Hi Shawn,

They usually had class on their date but got the American holiday
off. (G)

Laugh, that's fair. :)

Don't know what they thought but it worked. We had enough Canadians that
we had an informal hockey team. School had an enrollment of about 1200
with maybe 20 Canadians (give or take) in any year.

Yes, he turns 21 today. Doesn't seem that long ago that he was born.

It goes so fast.

we went to my sister's for Thanksgiving dinner. When Robert was born
on the 29th, her older son (who's birthday is Nov. 30) commented that
he just missed sharing immortality by one day. That kid turs 40
tomorrow.

I missed my grandmother's birthday by a day as well. She was Oct 12.

I shared a birthday with a cousin. She was quite a bit older than me and
lived out in California so I didn't see her often enough, never shared a birthday celebration.

for soup once we take more meat from them. The turkey soup is a
tradition in my family, usually done with the Christmas turkey, that
our older daughter has carried on with her family.

Nice. I have the carcass in the freezer as it will take a while to
get through the left overs. I'll make the soup in a week or two.

I'm going to cook down the carcass tomorrow, probably put it on in the
morning and do the bone removal in early afternoon. We've got a pre
Christmas gathering tomorrow night so will have to finish the soup
making Tuesday or Wednesday (after I do a bit of grocery shopping). The
ham will probably wait until later in the week; found a package of
lentils on the shelf so they will go into soup with the ham bone.

It got to be a joke, how they always did it and never let any of us 3 girls have a part.

Laugh. IT was a brother thing.

Apparantly so. Older brother moved to Florida in 2007, passed away in
January, 2015 so the last games were probably in 2006.


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


... Growing old is mandatory... growing up is optional.

--- PPoint 3.01
* Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28)

Hi Ruth,
On <Mon, 01 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

I shared a birthday with a cousin. She was quite a bit older than me
and lived out in California so I didn't see her often enough, never
shared a birthday celebration.

In my office, there are three of us who share the same birthday. We are
always getting a free lunch on the company and a cake since there are three
of us. :)

ham will probably wait until later in the week; found a package of
lentils on the shelf so they will go into soup with the ham bone.

Nice.

Shawn

... For a man of fortitude, there are no walls, only avenues.


--- Grumble
* Origin: From the Dirty Shwa (1:229/452)

Hi Shawn,

I shared a birthday with a cousin. She was quite a bit older than me
and lived out in California so I didn't see her often enough, never
shared a birthday celebration.

In my office, there are three of us who share the same birthday. We
are always getting a free lunch on the company and a cake since there
are three of us. :)

Sweet! Since I'm self employed, I don't have any other workers to share
my birthday with. There were times when they were still home, our girls
made me a cake but they've long since gone out on their own. Steve
usually takes me out for supper and sometimes will let our server know
that it's my birthday, tho I'd rather he didn't. He gets a pumpkin roll
(used to be pumpkin pie or pumpkin cake) for his birthday cake, plus
going out somewhere. It's a low key day for both of us, tho I had a nice surprise this year--a call from our oldest grandson.

ham will probably wait until later in the week; found a package of
lentils on the shelf so they will go into soup with the ham bone.

Nice.

Steve is gently pushing toward getting split peas for pea soup instead.
I've an eye dr. appointment this afternoon, with some grocery shopping
to follow, so will probably pick up some split peas.


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


--- PPoint 3.01
* Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28)

Hi Ruth,
On <Wed, 03 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

usually takes me out for supper and sometimes will let our server
know that it's my birthday, tho I'd rather he didn't. He gets a

Laugh, I don't think anyone likes the song and dance.

(used to be pumpkin pie or pumpkin cake) for his birthday cake, plus
going out somewhere. It's a low key day for both of us, tho I had a
nice surprise this year--a call from our oldest grandson.

That's nice!

to follow, so will probably pick up some split peas.

That's one of my favorites so I agree with Steve. :) The only time Andrea
will eat split pea is if I make the soup, the commercial variety's she
does not like at all.

Shawn



--- Grumble
* Origin: Dirty Ole' Town (1:229/452)

Hi Ruth,
On <Fri, 05 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

Laugh, I don't think anyone likes the song and dance.

A child might but I think most adults are of the same opinion that we have.

Agree. Most kids I know live in fear of the attention that song brings. :)

We'll eat the canned but definitely prefer my home made. I'll put in anything from carrots, onions and potatoes to adding tomato
sauce--all depends on what's in the fridge and pantry and what

Very cool. I follow a pretty basic recipe for it as Andrea likes simple
food.

One package was the usual split peas, other one was dried whole peas.
We went with the split peas; they cook up and "mush" easily.

I like both, but for soup I always get the split peas.

I made fish and chips last night, I had a box of the quick soak mushy
peas but I forgot to make them in time. LOL Oh well gives me an excuse
to fry fish again soon! ;)


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 by AccuChef (tm) www.AccuChef.com

Title: Batter (Shawn's)
Categories:
Yield: 8 Servings

1/2 c Gluten Free AP flour
1/2 c Cornstarch
1 t Salt
1 t garlic powder
1 t minced onion
1 t dried parsley
1 lg Egg,whisked
3/4 c Soda water (or GF beer) *

* Start with 3/4 may need a total of 1 cup depending on flour

Heat oil to 375 for frying in a cast iron pan.

Mix wet into dry.

Drop the veggies, or fish, or chicken or whatever into batter allowing
excess batter to drip off. Lower into oil.

Fry until cooked.

Drain on paper or a wire rack. Let sit about 3-5 mins, and serve.
-----

Shawn

... Nothing's impossible to those that don't have to do it.


--- Grumble
* Origin: Dirty Ole' Town (1:229/452)

Hi Shawn,

Laugh, I don't think anyone likes the song and dance.

A child might but I think most adults are of the same opinion that we have.

Agree. Most kids I know live in fear of the attention that song
brings. :)

Unless it's accompanied by a pile of presents that get ignored after a
day or so.

We'll eat the canned but definitely prefer my home made. I'll put in anything from carrots, onions and potatoes to adding tomato
sauce--all depends on what's in the fridge and pantry and what

Very cool. I follow a pretty basic recipe for it as Andrea likes
simple food.

We do a lot of basic foods but then like to go all out gourmet from time
to time. My dad was a meat and potatoes, with a side veggie and dessert
eater, nothing fancy and mom was a basics cook so when Steve and I got
married, I started moving away from that kind of cooking. As a result,
our girls enjoyed eating a wide variety of foods while growing up, and
cook that way themselves.

One package was the usual split peas, other one was dried whole

peas. RH> We went with the split peas; they cook up and "mush" easily.

I like both, but for soup I always get the split peas.

I've never tried the dried whole peas but now that I know Wegman's
carrys them, I might pick some up and give them a try.

I made fish and chips last night, I had a box of the quick soak mushy
peas but I forgot to make them in time. LOL Oh well gives me an
excuse to fry fish again soon! ;)

Or, use them as a side for something else. Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding
and mushy peas?

Title: Batter (Shawn's)
Categories:
Yield: 8 Servings

1/2 c Gluten Free AP flour
1/2 c Cornstarch
1 t Salt
1 t garlic powder
1 t minced onion
1 t dried parsley
1 lg Egg,whisked
3/4 c Soda water (or GF beer) *

* Start with 3/4 may need a total of 1 cup depending on flour

OK, we do have some GF flour on hand, of different varieties. We'd use
soda water as neither of us likes beer. Have you used this with onion
rings and if so, how did they turn out?


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


... A mind stretched by new ideas can never go back to its original size.

--- PPoint 3.01
* Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28)

Hi Ruth,
On <Sun, 07 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

Unless it's accompanied by a pile of presents that get ignored after
a day or so.

That's true. :)

married, I started moving away from that kind of cooking. As a
result, our girls enjoyed eating a wide variety of foods while
growing up, and cook that way themselves.

That's a good thing. It's pretty basic eats around here when Andrea
cooks, a bit more fancy when I do, and my FIL hasn't ever used the
kitchen for more than making a sammich.

an excuse to fry fish again soon! ;)

Or, use them as a side for something else. Roast beef, Yorkshire
pudding and mushy peas?

Well yes, but I could have fried fish again.... Seems best. :)

Shawn

... If we left the bones out it wouldn't be crunchy!


--- Grumble
* Origin: From the Dirty Shwa (1:229/452)

Hi Shawn,

Unless it's accompanied by a pile of presents that get ignored after
a day or so.

That's true. :)

That stops after a certain age, sooner for some kids than others. And,
some "kids" never grow out of their love of getting a pile of stuff.

married, I started moving away from that kind of cooking. As a
result, our girls enjoyed eating a wide variety of foods while
growing up, and cook that way themselves.

That's a good thing. It's pretty basic eats around here when Andrea cooks, a bit more fancy when I do, and my FIL hasn't ever used the
kitchen for more than making a sammich.

Steve is in the kitchen quite often. We had a container of (cooked)
garbanzo beans in the fridge for I don't know how long; last night he
turned them into hummus. Sort of followed a recipe but did some
improvisation. Time was, he'd follow a recipe exactly; I've nudged him
into being comfortable with tweaks as he sees fit over the years.

an excuse to fry fish again soon! ;)

Or, use them as a side for something else. Roast beef, Yorkshire
pudding and mushy peas?

Well yes, but I could have fried fish again.... Seems best. :)

Your peas, your choice. We don't do a lot of fish/seafood at home any
more but we've got several good or great seafood restaurats in the area.
A friend just gave me a Hello Fresh recipe card for Shrimp Spaghetti
With A Kick that we'll probably try. He gets the Hello Fresh kits and
passes duplicate recipe cards (if it's a 2nd time ordering) over to me
as he knows I can make the same thing without a kit. Trying to convince
him that he's now capable of doing the same thing.


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


... 90% of being smart is knowing what you're dumb at.

--- PPoint 3.01
* Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28)

Hi Ruth,
On <Tue, 09 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

That stops after a certain age, sooner for some kids than others.
And, some "kids" never grow out of their love of getting a pile of
stuff.

Very true. For the most part if there is a toy I want I get it when
I can afford it; having said that I don't get many toys anymore. :)
I really need a new desktop as mine is so old it isn't doing what I want
it to anymore.

improvisation. Time was, he'd follow a recipe exactly; I've nudged
him into being comfortable with tweaks as he sees fit over the
years.

That's good!

Spaghetti With A Kick that we'll probably try. He gets the Hello
Fresh kits and passes duplicate recipe cards (if it's a 2nd time

I'm sure some of the recipes are good, they wouldn't still be in business
if they weren't. :)

as he knows I can make the same thing without a kit. Trying to
convince him that he's now capable of doing the same thing.

So true. I think some people prefer the kits because it's "home cooking" without thinking.

Shawn

... The program is absolutely right; therefore the computer must be wrong.


--- Grumble
* Origin: Dirty Ole' Town (1:229/452)

Hi Shwn,

That stops after a certain age, sooner for some kids than others.
And, some "kids" never grow out of their love of getting a pile of
stuff.

Very true. For the most part if there is a toy I want I get it when
I can afford it; having said that I don't get many toys anymore. :)
I really need a new desktop as mine is so old it isn't doing what I
want it to anymore.

That's basically the way we are now. We can afford to buy what we
want/need, only doing big things like the house on a mortgage. Got a 5
yeaar note for the truck last year but Steve paid it off within a few
months, camper was outright cash. Credit card for when we can't use cash
but it is paid in full every month. I think this net book will be our
next big purchase; Steve is making noises about its age.

improvisation. Time was, he'd follow a recipe exactly; I've nudged
him into being comfortable with tweaks as he sees fit over the
years.

That's good!

Yes, and he's not asking me so many questions about cooking now. Years
ago, when we were first married, I saw a "Blondie" cartoon where Dagwood
was in the kitchen cooking something, Blondie in the living room. He
sees a note in the recipe for so many tablespoons of water, yells to
Blondie "is that heaping or level?". That's been a running joke with us
when Steve does anything new. Usually I'm in the kitchen with him, sous ceffing, getting out/putting away ingredients and tools, washing up what
he's done with, making sure the oven (if needed) is preheated, etc.

Spaghetti With A Kick that we'll probably try. He gets the Hello
Fresh kits and passes duplicate recipe cards (if it's a 2nd time

I'm sure some of the recipes are good, they wouldn't still be in
business if they weren't. :)

as he knows I can make the same thing without a kit. Trying to
convince him that he's now capable of doing the same thing.

So true. I think some people prefer the kits because it's "home
cooking" without thinking.

Mike was a UPS driver for many years, worked long hours so didn't cook
much for himself, usually heat and serve type meals. He retired in
January of 2020, hoping to do a lot of travel but Covid put a fast end
to that. With the time on his hands, he started cooking for himself
(learning basics); now he knows how to follow a recipe, etc but prefers
the pre portioning and convenience of the kits.


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


... Multitask: make twice the mistakes in 1/2 the time.

--- PPoint 3.01
* Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28)

Hi Ruth,
On <Thu, 11 Dec 24>, you wrote me:

but it is paid in full every month. I think this net book will be our
next big purchase; Steve is making noises about its age.

Thankfully a full on laptop is now as cheap as a netbook was when you got
that. We each got new laptops this year and paid a very fair price. I'd
have to look on amazon now, but it wasn't much.

Blondie "is that heaping or level?". That's been a running joke with

I think I saw that one.

himself (learning basics); now he knows how to follow a recipe, etc
but prefers the pre portioning and convenience of the kits.

I support that. Like you the meal kits don't work for us... I like to
do my own prep work, I find it relaxing.

Shawn

... Complaints provoke insolence and more complaints.


--- Grumble
* Origin: Dirty Ole' Town (1:229/452)