• Greasy Spoons [1]

    From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Fri Mar 7 21:00:20 2025
    Hi Dave,


    There had to have been somewhat of a ketchup taste, using that much of
    it. Plus, that much ketchup would have added extra sweetness, something else that doesn't really belong in chili, IMO.

    A lot of chilli cooks put sugar in their chilli. White or brown. Or
    some will do molasses - which results in a barbeque sauce undertone.
    And I knew one lady who used honey. Bv)=

    I still don't like overly sweet tomato things. Some cooks put sugar in
    their marinara sauce, I don't. The original recipe given to me by my
    (Italian) MIL had no sugar, just tomato paste, water, salt, pepper,
    oregano, parsley, basil and garlic powder.


    All of the banks I've used in this are have covers over all but the drive-up window. But the covers are necessary because of the pneumatic tubing that shuffles the paparwork back and forth.

    Yes, the bank one is usually high enough but it reminds us that not all places that have a cover are that high. We usually prefer to go in and
    sit down anyways, or go in, get it to go and eat in the camper,
    especially if the place is croweded.

    The drive-thru is a matter of convenience for me. I score my grub and
    take it either home or to work where it is eaten. Once in a very great while I'll drive thru Hardee's if I'm running late for work and score
    a couple of their nice biscuit sandwiches - eating them on the way to work.

    Works for you, not us. But, we still get fed. We've driven into parking
    garages and had antennas scrape the ceiling so we try to remember to
    take them off before entering.

    The pixture accompanying the original recipe was nice. I'd probably
    enjoy eating it. Doubt I'll ever make it, though.

    I've come to that realisation with a lot of recipies. Went thru a stack
    of saved newspaper food sections over the past week or so, think I
    saved maybe a dozen recipies to try.

    One of the reasons I like Taste of Home recipes is that they are by
    home cooks and doable in most kitchens. Even the T.O.H. Test Kitchen recipes are aimed at the home cook. I still collect stuff I might make
    in my kitchen from Saveur, New York Times, Simply Recipes, etc.

    And once in a while I hit a gem I've not made before that gets made
    right away ....

    I've done that--pulled out from a cook book, stack of print outs or whatever, something that looks good, try it and it becomes something
    we'll re do on a semi regular basis. The spicy Moroccan chicken recipe
    was in a magazine at my in-laws house in Florida one time when we were visiting. It came home with us and I probably make it at least once a year, making enough to put extra into the freezer to enjoy a couple
    more times.

    That's how I made my first "new to me" recipe. My mother gave me a New York Times cookbook and I was browsing through the page when BINGO.
    One jumped off the page into my lap and said "Let's go to the
    kitchen".

    And that's how I was introduced to fish Parmesan. Bv)=

    We've come across some real winners that way. The echo here is what made
    me finally break away from the green can (Parmesain) and red can
    (Romano) cheese, going entirely to buying it by the chunk and grating
    out own. The echo also introduced me to balsamic vinegar; my original
    purchase was a "let's see if Steve will like this". Now it's a regular
    buy.


    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Ruth Haffly on Sun Mar 9 06:02:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    There had to have been somewhat of a ketchup taste, using that much of
    it. Plus, that much ketchup would have added extra sweetness, something else that doesn't really belong in chili, IMO.

    A lot of chilli cooks put sugar in their chilli. White or brown. Or
    some will do molasses - which results in a barbeque sauce undertone.
    And I knew one lady who used honey. Bv)=

    I still don't like overly sweet tomato things. Some cooks put sugar in their marinara sauce, I don't. The original recipe given to me by my (Italian) MIL had no sugar, just tomato paste, water, salt, pepper, oregano, parsley, basil and garlic powder.

    Sugar in the pasta sauce seems to depend on which region of Italy the
    recipe came from. I've told the story here before of hitting sugar in
    a "daily special" at an Italian joint owned by a chilli cook of Italian ancestry. And his explanation. Neveer ordered red sauced pasta there
    again. Mostly stuck with my usual chilli-mac. Mardango was, after all,
    six time Illinois State chill champion.

    8<----- SLIUCE ----->8

    One of the reasons I like Taste of Home recipes is that they are by
    home cooks and doable in most kitchens. Even the T.O.H. Test Kitchen recipes are aimed at the home cook. I still collect stuff I might make
    in my kitchen from Saveur, New York Times, Simply Recipes, etc.

    And once in a while I hit a gem I've not made before that gets made
    right away ....

    I've done that--pulled out from a cook book, stack of print outs or whatever, something that looks good, try it and it becomes something
    we'll re do on a semi regular basis. The spicy Moroccan chicken recipe
    was in a magazine at my in-laws house in Florida one time when we were visiting. It came home with us and I probably make it at least once a year, making enough to put extra into the freezer to enjoy a couple
    more times.

    That's how I made my first "new to me" recipe. My mother gave me a New York Times cookbook and I was browsing through the page when BINGO.
    One jumped off the page into my lap and said "Let's go to the
    kitchen".

    And that's how I was introduced to fish Parmesan. Bv)=

    We've come across some real winners that way. The echo here is what
    made me finally break away from the green can (Parmesain) and red can (Romano) cheese, going entirely to buying it by the chunk and grating
    out own. The echo also introduced me to balsamic vinegar; my original purchase was a "let's see if Steve will like this". Now it's a regular buy.

    My house mate spotted the cans of tuna I got at Hy-Vee and began a long reminiscence about his Aunt Joan's tuna salad and how it was the best he
    had ever had. He won't be expecting this:

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

    Title: Tuna Patties
    Categories: Seafood, Breads, Citrus, Vegetables, Chilies
    Yield: 4 Pucks

    12 oz (2 cans) tuna
    2 ts Dijon mustard
    1/2 c White bread; in small pieces
    1 ts Lemon zest
    1 tb Lemon juice
    1 tb Water from the tuna
    2 tb Chopped fresh parsley
    2 tb Chopped fresh chives, green
    - onions, or shallots
    Salt & fresh ground pepper
    2 Dashes Crystal hot sauce
    1 lg Raw egg
    2 tb Olive oil
    1/2 ts Butter

    DRAIN TUNA: Drain the liquid from the tuna cans. If you
    are using tuna packed in water, reserve a tablespoon of
    the tuna water, and add a teaspoon of olive oil to the
    tuna mixture in the next step.

    Mix tuna with mustard, bread, zest, lemon juice, water,
    parsley, chives, hot sauce, salt, pepper, egg: In a medium
    bowl, mix together the tuna, mustard, torn white bread,
    lemon zest, lemon juice, water, parsley, chives, and hot
    sauce. Sprinkle on salt and freshly ground black pepper.
    Taste the mixture before adding the egg to see if it needs
    more seasoning to your taste. Mix in the egg.

    FORM INTO PATTIES, CHILL: Divide the mixture into 4 parts.
    With each part, form into a ball and then flatten into a
    patty. Place onto a wax paper lined tray and chill for an
    hour. (You can skip the chilling if you want, chilling
    just helps the patties stay together when you cook them.)

    SAUTÉ IN SKILLET: Heat the olive oil and a little butter
    (for taste) in a cast iron or stick-free skillet on medium
    high. Gently place the patties in the pan, and cook until
    nicely browned, 3-4 minutes on each side.

    Serve with wedges of lemon. You can also serve with tartar
    sauce on slider buns for a tuna burger.

    Yield: Makes 4 patties

    Recipe by Elise Bauer

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

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Sun Mar 9 17:48:40 2025
    Hi Dave,

    A lot of chilli cooks put sugar in their chilli. White or brown. Or
    some will do molasses - which results in a barbeque sauce undertone.
    And I knew one lady who used honey. Bv)=

    I still don't like overly sweet tomato things. Some cooks put sugar in their marinara sauce, I don't. The original recipe given to me by my (Italian) MIL had no sugar, just tomato paste, water, salt, pepper, oregano, parsley, basil and garlic powder.

    Sugar in the pasta sauce seems to depend on which region of Italy the recipe came from. I've told the story here before of hitting sugar in
    a "daily special" at an Italian joint owned by a chilli cook of
    Italian ancestry. And his explanation. Neveer ordered red sauced pasta there
    again. Mostly stuck with my usual chilli-mac. Mardango was, after all,
    six time Illinois State chill champion.

    I remember reading your account of it. My MIL's ancestry is from
    Calabria, the toe of the boot--down near Sicily. She has put a carrot in
    her sauce as she claims that it absorbs some of the acid from the tomato
    in the sauce. I've not really noticed a difference in hers with the
    carrot and mine without. I think I'm a bit heavier with the spices
    (except salt) than she is.

    8<----- SLIUCE ----->8

    And once in a while I hit a gem I've not made before that gets made
    right away ....

    I've done that--pulled out from a cook book, stack of print outs or whatever, something that looks good, try it and it becomes something
    we'll re do on a semi regular basis. The spicy Moroccan chicken recipe
    was in a magazine at my in-laws house in Florida one time when we were visiting. It came home with us and I probably make it at least once a year, making enough to put extra into the freezer to enjoy a couple
    more times.

    That's how I made my first "new to me" recipe. My mother gave me a New York Times cookbook and I was browsing through the page when BINGO.
    One jumped off the page into my lap and said "Let's go to the
    kitchen".

    And that's how I was introduced to fish Parmesan. Bv)=

    We've come across some real winners that way. The echo here is what
    made me finally break away from the green can (Parmesain) and red can (Romano) cheese, going entirely to buying it by the chunk and grating
    out own. The echo also introduced me to balsamic vinegar; my original purchase was a "let's see if Steve will like this". Now it's a regular buy.

    My house mate spotted the cans of tuna I got at Hy-Vee and began a
    long reminiscence about his Aunt Joan's tuna salad and how it was the
    best he had ever had. He won't be expecting this:

    My mom's only uses for tuna were in a simple macaroni and tuna (with
    mayo) salad or just with mayo for a sandwich. I'll cut up an apple or
    two (depending on how much tuna I'm using) into the tuna and mayo. My
    MIL was skeptical of that when she saw me do it; now it's the way she
    likes her tuna. As a Tupperware dealer, she passed on the suggestion at
    some of the demos she did, giving me credit. (G)


    Title: Tuna Patties
    Categories: Seafood, Breads, Citrus, Vegetables, Chilies
    Yield: 4 Pucks

    12 oz (2 cans) tuna
    2 ts Dijon mustard
    1/2 c White bread; in small pieces
    1 ts Lemon zest
    1 tb Lemon juice
    1 tb Water from the tuna
    2 tb Chopped fresh parsley
    2 tb Chopped fresh chives, green
    - onions, or shallots
    Salt & fresh ground pepper
    2 Dashes Crystal hot sauce
    1 lg Raw egg
    2 tb Olive oil
    1/2 ts Butter

    Looks good but we'd sub whole wheat bread for the white.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to Ruth Haffly on Tue Mar 11 06:22:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    RH DD> Sugar in the pasta sauce seems to depend on which region of Italy the
    recipe came from. I've told the story here before of hitting sugar in
    a "daily special" at an Italian joint owned by a chilli cook of
    Italian ancestry. And his explanation. Neveer ordered red sauced pasta there again. Mostly stuck with my usual chilli-mac. Mardango was,
    after all, six time Illinois State chill champion.

    I remember reading your account of it. My MIL's ancestry is from
    Calabria, the toe of the boot--down near Sicily. She has put a carrot
    in her sauce as she claims that it absorbs some of the acid from the tomato in the sauce. I've not really noticed a difference in hers with
    the carrot and mine without. I think I'm a bit heavier with the spices (except salt) than she is.

    There seem to be as many regional variants in Italy as there are in the
    Unried States. My friend Joe (Guiseppe) Gallina and his brothers wound
    up here in Spring-A-Leak running restaurants. Joe's is in the middle of downtown. Mike's (Emilio) place is in nearby Riverton where 70% or so of
    the population is of Italian descent. And Marco had a very successful restaurant in a shopping center. Then it disappeared. I aked Joe about
    "What happened?" and was told the Marco got homesick and returned to the
    island of Sicily where he's "cleaning up" selling American-style pizza.
    Go figure. Bv)=

    8<----- SLIUCE ----->8

    My house mate spotted the cans of tuna I got at Hy-Vee and began a
    long reminiscence about his Aunt Joan's tuna salad and how it was the
    best he had ever had. He won't be expecting this:

    My mom's only uses for tuna were in a simple macaroni and tuna (with
    mayo) salad or just with mayo for a sandwich. I'll cut up an apple or
    two (depending on how much tuna I'm using) into the tuna and mayo. My
    MIL was skeptical of that when she saw me do it; now it's the way she likes her tuna. As a Tupperware dealer, she passed on the suggestion at some of the demos she did, giving me credit. (G)

    Hmmmmmmm ..... never tried an apple in tuna salad. I'll have to keep that
    in mind. I know applem works great in chicken salad.

    This is basically what I made. I've never been a fan of sweet pickles in
    my tuna salad - so I stock Heifitz or Vlasic or Mt. Olive dill relish.
    I use Duke's mayo as it is less sweet than Kraft or Hellman's. The "As
    Seen On TV" Vidalia Onion Chopper with the small (1/8") plate in place
    worked very nicely/quickly to make uniform chinks of the veggies.

    I did all the options except the eggs in this batch. Must have been a
    hit because I was asked this morning A: Is there any left? And B: When
    are you going to make some more?

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

    Title: Dave's Tuna Salad
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Sauces
    Yield: 4 Servings

    5 oz Can tuna in water; drained
    1 md Onion; diced fine
    2 sm (or 1 lg) Ribs celery; diced
    . - small

    MMMMM----------------------EYBALL MEASURES---------------------------
    DILL pickle relish
    Mayonnaise (Duke's)

    MMMMM--------------------------OPTIONAL-------------------------------
    2 lg Hard boiled eggs; chopped
    2 tb (or less) sunflower kernels
    1 sm Bell pepper; any color,
    . - cored, diced small

    Drain the tuna well, give the water to the cat and you'll
    have a friend for life. Put the tuna into a suitable bowl
    and break up any chunks with a fork.

    Add the onion and celery, stirring into the tuna with
    your fork. Then add as much DILL relish as you wish to
    suit your taste. Follow with enough mayonnaise to hold
    it all together without being too loose.

    If using chopped egg and/or sunflower kernels - now is
    the time to stir them in - just until incorporated.

    You are now ready to make sandwiches or stuff tomatoes.

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Tue Mar 11 11:49:49 2025
    Hi Dave,

    a "daily special" at an Italian joint owned by a chilli cook of
    Italian ancestry. And his explanation. Neveer ordered red sauced pasta there again. Mostly stuck with my usual chilli-mac. Mardango was,
    after all, six time Illinois State chill champion.

    I remember reading your account of it. My MIL's ancestry is from
    Calabria, the toe of the boot--down near Sicily. She has put a carrot
    in her sauce as she claims that it absorbs some of the acid from the tomato in the sauce. I've not really noticed a difference in hers with
    the carrot and mine without. I think I'm a bit heavier with the spices (except salt) than she is.

    There seem to be as many regional variants in Italy as there are in
    the Unried States. My friend Joe (Guiseppe) Gallina and his brothers
    wound
    up here in Spring-A-Leak running restaurants. Joe's is in the middle
    of downtown. Mike's (Emilio) place is in nearby Riverton where 70% or
    so of the population is of Italian descent. And Marco had a very successful
    restaurant in a shopping center. Then it disappeared. I aked Joe about "What happened?" and was told the Marco got homesick and returned to
    the island of Sicily where he's "cleaning up" selling American-style pizza. Go figure. Bv)=

    Sounds like they all did well. Back in the early 70s, my younger (just
    below me in family order) did a school trip to Italy. She said in one
    place the kids ordered pizza and were quite disappointed when it came
    out. They were all expecting the American style; what they got was the
    Italian style.

    8<----- SLIUCE ----->8

    My house mate spotted the cans of tuna I got at Hy-Vee and began a
    long reminiscence about his Aunt Joan's tuna salad and how it was the
    best he had ever had. He won't be expecting this:

    My mom's only uses for tuna were in a simple macaroni and tuna (with
    mayo) salad or just with mayo for a sandwich. I'll cut up an apple or
    two (depending on how much tuna I'm using) into the tuna and mayo. My
    MIL was skeptical of that when she saw me do it; now it's the way she likes her tuna. As a Tupperware dealer, she passed on the suggestion at some of the demos she did, giving me credit. (G)

    Hmmmmmmm ..... never tried an apple in tuna salad. I'll have to keep
    that in mind. I know applem works great in chicken salad.

    Try it, you'll like it. (G)


    This is basically what I made. I've never been a fan of sweet pickles
    in my tuna salad - so I stock Heifitz or Vlasic or Mt. Olive dill
    relish.
    I use Duke's mayo as it is less sweet than Kraft or Hellman's. The "As Seen On TV" Vidalia Onion Chopper with the small (1/8") plate in place worked very nicely/quickly to make uniform chinks of the veggies.

    I use a small amount of sweet pickle relish if Steve isn't eating it,
    none if he is. The past few years we've been using an olive oil based
    mayo we've found at Costco, don't recall the name. I prefer Duke's but
    Steve doesn't like it as much.

    I did all the options except the eggs in this batch. Must have been
    a DD> hit because I was asked this morning A: Is there any left? And B:
    When DD> are you going to make some more?


    Title: Dave's Tuna Salad
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Sauces
    Yield: 4 Servings

    Looks good to me; I'd probably go easier on the sunflower seeds as a
    little goes a long way with them.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Ruth Haffly on Thu Mar 13 11:37:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    restaurant in a shopping center. Then it disappeared. I aked Joe about "What happened?" and was told the Marco got homesick and returned to
    the island of Sicily where he's "cleaning up" selling American-style pizza. Go figure. Bv)=

    Sounds like they all did well. Back in the early 70s, my younger (just below me in family order) did a school trip to Italy. She said in one place the kids ordered pizza and were quite disappointed when it came
    out. They were all expecting the American style; what they got was the Italian style.

    Probably got an authentic Pizza Margherita. My late brother, Robert, went
    with my folks on an It6alian trip and was really disappointed in the pizza.

    8<----- SLIUCE ----->8

    Hmmmmmmm ..... never tried an apple in tuna salad. I'll have to keep
    that in mind. I know applem works great in chicken salad.

    Try it, you'll like it. (G)

    No doubt. My mental taster tells me itsa deal.

    This is basically what I made. I've never been a fan of sweet pickles
    in my tuna salad - so I stock Heifitz or Vlasic or Mt. Olive dill
    relish. I use Duke's mayo as it is less sweet than Kraft or Hellman's.
    The "As Seen On TV" Vidalia Onion Chopper with the small (1/8") plate
    in place worked very nicely/quickly to make uniform chinks of the
    veggies.

    I use a small amount of sweet pickle relish if Steve isn't eating it,
    none if he is. The past few years we've been using an olive oil based
    mayo we've found at Costco, don't recall the name. I prefer Duke's but Steve doesn't like it as much.

    I like Duke's because it's not as sweet as the Big Guys.

    I did all the options except the eggs in this batch. Must have been
    a hit because I was asked this morning A: Is there any left? And B:
    When are you going to make some more?


    Title: Dave's Tuna Salad
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Sauces
    Yield: 4 Servings

    Looks good to me; I'd probably go easier on the sunflower seeds as a little goes a long way with them.

    It's listed under "Options" and the call is for 2 TB or less. Suit
    yourself. Bv)=

    The writer credit on this recipe has got to be a pseudonym.

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

    Title: Lazy Girl Pizza Margherita
    Categories: Five, Breads, Sauces, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 2 Servings

    2 Pocketless pita breads
    1/4 c Basil pesto
    1 c Shredded mozzarella cheese
    2 Roma tomatoes; sliced

    Preheat oven to 400┬║F/205┬║C.

    Place pita breads on a baking sheet.

    Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and
    slightly crisp, 8 to 10 minutes.

    Spread pesto onto each pita bread and top with
    mozzarella cheese and tomato slices.

    Bake in the oven until cheese is melted and tomatoes
    are tender, about 10 minutes more.

    Recipe by: Alexis Trebeck

    RECIPE FROM: http://allrecipes.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Thu Mar 13 12:10:59 2025
    Hi Dave,


    restaurant in a shopping center. Then it disappeared. I aked Joe about "What happened?" and was told the Marco got homesick and returned to
    the island of Sicily where he's "cleaning up" selling American-style pizza. Go figure. Bv)=

    Sounds like they all did well. Back in the early 70s, my younger (just below me in family order) did a school trip to Italy. She said in one place the kids ordered pizza and were quite disappointed when it came
    out. They were all expecting the American style; what they got was the Italian style.

    Probably got an authentic Pizza Margherita. My late brother, Robert,
    went with my folks on an It6alian trip and was really disappointed in
    the pizza.

    That sounds like it's what they got. But, high school kids from a small
    town in the mountains in the early 70s aren't sophisticated enough to
    realise there is such a thing.

    8<----- SLIUCE ----->8

    Hmmmmmmm ..... never tried an apple in tuna salad. I'll have to keep
    that in mind. I know applem works great in chicken salad.

    Try it, you'll like it. (G)

    No doubt. My mental taster tells me itsa deal.

    This is basically what I made. I've never been a fan of sweet pickles
    in my tuna salad - so I stock Heifitz or Vlasic or Mt. Olive dill
    relish. I use Duke's mayo as it is less sweet than Kraft or Hellman's.
    The "As Seen On TV" Vidalia Onion Chopper with the small (1/8") plate
    in place worked very nicely/quickly to make uniform chinks of the
    veggies.

    I use a small amount of sweet pickle relish if Steve isn't eating it,
    none if he is. The past few years we've been using an olive oil based
    mayo we've found at Costco, don't recall the name. I prefer Duke's but Steve doesn't like it as much.

    I like Duke's because it's not as sweet as the Big Guys.

    Agreed, it was all I bought once I discovered it when we lived in
    Swansboro. When we were stationed at Fort Hood, TX, one of my neighbors
    (from Georgia) brought me 3 jars of it when she returned from spending Christmas with her family.

    I did all the options except the eggs in this batch. Must have been
    a hit because I was asked this morning A: Is there any left? And B:
    When are you going to make some more?


    Title: Dave's Tuna Salad
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Sauces
    Yield: 4 Servings

    Looks good to me; I'd probably go easier on the sunflower seeds as a little goes a long way with them.

    It's listed under "Options" and the call is for 2 TB or less. Suit yourself. Bv)=

    The writer credit on this recipe has got to be a pseudonym.


    Title: Lazy Girl Pizza Margherita
    Categories: Five, Breads, Sauces, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 2 Servings


    Recipe by: Alexis Trebeck

    Most likely but it could be a Canadian relative.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:396/45 to Ruth Haffly on Sat Mar 15 04:53:30 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Probably got an authentic Pizza Margherita. My late brother, Robert,
    went with my folks on an It6alian trip and was really disappointed in
    the pizza.

    That sounds like it's what they got. But, high school kids from a small town in the mountains in the early 70s aren't sophisticated enough to realise there is such a thing.

    8<----- SLIUCE ----->8

    I like Duke's because it's not as sweet as the Big Guys.

    Agreed, it was all I bought once I discovered it when we lived in Swansboro. When we were stationed at Fort Hood, TX, one of my neighbors (from Georgia) brought me 3 jars of it when she returned from spending Christmas with her family.

    I can buy Duke's at my local Sav-A-Lot. Never seen it in any of the other grocery stores. Which is sorta kinda odd as Sav-A-Lot is a no-frills
    "budget priced" place.

    I did all the options except the eggs in this batch. Must have been
    a hit because I was asked this morning A: Is there any left? And B:
    When are you going to make some more?

    Title: Dave's Tuna Salad
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Sauces
    Yield: 4 Servings

    Looks good to me; I'd probably go easier on the sunflower seeds as a little goes a long way with them.

    It's listed under "Options" and the call is for 2 TB or less. Suit yourself. Bv)=

    The writer credit on this recipe has got to be a pseudonym.

    Title: Lazy Girl Pizza Margherita
    Categories: Five, Breads, Sauces, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 2 Servings

    Recipe by: Alexis Trebeck

    Most likely but it could be a Canadian relative.

    Alex' twin sister? That could be a Jeopardy question if true.

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    Title: Jeopardy! Borscht
    Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Soups
    Yield: 8 Servings

    4 lg Beets; peeled, chopped
    4 lg Carrots; peeled, chopped
    1 lg Yellow onion; peeled,
    - chopped
    1 Beef soup bone
    10 c Beef stock
    1 lg White potato; peeled,
    - chopped (opt)

    Last year our terrific pal Tommy (who was such a delight
    to hang out with this Christmas, btw) brought his nice
    friend Ethan over for dinner and Catchphrase; we ate
    this soup and Ethan went on to be a guest on Jeopardy!.

    Peel and chop beets, carrots and onion; simmer in a rich
    beef stock. Also throw in the pot some type of flavorful
    soup-bone if you want. A cross-cut bone-in beef shank
    slice would be ideal, but one time I used pigs feet,
    which is completely non-traditional but lends a nice
    thick heartiness to the soup which otherwise is thinner
    and brothy.

    One thing to do alternatively is start the soup by
    sauteeing the chopped onion in the pot until it is
    transparent, then add half or more of the broth and
    the bone and simmer for awhile, THEN add the beets and,
    about twenty minutes later, the carrots.

    The beets will take at least a half an hour or so to
    become tender, so allow time for them to get mostly
    there before you add the carrots (and a potato if you
    want to), then let it go another 5 minutes or so and
    add 1-2 cups of chopped cabbage. Let all the veggies
    cook until tender.

    Periodically scrape off gross scum that collects on the
    surface of the soup from having the bone in there (you
    should start this early, but only have to do it a couple
    of times).

    Add: salt and pepper to taste; red-wine or another
    vinegar to taste which I recommend as 3 tablespoons
    or more depending how tangy you like it and I like it
    quite tangy (but remember, you can always add more later,
    or people can add splashes to individual servings, too).
    Now is also the time to add fresh dill if you like fresh
    dill. Russians like a lot of fresh dill on everything
    and keep a large bunch of it in foil in the the freezer
    for such occasions.

    Serve hot with big dollops of sour cream or cold with
    big dollops of yogurt and garnish with dill! Or mix and
    match!

    Or compare to a real recipe from an online resource!
    Makes good eatin'! Take out the bone before serving!
    Nice with pancakes, black bread or piroshki! Okay let
    me know how it goes!

    P.S. A few more things I would like to say about this
    soup before you ream me about it:

    1a. There are MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF BORSCH.

    1b. From what I understand traditional Russian borshch
    is spelled with no "t" and is really more like meat soup
    that happens to have a few beets thrown in. Some recipes
    call for mushrooms, garlic, navy beans and many other
    ingredients not included in Jeopardy! Borscht.

    2. This "recipe" has its roots in The Joy of Cooking,
    I didn't just totally make it up.

    3. I believe the spelling with a "t" comes from Germany,
    or from second-generation German-Americans who passed
    recipes to Irma Rombauer early last century. Please
    comment if you happen to know about the etymology of
    "borscht."

    4. PLEASE comment if this soup gets you on Jeopardy!.

    Thanks.

    From: http://lucysspleen.blogs.com

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Sat Mar 15 14:52:32 2025
    Hi Dave,

    I like Duke's because it's not as sweet as the Big Guys.

    Agreed, it was all I bought once I discovered it when we lived in Swansboro. When we were stationed at Fort Hood, TX, one of my neighbors (from Georgia) brought me 3 jars of it when she returned from spending Christmas with her family.

    I can buy Duke's at my local Sav-A-Lot. Never seen it in any of the
    other grocery stores. Which is sorta kinda odd as Sav-A-Lot is a
    no-frills "budget priced" place.

    Interesting. I can get Duke's at most any of the local grocery stores
    now that I'm back in the south. Our older daughter's husband is from GA
    and a few years ago they requested that we bring some Duke's when we
    come to visit. He got her hooked on it; I think they usually get it via
    Amazon now.

    The writer credit on this recipe has got to be a pseudonym.

    Title: Lazy Girl Pizza Margherita
    Categories: Five, Breads, Sauces, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 2 Servings

    Recipe by: Alexis Trebeck

    Most likely but it could be a Canadian relative.

    Alex' twin sister? That could be a Jeopardy question if true.

    AFAIK, he wasn't a twin; I'm 99% sure it's not a daughter. Niece or
    cousin, maybe.


    Title: Jeopardy! Borscht
    Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Soups
    Yield: 8 Servings

    Last year our terrific pal Tommy (who was such a delight
    to hang out with this Christmas, btw) brought his nice
    friend Ethan over for dinner and Catchphrase; we ate
    this soup and Ethan went on to be a guest on Jeopardy!.

    One of these days I may try out again. Did, and made the contestant pool
    when we were in HI but they only took folks that wore uniforms from that
    pool. Since I wasn't in the military, a doctor, fireman or whatever,
    they didn't call me. The in person tryout was fun, don't know if it
    would be so with it done on Zoom now.


    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:124/5016 to Ruth Haffly on Mon Mar 17 06:44:27 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    I like Duke's because it's not as sweet as the Big Guys.

    Agreed, it was all I bought once I discovered it when we lived in Swansboro. When we were stationed at Fort Hood, TX, one of my neighbors (from Georgia) brought me 3 jars of it when she returned from spending Christmas with her family.

    I can buy Duke's at my local Sav-A-Lot. Never seen it in any of the
    other grocery stores. Which is sorta kinda odd as Sav-A-Lot is a
    no-frills "budget priced" place.

    Interesting. I can get Duke's at most any of the local grocery stores
    now that I'm back in the south. Our older daughter's husband is from GA and a few years ago they requested that we bring some Duke's when we
    come to visit. He got her hooked on it; I think they usually get it via Amazon now.

    This just in. Hy-Vee carries Duke's in both regular and light. I was
    there picking up stuff for tonight's supper when I stumbled across it.

    The writer credit on this recipe has got to be a pseudonym.

    Title: Lazy Girl Pizza Margherita
    Categories: Five, Breads, Sauces, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 2 Servings

    Recipe by: Alexis Trebeck

    Most likely but it could be a Canadian relative.

    Alex' twin sister? That could be a Jeopardy question if true.

    AFAIK, he wasn't a twin; I'm 99% sure it's not a daughter. Niece or cousin, maybe.

    Or no shared DNA at all. Just the same surname.

    Title: Jeopardy! Borscht
    Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Soups
    Yield: 8 Servings

    Last year our terrific pal Tommy (who was such a delight
    to hang out with this Christmas, btw) brought his nice
    friend Ethan over for dinner and Catchphrase; we ate
    this soup and Ethan went on to be a guest on Jeopardy!.

    One of these days I may try out again. Did, and made the contestant
    pool when we were in HI but they only took folks that wore uniforms
    from that pool. Since I wasn't in the military, a doctor, fireman or whatever, they didn't call me. The in person tryout was fun, don't know
    if it would be so with it done on Zoom now.

    Good luck. This is what I needed parts from the grocery store to make.

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

    Title: Reuben Panini
    Categories: Beef, Cheese, Breads, Vegetables
    Yield: 2 servings

    4 sl No seeds beefsteak rye bread
    1/4 c Thousand Island dressing;
    - divided
    4 sl Ementhal (Swiss) cheese
    1/2 c Sauerkraut; drained well,
    - divided
    4 oz Thin sliced corned beef;
    - divided
    1 tb Soft butter; divided

    Prep countertop grill or panini maker.

    Spread each slice of bread with 1 tablespoon dressing.

    Top each of 2 slices of bread with 1 slice cheese, 1/4
    cup sauerkraut, 2 ounces corned beef and second slice
    of cheese. Place remaining bread slices on sandwiches,
    dressing-side-down.

    Spread BUTTER on the outsides of each sandwich.

    Grill 5 to 6 minutes or until cheese melts and grill
    marks appear.

    Serve immediately.

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.hy-vee.com

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Tue Mar 18 13:17:21 2025
    Hi Dave,

    I can buy Duke's at my local Sav-A-Lot. Never seen it in any of the
    other grocery stores. Which is sorta kinda odd as Sav-A-Lot is a
    no-frills "budget priced" place.

    Interesting. I can get Duke's at most any of the local grocery stores
    now that I'm back in the south. Our older daughter's husband is from GA and a few years ago they requested that we bring some Duke's when we
    come to visit. He got her hooked on it; I think they usually get it via Amazon now.

    This just in. Hy-Vee carries Duke's in both regular and light. I was
    there picking up stuff for tonight's supper when I stumbled across it.

    And picked up a jar, I presume.


    The writer credit on this recipe has got to be a pseudonym.

    Title: Lazy Girl Pizza Margherita

    Recipe by: Alexis Trebeck

    Most likely but it could be a Canadian relative.

    Alex' twin sister? That could be a Jeopardy question if true.

    AFAIK, he wasn't a twin; I'm 99% sure it's not a daughter. Niece or cousin, maybe.

    Or no shared DNA at all. Just the same surname.

    True, don't know how common the name is in Canada. I still miss him
    hosting "Jeoparday"; Ken Jennings is an ok replacement but not Alex.
    Some of the guest hosts they had after Alex passed away were really bad
    but I can tolerate Ken.

    Title: Jeopardy! Borscht
    Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Soups
    Yield: 8 Servings

    Last year our terrific pal Tommy (who was such a delight
    to hang out with this Christmas, btw) brought his nice
    friend Ethan over for dinner and Catchphrase; we ate
    this soup and Ethan went on to be a guest on Jeopardy!.

    One of these days I may try out again. Did, and made the contestant
    pool when we were in HI but they only took folks that wore uniforms
    from that pool. Since I wasn't in the military, a doctor, fireman or whatever, they didn't call me. The in person tryout was fun, don't know
    if it would be so with it done on Zoom now.

    Good luck. This is what I needed parts from the grocery store to make.


    Title: Reuben Panini
    Categories: Beef, Cheese, Breads, Vegetables
    Yield: 2 servings

    Looks good; I did the traditional corned beef and cabbage, with boiled potatoes, carrots and parsnips yesterday. We also have a couple of
    corned beef cuts currently on the smoker turning into pastrami.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to Ruth Haffly on Thu Mar 20 06:23:00 2025
    Hi Ruth,
    In a message to Dave Drum you wrote:

    hosting "Jeoparday"; Ken Jennings is an ok replacement but not Alex.
    Some of the guest hosts they had after Alex passed away were really
    bad but I can tolerate Ken.

    Alex hosted that show for so long, he really was the best. He had the
    exact right personality for it. I think a lot of long term viewers will
    always miss him.

    Looks good; I did the traditional corned beef and cabbage, with
    boiled potatoes, carrots and parsnips yesterday.

    One of my favorite boiled dinners. :)

    Shawn

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  • From Dave Drum@1:396/45 to Ruth Haffly on Thu Mar 20 05:20:30 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-


    This just in. Hy-Vee carries Duke's in both regular and light. I was
    there picking up stuff for tonight's supper when I stumbled across it.

    And picked up a jar, I presume.

    Not this go as I have plenty of mayo for my immediate needs, But I filed
    that datum away for future reference.

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

    Last year our terrific pal Tommy (who was such a delight
    to hang out with this Christmas, btw) brought his nice
    friend Ethan over for dinner and Catchphrase; we ate
    this soup and Ethan went on to be a guest on Jeopardy!.

    One of these days I may try out again. Did, and made the contestant
    pool when we were in HI but they only took folks that wore uniforms
    from that pool. Since I wasn't in the military, a doctor, fireman or whatever, they didn't call me. The in person tryout was fun, don't know
    if it would be so with it done on Zoom now.

    Good luck. This is what I needed parts from the grocery store to make.

    Title: Reuben Panini
    Categories: Beef, Cheese, Breads, Vegetables
    Yield: 2 servings

    Looks good; I did the traditional corned beef and cabbage, with boiled potatoes, carrots and parsnips yesterday. We also have a couple of
    corned beef cuts currently on the smoker turning into pastrami.

    I don't think I'd make a successful Mick. Boiled cabbage is NOT one of
    my faves.

    I did make this in honour of St. Pat. Didn't have a shamrock waffle iron
    so I just used mt 4" round mini-waffle iron.

    I left out the caraway seeds - but they were needed. Next go I'll whiz
    the seeds to powderin my R2D2 grinder

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

    Title: Waffle Reuben Sandwiches
    Categories: Breads, Beef, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 4 servings

    1 1/2 c Pancake & waffle mix
    1/2 c Dark rye flour
    2 tb Caraway seeds (opt at UDDs)
    1 1/2 c Water
    1/2 c Green cabbage
    1/2 c Crisp bagged kraut
    2 tb Coarse-ground mustard
    1/4 c Thousand Island salad
    - dressing
    5 oz Sliced corned beef
    2 oz Sliced Ementhal (Swiss)
    - cheese

    Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.

    Whisk together pancake &amp; waffle mix, rye flour, and
    caraway seeds. Whisk in water; continue whisking until
    smooth.

    Heat shamrock mini waffle maker, or another mini waffle
    maker, according to manufacturer’s directions. Carefully
    lift cover; spray both cooking surfaces with nonstick
    cooking spray.

    Pour 1/4 cup batter into waffle maker; close lid and
    cook 5 to 7 minutes or until golden brown and cooked
    through. Cook 7 more waffles using remaining batter,
    spraying waffle maker with nonstick spray between
    waffles.

    Stir together shredded green cabbage and sauerkraut.
    Place half of the waffles on a baking sheet. Spread one
    side of waffles with smoked porter coarse-ground
    mustard, then Thousand Island salad dressing. Top with
    corned beef, sliced Swiss cheese, and cabbage mixture.
    Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and
    meat is heated through. Place remaining waffles on top
    heated sandwiches.

    Servings: 4

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.hy-vee.com

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Shawn Highfield on Thu Mar 20 12:27:04 2025
    Hi Shawn,

    hosting "Jeoparday"; Ken Jennings is an ok replacement but not Alex.
    Some of the guest hosts they had after Alex passed away were really
    bad but I can tolerate Ken.

    Alex hosted that show for so long, he really was the best. He had the exact right personality for it. I think a lot of long term viewers
    will always miss him.

    Agreed, he was really good as a host. When I tried out, they did the try
    outs over 2 days; I was booked for the second day. Alex made guest
    appearances at the try outs on the first day but on the second day, he
    was out at the various military installations on Oahu so I didn't get to
    meet him.


    Looks good; I did the traditional corned beef and cabbage, with
    boiled potatoes, carrots and parsnips yesterday.

    One of my favorite boiled dinners. :)

    I usually don't have parsnips on hand but did, this time so added them
    to the pot. We had a good meal, with enough left overs to put into a
    container to freeze for an "on the road" meal. We were at Lidl
    yesterday, bought another corned beef to cook up for slicing so we can
    have sandwichs. Also bought some country ham; Steve made biscuits this
    morning to go with it. Yummy!


    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Thu Mar 20 12:40:14 2025
    Hi Dave,

    This just in. Hy-Vee carries Duke's in both regular and light. I
    was DD> there picking up stuff for tonight's supper when I stumbled
    across it.

    And picked up a jar, I presume.

    Not this go as I have plenty of mayo for my immediate needs, But I
    filed that datum away for future reference.

    Hopefully in a place in your mind where you will remember it when
    needed. (G)

    this soup and Ethan went on to be a guest on Jeopardy!.

    One of these days I may try out again. Did, and made the contestant
    pool when we were in HI but they only took folks that wore uniforms
    from that pool. Since I wasn't in the military, a doctor, fireman or

    Good luck. This is what I needed parts from the grocery store to make.

    Title: Reuben Panini
    Categories: Beef, Cheese, Breads, Vegetables
    Yield: 2 servings

    Looks good; I did the traditional corned beef and cabbage, with boiled potatoes, carrots and parsnips yesterday. We also have a couple of
    corned beef cuts currently on the smoker turning into pastrami.

    I don't think I'd make a successful Mick. Boiled cabbage is NOT one of
    my faves.

    Not really one of mine but I make a once a year exemption. I also make
    sure I'm NOT wearing any green (or orange). We picked up a marked down
    corned beef yesterday to cook, then slice up for sandwichs.


    I did make this in honour of St. Pat. Didn't have a shamrock waffle
    iron so I just used mt 4" round mini-waffle iron.

    Whatever works for you. (G)

    I left out the caraway seeds - but they were needed. Next go I'll whiz
    the seeds to powderin my R2D2 grinder

    Same kind of grinder I have--a repurposed Oster coffee grinder? Does a
    great job and Steve has a different grinder for his coffee beans. He
    didn't question me when I told him I wanted to repurpose his coffe
    grinder, gave him a reason to upgrade.

    Title: Waffle Reuben Sandwiches
    Categories: Breads, Beef, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 4 servings

    It is something different; don't know if I could eat a whole one in one sitting.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to Ruth Haffly on Sat Mar 22 07:54:00 2025
    Hi Ruth,
    On <Fri, 20 Mar 25>, you wrote me:

    try outs over 2 days; I was booked for the second day. Alex made
    guest appearances at the try outs on the first day but on the second
    was out at the various military installations on Oahu so I didn't get
    to meet him.

    That's a shame, would have been cool to meet him even just for a minute
    or two. At least it was a good reason he wasn't there.

    I usually don't have parsnips on hand but did, this time so added
    them to the pot. We had a good meal, with enough left overs to put
    into a container to freeze for an "on the road" meal. We were at

    My daughter loves parsnips and always has them. I like them, but no one
    else does here (I don't know why) so I don't bother with them either.

    have sandwichs. Also bought some country ham; Steve made biscuits
    this morning to go with it. Yummy!

    Nice!

    Shawn

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Shawn Highfield on Sat Mar 22 11:42:11 2025
    Hi Shawn,

    try outs over 2 days; I was booked for the second day. Alex made
    guest appearances at the try outs on the first day but on the second
    was out at the various military installations on Oahu so I didn't get
    to meet him.

    That's a shame, would have been cool to meet him even just for a
    minute or two. At least it was a good reason he wasn't there.

    Very good reason. He was always a big supporter of the military. When we
    were stationed in Frankfurt, West Germany, he came over with the crew to recruit contestants. Some folks got to meet him then, but again, I
    missed out.


    I usually don't have parsnips on hand but did, this time so added
    them to the pot. We had a good meal, with enough left overs to put
    into a container to freeze for an "on the road" meal. We were at

    My daughter loves parsnips and always has them. I like them, but no
    one else does here (I don't know why) so I don't bother with them
    either.

    My mom never bought (nor dad never grew) parsnips. I didn't start buying
    them until a few years ago, bought them as a needed ingredient. Found
    out we like them in stews and such like so I've bought them more often.
    They go well with carrots as a side dish.


    have sandwichs. Also bought some country ham; Steve made biscuits
    this morning to go with it. Yummy!

    Nice!

    Very much so! I had a bit of chicken in the fridge so made chicken and
    gravy over biscuits for lunch. There are still a few biscuits left, and
    some ham so it'll either be breakfast or supper tomorrow.


    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to Ruth Haffly on Sun Mar 23 15:45:00 2025
    Hi Ruth,
    On <Sun, 22 Mar 25>, you wrote me:

    My mom never bought (nor dad never grew) parsnips. I didn't start
    buying them until a few years ago, bought them as a needed
    ingredient. Found out we like them in stews and such like so I've
    bought them more often.

    I like them as well, but for some reason Andrea says they smell or taste
    like feet, I can't remember which but she's not a fan at all.

    They go well with carrots as a side dish.

    Agreed.

    Very much so! I had a bit of chicken in the fridge so made chicken
    and gravy over biscuits for lunch. There are still a few biscuits
    some ham so it'll either be breakfast or supper tomorrow.

    We have 6 hunks of lasguna in the fridge (I made one on Saturday) and
    Andrea for some reason picked up a chicken from walmart today so lots
    of food to eat. :)

    Shawn

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Shawn Highfield on Mon Mar 24 17:06:18 2025
    Hi Shawn,


    My mom never bought (nor dad never grew) parsnips. I didn't start
    buying them until a few years ago, bought them as a needed
    ingredient. Found out we like them in stews and such like so I've
    bought them more often.

    I like them as well, but for some reason Andrea says they smell or
    taste like feet, I can't remember which but she's not a fan at all.

    No complaints here. (G)

    They go well with carrots as a side dish.

    Agreed.

    I'm cooking up the last corned beef today. It'll be mostly sliced up for sandwiches but we're doing a meal of it, some potatos and a bit of red
    cabbage I had in the fridge. It'll be interesting to see how the last
    one works out cooked with the corned beef, usually I do it German style.

    Very much so! I had a bit of chicken in the fridge so made chicken
    and gravy over biscuits for lunch. There are still a few biscuits
    some ham so it'll either be breakfast or supper tomorrow.

    We have 6 hunks of lasguna in the fridge (I made one on Saturday) and Andrea for some reason picked up a chicken from walmart today so lots
    of food to eat. :)

    Sounds good to me. My MIL gave me a good lasagne recipe when I married
    into the family. I'd been raised on a poor imitation so have really
    appreciated being able to make a good one. OTOH, my brothers think (one thought, now deceased) that Mrs. Stouffer makes a good one.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to Ruth Haffly on Tue Mar 25 17:13:00 2025
    Hi Ruth,
    On <Tue, 24 Mar 25>, you wrote me:


    I'm cooking up the last corned beef today. It'll be mostly sliced up
    for sandwiches but we're doing a meal of it, some potatos and a bit cabbage I had in the fridge. It'll be interesting to see how the last
    one works out cooked with the corned beef, usually I do it German
    style.

    I would think it would work fine. However I don't worry too much about
    what "goes together" and if it sounds good to me I try it. :)

    married into the family. I'd been raised on a poor imitation so have really appreciated being able to make a good one. OTOH, my brothers
    think (one thought, now deceased) that Mrs. Stouffer makes a good one.

    Ewwwww. I have eaten the frozen ones but I wouldn't say they are good.
    I really like the one I make, I use "veggie crumble" or TVP instead of
    ground meat.

    Shawn

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  • From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to Ruth Haffly on Wed Mar 26 18:21:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    This just in. Hy-Vee carries Duke's in both regular and light. I
    was there picking up stuff for tonight's supper when I stumbled
    across it.

    And picked up a jar, I presume.

    Not this go as I have plenty of mayo for my immediate needs, But I
    filed that datum away for future reference.

    Hopefully in a place in your mind where you will remember it when
    needed. (G)

    this soup and Ethan went on to be a guest on Jeopardy!.

    One of these days I may try out again. Did, and made the contestant
    pool when we were in HI but they only took folks that wore uniforms
    from that pool. Since I wasn't in the military, a doctor, fireman or

    You didn't haver your "mommy" suit non? Vc)=

    Good luck. This is what I needed parts from the grocery store to make.

    Title: Reuben Panini
    Categories: Beef, Cheese, Breads, Vegetables
    Yield: 2 servings

    Looks good; I did the traditional corned beef and cabbage, with boiled potatoes, carrots and parsnips yesterday. We also have a couple of
    corned beef cuts currently on the smoker turning into pastrami.

    You had me up to the boiled cabbage. Not one of my favourites. Although I
    enjoy cole slaw, stuffed cabbabe leaves, even S & S cabbage soup. Just not
    big on boiled cabbage. <SHRUG> See previous comment.

    I don't think I'd make a successful Mick. Boiled cabbage is NOT one of
    my faves.

    Not really one of mine but I make a once a year exemption. I also make sure I'm NOT wearing any green (or orange). We picked up a marked down corned beef yesterday to cook, then slice up for sandwichs.

    Corned beef, now. With a good slather of zippy horseradish and some boiled potatoes coateed w/melted butter. Yuuuuuuummmmm.

    I did make this in honour of St. Pat. Didn't have a shamrock waffle
    iron so I just used mt 4" round mini-waffle iron.

    Whatever works for you. (G)

    I left out the caraway seeds - but they were needed. Next go I'll whiz
    the seeds to powderin my R2D2 grinder

    Same kind of grinder I have--a repurposed Oster coffee grinder? Does a great job and Steve has a different grinder for his coffee beans. He didn't question me when I told him I wanted to repurpose his coffe grinder, gave him a reason to upgrade.

    Title: Waffle Reuben Sandwiches
    Categories: Breads, Beef, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 4 servings

    It is something different; don't know if I could eat a whole one in one sitting.

    Have faith. The recipe makes 4 servings - and a sin gle serve is 4" across.
    The equivalent of a half-sized BLT sandwich (or thereabouts)

    Here's a sorta-kinda McWaffle. If In were making this for Uncle Dirty Dave
    I'd 86 the scallion in favour of the optional tomato.

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

    Title: Waffle Sandwich
    Categories: Five, Pork, Breads, Cheese
    Yield: 1 servings

    1 sl Canadian bacon
    1 lg Egg
    1 Green onion, chopped
    2 Frozen multigrain waffles
    1 tb Shredded Cheddar cheese
    Sliced tomato; opt

    In a nonstick skillet, cook Canadian bacon over
    medium-high heat 1-2 minutes on each side or until
    lightly browned. Remove and keep warm.

    In a small bowl, whisk egg and green onion; add to the
    same pan. Cook and stir until egg is thickened and no
    liquid egg remains.

    Meanwhile, prepare waffles according to package

    Directions. Place 1 waffle on a plate. Top with Canadian
    bacon, scrambled egg, cheese and, if desired, tomato.
    Top with remaining waffle.

    Michele McHenry, Bellingham, Washington

    Makes: 1 serving

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

    MMMMM

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Shawn Highfield on Wed Mar 26 16:06:36 2025
    Hi Shawn,

    I'm cooking up the last corned beef today. It'll be mostly sliced up
    for sandwiches but we're doing a meal of it, some potatos and a bit cabbage I had in the fridge. It'll be interesting to see how the last
    one works out cooked with the corned beef, usually I do it German
    style.

    I would think it would work fine. However I don't worry too much
    about what "goes together" and if it sounds good to me I try it. :)

    It did work out well. Tasted like cooked green cabbage but turned the
    water reddish. I'd turned some of the head into cole slaw but it was a
    bit strong tasting for that. But, all the red cabbage is now used,
    from a 5 pound plus (Wegman's didn't have any smaller) that we got.

    married into the family. I'd been raised on a poor imitation so
    have RH> really appreciated being able to make a good one. OTOH, my
    brothers RH> think (one thought, now deceased) that Mrs. Stouffer makes
    a good one.

    Ewwwww. I have eaten the frozen ones but I wouldn't say they are
    good. I really like the one I make, I use "veggie crumble" or TVP
    instead of ground meat.

    Michel Angelo makes a pretty good frozen lasagne. We bought some when
    our local Sam's Club carried them and we needed a quick and easy (with
    bagged salad and garlic bread) meal for our small group at church. Sam's
    has stopped carrying them but I've seen them at Publix (grocery store).


    I usually don't add any meat to mine. Using whole wheat noodles with the ricotta cheese makes a complete protein so we don't need the meat. I've
    made a meat or spinach version once in a while but my "standard" version
    is meat free, meat balls and possibly Italian sausage or brachole on the
    side.

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


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  • From Shawn Highfield@1:229/452 to Ruth Haffly on Thu Mar 27 17:27:00 2025
    Hi Ruth,
    On <Thu, 26 Mar 25>, you wrote me:

    Michel Angelo makes a pretty good frozen lasagne. We bought some when
    our local Sam's Club carried them and we needed a quick and easy
    (with bagged salad and garlic bread) meal for our small group at
    church. Sam's has stopped carrying them but I've seen them at Publix

    There are some that are okay, but I don't find it a hard dish to make,
    I can make the pasta in my sleep at this point and that's really the
    most time consuming part.

    made a meat or spinach version once in a while but my "standard"
    version is meat free, meat balls and possibly Italian sausage or
    brachole on the side.

    I have done those as well. I like them all. :)

    Shawn

    ... A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.


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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Thu Mar 27 11:57:18 2025
    Hi Dave,

    Good to "see your face" again.

    this soup and Ethan went on to be a guest on Jeopardy!.

    One of these days I may try out again. Did, and made the contestant
    pool when we were in HI but they only took folks that wore uniforms
    from that pool. Since I wasn't in the military, a doctor, fireman or

    You didn't haver your "mommy" suit non? Vc)=

    IIRC, I was in good jeans and a button down shirt. My "mommy suit" was
    usually more worn out jeans and a tee shirt or sweat shirt, depending on
    the time of year. Also, we didn't have either of the girls with us in
    HI; Rachel was married with a 2 year old and Deborah was active duty
    with the AZ National Guard, 2 years after returning from deployment.


    Good luck. This is what I needed parts from the grocery store to make.

    Title: Reuben Panini
    Categories: Beef, Cheese, Breads, Vegetables
    Yield: 2 servings

    Looks good; I did the traditional corned beef and cabbage, with boiled potatoes, carrots and parsnips yesterday. We also have a couple of
    corned beef cuts currently on the smoker turning into pastrami.

    You had me up to the boiled cabbage. Not one of my favourites.
    Although I enjoy cole slaw, stuffed cabbabe leaves, even S & S cabbage soup. Just not big on boiled cabbage. <SHRUG> See previous comment.

    I don't think I'd make a successful Mick. Boiled cabbage is NOT one of
    my faves.

    Not really one of mine but I make a once a year exemption. I also make sure I'm NOT wearing any green (or orange). We picked up a marked down corned beef yesterday to cook, then slice up for sandwichs.

    Corned beef, now. With a good slather of zippy horseradish and some
    boiled potatoes coateed w/melted butter. Yuuuuuuummmmm.

    Actually, I prefer a spicy brown mustard with corned beef.


    I did make this in honour of St. Pat. Didn't have a shamrock waffle
    iron so I just used mt 4" round mini-waffle iron.

    Whatever works for you. (G)

    I left out the caraway seeds - but they were needed. Next go I'll whiz
    the seeds to powderin my R2D2 grinder

    Same kind of grinder I have--a repurposed Oster coffee grinder? Does a great job and Steve has a different grinder for his coffee beans. He didn't question me when I told him I wanted to repurpose his coffe grinder, gave him a reason to upgrade.

    Title: Waffle Reuben Sandwiches
    Categories: Breads, Beef, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 4 servings

    It is something different; don't know if I could eat a whole one in one sitting.

    Have faith. The recipe makes 4 servings - and a sin gle serve is 4" across. The equivalent of a half-sized BLT sandwich (or thereabouts)

    Still, my appetite has greatly diminished over the years. We went to
    Cook Out for lunch yesterday; I had half of a chicken, lettuce and
    tomato with mayo (skipped the honey mustard) sandwich, a small (maybe
    1/3 cup) of cole slaw and 4 onion rings. The shake was more like
    softened ice cream in a foam cup; I could only get a few sips of it.
    Finished maybe about 1/4 of it in an hour so stuck the cup in the
    fridge. By supper time it was still quite frozen so I grabbed a spoon to
    finish it, with the other sandwich half, a small piece (about 4"x 1")
    and a slice of Swiss cheese.

    Here's a sorta-kinda McWaffle. If In were making this for Uncle
    Dirty DD> Dave I'd 86 the scallion in favour of the optional tomato.


    Title: Waffle Sandwich
    Categories: Five, Pork, Breads, Cheese
    Yield: 1 servings

    1 sl Canadian bacon
    1 lg Egg
    1 Green onion, chopped
    2 Frozen multigrain waffles
    1 tb Shredded Cheddar cheese
    Sliced tomato; opt

    I'd go for a home made whole grain waffle and sliced "real" bacon. A
    friend of Steve's was, last night, telling us of a fruit waffle he had
    in Europe--waffle batter cooke a bit, then fruit put on it and then more batter. The waffle enclosed the fruit when cooked. Sounds good, maybe
    with strawberries, blueberries or peaches.

    ---
    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 Sat Mar 29 05:05:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Good to "see your face" again.

    Things are beginning to settle down .... finally. It's sort of scary
    when you mgo to an appointment with your doctor and he says "I want you
    to go to the Emergency Room right new. I'll cal and let them know what's
    going on."

    Would have been nice if he's put me "in the lop" as well. Then the E.R.
    told me I'd be in hospital overnight for observation. Which stretched
    to a week.

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

    I don't think I'd make a successful Mick. Boiled cabbage is NOT
    one of my faves.

    Not really one of mine but I make a once a year exemption. I also make sure I'm NOT wearing any green (or orange). We picked up a marked down corned beef yesterday to cook, then slice up for sandwichs.

    Corned beef, now. With a good slather of zippy horseradish and some
    boiled potatoes coateed w/melted butter. Yuuuuuuummmmm.

    Actually, I prefer a spicy brown mustard with corned beef.

    That or a nice zippy Dijon mustard are my second choice, Bv)=

    8<-----AGAIN----->8

    Title: Waffle Reuben Sandwiches
    Categories: Breads, Beef, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 4 servings

    It is something different; don't know if I could eat a whole one in one sitting.

    Have faith. The recipe makes 4 servings - and a sin gle serve is 4" across. The equivalent of a half-sized BLT sandwich (or thereabouts)

    Still, my appetite has greatly diminished over the years. We went to
    Cook Out for lunch yesterday; I had half of a chicken, lettuce and
    tomato with mayo (skipped the honey mustard) sandwich, a small (maybe
    1/3 cup) of cole slaw and 4 onion rings. The shake was more like
    softened ice cream in a foam cup; I could only get a few sips of it. Finished maybe about 1/4 of it in an hour so stuck the cup in the
    fridge. By supper time it was still quite frozen so I grabbed a spoon
    to finish it, with the other sandwich half, a small piece (about 4"x
    1") and a slice of Swiss cheese.

    My appetite has lessened as I age. Last night I was going to hit up the
    Star 66 cafe at the local truck-stop for the AYCE "walleye" and a bowl
    of their really nice brocolli-cheese soup. But, inertia took over and I
    nuked up a Healty Choice frozen entree (9 3/4 oz) and a Coke Zero.

    Here's a sorta-kinda McWaffle. If In were making this for Uncle
    Dirty DD> Dave I'd 86 the scallion in favour of the optional tomato.


    Title: Waffle Sandwich
    Categories: Five, Pork, Breads, Cheese
    Yield: 1 servings

    1 sl Canadian bacon
    1 lg Egg
    1 Green onion, chopped
    2 Frozen multigrain waffles
    1 tb Shredded Cheddar cheese
    Sliced tomato; opt

    I'd go for a home made whole grain waffle and sliced "real" bacon. A friend of Steve's was, last night, telling us of a fruit waffle he had
    in Europe--waffle batter cooke a bit, then fruit put on it and then
    more batter. The waffle enclosed the fruit when cooked. Sounds good,
    maybe with strawberries, blueberries or peaches.

    Dat sounds good as well.

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

    Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
    Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 Servings

    1 bn Broccoli; chopped
    +=OR=+
    10 oz Pkg frozen broccoli
    1 c Water
    4 tb Butter
    Salt & pepper
    1 c Cheddar cheese soup
    1 1/2 c Velveeta cheese; diced *
    2 c Milk; or more, to desired
    - consistency
    8 sl Cooked bacon; chopped or
    - crumbled

    * I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
    real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
    ~- UDD

    Cook broccoli, water, butter, salt and pepper until
    tender. Add soup and cheese and milk. Heat until cheese
    melts, but do not boil. Add chopped bacon.

    Flinchbaugh's Orchard & Farm Market

    From: http://www.flinchbaughsorchard.com

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

    MMMMM

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Shawn Highfield on Fri Mar 28 14:06:09 2025
    Hi Shawn,


    Michel Angelo makes a pretty good frozen lasagne. We bought some when
    our local Sam's Club carried them and we needed a quick and easy
    (with bagged salad and garlic bread) meal for our small group at
    church. Sam's has stopped carrying them but I've seen them at Publix

    There are some that are okay, but I don't find it a hard dish to make,
    I can make the pasta in my sleep at this point and that's really the
    most time consuming part.

    In this instance, it was actually more economical time wise to buy the
    frozen. I would have spent a lot of time and money to do it from scratch
    for the size of the group at that time. Usually I did cook something
    from scratch but it was something more basic that scaled up in quantity
    well.


    made a meat or spinach version once in a while but my "standard"
    version is meat free, meat balls and possibly Italian sausage or
    brachole on the side.

    I have done those as well. I like them all. :)

    My MIL taught me all of that, then I turned around and gave the basic
    sauce, meat balls and lasagne recipies to my mom. She tried making it
    all in one pan--she'd done her version with cottage cheese and ground
    beef that way--and couldn't understand why it wasn't working out. I had
    to give her a lesson in how to do it the way my MIL taught me.


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


    ... Gone crazy, be back later. leave a message at the Beep!

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Sat Mar 29 12:05:58 2025
    Hi Dave,


    Things are beginning to settle down .... finally. It's sort of scary
    when you mgo to an appointment with your doctor and he says "I want
    you to go to the Emergency Room right new. I'll cal and let them know what's going on."

    That would scare me. No idea why? I would have asked what/why.


    Would have been nice if he's put me "in the lop" as well. Then the
    E.R. told me I'd be in hospital overnight for observation. Which
    stretched to a week.

    Must have had a lot to look at. (G) Hopefully nothing major planned for
    the week so that the time in the hospital didn't conflict with much.


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

    Corned beef, now. With a good slather of zippy horseradish and some
    boiled potatoes coateed w/melted butter. Yuuuuuuummmmm.

    Actually, I prefer a spicy brown mustard with corned beef.

    That or a nice zippy Dijon mustard are my second choice, Bv)=

    There were 2 in the pack, cooked them on Monday and been eating off of
    them all week. Started the second one yesterday, decided we're never
    going to buy corned beef from Lidl again. Both of them have been tough,
    even with gentle simmering.

    8<-----AGAIN----->8

    Title: Waffle Reuben Sandwiches
    Categories: Breads, Beef, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 4 servings

    It is something different; don't know if I could eat a whole one in one sitting.

    Have faith. The recipe makes 4 servings - and a sin gle serve is 4" across. The equivalent of a half-sized BLT sandwich (or thereabouts)

    Still, my appetite has greatly diminished over the years. We went to

    My appetite has lessened as I age. Last night I was going to hit up
    the Star 66 cafe at the local truck-stop for the AYCE "walleye" and a
    bowl
    of their really nice brocolli-cheese soup. But, inertia took over and
    I nuked up a Healty Choice frozen entree (9 3/4 oz) and a Coke Zero.

    Sounds like the way I get sometimes, especially if we've been out most
    of the day. Even a couple of hours in the afternoon can really tire me out--lingering effects of the radiation?


    Here's a sorta-kinda McWaffle. If In were making this for Uncle
    Dirty DD> Dave I'd 86 the scallion in favour of the optional tomato.


    Title: Waffle Sandwich
    Categories: Five, Pork, Breads, Cheese
    Yield: 1 servings

    1 sl Canadian bacon
    1 lg Egg
    1 Green onion, chopped
    2 Frozen multigrain waffles
    1 tb Shredded Cheddar cheese
    Sliced tomato; opt

    I'd go for a home made whole grain waffle and sliced "real" bacon. A friend of Steve's was, last night, telling us of a fruit waffle he had
    in Europe--waffle batter cooke a bit, then fruit put on it and then
    more batter. The waffle enclosed the fruit when cooked. Sounds good,
    maybe with strawberries, blueberries or peaches.

    Dat sounds good as well.

    Indeed!


    Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
    Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 Servings

    1 bn Broccoli; chopped
    +=OR=+
    10 oz Pkg frozen broccoli
    1 c Water
    4 tb Butter
    Salt & pepper
    1 c Cheddar cheese soup
    1 1/2 c Velveeta cheese; diced *
    2 c Milk; or more, to desired
    - consistency
    8 sl Cooked bacon; chopped or
    - crumbled

    * I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
    real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
    ~- UDD

    Throw a handful of chicken in it and use bacon crumbles. I bought a
    small bag of the latter on one of our Vermont trips, found that the
    Sam's Club and Costco versions are nothing but bacon so now we keep a
    bag on hand for convenient "toss ins".


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


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  • From Dave Drum@1:2320/105 to Ruth Haffly on Mon Mar 31 06:43:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Things are beginning to settle down .... finally. It's sort of scary
    when you mgo to an appointment with your doctor and he says "I want
    you to go to the Emergency Room right new. I'll cal and let them know what's going on."

    That would scare me. No idea why? I would have asked what/why.

    His prefacing comment was "Your lungs sound like pneumonia". My temp
    was 98.1. But even with the O2 set at 6 litres per minute my oxymeter
    was running only in the upper 70s.

    Would have been nice if he's put me "in the lop" as well. Then the
    E.R. told me I'd be in hospital overnight for observation. Which
    stretched to a week.

    Must have had a lot to look at. (G) Hopefully nothing major planned for the week so that the time in the hospital didn't conflict with much.

    I quickly went from "observation" to inmate status. They shot a wad of antibiotics into me in the ER and that helped with the breathing. Then
    the pulmonologists scheduled my for a CAT scan, found a "spot" on my
    right lung (damned cigarettes) and set me up for a bronchoscopy. They
    were making noises after the procedure about biopsy, etc. Turned out to
    not need biopsy so no cancer (phew). But I gat a script for a new puff
    dragon (inhaler) in addition to the two I already have. And they dropped
    my diabetes meds from my daily list.

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

    Corned beef, now. With a good slather of zippy horseradish and some
    boiled potatoes coateed w/melted butter. Yuuuuuuummmmm.

    Actually, I prefer a spicy brown mustard with corned beef.

    That or a nice zippy Dijon mustard are my second choice, Bv)=

    There were 2 in the pack, cooked them on Monday and been eating off of them all week. Started the second one yesterday, decided we're never
    going to buy corned beef from Lidl again. Both of them have been tough, even with gentle simmering.

    Brisket isn't the tenderest of cuts on a beef animal. Use your microtome
    and shave it very thinly. Bv)=

    8<-----AGAIN----->8

    Title: Waffle Reuben Sandwiches
    Categories: Breads, Beef, Vegetables, Cheese
    Yield: 4 servings

    It is something different; don't know if I could eat a whole one in one sitting.

    Have faith. The recipe makes 4 servings - and a single serve is 4"
    across. The equivalent of a half-sized BLT sandwich (or thereabouts)

    Still, my appetite has greatly diminished over the years. We went to

    My appetite has lessened as I age. Last night I was going to hit up
    the Star 66 cafe at the local truck-stop for the AYCE "walleye" and a
    bowl
    of their really nice brocolli-cheese soup. But, inertia took over and
    I nuked up a Healty Choice frozen entree (9 3/4 oz) and a Coke Zero.

    Sounds like the way I get sometimes, especially if we've been out most
    of the day. Even a couple of hours in the afternoon can really tire me out--lingering effects of the radiation?

    I'd go for a home made whole grain waffle and sliced "real" bacon. A friend of Steve's was, last night, telling us of a fruit waffle he had
    in Europe--waffle batter cooke a bit, then fruit put on it and then
    more batter. The waffle enclosed the fruit when cooked. Sounds good,
    maybe with strawberries, blueberries or peaches.

    Dat sounds good as well.

    Indeed!

    Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
    Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 Servings

    1 bn Broccoli; chopped
    +=OR=+
    10 oz Pkg frozen broccoli
    1 c Water
    4 tb Butter
    Salt & pepper
    1 c Cheddar cheese soup
    1 1/2 c Velveeta cheese; diced *
    2 c Milk; or more, to desired
    - consistency
    8 sl Cooked bacon; chopped or
    - crumbled

    * I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
    real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
    ~- UDD

    Throw a handful of chicken in it and use bacon crumbles. I bought a
    small bag of the latter on one of our Vermont trips, found that the
    Sam's Club and Costco versions are nothing but bacon so now we keep a
    bag on hand for convenient "toss ins".

    I make my own "crumbles". Gordon Food Service puts their 3# packages of
    bocan on special often enough that I never run out. Typically I'll but
    a 3# of thick cut (10 slices/lb) and a 3# regular (20 slices/lb) and
    cook the thick cut in the nuker ASAP. Store the meat in my nice Tupper
    storage box that seems to have been designed with my personal needs in
    mind. It's crispy-cooked so it's easy to make crumbles (or larger pieces)
    as needed. The thin/regular goes in the drawer in the ice box to use as
    needed. And the dripping for all of that goes into a crock to use for
    frying eggs or haash browns, etc. Or where a recipe calls for bacon grease.

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

    Title: Stuffed Bell Peppers
    Categories: Vegetables, Pork, Rice, Beef, Cheese
    Yield: 6 Servings

    6 md Bell peppers; cored, seeded
    1 lb Pork smoked sausage; removed
    - from casings
    1/2 lb Ground beef
    1 lg Onion; chopped
    1 tb Celery; chopped
    1 cl Garlic; minced
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Black pepper
    5 oz (1/2 cn) Rotel tomatoes;
    - smashed
    2 sl Bacon; fried, chopped; fat
    - reserved
    1 c Rice; cooked
    Green onions; chopped
    Bread crumbs
    2 tb Parmesan cheese
    Butter

    Set oven @ 350oF/175oC.

    In a pot of boiling water, place the bell peppers and
    boil for 5 minutes. Remove the peppers from the water
    and drain.

    In a skillet, saute the meats, onion, celery, garlic,
    and the dry seasonings in the bacon grease. Add the
    tomatoes and fried bacon and simmer for 2 minutes. Add
    the green onions and cooked rice. Simmer for 2 more
    minutes.

    Stuff each of the bell peppers with the mixture.
    Sprinkle the top of each now stuffed pepper with the
    bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese. Dot with butter.

    In a baking pan, place the peppers. Bake in the
    preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

    Recipe from: "Roger's Cajun Cookbook" by Vernon Roger,
    published 1987

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Mon Mar 31 13:46:52 2025
    Hi Dave,


    Things are beginning to settle down .... finally. It's sort of scary
    when you mgo to an appointment with your doctor and he says "I want
    you to go to the Emergency Room right new. I'll cal and let them know what's going on."

    That would scare me. No idea why? I would have asked what/why.

    His prefacing comment was "Your lungs sound like pneumonia". My temp
    was 98.1. But even with the O2 set at 6 litres per minute my oxymeter
    was running only in the upper 70s.

    Sounds like he had good reason for you to hike yourself over to the
    hospital. Back in 2001 when I broke my elbow on a Saturday afternoon,
    the plan was to put it back together Sunday morning. My O2 level was in
    the mid 80s so the pulmonolgy doctor vetoed it, pumped me full of O2 and albuterol over the next 24 hours and surgery was done on Monday morning.
    They kept me on O2 and albuterol round the clock (got woken up at 2 am
    for breathing treatments) for several more days until they were happy
    with the numbers.

    Would have been nice if he's put me "in the lop" as well. Then the
    E.R. told me I'd be in hospital overnight for observation. Which
    stretched to a week.

    Must have had a lot to look at. (G) Hopefully nothing major planned for the week so that the time in the hospital didn't conflict with much.

    I quickly went from "observation" to inmate status. They shot a wad of antibiotics into me in the ER and that helped with the breathing. Then
    the pulmonologists scheduled my for a CAT scan, found a "spot" on my
    right lung (damned cigarettes) and set me up for a bronchoscopy. They
    were making noises after the procedure about biopsy, etc. Turned out
    to not need biopsy so no cancer (phew). But I gat a script for a new
    puff
    dragon (inhaler) in addition to the two I already have. And they
    dropped my diabetes meds from my daily list.

    Good to hear that the diabetes meds were dropped, not so good to hear
    about needing another inhaler. I was switched from Advair (generic)
    daily and albuterol as needed to Trelegy last fall, still albuterol as
    needed and use a nebuliser at least once a day. It took a while but I'm
    doing better than I was last year, even tho I've had a couple of minor bronchitis flare ups.

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

    Corned beef, now. With a good slather of zippy horseradish and some
    boiled potatoes coateed w/melted butter. Yuuuuuuummmmm.

    Actually, I prefer a spicy brown mustard with corned beef.

    That or a nice zippy Dijon mustard are my second choice, Bv)=

    There were 2 in the pack, cooked them on Monday and been eating off of them all week. Started the second one yesterday, decided we're never
    going to buy corned beef from Lidl again. Both of them have been tough, even with gentle simmering.

    Brisket isn't the tenderest of cuts on a beef animal. Use your
    microtome and shave it very thinly. Bv)=

    We found that steaming it to reheat it does make it more tender. Took a
    while to discover it but that will be our "go to" for the rest of the
    brisket. The briskets we bought from Sam's Club (one for corned beef &
    cabbage, 2 for pastrami) were quite tender.


    Still, my appetite has greatly diminished over the years. We went to

    My appetite has lessened as I age. Last night I was going to hit up
    the Star 66 cafe at the local truck-stop for the AYCE "walleye" and a
    bowl
    of their really nice brocolli-cheese soup. But, inertia took over and
    I nuked up a Healty Choice frozen entree (9 3/4 oz) and a Coke Zero.

    Sounds like the way I get sometimes, especially if we've been out most
    of the day. Even a couple of hours in the afternoon can really tire me out--lingering effects of the radiation?

    I'd go for a home made whole grain waffle and sliced "real" bacon. A friend of Steve's was, last night, telling us of a fruit waffle he had
    in Europe--waffle batter cooke a bit, then fruit put on it and then
    more batter. The waffle enclosed the fruit when cooked. Sounds good,
    maybe with strawberries, blueberries or peaches.

    Dat sounds good as well.

    Indeed!

    Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
    Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 Servings

    1 bn Broccoli; chopped
    +=OR=+
    10 oz Pkg frozen broccoli
    1 c Water
    4 tb Butter
    Salt & pepper
    1 c Cheddar cheese soup
    1 1/2 c Velveeta cheese; diced *
    2 c Milk; or more, to desired
    - consistency
    8 sl Cooked bacon; chopped or
    - crumbled

    * I used "Cheez Wiz" instead of Velveeta. Neither is
    real cheese - but, then, they work well in this recipe.
    ~- UDD

    Throw a handful of chicken in it and use bacon crumbles. I bought a
    small bag of the latter on one of our Vermont trips, found that the
    Sam's Club and Costco versions are nothing but bacon so now we keep a
    bag on hand for convenient "toss ins".

    I make my own "crumbles". Gordon Food Service puts their 3# packages
    of bocan on special often enough that I never run out. Typically I'll
    but
    a 3# of thick cut (10 slices/lb) and a 3# regular (20 slices/lb) and
    cook the thick cut in the nuker ASAP. Store the meat in my nice Tupper storage box that seems to have been designed with my personal needs in mind. It's crispy-cooked so it's easy to make crumbles (or larger
    pieces) as needed. The thin/regular goes in the drawer in the ice box
    to use as needed. And the dripping for all of that goes into a crock
    to use for
    frying eggs or haash browns, etc. Or where a recipe calls for bacon grease.

    Sounds good but I don't think (know of) anything like Gordon's Food
    Service around here. Might be something to look into. And yes,
    Tupperware has what they call a "bacon keeper" in their assortment of
    storage boxes. They also have a "cold cut keeper" which would work for
    larger quantities of bacon.


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


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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Ruth Haffly on Wed Apr 2 10:15:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Things are beginning to settle down .... finally. It's sort of scary
    when you go to an appointment with your doctor and he says "I want
    you to go to the Emergency Room right now. I'll cal and let them know what's going on."

    That would scare me. No idea why? I would have asked what/why.

    I was having trouble breathing even with the portable O2 pump and didn't
    have enough energy to suck soda thru a straw.

    His prefacing comment was "Your lungs sound like pneumonia". My temp
    was 98.1. But even with the O2 set at 6 litres per minute my oxymeter
    was running only in the upper 70s.

    Sounds like he had good reason for you to hike yourself over to the hospital. Back in 2001 when I broke my elbow on a Saturday afternoon,
    the plan was to put it back together Sunday morning. My O2 level was in the mid 80s so the pulmonolgy doctor vetoed it, pumped me full of O2
    and albuterol over the next 24 hours and surgery was done on Monday morning. They kept me on O2 and albuterol round the clock (got woken up
    at 2 am for breathing treatments) for several more days until they were happy with the numbers.

    After the roun d of antibiotics (six hypos in 6 minutes) they fired
    into me I was breathjing much easier.

    Would have been nice if he's put me "in the lop" as well. Then the
    E.R. told me I'd be in hospital overnight for observation. Which
    stretched to a week.

    Must have had a lot to look at. (G) Hopefully nothing major planned for the week so that the time in the hospital didn't conflict with much.

    At 82 I don't make long-range plans. Bv)=

    I quickly went from "observation" to inmate status. They shot a wad of antibiotics into me in the ER and that helped with the breathing. Then
    the pulmonologists scheduled me for a CAT scan, found a "spot" on my
    right lung (damned cigarettes) and set me up for a bronchoscopy. They
    were making noises after the procedure about biopsy, etc. Turned out
    to not need biopsy so no cancer (phew). But I gat a script for a new
    puff dragon (inhaler) in addition to the two I already have. And they dropped my diabetes meds from my daily list.

    Good to hear that the diabetes meds were dropped, not so good to hear about needing another inhaler. I was switched from Advair (generic)
    daily and albuterol as needed to Trelegy last fall, still albuterol as needed and use a nebuliser at least once a day. It took a while but I'm doing better than I was last year, even tho I've had a couple of minor bronchitis flare ups.

    My main guy is Advair (2 puffs twice a day) with Albuterol as a "rescue" (two puffs as needed) And now the Atrovent (2 puffs daily) to complete the trilogy BTW - I found that Albuterol is adrenaline based which is why they don't use
    it as a routine thing but as a "rescue".

    I'll see Dr. Bakir (pulmonologist) next Tuesday for a follow-up. I think
    he'll probably put me on nebulkiser treatments at that time.

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

    Title: Dog Breath Chilli
    Categories: Pork, Beef, Chilies, Vegetables, Stews
    Yield: 3 Quarts

    6 oz Regular breakfast sausage
    2 ts Wesson Oil
    3 lb Tri-tip beef; in sm pieces
    - or coarse ground
    1 md Onion; fine chopped
    14 1/2 oz Can Swanson's beef broth
    1/4 ts Oregano
    3 tb Ground cumin
    7 cl Gilroy garlic
    2 tb Gebhardt chilli spice
    1 tb Hot chile powder
    1 tb Mild chile power
    5 tb Red chile powder
    8 oz Can HuntΓÇÖs Tomato Sauce
    10 oz Can Ro*Tel® Diced Tomatoes
    - and Green Chilies
    3 Dried California chilies;
    - boiled & pureed
    1 Dried New Mexico chile;
    - boiled & pureed
    5 Dried Cascabel chilies;
    - boiled & pureed
    1/2 ts Ground cayenne
    14 1/2 oz Can Swanson's chicken broth
    1 ts Tabasco Pepper Sauce
    1 ts Brown sugar
    Juice of one lime
    Salt

    2005 winning recipe - $30,000 - Omaha, Nebraska

    Brown the sausage, dry, and set aside. Heat oil in a pot,
    and brown the beef. Add the cooked sausage to the pot. Add
    the onion and beef broth to cover the meat. Boil for 15
    minutes. Add oregano and half of the cumin.

    Reduce heat to a light boil, and then add the garlic.
    Combine the chile powders into a mixture, then add half of
    that mixture, and cook 15 minutes.

    Add the tomato sauce and Ro*Tel with the puree from the
    dried peppers. Add the chicken broth for the desired
    consistency.

    Cook for one hour, stirring often. Add the remaining chile
    powder mixture and the remaining cumin, and simmer for
    another 25 minutes on low to medium heat.

    Turn up the heat to a light boil, and add the Tabasco®,
    cayenne pepper, brown sugar, lime juice and salt.

    From: http://www.chilicookoff.com

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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Ruth Haffly on Wed Apr 2 10:38:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Corned beef, now. With a good slather of zippy horseradish and some
    boiled potatoes coateed w/melted butter. Yuuuuuuummmmm.

    Actually, I prefer a spicy brown mustard with corned beef.

    That or a nice zippy Dijon mustard are my second choice, Bv)=

    There were 2 in the pack, cooked them on Monday and been eating off of them all week. Started the second one yesterday, decided we're never
    going to buy corned beef from Lidl again. Both of them have been tough, even with gentle simmering.

    Brisket isn't the tenderest of cuts on a beef animal. Use your
    microtome and shave it very thinly. Bv)=

    We found that steaming it to reheat it does make it more tender. Took a while to discover it but that will be our "go to" for the rest of the brisket. The briskets we bought from Sam's Club (one for corned beef & cabbage, 2 for pastrami) were quite tender.


    Still, my appetite has greatly diminished over the years. We went to

    My appetite has lessened as I age. Last night I was going to hit up
    the Star 66 cafe at the local truck-stop for the AYCE "walleye" and a
    bowl of their really nice brocolli-cheese soup. But, inertia took
    over and I nuked up a Healty Choice frozen entree (9 3/4 oz) and
    a Coke Zero.

    Sounds like the way I get sometimes, especially if we've been out
    most of the day. Even a couple of hours in the afternoon can really
    tire me out--lingering effects of the radiation?

    I wasn't tired, as such. Just lazy. And those Healty Choice deals are
    the trifecta, esay, tasty, inexpensive.

    I'd go for a home made whole grain waffle and sliced "real" bacon. A friend of Steve's was, last night, telling us of a fruit waffle he had
    in Europe--waffle batter cooke a bit, then fruit put on it and then
    more batter. The waffle enclosed the fruit when cooked. Sounds good,
    maybe with strawberries, blueberries or peaches.

    Dat sounds good as well.

    Indeed!

    Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
    Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
    Yield: 4 Servings

    1 bn Broccoli; chopped
    +=OR=+
    10 oz Pkg frozen broccoli
    1 c Water

    8<----- Y'KONW ----->8

    I make my own "crumbles". Gordon Food Service puts their 3# packages
    of bocan on special often enough that I never run out. Typically I'll
    but

    Sounds good but I don't think (know of) anything like Gordon's Food Service around here. Might be something to look into. And yes,
    Tupperware has what they call a "bacon keeper" in their assortment of storage boxes. They also have a "cold cut keeper" which would work for larger quantities of bacon.

    Gordon's has two locations in North Carolina. Concord and Kannapolis.
    Probably neither is convenient to you. My Gordon's is just across town.

    Plus they've taken to selling rotisserie chickens after 4 in the afternoon
    for just U$3 each. And they have Minor's soup bases (branded GFS but the USDA number tells the tale)

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

    Title: Turkey & Bacon Au Gratin
    Categories: Poultry, Pork, Potatoes, Cheese, Vegetables
    Yield: 8 Servings

    1 Pan Potatoes Au Gratin *
    1 lb Turkey Breast
    1 lb Bacon
    1/2 c Scallions
    1 1/2 c Panko
    2 c Mild Cheddar

    * separate recipe

    Wash hands. Wash all fresh produce under cool, running
    water. Drain well.

    Preheat oven to 375┬║F/190┬║C.

    Chop 1/2 cup of scallions, set aside.

    In a frying pan, cook 1 lb. of bacon, drain well. Chop
    bacon, then dice 1 lb. of turkey meat. Add potatoes au
    gratin, bacon, and turkey to a large mixing bowl and
    combine thoroughly.

    Place mixture into a 2" half pan, and bake for 55-65
    minutes. Remove pan from oven, and evenly coat with
    cheddar cheese, then top with panko bread crumbs.

    Place pan back in oven on broil until cheese is melted,
    and panko is lightly browned. Top with scallions, and
    serve immediately.

    Makes eight servings

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

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