Monday, January 24, 2022

Digest for rec.food.cooking@googlegroups.com - 25 updates in 10 topics

Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:37PM -0500

On 1/23/2022 17:24, GM wrote:
>> the meat and it is delicious and not salty as had been feared in the original
>> post. I could even smell those peppers in the pot and it will probably be
>> some mashed potatoes accompanying this dish.
 
Nothing exciting here. Leftovers, and otherwise, I made a "cheaters"
box of frozen pirogi up for my daughter and I earlier in the day.
 
 
> For me a strip steak, crinkle fries, asparagus with lemon and butter, and a small tossed salad...
 
> A yogurt for dessert if needed...
 
> I've also got some scalloped taters w/ham cooking away, for this week's use...
 
Sounds great!
 
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:41PM -0500

On 1/24/2022 11:20, Gary wrote:
>> your ear off...ever. Cats are the same.
 
>> I've had several old customers that had separate bedrooms.
 
>> It's pretty much a win-win situation here. LOL
 
I'd rather sleep next to a warm body, and have someone to talk to.
 
> almost the exact night time habits as me. Her husband usually slept
> downstairs in the guest bedroom. LOL
 
> They liked/loved each other fine. They just couldn't sleep together.
 
My grandparents slept in separate beds for years also. I don't get it,
that sounds miserable. If someone isn't even compatible enough with you
to sleep in the same room, what's the point? Might as well just be
roommates.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:43PM -0500

On 1/24/2022 9:35, Sheldon Martin wrote:
 
>> Cindy Hamilton
 
> I can't be the only one who enjoys plain sauerkraut... I could still
> open a large can of Silver Floss and finish it all.
 
I think I'd tire of it before I finished a jar, but I love a good dollop
of sauerkraut on the plate with supper. Doesn't even need anything to
go with it, it's delicious on it's own.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:45PM -0500

On 1/24/2022 7:34, dsi1 wrote:
 
>> Cindy Hamilton
 
> I had the steamed mahimahi. The Paradise Pie was funny.
 
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/t6aaBe5aNNndJBWj8
 
How is that poor kind going to eat with that thing on her face?
Cindy Hamilton <angelicapaganelli@yahoo.com>: Jan 24 10:47AM -0800

On Monday, January 24, 2022 at 1:45:35 PM UTC-5, Michael Trew wrote:
 
> > I had the steamed mahimahi. The Paradise Pie was funny.
 
> > https://photos.app.goo.gl/t6aaBe5aNNndJBWj8
 
> How is that poor kind going to eat with that thing on her face?
 
I assume your question was facetious?
 
Cindy Hamilton
Cindy Hamilton <angelicapaganelli@yahoo.com>: Jan 24 10:49AM -0800

On Monday, January 24, 2022 at 1:41:49 PM UTC-5, Michael Trew wrote:
> that sounds miserable. If someone isn't even compatible enough with you
> to sleep in the same room, what's the point? Might as well just be
> roommates.
 
What happens if your spouse suddenly starts snoring so loudly
that you cannot get any sleep, or if you develop some medical
condition like restless leg that makes you a poor bedmate?
 
Divorce?
 
Cindy Hamilton
Sheldon Martin <penmart01@aol.com>: Jan 24 02:06PM -0500

>almost the exact night time habits as me. Her husband usually slept
>downstairs in the guest bedroom. LOL
 
>They liked/loved each other fine. They just couldn't sleep together.
 
That's common. Many couples can't sleep well together, especially as
they get older, and/or have health issues. When my wife got her both
knees replaced she didn't sleep well and also kept me awake. And I
have respiratory issues and don't sleep well and don't want to keep my
wife awake for hours. So most nights we start off sleeping together
but eventually one of us sleeps in a different room. In the middle of
the night my wife develops horrific pain in her knees and she has to
do certain exercises to relieve the pain and can take hours. Most
nights my breathing is fine but sometimes I have problems with
congestion and need to use my nebulizer, and there's no telling how
long I'm going to be on that machine so it's better I move into a
different room where I can sit in a comfortable chair, switch on my
nebulizer and watch TV. We're fortunate that we have four bedrooms,
and each have a seperate bedroom set up for our comfort and don't
disturb each other. My wife has the fourth bedroom set up for her
hobbies, with a TV, a hot plate for tea, and all her knitting
parafenalia.
We don't fully close the doors as the cats need to move about.
We're also very fortunate that we don't have children living here...
our children are married with their own children who also have
children. We're lucky not having to rely on our children or
grandchildren. Sometimes we need help with chores and we have very
good neighbors.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:52PM -0500

On 1/24/2022 5:54, Gary wrote:
>> On the rare occasions we need a contractor, we usually get
>> recommendations
>> from friends and acquaintances.
 
True, word of mouth is good advertising. That's how I found my plumber
and roofer. Two jobs that I won't do: climbing on a steep slate roof
and routing the sewer. The latter, primarily, because I don't have the
equipment to do it. Tree roots and 120 year old terracotta pipes aren't
a good combination.
 
Businesses that I've flipped open the yellow pages to find are some
local parts stores, etc... but usually some odd job, such as
reupholstering a chair.
 
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:59PM -0500

On 1/24/2022 12:05, Sheldon Martin wrote:
 
> Actress is now passe, female actors are
> now correctly refered to as actors... unless you are intentionally
> disparaging females.
 
 
Give me a break... I can't believe you (of all people) are passing
around that "politically correct" BS.
 
 
Definition of actress
: a woman or girl who is an actor
 
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/actress
 
 
Are you going to try to tell us next that there is no difference between
men and women?
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 02:05PM -0500

On 1/23/2022 22:00, Dave Smith wrote:
> and spend a lot of money on admission. I don't have to get there early
> to make sure I make it for the start and I don't have to listen to
> people in the audience talking and making stupid comments.
 
Even cheap 'ole me goes to see a show on the big screen every now and
again. There's a huge difference between seeing it on the big screen
and staring at a box in your living room (No, I don't have a doggone
wall-to-wall television; yes, however, it is a color screen). Nice to
get out of the house every now and again too.
 
A local Cinemark theatre used to offer a discount every Wednesday or
Thursday... I looked it up, it's now on Tuesdays. IIRC, $6-8 per person
to see the show. Not bad at all; cheap date night even if you add in
dinner. If I drive to Pittsburgh, they have a theatre with the big
comfy reclining seats.
GM <gregorymorrowchicago07@gmail.com>: Jan 24 10:00AM -0800

Michael Trew wrote:
 
> I tip well, on the rare occasions that I utilize a service where it's
> required. I typically avoid these scenarios, because I don't care to
> pay for it.
 
 
As I get older it can be all about convenience. The "quality time" I have left I don't want to
fritter away on un-needed "shit work", I'm happy to pay someone else to do that stuff for
me, online grocery delivery is one, weekend food delivery when the weather is bad is another...
 
A few years back I'd spend half my Saturdays grocery shopping - taking a bus out to the nearest big
store (two miles away), an Uber/taxi back. So about fifteen bux for transportation, three hours of
my time. Considering the transport cost, and the fact that I consider my free time valuable, was
I really "saving" money? In retrospect, no. In my case, doing this to save a buck on a package
of "mystery meat" or a "deal" on red bell peppers or whatever is not worth my time, money, and effort...
 
 
 
> You should post about it when you do! I've never been successful
> duplicating Asian food, and I'm disappointed with it, so I usually don't
> try.
 
 
It can be time - consuming, also some stuff like egg rolls, the good tofu stuff, etc., the resto
can usually just do better; next time I'm ordering something with duck, the resto can certainly do
better and cheaper than I... and there is something about the "taste" of this stuff that can be
hard to replicate...
 
--
GM
bruce bowser <bruce2bowser@gmail.com>: Jan 24 10:28AM -0800

On Monday, January 24, 2022 at 1:00:36 PM UTC-5, GM wrote:
> my time. Considering the transport cost, and the fact that I consider my free time valuable, was
> I really "saving" money? In retrospect, no. In my case, doing this to save a buck on a package
> of "mystery meat" or a "deal" on red bell peppers or whatever is not worth my time, money, and effort...
 
I recently learned that adding bits of red pepper are great additions to tomato and meat sauce for spaghetti and lasagne.
Ed Pawlowski <esp@snet.xxx>: Jan 24 02:04PM -0500

On 1/24/2022 1:00 PM, GM wrote:
> my time. Considering the transport cost, and the fact that I consider my free time valuable, was
> I really "saving" money? In retrospect, no. In my case, doing this to save a buck on a package
> of "mystery meat" or a "deal" on red bell peppers or whatever is not worth my time, money, and effort...
 
Absolutely. I worked many years, lots of overtime and such and now it
is time to reap the benefits.
 
When I shop for groceries, I don't waste money but my first
consideration, will I like brand X over brand Y. Price is not the first
consideration.
 
Life is too short to eat cheap ice cream or drink cheap beer.
Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net>: Jan 24 07:04PM


> I miss the old cars without computer chips and all the luxuries. I just
> want a car to get me from point A to point B.
 
 
The first "computerized" vehicle I bought was a 1976 Ford F-150 4X4. The
computer only ran the ignition timing, and it did a great job. The days
of changing points, plugs and condenser, frequently, vanished for me
with that vehicle. I don't miss those chores.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 12:55PM -0500

On 1/23/2022 22:47, Thomas Joseph wrote:
>> superior to whatever crap is weighed down by 8 tons of commercials (in a
>> desperate attempt to keep it alive) on cable TV.
 
> The secret is to accept that most stuff on TV in any format is going to suck. But every so often something comes along that's good. How about Breaking Bad? It is the only episodic TV show I have ever watched from first episode to last every week. I loved it. The humor was right up my alley. Some people could not see the humor in it and were able to enjoy it for the suspense angle. If not for the dark humor I would not have been drawn in. I thought it was really well written.
 
I enjoyed that show as well. My ex girlfriend and I watched it start to
finish. It's available on Netflix, I do believe. I hardly watch TV
alone now. One day I might watch the sequel. I think it was called
"Better Call Saul" -- or something like that. I heard it's good as
well, you should look that up.
Thomas Joseph <jazeev1234@gmail.com>: Jan 24 10:34AM -0800

dsi1 wrote:
 
> Argue over the speculation of whether an article about two dead Italian guys may or may not be the absolute truth? Surely you jest, sir!
 
 
I am heavy into the truth yet admit that in this case, yes, I jest. If it's not an obvious true story - and some of mine are suspected of being false, which they are not - then I am jesting most of the time. Especially when it comes to celebrities. I have always reveled in their deaths, sort of like watching athletes taking a pounding on TV and it's not quite the same as being there to hear the bones crunch. Yes of course it's funny, the idea of dueling to death in Puzo vs Sinatra final display of macho confidence.
 
I'll take Puzo, but I want 3 to 1 odds.
Thomas Joseph <jazeev1234@gmail.com>: Jan 24 10:41AM -0800

Michael Trew wrote:
 
> alone now. One day I might watch the sequel. I think it was called
> "Better Call Saul" -- or something like that. I heard it's good as
> well, you should look that up.
 
 
"Better Call Saul" sucked from the start and I knew it wouldn't last, as it shouldn't. The worst part is it had its moments, just enough to suck me in. A season of maybe 8 episodes would go by in a flash and it was like, "What happened?", and the answer is "Nothing." It was a con job. And I went for it. That too is a luxury. I worked 6 months in the carnival. They referred to suckers as marks, same as at the poolroom. I'm behind the counter at the game tent struggling to call people in - hustling is not my thing - and I'm thinking, "I'm the mark here, not the customers." Truth is, and I am serious, I would love to have enough money to a mark for life. Sorry, Better Call Saul sucked. I was sucked into Breaking Bad from the start mainly because of the tempo. They covered an awful lot of ground in the first 3 episodes. Great writing. Then sometimes there would be a flat episode and I'd be disappointed. But they always showed it a second time later in the week. I would watch it then and see some good stuff I missed the first time. I was expecting too much. They came out with such a bang they had to have some let down periods. But watching them un-pressured later in the week I would see that even the flat episodes were better done than anything else on TV at the time - IMO.
Thomas Joseph <jazeev1234@gmail.com>: Jan 24 10:59AM -0800

dsi1 wrote:
 
> I see a lot of commercials on TV these days. Most Youtube videos will have a couple of commercials. Long, popular, videos will have commercials every few minutes. Commercials and ads are how the internet pays to keep running - that and selling data, of course. I get commercials even on paid streaming services. OTOH, some of these services will offer a commercial free experience - for a fee, of course.
 
 
Down on our knees - all hail PT Barnum. I remember when cable first came out. I lived in a big old apartment building with antennas on the roof. Had to adjust them all the time. You know the routine, one guy on the roof rotating the antenna post, the other guy hanging out the window below with his eyes on the TV yelling, "Right there, keep it right there!."
 
One day I saw some guys in the hallway drilling holes in the wall. "What's going on?", I asked.
 
"Cable TV", the guy says.
 
I had heard of it but didn't give it much thought. I remember it being advertised as mostly never before seen on TV shows as well as commercial free. Well, true or false, I recently read that cable TV today has 6 times more commercial time than we had with antenna TV. I got the cable strictly for better reception, not because of the bogus bullshit they were selling - yet because I was in my own way a small part of it I am not exonerated.
 
For years I've been waiting for TV commercials that don't mention what they're selling till the end. For example, a really well made one-minute presentation of good music and photography, or a good ultra short story. At the end a voice comes on and says, "This bit of entertainment was brought to you by_______________", mentioning their name for the first time. I am surprised I haven't seen this yet, as most things I think of come to pass eventually. It will happen, trust me.
 
Tommy (Nostradamus) Joseph
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:05PM -0500

On 1/23/2022 21:57, dsi1 wrote:
 
>> John Kuthe...
 
> I used to do assembly work at an electronics manufacturer on the mainland. I got that job through a temp agency. The group I came in with looked like dufusis. My general feeling was that I was going to be the last guy standing - I was right. It was a pretty awesome job because I got to learn about pretty much the entire process of creating a piece of electronic equipment - prep work, board stuffing, testing, and burning in. I even got to assemble printers.
> One time I was QCing some boards and I found out that the on/off switches didn't work reliably. I told the manager about the problem: they were using cheap, low quality, switches. I thought that was pretty important because it was the only user control on the unit. He told me that as long as the switches worked 7 out of 10 times, it was cool. I though "oh, so that's the way things work." That was quite a revelation to me!
 
I once worked in a company doing through-hole soldering on circuit
boards. I didn't like that a lot... I didn't mind the work, but my
supervisor was miserable. They moved me to assembly, and I assembled
gas detectors for some time -- putting the boards that I used to solder
into their cases, testing, and boxing them up to be shipped. I enjoyed
that job. I loved huge orders, it made the day zoom by. We worked from
5AM to 3:30PM with a half hour lunch in between, 4 10 hour shifts per
week. No Fridays or weekends. Unfortunately it was a 9 month temp job
only.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:11PM -0500

On 1/24/2022 1:11, Sqwertz wrote:
> rice paper of life.
 
> -sw
 
> (if anybody can quote anything similar I'll give them $50)
 
Whatever reference you posted is beyond me. Shame, $50 would be cool.
Cindy Hamilton <angelicapaganelli@yahoo.com>: Jan 24 10:18AM -0800

On Monday, January 24, 2022 at 1:11:35 PM UTC-5, Michael Trew wrote:
 
> > -sw
 
> > (if anybody can quote anything similar I'll give them $50)
 
> Whatever reference you posted is beyond me. Shame, $50 would be cool.
 
Here's the source of the reference:
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSS9Tg0of1Q>
 
Cindy Hamilton
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:18PM -0500

On 1/24/2022 5:16, Gary wrote:
> still buggy.
 
> There's a TB newsgroup. I looked at it once and many there were talking
> about the problems, especially if you've used it for a good while.
 
alt.comp.software.thunderbird
 
Helpful folks. Used to be under some "mozilla" hierarchy, but it's
moved to the above.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:16PM -0500

On 1/23/2022 17:40, bruce bowser wrote:
>> until thick.
>> this one has no frying and no fat added of any kind, you cna use regular
>> wings and the seasame seeds can be skipped
 
That sounds good, but that sure is a lot of ketchup. I dunno, ketchup
isn't cheap, I scoff at using a cup of ketchup to make BBQ chipped
ham... that's about my limit.
 
> I put wings in with chicken soup. Its good.
 
That would be good, 70 years ago, when chicken wings were cheap. There
are far cheaper cuts of chicken now to get the same result. I have a
whole frozen chicken in my freezer. I'll probably roast it whole one
day, and save the bones and scraps to make a good chicken soup.
bruce bowser <bruce2bowser@gmail.com>: Jan 24 10:15AM -0800

On Tuesday, July 30, 1991 at 10:49:45 AM UTC-4, Phil Ritari wrote:
> > mind.
> I missed the original thread, but I have had excellent results with stuffing
> basil leaves under the skin of chicken pieces and grilling them.
 
I never knew you could do that.
Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net>: Jan 24 01:02PM -0500

On 1/24/2022 3:44, dsi1 wrote:
>> shelf stocker, and that the 'greeter' job is a plum for good
>> performance / brown-nosers.
 
> Everybody I know shops at Walmart yet nobody I know has ever worked there. This is pretty much proof that everybody is a figment of my imagination. As everyone says, "life is but a dream."
 
Life *could* be a dream...
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEP224Sa4Rw
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