Subj : Alive? To : Sean Dennis From : Ruth Haffly Date : Wed Jan 04 2023 19:35:11 Hi Sean, RH> Good to see you back (for some reason, my F6 and F9 keys aren't RH> working. I've been reqading, not replying this past month, too many RH> irons in the fire to give Fido much attention. SD> I understand. My Christmas present this year was life itself. That's a good gift to yourself. Beats the alternative. (G) RH> We had a good, but cold (low 30sF for highs) Christmas Day, day before RH> was even colder. Since we had church, we baked a ham the day before & RH> Steve made a chocolate truffle cheese cake. Had rice and cole slaw with RH> the ham. SD> I've been cooking a lot more with my Instant Pot. It's become We got one (not the name brand) a few years ago, have played around with it a bit but not up to its full potential. The cheese cake Steve made was done in it, a slight adaptation from one in "The Big Pressure Cooker Cook Book". He made it by accident some years ago when he didn't have a scale to weight the chocolate; I finally talked him into repeating it. It's quite rich so a sliver is quite satisfying, even for chocolate lovers. SD> difficult to chew with no teeth. With the VA refusing to help me and SD> my inability to get dental insurance (can't make any money off of me SD> since I have no teeth), combined with the high expense of dentures, I SD> make do the best I can. Now the lack of teeth has caused me to get SD> gastroparesis and I am trying in a roundabout way to force the VA to SD> make me dentures. Hopefully you'll win the fight. Steve has no quibbles with VA doctors; it's the administration that can be frustrating. Sounds like you'ld agree there. RH> I'll try to get back to being on Fido more regularly this year, only RH> one trip scheduled (so far) this year. Other than that, some hand RH> surgery is to be scheduled (on the right hand, I'm left RH> handed/ambidexterous) in the not too distant future. SD> It looks like I will have my lower right leg amputated later this year SD> so I am starting to prepare for it. I am undergoing three treatments SD> on my hands to help with diabetic neuropathy (BioWave, PDC Restorer, SD> and infrared light treatment) and they all seem to be working so far. Good to hear the hand treatments are working...............nothing like that can be done for the leg? Did the accident you were in some years ago contribute to the leg issues? I've got a bit of neuropathy in my left foot but that's due to the 2 breaks that never did heal propery. I'd not quite healed from one when the dr. took me out of the boot and the lack of support caused it to break again. The hand surgery I'll be having next week (and a date TBD) is as a result of not catching on the X-rays the joint fractures in the fingers in the fall I took at the end of August. SD> The pain level has SD> decreased a bit. I just started all of this very recently so I am SD> giving everything a few months to see how well it works. SD> I'm looking forward to some major changes in my life this year for the SD> better. Let's hope/pray that it works out that way. BTW, we were in the bakery section of Wegman's yesterday; Steve noticed they had kimmelweck rolls. Bought a couple, went to the deli and got some sliced London Broil. He heated the meat in a bit of beef broth, the rolls in the microwave, to go with broccoli for supper tonight. Every bit as good, maybe even better, than some of the beef on 'weck we've had in western NY. Now that we know Wegman's has the rolls, we'll make a meal like that more often. Had some banana puddin' he brought home from the place where one of his radio club meets for dessert. SD> Title: Basic Grits SD> Categories: Starch, American, Corby SD> Yield: 1 Servings I usually have grits if we're out somewhere for breakfast. Since Stave can't have the corn, I try not to keep anything with it in the house. Corn meal is ok in very, very small quantities but I try to use work arounds if possible. Corn starch is not a problem because of how it is proccessed but grits, corn bread, hush puppies, etc are a no go. --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... It works! Now, if only I could remember what I did. --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .