Subj : Re: Apples part 2 To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Thu Oct 31 2024 10:38:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> 20/20 hindsight. I was somewhat hesitant when Steve told me about it RH> but the longer he was in, the more I knew it was a smart choice and RH> really enjoyed a lot of it. Didn't like the separations of course but RH> he never did deploy to a war zone. DD> All the "lifers" that I know are glad they did it. RH> It's a steady job with little (but some) chance of a lay off. If you go RH> in young enough, you'll retire with enough years yet for a 2nd career RH> and have 2 retirement checks. Steve didn't do that but with Social RH> Security, retirement and disability pay, we're able to meet our bills RH> and have a bit left over. My brother, Phil, didn't do a full career in the military. When he got back from Vietnam he signed up for the apprenticeship in the Plumbers, Pipefitters & Boilermakers. Did that for 40 years - the last 20 or so as the heating & AC guy for the local school board which gave him two nice pension cheques. And his wife retired from cooking lunches and running cafeterias for the school district - so they have three decent whacks of $$$ pluse social security for both. Me? All I've got is social security. Which I could scrape by on. But I'm still working part-time @ AutoZone because it helps pad-out the SSI but more because I enjoy helping people and enjoy the job. Not to mention it gets me away from sitting my rusty-dusty and pounding on the confuser keys. Bv)= DD> Title: Picnic Potatoes DD> Categories: Potatoes, Soups, Casseroles DD> Yield: 10 Servings RH> I've seen similar that have had a topping of crushed corn flakes so RH> have never tried it. Maybe try something like this, but in a smaller RH> quantity. DD> You could have subbed Wheaties, Grape-Nuts Flakes, or Bran Flakes for DD> the Kellog's. Whoops, just checked - Wheaties contains corn - so it's DD> a no-no. But Bran Flakes or All-Bran will work. RH> Or, use something like potato chips for a double potato dish. DD> Or Ritz crackers if you don't want the extra salt that comes w/tater DD> chips. RH> True, there's usually a work around for most anything if you look hard RH> enough. Ritz crackers is not a stretch. Especially when I figured uot what the recipe writer was talking about with the call for "butter flavoured" crackers. MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Ritzy Cheddar Chicken Breasts Categories: Poultry, Breads, Cheese, Dairy Yield: 4 servings 1 tb Olive oil; more for greasing - rack 1/4 c Sour cream 1 lg Egg white 1 ts Dijon mustard Salt 1 1/2 lb (2 lg) boned, skinned - chicken breasts 1 Sleeve (100 g) Ritz - crackers 2 oz Extra-sharp Cheddar cheese; - coarse grated 1/2 ts Garlic powder 1/2 ts Onion powder Position rack in the bottom third of the oven and set oven to 450ºF/232ºC. Place an ovenproof wire rack over a sheet pan. Dab a folded-up paper towel with olive oil and rub it over the wire rack to grease it. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream, egg white and Dijon mustard until smooth. Season with salt. Lay the chicken flat on a cutting board and carve each breast in half horizontally so you end up with four thin cutlets. Add the chicken to the sour cream mixture, and using your hands, smear the sour cream all over the chicken. In a large bowl, crush the Ritz crackers into coarse pieces with your fingers. Some crackers will turn to rubble while others turn to dust. Add the cheese, garlic powder, onion powder and olive oil. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and toss until evenly distributed. Holding one of the chicken cutlets by its thinner end, add to the bowl with the crumbs, and using your hands, pack the crumbs onto the chicken, pressing them in to create a thick coating. Transfer the breaded chicken to the rack in the sheet pan. Repeat with the remaining three cutlets. Bake the cutlets until the outsides are crispy and the insides are no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes. Let the chicken cool slightly so the coating can set, about 5 minutes, before transferring to plates and serving. By: Eric Kim Yield: 4 servings RECIPE FROM: https://cooking.nytimes.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... "When correctly viewed, everything is lewd" -- Tom Lehrer. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200) .