Text 18804, 94 rader
Skriven 2014-11-02 01:07:38 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 18778 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Peppers                                                  [2]
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Hi Ruth,

>> that much harder to switch to "spring mode" hehe.. I'm hoping the
>> forecasters are right about this winter being mild here though :)

> I know, I'm hoping we have a milder winter this time around also.

It will be fun kind of it you get snow at the new place... :) Ok, fun if it's
just a dusting :)

>>> > Sounds nice. You would want to live there only until you got the
>>> winter > heating bills tho, then move back to your smaller house. (G)

>>> Or.. til I have to clean that huge house (G)

>> > Understandable.

>> Yes, for one person, it's a bit of work.  The agent selling the house
>> in Windsor is advertising it as single family or multiple family or
>> inlaw/mother-daughter since it has 4 kitchens and 4 bathrooms... It
>> worked well for us when we all lived there.

> A bit too far from schools in Binghamton to be student apartments tho,
> unless they want to live way off campus.

Not really.. it's just 20 minutes to Binghamton.. My daughter went to grad
school at Binghamton University and lived with us upstairs with her family when
we first moved to Windsor :)  She's the one who found the house while we were
Kentucky. We made a trip at some point to sign papers, etc., but she did all
the initial legwork, which was great.  Then she and her (then only) son and
husband moved upstairs and she commuted. It was several years later when they
moved to Ithaca.  The previous owner of the house had a student living in the
two room apt. upstairs as well, and he commuted to the community college IIRC.

>> Yes, it's definitely easier to help out with the kids, and see
>> everyone often :)

> We have to settle for Skype to see ours but Rachel texted and e-mailed
> some pictures the other day.

That's nice... There are advantages to pictures.... :)  we just got a cold/flu
from the grandboys Lol... well, so far only Ron has it, but I'm probably next
in line... all of the people in my daughter's house had it first and we had to
keep the boys while my daughter had some business out of town... oh well <grin>

>> Here's my recipe for cheap-o Chicken Soup... works when you're on a
>> tight budget :)

>> ===Lesser Chicken Soup===
>> 1 chicken back
>> 2 chicken wings
>> Chicken breast-bone with ribs, or other chicken bones you've saved 2
>> large onions, cut in quarters
>> 2 carrots, chopped in large pieces
>> 2 sticks celery with leaves, stalks chopped in large pieces, leaves
>> minced 2 cloves garlic, chopped
>> 4 Chicken bouillion cubes or homemade chicken bouillion mix, below. 6
>> black pepper balls

> Easy enough to do. My quick and easy version is to get a rotisserie
> chicken, shred it into a pot of stock, simmer for about half an hour.
> Then add a bag of frozen mixed vegetables and a bag of whatever pasta
> (macaroni, spirals, etc) you want, simmer about 20 minutes to half an
> hour or so more. Season to taste.

Yes, that's a good idea, I've done that as well on occasion.  I try too stay
away from the chickens that may have had antibiotics, that kind of thing,
though.

>> ==pseudo chicken bouillion==
>> 1 1/4  cups nutritional yeast flakes or powder 4 Tablespoons onion
>> powder 2 1/2 Tablespoons sea salt
>> 4 teaspoons garlic  powder
>> 1 Tablespoon sugar
>> 1 teaspoon dried thyme
>> 1 teaspoon finely dried sage
>> 1 teaspoon paprika
>> 1/2 teaspoon tumeric

>> I've made this with just onion powder and garlic powder and
>> seasonings, but if you have nutritional yeast, it really really does
>> taste like chicken bouillion :)

> Never thought about that; I use the "Better than" brand of soup bases to
> round out the flavor or "punch up" home made stock.

When I have that, I use it as well... this last few weeks we've been trying too
go really cheap.. :)

Take care,
Janis

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