Subj : Diners was: Greek
To   : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Jul 27 2024 06:24:00

-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 RH> Understandable. Steve goes to breakfast a couple of days a week (one
 RH> with guys from chruch, other day with Legion members) at one of those
 RH> places. They open up at 0400, close at 11. The family has been in WF
 RH> for about 30 years so I wouldn't be surprised to hear some day in the
 RH> not too distant future that they're calling it quits.

 DD> I'm a bit surprised they don't do lunches whilst having breakfast all
 DD> the time.

 RH> They used to, but I think the events of 4 years ago made them cut back
 RH> their hours, then realised they liked the shorter time frame. They do
 RH> stay open longer on the Monday before Thanksgiving; they do a free meal
 RH> (turkey and the works) for vets and senior citizens.

The pandemic disrupted many food-service places. We had a new place
whose opening day was on the first day of the quarantine. Not the best
timing. Bv)= But they set up tents w/spce heaters and soldiered on. My
Sunday breakfast bunch were ther on our first Sunday and quite liked
how they handled the problem. They've certaily lasted longer than the
O'Charley's franchise which they replaced.

We have a local cafe which does free dinner on Thanksgiving and Xmas.
Owned by a Palestinian, Sgt. Pepper's Cafe is well-known in the area.
Owner, Ziyad Samara, told the local paper "This country has been very
good to me. This is my way of giving back."

I ate there one Thanksgiving when all the family was "elsewhere" for
the day. When I attempted to pay pay Ziyad got huffy with me saying
"No! No! Free for all!"

So, I left a tip on the table of about what the meal would have cost
from the menu. Hey, she's working her holiday. That deserves special
consideration.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Easy Leftover Turkey Stroganoff (?)
 Categories: Poultry, Mushrooms, Dairy, Herbs, Pasta
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
      1 cl Minced garlic
      3 tb Olive oil
      1 c  Sliced mushrooms
      3 c  Good, thick turkey gravy
      1 tb Dry summer savoury
      1 ts Fresh ground black pepper
    1/2 c  Dairy sour cream
      4 c  Leftover turkey diced/sliced
           - or shredded
 
  Begin by sauteing the garlic and mushrooms in the
  olive oil for several minutes until the mushrooms
  begin to get some good colour.
  
  Add the other ingredients except the turkey and
  simmer for only about 5 minutes.
  
  Add the leftover turkey and continuing to simmer until
  the turkey is well heated.
  
  Serve over egg noodles.
  
  Author: Barry C. Parsons
  
  UDD NOTES: Barry calls this 'stroganoff'. I wouldn't.
  I was out of summer savory - so substituted a mix of
  thyme and sage - quite successfully. I used store
  sourced wide egg noodles rather than making my own.
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.rockrecipes.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
MMMMM

.... It's weird being the same age as old people.
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