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   Message 24,074 of 26,839   
   Ruth Haffly to Dave Drum   
   Mama Mia! was: Golden Cor    
   26 Sep 25 20:45:10   
   
   MSGID: 1:396/45.28 6158bbb9   
   REPLY: 53684.fido-cooking@1:3634/12 2d3c7c3b   
   Hi Dave,   
      
    RH> extremely high out there so I guess they're trying to establish a   
    RH> secure financial foundation first.   
      
    DD> If we waited for that very little would ever get done.  Bv)=   
      
    RH> I know, but from what Rachel said, it is much higher than you would   
    RH> expect for the location. The state has more like LA or NYC or DC prices   
    RH> for housing and such like.   
      
    DD> Prices have gone completely bonkers over the past few years. My little   
    DD> house on the prairie has quadrupled in value in the few short years   
    DD> I've been here. Fortunately I have a property tax/assessment freeze as   
    DD> well as a homestead exemption ot my taxes would have gone right up   
    DD> with the "value" One of the (few) benefits of being and old guy.   
      
   At one point this place was valued at almost triple what we paid for it   
   but the market has shifted (again) and we're no longer valued so high.   
   We still get a lot of junk mail/calls "we want to buy your house" so one   
   time Steve told the caller that he'd sell--for half a million dollars.   
   Guy was somewhat taken aback, said he couldn't offer that much, good   
   bye.   
      
    DD> And rents? HAH! They're worse than .........   
      
   When we bought this house, the payment schedule worked out that we'd pay   
   a bit less than our (at the time) rent. We've added a good bit to the   
   principle each month so now, after almost 11 years, we've over half paid   
   it off.   
      
    DD> I cleaned the 'fridge yesterday. Amazing how much space can be freed   
    DD> up. And how many bowls and containers can be put back into service.   
      
    RH> I know the feeling. (G)   
      
    DD> I told Dennis that the clear-out was gong to be a regular thing. And   
    DD> if he stashed something  to eat it (or share it with the mutts) within   
    DD> two weeks or - into the bin with it. We'll see how that plays out.   
      
    RH> Containers labeled for contents and dated, I presume? I'm better about   
    RH> that for the freezer than the fridge.   
      
    DD> The ice box stuff is an see-thru containers and I've not dated and of   
    DD> it. The stuff that gets sucky-bagged and frozen gets dated and   
    DD> (usually) has a name or description on the package.   
      
   Unless it's something obvious, like the pizza Steve brought home from a   
   meeting last night. We repackaged it into 2 slices/bag vaccuum bags and   
   froze. It'll reheat quick on the convection cycle of the toaster oven   
   and a slice each, with a side of something else, will make an easy   
   lunch.   
      
    DD>   but not compressed. Repeat, making each meatball about 1   
    DD>   inch in diameter.   
      
    RH> I picked up scoops in several sizes before a kitchenware store went out   
    RH> of business. Small one is about 1" in diameter, largest about 2". Good   
    RH> for portioning out meat balls, cookie dough and other stuff, saving the   
    RH> wear & tear on the wrists. The scoops are ambidexterous, not like the   
    RH> old right hand only ice cream scoops, making it easier for me to use.   
      
    DD> I've got round scoops from a melon baller to the old flippy-bail I   
    DD> scream scooper (which hasn't been used for I scream in several years)   
    DD> and if I need something larger I have my round soup ladle.   
      
   Those old flippy bail scoops are right hand exclusive; the ones I have   
   can be used right or left handed, good for both Steve and me.   
      
    DD>   You can use any Parmesan cheese you like. The stuff from   
    DD>   the pre-grated cans works here. You can also use   
    DD>   mixtures of Parmesan with other cheeses. I use a store   
    DD>   brand Parmesan, Romano and Asiago blend to good effect.   
      
    RH> I don't buy the red and green cans ny more; after using fresh grated,   
    RH> the cheese in them tastes more like sawdust.   
      
    DD> I do both. Depends on the use. I do keep a wedge of Parmesan has the   
    DD> little crank grater handy. Like many I had grown up with the shaker   
    DD> cans and didn't know any better until I made this recipe - what an   
    DD> eye-opener.  Bv)=   
      
   Steve's mom bought the real thing from time to time at the little   
   Italian store in Rochester that we shop at from time to time. She also   
   used the green and red cans; I was raised on the green can. Once our   
   finances eased a bit (and getting into the echo), I started buying the   
   real thing and haven't looked back.   
      
      
    DD>       Title: Dave's Fish Parmesan   
    DD>  Categories: Seafood, Cheese, Sauces, Mushrooms   
    DD>       Yield: 8 Servings   
      
      
   Sometimes it just takes something simple to open your eyes. Steve   
   doesn't like black olives so some years (decades) ago I bought some   
   kalamata olives. Big!!! hit, and they appear regularly in my cooking.   
      
   ---   
   Catch you later,   
   Ruth   
   rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net  FIDO 1:396/45.28   
      
      
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