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Skriven 2011-02-11 00:26:00 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av GLEN JAMIESON
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-=> Quoting Glen Jamieson to Jim Weller <=-


 GJ> I think the best answer to the high heating cost of a whole building
 GJ> in your climate would be to deliberately design houses so they could
 GJ> be heated in parts, with insulated internal walls between the rooms
 GJ> which would be isolated, and the permanently heated area.  Then when
 GJ> your numerous relatives call, you could turn on the heat in the guest
 GJ> rooms.  After they leave, use a fan to replace the air in those rooms
 GJ> with cold, dry stuff from outside to avoid condensation.

That would work. But I use the whole house all the time whether I
have company or not so it wouldn't do me any good.

 GJ> I will never forget the scene in the movie Dr Zivargo, of the Russian
 GJ> farmhouse with heavy frost over the furniture inside the rooms. That,
 GJ> to me, was the epitome of cold!   Probably you are used to it...

That scene always makes me shiver. I've see what happens to unheated
homes here but it was never quite that dramatic.

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

      Title: Smoked Chicken and Endive Salad with Walnut Dressing
 Categories: Smoked, Chicken, Cheese, Salads, Dressing
      Yield: 2 Servings

     12 oz Smoked chicken breast
      2    Endives
    1/2 lb Haricots verts; ends
           Snapped and strung
      2 tb Rice vinegar
      1 ts Dijon mustard
      2 tb Vegetable oil
    1/4 c  Walnut oil
      2 tb Green onions
    Crumbled blue or goat's
           Cheese cheese
    Salt and pepper

  Remove skin and fat from chicken and cut into bitesize strips or
  chunks and set in mixing bowl. Cut endive into 1/2inch cross
  sections. Boil or steam haricots verts for 4 to 5 minutes or until
  just tender. Drain and refresh under cold water; pat dry. Cut them
  on bias into 2 inch lengths.

  In a small mixing bowl combine rice vinegar, mustard, vegetable oil
  and walnut oil; adjust flavors and season with salt and pepper. Toss
  dressing with chicken, endive and green beans. Season to taste with
  salt and pepper and garnish with scallions and crumbled blue or
  goat's cheese. Serve with corn bread.

  Recipe by: COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW

  From: Shermeyer-Gail

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Cheers

YK Jim


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