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    From MICHAEL LOO@1:123/140 to RUTH HAFFLY on Friday, February 01, 2019 04:13:50
    Never have I been motivated by the quest for
    fame or fortune. Sara Moulton was quite cute,
    though.
    But do you hear much about her husband? You may have been as obscure as President Lincoln's first vice president. (G)

    Well, I wasn't the one who brought up fame in
    the first place. That concept has no appeal
    for me.

    Fills time and always fun to hear other people's wild
    speculations. > ML> I suppose.
    Do you think you would have done as much cooking as you've done
    since?
    Speaking of idle, I think the answer is yes.
    If I weren't first daughter in my family, I'd have not done as much
    cooking. Neither of my sisters did as much as I did before leaving home.

    Maybe as they grew older a little delegation
    would have done them some good.

    So, it's a pass for now.
    Probably for a good long time.
    Seems that way here also, since we've not gotten back to Germany
    since > we left in '92.
    It's very modern. Also, from what I've
    seen, prosperity has marched eastward.
    I'm not suprised. It would be nice to get back but don't know if we ever will.

    Who ever knows about anything.

    Depending on the theatre, a lot of adults don't either. We missed "Fiddler on the Roof" at DPAC (forgot to get tickets in time, didn't know when knee surgery would be). I told Steve I want to see "Cats"
    in > June tho.
    I never had the urge to see either of those but
    have had the [s]mis[/s] good fortune of playing
    in both.
    I've seen the movie "Fiddler" (own it on DVD also) but not "Cats".

    Fiddler might adapt to film, but Cats is so stylized
    to begin with that it's hard to imagine in a movie
    theater setting.

    I read some when I was an early teen, never cared for it that much. OTOH, give me a big fat historic fiction book, and you'll make me a happy camper-outer, reading it.
    If a story can be told effectively in 10000
    words or less, you've got me.
    That's the kind of reading I can do in between steps of meal prep. (G)

    About the length of my attention span.

    I was just on an aircraft where they retooled
    so as to drop in more pieces of whatever. I was
    promised a premium economy cabin of 8 across
    (2-4-2) but got a not-so-premium cabin of 10
    across (3-4-3). Sizable difference.
    Were you in a 3 or a 4 row?

    The aisle of a 3. Still not as good as the
    aisle of a 2, which was my original assignment.

    I like about mid theater--works best for the transition lenses I
    wear.
    For me, front and center for the view or in
    the back for the sound. The middle is a
    please-all-please-none.
    Unless you have the transition lenses. Sitting too far down makes you
    have to look up/too far up makes you look too far down. Neither is good focusing; the middle is much better.

    The eye doctor said progressives et al.
    won't work for me. I believe that.

    I know that zucchini taste different -
    actually blander and less fetid, still
    horrible. Hominy I don't know about.
    I'm not sure. Went to a new to us place, a chain called "Showmar's" that
    just opened up in Wake Forest. One of the side options was grilled
    (yellow) squash--it was good. They do fish/shrimp calabash style, with
    the light coating. Steve had flounder; I had the shrimp. Both were very
    good, extremely tender. We both got the squash also, and agreed, that if
    they keep up that quality of cooking, they will be around for a good
    while in town.

    Nice that some chains maintain a good standard.

    Title: Bountiful Black Bean Soup
    This would be good on some of the cold days we've bee having.

    And the resulting gas could heat your house too.

    Moros y Cristianos
    categories: Cuban, Latin, starch, side
    servings: 4 to 6

    1 Tb olive oil
    1 md Spanish onion, chopped
    1 sm green bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped
    3 garlic cloves, minced
    2 ts ground cumin
    2 ts dried oregano
    1/2 ts crushed dried red pepper flakes
    1 Tb tomato paste
    2 bay leaves
    2 c white basmati rice
    3 c water or vegetable broth
    15 oz cn black beans with liquid
    1 lime, juice of
    salt

    Heat oil in a 6-qt saucepan with tight-fitting lid.
    Add onions, peppers, garlic, cumin, oregano and
    crushed pepper flakes. Saute 2 min until slightly
    softened. Add tomato paste, bay leaves and rice
    and continue to stir to coat rice evenly. Add
    water or broth and black beans with canning
    liquid. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer,
    covered, 25 to 30 min until rice is tender. Add
    lime juice and salt.

    relish.com
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  • From Dale Shipp@1:261/1466 to Michael Loo on Saturday, February 02, 2019 02:35:02
    On 02-01-19 03:13, Michael Loo <=-
    spoke to Ruth Haffly about 888 taking, taking a pass <=-

    Depending on the theatre, a lot of adults don't either. We missed "Fiddler on the Roof" at DPAC (forgot to get tickets in time, didn't know when knee surgery would be). I told Steve I want to see "Cats"
    in > June tho.
    I never had the urge to see either of those but
    have had the [s]mis[/s] good fortune of playing
    in both.
    I've seen the movie "Fiddler" (own it on DVD also) but not "Cats".

    Fiddler might adapt to film, but Cats is so stylized
    to begin with that it's hard to imagine in a movie
    theater setting.

    I have seen Fiddler both on film and on the stage in London. Both were
    quite enjoyable for me. I believe we also saw Cats on stage, but don't
    recall enough about it to say whether or not it could succeed as a film. Another show that we have seen in both versions is The Lion King. It
    was an animated film, and we could not figure out how the stage play
    could be a success -- but it was.

    The eye doctor said progressives et al.
    won't work for me. I believe that.

    Did I once see that you might be getting eye surgery, as in new lenses?
    We are both in the process of doing that and they claim that afterwards,
    we may well not need glasses for distant viewing, only for intermediate
    and reading.


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

    Title: Italian Black Olive Paste (Olivi Paradiso)
    Categories: Appetizer, Chef
    Yield: 1 servings

    2 c Black kalamato olives (the
    -smaller, thinner Greek
    -ones)
    2 Cloves garlic, peeled and
    -chopped very finely
    2/3 c Continental parsley,
    -chopped
    5 lg Sprigs of fresh rosemary,
    -stems removed
    3 lg Sprigs fresh thyme, stems
    -removed
    1/3 c Olive oil
    1 ts Freshly ground black pepper

    Source: Vogue March'94

    A guaranteed crowd pleaser that's certain to earn you
    sainthood in your own lifetime. This secret family recipe was
    divulged to me by an artful Italian friend. Share this with
    your friends now before the world catches on.

    Pit the olives. Place the olives between the thumb and
    forefinger and squish. This takes a while but you will move
    quickly along the "learning curve". Place the olives and all
    the other ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree
    into a coarse mixture.
    Le Secret: use good fresh kalamata olives. Err on the generous side
    of the herb portions.
    Adventure Club: use olive paste on bruschetta or as a pizza base.
    Garnish: continental parsley
    Suggested accompaniments: bagel chips or flavourful crackers
    Alternatives: other types of black olives may be used, but
    as a great sacrifice to the overall flavour.
    Notes:
    (i) Although no salt is added, the natural composition
    of kalamata olives makes this appetiser quite salty.
    (ii) If you are using a blender to puree, you may need to
    add some extra oil to facilitate blending. After blending, place
    in a bowl. Excess oil will rise to the edges of the bowl. Drain off.
    (iii) Keep refrigerated.
    (Copyright: The Surreal Gourmet: Real Food for Pretend Chefs, by Bob
    Blumer, published by Chronicle Books, USA, distributed in
    Australia through Peribo Pty Ltd.)
    Bon Appetit - Exec.Chef Magnus Johansson
    From: Sherree Johansson Date: 08-08-94

    MMMMM


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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to MICHAEL LOO on Saturday, February 02, 2019 17:05:08
    Hi Michael,

    Never have I been motivated by the quest for
    fame or fortune. Sara Moulton was quite cute,
    though.
    But do you hear much about her husband? You may have been as obscure
    as > President Lincoln's first vice president. (G)

    Well, I wasn't the one who brought up fame in
    the first place. That concept has no appeal
    for me.

    I'll take my 15 seconds worth locally but on the greater scale, not
    worth the fuss.

    Do you think you would have done as much cooking as you've
    done > ML> since?
    Speaking of idle, I think the answer is yes.
    If I weren't first daughter in my family, I'd have not done as much cooking. Neither of my sisters did as much as I did before leaving
    home.

    Maybe as they grew older a little delegation
    would have done them some good.

    The sister right below me wanted to do the baking the years Mom was in
    summer school. She did ok with that but not much was required. Her
    "specialty" for cooking was spaghetti sauce--I recall one time she had a
    solid coat of white from the onion salt and garlic salt she put on. I
    left home before she did much more. I was also gone by the time the
    youngest sister was old enough to do too much cooking.

    Seems that way here also, since we've not gotten back to
    Germany > ML> since > we left in '92.
    It's very modern. Also, from what I've
    seen, prosperity has marched eastward.
    I'm not suprised. It would be nice to get back but don't know if we
    ever > will.

    Who ever knows about anything.

    True, we may get over there yet. My parents thought they would only make
    one trip over in their lifetimes--ended up making several because of our military assigments there. Their "excuse" was that they wanted to see
    the granddaughters. (G)

    missed > ML> > "Fiddler on the Roof" at DPAC (forgot to get tickets
    in time, didn't > ML> > know when knee surgery would be). I told
    Steve I want to see "Cats" > ML> in > June tho.
    I never had the urge to see either of those but
    have had the [s]mis[/s] good fortune of playing
    in both.
    I've seen the movie "Fiddler" (own it on DVD also) but not "Cats".

    Fiddler might adapt to film, but Cats is so stylized
    to begin with that it's hard to imagine in a movie
    theater setting.

    So I'll try to catch the stage performance.

    I read some when I was an early teen, never cared for it that
    much. > ML> > OTOH, give me a big fat historic fiction book, and
    you'll make me a > ML> > happy camper-outer, reading it.
    If a story can be told effectively in 10000
    words or less, you've got me.
    That's the kind of reading I can do in between steps of meal prep.
    (G)

    About the length of my attention span.

    Some things may be worth that short a span, others are worth much more
    time.

    so as to drop in more pieces of whatever. I was
    promised a premium economy cabin of 8 across
    (2-4-2) but got a not-so-premium cabin of 10
    across (3-4-3). Sizable difference.
    Were you in a 3 or a 4 row?

    The aisle of a 3. Still not as good as the
    aisle of a 2, which was my original assignment.

    No, but beats the middle of a 4 (or larger) row.

    For me, front and center for the view or in
    the back for the sound. The middle is a
    please-all-please-none.
    Unless you have the transition lenses. Sitting too far down makes
    you > have to look up/too far up makes you look too far down. Neither
    is good > focusing; the middle is much better.

    The eye doctor said progressives et al.
    won't work for me. I believe that.

    The eye doctor I was seeing at the time I first needed bifocals
    suggested progressives; I've not had any other type since.

    horrible. Hominy I don't know about.
    I'm not sure. Went to a new to us place, a chain called "Showmar's"
    that > just opened up in Wake Forest. One of the side options was
    grilled
    (yellow) squash--it was good. They do fish/shrimp calabash style,
    with > the light coating. Steve had flounder; I had the shrimp. Both
    were very > good, extremely tender. We both got the squash also, and agreed, that if > they keep up that quality of cooking, they will be around for a good
    while in town.

    Nice that some chains maintain a good standard.

    Hopefully this one will--have to keep checking it out over the years.
    (G)


    Title: Bountiful Black Bean Soup
    This would be good on some of the cold days we've been having.

    And the resulting gas could heat your house too.

    We do heat with natural gas. (G)

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From NANCY BACKUS@1:123/140 to DALE SHIPP on Tuesday, February 05, 2019 22:01:00
    Quoting Dale Shipp to Michael Loo on 02-02-19 01:35 <=-

    The eye doctor said progressives et al.
    won't work for me. I believe that.

    Did I once see that you might be getting eye surgery, as in new
    lenses? We are both in the process of doing that and they claim that afterwards, we may well not need glasses for distant viewing, only for intermediate and reading.

    As long as you don't have astigmatism (or pay the additional $1000/eye
    for the specialized lenses), that should be true.... :) There's also
    the option of setting up one eye for distance and the other for near...
    plus, I think I've read of some replacement lenses that would actually
    do both, like the progressive glasses... but I'd expect them to be quite expensive, too....

    ttyl neb

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