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Skriven 2009-01-08 17:34:43 av Carol Shenkenberger (25815.cooks)
  Kommentar till text 19294 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 >  CS> Oh sure.  Chicken is cheaper.  I can get same amount of white meat
 >  CS> with the few bits of dark natural to it, for 3$ or so.  We do that most
 >  CS> of the time but love our luscious _DUCK_ for all it is and find it
 >  CS> affordable.
 > 
 > Up here, we can get big flats of chicken thighs for quite cheap.

We get them too.  Usually something like 67cents a lb in bulk and freeze them
up 3-4 thighs to a baggie.

 >  CS> Grin, I mean all 3 of us get about 4 meals when you add in the stock.
 >  CS> We however are smaller meat portion eaters when at home and no one else
 >  CS> serves us a fancy meat dish.  12 servings.
 > 
 > Ook. That's a couple ounces a person tops.

Grin, you will not notice it in a cooking picnic but we arent serious
meatarians here.  2 1inch thick pork loin cuts serve 3 hear with leftovers.

All bets are off though with seafood.  See seafood, eat seafood.

Meatime, a 2 lb chicken is dancing in the vertisserie.  This will make 2
meals (6 servings) for us and some chicken salad.

 >  > You could put the micro someplace else, like on the famous
 >  > covered porch, out of the way, but convenient enough for
 >  > occasional use only?
 >  CS> Top of the pot holding clothes wardrobe might be best?
 > 
 > Mebby. Not that we tend to use them much, being real cooks
 > and stuff.

;-)  Nothing wrong withthem for re-heating.  In fact, a rare use myself
tonight to re-heat the cheese sauce.  It's a mixed sauce, muchly a white
sausage gravy souther style with cheese (mostly pepper jack) in it and cream
based.  You'd need a few pills just looking at it.

 >    No worry that
 >  CS> we forget to bring it in if it rains.  I think everyone can reach it
 >  CS> there but Ruth and me and i have one of those 2 step kitchen ladders
 >  CS> for us.
 > 
 > And all sorts of able-bodied help if need be.

True!  Back has been very well behaved lately.  Neck, not so much so but not
bad over all.

 > =
 >  CS> Hey, bit off topic but I have a hankering to take Charlotte and me to
 >  CS> to local symphony.  Just what does one wear to such things?  I mean
 >  CS> regular people probably sitting pretty far back in the cheaper seats.
 > 
 > When I go, I'm either in a tux (if working) or pretty everyday -
 > dark slacks, a collared shirt. Sometimes I throw on a sport jacket.

;-)  Snappy enough!

 > "Smart casual" is okay except for things like New Year's Eve
 > or special benefits. For kids: black sneakers is probably ok,
 > comfy jeans and a nice top would be fine. I prefer no bright
 > colors, which tend to distract the performers, but if you're
 > in the wayback maybe that wouldn't make any difference.

Thats what i figured.  

 > I just thought: the south may be more conservative than the
 > radical northeast, so be that way, too.

After i asked, I checked the web page for the local one and 'smart casual'
works.  Since i'm looking at the afternoon performances, not the evening
ones, I think nice ironed blue jeans will be ok for Charlotte.  It wont kill
her to wear her black shoes she got for Chorus class last year and she's
slowed down so much on growing, i think her feets are stable now at size 8
(occasional 8.5 depending on the fit of the shoe).

Grin, looks like Charlotte will be the second one in my family to be short.
She's about 5'3" and for a girl, normally grown as much as they will about
age 15.  Might have another growth spurt, but not that likely for girls after
age 15.

Yes, local symphony has it's dress up days and events too.  I just want a
smart casual for Charlotte's first foray, and my first one in about 5 years
(Singapore last time).
            xxcarol
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