• Grocery Getters

    From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Sean Dennis on Thu Feb 6 14:06:13 2025
    Hi Sean,

    Ouch! I've appreciated having a built in dishwasher most everywhere
    we've lived. IIRC, I started out using powdered detergent, soon
    switched to liquid. When the tablets came out, I changed over to using them. Easyest to use and not much of a smell, either. We keep them in a plastic coffee can with a top so they're dry and their smell doesn't spread.

    I used those little powder packets. I think they were the Vanish!
    brand or something. It's been a long time.

    We use (and have been happy with) Finish Powerball Quantum.

    Title: Overnight Breakfast Casseroles
    Categories: Casseroles, Breakfast, Eggs
    Yield: 4 Servings

    Looks good. Our church had a breakfast social last month so we did an
    overnight egg/bread/cheese thing. The recipe called for only 4 pieces of
    bread; I added the crust since it was so small. Also called for a cup
    and a half of grated cheese; I think we had about 2 cups. Also had milk
    and sausage. I'm going to try to make a smaller version of the recipe
    for us; we don't need a 13x9 casserole size for 2 people.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:396/45 to Ruth Haffly on Fri Feb 7 12:57:36 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Especially watch out for those blackberry seeds.

    When, and if, the time comes, I will. Did get a Water Pik a while ago;

    Never messed about with ne of those. Nor the waxed string (floss). A
    tooth pick (wood or plastic( and brusking with and up & down stroke
    rather than the more usual (ad easier) to & fro that most use took
    care of the bits and pieces in the cracks.

    I do the up and down also but there's those odd bits that don't like to come out except with a bit of help.

    That's why some smart person made toothpicks. Bv)=

    I did the dental visits. But I had teeth break

    8<----- SNIP ----->8

    I'm not really a baker. But, every so often I get frisky, Other than
    the breakfast toast and burger buns ..... oh, and the cinnamon rolls
    at the Golden Corral breakfast buffet.

    We don't have a GC in town any more, closed during Covid. Now it's a
    ghost kitchen for several restaurants. You have to call them order,
    then go over to the GC to pick your food up.

    Our G.C. began life as a Golden Corral steakhouse franchise. Then
    switched franchises to "Maverick Steak House" and finally transitioned back to Golden Corral as a buffet. And in a different, much larger
    place.

    Ours closed, had been a buffet for years. I preferred the old
    concept--go thru line to order every thing, then find a seat and it
    will be brought to you. Western Sizzlin' had that plan also, but they closed some years ago. It was one of our favorite places to go to in Jacksonville, NC when we wanted something special.

    The Golden Corral and Pizza Ranch are the only western buffets left.
    We used to have Ponderosa, Bonanza, Ryans, Old Country, etc. And a
    Western Sizzlin. I really liked their "Trucker's Cut" sirloin. We do
    have serveral Asian buffets - Chinese, Indian, etc. My favourite of
    those is Flavour of India. When I go there I am often the only light-
    skinned, blue eyed diner in the place. Bv)= And they introduced me
    to mango I scream. Yuuuuuum.

    Only thing I've baked for a while has been frozen pizza. Bv)= Or Papa Murphy's. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    We baked a pita pizza Friday night--pizza using a pita bread for the crust. Worked well for the 2 of us--6 slices (2 put aside for my lunch yesterday) and a salad made a filling meal for us.

    Off to the pulmonologist this ayem to get him to give mw a script for
    a home oxygen concentrator and a porta-pack to carry along when out of
    the house. I had that set-up for more than a year but things improved
    to the point I didn't see the need to tie up equipment I didn't really need. And two years down the road things have changed dramatically - I can't walk into the kitchen for a glas of water or cup of coffee and
    back to my computer without running out of air. I'ts the tiniest bit scary. Bv)=

    Hope all goes well. I've been on O2 at night for a couple of years now, just got bumped up to 3 lpm from 2, had a CT scan on Monday. Results showed some more deteroraton since the last one done, in August of last year.

    I'll be/am hooked up all the time at home. and if I go out/to work I take
    the portable guy. It really makes a difference. Now I can walk across
    the house to the kitchen for a glass of ice water and back without getting winded. just have to be careful not to trip over my tail".

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

    Title: Musk Melon Mango Ice Cream
    Categories: Five, I scream, Fruits, Desserts
    Yield: 4 Servings

    1 Muskmelon/cantaloupe
    750 ml Full cream milk
    1 Ripe mango
    3 tb Sugar
    1 c Cream

    Boil milk with sugar until reduced by half. Set aside
    to cool down.

    Peel and cut mango, grind to make a puree.

    Beat cream to make whipped cream, mix well with
    mango.

    Cut the top of melon, scoop flesh with a melon baller
    or round bowl spoon.

    Set in freezer.

    After three hours cut in slices and enjoy 2-in-One
    flavour ice-cream.

    By Kavita Kapoormehrotra

    RECIPE FROM: http://www.betterbutter.in

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Sat Feb 8 13:10:14 2025
    Hi Dave,

    I do the up and down also but there's those odd bits that don't like to come out except with a bit of help.

    That's why some smart person made toothpicks. Bv)=

    Even those don't get quite everything as I've found. Floss is harder to
    use since my wrists don't bend that well so the Water Pik is a big help.

    Our G.C. began life as a Golden Corral steakhouse franchise. Then
    switched franchises to "Maverick Steak House" and finally transitioned back to Golden Corral as a buffet. And in a different, much larger
    place.

    Ours closed, had been a buffet for years. I preferred the old
    concept--go thru line to order every thing, then find a seat and it
    will be brought to you. Western Sizzlin' had that plan also, but they closed some years ago. It was one of our favorite places to go to in Jacksonville, NC when we wanted something special.

    The Golden Corral and Pizza Ranch are the only western buffets left.
    We used to have Ponderosa, Bonanza, Ryans, Old Country, etc. And a
    Western Sizzlin. I really liked their "Trucker's Cut" sirloin. We do
    have serveral Asian buffets - Chinese, Indian, etc. My favourite of
    those is Flavour of India. When I go there I am often the only light- skinned, blue eyed diner in the place. Bv)= And they introduced me
    to mango I scream. Yuuuuuum.

    There was a nice Indian place in Raleigh when we first moved here but
    they closed some years ago. Haven't found a buffet place locally or
    elsewhere tho. My MIL likes the Chinese buffets so sometimes we've gone
    out to one with her; come to think about it, I think the last time we
    did that was while she was in Florida.

    Only thing I've baked for a while has been frozen pizza. Bv)= Or
    Papa DD> Murphy's. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    We baked a pita pizza Friday night--pizza using a pita bread for the crust. Worked well for the 2 of us--6 slices (2 put aside for my lunch yesterday) and a salad made a filling meal for us.

    Off to the pulmonologist this ayem to get him to give mw a script for
    a home oxygen concentrator and a porta-pack to carry along when out of
    the house. I had that set-up for more than a year but things improved
    to the point I didn't see the need to tie up equipment I didn't really need. And two years down the road things have changed dramatically - I can't walk into the kitchen for a glas of water or cup of coffee and
    back to my computer without running out of air. I'ts the tiniest bit scary. Bv)=

    Hope all goes well. I've been on O2 at night for a couple of years now, just got bumped up to 3 lpm from 2, had a CT scan on Monday. Results showed some more deteroraton since the last one done, in August of last year.

    I'll be/am hooked up all the time at home. and if I go out/to work I
    take the portable guy. It really makes a difference. Now I can walk
    across
    the house to the kitchen for a glass of ice water and back without
    getting winded. just have to be careful not to trip over my tail".

    Not good; I'm just using it at bedtime. Didn't use it for a couple of
    nights this week as I got hit with a noro-type virus, after Steve had
    it. Didn't eat a lot the first couple of days, think I can handle
    regular food today.


    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Ruth Haffly on Mon Feb 10 07:17:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    I do the up and down also but there's those odd bits that don't like to come out except with a bit of help.

    That's why some smart person made toothpicks. Bv)=

    Even those don't get quite everything as I've found. Floss is harder to use since my wrists don't bend that well so the Water Pik is a big
    help.

    Plus you gotta have a gap between your teeth at the bottom. Some of my
    teeth wouldn't let the string through.

    8<----- NIP ----->80

    Off to the pulmonologist this ayem to get him to give mw a script for
    a home oxygen concentrator and a porta-pack to carry along when out of
    the house. I had that set-up for more than a year but things improved
    to the point I didn't see the need to tie up equipment I didn't really need. And two years down the road things have changed dramatically - I can't walk into the kitchen for a glas of water or cup of coffee and
    back to my computer without running out of air. I'ts the tiniest bit scary. Bv)=

    Hope all goes well. I've been on O2 at night for a couple of years now, just got bumped up to 3 lpm from 2, had a CT scan on Monday. Results showed some more deteroraton since the last one done, in August of last year.

    I'll be/am hooked up all the time at home. and if I go out/to work I
    take the portable guy. It really makes a difference. Now I can walk
    across
    the house to the kitchen for a glass of ice water and back without
    getting winded. just have to be careful not to trip over my tail".

    Not good; I'm just using it at bedtime. Didn't use it for a couple of nights this week as I got hit with a noro-type virus, after Steve had
    it. Didn't eat a lot the first couple of days, think I can handle
    regular food today.

    Give this one a try. I made them last night using a bag of frozen shrimp
    from the freezzer, Hardest part was pulling the tails off of the tail-on shrimp.

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

    Title: Crispy Shrimp Burgers
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies
    Yield: 4 servings

    1 lb Raw shrimp; peeled, deveined
    - tails off
    2 cl Garlic
    1/8 c Cilantro or flatleaf parsley
    1 ts Kosher salt
    1 ts Paprika
    1 ts Onion powder
    1/8 ts Cayenne pepper
    1/2 c Panko breadcrumbs
    1 lg Egg; lightly beaten
    1 tb Oil

    Take half the shrimp and coarsely chop it. Add it to a
    bowl. Take the other half and add it to a food processor
    with the garlic and cilantro. Pulse to create a chunky
    paste. Mix in with the chopped shrimp.

    Add the salt, paprika, onion powder, cayenne pepper,
    Panko breadcrumbs, and egg. Mix until just combine.

    Divide into patties.

    Heat a skillet over medium high heat with the oil. Add
    the patties and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side. Serve
    on a roll as a burger, or wrapped in lettuce, or as a
    burger bowl.

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

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Mon Feb 10 16:18:59 2025
    Hi Dave,


    That's why some smart person made toothpicks. Bv)=

    Even those don't get quite everything as I've found. Floss is harder to use since my wrists don't bend that well so the Water Pik is a big
    help.

    Plus you gotta have a gap between your teeth at the bottom. Some of my teeth wouldn't let the string through.

    The Water Pik will get into areas where even floss can't.

    8<----- NIP ----->80

    Off to the pulmonologist this ayem to get him to give mw a script for
    a home oxygen concentrator and a porta-pack to carry along when out of
    the house. I had that set-up for more than a year but things improved
    to the point I didn't see the need to tie up equipment I didn't really need. And two years down the road things have changed dramatically - I can't walk into the kitchen for a glas of water or cup of coffee and
    back to my computer without running out of air. I'ts the tiniest bit scary. Bv)=

    Hope all goes well. I've been on O2 at night for a couple of years now, just got bumped up to 3 lpm from 2, had a CT scan on Monday. Results showed some more deteroraton since the last one done, in August of last year.

    I'll be/am hooked up all the time at home. and if I go out/to work I
    take the portable guy. It really makes a difference. Now I can walk
    across
    the house to the kitchen for a glass of ice water and back without
    getting winded. just have to be careful not to trip over my tail".

    Not good; I'm just using it at bedtime. Didn't use it for a couple of nights this week as I got hit with a noro-type virus, after Steve had
    it. Didn't eat a lot the first couple of days, think I can handle
    regular food today.

    Give this one a try. I made them last night using a bag of frozen
    shrimp from the freezzer, Hardest part was pulling the tails off of
    the tail-on shrimp.


    Title: Crispy Shrimp Burgers
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies
    Yield: 4 servings

    Something to think about--and see if we have any shrimp in the freezer.
    BTW, Steve won the church's chili cook unanimously off last night. We've
    a much larger congregation now; they limited entrys to 10 (bad thinking)
    but only had 8. He smoked a couple of London broils coated with a chili
    rub, used all kinds of frozen peppers we had on hand plus some powdered
    chilis. I stayed away; still a bit unsettled from the bug. Should be
    better tomorrow, each day has been better than the last.



    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/27 to Ruth Haffly on Tue Feb 11 17:25:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    That's why some smart person made toothpicks. Bv)=

    Even those don't get quite everything as I've found. Floss is harder to use since my wrists don't bend that well so the Water Pik is a big
    help.

    Plus you gotta have a gap between your teeth at the bottom. Some of my teeth wouldn't let the string through.

    The Water Pik will get into areas where even floss can't.

    Now I've got the store-bought teeth so I don't gots to fuss with any
    more.

    8<----- NIP ----->80

    Give this one a try. I made them last night using a bag of frozen
    shrimp from the freezzer, Hardest part was pulling the tails off of
    the tail-on shrimp.


    Title: Crispy Shrimp Burgers
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies
    Yield: 4 servings

    Something to think about--and see if we have any shrimp in the freezer. BTW, Steve won the church's chili cook unanimously off last night.
    We've a much larger congregation now; they limited entrys to 10 (bad thinking) but only had 8. He smoked a couple of London broils coated
    with a chili rub, used all kinds of frozen peppers we had on hand plus some powdered chilis. I stayed away; still a bit unsettled from the
    bug. Should be better tomorrow, each day has been better than the last.

    Did he bring home his "judge's cup"? Remember chilies are a bacteriacide.

    This makes a pretty good pot of red - for home or con test. I've posted
    it before and I still use it as my "go to" when doing chilli at home.

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

    Title: Uncle Dirty Dave Drum's Prize Winning Chilli
    Categories: Beef, Chilies, Stews, Mine
    Yield: 6 Servings

    4 lb Chilli grind chuck
    4 ts Garlic granules *
    1 lg Onion; chopped fine
    1 ts Cocoa powder; unsweetened
    3 tb Minor's (GFS) Beef Base
    Salt; if needed
    48 oz V8 (straight or picante)
    1 ts Cayenne pepper
    8 tb Mexene Chilli spice
    4 ts Cumin
    14 oz Can Red Gold diced tomatoes
    - w/chilies
    +=Or=+
    1 lg Tomato; diced w/juice
    +=AND=+
    4 oz Can of green chilies **
    1/2 ts Brown sugar; opt
    1/8 ts (scant) cinnamon; highly opt

    * I use garlic granules because they are consistent as
    to taste and strength. I like fresh as much as the
    anyone. But, it's nice using ingredients that are the
    same from batch to batch.

    ** Apropos of fresh ingredients - you can substitute
    Anaheim (aka New Mexico) chilies for the canned chilies.
    Processed New Mexican chilies are what is in the can
    anyway. The fresh chilies are fairly mild (low heat)
    and quite flavourful.

    Use a 12" cast iron Dutch Oven. Toss 4 lb. of chilli
    grind into the pot and start browning it. Add 1 tsp.
    of garlic granules per pound of meat. While meat is
    browning chop a large onion reasonably fine. When
    ground chuck no longer shows pink add the diced onion
    and cocoa.

    Stir in 3 Tb. of Minor's/GFS Beef Base. If using super
    market (Kraft or whatever) beef base - watch the salt.
    Most beef bases are mostly salt. Minor's is mostly beef.

    Add a 48 oz. can of V8 (straight or picante') juice and
    1 ts. of cayenne pepper. Continue to simmer and stir.
    When onions are clear toss in 2 Tbs chilli spice per
    pound of meat. (I use Baron's, Mexene, or Gebhardt's)
    and 1 tsp cumin per pound of meat. Add the Red Gold
    diced tomatoes with chilies or a 4 oz. can green chilies
    (chop and seed if you grabbed whole peppers by mistake).
    Add the diced tomato and its juices.

    Continue to simmer and stir until onions are tender and
    completely transparent adding V8 juice as necessary. If
    you run out of V8 use either unsalted 'mater juice or
    chicken broth to add liquid. Total cooking time about 90
    minutes.

    If you're cooking at home you can serve this batch at
    this point. See below for longer schedules and the
    "kicker".

    If you're on a 3 hour schedule - most cook offs are -
    turn off stove and let your pot marinate for about an
    hour. About 30 minutes before turn-in time relight the
    stove and bring the chilli back to a simmer. Taste
    carefully and critically.

    This is final adjustment time. If it's too salty try
    adding about 1/2 tsp of brown sugar. If the chilli has
    died or gone flat add 1 tsp chilli spice and 1/2 tsp
    cumin per pound of meat and simmer right up to time to
    put in judging cups.

    As evidence that any receipe is a living, breathing
    organism this one was revised and updated immediately
    after the Mount Auburn Volunteer Fire Department cook-
    off. Second place isn't anything to sneeze at. It beats
    kissing your old maid aunt on the lips.

    Meal Master Format by Dave Drum - 07 September 1999

    Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Wed Feb 12 10:53:57 2025
    Hi Dave,

    The Water Pik will get into areas where even floss can't.

    Now I've got the store-bought teeth so I don't gots to fuss with any
    more.

    Very true. I'm planning to hold on to my real teeth for as long as I
    can. Did have a couple of crowns put in while we were in Savannah but
    otherwise just fillings.

    8<----- NIP ----->80

    Give this one a try. I made them last night using a bag of frozen
    shrimp from the freezzer, Hardest part was pulling the tails off of
    the tail-on shrimp.


    Title: Crispy Shrimp Burgers
    Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies
    Yield: 4 servings

    Something to think about--and see if we have any shrimp in the freezer. BTW, Steve won the church's chili cook unanimously off last night.
    We've a much larger congregation now; they limited entrys to 10 (bad thinking) but only had 8. He smoked a couple of London broils coated
    with a chili rub, used all kinds of frozen peppers we had on hand plus some powdered chilis. I stayed away; still a bit unsettled from the
    bug. Should be better tomorrow, each day has been better than the last.

    Did he bring home his "judge's cup"? Remember chilies are a
    bacteriacide.

    He brought home a Champion Monster according to the box. Like when I
    won, he will keep it only for a year.


    This makes a pretty good pot of red - for home or con test. I've
    posted it before and I still use it as my "go to" when doing chilli at home.


    Title: Uncle Dirty Dave Drum's Prize Winning Chilli
    Categories: Beef, Chilies, Stews, Mine
    Yield: 6 Servings

    it's undoubtedly in my files somewhere. (G)

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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