Dinner tonight 3/28

[Ed Pawlowski]

The weather has been perfect this week so I wanted to cook on the grill
and eat on the lanai to enjoy the evening.

Defrosted some wild caught shrimp and marinated them in fresh orange
juice, olive oil, garlic. Put them on skewers for the grill.

Picked up some asparagus too, so gave them a little olive oil.

Warmed a French baguette.

While in the store to get the bread, this week they had a pinot grigio
for $13.49 but it was BOGO. Good price that way.

Both the shrimp and the asparagus only took a few minutes. Took longer
to get them on the skewers than to cook them.

Excellent meal.

[Terry Coombs]

  I finished off the pot of ham-n-beans I made a few nights ago .
Dessert is a White Russian made with home made Kahlua . Might have 2 ...

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Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !

[Julie Bove]

"Ed Pawlowski" <e...@snet.xxx> wrote in message
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I'm not cooking. Had to get new medical insurance and switch some Drs. So
have been having to deal with medical stuff for days and always close to
dinner time. I do have leftovers. I made the Salisbury steak dish the other
might. Small patties with green pepper, sweet onion, mushrooms and gravy
with mashed potatoes.

Bought a premade Mexican meal at Winco that I still need to eat as I ate the
leftovers yesterday. Bought some premade orange chicken and Teriyaki chicken
and veg. I did make a big salad, both brown and white rice and some pinto
beans. So the others should have enough food for later and tomorrow.

[John Kuthe]

I GAVE UP drinking ethanol! No reason, I guess I just got too good at it!

John Kuthe, Climate Anarchist and Warmed Fresh Fruit Salad Eater!

[Ophelia]

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Last night I roasted a Teriyaki chicken and served it with broccoli,
cauliflower and peas. D. had some new potatoes with his.

Atm I have lamb with mint cooking in the slow cooker for tonight.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Nice. You can cook for me anytime.

Yesterday was grocery shopping after a frustrating day at work. It's
a sad state of affairs when I look forward to the grocery store for
interaction with smart people.

Dinner was scrambled eggs with a sizeable quantity of finely minced
parsley and green onion tops mixed in. A slice of impeccably fresh
bread, lightly buttered. A small glass of milk.

Cindy Hamilton

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 3/29/2019 6:10 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>
> Nice. You can cook for me anytime.
>
> Yesterday was grocery shopping after a frustrating day at work. It's
> a sad state of affairs when I look forward to the grocery store for
> interaction with smart people.
>
> Dinner was scrambled eggs with a sizeable quantity of finely minced
> parsley and green onion tops mixed in. A slice of impeccably fresh
> bread, lightly buttered. A small glass of milk.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

Sounded good until the end. Last glass of milk I had was about 1962.
Glass of water for me, thanks.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Sure. No problem. Not everybody likes milk.

Personally, I'm not all that fond of wine. I'd rather have water, but
I'm not a pill about it. If wine is served at dinner, I'll sip along
with everybody else.

Cindy Hamilton

[dsi1]

Things aren't so sweet in this house, we're going to be eating junk food during the weekend. Our refrigerator has crapped out and there's food in boxes in the kitchen. Our kitchen faucet hose has sprung a leak so a new hose has to be sent in from the mainland. I ordered a part for the refrigerator but it takes 3 days to get here. Our TV reboots every few minutes. It's a real shitstorm out here. :)

[Sqwertz]

On Thu, 28 Mar 2019 21:59:09 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> Both the shrimp and the asparagus only took a few minutes. Took longer
> to get them on the skewers than to cook them.

I always thought "shrimp on the barbie" bullshit was pointless.
They cook so quickly that they get no flavor from the grill, or even
grill marks (slight flavor of burnt shrimp but at the risk of
overcooking). and that threading skewers bullshit.

Unless all you have is a grill.

-sw

[Gary]

agreed!

[Ophelia]

"dsi1" wrote in message
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Oh heck:(

[Bruce]

Of course you agree.

[Dave Smith]

I don't. I frequently cook shrimp on the gas grill and they are much
better than when broiled or done on a grill pan. They do cook quickly,
and they do get grill marks, which, BTW, appear quickly when flesh is
laid onto a hot grill. At any rate, it is a something that cooks quickly
and easily when eating alfresco.

[Cindy Hamilton]

A minute on each side on a ripping hot gas grill provides all the
flavor and grill marks I need, without overcooking the shrimp.
I almost always marinate them, which protects them from overcooking.

I'm sorry you don't like threading skewers. Many tasks are tedious
but rewarding.

> Unless all you have is a grill.

What is your preferred dry-heat method for cooking shrimp?

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton

[penm...@aol.com]

On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 09:15:19 -0700 (PDT), dsi1
<dsi...@hawaiiantel.net> wrote:
>
>Things aren't so sweet in this house, we're going to be eating junk food during the weekend.
>Our refrigerator has crapped out and there's food in boxes in the kitchen.

What good is storing perishables unrefrigerated... would make more
sense to cook those or give them to a neighbor. Now you know that you
need a 2nd fridge... in Ukelala land you can put a 2nd fridge
outdoors.

>Our kitchen faucet hose has sprung a leak so a new hose has to be sent in from the mainland.

Isn't there a hardware store in Ukelala land? Temperarilly any kind
of hose will suffice... any auto parts store will have heater hose and
hose clamps... a hunk of garden hose will work.

>I ordered a part for the refrigerator but it takes 3 days to get here.

Which part that you can't buy it locally... your icecube tray sprung a
leak? Are you saying there are no appliance repair stores in Ukelala
land... most stores that sell appliances also repair them so they
stock parts. Meanwhile use an ice chest. I'll bet you can buy block
ice within walking distance. I grew up without a refrigerator, we had
an ice-a-box.... the same guy who delivered coal in winter delivered
ice in summer. I can live here without a refrigerator/freezer, in
winter our two car garage is a giant fridge/freezer.

>Our TV reboots every few minutes. It's a real shitstorm out here. :)

That's a no brainer, buy another TV... most people own more than
one... we have four TVs. What do you do when you want to watch TV in
a different room, have to move it around. We don't always watch the
same shows. We each have our own office with a computer and TV. We
have a TV in the living room and an even larger one in our bedroom.
People can easily afford multiple TVs nowadays... the first TV we had
growing up was a Dumont, w/11" screen, B&W. back then it cost about a
Grand. There were only four channels and needed to use rabbit ears or
a giant antenna on the roof. TV didn't come on until 6 AM and went
off at Midnight. During night time the TV was powered down, unless
one enjoyed staring at the screen pattern.

[Ed Pawlowski]

You do get a bit of texture from the grill. It makes for simple cooking
to turn a bunch of shrimp at one time. Makes a nice presentation. I
was grilling the asparagus anyway so it is done at the same time and
same place.

The grill is a couple of steps from the table so the meal is prepared in
just a few minutes right where we are going to eat.

Yeah,it takes a few minutes to skewer them so get a very large shrimp.

Have you at least tried it?

[Thomas]

Go for next day shipping. I ship to HI everyday from Pennsylvania.

[A Moose in Love]

On Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 9:59:12 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

lunch today: home made chicken soup with rivels(https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Rivels:)
asparagus and carrots. hot italian sausage(nothing to brag about), and potato salad.(real good). pineapple kipfel. coffee.
our rivels are different than the above recipe. we make a stiff dough, and then grate it through the big holes in a box grater. the rivels come out really nice and small. add an extra egg white, and they become more firm. you can purchase dried rivels here which are imported from hungary, but they are real pricey.

[dsi1]

Bitch, bitch, bitch. All you gots left is to bitch your life away. What the hell kind of life is that? Anyway, the hose has a fitting crimped onto a part of the sprayer. I could add a section of hose but that would be a temporary fix.

Sure I could get the 12V DC motor for the refrigerator locally. It would probably cost $140. I can get it off the internet for $20. I did pay $13 for the shipping. Looks like I saved over a hundred bucks. I figure that by repairing the fridge myself, I save about $350. That's enough to buy a new TV.

[dsi1]

I paid $13 for the 2 day shipping. Next day was $24. I balked at that. The funny thing about next day shipping is that it takes 2 days. I suppose there's some way to get true next day shipping but you can bet that I'm not willing to pay that much.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 11:27:24 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:

>
> Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> >
> > I always thought "shrimp on the barbie" bullshit was pointless.
> > They cook so quickly that they get no flavor from the grill, or even
> > grill marks (slight flavor of burnt shrimp but at the risk of
> > overcooking). and that threading skewers bullshit.
>
> agreed!
>

Both of you need to try the spicy shrimp recipe from Reynold Wrap if you want
spicy shrimp from the grill.

[Ophelia]

"dsi1" wrote in message
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Sure I could get the 12V DC motor for the refrigerator locally. It would
probably cost $140. I can get it off the internet for $20. I did pay $13 for
the shipping. Looks like I saved over a hundred bucks. I figure that by
repairing the fridge myself, I save about $350. That's enough to buy a new
TV.

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Any idea how to get the door open on the washing machine?? Sigh. I was
doing my last wash yesterday before we go away on Monday. Stuck and in
trying to get it open I pulled the handle off (don't know my own strength)
Anyway it will have to wait till we get back. We pay the company we bought
it from for repairs and maintenance but we don't have a hope in hell of
getting them in before Monday.

Ooh it is good to have a good moan eh?? :))

[Sqwertz]

Eat your next batch of grilled shrimp in the bathroom at McDonalds.
Still taste better than the broiler?

-sw

[Sqwertz]

On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 16:17:38 -0700 (PDT), itsjoan...@webtv.net
wrote:

I'm guessing it probably requires shrimp on top of foil on top of a
grill? How is that different from shrimp on a cheap aluminum pan on
a gas stove?

-sw

[GM]

Just happened to me with my DVD player, after several years of yeoman service, the "eject" button would not work, luckily no discs in the tray...of course it only cost like seventy bucks to replace, not as dire as a big appliance!

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Best
Greg

[Ophelia]

"GM" wrote in message
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Best
Greg

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I just had the last few things I wanted to wash. Two jumpers and a pair
socks. The machine works fine, it's just the door, so I ran it again and
put a load of fabric softener that smells nice. Hopefully if I do the same
when I get back, they won't smell bad! Fingers crossed! :))

[Gary]

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> Yeah,it takes a few minutes to skewer them so get a very large shrimp.
> Have you at least tried it?

Tried it once, Ed. Most of the grilled flavor comes from
drippings hitting the coals then smoking the food above. Shrimp
don't drip so why grill them? I prefer a shrimp boil or just
butterfly them and quickly cook in a frying pan with oil and
garlic.

[Gary]

You are going off and leaving the wet laundry trapped in the
washer for who knows how long? Arrghh! Probably best to toss out
all that wet mildewed laundry by time you get back. wth?

[Ed Pawlowski]

Sure, that's good, but sometimes I like to try different.

[dsi1]

I'd stick a putty knife in the area and try to unlatch it. If the handle doesn't move when you open the door you can pry it open. Good luck!

[Dave Smith]

It is a quick and easy way to cook really good shrimp. My introduction
to shrimp, back in the days when they were very expensive here, was deep
fried. Then I discovered boiled shrimp. I later learned how to fry them
and, better yet, to grill them. Boiled shrimp are pretty bland. I much
prefer them grilled.

[Ophelia]

"dsi1" wrote in message
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Did you miss the bit where I said I had broken the handle off... :(

[Ophelia]

"Gary" wrote in message news:5C9FB17F...@att.net...

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If I need to I will!!! I don't have much choice at the moment!

[Cindy Hamilton]

Dry tends to concentrate the flavor. Boiling leaches the shrimp flavor
out into the water.

Cindy Hamilton

[dsi1]

It's tough to tell from here. If I was over there, I could open it in seconds. My guess is that your door is a bit trickier than the doors in the US though.

I have some lard that I made out of the refrigerator and it's not looking so good. It's not the solid fat that I expected. It isn't suitable for pastry. I will try to heat it up to get rid of some of the low temperature factions in an attempt to get it to solidify at room temperature. If that doesn't work, I'm sticking with Crisco. That's not a problem, I had to give it a shot anyway. :)

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

No, I just skewered my shrimp and put them on the grill. Of course, done in
the kitchen in a skillet no skewering is necessary. You could even do them
in the oven on a large sheet pan.

[Ophelia]

"dsi1" wrote in message
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Ahaaaaaaa your lard looks a bit iffy so you are saying that is IT eh??
Pah!!! ;p

[dsi1]

It is, I believe, the world's saddest lard.

[dsi1]

On Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 3:59:12 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> The weather has been perfect this week so I wanted to cook on the grill
> and eat on the lanai to enjoy the evening.
>
> Defrosted some wild caught shrimp and marinated them in fresh orange
> juice, olive oil, garlic. Put them on skewers for the grill.
>
> Picked up some asparagus too, so gave them a little olive oil.
>
> Warmed a French baguette.
>
> While in the store to get the bread, this week they had a pinot grigio
> for $13.49 but it was BOGO. Good price that way.
>

> Both the shrimp and the asparagus only took a few minutes. Took longer
> to get them on the skewers than to cook them.
>

> Excellent meal.

I just ate a bowl of pork and taro leaves that I found in the freezer. I figure that it's a good time to empty the bin out. Beats the heck out of me how long it's been buried there. My guess it's between 1 or 2 years however, it could be longer. As we all know, time just flies when you're having fun.

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[Ophelia]

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Oh dear.

O sheds a wee tear ...

[dsi1]

On Sunday, March 31, 2019 at 12:56:13 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:

> Oh dear.
>
> O sheds a wee tear ...

That pig is probably rolling over in its grave - or wherever pigs go to when they're consumed or rendered.

[Gary]

Ophelia wrote:
>
> "dsi1" wroteL

> I have some lard that I made out of the refrigerator and it's not looking so
> good. It's not the solid fat that I expected. It isn't suitable for pastry.
> I will try to heat it up to get rid of some of the low temperature factions
> in an attempt to get it to solidify at room temperature.
>

> Ahaaaaaaa your lard looks a bit iffy so you are saying that is IT eh??
> Pah!!! ;p

He didn't send us a picture. You must be special. Actually that's
quite obvious. :)

[Ophelia]

"Gary" wrote in message news:5CA0B53E...@att.net...

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Why, because he didn't send me a picture??? lol

[Ophelia]

"dsi1" wrote in message
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Nodnodnod

[Gary]

I know exactly where pigs go when they are consumed or rendered.
In our mouths. :)

PS - you are still home this morning? Try lifting your washer
front lid from the bottom to open. Use a putty knife like dsi1
said to pry it without your handle. Anyway, lift it a bit up or
to the side. It's probably just a bit off center.

[Ophelia]

"Gary" wrote in message news:5CA0C7A8...@att.net...

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Thanks but it doesn't have a lid:( it is a front loader:(

[Gary]

Ophelia wrote:

>
> "Gary" wrote:
> PS - you are still home this morning? Try lifting your washer
> front lid from the bottom to open. Use a putty knife like dsi1
> said to pry it without your handle. Anyway, lift it a bit up or
> to the side. It's probably just a bit off center.
>
> ===
>
> Thanks but it doesn't have a lid:( it is a front loader:(

I knew that, just used the wrong term for your front DOOR. I
shouldn't have called it a lid but I did say "front lid." Door is
what I meant. Oh well