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Skriven 2014-10-25 19:58:12 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 18456 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: kitchen  was: exactit
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Hi Nancy,

 RH> I still bake 99.95% of our bread. Steve does some of the "fancy"
 RH> baking like the bazlama bread or the scones he made for breakfast
 RH> today.

 NB> At most, Richard's only helped with smaller bits of the baking... like
 NB> grinding fennel and anise seeds for Margit's Swedish Xmas rye bread

He's still working full time, Steve isn't. Maybe when he retires he will
do more of the cooking, or prep for cooking.

 NB> back when I was baking that...  I'd like to get back to baking our
 NB> bread
 NB> more, but so far there've been lots of things in the way...  someday,
 NB> maybe...  ;)

I know what you mean; the past few days have been a 2.5 ring circus
around here.


 RH> (Betty Crocker kid's cook book)
 NB>  RH>>> I'll try to find it next time we go up to NY, if I remember.
 NB>  NB>>> As long as things aren't too hectic, you'll probably
 NB> remember... :)  RH>> Have to see when we go up again. If it's a
 NB> "regular" visit--check on  RH>> Mom & Dad, take care of some things
 NB> around the house, etc, it'll be  RH>> easier to remember to check.
 NB> OTOH, if it's a "time to say 'good-bye',  RH>> funeral services" trip,
 NB> not as likely I'd remember to check for a  RH>> cook book.
 NB>  NB>> Possibly not...  might depend on how long you were actually
 NB> there,  NB>> and what else was going on.

 RH> True. The next few weeks are going to be interesting with closing on
 RH> the house, moving, etc. Maybe a trip, don't know yet.

 NB> It will indeed be interesting... and hectic...  Hopefully a trip won't
 NB> be direly necessary yet...

Agreed, but can't bank on it. Don transferred (on paper) Mom into hospic
care the other day. She's still where she has been, just certain things
have been clarified/codified about her care.


 NB>  RH>>> Exactly! I'll probably pull the chicken out to thaw in the next
 NB>  RH>>> day or so; Steve can smoke it for supper.
 NB>  NB>>> That sounds yummy.  :)
 NB>  RH>> It's still in the freezer as Steve smoked a pastrami and rack of
 NB>  RH>> ribs. Maybe next week I'll get it out.
 NB>  NB>> Being in the freezer makes for more flexibility...  ;)

 RH> Yes but I'll probably pull it out over the week end and let Steve
 RH> smoke it early next week.

 NB> After all, you're in the good smoking weather timeframe...  :)

Very much so right now. Almost to the point where we can smoke cheeses
again--from what I understand, we will be there by this time next week.
Haven't gotten the chicken out yet. been too busy with other things.

 NB>  NB>> traditional version... usually on white bread, with the crusts
 NB> taken  NB>> off...  ;)   I think I might have enjoyed yours a bit
 NB> better... :)  NB>> I've had the traditional ones before.  :)

 RH> I like to do things a bit different from the expected norm from time
 RH> to time. (G) An unexpected twist on a "normal" food helps you look at
 RH> other possibilities for it.

 NB> Both the norm and twists on it can be nice... :)

Yes, it allows differing perspectives on the same item in question.
Holds true for other than food too, but more fun to get creative with
food. (G)

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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