• Cross pollination was: So

    From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Ruth Haffly on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 05:11:00
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    We planted regular bells; they cross pollinated with the jalapenoes. That's why the chilies were mild.

    I know how the Mexi-Bells come about. And there is now a stable
    cultivar. I'll bet the jalapenos were still flavourful, though. Even
    if milder on the Scoville scale.

    These were not good eating, on the bitter side.

    I wonder what caused that. I certainly differs from my experience.

    My late friend, Les, grew Mexi-Bells in his raised bed garden (along
    with Thai Bird's Eye, serrano, jalapeno and NuMex Big Jim peppers.
    I've used ripe Mexi Bells from his garden to make the recipe I've
    attached below.

    8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8

    We had an air popper for a number of years, When our cocker spaniel
    heard it fire up, he knew he was in for a treat.

    My big problem is that it's hard to get suficient butter on the
    popcorn and salt doesn't stick to it as well as product from a "conventional" popper. I should have remembered that from when I
    was a boy and we did popcorn in a fire basket using the fire in
    the fireplace (or a campfire if it was summer).

    We used butter flavored or olive oil non stick spray instead of regular butter with the air popper. A spray or two, mix it in, another shot and add the seasonings--worked well for us.

    Hadn't thought of that. How well did the salt stick to the popcorn? That
    could get expensive using the spritz on your popcorn if you ate much of
    it. Bv)= Of course with Steve's corn allergy that could now be moot.

    8<----- EDIT ----->8

    I dunno what happened to my tube pan - I think I gave it to my sister
    as I never make angel food cake so I saw no need to clutter my
    cabints. Bv)=

    We got this one from my mom. Started as a borrow, ended up as a keep
    when her mind went & Dad kicked her out of the kitchen. None of my siblings objected to my taking it, and a few other kitchen goodies.

    A lot of my missing dishes went that way. Just never "came home" after
    visiting someone else's kitchen.

    Went to the farmer's market today. Came home with a bag of pork/red
    sauce tamales, a couple of Argentinian pastries, a couple of cinnamon roll, a bag of lettuce, a couple of sweet potatoes, a loaf of banana bread, a couple of sausage rolls, a sopapilla cheesecake bar and a bag
    of broccoli. Going to have some good eating this week.

    Almost like an open-air deli. I usually just get raw materials when I
    shop the farm stands/farmer's markets. Any pre-made grub is consumed
    on the spot.

    I've seen a good number of people eat their purchases as they wander
    the market. Me, I'm shopping for the next week ahead, anything from
    Sunday morning breakfast (cinnamon rolls) to a veggie to go with supper (broccoli) to a late night snack for Steve (banana bread) and more from this week's haul. Used to be a lot more produce vendors, now an
    increased number of crafters are selling at the market.

    Our farmer's market is nearly all edibles. Once a month they have do a
    "Crafts Fair" along with the agricultural products.

    I'm off to my local Hy-Vee for a free Veteran's Day breakfast. I'll
    skip the Golden Corral's free dinner buffet - the lines are over a
    city block long. And I stood in enough chow lines in the service.

    Steve went to a flag raising and breakfast at one of the local
    residential care facilities this morning. Then we went to the Veteran's Day ceremony at the WF veteran's memorial where he gave the invocation
    and benediction as chaplain for the Legion post. Went to lunch at the Carolina Ale House, special for vets was a half rack of ribs; I got it also. Supper was at Red Robin with the Monday night Warrior Bible Study group; the vet's special there was a burger (with trimmings) and fries. Steve subbed out the regular fries for sweet potato fries. I had a
    crispy chicken salad and an Oreo/peppermint milk shake. Both times I brough leftovers home.

    AFAIK my local Red Robin didn't offer any Vet's specials. But, I learned
    that Wendy's offered a free breakfast combo to veterans. The one I miss
    is Denny's - which used to do a free meal (breakfast or lunch) for veterans
    on Veteran's Day. We used to have two Denny's here. The west side one went
    over to being a Beef O'Brady's then to bring "For Lease". The east side
    store (convenient to me) was knocked down and a drive-thru car wash took
    its place. FEH!

    I miss the Super Bird and the Moon's Ove My Hammy offerings.

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

    Title: Denny's Superbird
    Categories: Poultry, Cheese, Pork, Vegetables
    Yield: 1 Sandwich

    3 oz Deli-sliced turkey
    2 lg Slices sourdough bread
    Butter; softened
    2 sl Processed Swiss(Emental)
    - cheese *
    Salt
    2 sl Bacon; cooked
    2 sl Tomato

    MMMMM------------------------ON THE SIDE-----------------------------
    French fries
    Pickles

    * if making this myself I use "real" aged Ementaler
    cheese. It makes a difference - to me, at least. UDD

    Heat a skillet or frying pan over medium heat. Grill the
    stack of turkey breast in the pan without separating the
    stack until the meat is golden brown on both sides.

    While the turkey is browning, butter one side of each
    slice of soudough bread. Place one slice of bread in the
    pan, buttered side down.

    Place the 2 slices of Swiss (Emmenthaler) cheese on the
    unbuttered side of the bread grilling in the pan.

    Put the stack of turkey breast slices on the cheese.
    Sprinkle with a bit of salt.

    Place the cooked bacon on the turkey breast.

    Stack the tomato slices on the bacon next.

    Top off the sandwich with the remaining slice of
    sourdough bread. Be sure to place the bread with the
    unbuttered side facing the tomato slices.

    Recipe from: http://www.topsecretrecipes.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to Dave Drum on Thursday, November 14, 2024 06:33:00
    Hi Dave,
    In a message to Ruth Haffly you wrote:

    I miss the Super Bird and the Moon's Ove My Hammy offerings.

    My FIL always orders the Super Bird when we go to Denny's. Andrea
    always sticks with breakfast (with teh GF english muffin) and I switch
    it up every time. LOL

    Of course we haven't been to Denny's in quite a while as the prices
    have just become crazy around here.

    Shawn

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 12:46:28
    Hi Dave,


    These were not good eating, on the bitter side.

    I wonder what caused that. I certainly differs from my experience.

    We switched to growing habeneroes with the tomatoes after that. One fall
    I didn't clear off the pepper bushs, next spring they put out more.

    8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8

    We had an air popper for a number of years, When our cocker spaniel
    heard it fire up, he knew he was in for a treat.

    My big problem is that it's hard to get suficient butter on the
    popcorn and salt doesn't stick to it as well as product from a "conventional" popper. I should have remembered that from when I
    was a boy and we did popcorn in a fire basket using the fire in
    the fireplace (or a campfire if it was summer).

    We used butter flavored or olive oil non stick spray instead of regular butter with the air popper. A spray or two, mix it in, another shot and add the seasonings--worked well for us.

    Hadn't thought of that. How well did the salt stick to the popcorn?
    That could get expensive using the spritz on your popcorn if you ate
    much of it. Bv)= Of course with Steve's corn allergy that could now
    be moot.

    We had popcorn maybe once every couple of weeks so didn't end up using a
    lot of spray. The spray did help the seasonings stick, not quite like
    butter but close enough.

    8<----- EDIT ----->8

    I dunno what happened to my tube pan - I think I gave it to my sister
    as I never make angel food cake so I saw no need to clutter my
    cabints. Bv)=

    We got this one from my mom. Started as a borrow, ended up as a keep
    when her mind went & Dad kicked her out of the kitchen. None of my siblings objected to my taking it, and a few other kitchen goodies.

    A lot of my missing dishes went that way. Just never "came home" after visiting someone else's kitchen.

    I try to use disposable dishes when I take something somewhere and I'm
    not concerned about getting the dish back. Alpaca (Peruvian chicken,
    small chain in this area) puts their take out in a nice square box, with
    cover that is really good for taking a meal to a shut in. Last spring I
    made a small meat loaf, roasted potatoes and carrots with it and it all
    fit nicely in the box, didn't need to worry about getting it back.

    Went to the farmer's market today. Came home with a bag of pork/red
    sauce tamales, a couple of Argentinian pastries, a couple of
    cinnamon RH> roll, a bag of lettuce, a couple of sweet potatoes, a loaf
    of banana RH> bread, a couple of sausage rolls, a sopapilla cheesecake
    bar and a bag RH> of broccoli. Going to have some good eating this
    week.

    Almost like an open-air deli. I usually just get raw materials when I
    shop the farm stands/farmer's markets. Any pre-made grub is consumed
    on the spot.

    I've seen a good number of people eat their purchases as they wander
    the market. Me, I'm shopping for the next week ahead, anything from
    Sunday morning breakfast (cinnamon rolls) to a veggie to go with supper (broccoli) to a late night snack for Steve (banana bread) and more from this week's haul. Used to be a lot more produce vendors, now an
    increased number of crafters are selling at the market.

    Our farmer's market is nearly all edibles. Once a month they have do a "Crafts Fair" along with the agricultural products.

    We have a craft fair in the spring and another one in the fall along
    with the market. We've also a knife sharpener who comes once a month,
    does it on the spot during spring thru fall but winter hours are shorter
    so he'll take them home and send them back the next week.


    I'm off to my local Hy-Vee for a free Veteran's Day breakfast. I'll
    skip the Golden Corral's free dinner buffet - the lines are over a
    city block long. And I stood in enough chow lines in the service.

    Steve went to a flag raising and breakfast at one of the local
    residential care facilities this morning. Then we went to the Veteran's Day ceremony at the WF veteran's memorial where he gave the invocation
    and benediction as chaplain for the Legion post. Went to lunch at the Carolina Ale House, special for vets was a half rack of ribs; I got it also. Supper was at Red Robin with the Monday night Warrior Bible Study group; the vet's special there was a burger (with trimmings) and fries. Steve subbed out the regular fries for sweet potato fries. I had a
    crispy chicken salad and an Oreo/peppermint milk shake. Both times I brough leftovers home.

    AFAIK my local Red Robin didn't offer any Vet's specials. But, I
    learned that Wendy's offered a free breakfast combo to veterans. The
    one I miss is Denny's - which used to do a free meal (breakfast or
    lunch) for veterans on Veteran's Day. We used to have two Denny's
    here. The west side one went over to being a Beef O'Brady's then to
    bring "For Lease". The east side store (convenient to me) was knocked
    down and a drive-thru car wash took its place. FEH!

    I'm not sure what it is but there's a web site that Steve checks every
    year for the Veteran's day specials. We don't have a Golden Corral in
    town any more; it's now several ghost kitchens (call or text or web site
    order, food is prepared and then you pick it up). Nearest Denny's is
    Raleigh so we stick with what's offered locally.

    I miss the Super Bird and the Moon's Ove My Hammy offerings.

    Both of those are more than one meal for me. (G)

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to Shawn Highfield on Friday, November 15, 2024 06:06:00
    Shawn Highfield wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    I miss the Super Bird and the Moon's Ove My Hammy offerings.

    My FIL always orders the Super Bird when we go to Denny's. Andrea
    always sticks with breakfast (with teh GF english muffin) and I switch
    it up every time. LOL

    My other Denny's fave was the British Burger.

    Of course we haven't been to Denny's in quite a while as the prices
    have just become crazy around here.

    That's, sadly, becoming more and more common. I had to take one of my
    former favourite stops out of the rotations becaue they printed a new
    menu and my usual breakfast of eggs, bacon, taters and toast jumped up
    from U$7.80 to U$11.75 (without tip) for the same meal. Made my throat
    slam shut.

    'Nother Denny's Copycat ...

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

    Title: Denny's Cheese Soup
    Categories: Soups, Cheese, Poultry
    Yield: 4 Servings

    4 tb Butter
    10 oz Cream of chicken soup
    10 oz Cream of celery soup
    1/2 Soup can Kraft's mayonnaise
    8 oz Jar cheese Whiz
    14 oz Can chicken broth
    Salt & pepper

    Put butter, soups, mayo and Cheez Whiz in 1-1/2 quart
    saucepan, stirring constantly over medium heat, until
    smooth. Stir in broth and season to taste with salt
    and pepper. Stir occasionally until piping hot -BUT
    DO NOT LET IT BOIL!

    Do not freeze because of the mayo. Use within a week.

    Source: Gloria Pitzer

    From: http://www.recipesource.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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  • From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to Ruth Haffly on Friday, November 15, 2024 06:13:00
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    These were not good eating, on the bitter side.

    I wonder what caused that. I certainly differs from my experience.

    We switched to growing habeneroes with the tomatoes after that. One
    fall I didn't clear off the pepper bushs, next spring they put out
    more.

    Those will light up your life. Hottest peppers I grow are the Prik Kee
    Nu (Thai rat sh**) peppers. Also serranos (not quite so hot) and the
    jalapenos (pretty mild) I did some Biker Billy jalapenos one year. WOW!
    Hotter than the Thai chilies or cayennes.

    8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8

    We had an air popper for a number of years, When our cocker spaniel
    heard it fire up, he knew he was in for a treat.

    My big problem is that it's hard to get suficient butter on the
    popcorn and salt doesn't stick to it as well as product from a "conventional" popper. I should have remembered that from when I
    was a boy and we did popcorn in a fire basket using the fire in
    the fireplace (or a campfire if it was summer).

    We used butter flavored or olive oil non stick spray instead of regular butter with the air popper. A spray or two, mix it in, another shot and add the seasonings--worked well for us.

    Hadn't thought of that. How well did the salt stick to the popcorn?
    That could get expensive using the spritz on your popcorn if you ate
    much of it. Bv)= Of course with Steve's corn allergy that could now
    be moot.

    We had popcorn maybe once every couple of weeks so didn't end up using
    a lot of spray. The spray did help the seasonings stick, not quite like butter but close enough.

    Whatever works. Bv)=

    8<----- EDIT ----->8

    I dunno what happened to my tube pan - I think I gave it to my sister
    as I never make angel food cake so I saw no need to clutter my
    cabints. Bv)=

    We got this one from my mom. Started as a borrow, ended up as a keep
    when her mind went & Dad kicked her out of the kitchen. None of my siblings objected to my taking it, and a few other kitchen goodies.

    A lot of my missing dishes went that way. Just never "came home" after visiting someone else's kitchen.

    I try to use disposable dishes when I take something somewhere and I'm
    not concerned about getting the dish back. Alpaca (Peruvian chicken,
    small chain in this area) puts their take out in a nice square box,
    with cover that is really good for taking a meal to a shut in. Last
    spring I made a small meat loaf, roasted potatoes and carrots with it
    and it all fit nicely in the box, didn't need to worry about getting it back.

    My house mate is a packrat. I've all manner of take away containers, etc
    piled in a corner of the kitchen counter. Even if I thin them out when
    Dennis isn't paying attention they still threaten to take over the whole counter.

    Went to the farmer's market today. Came home with a bag of pork/red
    sauce tamales, a couple of Argentinian pastries, a couple of cinnamon roll, a bag of lettuce, a couple of sweet potatoes, a loaf of banana bread, a couple of sausage rolls, a sopapilla cheesecake bar and a
    bag of broccoli. Going to have some good eating this week.

    Almost like an open-air deli. I usually just get raw materials when I
    shop the farm stands/farmer's markets. Any pre-made grub is consumed
    on the spot.

    I've seen a good number of people eat their purchases as they wander
    the market. Me, I'm shopping for the next week ahead, anything from
    Sunday morning breakfast (cinnamon rolls) to a veggie to go with supper (broccoli) to a late night snack for Steve (banana bread) and more from this week's haul. Used to be a lot more produce vendors, now an
    increased number of crafters are selling at the market.

    Our farmer's market is nearly all edibles. Once a month they have do a "Crafts Fair" along with the agricultural products.

    We have a craft fair in the spring and another one in the fall along
    with the market. We've also a knife sharpener who comes once a month,
    does it on the spot during spring thru fall but winter hours are
    shorter so he'll take them home and send them back the next week.

    My carbon steel knives I sharpen/hone myself. The stainless steel (which
    is a real PITA to sharpen) I take to the guy who used to sharpen the
    blades of my paper cutters when I was in the printing business. He has
    figured out hoe to put an edge on a material that "work hardens" when
    you file or cut it.

    I'm off to my local Hy-Vee for a free Veteran's Day breakfast. I'll
    skip the Golden Corral's free dinner buffet - the lines are over a
    city block long. And I stood in enough chow lines in the service.

    Steve went to a flag raising and breakfast at one of the local
    residential care facilities this morning. Then we went to the Veteran's Day ceremony at the WF veteran's memorial where he gave the invocation
    and benediction as chaplain for the Legion post. Went to lunch at the Carolina Ale House, special for vets was a half rack of ribs; I got it also. Supper was at Red Robin with the Monday night Warrior Bible Study group; the vet's special there was a burger (with trimmings) and fries. Steve subbed out the regular fries for sweet potato fries. I had a
    crispy chicken salad and an Oreo/peppermint milk shake. Both times I brough leftovers home.

    AFAIK my local Red Robin didn't offer any Vet's specials. But, I
    learned that Wendy's offered a free breakfast combo to veterans. The
    one I miss is Denny's - which used to do a free meal (breakfast or
    lunch) for veterans on Veteran's Day. We used to have two Denny's
    here. The west side one went over to being a Beef O'Brady's then to
    bring "For Lease". The east side store (convenient to me) was knocked
    down and a drive-thru car wash took its place. FEH!

    I'm not sure what it is but there's a web site that Steve checks every year for the Veteran's day specials. We don't have a Golden Corral in
    town any more; it's now several ghost kitchens (call or text or web
    site order, food is prepared and then you pick it up). Nearest Denny's
    is Raleigh so we stick with what's offered locally.

    I miss the Super Bird and the Moon's Over My Hammy offerings.

    Both of those are more than one meal for me. (G)

    And, as I told Shawn, the British Burger (a tarted up bacon cheeseburger
    with the bacon strips criss crossing like in a Union Jack flag). Tasty.
    And filling - even for an eager eater like me.

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

    Title: British U-turn Tart *
    Categories: Five, Pastry, Fruits
    Yield: 4 Servings

    1 Pkg ready-rolled all-butter
    - puff pastry
    4 British eating apples; such
    - as Cox's
    140 g (5 oz) caster sugar
    110 g (4 oz) butter

    Political Recipe of the Week

    * known in France as Tarte Tatin

    One oven proof frying pan.

    Turn the oven on to 190oC/375oF - fan assisted.

    Peel, core and cut the apples into 8 wedges each. This
    can be done a little in advance as the browning
    (oxidization) of the apple actually helps as it dry out
    a little and works with the caramel colour. Also, for
    the caramel to be truly sticky and not get dissolved by
    the apple juice you want the segments a little dried out.

    Cut the puff pastry to the size of the top of the pan
    (turn the pan upside down over the pastry and cut a
    circle around it. Leave the pastry to one side.

    Put the sugar in a frying pan with half the butter cut
    into small pieces and evenly arranged. Heat (on the hob)
    moderately until it is all melted (butter and sugar) and
    the sugar is a pale golden colour (approx 5-8 mins, you
    should be able to smell caramel at this point, but you
    don't want it to burn). Remove from the heat and arrange
    the apple segments rustically in one single layer in the
    pan. Cut the rest of the butter into small pieces and
    drop evenly around the apple.

    Put the pastry on top of the apple and put the whole
    thing in the oven until the pastry is golden brown and
    properly risen. Aprox. 20-25 minutes. Take it out of the
    oven (using oven gloves as the handle is hot!) and allow
    it to cool for 2 minutes.

    Find a serving plate at least 10cm wider in diameter
    than the edge of the pan. Get a tea towel and double
    fold it over your arm that you will use to hold the
    serving plate, to protect it from the hot caramel. Using
    an oven glove hold the pan and put the serving plate on
    top (with the tea towel covered hand). Holding the plate
    and the pan firmly and quickly and carefully turn the
    whole thing upside down. Tap the pan to ensure all the
    apple has fallen on the pastry.

    Serve hot or cold with fresh double cream.

    And there you have it - the perfect u-turn British tart!

    From: http://www.recipesource.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to Dave Drum on Friday, November 15, 2024 08:04:05

    Hello Dave!

    15 Nov 24 06:06, you wrote to me:

    My other Denny's fave was the British Burger.

    Never seen that one here.

    That's, sadly, becoming more and more common. I had to take one of my former favourite stops out of the rotations becaue they printed a new
    menu and my usual breakfast of eggs, bacon, taters and toast jumped up from U$7.80 to U$11.75 (without tip) for the same meal. Made my throat slam shut.

    Average price for a breakfast here is $15 before tip. Some places are cheaper than others, some are more expensive. As a rule I just make breakfast myself at home as I can cook an egg better then most diners anyway. :)

    Shawn

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Friday, November 15, 2024 17:03:33
    Hi Dave,

    We switched to growing habeneroes with the tomatoes after that. One
    fall I didn't clear off the pepper bushs, next spring they put out
    more.

    Those will light up your life. Hottest peppers I grow are the Prik Kee
    Nu (Thai rat sh**) peppers. Also serranos (not quite so hot) and the jalapenos (pretty mild) I did some Biker Billy jalapenos one year.
    WOW! Hotter than the Thai chilies or cayennes.

    We've stopped growing tomatoes and peppers now, did put in some sugar
    snap peas last spring. We'd get enough for a few each, every so often
    but never a great amount.

    8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8

    We used butter flavored or olive oil non stick spray instead of regular butter with the air popper. A spray or two, mix it in, another shot and add the seasonings--worked well for us.

    Hadn't thought of that. How well did the salt stick to the popcorn?
    That could get expensive using the spritz on your popcorn if you ate
    much of it. Bv)= Of course with Steve's corn allergy that could now
    be moot.

    We had popcorn maybe once every couple of weeks so didn't end up using
    a lot of spray. The spray did help the seasonings stick, not quite like butter but close enough.

    Whatever works. Bv)=

    Exactly! (G)

    8<----- EDIT ----->8


    A lot of my missing dishes went that way. Just never "came home" after visiting someone else's kitchen.

    I try to use disposable dishes when I take something somewhere and I'm
    not concerned about getting the dish back. Alpaca (Peruvian chicken,
    small chain in this area) puts their take out in a nice square box,
    with cover that is really good for taking a meal to a shut in. Last
    spring I made a small meat loaf, roasted potatoes and carrots with it
    and it all fit nicely in the box, didn't need to worry about getting it back.

    My house mate is a packrat. I've all manner of take away containers,
    etc piled in a corner of the kitchen counter. Even if I thin them out
    when
    Dennis isn't paying attention they still threaten to take over the
    whole counter.

    I'll go on a clean out spree every few months so the pile doesn't get
    too bad.


    Our farmer's market is nearly all edibles. Once a month they have do a "Crafts Fair" along with the agricultural products.

    We have a craft fair in the spring and another one in the fall along
    with the market. We've also a knife sharpener who comes once a month,
    does it on the spot during spring thru fall but winter hours are
    shorter so he'll take them home and send them back the next week.

    My carbon steel knives I sharpen/hone myself. The stainless steel
    (which is a real PITA to sharpen) I take to the guy who used to
    sharpen the
    blades of my paper cutters when I was in the printing business. He has figured out hoe to put an edge on a material that "work hardens" when
    you file or cut it.

    We'll put an edge on most of our knives but this guy does scissors too.
    There's where we would pay for his services.


    I'm off to my local Hy-Vee for a free Veteran's Day breakfast. I'll
    skip the Golden Corral's free dinner buffet - the lines are over a
    city block long. And I stood in enough chow lines in the service.

    Steve went to a flag raising and breakfast at one of the local
    residential care facilities this morning. Then we went to the Veteran's Day ceremony at the WF veteran's memorial where he gave the invocation
    and benediction as chaplain for the Legion post. Went to lunch at the Carolina Ale House, special for vets was a half rack of ribs; I got it also. Supper was at Red Robin with the Monday night Warrior Bible Study group; the vet's special there was a burger (with trimmings) and fries. Steve subbed out the regular fries for sweet potato fries. I had a
    crispy chicken salad and an Oreo/peppermint milk shake. Both times I


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    Ruth
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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Friday, November 15, 2024 17:09:19
    Hi Dave,

    CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MESSAGE <<

    lunch) for veterans on Veteran's Day. We used to have two Denny's
    here. The west side one went over to being a Beef O'Brady's then to
    bring "For Lease". The east side store (convenient to me) was knocked
    down and a drive-thru car wash took its place. FEH!

    I'm not sure what it is but there's a web site that Steve checks every year for the Veteran's day specials. We don't have a Golden Corral in
    town any more; it's now several ghost kitchens (call or text or web
    site order, food is prepared and then you pick it up). Nearest Denny's
    is Raleigh so we stick with what's offered locally.

    I miss the Super Bird and the Moon's Over My Hammy offerings.

    Both of those are more than one meal for me. (G)

    And, as I told Shawn, the British Burger (a tarted up bacon
    cheeseburger with the bacon strips criss crossing like in a Union Jack flag). Tasty. And filling - even for an eager eater like me.

    Probably one I'd cut in half when it came out, ask for a "to go" box
    right away.


    Title: British U-turn Tart *
    Categories: Five, Pastry, Fruits
    Yield: 4 Servings

    That looks good.


    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
    rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Ruth Haffly on Saturday, November 16, 2024 19:53:00
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    We switched to growing habeneroes with the tomatoes after that. One
    fall I didn't clear off the pepper bushs, next spring they put out
    more.

    Those will light up your life. Hottest peppers I grow are the Prik Kee
    Nu (Thai rat sh**) peppers. Also serranos (not quite so hot) and the jalapenos (pretty mild) I did some Biker Billy jalapenos one year.
    WOW! Hotter than the Thai chilies or cayennes.

    We've stopped growing tomatoes and peppers now, did put in some sugar
    snap peas last spring. We'd get enough for a few each, every so often
    but never a great amount.

    I like to grow tomatoes and the birds thank me for the tomato worms they
    feast on. Bv)= And I'm my own best customer for the chilies.

    8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8

    A lot of my missing dishes went that way. Just never "came home" after visiting someone else's kitchen.

    I try to use disposable dishes when I take something somewhere and I'm
    not concerned about getting the dish back. Alpaca (Peruvian chicken,
    small chain in this area) puts their take out in a nice square box,
    with cover that is really good for taking a meal to a shut in. Last
    spring I made a small meat loaf, roasted potatoes and carrots with it
    and it all fit nicely in the box, didn't need to worry about getting it back.

    My house mate is a packrat. I've all manner of take away containers,
    etc piled in a corner of the kitchen counter. Even if I thin them out
    when Dennis isn't paying attention they still threaten to take over
    the whole counter.

    I'll go on a clean out spree every few months so the pile doesn't get
    too bad.

    I do that every couple of weeks with the refrigerator. If I don't/can't recognise it and the mutts aren't interested - in the bin. I found a one
    pound sealed package of Italian sausage that I know was over a year old.

    It didn't smell funky when I punctured the plastic. So, Jasper (the pit
    bull mix) enjoyed it very much. With no side effects.

    Our farmer's market is nearly all edibles. Once a month they have do a "Crafts Fair" along with the agricultural products.

    We have a craft fair in the spring and another one in the fall along
    with the market. We've also a knife sharpener who comes once a month,
    does it on the spot during spring thru fall but winter hours are
    shorter so he'll take them home and send them back the next week.

    My carbon steel knives I sharpen/hone myself. The stainless steel
    (which is a real PITA to sharpen) I take to the guy who used to
    sharpen the blades of my paper cutters when I was in the printing business. He has figured out how to put an edge on a material that
    "work hardens" when you file or cut it.

    We'll put an edge on most of our knives but this guy does scissors too. There's where we would pay for his services.

    As I said - regular carbon steel knives are a piece of cake. But the
    stainless steel chef's knives and santoku are beyond me. Never thought
    of scissors. But, then I don't sew all that much. Bv)=

    One reason to raise your own tomatoes:

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

    Title: Green Tomato Pie
    Categories: Pies, Pastry, Fruits, Citrus
    Yield: 6 Servings

    Pastry for a 9" pie; with
    - lattice top
    6 md Green tomatoes
    3/4 c Golden raisins
    1 1/2 ts Lemon zest; grated
    2 tb Lemon juice
    1 tb Cider Vinegar
    1 1/2 c Sugar
    3 tb Cornstarch
    1/4 ts Salt; scant
    1/4 ts Cinnamon
    1/4 ts Ginger
    2 tb Butter
    1 tb Confectioners' sugar; opt

    Line the 9" pie plate with pastry and chill.

    Set the oven @ 425øF/220øC.

    Wash the tomatoes and cut them into 1/8" thick slices,
    then cut the slices into half-moons; discard stem ends.
    Put the tomato slices in a large mixing bowl and add
    raisins, lemon zest and juice, and vinegar. Stir and
    set aside.

    Combine the sugar, cornstarch, salt and spices in a
    small bowl. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons of this mixture over
    the chilled pie crust, and toss the rest with the sliced
    tomatoes. Turn the tomato mixture into the pie crust and
    dot with butter. It will be runny.

    Cut the remaining pastry into 1/2" strips to make a
    criss-cross design over the filling: Place 5 strips
    evenly over the pie filling; and place 5 more strips
    over them on the diagonal. Flute the edge of the pastry.

    Place the pie on a pizza pan to catch the drips. Bake
    the pie for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 325øF/163øC
    and bake for another 50 minutes, or until the filling
    is bubbling and the crust is golden brown.

    Let the pie cool completely before cutting; the hot
    filling is very liquid at this point. If desired, dust
    the top of the pie with confectioners' sugar immediately
    before serving.

    From: Sharon L. Nardo - EAT-L Digest, 18 Sep 96

    Yield: 8 Servings

    From: http://www.recipelink.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

    MMMMM

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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to Dave Drum on Sunday, November 17, 2024 06:53:00
    Hi Dave,
    In a message to Ruth Haffly you wrote:

    It didn't smell funky when I punctured the plastic. So, Jasper (the
    pit bull mix) enjoyed it very much. With no side effects.

    They can smell if they shouldn't eat it. I don't think I would like to have the sense of smell the dogs do.

    As I said - regular carbon steel knives are a piece of cake. But the stainless steel chef's knives and santoku are beyond me. Never
    thought of scissors. But, then I don't sew all that much. Bv)=

    The most I do is run them through my knife sharpening gadget 15-20
    times, then hone them. Seems to keep them cutting pretty good, of
    course my good vegitable knife is now used for everything from dog food
    to opening cans. (sigh)

    Shawn

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Sunday, November 17, 2024 20:23:14
    Hi Dave,


    We've stopped growing tomatoes and peppers now, did put in some sugar
    snap peas last spring. We'd get enough for a few each, every so often
    but never a great amount.

    I like to grow tomatoes and the birds thank me for the tomato worms
    they feast on. Bv)= And I'm my own best customer for the chilies.

    We stopped growing tomatoes when we realised we were gone most summers
    when they came ripe. Could have done it this past summer, just never got
    'round tuit. We tried, at the rental house, but deer got to them just as
    they came ripe.


    8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8

    A lot of my missing dishes went that way. Just never "came home" after visiting someone else's kitchen.

    I try to use disposable dishes when I take something somewhere and I'm
    not concerned about getting the dish back. Alpaca (Peruvian chicken,
    small chain in this area) puts their take out in a nice square box,
    with cover that is really good for taking a meal to a shut in. Last
    spring I made a small meat loaf, roasted potatoes and carrots with it
    and it all fit nicely in the box, didn't need to worry about getting it back.

    My house mate is a packrat. I've all manner of take away containers,
    etc piled in a corner of the kitchen counter. Even if I thin them out
    when Dennis isn't paying attention they still threaten to take over
    the whole counter.

    I'll go on a clean out spree every few months so the pile doesn't get
    too bad.

    I do that every couple of weeks with the refrigerator. If I
    don't/can't recognise it and the mutts aren't interested - in the bin.
    I found a one pound sealed package of Italian sausage that I know was
    over a year old.

    It didn't smell funky when I punctured the plastic. So, Jasper (the
    pit bull mix) enjoyed it very much. With no side effects.

    Good that the dog had no reaction. We've had older stuff in the freezer
    but kept frozen, it hasn't gone bad so we've eaten it with no problem.


    My carbon steel knives I sharpen/hone myself. The stainless steel
    (which is a real PITA to sharpen) I take to the guy who used to
    sharpen the blades of my paper cutters when I was in the printing business. He has figured out how to put an edge on a material that
    "work hardens" when you file or cut it.

    We'll put an edge on most of our knives but this guy does scissors too. There's where we would pay for his services.

    As I said - regular carbon steel knives are a piece of cake. But the stainless steel chef's knives and santoku are beyond me. Never thought
    of scissors. But, then I don't sew all that much. Bv)=

    Count up how many pairs of scissors/shears you have for normal
    household/shop use; you might be surprised at the total. Some years ago
    my younger brother cleaned out an aunt's apartment. He was surprised to
    count 35 pairs of scissors/shears (35) but she also sewed. A while
    later, I took some of her things and when we got back to NC, started to
    go thru them. I found another pair of scissors but didn't tell him. (G)


    One reason to raise your own tomatoes:

    Title: Green Tomato Pie DD> Categories: Pies, Pastry,
    Fruits, Citrus DD> Yield: 6 Servings

    Looks interesting, might try it next year.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
    rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


    ... Our necessities are few but our wants are endless...

    --- PPoint 3.01
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  • From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to Ruth Haffly on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 05:42:00
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    We've stopped growing tomatoes and peppers now, did put in some sugar
    snap peas last spring. We'd get enough for a few each, every so often
    but never a great amount.

    I like to grow tomatoes and the birds thank me for the tomato worms
    they feast on. Bv)= And I'm my own best customer for the chilies.

    We stopped growing tomatoes when we realised we were gone most summers when they came ripe. Could have done it this past summer, just never
    got 'round tuit. We tried, at the rental house, but deer got to them
    just as they came ripe.

    As I don't travel much that's not a problem for me. Bv)= And we don't
    have much of a deer population - Buick bumpers seem to keep their herd
    size low. Main pains here are tree rats (squirrels) and raccoons. But
    with the raised beds the 'coons cease to be a problem.

    8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8

    A lot of my missing dishes went that way. Just ne
    I'll go on a clean out spree every few months so the pile doesn't get
    too bad.

    I do that every couple of weeks with the refrigerator. If I
    don't/can't recognise it and the mutts aren't interested - in the bin.
    I found a one pound sealed package of Italian sausage that I know was
    over a year old.

    It didn't smell funky when I punctured the plastic. So, Jasper (the
    pit bull mix) enjoyed it very much. With no side effects.

    Good that the dog had no reaction. We've had older stuff in the freezer but kept frozen, it hasn't gone bad so we've eaten it with no problem.

    Had that sausage been in the freezer it would have become the basis for
    a nice red gravy toput over pasta. I bought it on special offer intending
    to do just that but got sidetracked then forgot about it. Senior moment.

    8<----- CLIP ----->8

    As I said - regular carbon steel knives are a piece of cake. But the stainless steel chef's knives and santoku are beyond me. Never thought
    of scissors. But, then I don't sew all that much. Bv)=

    Count up how many pairs of scissors/shears you have for normal household/shop use; you might be surprised at the total. Some years ago
    my younger brother cleaned out an aunt's apartment. He was surprised to count 35 pairs of scissors/shears (35) but she also sewed. A while
    later, I took some of her things and when we got back to NC, started to
    go thru them. I found another pair of scissors but didn't tell him. (G)

    One big "tin snip", one set of kitchen shears (big scissors), a beard trim scissors in the bathroom and four scissors from 6" length to 10". Not to mention an old (and unused big pinking shears that I inherited from my mum.

    One reason to raise your own tomatoes:

    Title: Green Tomato Pie DD> Categories: Pies, Pastry,
    Fruits, Citrus DD> Yield: 6 Servings

    Looks interesting, might try it next year.

    In normal years my 'mters produce right up to frost time. But the last
    few years we've not had a killing frost until sometime in December.

    errrrmmmm .... Ground Control to Donald Trump - That's climate change!

    This year we've had one frost - just enough to tell the grass in the
    yard that it's time to stop growing and take a nap. Yesterday we had
    rain all day. I had a customer (for wiper blades) at the Zone who was
    crying about all the rain so I asked him what month we were in. Then
    said "Think what that could be." Followed by "We've got a cart right
    over there with ice scrapers, snow brushes, collapsible shovels and
    ice melt for your sidewalks." I didn't tell him that AFAIK we've not
    made a sale other than starting fluid from that display this year.

    This was supper last night - promoting it from "archives" to "kitchen".
    It's a keeper. And Jasper (the big dog) liked helping clean the baking
    vessel. Bv)=

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

    Title: 3-Ingredient Lemon Chicken
    Categories: Five, Poultry, Citrus, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 servings

    4 (6 oz ea) chicken thighs;
    - bone-in, skin-on
    1 1/2 ts Kosher salt
    1 lg Lemon; sliced 1/8", seeded
    4 cl Garlic; peeled, crushed
    3 tb Olive oil; divided

    Season the chicken liberally with salt on both sides.
    Set aside at room temperature while you prep everything
    else (at least 15 minutes). Set the oven to 450oF/232oC
    and move a rack to the middle of the oven.

    Add the sliced lemon, garlic, and 2 tablespoons of olive
    oil to a 9" X 13" baking dish or rimmed baking sheet
    and toss to combine. Firmly press paper towels to the
    skin side of the salted thighs to remove any liquid on
    the surface, then transfer to the baking dish and pull
    any skin from underneath the chicken to the sides so
    that it can get crispy. Drizzle the chicken with the
    remaining olive oil and use your fingers to make sure
    the oil coats all the skin evenly.

    Bake until the chicken thighs are cooked through, the
    skin is golden brown and crispy and the lemons are
    softened, about 45 minutes. If the chicken is cooked but
    the skin isn't crispy yet, broil until the skin is your
    desired color.

    Remove from the oven and let sit for about 5 minutes
    before serving, spooning plenty of the softened lemons,
    garlic, and sauce onto the plate with each chicken
    thigh.

    Yield: 4 servings

    Recipe by: Devan Grimsrud

    NOTES: (How to play around with this recipe)

    USE BONELESS CHICKEN: You can use boneless, skin-on
    chicken thighs for this recipe; the cooking time will be
    approximately the same. I would not recommend using
    skinless cuts here, as the crispy texture of the skin is
    a key component

    ADD HERBS TO THE MIX: A few sprigs of thyme or rosemary
    would be particularly well-suited here

    VARY THE CITRUS: Add in thin slices of a deseeded orange
    or Meyer lemon

    ADD ALLIUMS: Thinly sliced onion, scallions, or even
    leeks would play nicely with the flavors here

    SPICE IT UP: Add chile flakes to the lemon mixture or
    season the chicken thighs with a pinch of smoked
    paprika, cayenne, or your favorite seasoning

    SWEETEN IT: Mix a drizzle of honey or a pinch of sugar
    into the lemons before roasting to cut some of the
    bitter and sour notes of the lemon skin

    RECIPE FROM: http://www.simplyrecipes.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

    MMMMM

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 15:24:08
    Hi Dave,


    We stopped growing tomatoes when we realised we were gone most summers when they came ripe. Could have done it this past summer, just never
    got 'round tuit. We tried, at the rental house, but deer got to them
    just as they came ripe.

    As I don't travel much that's not a problem for me. Bv)= And we
    don't have much of a deer population - Buick bumpers seem to keep
    their herd
    size low. Main pains here are tree rats (squirrels) and raccoons. But
    with the raised beds the 'coons cease to be a problem.

    We've got lots of squirrels. The deer are there but we don't see them
    that often. The town keeps clearing out their habitats to build more and
    more housing so it sort of surprises me that we don't see more than an occaisional one.


    8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8

    It didn't smell funky when I punctured the plastic. So, Jasper (the
    pit bull mix) enjoyed it very much. With no side effects.

    Good that the dog had no reaction. We've had older stuff in the freezer but kept frozen, it hasn't gone bad so we've eaten it with no problem.

    Had that sausage been in the freezer it would have become the basis
    for a nice red gravy toput over pasta. I bought it on special offer intending to do just that but got sidetracked then forgot about it.
    Senior moment.

    Seems like we're all getting more and more of those. (G)


    8<----- CLIP ----->8

    As I said - regular carbon steel knives are a piece of cake. But the stainless steel chef's knives and santoku are beyond me. Never thought
    of scissors. But, then I don't sew all that much. Bv)=

    Count up how many pairs of scissors/shears you have for normal household/shop use; you might be surprised at the total. Some years ago
    my younger brother cleaned out an aunt's apartment. He was surprised to count 35 pairs of scissors/shears (35) but she also sewed. A while
    later, I took some of her things and when we got back to NC, started to
    go thru them. I found another pair of scissors but didn't tell him. (G)

    One big "tin snip", one set of kitchen shears (big scissors), a beard
    trim scissors in the bathroom and four scissors from 6" length to 10".
    Not to mention an old (and unused big pinking shears that I inherited
    from my mum.

    I've got my grandma Weiss's sewing scissors; Mom had them but Dad told
    me to take them when Mom went into the nursing home.


    One reason to raise your own tomatoes:

    Title: Green Tomato Pie DD> Categories: Pies, Pastry,
    Fruits, Citrus DD> Yield: 6 Servings

    Looks interesting, might try it next year.

    In normal years my 'mters produce right up to frost time. But the last
    few years we've not had a killing frost until sometime in December.

    errrrmmmm .... Ground Control to Donald Trump - That's climate change!

    I think we had our killing frost a couple of weeks ago.


    This year we've had one frost - just enough to tell the grass in the
    yard that it's time to stop growing and take a nap. Yesterday we had
    rain all day. I had a customer (for wiper blades) at the Zone who was crying about all the rain so I asked him what month we were in. Then
    said "Think what that could be." Followed by "We've got a cart right
    over there with ice scrapers, snow brushes, collapsible shovels and
    ice melt for your sidewalks." I didn't tell him that AFAIK we've not
    made a sale other than starting fluid from that display this year.

    Give them a few weeks and the cart will empty out fast, every day. (G)

    This was supper last night - promoting it from "archives" to DD>
    "kitchen". It's a keeper. And Jasper (the big dog) liked helping clean
    the baking DD> vessel. Bv)=


    Title: 3-Ingredient Lemon Chicken
    Categories: Five, Poultry, Citrus, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 servings

    Looks good to me. Tonight I'm going to bake some chicken thighs and an
    acorn squash, have them with some garlic/parmisan scones Steve made last
    night (from a mix).

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
    rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


    ... Growing old is mandatory... growing up is optional.

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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Ruth Haffly on Thursday, November 21, 2024 05:12:00
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    We stopped growing tomatoes when we realised we were gone most summers when they came ripe. Could have done it this past summer, just never
    got 'round tuit. We tried, at the rental house, but deer got to them
    just as they came ripe.

    As I don't travel much that's not a problem for me. Bv)= And we
    don't have much of a deer population - Buick bumpers seem to keep
    their herd size low. Main pains here are tree rats (squirrels) and raccoons. But with the raised beds the 'coons cease to be a problem.

    We've got lots of squirrels. The deer are there but we don't see them
    that often. The town keeps clearing out their habitats to build more
    and more housing so it sort of surprises me that we don't see more than
    an occaisional one.

    Tree rats are like mice - they breed quickly and often. I'm fighting a
    battle with mice right now. I discovered their entry point and got that
    sealed off. Traps and D-Con baits are thinning their numbers. But Mickey
    and Minnie are stiil with me. Fortunately the dogs don't eat mice so I
    don't have to worry about second hand poisoning one of them.

    Deer seem to adapt to urban living. I remember a picnic at the late Dale Shipp's place in Columbia, MD and watching a doe and her fawn grazing in
    Gail's flower beds.

    8<----- JUMP SHIFT ----->8

    It didn't smell funky when I punctured the plastic. So, Jasper (the
    pit bull mix) enjoyed it very much. With no side effects.

    Good that the dog had no reaction. We've had older stuff in the freezer but kept frozen, it hasn't gone bad so we've eaten it with no problem.

    Had that sausage been in the freezer it would have become the basis
    for a nice red gravy toput over pasta. I bought it on special offer intending to do just that but got sidetracked then forgot about it.
    Senior moment.

    Seems like we're all getting more and more of those. (G)

    They're called senior moments. THey can be disconcerting when you're in
    a conversation and can't remember a name that is *very* familiar to you.
    Or a location. Then 30 secoonds later it pops, unbidden to the foreground
    of your toughts and conversation. Bv)= Or when you're on your way home.

    8<----- CLIP ----->8

    As I said - regular carbon steel knives are a piece of cake. But the stainless steel chef's knives and santoku are beyond me. Never thought
    of scissors. But, then I don't sew all that much. Bv)=

    Count up how many pairs of scissors/shears you have for normal household/shop use; you might be surprised at the total. Some years ago
    my younger brother cleaned out an aunt's apartment. He was surprised to count 35 pairs of scissors/shears (35) but she also sewed. A while
    later, I took some of her things and when we got back to NC, started to
    go thru them. I found another pair of scissors but didn't tell him. (G)

    One big "tin snip", one set of kitchen shears (big scissors), a beard
    trim scissors in the bathroom and four scissors from 6" length to 10".
    Not to mention an old (and unused big pinking shears that I inherited
    from my mum.

    I've got my grandma Weiss's sewing scissors; Mom had them but Dad told
    me to take them when Mom went into the nursing home.

    Weiss is the brand on the pinking shears. The other scissors are newish
    enouogh the they're probably from the land of dim sum and pork fried rice.

    One reason to raise your own tomatoes:

    Title: Green Tomato Pie DD> Categories: Pies, Pastry,
    Fruits, Citrus DD> Yield: 6 Servings

    Looks interesting, might try it next year.

    In normal years my 'mters produce right up to frost time. But the last
    few years we've not had a killing frost until sometime in December.

    errrrmmmm .... Ground Control to Donald Trump - That's climate change!

    I think we had our killing frost a couple of weeks ago.

    We've just had the one which signaled the grass on the front lawn it was
    time to sleep until spring. And prompted the big maple to begin shedding.
    One more trip round the yard with the mower to mulch the fallen leaves -
    then we're done for the year.

    Just looked at the 10 Day Forecast on my Weather Bug. Supposed to get
    down to 31ºF Friday night the back to the low 40s at night thru Turkey
    Day weekend. My phone told me when I plugged it into the charger that
    snow will start here in 30 minutes (05:30) but the outside temp is
    currently 34ºF - so it will just be messy and won't stick. (I hope)

    This year we've had one frost - just enough to tell the grass in the
    yard that it's time to stop growing and take a nap. Yesterday we had
    rain all day. I had a customer (for wiper blades) at the Zone who was crying about all the rain so I asked him what month we were in. Then
    said "Think what that could be." Followed by "We've got a cart right
    over there with ice scrapers, snow brushes, collapsible shovels and
    ice melt for your sidewalks." I didn't tell him that AFAIK we've not
    made a sale other than starting fluid from that display this year.

    Give them a few weeks and the cart will empty out fast, every day. (G)

    At least the AutoZone merchandisers hope so. I told my manager we ought
    to stock umbrellas, too.

    This was supper last night - promoting it from "archives" to DD> "kitchen". It's a keeper. And Jasper (the big dog) liked helping
    clean the baking DD> vessel. Bv)=

    Title: 3-Ingredient Lemon Chicken
    Categories: Five, Poultry, Citrus, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 servings

    Looks good to me. Tonight I'm going to bake some chicken thighs and an acorn squash, have them with some garlic/parmisan scones Steve made
    last night (from a mix).

    I [icked up a couple of locally grown acorn squash at Humphrey's Market yesterday. I'll do one of them this evening. Since it's just me and Mr.
    Dithers I'll cut the recipe in half and serve it with stuffed pork chops
    done in the crock-pot.

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    Title: Butter-Nut Acorn Squash
    Categories: Squash, Breads, Nuts, Herbs
    Yield: 4 Servings

    2 (1 lb ea) acorn squash
    1/3 c Butter
    1/2 c Fine bread crumbs
    1/3 c Chopped walnuts; English or
    - American (black)
    6 tb Brown sugar; packed
    1/2 ts Salt
    Ground nutmeg

    In 2 cup glass measure, melt butter on maximum power for
    one minute.

    Wash squash, pierce and place on a microwave safe plate.
    Cook on maximum power for two minutes. Let cool a bit.
    Cut in half lengthwise. Remove seeds and fibers. Place
    cut side down on 12" x 7" x 2" microwave safe baking
    dish. Cook on maximum power for six minutes.

    While squash is cooking, add remaining ingredients to
    melted butter and mix well.

    Turn squash cut side up; divide crumb mixture among 4
    halves. Cook, covered, on maximum power 6 to 8 minutes or
    until squash is tender. Remove cover and let stand 5
    minutes before serving.

    Makes 4 servings.

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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