Ruth Haffly wrote to Shawn Highfield <=-
If I can find some popping sorgum in a small enough quantity. Don't
want to get a big bag of it because I don't eat a lot of popcorn.
That's the thing the bags I can find here are so big as well, but we
like and can eat popcorn.... I'm afraid we wouldn't like teh sorgum
ones and it would go to waste.
I wouldn't mind trying it if I could find just enough for one batch.
But buying a good sized bag, only to find out we didn't care for it, is
a waste. Mentioned it to Steve and he said he'd be interested in trying
it also since sorgum isn't a corn.
I wouldn't mind trying it if I could find just enough for one batch.
But buying a good sized bag, only to find out we didn't care for it, is
a waste. Mentioned it to Steve and he said he'd be interested in trying
it also since sorgum isn't a corn.
But sorghum is closely related to maize and the millets within the
PACMAD clade of grasses. It's a large stout grass that grows up to 8
feet tall. It has large bushy flowerheads or panicles that provide an edible starchy grain with up to 3,000 seeds in each flowerhead. It
grows in warm climates worldwide for food and forage.
I know from experience that it's hard to tell sorghum from corn as new plants. And until the tassels appear on the corn versus the seed heads
on the sorghum.
Sorghum is gluten-free and is a great alternative to gluten-containing grains.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
But sorghum is closely related to maize and the millets within the
PACMAD clade of grasses. It's a large stout grass that grows up to 8
feet tall. It has large bushy flowerheads or panicles that provide an edible starchy grain with up to 3,000 seeds in each flowerhead. It
grows in warm climates worldwide for food and forage.
Hopefully it's not close enough related to set off an allergic
reaction. The heads sound almost like sunflowers.
I know from experience that it's hard to tell sorghum from corn as new plants. And until the tassels appear on the corn versus the seed heads
on the sorghum.
So you have to watch to see that you're growing what you intended to
grow. (G)
Sorghum is gluten-free and is a great alternative to gluten-containing grains.
We don't have that worry, but I can cook/bake GF if I had a need to. Yesterday our church had a combined worship service with another local one, with a pot luck dinner afterward. I made an Ocracoke Fig Cake, brought home a small piece that we split for lunch.
But sorghum is closely related to maize and the millets within the
PACMAD clade of grasses. It's a large stout grass that grows up to 8
feet tall. It has large bushy flowerheads or panicles that provide an edible starchy grain with up to 3,000 seeds in each flowerhead. It
grows in warm climates worldwide for food and forage.
Hopefully it's not close enough related to set off an allergic
reaction. The heads sound almost like sunflowers.
Sorghum has different varieties, such as grain sorghums, grass
sorghums, and broomcorn. The seed pods are more like lilac flowers
less the petals. Sunflowers have their seeds more attractively
arranged.
I know from experience that it's hard to tell sorghum from corn as new plants. And until the tassels appear on the corn versus the seed heads
on the sorghum.
So you have to watch to see that you're growing what you intended to
grow. (G)
I pretty much know what I planted. And where. For instance I planted
my popcorn as far away from my sweet corn as possible so that the
didn't cross-pollinate.
Sorghum is gluten-free and is a great alternative togluten-containing DD> grains.
We don't have that worry, but I can cook/bake GF if I had a need to. Yesterday our church had a combined worship service with another local one, with a pot luck dinner afterward. I made an Ocracoke Fig Cake, brought home a small piece that we split for lunch.
There is a nice article on popping sorghum at WikiHow: If/when I pop
some I'll use my Stir-Crazy popper.
And I found this recipe using sorghum flour for a cake. Only
alteration I'll make is to use my bundt pan.
Title: Sorghum Cake w/Cinnamon Sauce
Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Spices
Yield: 6 servings
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Sorghum has different varieties, such as grain sorghums, grass
sorghums, and broomcorn. The seed pods are more like lilac flowers
less the petals. Sunflowers have their seeds more attractively
arranged.
OK, interesting to know that.
I know from experience that it's hard to tell sorghum from corn as new plants. And until the tassels appear on the corn versus the seed heads
on the sorghum.
So you have to watch to see that you're growing what you intended to
grow. (G)
I pretty much know what I planted. And where. For instance I planted
my popcorn as far away from my sweet corn as possible so that the
didn't cross-pollinate.
Cross pollination is not good. Back in 1993 we planted tomatoes, bell peppers and jalapeno peppers in a little strip garden. The tomatoes did quite well, made both chili sauce and salsa from them. Unfortunatly,
the bells and jalapenoes cross pollinated so we had bitter, hot bells
and no heaat jalapenoes. From then on we planted only one variety of peppers. (G)
There is a nice article on popping sorghum at WikiHow: If/when I pop
some I'll use my Stir-Crazy popper.
We had an on stove stir popper for a while, don't remember if it was
that brand. Once we realised Steve was allergic to corn, it was taken
over to some place like ReStore (forget the exact place) for someone
else to enjoy.
And I found this recipe using sorghum flour for a cake. Only
alteration I'll make is to use my bundt pan.
Title: Sorghum Cake w/Cinnamon Sauce
Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Spices
Yield: 6 servings
It does look good. Last week I made an Ocracoke Fig Cake for a church
pot luck. I've used my bundt pan the other times I made it, this time I used a tube pan. It released from the pan really well, just a very
small area clung to the pan. I pulled it out, stuck it on the cake and when it was covered with glaze, nobody knew the difference.
So you have to watch to see that you're growing what you intended to
grow. (G)
I pretty much know what I planted. And where. For instance I planted
my popcorn as far away from my sweet corn as possible so that the
didn't cross-pollinate.
Cross pollination is not good. Back in 1993 we planted tomatoes, bell peppers and jalapeno peppers in a little strip garden. The tomatoes did quite well, made both chili sauce and salsa from them. Unfortunatly,
the bells and jalapenoes cross pollinated so we had bitter, hot bells
and no heat jalapenoes. From then on we planted only one variety of peppers. (G)
Those are called Mexi-Bells. Many seed companies and nurseries sell
the stable-cross seeds as well as the plants. I don't understand your chilies being bland, though. They should have been at least as zippy
as the bells.
My late friend, Les, grew Mexi-Bells in his raised bed garden(along DD> with Thai Bird's Eye, serrano, jalapeno and NuMex Big Jim
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There is a nice article on popping sorghum at WikiHow: If/when I pop
some I'll use my Stir-Crazy popper.
We had an on stove stir popper for a while, don't remember if it was
that brand. Once we realised Steve was allergic to corn, it was taken
over to some place like ReStore (forget the exact place) for someone
else to enjoy.
I had one of those stove top poppers (cast iron sauce pan with a
special stirring lid that was hand cranked. When I got the table-top electric and stand alone Stir Crazy the popper pot went to the
Goodwill. Along with the air popper.
And I found this recipe using sorghum flour for a cake. Only
alteration I'll make is to use my bundt pan.
Title: Sorghum Cake w/Cinnamon Sauce
Categories: Cakes, Desserts, Spices
Yield: 6 servings
It does look good. Last week I made an Ocracoke Fig Cake for a church
pot luck. I've used my bundt pan the other times I made it, this time I used a tube pan. It released from the pan really well, just a very
small area clung to the pan. I pulled it out, stuck it on the cake and when it was covered with glaze, nobody knew the difference.
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)=
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
Those are called Mexi-Bells. Many seed companies and nurseries sell
the stable-cross seeds as well as the plants. I don't understand your chilies being bland, though. They should have been at least as zippy
as the bells.
We planted regular bells; they cross pollinated with the jalapenoes. That's why the chilies were mild.
My late friend, Les, grew Mexi-Bells in his raised bed garden
(along DD> with Thai Bird's Eye, serrano, jalapeno and NuMex Big Jim
peppers. DD> I've used ripe Mexi Bells from his garden to make the
recipe I've DD> attached below.
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I had one of those stove top poppers (cast iron sauce pan with a
special stirring lid that was hand cranked. When I got the table-top electric and stand alone Stir Crazy the popper pot went to the
Goodwill. Along with the air popper.
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.
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.
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.
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.
My late friend, Les, grew Mexi-Bells in his raised bed garden RH>(along DD> with Thai Bird's Eye, serrano, jalapeno and NuMex Big Jim
peppers. DD> I've used ripe Mexi Bells from his garden to make the
recipe I've DD> attached below.
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I had one of those stove top poppers (cast iron sauce pan with a
special stirring lid that was hand cranked. When I got the table-top electric and stand alone Stir Crazy the popper pot went to the
Goodwill. Along with the air popper.
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 problemis 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).
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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.
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'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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
I miss the Super Bird and the Moon's Ove My Hammy offerings.
These were not good eating, on the bitter side.
I wonder what caused that. I certainly differs from my experience.
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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.
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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/redcinnamon RH> roll, a bag of lettuce, a couple of sweet potatoes, a loaf
sauce tamales, a couple of Argentinian pastries, a couple of
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.
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
Of course we haven't been to Denny's in quite a while as the prices
have just become crazy around here.
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.
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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.
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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 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.
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)
My other Denny's fave was the British Burger.
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.
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.
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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)=
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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.
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
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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.
Title: British U-turn Tart *
Categories: Five, Pastry, Fruits
Yield: 4 Servings
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.
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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 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.
It didn't smell funky when I punctured the plastic. So, Jasper (the
pit bull mix) enjoyed it very much. With no side effects.
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)=
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.
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:Fruits, Citrus DD> Yield: 6 Servings
Title: Green Tomato Pie DD> Categories: Pies, Pastry,
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.
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.
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.
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
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 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
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.
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).
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
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
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
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
CONTINUED IN NEXT MESSAGE <<
CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS MESSAGE <<
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.
Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
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.
We've only had a mouse problem once. When we were in HI, we had an
inside unit of a 4-plex. The outside neighbors let their back yard grow out of control and mice moved in. When the neighbors packed out, the
doors were open and shut quite a bit, allowing mice access to the
housing unit. I'm not sure how they got into our place but we ended up dispatching 3 or 4 to quickly solve the problem. Their back yard was
cut, finally, just before they left HI.
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.
We've seen quite a few in WF, including an albino one, but not that
many in the last few years. Steve did see a couple a few weeks ago
cross the street just below our house but they were gone before he
could let me know.
8<----- CLIP ----->8
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
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.
You sure it's Weiss, not Wiss? The latter is a known name in scissors/shears manufacturing.
Saw your shrimp recipies. Last night we made a shrimp, pepper, onion, tomato and garlic stir fry from a Junior League of Rocky Mount cook
book I'd picked up some time ago. Directions were to serve it over
angel hair pasta but we subbed soba (buckwheat) noodles. It's something
we will do again.
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.
down to 31.F 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 34.F - so it will just be messy and won't
stick. (I hope)
Steve is outside working on our leaves again. He ran a mulching cycle
with the mower a couple of weeks ago but I hear the blower now. Still
have some on the trees, but probably not enough to worry about at this stage.
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