Text 10242, 68 rader
Skriven 2014-02-24 17:11:35 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
  Kommentar till text 10206 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
Ärende: Re: Posole
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 22 Feb 14  16:08:00 <=-

 RH>> I've experimented with putting meat (ground beef and sausage,
 RH>> browned) as the 2nd layer and its gone over well. What I might do
 RH>> next time is to lightly steam some spinach (or maybe not, just make
 RH>> a thicker layer) and put it on top of the cheese layers. Didn't
 RH>> have the spinach on hand to try it this last time.
 NB>> Lots of legitimate ways to vary it...  those look tasty... :)  Spinach
 NB>> inside layers should cook up pretty nicely, it's just fresh on top of
 NB>> the casserole that would probably crisp before it wilted... :)

 RH> If I put it on the top, I'd cover it with sauce before baking.

That would protect it... :)

 RH>>> I've had (and made) white chili but prefer a red one; the white
 RH>>> was too similar to bean soup with chicken to be a real chili, IMO.
 NB>>> The spicing would be what could save it, I'd think... :)
 RH>> Sort of, still not real chili. (G)
 NB>> Obviously it's all in the definition of chili... ;)

 RH> Yes, and that's as varied as a definition of spaghetti sauce. (G)

Or various other concoctions...  ;)
 
 RH>> We're due for another cold spell next week, don't know yet how
 RH>> much, if any, precip will come with it. Today we got up to about 70.
 NB>> We only got to about 50, but that's pretty warm for this time of year
 NB>> here... ;)

 RH> Same as what we're having. The snow is all gone now. Walked down to
 RH> the farmer's market today--got some butter crunch lettuce and a couple
 RH> of savory empanadas. Nice day for the walk.
 
Yum.  We still have snow... and that slightly warmer temp, along with the
rain, left some rather nasty ice, at least in our driveway... fortunately
the roads were pretty clear beforehand and stayed pretty dry...

 RH>>> I made a broccoli-cheese soup the other night (have to tweak the
 RH>> >recipe some)
 NB>>> Too bland...?
 RH>> Too thin. I'll reduce the amount of water next time.
 NB>> Ah.  Broccoli can give off a fair bit of liquid as it cooks, true...

 RH> It also had carrots, celery and potatoes in it.
 
Carrots and potatoes don't add much water, but celery cooking down
could, too... :)

 NB>>> Sounds like quite the project...  :)  And in the meantime, I can
 NB>>> see why minimal cooking...  :)  Good thing you have some place
 NB>>> within walking distance for a meal, too.. :)
 RH>> There are several places which makes it nicer. Hardest part sometimes
 RH>> can be choosing where to go. (G)
 NB>> A nice difficulty to have...  :)

 RH> Yes, but depends on the available finances too.

That can definitely weigh into the decision.  Last Sunday, being short
on time, gas, and funds, we opted for going to El Latino, which is right
on the regular route home, and has good food in good-sized portions for
nice low prices, to boot...  :)

ttyl        neb

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