Text 4072, 143 rader
Skriven 2010-11-23 06:11:00 av Dave Drum (47701.cooking)
   Kommentar till text 4041 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
Ärende: Bag Ladies
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-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> Around here the bag ladies use shopping carts they have glommed onto
 DD> from K-Mart or the stupormarkup. The really up-scale bag ladies
 DD> have the collapsible
 DD> two-wheel, tow along, fold up carts.  Bv)=

 DS> The Safeway store near us has installed a silent fence around the
 DS> parking lot.  Try to push a cart past it, and the front wheels lock up.
 DS> Manager has to come use some sort of key to unlock them so it can be
 DS> pushed again.

Sounds costly. But, apparently the theft of carts was enough of a problem to
make the cost:benefit ratio tip onto the positive side for the merchant. Our
local ALDI stores chain their carts together in a serial manner with locks on
the handle hooked to a chain attached to the front part of the lock of the cart
into which it is nested. A 25c coin is required to unlock the chain so that one
may use the trolley. The quarter is returned when the cart is returned to the
queue and re-nested and hooked back up. Pushing the uniquely shaped tang into
the slot on the lock releases the coin to be reclaimed. This has the dual
benefit of cutting down on casual shopping trolley theft and not having to hire
an employee to police up the abandoned carts from the out-lot and bring them
back up to the front doors of the store.

Of course, a derelict in need of a cart would happily pay 25c for a nice, well
maintained example. In fact, a policeman I know told me that one guy did just
that and when stopped and questioned by the gendarmes about having the cart
claimed that he bought it at the bargain price of 25c over at the shopping
centre. Ted said he and his sergeant were laughing so hard they forgot to
arrest the guy. But, not so hard that they didn't make him return it to the
ALDI for a refund.   Bv)=

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

      Title: Barbecue Skewers w/Lemon Couscous
 Categories: Bbq, Pasta, Beef, Pork, Lamb/mutton
      Yield: 9 servings

MMMMM-----------------------VEGETABLES------------------------------
      1 lg Red bell pepper; in fork
           - sized pieces
      1    Courgette; split lengthways,
           - seeded, in fork sized pcs
      1 lg Yellow bell pepper; in fork
           - sized pieces
      2 md Red onions; in fork sized
           - pieces

MMMMM-------------------------COUSCOUS------------------------------
      1    Pkg Lemon & Coriander Cous
           - Cous
           Equal amount of boiling
           - water to Cous Cous

MMMMM-----------------------PORK SKEWERS----------------------------
      1    Irish pork steak; in 1cm pcs
      1    Pack Rosemary
      1    Lemon; juiced
      4 tb Sunflower oil
      2 tb Soy Sauce
      1 ts Sea Salt

MMMMM-----------------------BEEF SKEWERS----------------------------
      2    Specially selected Irish
           - Angus strip loin steaks;
           - in 1cm chunks
      1    Orange; juiced
    1/2    Orange; zested
      3 tb Soy sauce
      4 tb Sunflower oil

MMMMM---------------------CHICKEN SKEWERS---------------------------
      4    Chicken breasts; in 1cm pcs
      4 tb Sweet chilli sauce
      4 tb Soy sauce

MMMMM-----------------------LAMB SKEWERS----------------------------
      1    Pkg Irish spring lamb loin
           - chops; in 1cm chunks
      4 cl Garlic; sliced
      1    Lemon; zested
      1    Lemon; juiced
      4 tb Sunflower oil

  Prepare the Skewers: Prepare the vegetables and three meats
  as described above and mix with their marinades. Marinate
  for a minimum of one hour. Two hours or more is better.

  Once marinated, build your skewers, adding a piece of
  vegetable after every chunk of meat. Be sure to pack the
  ingredients on the skewers tightly together.

  Season well with sea salt.

  Couscous: Put the couscous into large bowl and add an equal
  volume of boiling water.

  Cover in cling film and leave to soak in a warm place for 5
  minutes.

  Using a spoon, break up the couscous until light and fluffy.

  Serve on a large plate or bowl to create a bed for the
  skewers to rest on.

  Cook the Skewers: Pre-heat barbecue or frying pan.

  Lightly sprinkle oil on the skewers and place on the barbecue
  or pan.

  Cook for 2-3 minutes and then turn.

  Continue cooking for 2-3 minutes then turn again, turn
  twice more until the meat is fully cooked through.

  If you are a little uncertain if the meat is cooked, put
  skewers on to an oven tray and bake in a pre-heated oven
  on high for 5 minutes.

  Serve the cooked skewers on top of the fluffy bed of lemon
  couscous and squeeze a wedge of lemon and orange over.

  Zing!

  Serves 8 to 10
 
  From: http://www.aldirecipesonline.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

ENJOY!!!

From Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
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