Text 3357, 109 rader
Skriven 2013-08-10 15:10:30 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 3343 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Mayo                                                     [2]
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Hi Ruth,

>> > You had a nice big kitchen in Windsor with some interesting storage
>> > spaces.

>> Yes, that big built-in cupboard was great :)  So was the window
>> enclosure that Ron made out of the windowed back wall for all my blue
>> Willow.. Right now that blue willow-ware is stored in another smaller
>> hutch in the kitchen, but Ron wants to do the same kind of thing with
>> the computer-room double window. I'm not sure if I like the idea as
>> the ceilings here are so much lower than in Windsor :)  We'll see..

> But, less area to have to keep clean. (G) It'll all settle out, over
> time or until your next move.

haha.. don't even think "next move" (grin).. I'm not :)  I swear every time we
move I tell myself 'this will be the last time I ever do this!'.. too bad life
doesn't work that way though :)

>> > I know the fun of trying to fit things into a new kitchen tho;
>> > I've had to do it quite often. It's always a challenge trying to
>> find > just that right spot for each thing.

>> I was tempted to offer a door-prize to anyone who could re-organize my
>> cupbards in the best way at the picnic :) :)

> I'd have tried, but we weren't there for me to do so.

I understand.. sometimes things like that just don't work out.  If I know me,
when you get here possibly in Oct. I'll say to you, hey.. want to organize my
cupbords?? :) :)

>>> That is something Mom always did.. she always served a big salad with
>>> pasta dinners, or on holidays, she'd serve antipasto with a variety of
>>> vegetables, and then a salad before the main meal.

>> > My mom rarely made a salad; Dad didn't like them but eventually
>> started > eating them. She never did learn to make a good salad. When
>> we werre
>> > growing up, the only thing that went with a pasta dinner was Italian
>> or > French bread & dessert.

Sure, different family habits, I understand.

> My dad is very much a meat & potatoes, with a side vegetable and
> dessert. Mom cooked for basics, gave us a basically balanced meal but
> didn't really plan the nutritional aspects of it. Dairy was the glass of
> milk (kids didn't get anything but most of the time, occaisional
> kool-ade). Carbs were the potatoes with gravy, veggies & dessert. Most
> supper meals the grains were negligable or non existant; what fruit we
> had would have been sweetened in a pie. But, I made it thru, and have
> tried to plan my cooking with a better eye towards good nutrition.

That's probably not very different from how most families eat in America, sad
to say.

>> AAMOF, one of things she did before she retired was help to set up the
>> WIC program.

> Interesting, I didn't know that. It's a good program.

Yes it is, or was.  I'm not sure right now how much of it is available for low
income families these days with all the budget cuts.

>> > Looks good, and easy. We did about 3 half pint jars of peppers last
>> year > when we found them on sale.

>> It is easy - a good use for fresh peppers.  I've canned them
>> afterwards in the past.

> Eat what you can & can what you can't. (G)

Yes.. I have two pressure cookers I use to can.. one is smaller, for 8oz jars
the other can handle the larger 16oz. ones.  The trouble right now though is
where to keep them :)  Ron put some shelving in a room just off the kitchen so
that's good for right now.  Since I don't use them that often, it works.

>>... I think peanut butter is one of those
>> things my son couldn't live without, he eats so much of it rather than
>> meat most days.

> Takes after his mom in her love of pb?

He's getting it from both Ron and myself I guess (g).  We both like it a lot.
:)

>>> He generally just doesn't like anything with a lot of fat ... he'll
>>> eat steak, but in small quantities.  Chicken, he avoids all the time.
>>> He's probably healthier than any of us Lol

>> > Chicken is usually leaner than beef. Does he eat any pork?

>> hehe.. well, the thing is, he'd rather eat no meat period.  He likes
>> fish a great deal, and he likes bean dishes as well.  The perfect
[...]

>> Like I said, he's probably the healthiest of all of us.. he rarely
>> gets colds/flu when they are around.

> He just avoids the viruses well. (G) Fish is good but I don't mind
> having other meats in addition to it.

His immune system is very strong now, so that's good.

Take care,
Janis

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