Subj : Plan-Overs
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Tue Jan 07 2025 14:35:11
Hi Dave,
RH> F-150, not sure about the steering wheel. Also do have the remote start
RH> which has been nice. Had that on the Frontier also.
DD> My next ride will have it. As it is I'm only a few steps outside the
DD> front door. I can nip out, fire up Bruno and start the seat and
RH> We're not too far from the truck. Steve can start it remotely, keep it
RH> locked until we get out there. It won't go anywhere until he puts the
RH> key in; pushing the gas pedal without putting the key in will kill the
RH> engine.
DD> That's the way my little HHR worked. Locked the doors and started the
DD> engine. I could unlock the doors with the key or by pushing the button
DD> on the key fob. But I had to have the key in the ignition to drive
DD> away.
Easy way to prevent the car from being taken. Too bad they didn't have
the remote start when I was growing up; I remember too many Sunday
mornings when we'd head outside to a cold car and be almost to church
before it warmed up. There were some Sundays it didn't start and we'd
walk to church, arriving quite cold. By the time the school bus got to
us, it was always warm so we weren't as concerned about a cold vehicle
during the week.
RH> Guess I'll be making a few more "rib sticking" meals over the next few
RH> days; got beef stew planned for early next week. It'll be my "regular"
RH> stew, no pot au feu this time.
DD> I've been getting lazy as I get older. Especially since I disovered
DD> the "Healthy Choice" frozen entrees. When Hy-Vee puts them on sale for
DD> <U$3 I stock the freezer. Since Dennis is playing Uber for his son and
DD> D-I-L his schedule and mine do not match often. So I'm basically
DD> "cooking for one" anyhow. Bv)=
RH> I'm buying more bread than making it, buying rotisserie chickens from
RH> time to time and a few other "cheats" now and again but I'm still
RH> basically cooking for 2. Sometimes when Steve has a Legion or VFW
DD> My local GFS (restaurant supply) is offering rotissiere chickens @ U$3
DD> each. I'll stock up this afternoon. Got lots of interesting recipes
DD> that call for rotissiere chicken. Bv)=
Sounds like a good idea. Steve pulled a turkey breast out of the freezer
the other day; I think I'll bake it tomorrow.
DD> There's a red sauce Moussaka, as well. But I figure if I'm going to do
DD> that, why nt make a real lasagna instead?
RH> I do the lasagne my MIL taught me how to make, quite a bit more fiddly
RH> but well worth it. Maybe I ought to make it up into one meal's worth
RH> amounts; it would be more work initially but so much easier if we want
RH> lasagne later on. (G)
DD> Dennis, pack-rat that he is, saves all take-away containers. And I,
DD> realist that I try to be, dump arm loads of them into the wheelie bin
DD> just before putting it on the curb for pick-up. Just, mostly, the
DD> light duty stuff. I stack the heavier stuff and keep an eye on it. If
DD> it's
DD> not been used in three or more weeks .... into the bin.
We have some plastic "throw away" stuff that I keep reusing for soups,
etc for the freezer. Trouble is, the lids are a thinner plastic so they
break easier--I need to sort thru and toss containers with no lids. I've
also got some Tupperware that gets used for freezing or storage of dry
goods in the pantry.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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