Subj : Tex-Mex                                                  [1]
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Mon Jul 01 2024 12:34:33

Hi Dave,


 DD> Most of the venues around this area have the lunch menu available
 DD> until 15:00. Which is good for me as I sometimes take a late lunch.

That's as good as a late breakfast for those of us that don't like it at
the crack of dawn.

 DD>  my trousers aren't as tight as they used to be. A visit to my
 DD>  cardiologist told me that I've lost 35# in the past couple of
 DD>  moths - according to their scale. If this keeps up it could get

 RH> Good going! I need to up my exercise factor and try to shed a few
 RH> pounds.

 DD> expensive. There's a limit to how much pants can be "taken in."

 RH> I know, I've both taken them in and let them out as a seamstress
 RH> for hire. (G)

 DD> I am not sempster (sempster (ess) found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.

 DD> sempster (ess)  also "sɛmpstrɪs" noun

 DD> 1. (Knitting & Sewing) a rare word for seamstress
 DD> 2. (Professions) a rare word for seamstress

 DD> https://www.thefreedictionary.com/

 DD> Picked that word up from a Robert Heinlein Sci-Fi novel.

I picked up the term from Alison Weir/Philippa Gregory, both British
authors writing a lot about the pre thru post Henry VIII era. Our older
daughter got me interested in those books when I borrowed one of hers
and she said "keep it". I've quite a number of them on my Nook.


 DD>         8<----- CUT ----->8

 RH> I use the 6 quart one from time to time but it usually means a lot of
 RH> left overs (unless I'm doing chili for a cook off, then it usually
 RH> comes home empty or nearly so).

 DD> Does your big crockpot have a locking lid? Mine doesn't and while I've
 DD> used it to transport chilli (to work, to a gathering, etc.) I have to
 DD> drive verrry carefully and not make any sudden moves lest I get chilli
 DD> all over the floor/carpet in the Beemer.

Yes, it has a locking lid; we make sure it's locked down before
transporting and usually put it in a box, lined with towels as well. We
also put a lightweight bungee cord over the top as extra insurance.

 DD> Here's one that would work in the triple header. I'd leave off the
 DD> okra and substitute file' powder as the thickener.

 DD>       Title: Sausage & Chicken Gumbo
 DD>  Categories: Pork, Poultry, Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies
 DD>       Yield: 6 Servings

 RH> I'd probably cut it into 1/2 or 1/3 recipe and use the baby crock pot.
 RH> Not sure about the okra; I like it but Steve doesn't.

 DD> Even though the African word for okra is "gumbo" which gave the dish
 DD> its name - I still call m'em "snot pods". Even battered and deep fried
 DD> they give me a slimy mouth feel..

 RH> I like it best deep fried, used to order it all the time if we went
 RH> somewhere and it was on the menu. Now it's maybe half the time. (G)

 DD> I hereby bequeath you my lifetime share of snot pods - in perpetuity.
 DD> Bv)=

IIRC, you made this bequeast some years ago---but it doesn't hurt to
refresh it now and again. (G)


 DD> Here it is - paired with another of my least favourite foods - grits,
 DD> aka wallboard spackle. You probably couldn't serve this to Steve since
 DD> grits is, at root, corn that has has unconscionable things done to it.


 DD>       Title: Okra-Grits Recipe
 DD>  Categories: Vegan, Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies
 DD>       Yield: 999 Servings

No, he's not that fond of grits anyway, but again, I like them. At one
of our favorite seafood restaurants, my usual order is their shrimp and
grits, half size portion so I have room for clam chowder or seafood
bisque (just a cup) as well.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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