Subj : Ravioli
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Carol Shenkenberger
Date : Mon May 20 2024 19:10:13
Re: Ravioli
By: Ruth Haffly to Dave Drum on Sun May 19 2024 07:53 pm
> Hi Dave,
>
>
> DD> I usually have a way I want to dish to taste. So I modify on the fly
> DD> to try to achieve that flavour. I will sometimes eat a restaurant
> DD> verion
> DD> of a dish before trying to make it at home. Just (I tell myself) as a
> DD> benchmark.
>
> We've done that. Case in point, years ago when we were in Germany we had
> something called Goulash Soup (I'll look up the recipe and post it.) a
> couple of times. Started analysing it the second time, a few weeks later
> I was in the Stars and Stripes bookstore. Saw a German cookbook so I
> started browsing it, found a recipe for Goulash Soup. We were pretty
> much spot on with the ingredients, missed a couple of minor ones. Bought
> the book and have made the soup a number of times since.
>
>
> DD> I freaked out my hosemate yesterday at supper. I had stopped at
> DD> Humphrey's deli to pick up a half-pound of chicken livers and some
> DD> pre-cut muskmelon for my lunch whe I saw the meat department has
> DD> chuck-eye steaks on special offer @ U$6.99 lb. I couldn't pass that
> DD> by. 3 of the 1# steaks are sucky bagged in the freezer and I
> DD> fixed/grilled the other (after halving it)
> DD> w/lemon-pepper amd some basil and rigani.
>
> Sounds good. We try to catch deals like that when we can and add them to
> our freezer also. Didn't buy a lot of meat this past year but still have
> a good amount in the freezer.
>
> DD> Did "baked" potatoes in the microwave and a nice side salad. When I
> DD> set it in front of Dennis ha said "I'm not hungey". But I noticed
> DD> there was nothing but bare plates at clean-up time. Bv)=
>
> Nothing left for the dogs?
>
Oh, my poor Dog Jack! He's rescue and apparently never had a dental. 5 teeth
extracted (1,149$!!). He's almost 9 and had to be done, but gosh, even the cat
is being nice to him today.
