Quoting Janis Kracht to Dave Drum <=-

Title: Baked Cod Tongues

I had to check if Cod _have_ tongues LOL

They do indeed and they're delicious. So are the cheeks. I had them
both a few times the summer I lived in Newfoundland. And what's
left of the heads makes good stock for chowder.

https://tinyurl.com/cutting-out-cod-tongues

I do the same things here with lake trout.

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Title: Cod Tongues and Cheeks
Categories: Fish, Cod
Yield: 1

cod tongues and cheeks

If you can find cheeks with the jawbone still attached, fry them
like chicken pieces in deep fat. They're fantastic! Without the
bone, they are still tasty and rival the flavor of a sea scallop
(in fact, they may be substituted in any sea scallop recipe.)
Together with the tongues, they make a super chowder or
old-fashioned hash.

Before using tongues, remove membranes and any jellied parts.

From The Cape Cod Seafood Cookbook by Noel W. Beyle, 1991

MM format by Dave Sacerdote

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Cheers

Jim


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Quoting JIM WELLER to JANIS KRACHT <=-

cod tongues and cheeks

Sooooooo good. Friend of mine drives a truck and when he goes down
east a couple times a year he takes a cooler with him and loads it up
with ice and fresh fish from the coast. This is something he made for
lunch one day and now I'm always on him for more. :)

Shawn

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Hi Jim,

Title: Baked Cod Tongues

I had to check if Cod _have_ tongues LOL

They do indeed and they're delicious. So are the cheeks. I had them
both a few times the summer I lived in Newfoundland. And what's
left of the heads makes good stock for chowder.

They sound good to me, I'll look for them.

https://tinyurl.com/cutting-out-cod-tongues

I do the same things here with lake trout.

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Title: Cod Tongues and Cheeks
Categories: Fish, Cod
Yield: 1

cod tongues and cheeks

If you can find cheeks with the jawbone still attached, fry them
like chicken pieces in deep fat. They're fantastic! Without the
bone, they are still tasty and rival the flavor of a sea scallop
(in fact, they may be substituted in any sea scallop recipe.)
Together with the tongues, they make a super chowder or
old-fashioned hash.

Before using tongues, remove membranes and any jellied parts.

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Shawn Highfield to Jim Weller <=-

cod tongues and cheeks

Sooooooo good. Friend of mine drives a truck and when he goes down
east a couple times a year he takes a cooler with him and loads it
up with ice and fresh fish from the coast. This is something he made
for lunch one day and now I'm always on him for more. :)

A rare treat.

Cutting out the tongues and cheeks from the head is quite labour
intensive and therefore they're far more expensive than the fillets.

And the quotas for Atlantic cod have been slashed again in an
effort to preserve the stocks. We could help save the cod by eating
more seals!

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Title: Chicken, Pork and Fruit Stew Mexican Style
Categories: Pork, Chicken, Potatoes, Stews, Chilies
Yield: 10 Servings

2 tb Oil
2 lb Chicken; legs, thighs
1 lb Pork shoulder; boneless
1 md Onion; Chopped
1 Bell pepper; Chopped
1/4 c Almonds; Blanched
8 oz Tomato sauce
8 oz cn Pineapple rings in juice
1/2 c Water
2 ts Chili powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Cinnamon
2 Sweet potatoes; 1 inch pces
2 Apples; Sliced
2 Bananas; Sliced
Parsley; fresh, chopped

Cut all visible fat from pork; cut into 3/4-inch pieces. Drain
pineapple and reserve syrup. Use packed in juice if preferred.
Heat oil in dutch oven or heavy pan with lid. Cook chicken over
medium heat until brown on all sides; about 15 minutes. Remove
chicken; set aside. Cook pork in pan until brown; about 10
minutes. Stir often. Remove; set aside. Cook and stir onions,
green pepper and almonds until onion is tender. Place onion, green
pepper, almonds and tomato sauce in blender. Blend until smooth
consistency.

Drain fat from pan. Mix tomato sauce mixture, reserved pineapple
syrup, 1/2 cup water, chili powder, salt and cinnamon in pan. Add
chicken, pork and sweet potatoes which have been cut into 1-inch
pieces. Heat to boiling then reduce heat. Cover and simmer until
sweet potatoes are tender; about 55-60 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water
during cooking if necessary. Cut pineapple slices in half. Add
pineapple and sliced apple to chicken mixture. Cover and simmer
until apples are tender; about 10-12 minutes. Add bananas. Serve
in soup bowls; garnish with chopped parsley if you wish.

From Betty Crocker Cookbook

Posted by: Jo Anne Merrill

MMMMM

Cheers

Jim

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Jim Weller <=-

Cod _have_ tongues

They do indeed and they're delicious. So are the cheeks. I had them
both a few times the summer I lived in Newfoundland. And what's
left of the heads makes good stock for chowder.

They sound good to me, I'll look for them.

Good luck. They're not common fare outside of Newfoundland and maybe
Maine, We used to have a Newfie grocery and fish store here but it's
long gone. The guy carried things like pails of salt naval beef,
hard tack (Purity biscuit), dried salt capelin, dulse and kelp, even
canned seal meat (back when there was still a market for it). When-
ever he had a shipment of cod tongues and cheeks (frozen) come in,
they disappeared overnight.

I have found just one place down in Edmonton (metro area 1.3M) that
carries them. https://thelobstermobsters.com/product/cod-tongues/

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Title: Tongues and Cheeks Chowder
Categories: Fish, Soups, Pork, Potatoes, Chilies
Yield: 6 Servings

2 lb Tongues and cheeks
4 Potatoes
1/2 c White wine
4 Scallions
4 tb Butter
2 tb Salt pork; chopped
Flour
1 tb Fresh parsley
1 c Light cream
1 c Evaporated milk

Boil potatoes and reserve the water. Poach the tongues and cheeks
in 2 cups of the potato water to which the white wine has been
added. Poach for two to three minutes. Save the water and fish in
separate bowls.

Saute scallions in butter and salt pork briefly to soften. Add
enough flour to make a roux, then add potato/wine water to make
veloute base. Add chopped potatoes, fish, salt and pepper to
taste, and parsley.

Just before serving, stir in light cream and evaporated milk. If
you would like the chowder a bit thinner, thin with regular milk.

Cape Cod Seafood Cookbook, Noel W. Beyle, 1991

MM format by Dave Sacerdote

I add onion and celery and use half fish, clam or chicken stock and
half milk with just a small splash of cream. -JW

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Cheers

Jim

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Hi Jim,

Cod _have_ tongues

They do indeed and they're delicious. So are the cheeks. I had them
both a few times the summer I lived in Newfoundland. And what's
left of the heads makes good stock for chowder.

They sound good to me, I'll look for them.

Good luck. They're not common fare outside of Newfoundland and maybe

Yes, I see what you mean there... when I searched for Cod at Wegmans food store, the only result was the familiar fillet.. and a search for tongue at least showed beef tongue :)

Maine, We used to have a Newfie grocery and fish store here but it's
long gone. The guy carried things like pails of salt naval beef,
hard tack (Purity biscuit), dried salt capelin, dulse and kelp, even
canned seal meat (back when there was still a market for it). When-
ever he had a shipment of cod tongues and cheeks (frozen) come in,
they disappeared overnight.

I can get canned snails at Wegmans, they are good, I've picked them up before :)

===Christmas Eve Fish===

1 stripe bass or cod, cleaned
1 dozen small to medium clams, scrubbed 1 pound of shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/2 pound cleaned calamari tubes, cut into rings 1 large can Italian peeled tomatoes 4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 can of green olives
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf, broken in half
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/2 jar of capers
1/4 cup white wine

Place the fish in a large, square pan. Add the clams. Layer the shrimp and calamari rings around the fish.
Mix the tomatoes with all the spices, olives and capers. Add the wine to the tomatoes. Pour the tomatoes over the fish in the pan. Cover loosely with foil. Bake at 350F 25 minutes, or until the fish is fork tender.

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Jim Weller on 11-14-18 16:11 <=-

Cod _have_ tongues

They do indeed and they're delicious. So are the cheeks. I had them
both a few times the summer I lived in Newfoundland. And what's
left of the heads makes good stock for chowder.

They sound good to me, I'll look for them.

Good luck. They're not common fare outside of Newfoundland and maybe

Yes, I see what you mean there... when I searched for Cod at Wegmans
food store, the only result was the familiar fillet.. and a search for tongue at least showed beef tongue :)

I suppose you could ask at the Fish counter if they'd ever get cod heads
in.... ;) And yes, Wegmans generally does carry beef tongue... lately
I've only seen it in the frozen meats off the end of the fresh meat
counter, not out with the fresh meats.... but it is still available... :)

I can get canned snails at Wegmans, they are good, I've picked them up before :)

Michael and I found them at your store to get for the "offal" picnic at
your house, the first year you had it in the new house... :) And I
since found them in our store, so that I could share the experience with Richard... ;)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

Cod _have_ tongues

They do indeed and they're delicious. So are the cheeks. I had them
both a few times the summer I lived in Newfoundland. And what's
left of the heads makes good stock for chowder.

They sound good to me, I'll look for them.

Good luck. They're not common fare outside of Newfoundland and maybe

Yes, I see what you mean there... when I searched for Cod at Wegmans
food store, the only result was the familiar fillet.. and a search for
tongue at least showed beef tongue :)

I suppose you could ask at the Fish counter if they'd ever get cod heads in.... ;) And yes, Wegmans generally does carry beef tongue... lately
I've only seen it in the frozen meats off the end of the fresh meat
counter, not out with the fresh meats.... but it is still available... :)

Yes, still the same over here in Ithaca's Wegmans.. I have picked it up a few times, it is so good :)

I can get canned snails at Wegmans, they are good, I've picked them up
before :)

Michael and I found them at your store to get for the "offal" picnic at
your house, the first year you had it in the new house... :) And I
since found them in our store, so that I could share the experience with Richard... ;)

That's nice :) Yes, another good pick at Wegmans I have always thought :)

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Jim Weller <=-

===Christmas Eve Fish===

1 stripe bass or cod, cleaned
1 dozen small to medium clams, scrubbed
1 pound of shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/2 pound cleaned calamari tubes

That takes care of 4 or 5 of the 7 fish dishes for Festa Dei Sette Pesci
all by itself!

My first year in Yellowknife an Italian family and a Ukrainian family
co-hosted an amazing Christmas Eve dinner. The Ukrainian tradition
calls for 12 meatless dishes for Sviata Verchiria, many of which
can be fish, much like Polish Wigilia. I remember a lot of parallel
dishes side by side on the buffet table including Italian Crepe
Cannelloni with Cheese & White Sauce and Ukrainian Nalysnyky (crepes
filled with cottage cheese, covered in a heavy cream sauce and
sprinkled with dill, then casseroled and baked).

It was a potluck. I asked what I should bring and they said, "You're
English Canadian so bring something English." I made vegetarian
mince meat pies and bought a bottle of Scotch.


Cheers

Jim


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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 11-17-18 21:41 <=-

Yes, I see what you mean there... when I searched for Cod at Wegmans
food store, the only result was the familiar fillet.. and a search for
tongue at least showed beef tongue :)

I suppose you could ask at the Fish counter if they'd ever get cod heads in.... ;) And yes, Wegmans generally does carry beef tongue... lately
I've only seen it in the frozen meats off the end of the fresh meat
counter, not out with the fresh meats.... but it is still available... :)

Yes, still the same over here in Ithaca's Wegmans.. I have picked it
up a few times, it is so good :)

Indeed... :) I'm still curious as to whether or not the Fish
department would ever get in cod heads.... ;)

I can get canned snails at Wegmans, they are good, I've picked them up
before :)

Michael and I found them at your store to get for the "offal" picnic at
your house, the first year you had it in the new house... :) And I
since found them in our store, so that I could share the experience with Richard... ;)

That's nice :) Yes, another good pick at Wegmans I have always
thought :)

They do carry quite a few interesting things... ;)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

food store, the only result was the familiar fillet.. and a search for
tongue at least showed beef tongue :)

I suppose you could ask at the Fish counter if they'd ever get cod heads
in.... ;) And yes, Wegmans generally does carry beef tongue... lately
I've only seen it in the frozen meats off the end of the fresh meat
counter, not out with the fresh meats.... but it is still available... :)

Yes, still the same over here in Ithaca's Wegmans.. I have picked it
up a few times, it is so good :)

Indeed... :) I'm still curious as to whether or not the Fish
department would ever get in cod heads.... ;)

Next time we're shopping there I'll ask, just out of curiosity :)

I can get canned snails at Wegmans, they are good, I've picked them up
before :)

Michael and I found them at your store to get for the "offal" picnic at
your house, the first year you had it in the new house... :) And I
since found them in our store, so that I could share the experience with
Richard... ;)

That's nice :) Yes, another good pick at Wegmans I have always
thought :)

They do carry quite a few interesting things... ;)

Yes, certainly. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving :) I was very full after that meal <grin>

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 11-27-18 00:24 <=-

food store, the only result was the familiar fillet.. and a search for
tongue at least showed beef tongue :)

I suppose you could ask at the Fish counter if they'd ever get cod heads
in.... ;) And yes, Wegmans generally does carry beef tongue... lately
I've only seen it in the frozen meats off the end of the fresh meat
counter, not out with the fresh meats.... but it is still available... :)

Yes, still the same over here in Ithaca's Wegmans.. I have picked it
up a few times, it is so good :)

Indeed... :) I'm still curious as to whether or not the Fish
department would ever get in cod heads.... ;)

Next time we're shopping there I'll ask, just out of curiosity :)

And then report back... :)

I can get canned snails at Wegmans, they are good, I've picked them
up before :)

Michael and I found them at your store to get for the "offal" picnic
at your house, the first year you had it in the new house... :) And
I since found them in our store, so that I could share the experience
with Richard... ;)

That's nice :) Yes, another good pick at Wegmans I have always
thought :)

They do carry quite a few interesting things... ;)

Yes, certainly. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving :) I was very
full after that meal <grin>

I imagine so... (G) I sent you a description of the one at my sister's
in a previous message... :) On the day itself, we went to Taste of
Japan... Fu was open (he is every holiday, never takes a day off), so we
always figure, why not... (G) We both ordered the all you can eat
sushi... He had seaweed salad for his appetizer, I had the curry chicken
on a stick for mine... miso soup and tossed salad with Fu's dressing
came with... He had ice cream for dessert, I just asked for some of Fu's
tomago (egg omelet)... In between, we had 8 pieces of nigiri and 3 rolls
(8 pieces each) apiece... another true feast... :)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

Indeed... :) I'm still curious as to whether or not the Fish
department would ever get in cod heads.... ;)

Next time we're shopping there I'll ask, just out of curiosity :)

And then report back... :)

If I go Lol... in the midst of the winter and all of it's furious snowy weather
I've been known to hunker down, send Ron with a list, and wait for the Tulips :)

I can get canned snails at Wegmans, they are good, I've picked them
up before :)

Michael and I found them at your store to get for the "offal" picnic
at your house, the first year you had it in the new house... :) And
I since found them in our store, so that I could share the experience
with Richard... ;)

That's nice :) Yes, another good pick at Wegmans I have always
thought :)

They do carry quite a few interesting things... ;)

Yes, certainly. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving :) I was very
full after that meal <grin>

I imagine so... (G) I sent you a description of the one at my sister's
in a previous message... :)

I did read it, but didn't have time to reply then... now of course as I'm in "catch up mode", I'm trying to find where I was with the other relies in here. :)

On the day itself, we went to Taste of
Japan... Fu was open (he is every holiday, never takes a day off), so we always figure, why not... (G) We both ordered the all you can eat
sushi... He had seaweed salad for his appetizer, I had the curry chicken
on a stick for mine... miso soup and tossed salad with Fu's dressing
came with... He had ice cream for dessert, I just asked for some of Fu's tomago (egg omelet)... In between, we had 8 pieces of nigiri and 3 rolls
(8 pieces each) apiece... another true feast... :)

Sounds truly good :) :) I swore after knocking myself out (again) last week that this would be the last time I would do so and future Holiday meals would be enjoyed in a Restaurant! :) Now let's see if I can actually hold to that promise to myself when the time arrives... because see, the problem with Restaurants is one ought to 'dress' for the occasion and all that entails Lol..
or resign to going to MikeyD's which is NOT going to happen - Though I guess the ones like you went to would be not so strict so that would work! I expect you see people in full dress and also those who dress for comfort.

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 11-29-18 14:36 <=-

Indeed... :) I'm still curious as to whether or not the Fish
department would ever get in cod heads.... ;)

Next time we're shopping there I'll ask, just out of curiosity :)

And then report back... :)

If I go Lol... in the midst of the winter and all of it's furious
snowy weather I've been known to hunker down, send Ron with a list, and wait for the Tulips :)

It's supposed to be nice and warm tomorrow... ;) If rainy... at least
that's what they're saying up here in Rochester... ;)

That's nice :) Yes, another good pick at Wegmans I have always
thought :)

They do carry quite a few interesting things... ;)

Yes, certainly. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving :) I was very
full after that meal <grin>

I imagine so... (G) I sent you a description of the one at my sister's
in a previous message... :)

I did read it, but didn't have time to reply then... now of course as
I'm in "catch up mode", I'm trying to find where I was with the other relies in here. :)

DOn't want to miss any of the older ones.... ;)

On the day itself, we went to Taste of Japan...
Fu was open (he is every holiday, never takes a day off), so we
always figure, why not... (G) We both ordered the all you can eat
sushi... He had seaweed salad for his appetizer, I had the curry chicken
on a stick for mine... miso soup and tossed salad with Fu's dressing
came with... He had ice cream for dessert, I just asked for some of Fu's tomago (egg omelet)... In between, we had 8 pieces of nigiri and 3 rolls
(8 pieces each) apiece... another true feast... :)

Sounds truly good :) :) I swore after knocking myself out (again)
last week that this would be the last time I would do so and future Holiday meals would be enjoyed in a Restaurant! :) Now let's see if I
can actually hold to that promise to myself when the time arrives...

Problem is, for all the work it is, you actually enjoy the cooking and baking... admit it... ;) Just need to space out all the cooking and all
over a longer time pre-holiday, I suppose... ;)

because see, the problem with Restaurants is one ought to 'dress' for
the occasion and all that entails Lol.. or resign to going to MikeyD's which is NOT going to happen - Though I guess the ones like you went
to would be not so strict so that would work! I expect you see people
in full dress and also those who dress for comfort.

We never dress up to go out to any of the restaurants we go to... Of
course, we don't do the Fancy-Fancy sort.... ;) Mostly various kinds of
asian or other ethnic.... with the occasional visit to Friendly's....
We'd certainly not resort to McD's, either... they probably aren't open
on the holidays, anyway.... all their staff want off for the day... :)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

If I go Lol... in the midst of the winter and all of it's furious
snowy weather I've been known to hunker down, send Ron with a list, and
wait for the Tulips :)

It's supposed to be nice and warm tomorrow... ;) If rainy... at least
that's what they're saying up here in Rochester... ;)

Yes, 50F tomorrow.. that's kind of insane. I almost don't want to go out, get acclimated to the warm temps then get slammed with the lower ones later in the week <g>

Yes, certainly. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving :) I was very
full after that meal <grin>

I imagine so... (G) I sent you a description of the one at my sister's
in a previous message... :)

I did read it, but didn't have time to reply then... now of course as
I'm in "catch up mode", I'm trying to find where I was with the other
relies in here. :)

DOn't want to miss any of the older ones.... ;)

Yes :)

On the day itself, we went to Taste of Japan...
Fu was open (he is every holiday, never takes a day off), so we
always figure, why not... (G) We both ordered the all you can eat
sushi... He had seaweed salad for his appetizer, I had the curry chicken
on a stick for mine... miso soup and tossed salad with Fu's dressing
came with... He had ice cream for dessert, I just asked for some of Fu's
tomago (egg omelet)... In between, we had 8 pieces of nigiri and 3 rolls
(8 pieces each) apiece... another true feast... :)

Sounds truly good :) :) I swore after knocking myself out (again)
last week that this would be the last time I would do so and future
Holiday meals would be enjoyed in a Restaurant! :) Now let's see if I
can actually hold to that promise to myself when the time arrives...

Problem is, for all the work it is, you actually enjoy the cooking and baking... admit it... ;) Just need to space out all the cooking and all
over a longer time pre-holiday, I suppose... ;)

hehe.. I started on Monday, even though I had to be careful to not to go past the 3-day rule for most of the foods. It was only the pies that I started so early because I knew they'd be fine.

because see, the problem with Restaurants is one ought to 'dress' for
the occasion and all that entails Lol.. or resign to going to MikeyD's
which is NOT going to happen - Though I guess the ones like you went
to would be not so strict so that would work! I expect you see people
in full dress and also those who dress for comfort.

We never dress up to go out to any of the restaurants we go to...

Perfect for me :)

Of
course, we don't do the Fancy-Fancy sort.... ;) Mostly various kinds of asian or other ethnic.... with the occasional visit to Friendly's....
We'd certainly not resort to McD's, either... they probably aren't open
on the holidays, anyway.... all their staff want off for the day... :)

I don't think we've been to Friendly's in ages... there must be one here, though I know the area is addicted to the Purity Ice Cream store... I have to admit, Purity's ice cream is insanely GOOD :)

Take care,
Janis

Diner Rice Pudding

I got this recipe for rice pudding from a friend of mine in New Jersey who ran a diner. It's the best rice pudding recipe I've ever used. The result is creamy and delicious.

1 1/2 cups long grain rice, uncooked 2 quarts whole milk
1 1/2 cups sugar (or less to taste) 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Nutmeg

Place all ingredients except for nutmeg in a heavy pot. Turn heat to high just
long enough to bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low immediately and cover tightly. Allow to simmer for about an hour or until the rice is soft, adding more milk if necessary.

Remove from heat and cool. When at room temperature, sprinkle nutmeg all over the top, and refrigerate.

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 12-02-18 01:32 <=-

If I go Lol... in the midst of the winter and all of it's furious
snowy weather I've been known to hunker down, send Ron with a list, and
wait for the Tulips :)

It's supposed to be nice and warm tomorrow... ;) If rainy... at least that's what they're saying up here in Rochester... ;)

Yes, 50F tomorrow.. that's kind of insane. I almost don't want to go
out, get acclimated to the warm temps then get slammed with the lower
ones later in the week <g>

It didn't really last long enough to get acclimated, anyway... Did you
go out anyway...?

On the day itself, we went to Taste of Japan...
Fu was open (he is every holiday, never takes a day off), so we
always figure, why not... (G) We both ordered the all you can eat
sushi... He had seaweed salad for his appetizer, I had the curry chicken
on a stick for mine... miso soup and tossed salad with Fu's dressing
came with... He had ice cream for dessert, I just asked for some of Fu's
tomago (egg omelet)... In between, we had 8 pieces of nigiri and 3 rolls
(8 pieces each) apiece... another true feast... :)

Sounds truly good :) :) I swore after knocking myself out (again)
last week that this would be the last time I would do so and future
Holiday meals would be enjoyed in a Restaurant! :) Now let's see if I
can actually hold to that promise to myself when the time arrives...

Problem is, for all the work it is, you actually enjoy the cooking and baking... admit it... ;) Just need to space out all the cooking and all over a longer time pre-holiday, I suppose... ;)

hehe.. I started on Monday, even though I had to be careful to not to
go past the 3-day rule for most of the foods. It was only the pies
that I started so early because I knew they'd be fine.

Isn't that what freezers are for... to extend food life...? (G) Then a
quick warmup on the day.... :)

because see, the problem with Restaurants is one ought to 'dress' for
the occasion and all that entails Lol.. or resign to going to MikeyD's
which is NOT going to happen - Though I guess the ones like you went
to would be not so strict so that would work! I expect you see people
in full dress and also those who dress for comfort.

We never dress up to go out to any of the restaurants we go to...

Perfect for me :)

See, no problem... (G)

Of course, we don't do the Fancy-Fancy sort... ;) Mostly various kinds
of asian or other ethnic.... with the occasional visit to Friendly's...
We'd certainly not resort to McD's, either... they probably aren't open
on the holidays, anyway.... all their staff want off for the day... :)

I don't think we've been to Friendly's in ages... there must be one
here, though I know the area is addicted to the Purity Ice Cream
store... I have to admit, Purity's ice cream is insanely GOOD :)

There aren't nearly as many Friendly's any more... I only know of 3 or 4
in the whole Rochester area, and there used to be a dozen or more... You
might or might not have any in Ithaca... maybe in Binghamton still,
though...

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

I finally have some time to catch up in here... I think, at least :)

Problem is, for all the work it is, you actually enjoy the cooking and
baking... admit it... ;) Just need to space out all the cooking and all
over a longer time pre-holiday, I suppose... ;)

hehe.. I started on Monday, even though I had to be careful to not to
go past the 3-day rule for most of the foods. It was only the pies
that I started so early because I knew they'd be fine.

Isn't that what freezers are for... to extend food life...? (G)

I do that with some things ... some cakes/breads not to often... My grandma's apple cake freezes really well and you really can't tell it was ever frozen.

Of course, we don't do the Fancy-Fancy sort... ;) Mostly various kinds
of asian or other ethnic.... with the occasional visit to Friendly's...
We'd certainly not resort to McD's, either... they probably aren't open
on the holidays, anyway.... all their staff want off for the day... :)

I don't think we've been to Friendly's in ages... there must be one
here, though I know the area is addicted to the Purity Ice Cream
store... I have to admit, Purity's ice cream is insanely GOOD :)

There aren't nearly as many Friendly's any more... I only know of 3 or 4
in the whole Rochester area, and there used to be a dozen or more... You might or might not have any in Ithaca... maybe in Binghamton still,
though...

There is just one here in Ithaca :)

Not that I think you'll eat this (apple recipe) but this is the apple cake/bread I mentioned above:

===Grandma's applebread===
Preheat oven to 350F

4 cups diced fresh apples
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 eggs beaten
3 cups unsifted flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup chopped raisins

Grease 2-9x5" bread pans.

Combine apples, sugar and the 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon and let stand for 30-35 minutes, or until the juices run from the apples. Combine oil, vanilla, eggs and add to the apple mixture.

Combine the flour, baking powder, soda and 2 teaspoons cinnamon, salt and mix well into the apple mixture. Stir in the raisins and chopped pecans. Pour into
the prepared bread pans. Bake for 45 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
===

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 12-16-18 11:34 <=-

I finally have some time to catch up in here... I think, at least :)

Good to see you.... ;) I've been running behind as well.... too many
things going on in Real Life....! ;)

Problem is, for all the work it is, you actually enjoy the cooking and
baking... admit it... ;) Just need to space out all the cooking and
all over a longer time pre-holiday, I suppose... ;)

hehe.. I started on Monday, even though I had to be careful to not to
go past the 3-day rule for most of the foods. It was only the pies
that I started so early because I knew they'd be fine.

Isn't that what freezers are for... to extend food life...? (G)

I do that with some things ... some cakes/breads not too often... My grandma's apple cake freezes really well and you really can't tell it
was ever frozen.

That's always helpful... :)

Of course, we don't do the Fancy-Fancy sort... ;) Mostly various kinds
of asian or other ethnic.... with the occasional visit to Friendly's...
We'd certainly not resort to McD's, either... they probably aren't open
on the holidays, anyway.... all their staff want off for the day... :)

I don't think we've been to Friendly's in ages... there must be one
here, though I know the area is addicted to the Purity Ice Cream
store... I have to admit, Purity's ice cream is insanely GOOD :)

There aren't nearly as many Friendly's any more... I only know of 3 or 4
in the whole Rochester area, and there used to be a dozen or more... You might or might not have any in Ithaca... maybe in Binghamton still, though...

There is just one here in Ithaca :)

So at least you could check it out if you wanted to... It's not just ice
cream, of course.... foods, too... :)

Not that I think you'll eat this (apple recipe) but this is the apple cake/bread I mentioned above:
===Grandma's applebread===

That does look good.... :) If ever my apple allergy goes away, it's
something I'd like to try.... not that I expect it to... it's been there
for quite a long time now...

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

I finally have some time to catch up in here... I think, at least :)

Good to see you.... ;) I've been running behind as well.... too many
things going on in Real Life....! ;)

Yes, certainly as the Christmas holiday approaches.. but just generally even without the holiday crunch, it has been very busy around here.

hehe.. I started on Monday, even though I had to be careful to not to
go past the 3-day rule for most of the foods. It was only the pies
that I started so early because I knew they'd be fine.

Isn't that what freezers are for... to extend food life...? (G)

I do that with some things ... some cakes/breads not too often... My
grandma's apple cake freezes really well and you really can't tell it
was ever frozen.

That's always helpful... :)

Yeah, it is. Most cakes/breads do dry out if you freeze them - I guess it has to do with the fat content.

We'd certainly not resort to McD's, either... they probably aren't open >>>> on the holidays, anyway.... all their staff want off for the day... :)

I don't think we've been to Friendly's in ages... there must be one
here, though I know the area is addicted to the Purity Ice Cream
store... I have to admit, Purity's ice cream is insanely GOOD :)

There aren't nearly as many Friendly's any more... I only know of 3 or 4
in the whole Rochester area, and there used to be a dozen or more... You
might or might not have any in Ithaca... maybe in Binghamton still,
though...

There is just one here in Ithaca :)

So at least you could check it out if you wanted to... It's not just ice cream, of course.... foods, too... :)

I remember the foods at Friendly's fairly well. We used to stop there for lunches or a fast dinner when we were in a mall with one long long ago :) I remember shrimp in a basket coated with bread crumbs, for example.

Not that I think you'll eat this (apple recipe) but this is the apple
cake/bread I mentioned above:
===Grandma's applebread===

That does look good.... :) If ever my apple allergy goes away, it's something I'd like to try.... not that I expect it to... it's been there
for quite a long time now...

My daughter also had problems with apples in general. Her reactions were interesting in that if the apples were cooked, it didn't bother her so badly. I
always thought that was weird. :( I think she just avoids them now, period.

Take care,
Janis

===Southern Fried Apples===

2 large granny smith apples
4 tablespoons real butter, chopped
Juice of ½ lemon
2 tablespoons white sugar
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Peel, core and cut apples into even slices.
Melt butter in skillet over medium heat.
Add apples and drizzle them with lemon juice.
Let apples simmer until most of butter is absorbed and apples are tender. (do not overcook. Apples should be firm to the touch, yet tender with a little give to the bite.)
Stir together sugars and sprinkle them over apples.
Toss to combine.
Lower heat if needed.
Let apples cook until sugars are completely dissolved and syrupy.
Remove from heat and sprinkle apples with cinnamon.
Toss to distribute cinnamon.
Plate apples and serve piping hot!

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 12-20-18 19:19 <=-

I finally have some time to catch up in here... I think, at least :)

Good to see you.... ;) I've been running behind as well.... too many
things going on in Real Life....! ;)

Yes, certainly as the Christmas holiday approaches.. but just
generally even without the holiday crunch, it has been very busy around here.

It's been busy here, too... and I don't even do much if anything for the holiday any more... :)

Isn't that what freezers are for... to extend food life...? (G)

I do that with some things ... some cakes/breads not too often... My
grandma's apple cake freezes really well and you really can't tell it
was ever frozen.

That's always helpful... :)

Yeah, it is. Most cakes/breads do dry out if you freeze them - I
guess it has to do with the fat content.

I suppose that could be... How well it's wrapped probably plays into it,
too... :)

I don't think we've been to Friendly's in ages... there must be one
here, though I know the area is addicted to the Purity Ice Cream
store... I have to admit, Purity's ice cream is insanely GOOD :)

There aren't nearly as many Friendly's any more... I only know of 3 or 4
in the whole Rochester area, and there used to be a dozen or more... You
might or might not have any in Ithaca... maybe in Binghamton still,
though...

There is just one here in Ithaca :)

So at least you could check it out if you wanted to... It's not just ice cream, of course.... foods, too... :)

I remember the foods at Friendly's fairly well. We used to stop there
for lunches or a fast dinner when we were in a mall with one long long
ago :) I remember shrimp in a basket coated with bread crumbs, for example.

They don't do the baskets any more (I think that was a fad at the time),
but they do still have the breaded shrimp, along with breaded clam
strips... :)

That does look good.... :) If ever my apple allergy goes away, it's something I'd like to try.... not that I expect it to... it's been there
for quite a long time now...

My daughter also had problems with apples in general. Her reactions
were interesting in that if the apples were cooked, it didn't bother
her so badly. I always thought that was weird. :( I think she just
avoids them now, period.

I wouldn't blame her... I've got the problems whether raw or cooked,
alone or in stuff, and in fairly small quantities still... I'm not as
totally allergic as I might be, but it's bad enough... :)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

Yes, certainly as the Christmas holiday approaches.. but just
generally even without the holiday crunch, it has been very busy around
here.

It's been busy here, too... and I don't even do much if anything for the holiday any more... :)

Understand! Well, we've survived the 'holidays' and now I can wait until Easter for the next 'big meal' <grin>. Yesterday was my son's birthday though... I had Ron grab some good cakes at Wegmans for that.. I've had them before and they are generally so good, you wouldn't think they were 'supermarket cakes' :) For dinner, we had barbequed spare ribs - he was happy (no chicken Lol). He is just like my Uncle Ralph was as far as chicken goes.. he inspects it for 'fat' and generally won't eat any bird at all :) Tastes, at
least in my family, seem to be genetic haha

Isn't that what freezers are for... to extend food life...? (G)

I do that with some things ... some cakes/breads not too often... My
grandma's apple cake freezes really well and you really can't tell it
was ever frozen.

That's always helpful... :)

Yeah, it is. Most cakes/breads do dry out if you freeze them - I
guess it has to do with the fat content.

I suppose that could be... How well it's wrapped probably plays into it, too... :)

I'm not sure what it is, since all the breads I've frozen have been sealed in air tight bags, etc. They just don't taste as good once frozen, to me at least :)

might or might not have any in Ithaca... maybe in Binghamton still,
though...

There is just one here in Ithaca :) [Friendly's]

So at least you could check it out if you wanted to... It's not just ice
cream, of course.... foods, too... :)

I remember the foods at Friendly's fairly well. We used to stop there
for lunches or a fast dinner when we were in a mall with one long long
ago :) I remember shrimp in a basket coated with bread crumbs, for
example.

They don't do the baskets any more (I think that was a fad at the time),
but they do still have the breaded shrimp, along with breaded clam
strips... :)

I have always preferred raw clams :) :) I think at one of picnics here in Ithaca, we went to Maxie's Supper Club & Oyster Bar - I remember that was a great place to get raw clams :)

That does look good.... :) If ever my apple allergy goes away, it's
something I'd like to try.... not that I expect it to... it's been there
for quite a long time now...

My daughter also had problems with apples in general. Her reactions
were interesting in that if the apples were cooked, it didn't bother
her so badly. I always thought that was weird. :( I think she just
avoids them now, period.

I wouldn't blame her... I've got the problems whether raw or cooked,
alone or in stuff, and in fairly small quantities still... I'm not as
totally allergic as I might be, but it's bad enough... :)

I understand! My allergies are constantly changing, what a PITA. Not so much with foods, but with meds. I tried to quit smoking with Chantix, and the first
time I tried, there were no problems with the drug. I started smoking again though a few weeks later (dumb) and the second time I tried Chantix I had a bad
alleric reaction (one side of my face turned RED and puffed up noticibly)... so
now I'm at least TRYING to cut down on the cigs... damn.

Anyway, allergies are not something one should mess with; that I know for a fact :(

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 01-06-19 14:28 <=-

Yes, certainly as the Christmas holiday approaches.. but just
generally even without the holiday crunch, it has been very busy around
here.

It's been busy here, too... and I don't even do much if anything for the holiday any more... :)

Understand! Well, we've survived the 'holidays' and now I can wait
until Easter for the next 'big meal' <grin>.

That gives you a little breather, anyway... ;)

Yesterday was my son's birthday though... I had Ron grab some good
cakes at Wegmans for that.. I've had them before and they are
generally so good, you wouldn't think they were 'supermarket cakes' :)

For sure... They do make an effort to put quality into their bakery
products (like everything else)... even their sheet cakes are pretty
good.... The fancier cakes you might as well have gone to a "good"
bakery for.... :)

For dinner, we had barbequed spare ribs - he was happy (no chicken
Lol). He is just like my Uncle Ralph was as far as chicken goes.. he inspects it for 'fat' and generally won't eat any bird at all :)
Tastes, at least in my family, seem to be genetic haha

Doesn't hurt to indulge him on his birthday.... :)

There is just one here in Ithaca :) [Friendly's]

So at least you could check it out if you wanted to... It's not just ice
cream, of course.... foods, too... :)

I remember the foods at Friendly's fairly well. We used to stop there
for lunches or a fast dinner when we were in a mall with one long long
ago :) I remember shrimp in a basket coated with bread crumbs, for
example.

They don't do the baskets any more (I think that was a fad at the time),
but they do still have the breaded shrimp, along with breaded clam
strips... :)

I have always preferred raw clams :) :) I think at one of picnics
here in Ithaca, we went to Maxie's Supper Club & Oyster Bar - I
remember that was a great place to get raw clams :)

Both the picnics, we went to Maxie's.... I don't remember if I tried the
raw clams... I might have.... :)

That does look good.... :) If ever my apple allergy goes away, it's
something I'd like to try.... not that I expect it to... it's been there
for quite a long time now...

My daughter also had problems with apples in general. Her reactions
were interesting in that if the apples were cooked, it didn't bother
her so badly. I always thought that was weird. :( I think she just
avoids them now, period.

I wouldn't blame her... I've got the problems whether raw or cooked,
alone or in stuff, and in fairly small quantities still... I'm not as totally allergic as I might be, but it's bad enough... :)

I understand! My allergies are constantly changing, what a PITA. Not
so much with foods, but with meds. I tried to quit smoking with
Chantix, and the first time I tried, there were no problems with the
drug. I started smoking again though a few weeks later (dumb) and the

You are right... that was dumb... ;)

second time I tried Chantix I had a bad alleric reaction (one side of
my face turned RED and puffed up noticibly)... so now I'm at least
TRYING to cut down on the cigs... damn.

Apparently you got sensitised to the drug the first time, and so
developed the allergy to it.... too bad it couldn't help you the second time.... A friend of mine here got so mad at the cigarette companies
when they admitted that they had put things into the cigs to make
smokers more addicted to them, that she finally just stopped cold
turkey, after years of trying every so often to quit.... She'd used
vaping the last few times, and did that for a while this last time... I
think she's not even doing that any more.... and she didn't pick up the
cigs again.... she's still too mad at the companies to want to support
them any more with her habit...

Anyway, allergies are not something one should mess with; that I know
for a fact :(

That's for sure.... I have issues with almost every drug I've tried...
it's rare when something will actually work, and not give any issues...
usually it doesn't work (or barely works) and does give me a lot of
issues.... I'm very leery of any new prescription, as you might
guess.... ;)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy!

It's been busy here, too... and I don't even do much if anything for the
holiday any more... :)

Understand! Well, we've survived the 'holidays' and now I can wait
until Easter for the next 'big meal' <grin>.

That gives you a little breather, anyway... ;)

Yes, it does though as I mentioned to Ron's aunt way back when I was trying to convince her to move in with us (instead of her living with her housekeeper), I
cook every night "anyway" <g>.

I just had a bad feeling about her moving in with someone who was not really a family member.. it all seemed innocent enough, until a bit later I got a call her bank saying a huge amount of funds had been removed from Ron's aunt's account. You can probably guess where those funds ended up :(

Yesterday was my son's birthday though... I had Ron grab some good
cakes at Wegmans for that.. I've had them before and they are
generally so good, you wouldn't think they were 'supermarket cakes' :)

For sure... They do make an effort to put quality into their bakery
products (like everything else)... even their sheet cakes are pretty
good.... The fancier cakes you might as well have gone to a "good"
bakery for.... :)

Yes, that's what I've found as well :) Ok, it's not the same as say going to a
good Italian bakery like Sopranos (in Waverly NY https://sopranosmarket.com/) but for american fare, or a good birthday cake, it's great. :)

For dinner, we had barbequed spare ribs - he was happy (no chicken
Lol). He is just like my Uncle Ralph was as far as chicken goes.. he
inspects it for 'fat' and generally won't eat any bird at all :)
Tastes, at least in my family, seem to be genetic haha

Doesn't hurt to indulge him on his birthday.... :)

True - I usually ask the person who's birthday we'll be celebrating what they'd
like to eat for their birthday dinner, along with what kind of cake. :) I figure it's only fair Lol

There is just one here in Ithaca :) [Friendly's]

So at least you could check it out if you wanted to... It's not just ice >>>> cream, of course.... foods, too... :)

I remember the foods at Friendly's fairly well. We used to stop there
for lunches or a fast dinner when we were in a mall with one long long
ago :) I remember shrimp in a basket coated with bread crumbs, for
example.

They don't do the baskets any more (I think that was a fad at the time),
but they do still have the breaded shrimp, along with breaded clam
strips... :)

I have always preferred raw clams :) :) I think at one of picnics
here in Ithaca, we went to Maxie's Supper Club & Oyster Bar - I
remember that was a great place to get raw clams :)

Both the picnics, we went to Maxie's.... I don't remember if I tried the
raw clams... I might have.... :)

Hopefully you enjoyed whatever it was you ordered. I haven't been disappointed
there yet :) It is still one of my favorite places to go for dinner.

My daughter also had problems with apples in general. Her reactions
were interesting in that if the apples were cooked, it didn't bother
her so badly. I always thought that was weird. :( I think she just
avoids them now, period.

I wouldn't blame her... I've got the problems whether raw or cooked,
alone or in stuff, and in fairly small quantities still... I'm not as
totally allergic as I might be, but it's bad enough... :)

I understand! My allergies are constantly changing, what a PITA. Not
so much with foods, but with meds. I tried to quit smoking with
Chantix, and the first time I tried, there were no problems with the
drug. I started smoking again though a few weeks later (dumb) and the

You are right... that was dumb... ;)

Smokers don't need much of reason to restart, honest to god.. sick though I know.

second time I tried Chantix I had a bad alleric reaction (one side of
my face turned RED and puffed up noticibly)... so now I'm at least
TRYING to cut down on the cigs... damn.

Apparently you got sensitised to the drug the first time, and so
developed the allergy to it.... too bad it couldn't help you the second time....

That's what I think happened as well.. The other drug I tried before that (can't remember the name) gave me really bad stomach problems so that one is out as well. So one of these days I'm just going to have to buck up and do it.
big dammit Lol

A friend of mine here got so mad at the cigarette companies
when they admitted that they had put things into the cigs to make
smokers more addicted to them, that she finally just stopped cold
turkey, after years of trying every so often to quit.... She'd used
vaping the last few times, and did that for a while this last time... I
think she's not even doing that any more.... and she didn't pick up the
cigs again.... she's still too mad at the companies to want to support
them any more with her habit...

It's funny how different people react to things like vaping. When I tried using it quit, it made me smoke more.. go figure...

Anyway, allergies are not something one should mess with; that I know
for a fact :(

That's for sure.... I have issues with almost every drug I've tried...
it's rare when something will actually work, and not give any issues... usually it doesn't work (or barely works) and does give me a lot of issues.... I'm very leery of any new prescription, as you might
guess.... ;)

If it's an antibiotic, I know these days I'll probably have a problem with it..
my doc is good as watching which ones he gives me so that's good.. I was totally surprised though by the allergy to Chantix (sigh).

Here's something I made recently, I forget where I found the recipe but it's very good :)

===Chicken with Polenta ===
4 bone-in chicken thigh and leg or chicken breasts
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning
2 teaspoons grill seasoning
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4 thick cut slices pancetta or bacon, chopped
1 medium red onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, grated or finely chopped
1 to 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup tomato sauce
2 1/2 cups chicken stock
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup quick cooking polenta (corn meal, geez all cornmeal is "quick
cooking <grin>)
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup grated Parmiginao-Reggiano
Torn fresh basil leaves

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Season the chicken liberally with salt and pepper, poultry seasoning, and grill
seasoning. Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium skillet and brown the chicken a few minutes on each side to put some of it's flavor and drippings into the pan then transfer to oven and roast 15 minutes more or until juices run clear. Meanwhile, add 1 more tablespoon olive oil to the pan and cook pancetta or bacon, if using, until crisp. Add onions, garlic and rosemary, cook
5 minutes then add the vinegar, sugar, Worcestershire, tomato sauce and 1/2 cup
chicken stock, reduce heat to low and let sauce simmer 5 minutes more.

Bring remaining 1 1/2 cups stock and milk to a boil, whisk in polenta and season with salt and pepper. Whisk polenta 2 to 3 minutes until it thickens, stir in butter and cheese, remove from heat.

Remove chicken from oven and turn in barbecue sauce. Fill shallow bowls with polenta Top with chicken, spoon extra sauce over chicken and garnish with some torn basil leaves.
===

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 01-11-19 22:27 <=-

It's been busy here, too... and I don't even do much if anything for the
holiday any more... :)

Understand! Well, we've survived the 'holidays' and now I can wait
until Easter for the next 'big meal' <grin>.

That gives you a little breather, anyway... ;)

Yes, it does though as I mentioned to Ron's aunt way back when I was trying to convince her to move in with us (instead of her living with
her housekeeper), I cook every night "anyway" <g>.

Except that every night cooking isn't the blowout cooking for a holiday, generally.... ;)

I just had a bad feeling about her moving in with someone who was not really a family member.. it all seemed innocent enough, until a bit
later I got a call her bank saying a huge amount of funds had been
removed from Ron's aunt's account. You can probably guess where those funds ended up :(

That's a shame.... one would have hoped for better from a trusted friend/employee.... Were you able to recoup any of that...?

Yesterday was my son's birthday though... I had Ron grab some good
cakes at Wegmans for that.. I've had them before and they are
generally so good, you wouldn't think they were 'supermarket cakes' :)

For sure... They do make an effort to put quality into their bakery products (like everything else)... even their sheet cakes are pretty good.... The fancier cakes you might as well have gone to a "good"
bakery for.... :)

Yes, that's what I've found as well :) Ok, it's not the same as say
going to a good Italian bakery like Sopranos (in Waverly NY https://sopranosmarket.com/) but for american fare, or a good birthday cake, it's great. :)

I'm sure there are fancier places, but, as you say, for most things,
they do pretty well... :)

For dinner, we had barbequed spare ribs - he was happy (no chicken
Lol). He is just like my Uncle Ralph was as far as chicken goes.. he
inspects it for 'fat' and generally won't eat any bird at all :)
Tastes, at least in my family, seem to be genetic haha

Doesn't hurt to indulge him on his birthday.... :)

True - I usually ask the person who's birthday we'll be celebrating
what they'd like to eat for their birthday dinner, along with what kind
of cake. :) I figure it's only fair Lol

Agreed.... :)

I remember the foods at Friendly's fairly well. We used to stop there
for lunches or a fast dinner when we were in a mall with one long long
ago :) I remember shrimp in a basket coated with bread crumbs, for
example.

They don't do the baskets any more (I think that was a fad at the time),
but they do still have the breaded shrimp, along with breaded clam
strips... :)

I have always preferred raw clams :) :) I think at one of picnics
here in Ithaca, we went to Maxie's Supper Club & Oyster Bar - I
remember that was a great place to get raw clams :)

Both the picnics, we went to Maxie's.... I don't remember if I tried the
raw clams... I might have.... :)

Hopefully you enjoyed whatever it was you ordered. I haven't been disappointed there yet :) It is still one of my favorite places to go
for dinner.

I remember enjoying whatever I did order... it was a fun place to go...

I wouldn't blame her... I've got the problems whether raw or cooked,
alone or in stuff, and in fairly small quantities still... I'm not as
totally allergic as I might be, but it's bad enough... :)

I understand! My allergies are constantly changing, what a PITA. Not
so much with foods, but with meds. I tried to quit smoking with
Chantix, and the first time I tried, there were no problems with the
drug. I started smoking again though a few weeks later (dumb) and the

You are right... that was dumb... ;)

Smokers don't need much of reason to restart, honest to god.. sick
though I know.

Yes, I know.... I never started, thankfully.... but I have friends and
family that smoke(d)....

second time I tried Chantix I had a bad alleric reaction (one side of
my face turned RED and puffed up noticibly)... so now I'm at least
TRYING to cut down on the cigs... damn.

Apparently you got sensitised to the drug the first time, and so
developed the allergy to it.... too bad it couldn't help you the second time....

That's what I think happened as well.. The other drug I tried before
that (can't remember the name) gave me really bad stomach problems so
that one is out as well. So one of these days I'm just going to have
to buck up and do it. big dammit Lol

That's probably the only way it will happen....

A friend of mine here got so mad at the cigarette companies
when they admitted that they had put things into the cigs to make
smokers more addicted to them, that she finally just stopped cold
turkey, after years of trying every so often to quit.... She'd used
vaping the last few times, and did that for a while this last time... I think she's not even doing that any more.... and she didn't pick up the
cigs again.... she's still too mad at the companies to want to support
them any more with her habit...

It's funny how different people react to things like vaping. When I
tried using it to quit, it made me smoke more.. go figure...

I've heard of that happening.... I think my friend had a little of that,
too... it's like the nicotine patches and all, supposed to help you
withdraw from the pyschological aspects while tapering down on the
physical aspects.... but things like that don't work for everybody...

Anyway, allergies are not something one should mess with; that I know
for a fact :(

That's for sure.... I have issues with almost every drug I've tried...
it's rare when something will actually work, and not give any issues... usually it doesn't work (or barely works) and does give me a lot of issues.... I'm very leery of any new prescription, as you might
guess.... ;)

If it's an antibiotic, I know these days I'll probably have a problem
with it.. my doc is good as watching which ones he gives me so that's good.. I was totally surprised though by the allergy to Chantix (sigh).

Some systems just are more sensitive than others... and I'm sure the MS complicates things even more....

Here's something I made recently, I forget where I found the recipe
but it's very good :)
===Chicken with Polenta ===

That does look nice... :)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

It's been busy here, too... and I don't even do much if anything for the >>>> holiday any more... :)

Understand! Well, we've survived the 'holidays' and now I can wait
until Easter for the next 'big meal' <grin>.

That gives you a little breather, anyway... ;)

Well, I do still have some ravioli in the freezer from Christmas.. so maybe Easter will be not crazy.. that and some Easter Egg Bread for breakfast should be good :)

===Easter Egg Bread===
This is great breakfast treat on Easter morning. The dyed raw eggs bake in the
oven so that sections can be broken off with a chunk of bread and egg combined.

9 raw eggs
Easter Egg coloring kit
4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 package dry active yeast
2/3 cup milk
2 tablespoons butter
2 eggs
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 egg mixed with 1 tablespoon of water

Dye the 9 raw eggs and set aside. Don't cook them. Mix sugar, salt, and flour
in a bowl. In a small pot, scald the milk (heat to almost boiling, 125 degrees) and then add the butter. When at room temperature, add the yeast. Let
the yeast dissolve. Add the liquid ingredients to the flour mixture and beat 2
minutes. Beat in the 2 eggs and grated lemon peel. Knead the dough until smooth and soft. Place the dough in a clean bowl and pour a little oil over it. Turn the ball of dough to coat. Cover with a dish towel and let it rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 1/2 hours. Punch down the dough and knead
for moment to redistribute the yeast. Let the dough rest for 5 minutes. Cut the dough in three pieces and form each into a long rope, 25 inches long. Place the ropes on an oiled cookie sheet, and braid the ropes. Join the ends to form a large circle and use your fingers to pinch the dough to seal it. Place the dyed raw eggs in the braided loaf, using sections of braid to hold each raw egg securely. If the egg isn't in place securely, it will roll off as
the bread bakes. Brush the dough with the egg mixed with water and let rise for about an hour. Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until the bread sounds hollow when you tap on it and the loaf is golden brown.
===

Hmm... Yeah, ravioli with marinar sauce, some veal cutlets, and Easter Egg bread for breakfast.. :)

Yes, it does though as I mentioned to Ron's aunt way back when I was
trying to convince her to move in with us (instead of her living with
her housekeeper), I cook every night "anyway" <g>.

Except that every night cooking isn't the blowout cooking for a holiday, generally.... ;)

It can get involved some nights though :) Last night I took an easy way out though and made a quick red and green lentil soup with garlic sausages.. I also
threw in about 1/2 cup of small pasta. Came out really good :)

I just had a bad feeling about her moving in with someone who was not
really a family member.. it all seemed innocent enough, until a bit
later I got a call her bank saying a huge amount of funds had been
removed from Ron's aunt's account. You can probably guess where those
funds ended up :(

That's a shame.... one would have hoped for better from a trusted friend/employee.... Were you able to recoup any of that...?

Not a cent, it's really irritating to her - as she knows exactly what happened.
Even though she's quite old, she is still very very aware of all that goes on which is great. Sad though in this case :( The police in Ellenville, where this happened keep saying they are working on it, but geez, if we don't call them we never hear a word about the case. And there hasn't been any progress at all :( I would bet the whole thing showing no compensation is due to relatives up there (you know, in the police force or something :().

Yesterday was my son's birthday though... I had Ron grab some good
cakes at Wegmans for that.. I've had them before and they are
generally so good, you wouldn't think they were 'supermarket cakes' :)

For sure... They do make an effort to put quality into their bakery
products (like everything else)... even their sheet cakes are pretty
good.... The fancier cakes you might as well have gone to a "good"
bakery for.... :)

Yes, that's what I've found as well :) Ok, it's not the same as say
going to a good Italian bakery like Sopranos (in Waverly NY
https://sopranosmarket.com/) but for american fare, or a good birthday
cake, it's great. :)

I'm sure there are fancier places, but, as you say, for most things,
they do pretty well... :)

Yes, they do :) Now and again when I'm really beat I send Ron over to Wegmans to pick up wegmans's prepared dinners as well. They are very good :)

I remember the foods at Friendly's fairly well. We used to stop there >>>>> for lunches or a fast dinner when we were in a mall with one long long >>>>> ago :) I remember shrimp in a basket coated with bread crumbs, for
example.

They don't do the baskets any more (I think that was a fad at the time), >>>> but they do still have the breaded shrimp, along with breaded clam
strips... :)

I have always preferred raw clams :) :) I think at one of picnics
here in Ithaca, we went to Maxie's Supper Club & Oyster Bar - I
remember that was a great place to get raw clams :)

Both the picnics, we went to Maxie's.... I don't remember if I tried the
raw clams... I might have.... :)

Hopefully you enjoyed whatever it was you ordered. I haven't been
disappointed there yet :) It is still one of my favorite places to go
for dinner.

I remember enjoying whatever I did order... it was a fun place to go...

Hmm... yes, I'll have to see if they do 'take out' hehe.. that would be great..
Then I can pig out on all that seafood :)

I wouldn't blame her... I've got the problems whether raw or cooked,
alone or in stuff, and in fairly small quantities still... I'm not as
totally allergic as I might be, but it's bad enough... :)

I understand! My allergies are constantly changing, what a PITA. Not
so much with foods, but with meds. I tried to quit smoking with
Chantix, and the first time I tried, there were no problems with the
drug. I started smoking again though a few weeks later (dumb) and the

You are right... that was dumb... ;)

Smokers don't need much of reason to restart, honest to god.. sick
though I know.

Yes, I know.... I never started, thankfully.... but I have friends and
family that smoke(d)....

That is also one of good things about my 2 kids.. neither one ever started. So much better for them. I think my daughter did try it maybe once (a few cigs) and quickly tossed that idea, thank goodness. Ron did smoke when we first met,
but quit when my daughter was born.

second time I tried Chantix I had a bad alleric reaction (one side of
my face turned RED and puffed up noticibly)... so now I'm at least
TRYING to cut down on the cigs... damn.

Apparently you got sensitised to the drug the first time, and so
developed the allergy to it.... too bad it couldn't help you the second
time....

That's what I think happened as well.. The other drug I tried before
that (can't remember the name) gave me really bad stomach problems so
that one is out as well. So one of these days I'm just going to have
to buck up and do it. big dammit Lol

That's probably the only way it will happen....

Yep..

[vaping]

It's funny how different people react to things like vaping. When I
tried using it to quit, it made me smoke more.. go figure...

I've heard of that happening.... I think my friend had a little of that, too... it's like the nicotine patches and all, supposed to help you
withdraw from the pyschological aspects while tapering down on the
physical aspects.... but things like that don't work for everybody...

Yeah, the patches made me crazy, I remember that! Really bad reaction to those
things... I couldn't wait to rip them off my skin!

Anyway, allergies are not something one should mess with; that I know
for a fact :(

That's for sure.... I have issues with almost every drug I've tried...
it's rare when something will actually work, and not give any issues...
usually it doesn't work (or barely works) and does give me a lot of
issues.... I'm very leery of any new prescription, as you might
guess.... ;)

If it's an antibiotic, I know these days I'll probably have a problem
with it.. my doc is good as watching which ones he gives me so that's
good.. I was totally surprised though by the allergy to Chantix (sigh).

Some systems just are more sensitive than others... and I'm sure the MS complicates things even more....

Yes, especially when you know there are a number of varied allegies in the family... on both sides :( I remember one of Mom's sisters telling me that her
doctor also had real problems finding any antibiotics that did not cause her problems :(

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 01-15-19 11:43 <=-

It's been busy here, too... and I don't even do much if anything
for the holiday any more... :)

Understand! Well, we've survived the 'holidays' and now I can wait
until Easter for the next 'big meal' <grin>.

That gives you a little breather, anyway... ;)

Well, I do still have some ravioli in the freezer from Christmas.. so maybe Easter will be not crazy.. that and some Easter Egg Bread for breakfast should be good :)

There's a good start... :)

===Easter Egg Bread===
This is great breakfast treat on Easter morning. The dyed raw eggs
bake in the oven so that sections can be broken off with a chunk of
bread and egg combined.

The shell just gets taken off at that point...?

Hmm... Yeah, ravioli with marinar sauce, some veal cutlets, and Easter
Egg bread for breakfast.. :)

Sounds like a nice plan... :)

Yes, it does though as I mentioned to Ron's aunt way back when I was
trying to convince her to move in with us (instead of her living with
her housekeeper), I cook every night "anyway" <g>.

Except that every night cooking isn't the blowout cooking for a holiday, generally.... ;)

It can get involved some nights though :) Last night I took an easy
way out though and made a quick red and green lentil soup with garlic sausages.. I also threw in about 1/2 cup of small pasta. Came out
really good :)

Does sound nice... :)

I just had a bad feeling about her moving in with someone who was not
really a family member.. it all seemed innocent enough, until a bit
later I got a call her bank saying a huge amount of funds had been
removed from Ron's aunt's account. You can probably guess where those
funds ended up :(

That's a shame.... one would have hoped for better from a trusted friend/employee.... Were you able to recoup any of that...?

Not a cent, it's really irritating to her - as she knows exactly what happened. Even though she's quite old, she is still very very aware of
all that goes on which is great. Sad though in this case :( The
police in Ellenville, where this happened keep saying they are working
on it, but geez, if we don't call them we never hear a word about the case. And there hasn't been any progress at all :( I would bet the
whole thing showing no compensation is due to relatives up there (you know, in the police force or something :().

Possibly.... it's a real shame....

Yesterday was my son's birthday though... I had Ron grab some good
cakes at Wegmans for that.. I've had them before and they are
generally so good, you wouldn't think they were 'supermarket cakes' :)

For sure... They do make an effort to put quality into their bakery
products (like everything else)... even their sheet cakes are pretty
good.... The fancier cakes you might as well have gone to a "good"
bakery for.... :)

Yes, that's what I've found as well :) Ok, it's not the same as say
going to a good Italian bakery like Sopranos (in Waverly NY
https://sopranosmarket.com/) but for american fare, or a good birthday
cake, it's great. :)

I'm sure there are fancier places, but, as you say, for most things,
they do pretty well... :)

Yes, they do :) Now and again when I'm really beat I send Ron over to Wegmans to pick up wegmans's prepared dinners as well. They are very
good :)

Agreed... They start with good ingredients, and they do put them
together nicely... They've been having the digital coupons for the
oven-ready packaged meals, which encourages me to get them from time to time.... And the prepackaged ready to eat ones are pretty nice, even if
I wouldn't always be putting quite those same things together... :)

I have always preferred raw clams :) :) I think at one of picnics
here in Ithaca, we went to Maxie's Supper Club & Oyster Bar - I
remember that was a great place to get raw clams :)

Both the picnics, we went to Maxie's.... I don't remember if I tried the
raw clams... I might have.... :)

Hopefully you enjoyed whatever it was you ordered. I haven't been
disappointed there yet :) It is still one of my favorite places to go
for dinner.

I remember enjoying whatever I did order... it was a fun place to go...

Hmm... yes, I'll have to see if they do 'take out' hehe.. that would
be great.. Then I can pig out on all that seafood :)

Now that's a thought... ;)

I understand! My allergies are constantly changing, what a PITA. Not
so much with foods, but with meds. I tried to quit smoking with
Chantix, and the first time I tried, there were no problems with the
drug. I started smoking again though a few weeks later (dumb) and the

You are right... that was dumb... ;)

Smokers don't need much of reason to restart, honest to god.. sick
though I know.

Yes, I know.... I never started, thankfully.... but I have friends and family that smoke(d)....

That is also one of good things about my 2 kids.. neither one ever started. So much better for them. I think my daughter did try it maybe once (a few cigs) and quickly tossed that idea, thank goodness. Ron
did smoke when we first met, but quit when my daughter was born.

Easier to "stop" what one never starts... :)

[vaping]

It's funny how different people react to things like vaping. When I
tried using it to quit, it made me smoke more.. go figure...

I've heard of that happening.... I think my friend had a little of that, too... it's like the nicotine patches and all, supposed to help you
withdraw from the pyschological aspects while tapering down on the
physical aspects.... but things like that don't work for everybody...

Yeah, the patches made me crazy, I remember that! Really bad reaction
to those things... I couldn't wait to rip them off my skin!

Quite understand...!

Anyway, allergies are not something one should mess with; that I know
for a fact :(

That's for sure.... I have issues with almost every drug I've tried...
it's rare when something will actually work, and not give any issues...
usually it doesn't work (or barely works) and does give me a lot of
issues.... I'm very leery of any new prescription, as you might
guess.... ;)

If it's an antibiotic, I know these days I'll probably have a problem
with it.. my doc is good as watching which ones he gives me so that's
good.. I was totally surprised though by the allergy to Chantix (sigh).

Some systems just are more sensitive than others... and I'm sure the MS complicates things even more....

Yes, especially when you know there are a number of varied allegies in
the family... on both sides :( I remember one of Mom's sisters telling
me that her doctor also had real problems finding any antibiotics that
did not cause her problems :(

Yup, genetics plays a part as well...

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

Understand! Well, we've survived the 'holidays' and now I can wait
until Easter for the next 'big meal' <grin>.

That gives you a little breather, anyway... ;)

Well, I do still have some ravioli in the freezer from Christmas.. so
maybe Easter will be not crazy.. that and some Easter Egg Bread for
breakfast should be good :)

There's a good start... :)

Yes, true :)

===Easter Egg Bread===
This is great breakfast treat on Easter morning. The dyed raw eggs
bake in the oven so that sections can be broken off with a chunk of
bread and egg combined.

The shell just gets taken off at that point...?

Yes, when you serve it. The egg can be removed easily, rolled a bit to loosen the shell.

It can get involved some nights though :) Last night I took an easy
way out though and made a quick red and green lentil soup with garlic
sausages.. I also threw in about 1/2 cup of small pasta. Came out
really good :)

Does sound nice... :)

Warming for sure on a chilly night.

I just had a bad feeling about her moving in with someone who was not
really a family member.. it all seemed innocent enough, until a bit
later I got a call her bank saying a huge amount of funds had been
removed from Ron's aunt's account. You can probably guess where those
funds ended up :(

That's a shame.... one would have hoped for better from a trusted
friend/employee.... Were you able to recoup any of that...?

Not a cent, it's really irritating to her - as she knows exactly what
happened. Even though she's quite old, she is still very very aware of
all that goes on which is great. Sad though in this case :( The
police in Ellenville, where this happened keep saying they are working
on it, but geez, if we don't call them we never hear a word about the
case. And there hasn't been any progress at all :( I would bet the
whole thing showing no compensation is due to relatives up there (you
know, in the police force or something :().

Possibly.... it's a real shame....

You'd think the local offices would be concerned for our elder's sake but...
:(

[wegmans]

Yes, they do :) Now and again when I'm really beat I send Ron over to
Wegmans to pick up wegmans's prepared dinners as well. They are very
good :)

Agreed... They start with good ingredients, and they do put them
together nicely... They've been having the digital coupons for the oven-ready packaged meals, which encourages me to get them from time to time.... And the prepackaged ready to eat ones are pretty nice, even if
I wouldn't always be putting quite those same things together... :)

Agree there :) Great for when the exhaustion level is high <g>

I understand! My allergies are constantly changing, what a PITA. Not >>>>> so much with foods, but with meds. I tried to quit smoking with
Chantix, and the first time I tried, there were no problems with the >>>>> drug. I started smoking again though a few weeks later (dumb) and the >>>> You are right... that was dumb... ;)

Smokers don't need much of reason to restart, honest to god.. sick
though I know.

Yes, I know.... I never started, thankfully.... but I have friends and
family that smoke(d)....

That is also one of good things about my 2 kids.. neither one ever
started. So much better for them. I think my daughter did try it maybe
once (a few cigs) and quickly tossed that idea, thank goodness. Ron
did smoke when we first met, but quit when my daughter was born.

Easier to "stop" what one never starts... :)

Most definitely! I'm still fighting it, so I'm trying to cut back at least FWTW.

Anyway, allergies are not something one should mess with; that I know >>>>> for a fact :(

That's for sure.... I have issues with almost every drug I've tried... >>>> it's rare when something will actually work, and not give any issues... >>>> usually it doesn't work (or barely works) and does give me a lot of
issues.... I'm very leery of any new prescription, as you might
guess.... ;)

If it's an antibiotic, I know these days I'll probably have a problem
with it.. my doc is good as watching which ones he gives me so that's
good.. I was totally surprised though by the allergy to Chantix (sigh).

Some systems just are more sensitive than others... and I'm sure the MS
complicates things even more....

Yes, especially when you know there are a number of varied allegies in
the family... on both sides :( I remember one of Mom's sisters telling
me that her doctor also had real problems finding any antibiotics that
did not cause her problems :(

Yup, genetics plays a part as well...

Olive leaf extract to the rescue... works for me most times :) But you have to
be careful even with that counter-top drug.

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 01-21-19 10:39 <=-

===Easter Egg Bread===
This is great breakfast treat on Easter morning. The dyed raw eggs
bake in the oven so that sections can be broken off with a chunk of
bread and egg combined.

The shell just gets taken off at that point...?

Yes, when you serve it. The egg can be removed easily, rolled a bit
to loosen the shell.

Ok, that's what I was thinking... :)

I just had a bad feeling about her moving in with someone who was not
really a family member.. it all seemed innocent enough, until a bit
later I got a call her bank saying a huge amount of funds had been
removed from Ron's aunt's account. You can probably guess where those
funds ended up :(

That's a shame.... one would have hoped for better from a trusted
friend/employee.... Were you able to recoup any of that...?

Not a cent, it's really irritating to her - as she knows exactly what
happened. Even though she's quite old, she is still very very aware of
all that goes on which is great. Sad though in this case :( The
police in Ellenville, where this happened keep saying they are working
on it, but geez, if we don't call them we never hear a word about the
case. And there hasn't been any progress at all :( I would bet the
whole thing showing no compensation is due to relatives up there (you
know, in the police force or something :().

Possibly.... it's a real shame....

You'd think the local offices would be concerned for our elder's sake but... :(

Indeed.

[wegmans]

Yes, they do :) Now and again when I'm really beat I send Ron over to
Wegmans to pick up wegmans's prepared dinners as well. They are very
good :)

Agreed... They start with good ingredients, and they do put them
together nicely... They've been having the digital coupons for the oven-ready packaged meals, which encourages me to get them from time to time.... And the prepackaged ready to eat ones are pretty nice, even if
I wouldn't always be putting quite those same things together... :)

Agree there :) Great for when the exhaustion level is high <g>

Exactly... :)

That is also one of good things about my 2 kids.. neither one ever
started. So much better for them. I think my daughter did try it maybe
once (a few cigs) and quickly tossed that idea, thank goodness. Ron
did smoke when we first met, but quit when my daughter was born.

Easier to "stop" what one never starts... :)

Most definitely! I'm still fighting it, so I'm trying to cut back at least FWTW.

Good for you. :)

Anyway, allergies are not something one should mess with; that I know
for a fact :(

That's for sure.... I have issues with almost every drug I've tried...
it's rare when something will actually work, and not give any issues...
usually it doesn't work (or barely works) and does give me a lot of
issues.... I'm very leery of any new prescription, as you might
guess.... ;)

If it's an antibiotic, I know these days I'll probably have a problem
with it.. my doc is good as watching which ones he gives me so that's
good.. I was totally surprised though by the allergy to Chantix (sigh).

Some systems just are more sensitive than others... and I'm sure the MS
complicates things even more....

Yes, especially when you know there are a number of varied allegies in
the family... on both sides :( I remember one of Mom's sisters telling
me that her doctor also had real problems finding any antibiotics that
did not cause her problems :(

Yup, genetics plays a part as well...

Olive leaf extract to the rescue... works for me most times :) But
you have to be careful even with that counter-top drug.

Never tried that one... fortunately most antibiotics do work for me... :)

ttyl neb

... Ever use capsaicin-based pain ointment as a food additive?

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Hi Nancy,

===Easter Egg Bread===
This is great breakfast treat on Easter morning. The dyed raw eggs
bake in the oven so that sections can be broken off with a chunk of
bread and egg combined.

The shell just gets taken off at that point...?

Yes, when you serve it. The egg can be removed easily, rolled a bit
to loosen the shell.

Ok, that's what I was thinking... :)

Yes, easiest way to remove a shell :)

later I got a call her bank saying a huge amount of funds had been
removed from Ron's aunt's account. You can probably guess where those >>>>> funds ended up :(

That's a shame.... one would have hoped for better from a trusted
friend/employee.... Were you able to recoup any of that...?

Not a cent, it's really irritating to her - as she knows exactly what
happened. Even though she's quite old, she is still very very aware of
all that goes on which is great. Sad though in this case :( The
police in Ellenville, where this happened keep saying they are working
on it, but geez, if we don't call them we never hear a word about the
case. And there hasn't been any progress at all :( I would bet the
whole thing showing no compensation is due to relatives up there (you
know, in the police force or something :().

Possibly.... it's a real shame....

You'd think the local offices would be concerned for our elder's sake
but... :(

Indeed.

I guess I just have to continue calling them... they'll get sick of my calls some day and maybe do something about it!

[wegmans]

Yes, they do :) Now and again when I'm really beat I send Ron over to
Wegmans to pick up wegmans's prepared dinners as well. They are very
good :)

Agreed... They start with good ingredients, and they do put them
together nicely... They've been having the digital coupons for the
oven-ready packaged meals, which encourages me to get them from time to
time.... And the prepackaged ready to eat ones are pretty nice, even if
I wouldn't always be putting quite those same things together... :)

Agree there :) Great for when the exhaustion level is high <g>

Exactly... :)

Works for me :)

That is also one of good things about my 2 kids.. neither one ever
started. So much better for them. I think my daughter did try it maybe
once (a few cigs) and quickly tossed that idea, thank goodness. Ron
did smoke when we first met, but quit when my daughter was born.

Easier to "stop" what one never starts... :)

Most definitely! I'm still fighting it, so I'm trying to cut back at
least FWTW.

Good for you. :)

Yeah, I really have to do it... one of these days I'll bite the bullet and quit
(I hope).

If it's an antibiotic, I know these days I'll probably have a problem >>>>> with it.. my doc is good as watching which ones he gives me so that's >>>>> good.. I was totally surprised though by the allergy to Chantix (sigh). >>>> Some systems just are more sensitive than others... and I'm sure the MS >>>> complicates things even more....

Yes, especially when you know there are a number of varied allegies in
the family... on both sides :( I remember one of Mom's sisters telling
me that her doctor also had real problems finding any antibiotics that
did not cause her problems :(

Yup, genetics plays a part as well...

Olive leaf extract to the rescue... works for me most times :) But
you have to be careful even with that counter-top drug.

Never tried that one... fortunately most antibiotics do work for me... :)

That's good! BTW, if you ever try olive leaf extract one should not take it when you are on regular antibiotics.

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 01-31-19 21:02 <=-

friend/employee.... Were you able to recoup any of that...?

Not a cent, it's really irritating to her - as she knows exactly what
happened. Even though she's quite old, she is still very very aware of
all that goes on which is great. Sad though in this case :( The
police in Ellenville, where this happened keep saying they are working
on it, but geez, if we don't call them we never hear a word about the
case. And there hasn't been any progress at all :( I would bet the
whole thing showing no compensation is due to relatives up there (you
know, in the police force or something :().

Possibly.... it's a real shame....

You'd think the local offices would be concerned for our elder's sake
but... :(

Indeed.

I guess I just have to continue calling them... they'll get sick of my calls some day and maybe do something about it!

Hopefully.... If they figure you aren't going to be going away, mayhe
they'll do something about it.... Is there any place you could enlist
for help...? Or would threatening to take it to the media shake them
loose, maybe....?

That is also one of good things about my 2 kids.. neither one ever
started. So much better for them. I think my daughter did try it maybe
once (a few cigs) and quickly tossed that idea, thank goodness. Ron
did smoke when we first met, but quit when my daughter was born.

Easier to "stop" what one never starts... :)

Most definitely! I'm still fighting it, so I'm trying to cut back at
least FWTW.

Good for you. :)

Yeah, I really have to do it... one of these days I'll bite the bullet
and quit (I hope).

You'll have plenty of support.... :)

If it's an antibiotic, I know these days I'll probably have a problem
with it.. my doc is good as watching which ones he gives me so that's
good.. I was totally surprised though by the allergy to Chantix (sigh).

Some systems just are more sensitive than others... and I'm sure the MS
complicates things even more....

Yes, especially when you know there are a number of varied allegies in
the family... on both sides :( I remember one of Mom's sisters telling
me that her doctor also had real problems finding any antibiotics that
did not cause her problems :(

Yup, genetics plays a part as well...

Olive leaf extract to the rescue... works for me most times :) But
you have to be careful even with that counter-top drug.

Never tried that one... fortunately most antibiotics do work for me... :)

That's good! BTW, if you ever try olive leaf extract one should not
take it when you are on regular antibiotics.

I'll keep that in mind... :) Sounds like it's similar to things like St.John's Wort and the antidepressives... :)

ttyl neb

... It's a tough job! ..... So I'd Rather YOU do it.

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Hi Nancy,

friend/employee.... Were you able to recoup any of that...?

Not a cent, it's really irritating to her - as she knows exactly what >>>>> happened. Even though she's quite old, she is still very very aware of >>>>> all that goes on which is great. Sad though in this case :( The
police in Ellenville, where this happened keep saying they are working >>>>> on it, but geez, if we don't call them we never hear a word about the >>>>> case. And there hasn't been any progress at all :( I would bet the >>>>> whole thing showing no compensation is due to relatives up there (you >>>>> know, in the police force or something :().

Possibly.... it's a real shame....

You'd think the local offices would be concerned for our elder's sake
but... :(

Indeed.

I guess I just have to continue calling them... they'll get sick of my
calls some day and maybe do something about it!

Hopefully.... If they figure you aren't going to be going away, mayhe
they'll do something about it.... Is there any place you could enlist
for help...? Or would threatening to take it to the media shake them
loose, maybe....?

No, not that I can think of at least...

That is also one of good things about my 2 kids.. neither one ever
started. So much better for them. I think my daughter did try it maybe >>>>> once (a few cigs) and quickly tossed that idea, thank goodness. Ron >>>>> did smoke when we first met, but quit when my daughter was born.

Easier to "stop" what one never starts... :)

Most definitely! I'm still fighting it, so I'm trying to cut back at
least FWTW.

Good for you. :)

Yeah, I really have to do it... one of these days I'll bite the bullet
and quit (I hope).

You'll have plenty of support.... :)

No doubt... though support isn't what I need. It's willpower (argh <g>)

If it's an antibiotic, I know these days I'll probably have a problem >>>>>>> with it.. my doc is good as watching which ones he gives me so that's >>>>>>> good.. I was totally surprised though by the allergy to Chantix (sigh). >>>>>> Some systems just are more sensitive than others... and I'm sure the MS >>>>>> complicates things even more....

Yes, especially when you know there are a number of varied allegies in >>>>> the family... on both sides :( I remember one of Mom's sisters telling >>>>> me that her doctor also had real problems finding any antibiotics that >>>>> did not cause her problems :(

Yup, genetics plays a part as well...

Olive leaf extract to the rescue... works for me most times :) But
you have to be careful even with that counter-top drug.

Never tried that one... fortunately most antibiotics do work for me... :)

That's good! BTW, if you ever try olive leaf extract one should not
take it when you are on regular antibiotics.

I'll keep that in mind... :) Sounds like it's similar to things like St.John's Wort and the antidepressives... :)

That's true...

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 02-08-19 11:57 <=-

friend/employee.... Were you able to recoup any of that...?

Not a cent, it's really irritating to her - as she knows exactly what

(snip)

whole thing showing no compensation is due to relatives up there (you
know, in the police force or something :().

Possibly.... it's a real shame....

(snip)

I guess I just have to continue calling them... they'll get sick of my
calls some day and maybe do something about it!

Hopefully.... If they figure you aren't going to be going away, mayhe they'll do something about it.... Is there any place you could enlist
for help...? Or would threatening to take it to the media shake them
loose, maybe....?

No, not that I can think of at least...

Here in Rochester there's an ElderSource type office... includes things
like Life Span and the Adult Protective Services... I was thinking maybe
that sort of place might be helpful....

That is also one of good things about my 2 kids.. neither one ever
started. So much better for them. I think my daughter did try it maybe
once (a few cigs) and quickly tossed that idea, thank goodness. Ron
did smoke when we first met, but quit when my daughter was born.

Easier to "stop" what one never starts... :)

Most definitely! I'm still fighting it, so I'm trying to cut back at
least FWTW.

Good for you. :)

Yeah, I really have to do it... one of these days I'll bite the bullet
and quit (I hope).

You'll have plenty of support.... :)

No doubt... though support isn't what I need. It's willpower (argh

<g>)

Support can help solidify the willpower... <G>

Yes, especially when you know there are a number of varied allegies in
the family... on both sides :( I remember one of Mom's sisters telling
me that her doctor also had real problems finding any antibiotics that
did not cause her problems :(

Yup, genetics plays a part as well...

Olive leaf extract to the rescue... works for me most times :) But
you have to be careful even with that counter-top drug.

Never tried that one... fortunately most antibiotics do work for me... :)

That's good! BTW, if you ever try olive leaf extract one should not
take it when you are on regular antibiotics.

I'll keep that in mind... :) Sounds like it's similar to things like St.John's Wort and the antidepressives... :)

That's true...

One has to be aware of interactions, for drugs and for supplements... :)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

friend/employee.... Were you able to recoup any of that...?

Not a cent, it's really irritating to her - as she knows exactly what

(snip)

whole thing showing no compensation is due to relatives up there (you >>>>>> know, in the police force or something :().

Possibly.... it's a real shame....

(snip)

I guess I just have to continue calling them... they'll get sick of my
calls some day and maybe do something about it!

Hopefully.... If they figure you aren't going to be going away, mayhe
they'll do something about it.... Is there any place you could enlist
for help...? Or would threatening to take it to the media shake them
loose, maybe....?
No, not that I can think of at least...

Here in Rochester there's an ElderSource type office... includes things
like Life Span and the Adult Protective Services... I was thinking maybe
that sort of place might be helpful....

Could be... there is a group like that around here as well, but for something so criminal as that action her housekeeper took, I'd think the state police would finally do something. I think it is time to call them again, that's for sure.

That is also one of good things about my 2 kids.. neither one ever >>>>>>> started. So much better for them. I think my daughter did try it maybe >>>>>>> once (a few cigs) and quickly tossed that idea, thank goodness. Ron >>>>>>> did smoke when we first met, but quit when my daughter was born.

Easier to "stop" what one never starts... :)

Most definitely! I'm still fighting it, so I'm trying to cut back at >>>>> least FWTW.

Good for you. :)

Yeah, I really have to do it... one of these days I'll bite the bullet
and quit (I hope).

You'll have plenty of support.... :)

No doubt... though support isn't what I need. It's willpower (argh

<g>)

Support can help solidify the willpower... <G>

haha.. true.. though when you want a cig bad enough, people needling you might just get on your nerves making things worse <vbg>. I just have to do it the way I did it the first time (many years ago)... just set aside X number of cigs
for that day and keep cutting down. I'm down now to about 1/2 pack a day, that's something.

Yes, especially when you know there are a number of varied allegies in >>>>>>> the family... on both sides :( I remember one of Mom's sisters telling >>>>>>> me that her doctor also had real problems finding any antibiotics that >>>>>>> did not cause her problems :(

Yup, genetics plays a part as well...

Olive leaf extract to the rescue... works for me most times :) But
you have to be careful even with that counter-top drug.

Never tried that one... fortunately most antibiotics do work for me... :) >>> That's good! BTW, if you ever try olive leaf extract one should not

take it when you are on regular antibiotics.

I'll keep that in mind... :) Sounds like it's similar to things like
St.John's Wort and the antidepressives... :)

That's true...

One has to be aware of interactions, for drugs and for supplements... :)

Yes, they can indeed have interactions with say prescribed medications, so one has to be careful.

===Lentil Loaf===
Great for sandwiches, hot or cold. We love this cold, when it's nice and firm.

1 cup dried red lentils
2 cups vegetable stock or water
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 Tablespoons dried bread crumbs
2 slices of bread, torn up
1/2 cup finely chopped mushrooms
1 chopped onion
1 stalk celery chopped
2 Tablespoons parsley
1/4 cup flour
1 cup tomato juice or 1/2 Cup ketchup dissolved with 1/2 cup water 1/2 teaspoon
salt or more to taste
1/2 teaspoon pepper or more to taste 2 eggs, lightly beaten
2 Tablespoons dry breadcrumbs for the pan

Put the lentils and stock in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat
and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed and the lentils are soft. Remove the bay leaf.

Heat the oven to 375F. Grease a loaf pan with olive oil, and sprinkle with 2 Tablespoons dry bread crumbs.

Stir the mushrooms, onion, torn bread, celery, parsley, flour, salt and pepper
into the lentils. Add the Tomato juice and eggs and mix all well.

Spoon the mixture into the loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake for 1 hour or until golden brown. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then loosen around the edge with a knife and place the loaf on a serving plate. Garnish with lemon slices and pieces of parsley. I like to cover the top with ketchup.
===

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 02-27-19 00:03 <=-

I guess I just have to continue calling them... they'll get sick of
my calls some day and maybe do something about it!

Hopefully.... If they figure you aren't going to be going away, mayhe
they'll do something about it.... Is there any place you could enlist
for help...? Or would threatening to take it to the media shake them
loose, maybe....?

No, not that I can think of at least...

Here in Rochester there's an ElderSource type office... includes things
like Life Span and the Adult Protective Services... I was thinking maybe that sort of place might be helpful....

Could be... there is a group like that around here as well, but for something so criminal as that action her housekeeper took, I'd think
the state police would finally do something. I think it is time to call them again, that's for sure.

I'd tend to agree with you on that last... my thought on the agency is
that they might have contacts with people that can push at the police a
little more efficiently...

Most definitely! I'm still fighting it, so I'm trying to cut back
at least FWTW.

Good for you. :)

Yeah, I really have to do it... one of these days I'll bite the bullet
and quit (I hope).

You'll have plenty of support.... :)

No doubt... though support isn't what I need. It's willpower (argh
<g>)

Support can help solidify the willpower... <G>

haha.. true.. though when you want a cig bad enough, people needling
you might just get on your nerves making things worse <vbg>.

I was thinking more the cheering section when you do manage to
refrain... I'll agree that nagging or needling doesn't help things...

I just have to do it the way I did it the first time (many years
ago)... just set aside X number of cigs for that day and keep cutting down. I'm down now to about 1/2 pack a day, that's something.

Indeed.... :) That's great....! :)

Olive leaf extract to the rescue... works for me most times :) But
you have to be careful even with that counter-top drug.

Never tried that one... fortunately most antibiotics do work for me...

That's good! BTW, if you ever try olive leaf extract one should not
take it when you are on regular antibiotics.

I'll keep that in mind... :) Sounds like it's similar to things like
St.John's Wort and the antidepressives... :)

That's true...

One has to be aware of interactions, for drugs and for supplements... :)

Yes, they can indeed have interactions with say prescribed
medications, so one has to be careful.

Yup. :) And let the docs know what supplements one is taking, just in case.... :)

===Lentil Loaf===
Great for sandwiches, hot or cold. We love this cold, when it's nice
and firm.

Do you mean using like meatloaf in sandwiches...? Or slices of it being
used like bread with fillings....?

ttyl neb

... Always tackle a small problem *before* he grows up...

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Hi Nancy,

As you know... the 'eternal catching up' here .. <g>

[...]

Here in Rochester there's an ElderSource type office... includes things
like Life Span and the Adult Protective Services... I was thinking maybe
that sort of place might be helpful....
Could be... there is a group like that around here as well, but for
something so criminal as that action her housekeeper took, I'd think
the state police would finally do something. I think it is time to call
them again, that's for sure.

I'd tend to agree with you on that last... my thought on the agency is
that they might have contacts with people that can push at the police a little more efficiently...

One can hope. The NYS police were supposed to stop by here a while back (according to them) but they haven't, so we'll probably give them another call.

Most definitely! I'm still fighting it, so I'm trying to cut back >>>>>>> at least FWTW.

Good for you. :)

Yeah, I really have to do it... one of these days I'll bite the bullet >>>>> and quit (I hope).

You'll have plenty of support.... :)

No doubt... though support isn't what I need. It's willpower (argh
<g>)

Support can help solidify the willpower... <G>
haha.. true.. though when you want a cig bad enough, people needling
you might just get on your nerves making things worse <vbg>.

I was thinking more the cheering section when you do manage to
refrain... I'll agree that nagging or needling doesn't help things...

Oh there are plenty of those around Lol :)

I just have to do it the way I did it the first time (many years
ago)... just set aside X number of cigs for that day and keep cutting
down. I'm down now to about 1/2 pack a day, that's something.

Indeed.... :) That's great....! :)

...Except when I'm really tired. I smoke more when I'm trying to stay awake grrr...

Olive leaf extract to the rescue... works for me most times :) But >>>>>>> you have to be careful even with that counter-top drug.

Never tried that one... fortunately most antibiotics do work for me... >>>>> That's good! BTW, if you ever try olive leaf extract one should not >>>>> take it when you are on regular antibiotics.

I'll keep that in mind... :) Sounds like it's similar to things like >>>> St.John's Wort and the antidepressives... :)

That's true...

One has to be aware of interactions, for drugs and for supplements... :)

Yes, they can indeed have interactions with say prescribed
medications, so one has to be careful.

Yup. :) And let the docs know what supplements one is taking, just in case.... :)

Def. true... I add them to my list of meds <g>

===Lentil Loaf===
Great for sandwiches, hot or cold. We love this cold, when it's nice
and firm.

Do you mean using like meatloaf in sandwiches...? Or slices of it being
used like bread with fillings....?

Sandwiches :)

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 03-01-19 12:01 <=-

As you know... the 'eternal catching up' here .. <g>

You and me both.... I get there, and the next thing I know, I've slipped
back a few days or more.... oh, well... just have to keep keeping on as
one can... :)

[...]

Here in Rochester there's an ElderSource type office... includes things
like Life Span and the Adult Protective Services... I was thinking maybe
that sort of place might be helpful....
Could be... there is a group like that around here as well, but for
something so criminal as that action her housekeeper took, I'd think
the state police would finally do something. I think it is time to call
them again, that's for sure.

I'd tend to agree with you on that last... my thought on the agency is
that they might have contacts with people that can push at the police a little more efficiently...

One can hope. The NYS police were supposed to stop by here a while
back (according to them) but they haven't, so we'll probably give them another call.

SOunds like a good idea... sometimes one has to be a little more squeaky
to get things to happen.....

Yeah, I really have to do it... one of these days I'll bite the bullet
and quit (I hope).

You'll have plenty of support.... :)

No doubt... though support isn't what I need. It's willpower (argh
<g>)

Support can help solidify the willpower... <G>

haha.. true.. though when you want a cig bad enough, people needling
you might just get on your nerves making things worse <vbg>.

I was thinking more the cheering section when you do manage to
refrain... I'll agree that nagging or needling doesn't help things...

Oh there are plenty of those around Lol :)

Which, the naggers or the cheering section.... ;)

I just have to do it the way I did it the first time (many years
ago)... just set aside X number of cigs for that day and keep cutting
down. I'm down now to about 1/2 pack a day, that's something.

Indeed.... :) That's great....! :)

...Except when I'm really tired. I smoke more when I'm trying to stay awake grrr...

Have to figure out some alternative ploy to keep yourself awake... :)

That's good! BTW, if you ever try olive leaf extract one should not
take it when you are on regular antibiotics.

I'll keep that in mind... :) Sounds like it's similar to things like
St.John's Wort and the antidepressives... :)

That's true...

One has to be aware of interactions, for drugs and for supplements... :)

Yes, they can indeed have interactions with say prescribed
medications, so one has to be careful.

Yup. :) And let the docs know what supplements one is taking, just in case.... :)

Def. true... I add them to my list of meds <g>

So do I. :)

===Lentil Loaf===
Great for sandwiches, hot or cold. We love this cold, when it's nice
and firm.

Do you mean using like meatloaf in sandwiches...? Or slices of it being used like bread with fillings....?

Sandwiches :)

Ah, ok... :) Now I can picture it properly... :)

ttyl neb

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Hi Nancy,

Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 03-01-19 12:01 <=-

As you know... the 'eternal catching up' here .. <g>

You and me both.... I get there, and the next thing I know, I've slipped
back a few days or more.... oh, well... just have to keep keeping on as
one can... :)

As usual... this one is definitely a 'desperately trying to catch up message' :)

[...]

Here in Rochester there's an ElderSource type office... includes things
like Life Span and the Adult Protective Services... I was thinking maybe >>> that sort of place might be helpful....
Could be... there is a group like that around here as well, but for
something so criminal as that action her housekeeper took, I'd think
the state police would finally do something. I think it is time to call
them again, that's for sure.

I'd tend to agree with you on that last... my thought on the agency is
that they might have contacts with people that can push at the police a
little more efficiently...

One can hope. The NYS police were supposed to stop by here a while
back (according to them) but they haven't, so we'll probably give them
another call.

SOunds like a good idea... sometimes one has to be a little more squeaky
to get things to happen.....

And then things get so crazy here, we barely have time for anything we used to do :( Ah well.. you do what you can...

Yeah, I really have to do it... one of these days I'll bite the bullet >>>>>>> and quit (I hope).

You'll have plenty of support.... :)

No doubt... though support isn't what I need. It's willpower (argh
<g>)

Support can help solidify the willpower... <G>

haha.. true.. though when you want a cig bad enough, people needling
you might just get on your nerves making things worse <vbg>.

I was thinking more the cheering section when you do manage to
refrain... I'll agree that nagging or needling doesn't help things...

Oh there are plenty of those around Lol :)

Which, the naggers or the cheering section.... ;)

I guess really both, but the naggers get on my case often enough hahaha I don't
mind really... because I know I really have to quit if I want to live... and I
do want to live for a bit longer :)

I just have to do it the way I did it the first time (many years
ago)... just set aside X number of cigs for that day and keep cutting
down. I'm down now to about 1/2 pack a day, that's something.

Indeed.... :) That's great....! :)

...Except when I'm really tired. I smoke more when I'm trying to stay
awake grrr...

Have to figure out some alternative ploy to keep yourself awake... :)

Yeah, it is funny.. the norm would be a few cups of coffee... but that doesn't seem to work much these days... I guess it's just a build up of a tolerance... darnit :)

That's good! BTW, if you ever try olive leaf extract one should not >>>>>>> take it when you are on regular antibiotics.

I'll keep that in mind... :) Sounds like it's similar to things like >>>>>> St.John's Wort and the antidepressives... :)

That's true...

One has to be aware of interactions, for drugs and for supplements... :) >>> Yes, they can indeed have interactions with say prescribed

medications, so one has to be careful.

Yup. :) And let the docs know what supplements one is taking, just in
case.... :)

Def. true... I add them to my list of meds <g>

So do I. :)

Yeah, you really have to do that.

===Lentil Loaf===
Great for sandwiches, hot or cold. We love this cold, when it's nice
and firm.

Do you mean using like meatloaf in sandwiches...? Or slices of it being
used like bread with fillings....?

Sandwiches :)

Ah, ok... :) Now I can picture it properly... :)

It is so good.. every time I open the cabinet where I keep the red lentils I think about making lentil loaf.. one of these days I will <g> Though lately I've been wrapped up in making cheese cakes since Ron's aunt loves them :) :) When I have ricotta cheese in the fridge:
===Cheesecake===
Oven 400F for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 for 45 min. more

3 pounds whole-milk ricotta
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs, separated
Finely grated zest of 1 large lemon 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon Strega liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec may be substituted)

Position a rack in the center of the oven. Preheat to 400F. Butter a 9-inch spring form pan and place on a baking sheet.

In a stand mixer fit with the paddle, beat the cheese, sugar, egg yolks, lemon zest, vanilla and liqueur on medium until very smooth, about 4 minutes. Transfer the mixture to another mixing bowl and wipe out the mixer bowl. Whip the eggwhites, then fold them into the cheese mixture. Pour the cheese mixture into the pan and bake.
===

Yes, this cheesecake has no crust.. just cheese :)

Take care,
Janis

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Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 03-21-19 23:54 <=-

As you know... the 'eternal catching up' here .. <g>

You and me both.... I get there, and the next thing I know, I've slipped
back a few days or more.... oh, well... just have to keep keeping on as
one can... :)

As usual... this one is definitely a 'desperately trying to catch up message' :)

Oh, well.... In the meantime, I finally was back at Coco Garden, and
checked on the ingredients in the Buboh Chacha... didn't actually ask
the waitress, as the menu stated, 'sweet potato and yam with coconut
milk'... what they call yam there, though, I'm pretty sure was the
daikon... :)

[...]

Here in Rochester there's an ElderSource type office... includes things
like Life Span and the Adult Protective Services... I was thinking maybe
that sort of place might be helpful....

Could be... there is a group like that around here as well, but for
something so criminal as that action her housekeeper took, I'd think
the state police would finally do something. I think it is time to call
them again, that's for sure.

I'd tend to agree with you on that last... my thought on the agency is
that they might have contacts with people that can push at the police a
little more efficiently...

One can hope. The NYS police were supposed to stop by here a while
back (according to them) but they haven't, so we'll probably give them
another call.

Sounds like a good idea... sometimes one has to be a little more squeaky
to get things to happen.....

And then things get so crazy here, we barely have time for anything we used to do :( Ah well.. you do what you can...

Any progress on that since....?

Support can help solidify the willpower... <G>

haha.. true.. though when you want a cig bad enough, people needling
you might just get on your nerves making things worse <vbg>.

I was thinking more the cheering section when you do manage to
refrain... I'll agree that nagging or needling doesn't help things...

Oh there are plenty of those around Lol :)

Which, the naggers or the cheering section.... ;)

I guess really both, but the naggers get on my case often enough
hahaha I don't mind really... because I know I really have to quit if I want to live... and I do want to live for a bit longer :)

There you go, then... how is it going...?

I just have to do it the way I did it the first time (many years
ago)... just set aside X number of cigs for that day and keep cutting
down. I'm down now to about 1/2 pack a day, that's something.

Indeed.... :) That's great....! :)

...Except when I'm really tired. I smoke more when I'm trying to stay
awake grrr...

Have to figure out some alternative ploy to keep yourself awake... :)

Yeah, it is funny.. the norm would be a few cups of coffee... but that doesn't seem to work much these days... I guess it's just a build up of
a tolerance... darnit :)

Gotta be something else that would work...

===Lentil Loaf===
Great for sandwiches, hot or cold. We love this cold, when it's nice
and firm.

Do you mean using like meatloaf in sandwiches...? Or slices of it being
used like bread with fillings....?

Sandwiches :)

Ah, ok... :) Now I can picture it properly... :)

It is so good.. every time I open the cabinet where I keep the red
lentils I think about making lentil loaf.. one of these days I will <g>

Always something else first on the list, though... ;)

Though lately I've been wrapped up in making cheese cakes since Ron's
aunt loves them :) :) When I have ricotta cheese in the fridge: ===Cheesecake===
Oven 400F for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 for 45 min. more

3 pounds whole-milk ricotta
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs, separated
Finely grated zest of 1 large lemon 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon Strega liqueur (Cointreau or Triple Sec may be
substituted)
Position a rack in the center of the oven. Preheat to 400F. Butter a 9-inch spring form pan and place on a baking sheet.

In a stand mixer fit with the paddle, beat the cheese, sugar, egg
yolks, lemon zest, vanilla and liqueur on medium until very smooth,
about 4 minutes. Transfer the mixture to another mixing bowl and wipe
out the mixer bowl. Whip the eggwhites, then fold them into the cheese mixture. Pour the cheese mixture into the pan and bake.
===

Yes, this cheesecake has no crust.. just cheese :)

Looks good... :) And with no crust, safe for celiacs... ;)

ttyl neb

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