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Skriven 2015-09-19 20:10:07 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 31016 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
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Hi Nancy,

 NB> (Burger Bar)
 NB>  NB>> Sometimes one just has to find the right time to do something,
 NB>  NB>> sometimes that happens quickly, but usually it takes a while...
 NB> ;)  NB>> We might be doing lunch next week sometime... that might be
 NB> an
 NB>  NB>> option on the table, as long as I think of it when we are trying
 NB> to  NB>> figure out where we want to go...  :)

 RH> It'll come, when it's supposed to.

 NB> We're discussing that, a Mexican place called Serena's, or possibly
 NB> Fu's (Linda says she'd never turn down a bento box... [g])... Neither
 NB> of us
 NB> has been to Serena's, apparently she's been to the Burger Bar more
 NB> than once already...  I think I might still vote for that one, just to
 NB> satisfy my curiosity... ;)

So go to Serena's this time, the Burger Bar nest time. And Fu's in
between. (G)


 RH> I've checked out the place we want to go to for our anniversary; it
 RH> is open on Sundays so we'll go on the day itself.

 NB> That sounds good... :)

They are one of the top notch places in the area; we've been there once
as guests of someone.

 NB> that he's having more
 NB>  RH>> trouble with dairy now but would have had an immediate reaction
 NB> if the  RH>> butter were an issue, and it wasn't, phew!
 NB>  NB>> Sounds like you did well there, then... :)

 RH> Pretty much so, knowing what the problems are and how to work around
 RH> them is half the battle. Being "into" other than the standard American
 RH> diet helps as well; we're comfortable working with alternatives.

 NB> Yeah... that helps, too... :)

All the years of living in so many different places changed the way we
cook and eat--for the better.


 NB>  RH>> Yes, it was a good one for the first cool day since some time in
 NB> May.  RH>> I used almond meal instead of flour in the apple mix so it
 NB> didn't  RH>> thicken like it usually does, but it was gluten free.
 NB>  NB>> I guess you'd need some other sort of thickener, then... I guess
 NB>  NB>> cornstarch is out because of Steve, but would rice starch work
 NB>  NB>> instead...?  Or maybe tapioca "flour"...?

 RH> I'll have to check what alternatives we have on hand. Cornstarch
 RH> doesn't seem to bother Steve in the amounts I use it but maybe if I
 RH> use half it, half something else, it'll cut the risk even more.

 NB> Something more to experiment with... :)

Always.....................


 NB>  RH>> Sigh! Steve commented that we take the time to make safe foods,
 NB> too  RH>> bad others can't reciprocate with his corn problem. Sounds
 NB> like you  RH>> have some what of the same, but with apples.

 NB>  NB>> I'd guess that people that have food issues are more likely to
 NB> think  NB>> of doing alternatives, at least for themselves, and then,
 NB> perhaps,  NB>> more generally for others with other issues...  And
 NB> some people
 NB>  NB>> think that it just isn't their problem, so they don't make any
 NB>  NB>> accommodations for others...

 RH> It's probably a combination of those 2 factors--those that have
 RH> problems are more attuned to other people's problems and those that
 RH> don't have the problems aren't as aware of the need for accomodating
 RH> the problems others may have.

 NB> And sometimes people are so wrapped up with their own limitations that
 NB> they don't notice other ones, especially non-standard ones...

Seems that way, or if they have no limitations, they don't understand
why others do.


 RH> Yes, and you were smart to play it safe with the cider vinegar at the
 RH> picnic. I had the bottle because we used some in VT, and I knew I was
 RH> going to do the chicken marinade at BP. I didn't think that I should
 RH> have had Steve buy a bottle of wine vinegar or something like that to
 RH> use instead, when he and Michael went into Canton. Then too, we don't
 RH> know what kind of vinegar Brooks uses but I've always used cider for
 RH> the knock off, partly because that's what my mom always used. I suspect
 RH> Brooks does as well; it's not that expensive. Hmmm, wonder how it
 RH> would taste done with wine vinegar.......................

 NB> Now there's a thought...  ;)   Room for more experiments....  :)

Yes, but I wanted to make it "straight up" for the side by side taste
test. Now that we're home, I can experiment.

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Ruth
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