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« on: January 29, 2023, 01:22:56 am »
A couple of new dishes for me today - a nut loaf that ended up using up just every type of nut I had in the house. The recipe called for cooked chestnuts but the very expensive can I bought yesterday didn't look good when I opened it so it went straight into the rubbish (I didn't even want to put it out for the hens!) so I put in... almonds, pistachios, pecans, cashews and hazelnuts instead. The recipe also called for dried apricots chopped into it and a packet of sage and onion stuffing ... very strange combination but it actually turned out quite nice.
I also made RTE' s Roasted eggplant lentil salad. Unfortunately by the time I got around to the roasting eggplant bit it was too hot so I have ended up with just the lentil salad, which is very nice. The lentils are very strongly flavoured so I am hoping the rocket will cut through that when I add it (I haven't got the rocket yet so I am curious to see if it does manage to calm the lentils down).
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« on: January 29, 2023, 01:12:47 am »
So glad to hear that your AC is finally working, Chookie, that is a huge relief.
I agree with Judy, you are lucky having a DS who can take care of your techy jobs, when everything is working well it is wonderful.
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« on: January 28, 2023, 04:32:06 pm »
All the plants look healthy and happy, Judy, I am sure your new one will thrive as well.
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« on: January 27, 2023, 06:43:18 pm »
Your garden looks great - very easy to maintain with just a little work every now and again.
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« on: January 26, 2023, 02:52:08 pm »
Sorry to hear that the sauce didn't work out for you Judy, despite your experiments. Was the taste too strong, not strong enough or just not interesting? It sounds like you are still finding quite a few things that you used to enjoy but can no longer tolerate. Such a long-term learning curve for you.
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« on: January 24, 2023, 06:17:21 pm »
So sorry to hear that Ral has had bad reaction to the latest infusion, Chookie - was it a new preparation of chemicals? Love to you both
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« on: January 21, 2023, 11:47:06 am »
Judy, I believe peaches are good just now, maybe worth an experiment to buy one? I find the white ones tastier.
I saw some nice white peaches in Farmer Joe’s so bought 2 on Thursday. They were very firm so I was surprised but optimistic when they softened within 2 days. They were perfect Marina, I can’t remember when I last bought stone fruit that were this good so thank you for the heads up.
Wonderful news, Judy. Glad you enjoyed them.
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« on: January 21, 2023, 11:44:54 am »
Like you, Cookie, when we lived in Hong Kong we used to go from one air conditioned mall to the next - the only way to keep cool.
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« on: January 21, 2023, 06:37:35 am »
That brought back memories Mab and made me laugh - the first loaf of bread I made was so bad even the birds couldn't / didn't eat it - is was the exact opposite to yours; hard as a rock!
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« on: January 19, 2023, 06:52:01 pm »
Glad you liked the mango custard, Judy, it is a great standby.
Mab, lucky you with all those beans, maybe a bit of an on-going job at the moment, but worth it
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« on: January 18, 2023, 08:55:01 am »
Ouch ... nose and eye both, I hope you don't suffer from hay fever - that would be no fun at alljust now.
Hope you heal nice and quickly Cookie
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« on: January 18, 2023, 03:52:02 am »
What a saga with your a/c, Chookie, I hope that they can resolve the problem once and for all for you this time.
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« on: January 17, 2023, 07:27:21 am »
Isn't it wonderful when you get all your washing done, dried, folded and put away all in the same day.
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« on: January 16, 2023, 07:33:57 pm »
Hope you get a nice tasty one this time, Judy. If Costco were aware that they were selling a bad batch, why didn't they withdraw them for sale or advise that they were 2nds.
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« on: January 16, 2023, 07:31:56 pm »
Oh, thanks, Judy. Hope all goes well tomorrow Cookie.
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