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Skriven 2014-08-21 13:56:10 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
Ärende: Sugars
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I expect gummint to be my servant .... what I get .........

 RH> You should know better by now. (G)

 DD> I know - getting everyday useful information from some gummint
 DD> documents is about as satisfying as dipping soup with a fork.

 RH> Some soups are thick enough to eat with a fork. Steve puts enough
 RH> crackers into most of his that the spoon stands upright. But, he still
 RH> eats it with the spoon, not a fork.

I submit that you knew where I was going with that. OTOH, the only "soup" I put
crackers (oyster crackers, never, ever saltines) in is very oily chilli. And
that only to soak up all that wonderful oil. In my lexicon any soup thick
enough (as served) to be eaten with a fork is a stew.   Bv)=

Or a chowder ..................

 DD> But, seriously, agencies like USDA, NIH, etc. tend to over-analyse
 DD> things so that they can look busy without doing any actual work.

 RH> They aren't the only ones that do. Truth be told, I think all of us
 RH> have done the same thing at least once in our lives.

 DD> When I worked for the Illinois Department of Agriculture I didn't do
 DD> "busy work" nor require my workers to do so. The regular bureaucraps
 DD> couldn't seem to get a grip on that attitude. I once told the director
 DD> of the department that when the work was all caught up we were going
 DD> to do a Beetle Bailey.   Bv)=

 RH> You're one of the exceptions to the above rule then. You didn't even
 RH> take a break to stretch your legs, relax your eyes, etc?

But, of course. We took breaks - steady working is less productive than work
punctuated by the occasional and necessary break. Even if it is just to
re-group mentally.
 
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 DD> Lots of stuff that causes problem for uncontrolled diabetics. One of
 DD> the guys I visit with at the truck stop is trying his best to get his
 DD> diabetes under control before the Secretary of State yanks his driving
 DD> licence.

 RH> Good reason to work at it. My brother said not only is his blood sugar
 RH> out of control but his platelet level is low, no matter how they've
 RH> tried to bring it up. He looked jaundiced in May--something was going
 RH> on then that probably contributed to what happened last month. As of
 RH> last night, he'd not yet met with a dietitcian either.

OUCH!

 DD>       Title: Chipotle Peach-Glazed Chicken
 DD>  Categories: Poultry, Fruits, Chilies
 DD>       Yield: 4 servings

 DD>     1/2 ts Salt
 DD>     1/4 ts Ground black pepper
 DD>     1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
 DD>   2 1/2 lb Chicken thighs; skinned *
 DD>     1/3 c  Peach preserves
 DD>       2 tb White wine vinegar
 DD>       3 ts Chopped chipotles in adobo

 RH> Looks good--and zingy! (G)

 DD> Just a little zippy. The peaches (or apricots) really set things off.

 RH> But being preserved peaches or apricots, the carb factor goes up also.
 RH> My number have been bouncing around the past couple of months; I want
 RH> to get them consistant within a certain range so will be watching carbs
 RH> (dense vs light, ratin to protein, etc) a bit closer.

I strive for a steady average fasting figure of between 80 and 110. I used to
go nuts if something spiked the sugar numbers. Then I figured out that it all
smooths out pretty well. My primary care doctor tells me that as long as I
pin-cushion a finger twice a week, fasting, (first thing in the morning) and
the figures remain within range ... there is no need to obsess over it. As he
said, "You know what to do by now."
 
MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Clam Chowder w/Bacon & Green Chilies
 Categories: Soups, Seafood, Pork, Dairy, Chilies
      Yield: 8 Servings
 
      8 sl Nitrate-free bacon
      1 md Onion; minced
      3    Celery ribs; chopped
      4 md Potatoes; diced in bite
           - size pieces
      2 qt Chicken broth
      8 oz Diced green chilies
      1 tb Homemade taco seasoning;
           - below
      1 tb Ground cumin
           Salt
    3/4 c  Butter
    3/4 c  Sprouted flour or regular
      1 qt Cream
     13 oz (2 cans) minced clams, or
           - similar amount of fresh
           - clams
      8 oz Sour cream
      6 oz Grated cheddar cheese; (opt)
      1 bn Chopped cilantro or sliced
           - green onions; (opt)

MMMMM----------------DIRTY DAVE'S TACO SEASONING---------------------
      6 ts Mexene chilli spice mix
      5 ts Paprika
  4 1/2 ts Ground cumin
      1 tb Onion granules
      1 tb Garlic granules
    1/4 ts Cayenne; more to taste
 
  Mix well in a bowl.
  
  Makes about 1/2 a cup of mix.
  
  Keep unused portion in a sealed container in the ice box
  to keep the herbs/spices fresh.
  
  2 heaping tablespoons equal a packet.
  
  Begin by frying up your bacon in a medium cast-iron
  skillet. Rather than crumbling hot bacon after itAs
  cooked, I prefer to just cut my raw bacon with kitchen
  shears and allow it to fry into already-crumbled bits. To
  your fried bacon bits, add the onion and celery and allow
  to cook until the veggies turn translucent.
  
  Meanwhile, bring chicken broth to boil in a 6 quart soup
  pot and add diced potatoes, green chilies, taco seasoning,
  cumin, and salt. Allow potatoes to cook in the boiling
  broth.
  
  About 10 minutes before broth and aromatic veggies are
  ready, begin making your roux in a small sauce pan. Melt
  butter over medium heat; then add flour, stirring
  constantly to create a pasty roux. To the hot roux, add
  cold cream. (REMEMBER: HOT roux + COLD cream = NO LUMPS!)
  Continue stirring over medium heat until it thickens into
  a nice, creamy gravy.
  
  Transfer bacon and aromatic veggies into your large soup
  pot. Add thickened gravy to the large soup pot. Stir until
  evenly mixed. Remove from heat. Add clams and sour cream
  and stir until evenly mixed.
  
  Serve up your extra tasty clam chowder in bowls, topped
  with grated cheese and cilantro or sliced green onions.
  
  From: http://www.foodrenegade.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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