On 06-27-18 14:14, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Nancy Backus about groceries <=-

Doing it somewhat later tonight but still the same day. Usual
Wednesday morning business, then saw my orthopedic doctor this
afternoon. Knee problems appear to be arthritis and bone on bone (no fluid) on the one side. After the picnic I'll get the injections of the synthetic fluid but he said I'll probably need replacement down the
road.

At the picnic, talk with Gail about that. She had bone on bone, and
after the three prong surgery, her surgeon said she would be back within
a year for a replacement -- and she was. It was painful at first, but
since then she has not regretted it.



MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Canyon Road Eggs Benedict
Categories: Needs_one
Yield: 4 servings

4 English muffins
8 sl Bacon -- Canadian
8 Eggs

MMMMM-------------------GUACAMOLE HOLLANDAISE------------------------
2 Avocados
1 c Mayonnaise
2 tb Lime Juice
-Tabasco to taste

Guacamole Hollandaise: Mash avocados; whip in mayonnaise, lime juice,
and Tabasco with a wire whisk until smooth. Pour over Eggs Benedict.
Toast the English muffins and place the 2 halves on each plate.
Lightly saute Canadian bacon and top each muffin half with a slice.
Poach eggs and top each slice of bacon with 1 egg. Pour Guacamole
Hollandaise sauce over them. Garnish with black olive slices and
pimento and serve. From: Will.Parkinson@ameritech. Date:
03-08-01 Rec.Food.Recipe

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Hi Dale,

Doing it somewhat later tonight but still the same day. Usual
Wednesday morning business, then saw my orthopedic doctor this
afternoon. Knee problems appear to be arthritis and bone on bone (no fluid) on the one side. After the picnic I'll get the injections of the synthetic fluid but he said I'll probably need replacement down the
road.

At the picnic, talk with Gail about that. She had bone on bone, and
after the three prong surgery, her surgeon said she would be back
within a year for a replacement -- and she was. It was painful at
first, but
since then she has not regretted it.

Correction--getting the injections after VT, before picnic.

OK, I knew she had the knee done but didn't know she had tried the
injections. My MIL and BIL have had the knee done. I figured I'd need
something like that at some point but was hoping to kick that can down
the road a bit further. I did a bit (more to come) research--looks like
because of prior damage to the ACL and another major ligament, I'm not a candidate for a partial replacement. Good thing our house only has steps
going up to the front door---and fewer going up to the back door. By the
time of the picnic, I'll have a better idea of the time line for future
work.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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On 06-29-18 14:44, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Knee <=-

At the picnic, talk with Gail about that. She had bone on bone, and
after the three prong surgery, her surgeon said she would be back
within a year for a replacement -- and she was. It was painful at
first, but
since then she has not regretted it.

Correction--getting the injections after VT, before picnic.

OK, I knew she had the knee done but didn't know she had tried the injections.

It wasn't injections, it was pin-hole surgery. He went in with three instruments, camera, light and knife through three tiny holes. He was
able to trim out the torn material, but nothing was left. Sometimes
that sort of surgery is successful, sometimes not. She went another
year before going back for the full knee replacement. Partial was never discussed.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Famolare's Brunch Rice
Categories: Rice
Yield: 1 Servings

3 sl Bacon
2 md Green bell peppers, cored,
Seeded, and finely
- chopped
1 md Onion, finely chopped
1 Clove garlic, minced
3 c Rice, cooked
1/2 c Parmesan cheese, grated
3 Eggs, beaten
1/2 c Low-fat milk
Vegetable cooking spray
1/2 c Cheddar cheese, shredded

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon slices until
crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and set aside. Drain off all
but 1 tablespoon of the fat.

Add the bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes and
remove from the heat. Add the cooked rice and Parmesan cheese. Mix
well.

In small bowl, combine the eggs and milk. Pour the egg/milk mixture
into the rice mixture and stir well.

Coat a shallow 2-quart casserole with the vegetable cooking spray.
Pour in the rice mixture. Sprinkle with the cheddar cheese.

Bake in a preheated, 350 degree F. oven for 20 minutes or until set.
Crumble the reserved bacon over the casserole and serve immediately.

Makes 6 servings.

Per serving: 247 calories, 12g protein, 10g fat, 27g carbohydrate,
1g dietary fiber, 111mg cholesterol, and 477mg sodium

Recipe: Firefighter Fred Famolane, Headquarters, Boston, MASS. From
a giveaway pamphlet from the U.S.A. Rice Council titled, "Great
Firehouse Chefs Of America, Award-Winning Recipes"

From: David Pileggi Date: 10 Mar 95
International Cooking Echo Ä

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... Shipwrecked on Hesperus in Columbia, Maryland. 02:29:25, 01 Jul 2018
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Hi Dale,

At the picnic, talk with Gail about that. She had bone on bone, and
after the three prong surgery, her surgeon said she would be back
within a year for a replacement -- and she was. It was painful at
first, but
since then she has not regretted it.

Correction--getting the injections after VT, before picnic.

OK, I knew she had the knee done but didn't know she had tried the injections.

It wasn't injections, it was pin-hole surgery. He went in with three instruments, camera, light and knife through three tiny holes. He was

OK, I understand. Since you said three, my mind went with "3 needles, an injection every week for 3 weeks". Now I understand.

able to trim out the torn material, but nothing was left. Sometimes

As I understand, nothing is torn, there's just no lubricating fluid and
you can't keep putting it in every time the knee is a pint low.

that sort of surgery is successful, sometimes not. She went another
year before going back for the full knee replacement. Partial was
never discussed.

As I understand, partial is only an option if your ACL and PCL ligaments
are undamaged. I ripped out my ACL and another major ligament, tore the meniscus and broke bones in the knee--orthopedic doctor then said that
it was worst than Joe Namath's last knee injury. Gee, thanks doctor. (G)

Title: Famolare's Brunch Rice
Categories: Rice
Yield: 1 Servings

3 sl Bacon
2 md Green bell peppers, cored,
Seeded, and finely
- chopped
1 md Onion, finely chopped
1 Clove garlic, minced
3 c Rice, cooked
1/2 c Parmesan cheese, grated
3 Eggs, beaten
1/2 c Low-fat milk
Vegetable cooking spray
1/2 c Cheddar cheese, shredded

Looks good but I'd use a red bell papper instead. I'd also, depending on
what went with the meal, have a smaller serving--quite a bit of low carb ingredients but the rice kicks the carb count up. That may be good for firefighters, burning carbs, but not for me.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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On 07-01-18 20:29, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Knee <=-

that sort of surgery is successful, sometimes not. She went another
year before going back for the full knee replacement. Partial was
never discussed.

As I understand, partial is only an option if your ACL and PCL
ligaments are undamaged. I ripped out my ACL and another major
ligament, tore the meniscus and broke bones in the knee--orthopedic
doctor then said that it was worst than Joe Namath's last knee injury. Gee, thanks doctor. (G)

Make sure you have that talk with Gail. Especially about pre-surgery
prep, etc.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: STEAK ROULADE:(PJXG05A)
Categories: Crockpot, Beef
Yield: 6 servings

3 lb Round steaks (thin)
1 ts Salt
1 ts Pepper
3/4 c Onion; chopped
3/4 c Bacon; chopped
1/4 c Water

Trim fat off steaks. Season with salt and pepper. Mix onion and
bacon, spread over each steak. Roll steaks (as you'd do for a jelly
roll), tie rolls tightly in several places with a string. Put steaks
into slow cooker. Add water. Cover pot. Cook on LOW for 8 hrs. If
you want to serve this with gravy, remove meat when done, and thicken
liquid with a mixture of flour and water and cook it in pot set at
High for 15 minutes. From: Leisure Living Guide to Slow Cooking
POSTED BY: JUDY GARNETT
From: Teresa May Date: 15 Feb 94

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Hi Dale,

that sort of surgery is successful, sometimes not. She went another
year before going back for the full knee replacement. Partial was
never discussed.

As I understand, partial is only an option if your ACL and PCL
ligaments are undamaged. I ripped out my ACL and another major
ligament, tore the meniscus and broke bones in the knee--orthopedic
doctor then said that it was worst than Joe Namath's last knee injury. Gee, thanks doctor. (G)

Make sure you have that talk with Gail. Especially about pre-surgery prep, etc.

Will do, sounds like I will be talking with quite a few people. The plan
is to have the shots, see how long I get relief from them and when it
gets to the point where the knee is far enough gone, get the new
one.

Hopefully I'll have some time to do some cooking at the picnic; got
another dessert planned. Thinking about what to do to go with it.


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On 11-28-18 16:57, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Nancy Backus about 133 jell-o was <=-

Hopefully the doctor will have some answers for you tomorrow...

He did; I get a new knee in January.

I hope that it all goes well for you. Ask him about exercises to do
ahead of time to strengthen the leg. That is one of the things that
really helped Gail's recovery.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Sicilian Lentil Pasta Sauce
Categories: Pasta, Sauce, Main dish, Vegan
Yield: 8 Servings

1 c Chopped onions
2 c Sliced mushrooms
3 Garlic cloves; finely
-chopped
1 c Uncooked dried lentils
3 c Water or stock
16 oz Tomato sauce
6 oz Tomato paste
1 1/2 ts Sugar [ed.-- I omit this]
1/2 c Water
-Rosemary, basil or marjoram
-to taste
-Olive oil for sauteing

In a large nonstick sauce pan over medium heat, saute onions,
mushrooms and garlic in olive oil. Cook until tender, about 5 min.
Add the lentils and water. Bring to a boil stirring occasionally.
Reduce heat to low and cover and cook for 40 min.

Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
Cover and cook 20 min stirring occasionally. add more water if a
thinner sauce is desired. Serve over pasta or rice with crusty
bread and a salad.

Source: _Lean and Luscious and Meatless_, P. 200
Published: 1992, by Bobbie Hinman & Millie Snyder, adapted by
Marty Adkins

D/L from Prodigy 12-14-94. Recipe collection of Sue Smith. 1.80

[Ed: -- This one is delicious, hearty and warming; I fix it often,
especially in cold weather.]

From: Marty Adkins Date: 09-21-98
Cooking

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Hi Dale,

Hopefully the doctor will have some answers for you tomorrow...

He did; I get a new knee in January.

I hope that it all goes well for you. Ask him about exercises to do
ahead of time to strengthen the leg. That is one of the things that really helped Gail's recovery.

My first session with therapy is set for December 13. Next meeting with
the doctor to set up the surgery date, etc is December 19. Doctor said
that I might be able to go home that night or stay overnight in the
hospital but will be on my feet & walking within a few hours after
sugery.

Title: Sicilian Lentil Pasta Sauce
Categories: Pasta, Sauce, Main dish, Vegan
Yield: 8 Servings

1 c Chopped onions
2 c Sliced mushrooms
3 Garlic cloves; finely
-chopped
1 c Uncooked dried lentils
3 c Water or stock
16 oz Tomato sauce
6 oz Tomato paste
1 1/2 ts Sugar [ed.-- I omit this]
1/2 c Water
-Rosemary, basil or marjoram
-to taste
-Olive oil for sauteing

Looks interesting, a good one for going meatless but higher protein.
---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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On 12-02-18 21:06, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Knee <=-

I hope that it all goes well for you. Ask him about exercises to do
ahead of time to strengthen the leg. That is one of the things that really helped Gail's recovery.

My first session with therapy is set for December 13. Next meeting
with the doctor to set up the surgery date, etc is December 19. Doctor said that I might be able to go home that night or stay overnight in
the hospital but will be on my feet & walking within a few hours after sugery.

When Gail had her knee replaced, she was in the orthopedic wing for
three days -- but they started PT there the very first day.

No carbs listed for this recipe, but it should be reasonable.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Lamb, lentil, and rosemary soup
Categories: Soup, Main dish, Leftover, Beans
Yield: 4 servings

2 tb Olive oil
1 tb Butter
3 Garlic cloves; minced
2 Onions; chopped
2 Carrots; cubed
2 1/2 tb Fresh rosemary; chopped
--or 1 ts dried rosemary
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
6 c Lamb stock
2 c Chopped tomatoes
1 1/4 c Rinsed lentils
1 Bay leaf
1 Lamb bone
1 c Cubed cooked lamb
Tobasco or hot pepper sauce

In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil and butter over
moderately low heat. Add the garlic, onions, carrots, half the
rosemary, the thyme, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer, covered,
over low heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until tender. Add the lamb
stock, tomatoes, lem\ntils, bay leaf, and the lamb bone and bring
soup to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer partially covered for about
40 minutes, or until the lentils are tender. Taste for seasoning.
: To serve, place a small handful of cooked lamb in the bottom
of each soup bowl and ladle the hot soup over it. Garnish with the
remaining fresh rosemary. Serve with a bottle of Tobasco on the side.

Source: "Leftovers" by Kathy Gunst

From: Fran Mcgee Date: 04 Jan 94

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Hi Dale,

I hope that it all goes well for you. Ask him about exercises to do
ahead of time to strengthen the leg. That is one of the things that really helped Gail's recovery.

My first session with therapy is set for December 13. Next meeting
with the doctor to set up the surgery date, etc is December 19. Doctor said that I might be able to go home that night or stay overnight in
the hospital but will be on my feet & walking within a few hours after sugery.

When Gail had her knee replaced, she was in the orthopedic wing for
three days -- but they started PT there the very first day.

Did Gail have the full knee replacement or the partial one? I am getting
the full knee, can't do the partial because of prior damage.

No carbs listed for this recipe, but it should be reasonable.

Title: Lamb, lentil, and rosemary soup
Categories: Soup, Main dish, Leftover, Beans
Yield: 4 servings

Looks reasonable enough, and a good way to use up a bit of left over
lamb. It looks very much the way I'd do a lentil soup with a ham bone,
but subbing out the lamb, and appropriate changes in seasoning--I
wouldn't use rosemary with ham. (G)


---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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On 12-04-18 13:39, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Knee <=-

When Gail had her knee replaced, she was in the orthopedic wing for
three days -- but they started PT there the very first day.

Did Gail have the full knee replacement or the partial one? I am
getting the full knee, can't do the partial because of prior damage.

Full knee. She was bone on bone before.

On your new frig wrt ours -- what do you mean by carousel? We do have
some after market lazy susan type things that we use, but they did not
come with the frig.

This is a rather unusual looking recipe. No carb list, but you and
Stephen can figure it out and/or adapt it.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: LENTILS WITH CHILIES~ PORK~ AND FRUIT - LENTEJAS EN ADOBO
Categories: Mexican, Beans, Meats
Yield: 4 Servings

Jim Vorheis
1/2 lb (1 heaped cup) lentils,
-brown if available
1/2 sm White onion
Sea salt to taste
The pork:
1 lb Boneless stewing pork, cut
-into 1-inch cubes
Sea salt to taste
The seasoning and final
-cooking:
5 sm Chilies anchos, cleaned of
-veins and seeds and
Lightly toasted
1/4 lb Tomatoes, broiled
1 Garlic clove, peeled and
-roughly chopped
1/4 ts Dried oregano, Mexican if
-possible
1 Whole clove
1 1/2 Inch cinnamon stick
1 tb Melted lard or safflower oil
1 md Plantain (about 8-oz),
-peeled and cut into
1/4 Inch cubes
2 Thick pineapple slices,
-peeled, cored, and cut into
Small triangular wedges

The lentils: Run the lentils through your hands to make sure there
are no stones or other foreign bodies in them. Rinse them in two
changes of water and put into a pan. Add onion, salt to taste, and
enough water to come about 2 inches above the surface of the lentils.
Set over medium heat and bring to a fast simmer. Continue simmering
until the lentils are quite soft ~ about 3 hours, depending on their
age. Keep a pan of near-boiling water on the side, ready to add if
necessary.

Put the pork pieces into a pan; add salt to taste and water to cover.
Bring to a fast simmer and continue simmering until the pork is
tender but not soft - about 25 minutes. Strain, reserving the broth,
and set broth and meat aside.

Cover the dried chilies with boiling water and leave to soak for
about 15 minutes, until the chilies have softened and become fleshy.
Drain and put into a blender with 1 cup of the reserved pork broth,
the broiled tomatoes, garlic, oregano, clove, and cinnamon; blend
until smooth, adding more broth only if needed to release the blades
of the blender.

Heat the lard in a small frying pan, add the blended ingredients, and
fry over medium heat, stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan,
until reduced and well seasoned - about 4 minutes. Add to the
lentils and add the pork, remaining broth, plantain, and pineapple;
simmer together for about 30 minutes. Adjust salt and add water if
necessary. The mixture should be like a thick soup.

The Art of Mexican Cooking From the collection of Jim Vorheis

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Hi Dale,

When Gail had her knee replaced, she was in the orthopedic wing for
three days -- but they started PT there the very first day.

Did Gail have the full knee replacement or the partial one? I am
getting the full knee, can't do the partial because of prior damage.

Full knee. She was bone on bone before.

That's what mine is, plus other damage we didn't know about until the
MRI showed it.

On your new frig wrt ours -- what do you mean by carousel? We do have some after market lazy susan type things that we use, but they did not come with the frig.

OK, it's the after market lazy susan. I was thinking that it had come
with the fridge, having just seen it in your fridge. But, thinking about
it, I'd not seen it in any of the fridges we looked at in the store so
after market sounds logical.

This is a rather unusual looking recipe. No carb list, but you and Stephen can figure it out and/or adapt it.

Title: LENTILS WITH CHILIES~ PORK~ AND FRUIT - LENTEJAS EN ADOBO
Categories: Mexican, Beans, Meats
Yield: 4 Servings

Overall, not that bad; the lentils are the highest carb ingredient,
followed by the pineapple. It's a good side dish, so the carb hit would probably be minimal, depending, of curse, on how big a side serving one
takes. (G)

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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On 02-13-19 16:31, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Michael Loo about 947 taking, taking a pass <=-

Here's another potentially gaseous recipe
Guacho (or Gallo Pinto) with Pig Tail

Have to find a pig's tail, and omit the cilantro.

I'll avoid it for the time being, don't want gas issues while on the operating table on Friday.

I heard that operation was successful. Hope that your recovery goes
well and that you will be pleased with the result in a few weeks.
Between now and then, you will probably wonder how on earth did I agree
to this much discomfort and pain.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Pecan-Stuffed Eggs
Categories: Appetizer, Sthrn/livng
Yield: 6 servings

6 Eggs; hard-cooked
1/4 c Mayonnaise
1/2 c Pecans; chopped
1 ts Onion; grated
1 ts Vinegar
1/2 ts Dry mustard
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Parsley; minced
Parsley; fresh sprigs (opt.)

Slice eggs in half lenghwisek and carefully remove yolks. Mash yolks
with a fork; add next 7 ingredients, mixing well. Spoon pecan
mixture into egg whites. Garnish with parsley sprigs, if desired.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in 1980.
Typed for you by Nancy Coleman.

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... Shipwrecked on Hesperus in Columbia, Maryland. 01:10:18, 16 Feb 2019
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Hi Dale,

Here's another potentially gaseous recipe
Guacho (or Gallo Pinto) with Pig Tail

Have to find a pig's tail, and omit the cilantro.

I'll avoid it for the time being, don't want gas issues while on the operating table on Friday.

I heard that operation was successful. Hope that your recovery goes

Successful surgery but a bad reaction to the disinfectant wash. The rash
is beginning to clear up after a steroid shot plus hitting hard with
benedryl and hydrocortisone cream.

well and that you will be pleased with the result in a few weeks.

Otherwise, recovery is coming along. Got a couple of pieces of fancy
equipment on a 3 week rental (paid for by Medicare) to help the home
rehab. One is an "icer" using water and rubbing alcohol run thru tubing
and a wrap, used to keep swelling down. The other is a machine that flexs/straightens the knee--you set it for the degree of bend it is to
have. I'm on that one for 4 hours, 2 sessions of 2 hours each, starting
lower and ramping up the degree of bend over the time. Hurts, but helps.
I'm also getting home therapy 3 days a week but will switch to
outpatient therapy in another 10 days.

Between now and then, you will probably wonder how on earth did I
agree to this much discomfort and pain.

That's very true. (G) I don't think it hurt nearly as bad when I had to
rehab the knee as a teen ager, but then, I just had it repaired, not a replacement.

Title: Pecan-Stuffed Eggs
Categories: Appetizer, Sthrn/livng
Yield: 6 servings

Those look good, and a bit of a different twist on the run of the mill
devilled egg. I'll have to remember to chop a few pecans (or other nuts)
into the mix next time I do devilled eggs. It would probably make a good
egg salad sandwich filling too.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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On 02-28-19 14:28, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Knee <=-

Successful surgery but a bad reaction to the disinfectant wash. The
rash is beginning to clear up after a steroid shot plus hitting hard
with benedryl and hydrocortisone cream.

Gail had the disinfectant wash but no reaction to it. I wonder how
common that is, and what was in it that triggered the reaction for you.
That is worth finding out so that you can list it as an allergy in any
doctor query.

well and that you will be pleased with the result in a few weeks.

Otherwise, recovery is coming along. Got a couple of pieces of fancy equipment on a 3 week rental (paid for by Medicare) to help the home rehab. One is an "icer" using water and rubbing alcohol run thru
tubing and a wrap, used to keep swelling down. The other is a machine

Gail got an icer that had a tub you put ice and water in, and then it
pumped the cold solution through tubes to a pad on the knee. The
strange thing is that it was paid for by Medicare and that they did not
want it back.

that flexs/straightens the knee--you set it for the degree of bend it
is to have. I'm on that one for 4 hours, 2 sessions of 2 hours each, starting lower and ramping up the degree of bend over the time. Hurts,
but helps. I'm also getting home therapy 3 days a week but will switch
to outpatient therapy in another 10 days.

Gail had such a machine. It was quite helpful for the three days she
was in hospital PT. It also helped after she came home and the visiting
PT person put her on it. I was never able to get it situated correctly
and it hurt too much.

Between now and then, you will probably wonder how on earth did I
agree to this much discomfort and pain.

That's very true. (G) I don't think it hurt nearly as bad when I had
to rehab the knee as a teen ager, but then, I just had it repaired, not
a replacement.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Cucumber Salad
Categories: Salads, Thai, Appetizer, Side dish, Vegetable
Yield: 4 servings

1 c White vinegar
1/4 c Sugar
1 lg Cucumber, halved lengthwise,
-- peeled, seeded & sliced
1 sm Red onion, sliced
1 lg Carrot, sliced
1/2 Sweet bell pepper, julienned
1/4 ts Crushed red pepper

In a small pot, heat the vinegar & sugar for 5 minutes, or until the
sugar has dissolved completely. Let the mixture cool completely.
Put the remaining ingredients into a salad bowl & add the vinegar
mixture. The salad is best if marinated for at least 2 hours. It
will keep in the refrigerator for a week.

Pojanee Vatanapan's "Thai Cookbook"
From: Mark Satterly Date: 09-21-94

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Hi Dale,

Successful surgery but a bad reaction to the disinfectant wash. The
rash is beginning to clear up after a steroid shot plus hitting hard
with benedryl and hydrocortisone cream.

Gail had the disinfectant wash but no reaction to it. I wonder how

This is the second time I've had a reaction to it with surgery.

common that is, and what was in it that triggered the reaction for
you. That is worth finding out so that you can list it as an allergy
in any
doctor query.

My mom was allergic to the hexichloriphene in Dial soap and our daughter Deborah had a reaction to the physoderm she was washed in after she was
born. All similar products so it must be an allergy that runs in the
family. I will ask the orthopedic doctor to document it and talk with my primary care doctor and get it in my records. I'll also update my Medic
Alert profile to include that.

well and that you will be pleased with the result in a few weeks.

Otherwise, recovery is coming along. Got a couple of pieces of fancy equipment on a 3 week rental (paid for by Medicare) to help the home rehab. One is an "icer" using water and rubbing alcohol run thru
tubing and a wrap, used to keep swelling down. The other is a machine

Gail got an icer that had a tub you put ice and water in, and then it pumped the cold solution through tubes to a pad on the knee. The
strange thing is that it was paid for by Medicare and that they did
not want it back.

This is a fancy thing; it can be used as a heater or cooler. The guy
that set it up for us said that a similar system is used on the ISS.
Basically it uses a water and isopropyl alcohol mix run thru tubes and a
cover padding on the knee to cool the knee. It's a lot more convenient
than having to make sure you have enough ice cubes on hand. (G)

that flexs/straightens the knee--you set it for the degree of bend it
is to have. I'm on that one for 4 hours, 2 sessions of 2 hours each, starting lower and ramping up the degree of bend over the time. Hurts,
but helps. I'm also getting home therapy 3 days a week but will switch
to outpatient therapy in another 10 days.

Gail had such a machine. It was quite helpful for the three days she
was in hospital PT. It also helped after she came home and the
visiting PT person put her on it. I was never able to get it situated correctly and it hurt too much.

You may have had the foot placement wrong. Steve puts my foot in it. The machine, with the framework, is pretty much the length of my leg; I
could see where, if there's something off in the situating of it, it
would hurt more than it does with proper use.

Between now and then, you will probably wonder how on earth did I
agree to this much discomfort and pain.

That's very true. (G) I don't think it hurt nearly as bad when I had
to rehab the knee as a teen ager, but then, I just had it repaired, not
a replacement.

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Ruth
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On 03-03-19 16:44, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Knee <=-

Successful surgery but a bad reaction to the disinfectant wash. The
rash is beginning to clear up after a steroid shot plus hitting hard
with benedryl and hydrocortisone cream.

Gail had the disinfectant wash but no reaction to it. I wonder how

This is the second time I've had a reaction to it with surgery.

Then you should have been given an alternative -- but it would seem that
your ortho doctor did not have reference to your entire history. I
often worry about that sort of thing and ask each doctor to inform my
primary care doctor of whatever they have done.

Between now and then, you will probably wonder how on earth did I
agree to this much discomfort and pain.

That's very true. (G) I don't think it hurt nearly as bad when I had
to rehab the knee as a teen ager, but then, I just had it repaired, not
a replacement.

And this time next month you will hopefully be singing the praises of
the procedure to any friend who might be in a similar situation and
wondering whether or not to go ahead with it.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Greek Appetizer Salad (Salata Meze)
Categories: Appetizers, Greek, Vegetable
Yield: 8 Servings

8 oz Green beans
3 sm Zucchini, cut into 1/2 inch
- slices
1 sm Cauliflower, seperated into
- flowerets
1/2 c Olive or vegetable oil
1/4 c Lemon juice
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Sugar
1/2 ts Dried oregano leaves
1 Garlic clove, finely chopped
1 sm Onion, sliced and seperated
- into rings
Lettuce leaves
Cherry tomatoes, cut into
- halves
Ripe olives

: Heat 1 inch salted water (1/2 tsp. salt to 1 cup water) to
boiling in 3 qt. saucepan. Add beans; cover and simmer 5 minutes. Add
zucchini and cauliflower. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and
cook just until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain. Place vegetables in
shallow glass or plastic dish.
: Mix oil, lemon juice, salt, sugar, oregano and garlic; pour over
vegetables. Cover and refrigerate, spooning marinade over vegetables
occasionally, at least 2 hrs. Remove vegetables to lettuce lined
plates with slotted spoon; top with onion rings. Garnish with cherry
tomatoes and olives.

Recipe from: Betty Crocker's International Cookbook, 1980.

From: Park Scully Date: 07-16-99
Cooking

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Hi Dale,

Successful surgery but a bad reaction to the disinfectant wash. The
rash is beginning to clear up after a steroid shot plus hitting hard
with benedryl and hydrocortisone cream.

Gail had the disinfectant wash but no reaction to it. I wonder how

This is the second time I've had a reaction to it with surgery.

Then you should have been given an alternative -- but it would seem

I will, next time I have surgery. I think the orthopedic doctor has it
in my records now; next time I see my primary care doctor I will have
him add it to my records. I'll also update my Medic Alert profile to
include that. Another thing I'll do when this rash is all cleared up is
to try a Tegaderm patch test. I had a bit of a reaction to that in the
IV cover on my wrist so I want to see if there's a reaction when there
are no other allergins.

that your ortho doctor did not have reference to your entire history.
I
often worry about that sort of thing and ask each doctor to inform my primary care doctor of whatever they have done.

My primary care doctor is linked to a network that shares notes with the orthopedic doctor but I will talk with him about it. I saw the
orthopedic doctor today--he said that the rest of my stitches are self dissolving. He's pleased with the progress the knee has made, was a bit surprised to see me using a cane (because he'd not given the OK, but the therapist did).

Between now and then, you will probably wonder how on earth did I
agree to this much discomfort and pain.

That's very true. (G) I don't think it hurt nearly as bad when I had
to rehab the knee as a teen ager, but then, I just had it repaired, not
a replacement.

And this time next month you will hopefully be singing the praises of
the procedure to any friend who might be in a similar situation and wondering whether or not to go ahead with it.

Hopefully so; I'm still early enough along in the process ( 2 1/2 weeks)
that it's not to that point yet.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dale Shipp <=-

Successful surgery but a bad reaction to the disinfectant wash. The
rash is beginning to clear up after a steroid shot plus hitting hard
with benedryl and hydrocortisone cream.

What was the active ingredient? Triclosan? I'm glad they're finally taking
it out of consumer products, I'm a firm believer that soap and water works
well enough - and we don't need another chemical making it into drinking
water.


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Hi Kurt,

Successful surgery but a bad reaction to the disinfectant wash. The
rash is beginning to clear up after a steroid shot plus hitting hard
with benedryl and hydrocortisone cream.

What was the active ingredient? Triclosan? I'm glad they're finally

We think it was chlorhexidyne; I'm going to ask the doctor and have him
add to my records not to use it on me.

taking it out of consumer products, I'm a firm believer that soap and water works well enough - and we don't need another chemical making it into drinking water.

Most soaps will work but my mom was allergic to Dial soap--the
ingredient that made it supposedly hypoallergenic was what she was
allergic to.

I'll agree with you that we don't need any more chemicals in drinking
water. Yesterday I had a glass of water with my meal at a restaurant in Raleigh--even with lemon added, it still had a strong chlorine taste. I
can understand the use of chorine in water, but sometimes I wonder if
those who set the standards actually drink the water.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

I'll agree with you that we don't need any more chemicals in drinking water. Yesterday I had a glass of water with my meal at a restaurant in Raleigh--even with lemon added, it still had a strong chlorine taste. I can understand the use of chorine in water, but sometimes I wonder if those who set the standards actually drink the water.

I've used a couple of water filtering pitchers over the years - one was guaranteed to remove Triclosan, Roundup, fluoride, chlorine and
chloramines. Chloramines, especially - great for disinfecting water, BAD
for aquarium fish. Apparently it doesn't break down when exposed to
sunlight like chlorine does.



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Hello Kurt,

On (07 Mar 19) Kurt Weiske wrote to Ruth Haffly...

What was the active ingredient? Triclosan? I'm glad they're finally
taking it out of consumer products, I'm a firm believer that soap and water works well enough - and we don't need another chemical making it into drinking water.

Chlorhexidine was the ingredient that we suspect caused the rash. It is
finally clearing up 3 weeks after the surgery but it isn't fully gone
yet. I believe it was Phisohex that was used on our daugter when she was
born that gave her the overall chemical burn that took a long time to
clear. I agree that taking Triclosan out of soaps is a good thing and
long overdue. I came across an FDA information paper which stated that chlorhexidine gluconate is used in a number of surgical preparation
washes and that it can cause exactly what Ruth experienced. Hers was not
as severe as the anaphalactic shock which has been observed, but the
rash was not something trivial either. We will make sure this is notated
in her medical records and we will certainly discuss this with the
doctor if she ever needs surgery in the future.


Regards,

Stephen
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Hi Kurt,

I'll agree with you that we don't need any more chemicals in drinking water. Yesterday I had a glass of water with my meal at a restaurant in Raleigh--even with lemon added, it still had a strong chlorine taste. I can understand the use of chorine in water, but sometimes I wonder if those who set the standards actually drink the water.

I've used a couple of water filtering pitchers over the years - one
was guaranteed to remove Triclosan, Roundup, fluoride, chlorine and chloramines. Chloramines, especially - great for disinfecting water,
BAD for aquarium fish. Apparently it doesn't break down when exposed
to
sunlight like chlorine does.

We had a Brita pitcher for a while, until finding replacement filters
got hard, and when we could find them, they were expensive. Then we got
a distiller (while we were in Frankfurt), used it for about 3 years.
Moved to Berlin in that time and the sulpher in the water killed it.
Bought another one and used it for a few more years, moving back to the
States (MA, then AZ). The second one died about the time we moved to HI
but the water there tasted good without help. Here (NC), my husband
installed a reverse osmosis filtration system in the kitchen sink line
after we bought the house. We'd tried some sit on the faucet filtering
systems in GA and the rental house we had here but they usually lasted a
year or so before dying--waste of money there.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

installed a reverse osmosis filtration system in the kitchen sink line after we bought the house. We'd tried some sit on the faucet filtering systems in GA and the rental house we had here but they usually lasted
a year or so before dying--waste of money there.

Yeah, I need to get a RO filter under-sink system here. The pitcher works
just well enough that I'm hesitating.

Those Brita filters didn't do much with our hard water. The ZeroWater ones
are pretty good, and a $15 filter lasts about 2-3 months.

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On 03-12-19 19:35, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Michael Loo about 71 extended travel was <=-

Basically, yes. The doctor had hoped to pull the rest of the stitches
out today but the line started separating when the tech tried it. So, they're still in and the knee area is wrapped up tight again. But,
both machines are gone and I'm doing outpatient therapy.

Are you aware that vitamin E can help in reducing the scar? Get liquid
E single dose packets, open and rub into the scar area.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Spiced Onions
Categories: Vegetable, Salads, Appetizer
Yield: 999 servings

2 Onions, thinly sliced and
-separated into rings
6 tb Olive oil
4 tb Red wine vinegar
2 tb Or 3 T sugar
2 tb Hot pepper sauce
1/2 ts Salt

1. Drop onions into a large pot of boiling water. Turn off heat
immediately, count rapidly to 30, and drain in a colander. Cool under
running water and drain thoroughly.

2. Mix remaining ingredients together, add onions, marinate overnight.
Serve at room temperature if you can remember.

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Hi Kurt,

installed a reverse osmosis filtration system in the kitchen sink line after we bought the house. We'd tried some sit on the faucet filtering systems in GA and the rental house we had here but they usually lasted
a year or so before dying--waste of money there.

Yeah, I need to get a RO filter under-sink system here. The pitcher
works just well enough that I'm hesitating.

FYI, we bought ours at Lowe's. We're on the second one--don't remember
why we had to replace it (Steve would know). The hook up is quite easy
but keep in mind, the tank takes up about half of your under sink space.

Those Brita filters didn't do much with our hard water. The ZeroWater
ones are pretty good, and a $15 filter lasts about 2-3 months.

As long as you can find the filters, you're set. We had problems finding
the ones we needed when we moved to Germany so had to go with another
way to get good tasting wateer.

---
Catch you later,
Ruth
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On 03-16-19 12:37, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Michael Loo about 95 extended travel was <=-

Excellent. I hope the reopened seam doesn't
hurt much.

Compression wrapping is closing it back up. It's a pain, I'd hoped to
be able to not have the knee wrapped up so much by now. Hoping that Tuesday it will be resolved so stitches can be taken out and I can get into a more intense therapy work out.

You are now a few weeks post surgery. How does it compare to a few
weeks pre surgery? More or less pain , mobility?

Looks like a lot more that the default 4 servings.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Oriental Cheese Tarts
Categories: Appetizer, Cheese/eggs
Yield: 28 Pieces

1 lb Ricotta cheese
3 Eggs; beaten
10 oz Frozen oriental vegetables
-(seasoned), cooked
-according to package
-directions
4 oz Shredded Colby cheese
1/2 c Buttermilk baking mix
1/4 c Dairy sour cream
1/4 c Butter; melted

Place all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix until well
combined. Fill buttered, 2 3/4-inch microwaveable muffin cups
three-fourths full. Microwave at 50 percent power 7 to 8 minutes, or
until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Turn pan after
half the cooking time. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove tarts carefully
and cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate, wrapped in plastic
wrap, up to 5 days.* To reheat, microwave at 50 percent power
approximately 45 seconds per tart.

* Tarts may be frozen up to 1 month. Thaw, wrapped, in refrigerator
overnight.

NOTE: To bake conventionally, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Fill
buttered 2 3/4-inch muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake 20 to 25
minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Carefully remove and cool completely
on wire rack.

Yield: 1 1/2 dozen Serving Size = one tart

Nutritional Information
Per serving Calories 120
Total Fat 9 g Total Carbohydrate 5 g Protein 6 g Vitamin A 15 %DV
Calcium 130 mg

Copyright American Dairy Association (Reprinted with permission)

From: Iris Grayson Date: 08-04-96
Cooking

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Hi Dale,

Excellent. I hope the reopened seam doesn't
hurt much.

Compression wrapping is closing it back up. It's a pain, I'd hoped to
be able to not have the knee wrapped up so much by now. Hoping that Tuesday it will be resolved so stitches can be taken out and I can get into a more intense therapy work out.

You are now a few weeks post surgery. How does it compare to a few
weeks pre surgery? More or less pain , mobility?

Pain level is about the same, mobility is currently less as it's wrapped
up and I'm not supposed to bend the knee very much. Hoping that all will
change tomorrow. I'm still using the cane--the bones are sound but the ligaments and such like are still wobbly enough that I don't trust the
knee for more than a couple of steps without help. Steve is still doing
most of the cooking but I'm doing some of the clean up, laundry, and
bits of other work around the house.

Looks like a lot more that the default 4 servings.

Title: Oriental Cheese Tarts
Categories: Appetizer, Cheese/eggs
Yield: 28 Pieces

1 lb Ricotta cheese
3 Eggs; beaten
10 oz Frozen oriental vegetables
-(seasoned), cooked
-according to package
-directions
4 oz Shredded Colby cheese
1/2 c Buttermilk baking mix
1/4 c Dairy sour cream
1/4 c Butter; melted

Yield: 1 1/2 dozen Serving Size = one tart

Somebody forgot to change the serving size. Looks like these might be an appetiser type thing if only one per serving. If it were meant for a
meal, I'd think that 2 or 3 might be a better serving size.

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On 04-02-19 14:13, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Michael Loo about 185 baseball and oddities <=-

Had a check on the knee today--the incision line is healing up but
still not allowed any therapy until after my appointment next week.

Have you started the Vitamin E rubs for scar removal yet? Soon?


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Savoury Rice
Categories: Side dish, Indian, Rice
Yield: 4 Servings

250 g Basmati rice
1 Onion
4 Rashers bacon
1 Green pepper
3 Tomatoes
50 ml Oil
500 ml Boiling water
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Cinnamon powder
125 g Cooked green peas

Wash and drain the rice. Chop the onion and bacon and green pepper.
Skin and chop the tomatoes. Heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the
onion and bacon for a couple of minutes until soft. Add the rice and
keep stirring for 3 minutes. Add the green pepper and tomatoes and
stir well. Pour in the boiling water together with the salt and
cinnamon and bring back to the boil. Cover the pan tightly with a
lid, reduce heat slightly and cook for 15-20 minutes until rice is
soft and the liquid has been absorbed. Fluff rice with a fork and mix
in the cooked peas.
From "A taste of Sri Lanka" by Indra Jayasekera, ISBN #962 224 010 0

From: Ian Hoare Date: 09-08-96
Cooking

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Hi Dale,

Had a check on the knee today--the incision line is healing up but
still not allowed any therapy until after my appointment next week.

Have you started the Vitamin E rubs for scar removal yet? Soon?

I can't until the incision line is fully closed, hopefully next week
when I get it checked, it will be. Before I started having the trouble
with it, I was using a silicone scar reducer around (but not on) the
line. Stopped that as it looked like I was reacting to it also but I
shouldn't have trouble with Vitamin E.

We let the chicken marsala sit in the fridge so the fat could rise to
the top. Skimmed most of it off, still had a few hot spots but a much
better heat level overall. Next time we go to the Indian store, we'll
read the ingredients label a bit closer. (G)

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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dale Shipp <=-

Had a check on the knee today--the incision line is healing up but
still not allowed any therapy until after my appointment next week.

Have you started the Vitamin E rubs for scar removal yet? Soon?

Off-topic and off subject, but I can vouch for vitamin E - I was
bitten by a dog in the face when I was a kid, and was conscientious in
putting vitamin E on it. It would look pretty wicked tough now,
instead I just have a couple of bald spots when I grow a beard.



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Hi Kurt,

Had a check on the knee today--the incision line is healing up but
still not allowed any therapy until after my appointment next week.

Have you started the Vitamin E rubs for scar removal yet? Soon?

Off-topic and off subject, but I can vouch for vitamin E - I was
bitten by a dog in the face when I was a kid, and was conscientious in putting vitamin E on it. It would look pretty wicked tough now,
instead I just have a couple of bald spots when I grow a beard.

The incision line is still partly open so the only thing going directly
on it is betadine. It's then covered with gauze pads, a gauze wrap an an
ace wrap (not touching any skin) over that. Once the line is all healed,
I'll try the Vitamin E (or something on that line, but not while it's
open.

Meanwhile, I'm able to be on my feet long enough to do some cooking, but nothing that takes a lot of prep, then standing over the stove. I've
tried doing some of the prep work while sitting at the kitchen table but
just don't have the angle for cutting anything. It's either a lot of
short sessions standing, or have Steve (my husband) do it. Eventually
I'll be fully back into it but that looks to be a ways off now.

---
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Ruth
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On 04-21-19 19:23, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Nancy Backus about cat & mouse <=-

Slowly, but making progress. I did not stand for the Easter choir
today however. I'm trying to go up steps the normal way but didn't lift the right knee quite high enough going to the stage area and my toe hit the step above. It let me know that the knee is still mending.

The body does have a way of doing that. Just remember, up with the good
knee, down with the bad (or new). It may be a long time before you are comfortable going up or down the "normal" way.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Potato Curry
Categories: Indian
Yield: 4 Servings

2 md Potatoes
1 Tomato, chopped
1 sm Onion, chopped
1/2 Fresh hot green pepper,
Chopped
2 tb Vegetable oil
pn Hing (pre-mixed Indian spice
Optional)
1/4 Teaspoon
Cumin/mustard/sesame seed
Mixture
1 Dried hot pepper
2 tb Fresh coriander leaves
(cilantro), chopped
1/2 Clove garlic, diced
1 ts Cumin/coriander powder
1/2 ts Hot red pepper powder
(optional)
1/2 ts Turmeric
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Pav Bahji masala (pre-mixed
Indian spice)
1/2 ts Fresh lemon juice
Fresh coriander leaves
(cilantro)
1/4 c Fresh or dry unsweetened
Coconut

Servings: 2 1/2 cups

Peel and simmer 2 medium potatoes in a small saucepan until soft
, chop into bite-size pieces and set aside.

Mix together tomato, onion and hot green pepper; Set aside.

Heat vegetable oil, hing, cumin/mustard/sesame seed mixture,
dried hot pepper, fresh coriander leaves (cilantro) and garlic in
a saucepan. When the seeds pop add the tomato mixture, 1 teaspoon
cumin/coriander powder, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon hot red pepper, 1/2
teaspoon turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon Pav Bahji
masala.

Add potatoes and gently toss with 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice.

Turn off heat and add more fresh coriander leaves (cilantro) and
1/4 cup fresh or dry unsweetened coconut.

Cook's note:

You can add extra water, if you wish, to make a lovely gravy. To
thicken the gravy, crush a few pieces of potato and mix well.

Nutrition information per serving:

Calories: 45, Protein: 0 gram, Fat: 3 grams, Carbohydrates: 4
grams

Excerpted from Indian Vegetarian Cooking at Your House. Copyright
1995 Sunetra Humbad and Amy Schafer Boger, M.D.. All rights
reserved. Reprinted by permission of the publisher, the Book
Publishing Company. Excerpts distributed by Tribune Media
Services.

From: Mary Riemerman Date: 08-31-97
Cooking

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Hi Dale,

Slowly, but making progress. I did not stand for the Easter choir
today however. I'm trying to go up steps the normal way but didn't lift the right knee quite high enough going to the stage area and my toe hit the step above. It let me know that the knee is still mending.

The body does have a way of doing that. Just remember, up with the
good knee, down with the bad (or new). It may be a long time before
you are comfortable going up or down the "normal" way.

I'm going up stairs semi normal now--the new knee still doesn't have a
lot of "lift" to it but better than it was, even a few weeks ago. Still
going down with the replaced knee first, then old one to same step,
repeat. Doctor wants me to do more walking to help strengthen the
muscles but is otherwise happy with the healing. The honey has turned
the corner on the incision area filling in. It looks like a re-stitch
job will not be needed.

Title: Potato Curry
Categories: Indian
Yield: 4 Servings

I'd give this a try at an Indian restaurant before trying to make it at
home.

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Quoting Dale Shipp to Ruth Haffly on 04-25-19 03:09 <=-

Slowly, but making progress. I did not stand for the Easter choir
today however. I'm trying to go up steps the normal way but didn't lift
the right knee quite high enough going to the stage area and my toe hit
the step above. It let me know that the knee is still mending.

The body does have a way of doing that. Just remember, up with the
good knee, down with the bad (or new). It may be a long time before
you are comfortable going up or down the "normal" way.

It can be a little trickier to determine which is the good or the bad
knee (or leg) when both have issues... ;) Mine is dependent on how
things are each day.... ;0 Up is less likely to matter... down can be tricky.... ;)

ttyl neb

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On 04-25-19 12:43, Ruth Haffly <=-
spoke to Dale Shipp about Knee <=-

The body does have a way of doing that. Just remember, up with the
good knee, down with the bad (or new). It may be a long time before
you are comfortable going up or down the "normal" way.

I'm going up stairs semi normal now--the new knee still doesn't have a
lot of "lift" to it but better than it was, even a few weeks ago.

Your body tells you what to do -- just do not strain too much.

Still going down with the replaced knee first, then old one to same
step, repeat. Doctor wants me to do more walking to help strengthen the muscles but is otherwise happy with the healing. The honey has turned

Walking is good. Are you using a cane?

the corner on the incision area filling in. It looks like a re-stitch
job will not be needed.

Good news. I'd never heard of using honey to help close a wound, but it
if works that is good.

Title: Potato Curry
Categories: Indian
Yield: 4 Servings

I'd give this a try at an Indian restaurant before trying to make it
at home.

Sounds like a plan. We recall the time that we went to an Indian
buffet with Michael. They had jalepeno poppers. But instead of being
filled with cheese they were filled with a dry potato curry such as that
one.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Naan Bread
Categories: Indian, Bread
Yield: 4 servings

2 oz Fresh yeast, or
3 tb Yogurt
1 1/2 lb Fine whole wheat flour
1 ts Wild onion seeds
Lukewarm water
Melted butter or ghee

(1) Using the yeast, water and flour, follow the recipe for unleavened
bread below. Add the seeds.

(2) Divide the dough into four equal parts.

(3) Roll each part into a teardrop shape at least 1/4 inch thick.

(4) Preheat the grill to three-quarters heat, cover the rack pan with
foil, and set it in the midway position.

(5) Put the naan on the foil and grill it. Watch it cook (it can
easily burn). As soon as the first side develops brown patches,
remove it from the grill.

(6) Turn it over and brush the uncooked side with a little melted
ghee or butter.

(7) Return it to the grill and cook it until it is sizzling. Remove.

(8) Repeat stages 5-8 with the other three naan. Serve at once.

***

LEAVENED BREAD:

(1) Dissolve the fresh yeast in a little lukewarm water.

(2) Put the flour in a *warmed* bowl, make a well in the center, and
pour in the yeast. Yogurt can be used instead of the yeast by
non-vegans.

(3) Gently mix into the flour and add enough water to make a firm
dough.

(4) Remove from the bowl and knead on a floured board until well
combined.
Return to the bowl and leave in a warm place for a couple of hours to
rise.

(5) Knock back the dough by kneading it down to its original size.

(From CURRY CLUB: 250 FAVORITE CURRIES & ACCOMPANIMENTS, by Pat
Chapman)

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Hi Dale,

The body does have a way of doing that. Just remember, up with the
good knee, down with the bad (or new). It may be a long time before
you are comfortable going up or down the "normal" way.

I'm going up stairs semi normal now--the new knee still doesn't have a
lot of "lift" to it but better than it was, even a few weeks ago.

Your body tells you what to do -- just do not strain too much.

I'm working it, but trying not to over work it. I was on my feet with no support for a while yesterday morning and felt it the better part of the
rest of the day. Learning to say "no" or "can I do this sitting down"
helps

Still going down with the replaced knee first, then old one to same
step, repeat. Doctor wants me to do more walking to help strengthen the muscles but is otherwise happy with the healing. The honey has turned

Walking is good. Are you using a cane?

Around home I'm not using the cane but am whenever we go out. Didn't
grab it for a quick trip to check on something at the church the other
day and felt the difference when we got home. Not trying to over do the
walking but do enough of it to help the knee heal. Doing more of the
meal plan and prep helps it in that regard.

the corner on the incision area filling in. It looks like a re-stitch
job will not be needed.

Good news. I'd never heard of using honey to help close a wound, but
it if works that is good.

White sugar would work in a pinch but we don't keep it on hand. We do
keep the honey on hand tho.

Title: Potato Curry
Categories: Indian
Yield: 4 Servings

I'd give this a try at an Indian restaurant before trying to make it
at home.

Sounds like a plan. We recall the time that we went to an Indian
buffet with Michael. They had jalepeno poppers. But instead of being filled with cheese they were filled with a dry potato curry such as
that one.

Different, not sure if I'd eat much of it.

Title: Naan Bread
Categories: Indian, Bread
Yield: 4 servings

This does look good--and relatively easy.

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Ruth
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