Text 35051, 124 rader
Skriven 2016-01-11 20:47:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 34982 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
Ärende: Restaurant Supply
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Hi Dave,

-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I have a new place for eggs. On of the shops that we service has a
 DD> mechanic who is also a farm lad. Brown free-range eggs for $3/dozen.
 DD> They are mostly XL or larger. The current stupormarkup price around
 DD> here for anything larger than medium is $2.90/dozen (battery) and
 DD> $3.25/dozen (cage free).

 RH> Sounds like a good deal to me. Deborah is still raising chickens in her
 RH> back yard so gifted us with some steamed eggs to enjoy on our way home.
 RH> She is getting about 3 a day now from the hens.

 DD> I don't know what his chickens eat/scratch but the yolks are a nice
 DD> dark yellow. They will definitely make nice egg noodles .... as well
 DD> as bacon & eggs, etc.

We buy them at the farmer's market from time to time, definately much
better looking (and tasting) than 99.99% of what you get at the grocery
stores.

 RH> lines, my uplink wasn't working quite right last month. Between choir

 DD> Apparently not. You were pretty much incommunicado for most of twelfth
 DD> month. I had though maybe you were making the rounds.

 RH> We just visited our daughters & their families. Actually left here on
 RH> Dec. 13 but had several things going on beforehand.

 DD> Life often has the effect of interfering with routine.

Quite so, more often than what we'd care to admit at times.

 DD> I must have missed the medical procedure --- I get to go today for an
 DD> aortic aneurysm ultrasound scan (non invasive) and on 23rd February a
 DD> re-match with the colonoscopy deal.

 RH> Fist one sounds like a piece of cake, second one means no cake. My
 RH> procedure was to get a blood sampling from in/around the adrenal
 RH> glands; it confirmed something I've been dealing with for a while.

 DD> I had my adrenal glands checked for Cushing's Syndrome fifty or so
 DD> years ago. That was for unexpected weight gain. They also looked at
 DD> the pituitary and thyroid at the same time. I suspect that your

Don't know how they did your check but mine was no walk in the park. Set
up, procedure and recovery took most of the day.


 DD> adrenal suspicion may have more to do with "adrenal fatigue". I
 DD> further suspect that if that's the case you probably thought it was
 DD> your busy schedule doing that.   Bv)=

No, it confirmed I have a condition called primary hyperaldosteroneism.
Too much of the hormone aldosterone is being kicked out making potassium
levels run low, blood pressure run high and other side issues. For now,
it looks like medication will be the best treatment, maybe eventually,
surgery.


 DD> The ultrasound tech told me that everything looked good, she saw
 DD> nothing to worry about. But, as she told me, she's not the doctor -
 DD> just the tech. I'll be hearing from Dr. (mumble) in a few days -
 DD> probably via "Follow My Health". That's a relief - as my father was
 DD> done in by a ruptured aortic aneurysm.

Probably was quite a relief. My dad had a grapefruit sized aortic
aneurism removed 16 years ago. They diagnosed it on a Friday, sent him
home (an hour away) for the week end and operated on a Monday. I was
surprised they didn't hold him until surgery.


 DD>     8<------ CUT ------>B
 RH> east on Saturday. They had a place selling tacos, other Mexican foods
 RH> and chicken/sides. We got a half grilled chicken, rice, beans and a
 RH> side of fried okra for about $6. and change--chicken was seasoned with
 RH> a salt, some sort of mild chili spice. It was probably one of our best
 RH> purchased road meals.

 DD> Might it have been a form of pollo poblano? That's one of my favourite
 DD> Mexican chicken things. I prefer mine made with strips of poblano -
 DD> but ground poblano is nearly as nice.

 RH> This was probably a powder sprinkled on. Deborah gave us some Tajin
 RH> seasoning, a mix of chili peppers, salt and lime juice that we think
 RH> may be similar. Bottle doesn't specify what kind of peppers were used
 RH> in making it tho.

 DD> I just thought - when re-reading my comment above .... dried, ground
 DD> poblano is rightly known as ancho chile powder.   Bv)=   The basis for
 DD> most chilli spice mixes and many rubs.

It's one of my staples; I need to make a stop at Penzey's to replenish
my supply.

 DD>       Title: Dirty Dave's Tex-Mex Rub
 DD>  Categories: Rubs, Spices, Herbs
 DD>       Yield: 1 batch

 DD>       5    Parts hot Spanish paprika
 DD>       5    Parts ground ancho chile
 DD>       5    Parts black pepper
 DD>       6    Parts garlic granules
 DD>       3    Parts onion granules
 DD>       6    Parts salt
 DD>       7    Parts dried celery leaf
 DD>       7    Parts dried oregano
 DD>       7    Parts dried thyme

Looks good to me.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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