Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Hi Dave,

Still, my appetite has greatly diminished over the years. We went to

My appetite has lessened as I age. Last night I was going to hit up
the Star 66 cafe at the local truck-stop for the AYCE "walleye" and a
bowl of their really nice brocolli-cheese soup. But, inertia took
over and I nuked up a Healty Choice frozen entree (9 3/4 oz) and
a Coke Zero.

Sounds like the way I get sometimes, especially if we've been out
most of the day. Even a couple of hours in the afternoon can really
tire me out--lingering effects of the radiation?

I wasn't tired, as such. Just lazy. And those Healty Choice deals are
the trifecta, esay, tasty, inexpensive.

Probably still a bit wiped out from your time in the hospital. Lying around doing a lot of nothing interspersed with bursts of activity can
be tiring.

I went last night and really enjoyed the broccoli-cheese soup. But didn't
wolf down as much fish as I had thought I would. Even ignoring the French
fries that came with. Still I was filled and happy.

Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup
Categories: Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables
Yield: 4 Servings

I see I've already posted this one. Have to find a different "Burton".

I make my own "crumbles". Gordon Food Service puts their 3# packages
of bocan on special often enough that I never run out. Typically I'll
but

Sounds good but I don't think (know of) anything like Gordon's Food Service around here. Might be something to look into. And yes,
Tupperware has what they call a "bacon keeper" in their assortment of storage boxes. They also have a "cold cut keeper" which would work for larger quantities of bacon.

Gordon's has two locations in North Carolina. Concord and Kannapolis. Probably neither is convenient to you. My Gordon's is just across
town.

Concord is over by Charlotte, about 3 hours away. Kannapolis is a bit north of that, not sure how much so but out of the local weather forecaster's range. Need to find something closer.

Or find out if your Legion/VFW post buys from GFS (their main schtick is
as a restaurant food supplier) and tack a bacon norder on to their regular delivery. Bv)=

Plus they've taken to selling rotisserie chickens after 4 in the
afternoon for just U$3 each. And they have Minor's soup bases (branded
GFS but the USDA number tells the tale)

Good deal! The advantages of living in a bigger city! Wake Forest is
nice but doesn't have (but in pockets) the small town feel it had when
we first moved here. Raleigh keeps encroaching and more & more trees
are being cut down for housing. Town may have to change its name to
Wake Deforested soon.

That sort of sucks rocks. My grandparent's town, Carlinville, IL is home
to Blackburn College which has a program of planting walnut trees evet
year along county roads - with the permission and knowledge of the land owners/farmers. Students gather the fallen black walnuts in season and
receive tuition credit for their labour. And there is some arrangement
with a tree service company and sawmill to "thin" the stands of trees
from time to time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_College_(Illinois)

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Beef Wellington Bites
Categories: Appetisers, Beef, Mushrooms, Herbs, Pastry
Yield: 8 Servings

1 tb Oil
2 Sheets frozen puff pastry
1 lb Beef tenderloin; trimmed, in
- 1" cubes
1 tb Unsalted butter
6 oz Mushrooms; minced
2 Shallots; minced
1 tb Rosemary; chopped
1/2 c Dijon mustard
1 lg Shell egg
Salt & black pepper

Wash hands.

Set the oven @ 400oF/205oC.

Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Pat
meat dry with paper towels. Season all over with salt
and pepper. Add to skillet and sear all over, until
browned, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.

Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Add
mushrooms and shallots and saute until tender. Season
with salt and pepper. Stir in rosemary and remove from
heat.

On a lightly floured surface, unfold puff pastry. Roll
each sheet into a large square, about 1/8" thick. Cut
each into 16 squares. Place one piece of meat onto each
square and add about one teaspoon of mustard. Top the
meat with one tablespoon of the mushroom mixture. Fold
pastry edges over the meat and pinch to seal. Place on
baking sheets and brush with egg wash.

Bake 14-16 minutes or until golden-brown.

Yield: 8 servings

RECIPE FROM: https://gfsstore.com

Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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Hi Dave,

tire me out--lingering effects of the radiation?

I wasn't tired, as such. Just lazy. And those Healty Choice deals are
the trifecta, esay, tasty, inexpensive.

Probably still a bit wiped out from your time in the hospital. Lying around doing a lot of nothing interspersed with bursts of activity can
be tiring.

I went last night and really enjoyed the broccoli-cheese soup. But
didn't wolf down as much fish as I had thought I would. Even ignoring
the French fries that came with. Still I was filled and happy.

That's all that counts in the long run. (G)

Title: Soccer Mom Fast Broccoli Cheese Soup DD> Categories:

Soups, Pork, Cheese, Dairy, Vegetables DD> Yield: 4 Servings

I see I've already posted this one. Have to find a different "Burton".

Gordon's has two locations in North Carolina. Concord and Kannapolis. Probably neither is convenient to you. My Gordon's is just across
town.

Concord is over by Charlotte, about 3 hours away. Kannapolis is a bit north of that, not sure how much so but out of the local weather forecaster's range. Need to find something closer.

Or find out if your Legion/VFW post buys from GFS (their main schtick
is as a restaurant food supplier) and tack a bacon norder on to their regular delivery. Bv)=

Our Legion/VFW doesn't operate that way. They have a nice commercial
kitchen (they rent it out during the week) but for meeting nights a
member (they volunteer, Steve did the Legion meeting meal in March) that
gets a good bit of use. It's also a dry post and a non smoking (in the building) one.

Plus they've taken to selling rotisserie chickens after 4 in the
afternoon for just U$3 each. And they have Minor's soup bases (branded
GFS but the USDA number tells the tale)

Good deal! The advantages of living in a bigger city! Wake Forest is
nice but doesn't have (but in pockets) the small town feel it had when
we first moved here. Raleigh keeps encroaching and more & more trees
are being cut down for housing. Town may have to change its name to
Wake Deforested soon.

That sort of sucks rocks. My grandparent's town, Carlinville, IL is
home to Blackburn College which has a program of planting walnut trees evet
year along county roads - with the permission and knowledge of the
land owners/farmers. Students gather the fallen black walnuts in
season and
receive tuition credit for their labour. And there is some arrangement with a tree service company and sawmill to "thin" the stands of trees
from time to time.

Sounds like a great idea, keeps the black walnut trees going. Some years
ago Steve was able to get a couple of nice pieces of black walnut from
his brother. We knew a local woodworker who turned them into bowls, kept
one, gave the other to sister in law (brother had passed away before the
bowls were ready).

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Ruth
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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Gordon's has two locations in North Carolina. Concord and Kannapolis. Probably neither is convenient to you. My Gordon's is just across
town.

Concord is over by Charlotte, about 3 hours away. Kannapolis is a bit north of that, not sure how much so but out of the local weather forecaster's range. Need to find something closer.

Or find out if your Legion/VFW post buys from GFS (their main schtick
is as a restaurant food supplier) and tack a bacon norder on to their regular delivery. Bv)=

Our Legion/VFW doesn't operate that way. They have a nice commercial kitchen (they rent it out during the week) but for meeting nights a
member (they volunteer, Steve did the Legion meeting meal in March)
that gets a good bit of use. It's also a dry post and a non smoking (in the building) one.

All enclosed public spaces in Illinois are non-smoking by law. Which is a
good thing. And tippling is, of course, voluntary. I don't have any medical
or religious strictures against having a sip now and then. But, I just don't have the "taste". Last time I had any alcohol was at one of the echo picnics
at Dale Shipp's when Glen Jamieson was in attendance.

Plus they've taken to selling rotisserie chickens after 4 in the
afternoon for just U$3 each. And they have Minor's soup bases (branded
GFS but the USDA number tells the tale)

Good deal! The advantages of living in a bigger city! Wake Forest is
nice but doesn't have (but in pockets) the small town feel it had when
we first moved here. Raleigh keeps encroaching and more & more trees
are being cut down for housing. Town may have to change its name to
Wake Deforested soon.

My town has expanded to surround completely several close-in villages
that were formerly "suburbs". And one stubbornly unincorporated area
called "Laketown". It's rather goofy.

That sort of sucks rocks. My grandparent's town, Carlinville, IL is
home to Blackburn College which has a program of planting walnut trees each year along county roads - with the permission and knowledge of the land owners/farmers. Students gather the fallen black walnuts in seasonm and receive tuition credit for their labour. And there is some

arrangement

with a tree service company and sawmill to "thin" the stands of trees
from time to time.

Sounds like a great idea, keeps the black walnut trees going. Some
years ago Steve was able to get a couple of nice pieces of black walnut from his brother. We knew a local woodworker who turned them into
bowls, kept one, gave the other to sister in law (brother had passed
away before the bowls were ready).

When my mother passed one of the more valuable things (other than her
Wurlitzer piano) was a 3' X 6' hanging mirror with an oil finished, hand
rubbed walnut frame. Yikes! I had no idea it was that valuable until the antiques dealer made me an offer. Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Turkey Rice Casserole
Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Rice, Cheese, Chilies
Yield: 8 servings

1 md Onion, chopped
1 Celery rib, chopped
2 tb Butter
2 c Whole milk
1 1/4 c Uncooked instant rice
2 c Diced, cooked turkey
10 3/4 oz Can cream of mushroom soup;
- undiluted
1 c Seasoned stuffing cubes
4 oz Can chopped green chilies;
- drained
1 c Shredded Cheddar cheese;
Divided

In a 2 qt. microwave-safe dish, combine the onion,
celery and butter. Cover and microwave on high for 1 1/2
to 3 minutes or until butter is melted. Stir in milk.
Cover and cook on high for 3-5 minutes or until milk is
steaming (do not boil). Stir in rice. Cover and let
stand for 2 minutes.

Add the turkey, soup, stuffing cubes, chiles and 1/2 cup
cheese. Cover and microwave on high for 3-6 minutes or
until heated through, stirring once. Sprinkle with
remaining cheese. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

Tamy Baker, Kearney, Nebraska

Makes: 8 servings

RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com

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Hi Dave,

Or find out if your Legion/VFW post buys from GFS (their main schtick
is as a restaurant food supplier) and tack a bacon norder on to their regular delivery. Bv)=

Our Legion/VFW doesn't operate that way. They have a nice commercial kitchen (they rent it out during the week) but for meeting nights a
member (they volunteer, Steve did the Legion meeting meal in March)
that gets a good bit of use. It's also a dry post and a non smoking (in the building) one.

All enclosed public spaces in Illinois are non-smoking by law. Which
is a good thing. And tippling is, of course, voluntary. I don't have

I think it's the same way in NC now. When we first got to WF in 2009,
there were still some places that allowed smoking so we had to specify
"as far away from the smoking section as possible". A couple of years
into our time here, the law was changed so now I don't have to worry
about it unless we go to a place that hasn't aired out since 2009. When
Steve was initially in the Army, a lot of gatherings were heavy with
smoke. During the time we were in AZ (mid to late 1990s, early 2000s)
that changed from having a non smoking section at events to totally non smoking. In HI, we had a lot of meetings outside, in a pavillion so the
breezes blew away all the smoke. Indoor meetings were all non smoking.

any medical or religious strictures against having a sip now and

then. DD> But, I just don't have the "taste". Last time I had any
alcohol was at DD> one of the echo picnics at Dale Shipp's when Glen
Jamieson was in DD> attendance.

That was the first picnic we attended, back in 2007. Finally got to a
duty station (Savannah, Hunter Army Air Field) where we were close
enough to go. I made a peach cobbler that vanished, also brought several
home made jams.

land owners/farmers. Students gather the fallen black walnuts in seasonm and receive tuition credit for their labour. And there is some
arrangement
with a tree service company and sawmill to "thin" the stands of trees
from time to time.

Sounds like a great idea, keeps the black walnut trees going. Some
years ago Steve was able to get a couple of nice pieces of black walnut from his brother. We knew a local woodworker who turned them into
bowls, kept one, gave the other to sister in law (brother had passed
away before the bowls were ready).

When my mother passed one of the more valuable things (other than her Wurlitzer piano) was a 3' X 6' hanging mirror with an oil finished,
hand rubbed walnut frame. Yikes! I had no idea it was that valuable
until the antiques dealer made me an offer. Bv)=

Did your jaw drop to the floor? (G) There's a Mennonite store in PA that
we've gone to a few times that sells black walnut meats; Steve usually
picks up a bag when we go.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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