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From: dagmargoodboat on 23 Oct 2009 15:23 On Oct 21, 1:48 pm, Joerg <inva...(a)invalid.invalid> wrote: > John Larkin wrote: > > On Tue, 20 Oct 2009 20:39:19 -0500, krw <k...(a)att.bizzzzzzzzzzz> wrote: > > >> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:54:17 -0700, Joerg <inva...(a)invalid.invalid> > >> wrote: > > >>> krw wrote: > >>>> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:15:48 -0700, Joerg <inva...(a)invalid.invalid> > >>>> wrote: > > >>>>> krw wrote: > >>>>>> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:00:35 -0700, Joerg <inva...(a)invalid.invalid> > >>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>>> krw wrote: > >>>>>>>> On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:11:12 -0700, Joerg <inva...(a)invalid.invalid> > >>>>>>>> wrote: > > >>>>>>>>> krw wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:41:57 +0100, Baron > >>>>>>>>>> <baron.nos...(a)linuxmaniac.nospam.net> wrote: > >>>>>>> [...] > > >>>>>>>>>>> I must admit that since the brats left the nest, the missus still cooks > >>>>>>>>>>> for four, so we end up eating half and freezing half for another day. > >>>>>>>>>>> Very little waste at all nowadays. > >>>>>>>>>> Except for things like roasts, my wife downsized fairly easily. > >>>>>>>>>> Packages of chicken or hamburgers ... > >>>>>>>>> Packages? Euww. > >>>>>>>> Yes, we don't grow our own chickens. ;-) Hamburgers we buy in > >>>>>>>> patties because the beef is better than we can buy otherwise and they > >>>>>>>> cook and hold together better than home made. > > >>>>>>> Hmm, our experiences are exactly opposite. Also, my wife has her secret > >>>>>>> recipe of how to spice burgers. > >>>>>> Good beef is likely the only thing I don't like "spiced". Hamburger > >>>>>> isn't really that good, but I still don't like it adulterated. > > >>>>> With steak I agree. But you probably haven't tasted a cajun style > >>>>> Johnsonville brat yet. So you guys never marinate anything? > >>>> I don't like Brats. OTOH, SWMBO does. Sure, we marinate not so good > >>>> steaks. We generally use what amounts to a heavy Italian dressing. > >>>> Cooked with red bell peppers and onions. > > >>> We use Chaka as the base and then spices. Whenever folks from the north > >>> or from Europe visit we have to tune it down, big time. Otherwise > >>> they'll begin to sweat profusely after a few bites. > >> I like most peppers that aren't just insulting. A little Jalapenio is > >> OK, but I really don't like the flavor. > > > Tastes bad and hurts. May as well put thumbtacks in your food. > > Homemade pizza with Italian salami, cheese, lots of jalapenos and > anchovies on there, yummy. Of course, if Obamacare comes this sort of > dish may become unlawful. The hot stuff in peppers is actually healthy--good for a number of things. And the peppers themselves have the highest vitamin-C / gram content of any food I know. A decent bell pepper has maybe 250mg. An orange? About 65mg. So, under Obamacare, these peppers may actually be mandatory. Suits me--I love 'em. And, under Obama's Great Leap Forward re-education program, you might soon be one of the ones in the fields growing them ;-) -- Cheers, James Arthur
From: Les Cargill on 23 Oct 2009 21:57 JosephKK wrote: > On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:43:47 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> <snip> > > I can't stand Johnsonville products, they are too fatty. So grill the fat out of them. They're good like that. 80/20 hamburger has the same basic feature - it's too fatty unless you cook out the fat, but the fat burns, making things tasty. -- Les Cargill
From: Les Cargill on 23 Oct 2009 22:03 John Larkin wrote: > On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:13:27 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> > wrote: > >> Phil Hobbs wrote: >>> Joerg wrote: >>>> krw wrote: >>>>> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:54:17 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> krw wrote: >>>> [...] >>>> >>>>>>> I don't like Brats. OTOH, SWMBO does. Sure, we marinate not so good >>>>>>> steaks. We generally use what amounts to a heavy Italian dressing. >>>>>>> Cooked with red bell peppers and onions. >>>>>> We use Chaka as the base and then spices. Whenever folks from the >>>>>> north or from Europe visit we have to tune it down, big time. >>>>>> Otherwise they'll begin to sweat profusely after a few bites. >>>>> I like most peppers that aren't just insulting. A little Jalapenio is >>>>> OK, but I really don't like the flavor. OTOH I love food spiced with >>>>> chili pepper (it sneaks up on you) or blackened with black pepper. >>>>> SWMBO cooks chicken breast and meatloaf with enough black pepper to >>>>> choke a horse. Yum! We also have a hard time finding salsa that's >>>>> spicy enough without being downright bad. >>>> We nearly always make our own salsa. Today my wife finally found >>>> Cayenne pepper in the local store. I've not had it in over 12 years. >>>> Talking about craving ... >>>> >>>> [...] >>>> >>>>>>> The real shysters live in the Big city and make Snidley Whiplash look >>>>>>> lovable. >>>>>>> >>>>>> But we got tractors, guns and pitchforks :-) >>>>> But in addition to the guns, you need lawyers and money. ;-) >>>> >>>> If you don't have no money you don't need no lawyer :-) >>>> >>> Order that stuff from Penzeys Spices. Great outfit. >>> >> http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeyscayenne.html >> >> Quite pricey. But they do have large bags and 1lbs of Cayenne pepper for >> $13.60 sure is a deal. > > Do you need a permit from Homeland Security to transport a pound of > cayenne? > > My cajun daddy-in-law used to grow fields of them. You need to wear > gloves to work around them. > > John > > but beyond cayenne... which is a nice pepper... I've grown several generations of habaneros from plants from Wal Mart. Freeze 'em - a couple of plants will produce enough to last months. Habanero chili is good chili, habaneros mixed with olive oil and rooster sauce makes the best chicken "paint" for grilling... just chop the habeneros with a chopper or veggie knife, mix ingredients, microwave for a half a minute. But gloves are a good idea. -- Les Cargill
From: Jim Thompson on 23 Oct 2009 22:17 On Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:03:37 -0400, Les Cargill <lcargill99(a)comcast.net> wrote: >John Larkin wrote: >> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:13:27 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >> wrote: >> >>> Phil Hobbs wrote: >>>> Joerg wrote: >>>>> krw wrote: >>>>>> On Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:54:17 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> krw wrote: >>>>> [...] >>>>> >>>>>>>> I don't like Brats. OTOH, SWMBO does. Sure, we marinate not so good >>>>>>>> steaks. We generally use what amounts to a heavy Italian dressing. >>>>>>>> Cooked with red bell peppers and onions. >>>>>>> We use Chaka as the base and then spices. Whenever folks from the >>>>>>> north or from Europe visit we have to tune it down, big time. >>>>>>> Otherwise they'll begin to sweat profusely after a few bites. >>>>>> I like most peppers that aren't just insulting. A little Jalapenio is >>>>>> OK, but I really don't like the flavor. OTOH I love food spiced with >>>>>> chili pepper (it sneaks up on you) or blackened with black pepper. >>>>>> SWMBO cooks chicken breast and meatloaf with enough black pepper to >>>>>> choke a horse. Yum! We also have a hard time finding salsa that's >>>>>> spicy enough without being downright bad. >>>>> We nearly always make our own salsa. Today my wife finally found >>>>> Cayenne pepper in the local store. I've not had it in over 12 years. >>>>> Talking about craving ... >>>>> >>>>> [...] >>>>> >>>>>>>> The real shysters live in the Big city and make Snidley Whiplash look >>>>>>>> lovable. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> But we got tractors, guns and pitchforks :-) >>>>>> But in addition to the guns, you need lawyers and money. ;-) >>>>> >>>>> If you don't have no money you don't need no lawyer :-) >>>>> >>>> Order that stuff from Penzeys Spices. Great outfit. >>>> >>> http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeyscayenne.html >>> >>> Quite pricey. But they do have large bags and 1lbs of Cayenne pepper for >>> $13.60 sure is a deal. >> >> Do you need a permit from Homeland Security to transport a pound of >> cayenne? >> >> My cajun daddy-in-law used to grow fields of them. You need to wear >> gloves to work around them. >> >> John >> >> > >but beyond cayenne... which is a nice pepper... > >I've grown several generations of habaneros from plants from >Wal Mart. Freeze 'em - a couple of plants will produce enough >to last months. Habanero chili is good chili, habaneros mixed >with olive oil and rooster sauce makes the best chicken >"paint" for grilling... just chop the habeneros with a chopper >or veggie knife, mix ingredients, microwave for a half a minute. > >But gloves are a good idea. Number one son has an extraordinary green thumb... all kinds of wicked peppers decorating his yard ;-) ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | With Half My Brain Tied Behind My Back Still More Clever Than Mr.Prissy Pants
From: ChrisQ on 26 Oct 2009 14:30
Joerg wrote: > > On the news a few days ago: They had to close the "environmentally > compliant" new wing of a school because of H1N1. The old (real) > buildings exhibited little problems because you could open windows, > "hallways" were outdoors, etc. The newfangled building was essentially a > giant petri dish and so the kids there got sick. So much for progress. > Yep and will get worse, as the cost of energy rises and more people turn their houses into sealed air locks. We still don't have double glazing as we originally never planned to stay in this house for long. Now, 2 kids and much lifetime later, it's no longer economic to fit in terms of payback when we sell. > > Yep, I remember that one. Best accompanied by a pint of McEwan's Heavy. > Kyle of Lochalsh would be too touristy for me now. When I was there the > giant hotel didn't exist and there was no bridge to Skye. One day a > group of tourists missed the ferry leaving Skye. A train was waiting, > guy from the ferry ran up there, the engineer turned off the big Diesel, > came out of the locomotive and had a smoke. Waited for the next ferry. > Only in Scotland :-) > This was in 1973, on a trip to visit an old 60's friend living in Shetland. I took an old Alfa spider 1600, who's engine i'd rebuilt the previous weekend, all the way from Oxford to Aberdeen to catch the St Clair ferry. The car had to be winched into the ship's hold and was surrounded by sheep on the trip back. Stopping off at various locations, with trusty Nikkormat and Kodachrome II recording the trip. Camera and slides I still have and both in good condition, but the croft house the friend lived in burned down years ago and was eventually rebuilt. There was no running water or sanitation at the house and no road to it, though there was electricity. A narrow 1/2 mile path ran right round the loch, where we caught sea trout for supper. Can't send a link, but plug the following into google earth: 60.17.49.88 N 01.31.20.52 W For a view of the area. Other than the far north highlands of Scotland, the most peacefull place i've found on Earth :-)... Regards, Chris |