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Skriven 2015-06-14 21:01:21 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 28156 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: flying dreams 820
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Hi Michael,

 ML> Not that I care for *$ or McDonalds or their ilk, but I
 ML> am glad some justice was done.
 RH> Neither of the two are among my top 1,000,000 choices of places to eat

 ML> Lilli has dragged me into Mickey's a few times, and often I
 ML> just stare at the people and/or steal some of her fries (she
 ML> can't finish an order by herself). I'd put it in my top
 ML> 100000 but probably not in my top 10000. Starbucks ist ein Null.

We've stopped there a time or two when nothing else has been available
or the people we're with want to go there but we try to avoid them. Have
you tried Zaxby's (in GA and the Carolinas, not sure where else) and if
so, what do you think of them? They're chicken, not beef.


 RH> or drink. I think I've had half a dozen or so cups/"glasses" of tea
 RH> from *$, most of them cold, and treated by my daughters.

 ML> I had a frappuccino once on the airplane and have likewise had
 ML> a handful or fewer other experiences with that company - mostly
 ML> with the affluent young people I sometimes hang out with. I can
 ML> remember only one beverage I had there - a blood orange soda.
 ML> On other occasions I've picked up a cookie or croissant.

I think we stopped in once, for breakfast type drinks after a red eye
from Honolulu, then got munchies elsewhere before getting to the gate
for the next flight. Over priced and yuppie. Rachel sent Steve a gift
card one year for his birthday specifically for him to try the pumpkin
pie latte; he did and was underwhelmed.

 RH> Interesting bits of information. I've not flown now in close to 2
 RH> years but that time was only 7 months after the last air trip. Both
 RH> were out to LVNV and back so nice long hauls.

 ML> It was odd to note that I fly at least as much in the average
 ML> week than the average flying public does in a year. You're still
 ML> above average, I think.

Could be, with family out west and some of the flying we did when Steve
was active duty.

 RH> It also helps make a great cake. The batter isn't as thin as it would
 RH> be if I used regular lemon yogurt; the recipe just said "lemon yogurt".
 RH> It was my choice to go with the Greek; I think that makes it a better
 RH> cake.

 ML> Sad to say, it's likely as much the lactose as anything else
 ML> that improves the crumb.

I don't go into the science of it; I just know what makes a great cake.
Found out today that the same guy that bought it at the last few dessert
auctions at church really likes my basic potato salad--potatoes, eggs,
Italian dressing, mayo and mustard. I cook the (sliced) potatoes, then
drain them and pour Italian dressing over them, let them sit for an hour
or so to cool. Pour off excess dressing, add diced hard cooked eggs,
then dress with mix of mayo and "shot" of spicy brown mustard. I think I
made it at Shipps last year.

 RH> Mushrooms to extend out the clams so it will serve 6-8, sour cream
 RH> probably to add a different taste. It's optional; I'd probably skip
 RH> it. I'd also use fresh mushrooms, or skip them and have it serve fewer
 RH> people.
 ML> Mushrooms to extend seems like a bad idea, and sour cream,
 ML> well, I wonder, why waste sour cream, pills, and clams?
 RH> Mushrooms and sour cream go together well in stroganoff, let's let
 RH> them stay there and not with clams. That way you won't need the pills
 RH> to enjoy the clams and can save them for stroganoff. (G)

 ML> Exactly my thought, which was word for word Why would anyone
 ML> want clam stroganoff?

Somebody who doesn't know he should stop at justenough.


 ML> To steam mussels in the oven
 RH> More like roasting, to steam them I'd add a pan of boiling water
 RH> underneath the pan of mussels.

 ML> Clammy things are often steamed in their own juices,
 ML> but the terminology is ambiguous (roasting would mean
 ML> opening them before cooking, so a dry heat).

We usually do clams in boiling water, never tried doing them in the oven
(yet).

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Ruth
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