Subj : Smoking
To   : Dave Drum
From : Dale Shipp
Date : Fri May 26 2023 02:54:08

 -=> On 05-25-23  05:08,  Dave Drum <=-
 -=> spoke to Shawn Highfield about Sick Call was: Gravy was: <=-

 DD> A large part of my respiratory woes comes from a 45 year 2-packs per 
 DD> day cigarette habit. My croaker, several years ago, showed me a print 
 DD> out of CAT scan of my lungs. It looked like someone had spilled coarse
 DD> ground pepper in the page. Island of calcium scarring from the
 DD> nicotine addiction.

I was a bit luckier than you.  I started smoking at age 15 or 16 and
quit at age 45.  I don't really recall if I was getting symptoms or not,
but simply decided it was time to quit -- plus, where I was working was
going smoke-free and I would have had to walk up to 1/2 mile to get to
an outdoor smoker's area.

Nicorett and some sort of red chewing gum helped a lot.  I am now smoke
free for almost 40 years.  Where we live is a smoke free campus /
community and so it would not be an option now.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Sausage Chili/stew
 Categories: Easy, Testing
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      7 oz Cooked smoked sausage
           (cut in half, then sliced)
    1/2 c  Bell pepper, diced (or more)
    1/2 c  Celery, diced (or more)
    1/2 c  Onion, diced (or more)
      1 tb Chili powder (or more)
      1 ts Cumin (or more)
      1 cn Chopped green chillies
    1/2 c  Chuncky salsa
     16 oz Canned kidney beans *
     16 oz Canned black beans  *
           *USE BEAN JUICE OR DRAIN.
 
  Chop vegetables and brown slightly in 4 quart sauce pan. Use any oil
  or spray in pan.  Brown for 3 minutes over medium heat, add chili
  powder and cumin, stir, heat another 2 minutes.
  
  Add tomatoes,diced chilies and beans to pan, mix well simmer another 8
  minutes.
  
  Slice sausage (or dice) and add to mixture.
  
  Simmer another 10 minutes on low to slightly thicken chili.
  
  I choose to add the liquid of the canned beans, if you choose to
  drain the liquid the end chili will be more dense.  Fine with using
  the bean liquid.
  
  Remove from stove, place in container and placed in fridge for
  flavors to mingle.
  
  Will have for dinner tonight and add any comments.
  
  Good use of leftover smoked sausage.  Not a tru chili, but a sausage
  stew type of thing.  One serving in freezer - should freeze well.
  
  4-17-11
  
  Variation of recipe from Eckrich Sausage Web page.
 
MMMMM


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