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Skriven 2016-01-17 08:54:02 av Dave Drum (1:261/38.0)
  Kommentar till text 35184 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Cabinets was:Restaurant S
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-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> and, of course three separate electro-steamers.

 RH> Closest thing I have to that is my rice cooker/steamer. It has a
 RH> plastic "basket" insert for steaming.

My first rice cooker had that - Put a cup or so of rice in it - water to cover
and put the lid on the whole thing - and let it steam. When sufficient time has
passed, unplug/turn off and lift the basket out. Fluff the rice and it's all
good. That one went to a new home when I got the bigger one I currently use
most of the time. It claims that one can do pasta in it - and I don't see why
not ..... although I haven't tested that assertion - yet.

 DD> nicely, though. And a couple servings of vegetables. Oh, well. It was
 DD> basically free - and it nests within itself so doesn't take a lot of
 DD> cabinet space.

 RH> Space saving is nice, especially if the space is tight. I need to try
 RH> to rework the kitchen stowage here, then organise my sewing room. Both
 RH> areas are functional, but could be better on organisation for better
 RH> use of the space right now.

 DD> I have much more cabinet space in my new house than I have ever had
 DD> before. Including two "lazy Susan" undercounter corner cabinets. There

 RH> We don't have the lazy susan corner cabinet. When my parents redid
 RH> their kitchen in the late 70s, they put one in. I was never impressed
 RH> with it. We have a corner cabinet with a blind corner but it has an
 RH> insert with 2 trays on runners in the corner. Front part has a pull out
 RH> & slide away storage unit on, making the whole cabinet useable without
 RH> standing on one's head. Steve put that unit in, after seeing the
 RH> concept in action at a home show. We've had more, and less stowage
 RH> space but this is ours to play with, modify, improve, change, etc.

With my arthritis and increasingly decrepit knees I often have trouble getting
back up off the floor. So, I have invested in one of those "mechanic's seat"
roll-around deals (http://tinyurl.com/ROLL-AROUND) that makes it much easier to
get back up. The one in the link is no longer available at my place - but
Amazon has very similar ones from about $14. They are hand for many thing that
require working low.

I had a narrow, tall double sided shelving unit at the tin-can that I had my
friend Les make for me out of scrap pallets. It fit in a "dead storage closet"
that was not useful at all unless one wanted to set it and forget it .....
until we removed to shelves and put this roller equipped unit in there. I could
pull it out all the way and swivel to get to the backside. No place to put it
in the new house - so it went to a co-worker who lives in a tin can similar to
the one I abandoned. He really likes it.

 DD> is also a narrow (8" or so) undercounter cabinet that has a shelf
 DD> half-way between floor level and counter. Once I remove that shelf the
 DD> space will become useful for storing cutting boards and sheet pans.

 RH> We divided a cabinet for flat pan storage. My parents, in the same
 RH> kitchen remodel, put in the narrow cabinet for cookie sheets, etc. I
 RH> think it has a shelf also--one of these "what were they thinking of?"
 RH> additions, IMO.

I couldn't see any way to get my 16" X 24" sheet pans in there with the shelf
in place. So, out it came.

 DD> I'm just curious to know the thought process that led someone to put
 DD> that silly shelf in there. I've no idea (and I have an agile
 DD> imagination) what it could have possibly been used for.

 RH> Your guess is as good as mine. (G)

   8<----- SNIPPETY ----->B

 DD> Thank you. Rubs aren't hard. Just tinkering until you get a mix that
 DD> you like and does what you want it to do.

 RH> I'll give this a try and see how it flies.

 DD> Give us a report. I'm always interested in how others use/enjoy my
 DD> recipes.

 RH> OK, hardest part will be the dried celery leaves as we don't go thru
 RH> that much celery.

My current supply of celery leaf came from the Odd Lots store. I've also bought
it from the spice aisle at regular grocery stores, etc. I'll bet your Whole
Foods or Penzey's has it was well. One could, I'd imagine, whiz celery seeds in
an R2D2 grinder (sort of like doing cumin) but then you'd have to approach with
caution on quantity to get the same flavour without blowing someone's head off
with an overload.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Celery Potage
 Categories: Five, Soups, Vegetables, Poultry, Udd
      Yield: 8 Servings

      2 qt Chicken Broth
    1/2    Stalk (not rib) celery;
           - chopped small *
      1 lg Onion; chopped
      6 cl Garlic; peeled, squished
           Salt & Pepper

  Put two quarts of chicken broth (1 48 oz can and 1 16 oz
  can) and add chopped celery, onion and garlic in the crock
  pot. Add salt and pepper.

  Turn unit on to low and go to work.

  When you come home get out the immersion blender (Cajun
  motorboat) and puree potage until as smooth as you like.
  Soup will be thick and creamy.

  Taste for seasoning and add S&P as needed.

  You can add a couple diced potatoes to this to stretch
  it out a bit, if you like. If you use tatties - add more
  salt.

  * I first built this dish when I had a half stalk (bunch)
  of celery in the ice box that was past using in salads or
  anything requiring crunch - but, was too good to bin.

  Dish, recipe and MM by Dave Drum - 12 June 2002

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

MMMMM

... I am of the generation that is not scared of saturated fat.

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