
>> > It's more of a western NY thing I think. Around the Catskills,
>> Brooks > chicken (out of Oneonta) is big--they marinade it and then
>> charcoal

>> Actually sausage and peppers in red sauce was real big in Orange
>> County at the county fair, and in Westchester and Orange county's
>> fireman's parades.. That's southeastern NY.  I was in a number of
>> parades back in high school since I played drums in a drum corps (g).
>> I wonder if it's just a "fireman's thing" regardless of where they are

> Might be the ethnic make up of the area too.

Could be.. :)

==Pesto and Peas==
5 oz. frozen spinach, defrosted
8 oz. frozen peas, defrosted
1/2 cup pesto
1/2 cup mayonaise
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup olive oil
Salt, pepper
12 oz. Farfalle or Campanelle or a combination of both

Make the macaroni and drain.
Mix the pesto and mayonaisse, and add the spinach.  Process in a food processor
until smooth.  Toss the macaroni with the pesto and mayonaisse, then add lemon
juice, oil and salt/pepper.  Add the peas and correct the seasoning. Serve at
room temperature.
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Take care,
Janis

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