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Skriven 2015-11-13 07:00:10 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
     Kommentar till en text av Ruth Haffly
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> spice heat. Her chilli would sell well in a Pennsylvania diner -- but,
 DD> I'd not buy it.

 RH> But you eat it graciously when she serves it--or when it's on the menu,
 RH> you volunteer to make it. I don't order chili anywhere, don't want to
 RH> be disappointed.

 DD> I cook other things in her kitchen - but, not chilli. My chilli rig
 DD> with the spice stash is elsewhere. I also learned that she doesn't
 DD> like bell peppers - which is often a component of my chilli. The

 RH> I use bells quite a bit, and had a friend in AZ who thought they were
 RH> pushing the upper levels of her heat tolerance.

I like bell peppers anywhere from raw (crudites) to cooked to mush (but, not 
totally liquid). I rather enjoy the #2 diesel undertone that MLoo seems to 
hald against them. I have never found *any* discernable heat in a bell pepper 
- except some Mexi-bells that I crossed successfully using standard bell 
peppers and jalapenos. Those had a minor wakeup. About (I estimate) 1,000 
scovilles.

 DD> biggest hit I had here (other than a simple chuck roast) was the Swiss
 DD> Chicken.

 RH> Calls for an encore performance?

But, of course. I think I'll add bacon on top this time, too.

 DD> I'm not eligible for the American Legion - my service falls into the
 DD> chasm between the end of the Korean police action and Vietnam - and
 DD> that period is specifically excluded - Cold War notwithstanding. I

 RH> Yes, you do fall into the crack on that one. But, by the same token,
 RH> you missed going to either of those two exciting places. (G)

The only time I left the US whilst in the Navy was when I wangled my way as an 
"observer" onto a P2V doing an around-the-world "training" flight. We hit 
Japan, Hong Kong, Philippines, Australia, Indonesia, India, Iran, Greece, 
France, Great Britain, Iceland, Greenland, Canuckistan (Goose Bay, Labrador) 
and back to NAS Memphis. Geez, the inside of one military airfield looks much 
like the inside of any other.

 DD> Beale Street in Memphis (before the Tourist Commission got hold of it)
 DD> was exciting enough for me. Now it's all cleaned up and "sanitised" to
 DD> attract the tourist dollars. I saw many blues legends there in clubs
 DD> for a 50c cover charge or a two-drink minimum. Including B. B. (Riley)
 DD> King and Rufus Thomas, Memphis Minnie, the Memphis Jug Band, etc.,
 DD> etc.

 RH> I was still in grade school at the time, had never heard of those folks
 RH> then.

 DD> In other parts of Memphis I saw Johnny Cash - before he left Sun
 DD> Records, Carl Perkins (who did the ORIGINAL "Blue Suede Shoes") and
 DD> went to a party at Graceland, invited by Elvis himselvis.

 RH> I think I first really became aware of Johnny Cash and Elvis in my
 RH> early teems--but wasn't allowed to buy any of their music. Dad and Mom
 RH> did watch the Johnny Cash show on tv, but there wasn't much of a choice
 RH> on other shows so they picked the best of the worst, in their opinions.

Wonder what they had against Johnny Cash? Elvis I sort of understand - there 
was a blue-nose bunch who were condemning his "sexually suggestive" gyrations 
when performing. But, I wrote those people off as transferring their own 
suppressed libidos to others. Or just people who believed than since their 
lives weren't living up to their expectations and were not fun that no one 
else should have any enjoyment of life either.

 DD> could join The Sons of The Legion - off my dad's WWII service and
 DD> Phil's Vietnam adventures (plus he has been nearly everything in the
 DD> 40 & 8 as well as Post Commander of Post 32) but, I have a problem
 DD> with joining auxiliaries in my head.

 RH> Depends, some of them are real go getters in their own right. Our
 RH> Auxillary sponsors a 5K fun run, a holiday craft fair and other events.

 DD> What they do is what they do. No concern of mine. I keep busy with
 DD> chilli suppers and sometimes serving meals at the 8th Street Rescue
 DD> Mission (long since moved from 8th St.) or the Helping Hands Shelter.

 ---------->B CUT 8<-------------
 
 RH> Yes, you do keep quite busy. We'll drop a level in busy-ness after
 RH> December 13. Today we were at the city Veteran's day ceremony, followed
 RH> by a mid day meal at TX Roadhouse. Steve was at an early morning flag
 RH> raising & breakfast at one of the local nursing homes. Had church
 RH> nursery duty tonight, plus choir practice so I'm doing Fido a bit later
 RH> than usual.

I went to the local Golden Corral for breakfast to meet my friend, Les. But, 
despite his assurances that GC was open on 11/11 for breakfast ....... we 
wound up at Denny's (the local ones have become nice again) for breakfast. 
Then I was at the local Hy-Vee (our Wegmans) for some shopping and went to 
their Marketplace Grill for lunch. My server asked if I was a vet, thanked me 
for my service and Hy-Vee comped my lunch --- something I had not expected as 
there was no notification in the media. But, quite a nice gesture.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Hy-Vee Stuffed Bell Peppers
 Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Grains, Rice, Cheese
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
      6 md Red bell peppers
      1 lb 90% lean ground beef
    1/2 lg White onion; diced
      2 cl Garlic; minced
    1/2 c  Diced green bell pepper
    1/2 c  Shredded carrots
    1/4 c  Dry quick barley
    1/2 c  Dry instant brown rice
      1 c  Broth
      1 c  Shredded mozzarella; divided
 
  Preheat oven to 250oF/120oC.
  
  Cut tops off peppers; remove seeds and membranes. Place
  peppers in a large pot; cover with salted water. Bring to
  a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain
  peppers and set aside.
  
  In a large skillet, brown beef with diced onion and garlic.
  
  Stir in bell pepper, carrots, barley, rice and broth.
  Simmer, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes.
  
  Stir in 1/2 cup cheese.
  
  Fill each bell pepper with beef mixture. Top each with
  remaining cheese and bake for 25 minutes.
  
  From: http://www.hy-vee.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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