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Skriven 2015-03-25 09:47:02 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Michael Loo
Ärende: Thinners was:springtime
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-=> MICHAEL LOO wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 ML> There are oral substitutes. Plavix, for example, which
 ML> may be expensive; but aspirin works almost as well for
 ML> a fraction of the price.

 DD> I was on Plavix for a while after my stent was implanted. And before I
 DD> had the cardiac ablation and pace maker I did warfarin and heparin.
 DD> Sheesh ..... I bruise pretty easily as it is. I'd just as soon not take
 DD> things that make it easier to get the black blotches

 ML> Stand by your guns, just say no.

Today is the last poke with the thinner. Then I'm done --- for now.

 DD> My olds used to call those "educated beets". I once got in trouble for
 DD> asking why they hadn't learned to taste better.

 ML> They taste like pickled crabgrass. In a good way.
 ML> You can sort of test this by using asparagus.

 DD> I think I'll take a pass on both the crabgrass and the pickled
 DD> asparagus. There are many, much nicer (to my taster) ways to do
 DD> asparagus.

 ML> Raw is good. For thin  asparagus, it's the best. In fact,
 ML> for very young spring plants, the fronds are quite tasty.

When I lived on Planet Zarkon and there was an asparagus bed I used to pick and
eat fresh asparagus right there in the back yard.

 DD> My fellow *NIX club member, Lazlo Acs, has recently switched from
 DD> Guinness on meeting nights to Pale Moon. Talk about going from the
 DD> ridiculous to the sublime. I'm trying to convert him to Smithwicks.

 ML> Smittix is okay - Guinness Gold was far less attractive.

Never tried Guinness Gold. Just Stout, Harp, and Smitty. The latter is my
preference of that range.

 ML> On the other hand, Pale Moon, yecch, Belgianoid swill.
 
Pale Moon is actually a Coors frothingslosh. Of their whole line only Killian's
Red approaches drinkability.
 
 ML> I guess that's the fashion these days. This too shall pass,
 ML> as the guy said in the urinal.

The only wheat beers I have essayed are Leinenkugel Berry Weiss and Sunset
Wheat. The Berry Weiss is OK but they ought to let the Sunset disappear into
its namesake.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Beef Stew w/Newcastle Brown Ale & Dumplings
 Categories: Beef, Beer, Breads, Pork, Vegetables
      Yield: 7 Servings
 
      1 kg (2.2 lb) shin of beef; in
           - chunks
      3 tb Flour
           Olive oil
      3    Red onions; peeled, halved,
           - rough sliced
  1 3/4 oz Pancetta or bacon; chopped
      3    Ribs celery; chopped
      1 sm Handful rosemary leaves
      5 c  Newcastle Brown ale or other
           - dark ale
      2    Parsnips; peeled rough
           - chopped
      2    Carrots; peeled rough
           - chopped
      4 lg Potatoes; peeled rough
           - chopped
           Salt & fresh ground pepper

MMMMM-------------------------DUMPLINGS------------------------------
  1 3/4 c  Self-rising flour
    1/2 c  Butter
           Salt & pepper
      2    Sprigs rosemary; chopped
 
  Season the beef, sprinkle with the flour and toss around
  until well coated.
  
  Heat up a frying pan until it is good and hot, add a
  little olive oil and fry the beef in 2 batches until nice
  and brown. Transfer the meat to a big casserole -- one
  that is suitable to go on a stovetop burner -- mixing in
  the flour that was left on the plate after coating it.
  
  Put the casserole on a medium heat, add the red onions and
  pancetta or bacon, and cook until the onions are
  translucent and the pancetta has a bit of color. Add your
  celery and rosemary. Now you can pour in your ale and
  1-1/4 cups of water, adding your parsnips, carrots, and
  potatoes. (Feel free to add whatever veg you like at this
  stage.) Bring to the boil, put a lid on, turn down the
  heat and leave it to simmer while you make the dumplings
  ~- which are choice.
  
  Blitz the dumpling ingredients in a blender or rub between
  your fingers till you have a breadcrumb consistency, then
  add just enough water to make a dough that is not sticky.
  Divide it into ping-pong-ball-sized dumplings and put
  these into the stew, dunking them under. Put the lid back
  on and leave it to cook for 2 hours.
  
  Taste it, season it as you like, and then serve the stew
  with some greens and loads of bread to mop up the juices.
  
  Yield: 6 to 8 servings
  
  Recipe Source: Happy Days with the Naked Chef
               : by Jamie Oliver
  
  From: http://www.recipelink.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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