Subj : Balsamic vinegar [1]
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Janis Kracht
Date : Mon Jun 19 2023 18:57:22
Hi Ruth!
I'm sorry it has taken me a few days to reply... We bought a new pup yesterday and she is just so wonderful :) She is 82 pounds, a central asian shepherd mix (and German Sheperd). We had to travel about an hour to get her, but she is just so worth it. I called her a "pup" but she is about 4 years old... no papers, but when our vet sees her, I'm sure he'll be able to tell us if that is accurate :)
>> > We were on a cruise/train/bus trip to Alaska the latter part of May,
>> > came home with bronchitis (and a bit of a head cold) for me, a mild
>> case > of Covid for Steve. Both of us are improved, but not 100% yet.
>> Nice
>> Your trip sounds like it was really interesting - So sorry about the
>> Covid.. My daughter also got it from one of her trips for work. I
>> think she is all over now, but I still check on her. :(
> We're done with the worst of it, just a bit more congestion than usual
> now. Some of it could be due to summer pollen now.
Yes, 'tis the season... I also suffer from that, but it hasn't been too bad this year. I hope it stays that way over here (grin).
>> This year, we visited Gettysburg again, I love visiting there - I
>> always see something new.
> We've not been there in some years. Last time we went, we bought the
> narrated tour (CD) and did the self guided thing--a lot better than the
> time I went with my parents. Then we just hit up a couple of the
> highlights and called it a "tour".
I can understand that :) Sometimes the tours take forever.
>> > ago, and poor Sophie JK> (the smaller one) is now suffering from
>> liver > and thyroid failure... JK> we're counting the days for the
>> poor girl
>> > and trying to be optimistic.
>> > It's hard to lose a pet. We adopted out our cocker spaniel before
>> moving > from AZ to HI; its been 22 years and I still occaisionally
>> look for him > to be underfoot.
>> I'm sorry to hear about your cocker spaniel.. I had one once, he was
> Sam was adopted out to a family down the street. We'd gotten him the
> same way, when a family had orders for Scotland and didn't want to put
> him thru a 6 month quarerentine. HI had a 4 month one, but Sam was 12 by
> then and wouldn't have done well in it.
It is so hard when they start "aging" :(
>> great! Chester, was I named after Howlin' Wolf the singer because
> he JK> howled so loudly :) The stinker bit me on our way to KY when we
> moved JK> down there, but I think the move traumatized him a bit... He
> was find JK> after we got there.
> Sam was pre named--we got him when he was 4. Funny thing was, our
> neighbors across the street had a cocker spaniel named Sam also. We
> called ours, our comic relief because he was so goofy.
Yes, cocker spaniels can be so goofy :) Ours was goofy as well :)
> He bonded fast
> with our younger daughter; she was his person and he'd take her side in
> "heated discussions" with her dad. (G)
That is so great when a pup attaches to a family member :)
>> >Hopefully Sophie will pass easily and you will have JK> > lots of
> happy memories of her.
>> Yes it is so very hard. I pass by things she used in the house and
>> start crying again. But she's at rest now. My poor dog, I miss her so
>> much.
> But she's not suffering any more.
True. And now, we have a huge and comical dog,
>>> Here is a weird but interesing switch on Lasagne we all liked (as
>>> weird as it sounds (grin). I was doubtful about steaming the lasagna
>>> sheets, but it worked really well :)
>>> From the Food Network:
>>> Sunny's Easy Tomato and Basil Lasagna Roll-Ups
>>> ==============================================
>>> Ingredients
>>> 24 lasagna noodles (from about two 1-pound packages) Kosher salt and
>>> black pepper
>>> One 15-ounce container ricotta
>>> 4 cups shredded 2- to 6-cheese blend that contains mozzarella (along
>>> with provolone, Parmesan, Asiago, pecorino or jack cheese) 1 cup
>>> chopped fresh basil, plus more for garnish 1 cup chopped fresh Italian
>>> parsley, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon red chile flakes
>>> 2 large eggs, whisked
>>> Zest of 1 lemon
>>> One 24-ounce jar tomato and basil pasta sauce Grated Parmesan, for
>>> garnish
>> > I tried the lasagne sheets once when I found whole wheat ones at a
>> > health foods store (don't think it was Whole Foods, think it was
>> while > we were in Savannah). We came to the conclusion that we liked
>> working > with regular lasagne noodles better, but I can see where the
>> sheets
>> > might be better for something like this. Maybe I'll have to give
>> them > another try.
>> Hmm... not sure what this recipe called for above in that respect. I
>> thought it was just normal Lasagna noodles... that's what I used :)
>> So good to hear from you Ruth, and all the rest of the members of this
>> echo... I miss it.
> So get on it more often--we need all the active members we can get.
I will, life just gets a little whacky some days, I guess :)
