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« on: February 05, 2013, 01:46:51 am »
Sounds like a winner, Lucy.
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« on: February 02, 2013, 12:30:56 am »
I've been led astray by this thread. Look what I bought today,,,,,
That's the same color I have.
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« on: January 24, 2013, 07:58:38 am »
I have one of those chip makers too (courtesy of this darned shopping thread...I just had to have one. Nothing like keeping up with the Jonses - shopping thread - is there ?) - tried it the other day and we decided the chips were too "starchy" ?? Anyone have suggestions on which potatoes would be better to use? My spuds were quite wet when I cut them, so had to dry them on paper towel. I think this might be a job for the kids!
Rosemary salt was good on the ones I made.
I use the russet potatoes. I peel and slice them into salted cold water - let them soak for 15 minutes, drain, rinse and dry completely with paper towels or tea towels before cooking them. This removes some of the starch and allows them to crisp easier.
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« on: January 23, 2013, 08:15:29 pm »
Yvette I tried the chip maker tonight. I have 2 microwaves - both 1200 watts so I thought it would take less time than the book stated for a 1000 watt machine (3 mins). I ended up doing 3.5 mins in the newer microwave and although some were crisper than others, I was happy with them. I then thought I'd try the older machine, same time 3.5 minutes and they were perfect! Crisp and crunchy, every single one of them. Why then did I buy another microwave when my old one was working perfectly - for some reason I didn't think it was  I sprinkled Himalayan pink salt on them but feel it needs a spicier mixture so will experiment with different salt mixtures I have next time.
2 medium potatoes made 3 batches - DH ate 1 batch and I ate 2 
I like salt and black pepper - I have a very flavorful "Comet-tail" pepper that really enhances the potato flavor, both white potatoes and sweet potatoes. I used to buy the sea salt and black pepper potato chips at Trader Joe's so it was a "natural" selection for me when I made the potato chips with the chip maker. I had an older "microwave chip maker" that had slots in which to put the potato slices - it was fiddly and time consuming and I seldom used it, although it did a nice job. I ended up giving it to a neighbor with several children - the kids don't mind the "fiddly" work of loading the chip maker. Then I got the one like you have.
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« on: January 21, 2013, 07:01:06 am »
I've had several silicone things _ egg poachers for one - that actually stank when they arrived.
I did try the dishwasher but then soaked them in water with a lot of baking soda (bicarb) allowed them to dry completely then put them in a sealed container with a cup of dry baking soda. (I buy the stuff in the industrial size box because I use so much for cleaning and such.
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« on: January 20, 2013, 08:32:45 pm »
What, you reckon I should go for the oldest person on the forum Robyn  If I can, I will and I hope there are many others who will be joining me from the 'good old days'. 
Love your image JD. I think I have a few years on you. I remember WWII - I was born in 1939 and started to school in first grade in 1944 when I was five. I could already read and print so was always a bit ahead of my schoolmates. I have vivid memories of VE day and VJ day and all the celebrating and the joy that most of my uncles and my daddy would be coming home. One uncle was killed on Omaha beach and another was shot down at the battle of Midway, otherwise the family did not lose many. Two of my uncles lost their legs but survived and never really considered themselves "disabled" because they were very active, one returned to competition riding, including jumps and the other returned to driving trotters and pacers in races. I will be 74 in March... My best friend is 9 years older than me and still shows her own dogs. People never believe she is in her 80s, she looks much younger.
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« on: January 14, 2013, 05:42:50 pm »
I've been using microfiber towels for many years.
They were first marketed for washing cars - because of the super absorption then someone had a bright idea and began selling them at dog shows for drying wet dogs after washing or if they got wet in the rain - or their feet got wet from dew-laden grass.
I had some of these and found they were perfect for drying my hair, and I still use them as my hair is very long.
Only after all that did they become a household item for windows, drying china and glasses, etc., and they were usually a not-too attractive bright yellow - what we here call "school-bus yellow" or an off white that always looked a bit dirty because apparently the early stuff did not take some colors evenly.
They are very popular in professional kitchens because they do dry rapidly so less energy needed when they are laundered.
They wear well, I still have some of the first ones I bought nearly twenty years ago (the yellow ones) which are stained and a bit ratty looking but still absorbent.
The older ones did stain easily and regular bleach would not take out the stains but the oxygen-type bleaches (Oxy-Clean) would. Tea and coffee stains are the most persistent and have to be washed out with cold water as rapidly as possible or they are permanent.
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« on: January 01, 2013, 06:41:11 am »
There is a guy who lives not far from me who raises hawks and trains them for hunting. He gets mesh "jackets" for his birds to keep them from flying and so their wings won't be damaged when they are being transported.
He has some very small hawks and I am pretty sure they also make them for macaws - you might see if any bird people are familiar with these.
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« on: December 30, 2012, 06:37:02 pm »
Such sweet doggy faces and Clinker is very handsome.
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« on: December 28, 2012, 09:59:28 pm »
I don't use any non stick pans on high heat. The whole point of non-stick is to cook foods that don't require high heat and tend to stick - like eggs and cheese, fish, etc.
I have copper skillets, lined with stainless steel that I use for high heat and also a couple of stainless pans with aluminum cores that I use for stove-top searing at high temps.
For some foods I only use my very old and very well-seasoned cast iron which is virtually non-stick because of the seasoning.
I use this for pan-fried potatoes (little oil so I get a good crust) fried chicken, etc.
The newish Cuisinart "Green gourmet" nonstick pans are advertised as okay to use in oven or under the broiler to 500° F.
I haven't tried them but my daughter has a couple and says they are great for eggs and fish.
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« on: December 28, 2012, 07:49:43 pm »
Anyone had any success taking back a quality brand pan??? My pan is just over two years old with a lifetime guarantee, it has lost its non stick (wont say the brand but it was about $350 so not a cheapie) just read the lifetime guarantee conditions and it says LOL
Not to be used on high heat, DOH.....it is a frying pan, oh well might see if they will take it back, came from David Jones and they are usually good abut returns.
I bought a Calphalon 12 inch non-stick frypan about fifteen years ago and sent it back to them and received a new one in exchange about four years later. That one also suffered the same fate and was sent in and exchanged and twice more - the latest I got last spring. My AllClad 10 inch non-stick frypan lasted five years and it too was exchanged for a new one when the coating became ragged in spots. Most manufacturers will honor that lifetime guarantee.
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« on: December 28, 2012, 07:43:55 pm »
Dolly is just lovely. I have a friend who raises rag doll cats and also Maine Coon cats, which are very large also.
She has a cattery and boards cats and it is very posh. The cats are treated like royalty. She has several employees and they even pick up and deliver and in limos, no less. She bought two limos at one of the Sheriff's auctions a few years ago, quite cheaply, and had them fitted out to carry cats safely. She is booked months in advance for the holidays - often because people don't want their holiday decorations ruined by cats.
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« on: December 28, 2012, 07:38:53 pm »
We have a pond too GHM and Herons are a problem for us as well.Watch for damage to your Koi as the Herron will spear them when trying to catch them.We haven't found a100% deterrent yet 
I have friends who have a large koi pond near San Diego and they were plagued with seabirds as well as herons and cormorants. A bird expert from the San Diego zoo advised them to string a wire from a tree to a tall post (they had to erect the 3-meter post) and hang an eagle kite from it over the pond. It doesn't seem to deter little birds or songbirds, just the larger ones, especially the cormorants, which were more predatory than the herons in their area. It even keeps the gulls away and they are difficult to scare.
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« on: December 28, 2012, 01:49:30 am »
Aston is listening to the phone as another basenji, at my best friend's house, is yodeling. Aston seldom makes any sounds at all but he is always fascinated by other basenjis who "talk" or yodel or chortle. He ignores barking dogs. I think his expression is priceless. 
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« on: December 23, 2012, 09:50:13 pm »
One of my neighbors has a license to raise endangered species of birds. Mostly she has Moluccan Cockatoos but also has some Lorikeets she is taking care of that were seized from a smuggler as she has excellent quarantine facilities that the govt doesn't have.
I think they are called "Rainbow" birds. She also works with several zoos.
She has had fantastic results with breeding birds that do not usually breed in captivity. She only sells a few of her own birds each year and is super fussy about who is allowed to "adopt" them.
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