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Skriven 2013-02-23 13:34:00 av Dave Drum (64232.cooking)
  Kommentar till text 34096 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
Ärende: pooters again
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-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> "Forgive him, Caesar - he is a barbarian and considers that the
 DD> customs of his tribe are the laws of nature."

 JW> By my intensely profound and well thought out dual definition you are
 JW> both equally right (and equally wrong).

I shall go on making my piccata sans capers. MLoo, as he said elsewhere, has no
"skin in the game" since he does not like either lemon or capers. It's a damned
poor cook who can't please himself.
 
 JW> And from this point on if anyone wants a citation I shall cite
 JW> myself. [g]

 JW> The company's main database which I refer to frequently just
 JW> got upgraded and the newest version doesn't work with XP.

 DD> That is *very* unusual for most business things ... one of the reasons
 DD> that applications become bloated is that backward compatibility must be
 DD> maintained

 JW> When Filemaker came out with version 12 it went from 32 to 64 bit
 JW> and users with 32 bit systems were advised to stick with the
 JW> perfectly adequate V10. I was the only person in the office who had
 JW> really obsolete hardware, operating system and software. I had
 JW> plenty of warning but waited til the last second to upgrade.

 DD> I'll still kicking along with this old Dell ... and dreading the day I
 DD> have to change over. I *REALLY* *REALLY* do not care for the look and
 DD> feel of Windows 8.

 JW> Neither do I. Win 7 will still be available pre-loaded on new
 JW> computers until just Aug. 2013 so you might want to buy sooner
 JW> rather than later.
 
Or buy "white box" and sans OS. - Then use a little utility I have to go find
optimally configured drivers for the hardware I have purchased with my OS of
choice. It did the trick for the Toshiba Satellite laptop  with which I was
gifted. Then the damned hardware went all wobbly and I stripped it for usable
salvage and took the hulk to the recyclers.

 DD> And I have many ethical and personal objections to
 DD> anything from the arrogant arseholes at Apple.

 JW> I now have an iPhone5 and iPad Mini... they certainly are slick,
 JW> with NO learning curve. Like young Charlee advised me at Christmas,
 JW> "Just take it out of the box and use it." As to ethics, if you are
 JW> referring to the treatment of Chinese workers, almost every North
 JW> American company who used to manufacture things are now mere
 JW> importers. And the textile industry in India and Bangladesh is light
 JW> years worse.

It's not where they have their over-priced crap built - whether they own the
factory or contract it to their service ... although that is bad enough. Rather
it's their institutional arrogance and proprietary attitudes that lock
purchasers of the company's products into buying support, repair, upgrades, etc
ONLY from them - at exorbitant prices. I cringe internally every time I see a
tag on a message that says "sent from my I-phone/pad/whatever. Like the rest of
the world gives a pat of bovine by-product what the correspondent has wasted
his money buying.   FEH!!!

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Chicken Tacos w/Charred Tomatoes
 Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Citrus, Chilies
      Yield: 2 servings

      2    Plum tomatoes; cored
      8 oz Boned, skinned chicken;
           - trimmed of fat
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/8 ts Fresh ground pepper
      2 ts Oil; divided
    1/2 c  Fine chopped white onion
      1 cl Garlic; minced
      1    Jalapeño; seeded, minced
      2 ts Lime juice
           +=PLUS=+
           Lime wedges for garnish
      2 ts Chopped fresh cilantro
      2    Scallions; chopped
      6 sm Corn tortillas; heated *

  Charring tomatoes in a hot, dry skillet makes them smoky
  and flavorful; in combination with fresh herbs and spices,
  they elevate this dish from "everyday" to "ta-da!" Serve
  the tacos with reduced-fat sour cream.

  Heat a medium skillet over high heat until very hot. Add
  tomatoes and cook, turning occasionally with tongs, until
  charred on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate
  to cool slightly. Cut the tomatoes in half crosswise;
  squeeze to discard seeds. Remove cores and chop the
  remaining pulp and skin.

  Cut chicken into 1" chunks; sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  Add 1 teaspoon oil to the pan and heat over high heat
  until very hot. Add the chicken and cook, stirring
  occasionally, until it is browned and no longer pink in
  the middle, 3 to 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

  Reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining 1 teaspoon
  oil. Add onion and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2
  minutes. Add garlic and jalapeño and cook, stirring, until
  fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add lime juice, the chicken
  and tomatoes. Cook, stirring, until heated through, 1 to 2
  minutes. Stir in cilantro and scallions. Divide the
  chicken mixture among tortillas. Serve with lime wedges.

  * Wrap tortillas in barely damp paper towels and microwave
  on High for 30 to 45 seconds.

  Servings: 2

  Nutritional Facts

  Calories: 296, Added Sugars 0g, Carbohydrates 26g,
  Cholesterol 63mg, Dietary Fiber 2g, Fat 9g,
  Monounsaturated Fat 4g, Potassium 464mg, Protein 27g,
  Saturated Fat 1g, Sodium 415mg

  Bonus: Selenium & Vitamin C (30% daily value), Vitamin A
  (20% dv)

  Carbohydrate Servings - 2

  Exchanges: 2 starch, 3 very lean meat, 1 fat
 
  Eating Well - 31 August 2011 

  From: http://www.diabeticconnect.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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