Subj : 5 Ingredient Dishes - 09
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Thu Jan 02 2025 17:19:54
Hi Dave,
RH> I usually have plans for just about every bit of meat, again, thanks to
RH> my up bringing. I did make the stock yesterday, both chicken and ham
RH> for both soup (ham for lentil soup) and other uses. When I do a bit of
RH> top of the stove dressing to go with chicken or cook kasha/rice to
RH> otherwise stretch out a meal, I'll generally grab a jar of stock
RH> instead of just water for more flavor.
DD> I don't have plans for all that I "save". But, I do try to keep a
DD> tally in my head of the possibles stashed in the reefer. Still, every
I have plans, but they're always subject to change. Thought we were
going to do lentil soup initially with the ham bone, ended up doing pea
soup. Then we realised there was more meat on the bone than we'd
thought, so ended up doing the lentil soup also. Did it yesterday, had
it for supper and put two boxes in the freezer, plus some in the fridge.
DD> once in a while I hold a "clean-out" session and get rid of the
DD> science projects, especially those that have grown blue fur or ar
DD> otherwise unrecognisable
I try to keep track of that as I pull other things out of the fridge.
DD> Yesterday was my "end of year clearance". In the pockets on the door
DD> I found a shrink-wrapped package of sausage. The sticker from the
DD> store
DD> was faded - but I finally determined that it was Italian sausage from
DD> last June. Since I knew I had not bought it I asked Dennis if he knew
DD> anything about it. He said "Bought that by mistake. Thought it was
DD> for breakfast." The dogs enjoyed the treat. Bv)=
Pups ended up with a treat!
DD> I don't do stuffing/dressing unless it's part of the "traditional"
DD> meal or entree. More likely to make soup. And besides the home-done
DD> stock or broth I've been adding miso paste for a nice flavour kick.
RH> We like it as an easy side, don't do a lot of potatoes. Other
RH> alternatives are couscous or kasha. Dad was a meat and potatoes for
RH> supper man; most often the potatoes were mashed, sometimes with gravy,
RH> other times plain. He didn't really like rice but ate it the few times
RH> Mom made chop suey, ate it more often when a Chinese restaurant opened
RH> up in town (after I left). He and my mom did take out from there
RH> probably every other month.
DD> I've got a rice cooker/steamer that gets a fair amount of use. Bv)=
I don't use my rice cooker as much as I did a few years ago. Sometimes
I'll pull out the multi cooker pot instead, just depends on what else
I'm doing to go with the rice.
DD> Except when my brother is coming over. He's not done rice since he got
DD> out of the Army. He says he was to close to everything rice when he
DD> was in the Army in Vietnam.
I think my dad's dislike of it came from being in the Pacific theater of
WWII. At one point our son in law bought a Mitsubishi Eclipse; my dad
saw it and was not happy with D's choice. Yet he owned a series of
Volkswagens.
DD> Good thing he wasn'y coming for dinner last night. This was supper:
