Subj : Balsamic vinegar [1] To : Ruth Haffly From : Janis Kracht Date : Mon Jun 19 2023 18:57:22 Hi Ruth! I'm sorry it has taken me a few days to reply... We bought a new pup yesterday and she is just so wonderful :) She is 82 pounds, a central asian shepherd mix (and German Sheperd). We had to travel about an hour to get her, but she is just so worth it. I called her a "pup" but she is about 4 years old... no papers, but when our vet sees her, I'm sure he'll be able to tell us if that is accurate :) >> > We were on a cruise/train/bus trip to Alaska the latter part of May, >> > came home with bronchitis (and a bit of a head cold) for me, a mild >> case > of Covid for Steve. Both of us are improved, but not 100% yet. >> Nice >> Your trip sounds like it was really interesting - So sorry about the >> Covid.. My daughter also got it from one of her trips for work. I >> think she is all over now, but I still check on her. :( > We're done with the worst of it, just a bit more congestion than usual > now. Some of it could be due to summer pollen now. Yes, 'tis the season... I also suffer from that, but it hasn't been too bad this year. I hope it stays that way over here (grin). >> This year, we visited Gettysburg again, I love visiting there - I >> always see something new. > We've not been there in some years. Last time we went, we bought the > narrated tour (CD) and did the self guided thing--a lot better than the > time I went with my parents. Then we just hit up a couple of the > highlights and called it a "tour". I can understand that :) Sometimes the tours take forever. >> > ago, and poor Sophie JK> (the smaller one) is now suffering from >> liver > and thyroid failure... JK> we're counting the days for the >> poor girl >> > and trying to be optimistic. >> > It's hard to lose a pet. We adopted out our cocker spaniel before >> moving > from AZ to HI; its been 22 years and I still occaisionally >> look for him > to be underfoot. >> I'm sorry to hear about your cocker spaniel.. I had one once, he was > Sam was adopted out to a family down the street. We'd gotten him the > same way, when a family had orders for Scotland and didn't want to put > him thru a 6 month quarerentine. HI had a 4 month one, but Sam was 12 by > then and wouldn't have done well in it. It is so hard when they start "aging" :( >> great! Chester, was I named after Howlin' Wolf the singer because > he JK> howled so loudly :) The stinker bit me on our way to KY when we > moved JK> down there, but I think the move traumatized him a bit... He > was find JK> after we got there. > Sam was pre named--we got him when he was 4. Funny thing was, our > neighbors across the street had a cocker spaniel named Sam also. We > called ours, our comic relief because he was so goofy. Yes, cocker spaniels can be so goofy :) Ours was goofy as well :) > He bonded fast > with our younger daughter; she was his person and he'd take her side in > "heated discussions" with her dad. (G) That is so great when a pup attaches to a family member :) >> >Hopefully Sophie will pass easily and you will have JK> > lots of > happy memories of her. >> Yes it is so very hard. I pass by things she used in the house and >> start crying again. But she's at rest now. My poor dog, I miss her so >> much. > But she's not suffering any more. True. And now, we have a huge and comical dog, >>> Here is a weird but interesing switch on Lasagne we all liked (as >>> weird as it sounds (grin). I was doubtful about steaming the lasagna >>> sheets, but it worked really well :) >>> From the Food Network: >>> Sunny's Easy Tomato and Basil Lasagna Roll-Ups >>> ============================================== >>> Ingredients >>> 24 lasagna noodles (from about two 1-pound packages) Kosher salt and >>> black pepper >>> One 15-ounce container ricotta >>> 4 cups shredded 2- to 6-cheese blend that contains mozzarella (along >>> with provolone, Parmesan, Asiago, pecorino or jack cheese) 1 cup >>> chopped fresh basil, plus more for garnish 1 cup chopped fresh Italian >>> parsley, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon red chile flakes >>> 2 large eggs, whisked >>> Zest of 1 lemon >>> One 24-ounce jar tomato and basil pasta sauce Grated Parmesan, for >>> garnish >> > I tried the lasagne sheets once when I found whole wheat ones at a >> > health foods store (don't think it was Whole Foods, think it was >> while > we were in Savannah). We came to the conclusion that we liked >> working > with regular lasagne noodles better, but I can see where the >> sheets >> > might be better for something like this. Maybe I'll have to give >> them > another try. >> Hmm... not sure what this recipe called for above in that respect. I >> thought it was just normal Lasagna noodles... that's what I used :) >> So good to hear from you Ruth, and all the rest of the members of this >> echo... I miss it. > So get on it more often--we need all the active members we can get. I will, life just gets a little whacky some days, I guess :) Take care, Janis --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-6 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) .