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   -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Sean Dennis <=-   
      
    RH> I know, I've heard about that too. But it won't stop me from drinking   
    RH> the diet version.   
      
   Oh, I wasn't trying to put you off of drinking diet Coke.   
      
   If I am going to drink Coke, as I occasionally do at places who do not   
   offer Pepsi or Dr. Pepper products, I prefer to drink Coke Zero Sugar   
   rather than Diet Coke as the latter has always had an astringent, bitter   
   taste in the background to me that I do not like.   
      
   Being born and mainly raised out West, it was much more common for me to   
   drink Pepsi products than Coke products.   
      
   My personal favorite is diet RC which I can only find in 2-liter bottles   
   at Kroger.  Canned diet RC is all over but I prefer 2-liter bottles.   
      
   These days I am more likely drinking water with lemon (to hide the nasty   
   taste of our city water).   
      
    RH> Hopefully you will get it soon, and that you can regain some function.   
    RH> Hooked to a machine for several hours, several times a week does not   
    RH> sound like fun.   
      
   That and my doctors told me that in my case, if I get to that stage, I   
   will most likely not live much longer.   
      
   That reminds me, I need to get to the VA tomorrow for an electrolyte lab   
   test and to uh, drop off a sample.  Tests and more tests these days...   
      
    RH> We just lost a good friend of ours--former Navy, retired FDNY, had a   
    RH> long list of health issues. He passed away on Tuesday, after having a   
    RH> massive heart attack last week. Initially they thought he'd need   
    RH> dialisis but his kidneys came back, then faded out, like the rest of   
    RH> his body. At his visitation last night and service today, the funeral   
    RH> home was packed tight with people. He was the one who made chicken   
    RH> piccota for a lot of our Legion get togethers; after I made it for the   
    RH> first time several months ago, I told him and got a "good for you!".   
    RH> I'll never make it again without thinking of him.   
      
   I'm sorry for your loss.  It's always so difficult losing friends and   
   family but it's a part of life we have to accept.  All part of His plan.   
      
   I am afraid that I may suffer the same fate (kidneys working, then   
   failing again).ÿWhat angers me is that, once again, a majority of the   
   problems that lead to my kidney failure were the fault of the spotty   
   care I get from some providers at the VA.  I now know better.   
      
   As for the chicken piccota, it's nice you have something to celebrate   
   your friend's memory with.   
      
   MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06   
      
         Title: Impossibly Easy Breakfast Bake (Crowd Size)   
    Categories: Breakfast, Cheese/eggs, Cassaroles, Seandennis   
         Yield: 12 Servings   
      
         2    Packages (12 oz each) bulk   
              Pork sausage   
         1    Medium bell pepper, chopped   
              (1/2 cup)   
         3 c  Frozen hash brown potatoes   
         2 c  Shredded Cheddar Cheese   
              (8 oz)   
         1 c  Original Bisquick(TM) mix   
         2 c  Milk   
       1/4 ts Pepper   
         4    Eggs   
      
     Prep time : 20 minutes Total time: 1 hour 10 minutes   
      
     Breakfast casseroles don't get any easier than this! Prepped in just   
     20 minutes and easily made-ahead and stored for the next morning,   
     this is the breakfast casserole recipe you need to conquer your next   
     brunch. The best part?  It's crowd-sized, so everyone can enjoy a   
     piece (and then some)!   
      
     1. Heat oven to 400øF. Grease rectangular baking dish, 13x9x2 inches.   
     Cook sausage, bell pepper and onion in 10-inch skillet over medium   
     heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is no longer pink; drain.   
     Stir together sausage mixture, potatoes and 1 1/2 cups of the cheese   
     in baking dish.   
      
     2. Stir Bisquick mix, milk, pepper and eggs until blended. Pour into   
     baking dish.   
      
     3. Bake uncovered 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center   
     comes out clean. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 1 to 2 minutes   
     longer or just until cheese is melted. Cool 5 minutes.   
      
     From:   
     http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/impossibly-easy-breakfast-bake-cro   
     wd-size   
      
     MM'd by Sean Dennis on 20 January 2017.   
      
   MMMMM   
      
   -- Sean   
      
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