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Dave Smith

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May 26, 2020, 8:18:33 PM5/26/20
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For the last 47 years we have been celebrating our anniversary by going
out for a nice dinner. That could not happen this year because of this
pandemic thing,so we had a nice dinner at home. Megatron picked up a
boneless leg of lamb and some nice big scallops for me to cook. The
scallops were simply pan fried. The lamb was cooked in the gas BBQ and
it turned out beautifully.

itsjoan...@webtv.net

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May 26, 2020, 8:21:07 PM5/26/20
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!!!HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

I'll take the scallops and y'all can chow down on the lamb.

Cindy Hamilton

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May 27, 2020, 5:51:30 AM5/27/20
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That sounds nice, even though I don't like lamb and am not particularly
fond of scallops.

Our anniversary is coming up (as my husband reminded me a couple of days
ago), and we're mulling what to do. Perhaps veal parmesan, although I
haven't suggested it yet.

Cindy Hamilton

Bruce

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May 27, 2020, 6:38:09 AM5/27/20
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On Wed, 27 May 2020 02:51:25 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
<angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>On Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 8:18:33 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
>> For the last 47 years we have been celebrating our anniversary by going
>> out for a nice dinner. That could not happen this year because of this
>> pandemic thing,so we had a nice dinner at home. Megatron picked up a
>> boneless leg of lamb and some nice big scallops for me to cook. The
>> scallops were simply pan fried. The lamb was cooked in the gas BBQ and
>> it turned out beautifully.
>
>That sounds nice, even though I don't like lamb and am not particularly
>fond of scallops.

So it doesn't sound nice.

Sheldon Martin

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May 27, 2020, 6:53:27 AM5/27/20
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On Wed, 27 May 2020 02:51:25 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
<angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Perhaps a giant tubesteak, kielbasa braised in kraut.

Cindy Hamilton

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May 27, 2020, 8:59:54 AM5/27/20
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It doesn't sound horrible. A "nice dinner at home" for one's anniversary
sounds pleasant. I don't curl up and die if there are foods I don't like on
the table. I don't particularly like veal parm, but I know my husband
loves it, so it would be a nice thing to do for him for our anniversary.

Cindy Hamilton

Gary

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May 27, 2020, 9:22:42 AM5/27/20
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Well, Happy Anniversary to Dave and Megatron yesterday.
Also Happy Anniversary to Cindy and husband soon.

My parents were able to celebrate their 67th anniversary
before Dad died about 3 months later.

If I annoy anyone here, you can blame them for that.

jmcquown

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May 27, 2020, 10:17:17 AM5/27/20
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On 5/26/2020 8:21 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 7:18:33 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> For the last 47 years we have been celebrating our anniversary by going
>> out for a nice dinner. That could not happen this year because of this
>> pandemic thing,so we had a nice dinner at home. Megatron picked up a
>> boneless leg of lamb and some nice big scallops for me to cook. The
>> scallops were simply pan fried. The lamb was cooked in the gas BBQ and
>> it turned out beautifully.
>>
> !!!HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!
>
What she said! :)

> I'll take the scallops and y'all can chow down on the lamb.
>
I'll take a little of each, please. :)

Jill

Sheldon Martin

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May 27, 2020, 10:55:26 AM5/27/20
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On Wed, 27 May 2020 05:59:51 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
We have veal parm often, only since good veal is difficult to find and
is typically way over priced... so I slice cutlets from boneless pork
loin, to date none have noticed the difference... many restaurants do
likewise but charge veal prices. It's been many years since I've seen
any veal at stupidmarkets

Never pound meat to make a CUTlet or it'll cook up dry and tough,
simply slice thin across the grain... easy to do with a sharp carbon
steel knife and a steady hand... stainless steel knives can't be made
sharp. A CUTlet is called a CUTlet because it's not a POUNDlet. Most
celebrity chefs on TV have lousy knife skills so they pound. Pounding
meat does not tenderize, it has just the opposite effect. Swiss steak
is not pounded, it's put through a cubing machine that makes lots of
small cuts accross the grain.

Cindy Hamilton

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May 27, 2020, 11:01:23 AM5/27/20
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On Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 10:55:26 AM UTC-4, Sheldon wrote:
> On Wed, 27 May 2020 05:59:51 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at 6:38:09 AM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Wed, 27 May 2020 02:51:25 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> >> <angelica...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 8:18:33 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> >> For the last 47 years we have been celebrating our anniversary by going
> >> >> out for a nice dinner. That could not happen this year because of this
> >> >> pandemic thing,so we had a nice dinner at home. Megatron picked up a
> >> >> boneless leg of lamb and some nice big scallops for me to cook. The
> >> >> scallops were simply pan fried. The lamb was cooked in the gas BBQ and
> >> >> it turned out beautifully.
> >> >
> >> >That sounds nice, even though I don't like lamb and am not particularly
> >> >fond of scallops.
> >>
> >> So it doesn't sound nice.
> >
> >It doesn't sound horrible. A "nice dinner at home" for one's anniversary
> >sounds pleasant. I don't curl up and die if there are foods I don't like on
> >the table. I don't particularly like veal parm, but I know my husband
> >loves it, so it would be a nice thing to do for him for our anniversary.
> >
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> We have veal parm often, only since good veal is difficult to find and
> is typically way over priced... so I slice cutlets from boneless pork
> loin,

Then you're not having veal parm.

> to date none have noticed the difference... many restaurants do
> likewise but charge veal prices. It's been many years since I've seen
> any veal at stupidmarkets

I can find veal scallopini at several supermarkets here, but prefer to go
to the butcher so I can get cutlets and pound them into paillards myself.

And, yes, I read your opinion about pounding meat.

Cindy Hamilton

U.S. Janet B.

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May 27, 2020, 11:29:28 AM5/27/20
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Happy anniversary. We just passed our 40 last weekend. Time flies.
Janet US

Sheldon Martin

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May 27, 2020, 12:18:26 PM5/27/20
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On Wed, 27 May 2020 08:01:16 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
So you prefer wasting your money and your knife skills are seriously
lacking.

Cindy Hamilton

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May 27, 2020, 12:41:39 PM5/27/20
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Oh, I'm sorry. I somehow omitted the last line of my previous post:

You can go pound your meat if you can find it.

Cindy Hamilton
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