Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Apparently I am breathing better. My oxi-meter is showing mid-90s
without having the concentrator turned on and the cannulae up my snoot. That's a good thing. Initial set-up setting on the concentrator was 6
L/M. If I can maintain the mid-90s without help the O2 bottles and the concentrator can go back to the home-hralth store for womeone who
really needs them.

6 l/m is a pretty strong concentration. Your lungs must've been
congested like New York City traffic. I'm glad you're doing better.

Turns out they had a batch of bad disposable Oxi-Meters at the hospital.
They came back and paraded me up and down the hall with a forehead unit
rather than the finger-wave used previously. Current direction is 2/l
per minute. I see the follow-up doc this morning and that's one of the
issues I am gong to raise.

Even with my heart issues, my oxygen blood levels are around 97-98.
Just had a pre-op appointment with a nurse at the VA concerning an endoscopy/colonoscopy procedure I am due to have on June 2. She
listened to my heart and said it sounded really good for someone who
had two heart attacks.

An that's another. I'm about due for a Wazoo-Look anyway and with the
amal bleeding that put me back on sick call .... it's time to suck it
up and git 'er done.

I see my cardiologist tomorrow. They may still delay that procedure because of that saddle PE I had last November.

That was caused by a DVT that went "walk-about" wasn't it?

As my younger brother says "This getting old lark isn't for pu**ies.
But it beats what's in second place"

I realized today that I never put a "Lunch" category in my MM. Oops. Fixed now.

I've never had any "meatime" categories in my Meal Muncher. I eat what ever/when ever. One of my pet-peeves with the Fats Food burger snatchers
is their brief period when the had "breakfast anytme".

I enjoyed baing able to order from their (abbreviated) menu of typical breakfast items between 11 ayem and close of business. 'Cause sometimes
you're not up for burgers and fries - but a couple burritos and a hash
brown patty would satisfy the inner beast. Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Breakfast Burrito
Categories: Chilies, Eggs, Cheese, Pork
Yield: 4 Servings

4 (8") flour Tortillas
6 lg Eggs
1 ts Buttermilk
Salt & Pepper
4 oz Good breakfast sausage; bulk
2 oz Shredded Cheddar cheese
1 sm Onion; chopped
1 sm Red bell pepper; seeded,
- chopped
4 oz Can chopped green chilies;
- drained

Saute bell pepper and onion until soft. Add drained
green chilies to the mix. Set aside.

Cook sausage, stirring around to break up into crumbles.
Do not overcook. Set aside, reserving sausage grease in
skillet.

Scramble eggs in sausage grease until set but not hard
or dry. While cooking eggs nuke the tortillas for 15 to
30 seconds to warm and soften.

Spread scrambled eggs on warmed tortilla. Top with 1/4
of the sausage, pepper/onion/chile mix and cheese.

Wrap tortilla into a burrito. Nuke to melt cheese if
you think it necessary. If serving as finger food you
can serve now. If serving on plates with silverware
you can smother with chile verde if you like. Serve
salsa on the side.

An Uncle Dirty Dave take on McDonald's Breakfast Burrito

Recipe and MM Format by Dave Drum - 04 April 2008

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Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

Turns out they had a batch of bad disposable Oxi-Meters at the
hospital. They came back and paraded me up and down the hall with a forehead unit rather than the finger-wave used previously. Current direction is 2/l per minute. I see the follow-up doc this morning and that's one of the issues I am gong to raise.

That is not good at all. You'd think they'd test some things?! In the hospital, I ask for a 2 lpm oxygen feed as that replces my need to bring my CPAP with me.

An that's another. I'm about due for a Wazoo-Look anyway and with the
amal bleeding that put me back on sick call .... it's time to suck it
up and git 'er done.

My cardiologist said my heart is functioning normally and the EKG looked
great. I am very lucky.

That was caused by a DVT that went "walk-about" wasn't it?

No, separate issue caused by the VA denying me the blood thinner I needed
and not telling me until I nearly died. Ah, government efficiency...

As my younger brother says "This getting old lark isn't for pu**ies.
But it beats what's in second place"

Exactly. I went to basic training with a guy from Sudan who was trying to
get American citizenship. He told me that "growing old is a privilge that
not many have".

I enjoyed baing able to order from their (abbreviated) menu of typical breakfast items between 11 ayem and close of business. 'Cause sometimes you're not up for burgers and fries - but a couple burritos and a hash brown patty would satisfy the inner beast. Bv)=

Me too! There are a few places like Jack In The Box and Bojangles where you can order breakfast any time. Of course, more upscale places like IHOP and Denny's are a good choice if you're famished. :D

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Gulf Coast Seafood Gumbo with Rice
Categories: Posted to r, Dinner: sou, Method: sto
Yield: 6 Servings

1 sl Bacon; chopped
2 tb All-purpose flour
1 lg Onion; chopped
1 md Red bell pepper; cut in 1/2"
-dice
1 md Green bell pepper; cut in
-1/2" dice
1 ts Minced garlic
3/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Freshly ground pepper
1/4 ts Thyme
1/8 ts Ground red pepper; to 1/4
-teaspoon
1 cn Low fat chicken broth; plus
-water to =3 cup
1 c Sliced frozen okra
1 c Chopped; drained canned
-tomatoes
1 c Chopped green onions
1 lb Red snapper or catfish
-fillet; cut in 1 1/2"
-chunks
8 oz Medium shrimp; peeled and
-deveined
3 c Cooked brown rice

Cook bacon in heavy Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp. Drain on
paper towels. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir flour into drippings
and cook, stirring frequently, until mixture is deep golden brown,
about 12 to 15 minutes. (Be careful not to burn.) Stir in onion,
diced peppers, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme and red pepper. Cover and
cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are tender, 10 minutes.
Gradually stir in broth, then okra, tomatoes and green onions. Return
to simmer and cook, covered, until mixture is thickened and
vegetables are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in snapper and shrimp;
cook 5 minutes more. Stir in bacon. Serve over cooked rice. Makes 6
servings.

NOTES : All you need is one slice of bacon to capture the smoky flavor
typical of this zesty fish stew. Prep time: 20 minutes Cooking time:
55 minutes Degree of difficulty: Easy Low-fat Low-calorie Recipe by:
FROM LHJ ONLINE http://www.lhj.com

Posted to recipelu-digest by Valerie Whittle <catspaw@inetnow.net
(Valerie Whittle)> on Mar 27, 1998

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On 05-25-23 18:42, Sean Dennis <=-
spoke to Dave Drum about Re: Knee-Moan-Ya <=-

That is not good at all. You'd think they'd test some things?! In
the hospital, I ask for a 2 lpm oxygen feed as that replces my need to bring my CPAP with me.

When I was in the hospital about ten years ago because my gall blader
died, I used my CPAP machine with a tube adapter that they plugged an
oxygen line into. I don't know what the oxygen feed rate was.

Slightly strange that most of the messages in the COOKING echo are not
about cooking, but more about the ailments of getting old:-}}


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Crockpot Beef Stroganoff for 2
Categories: Crockpot, Easy, Tested
Yield: 2 Servings

1 lb Round steak - med cube
1/4 c Onion, med dice
1 cn Golden mushroom soup
4 oz Fresh sliced mushroom
1/8 t Pepper
1/4 c Sour cream (see note)
1/4 c Cream cheese (see note)
1 1/2 c Hot cooked noodles

NOTE: You can use all sour cream or all cream cheese if that is what
you have.

Cut beef into thumb tip to first knuckle size cubes.
[or very thin slices would work as well]

Using 1 1/2 quart two level heat control crockpot (3 1/2 quart if
doubling recipe) place beef, onion, soup, mushrooms and pepper. Mix
everything together well.

Cover and cook on LOW heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or until beef is
very tender. (at 7 hour mark stir in cream cheese if using). When
beef is totally tender, stir sour cream into beef mixture. (If using
only cream cheese add at 7 hour mark)

Serve over noodles.

Tested by doubling recipe 10/1/1

Turned out very good. Nice sauce. Meat was tender and not falling
apart, mushrooms still had a bite to them.

Variation of recipe from bettycrocker.com

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Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

That was caused by a DVT that went "walk-about" wasn't it?

No, separate issue caused by the VA denying me the blood thinner I
needed and not telling me until I nearly died. Ah, government efficiency...

"When you have an efficient government, you have a dictatorship." --
Harry S Truman

As my younger brother says "This getting old lark isn't for pu**ies.
But it beats what's in second place"

Exactly. I went to basic training with a guy from Sudan who was trying
to get American citizenship. He told me that "growing old is a
privilge that not many have".

I enjoyed baing able to order from their (abbreviated) menu of typical breakfast items between 11 ayem and close of business. 'Cause sometimes you're not up for burgers and fries - but a couple burritos and a hash brown patty would satisfy the inner beast. Bv)=

Me too! There are a few places like Jack In The Box and Bojangles
where you can order breakfast any time. Of course, more upscale places like IHOP and Denny's are a good choice if you're famished. :D

They knocked my last remaining Denny's down to buikd a drive-thru car
wash. They've put up a La Qinta motel just off of Route 66 here. I keep
hoping. Bv)=

IHOP isn't one of my favourite places. They are trying to re-brand as
IHOB (burgers). And their pancakes never were "best in class", But,
then, nothing at IHOP were was. Plus they've jacked around with their
"senior menu"

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Dent-Knees Chicken Fried Steak
Categories: Beef, Wine, Breads
Yield: 4 Servings

4 Cubed steaks
Corn oil
Seasoned salt *
3 tb Lambrusco red wine
+=OR=+
3 tb Juice
2 c Bisquick
1/4 lb Butter; melted
1/3 c Cooking oil
Seasoned salt & pepper

The night before, put the steaks in a dish in single
layers. Wipe them on both sides with an even coating of
corn oil. Dust them on both sides with a generous amount
of seasoned salt.

Drizzle each steak with wine. Seal the dish in doubled
foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate it for about 24 hr
prior to preparing the final dish.

Remove the steaks from the fridge and coat both sides
well in the bisquit mix.

Combine the butter with the oil in a large skillet until
melted. Brown both sides of each steak, till crispy.
Transfer right back to the same baking dish and seal in
foil. Bake at 375ºF/190ºC about 30 minutes.

Source: Gloria Pitzer's Secret Recipes Newsletter.

* I'm guessing Lawry's or Mrs. Dash for the seasoned
salt. UDD

From: http://www.recipesource.com

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Dale Shipp wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

When I was in the hospital about ten years ago because my gall blader died, I used my CPAP machine with a tube adapter that they plugged an oxygen line into. I don't know what the oxygen feed rate was.

That's interesting. I don't think I've ever seen that at the hospitals
I've been to.

Slightly strange that most of the messages in the COOKING echo are not about cooking, but more about the ailments of getting old:-}}

Not only do we all have to eat but deal with age and health problems, sigh.

For my part, I have not been doing a lot of cooking lately but I am trying
to eat more healthy. I am hoping to get a set of teeth this year so I can start enjoying my broccoli, asparagus, and artichokes again.

Since I woke up late...again...

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Cornmeal Griddle Cakes
Categories: Breakfast, Side dishes
Yield: 16 Servings

1 c Water
1 1/4 c Plus 3/4C Milk
1 tb Sugar
1/2 c Yellow cornmeal
1 c Flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 c Butter - melted
2 lg Eggs - slightly beaten
1 ts Oil - optional

Place water, 1 1/4C milk and sugar in heavy bottom medium saucepan and
bring to a simmer. When liquid just comes to a simmer slowly sprinkle
in cornmeal, whisking continuously, so no lumps form. Slowly simmer,
stirring frequently adjusting heat as necessary to prevent
splattering, until cornmeal is cooked and tender, about 4 minutes.
Pour into large bowl to cool to room temperature; stirring
occasionally to prevent skin from forming.

Meanwhile, sift together flour, baking powder and salt in small bowl.
Set aside.

When cornmeal mixture has cooled stir in melted butterr and eggs,
mixing until smooth. Stir in flour mixture. Stir in remaining 3/4C
milk. Batter should be fairly smooth.

Heat griddle over medium heat until water drops splatter. If not using
non-stick griddle brush lightly with oil. For each pancake, ladle 1/4c
batter onto heated griddle and cook until pancakes turn lightly puffy
and a couple of bubbles appear on surface, (this type of pancake has
few bubbles compared to regular ones) and underside is lightly brown.
Turn and cook on other side.

NOTES: Make sure cornmeal is completely cooked. To test, taste small
amount to be sure it is tender and has no crunch to it. You could
also replace half of melted butter with melted strained bacon fat.

From Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel Feb. 6, 1997 Typed for you by Kim
Reese Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 674 by RecipeLu
<recipelu@geocities.com> on Feb 01, 1998

MMMMM

-- Sean

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Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

They knocked my last remaining Denny's down to buikd a drive-thru car wash. They've put up a La Qinta motel just off of Route 66 here. I keep hoping. Bv)=

It's like the Dollar General "seeds" I see here all the time (huge mounds of dirt where a new DG is going up). There's not a Denny's within a 150 mile radius of my area and I have no clue why. With two busy Interstates intersecting nearby (I-26, which I live about two miles away from, and I-81 which hits I-40 about 70 miles west of me), I'm surprised there isn't one already.

IHOP isn't one of my favourite places. They are trying to re-brand as
IHOB (burgers). And their pancakes never were "best in class", But,
then, nothing at IHOP were was. Plus they've jacked around with their "senior menu"

Our local IHOPs went out of business during COVID lockdowns and someone must have bought them as they reopened. Yeah, IHOP isn't anything to write home about but our local IHOP is pretty decent. Food and service is good so no reason not to eat there though I still prefer Waffle House. Our local
Perkin's went under several years ago, sadly.

... La Quinta - Spanish for "Motel next to a Denny's"

I was thinking of the same tagline!

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Crunchy Brunch Egg Casserole
Categories: Breakfast/, Casseroles
Yield: 1 Servings

2 c Seasoned croutons
4 oz Cheddar cheese; shredded
4 Eggs; slightly beaten
2 c Milk
1/2 ts Prepared mustard
Bacon; crisp and crumbled

In bottom of buttered Pyrex dish, combine croutons and cheese. Mix
remaining ingredients, except bacon, and pour over crouton/cheese
mixture. Sprinkle bacon crumbles on top. (May be prepared in advance
or overnight.) Bake 1 hour at 325 degrees. 6 servings. Posted to
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #985 by "M. Hicks" <nitro_ii@email.msn.com> on
Jan 5, 1998

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Sean Dennis wrote to Dave Drum <=-

They knocked my last remaining Denny's down to buikd a drive-thru
car wash. They've put up a La Qinta motel just off of Route 66 here.
I keep hoping. Bv)=

It's like the Dollar General "seeds" I see here all the time (huge
mounds of dirt where a new DG is going up). There's not a Denny's
within a 150 mile radius of my area and I have no clue why. With two
busy Interstates intersecting nearby (I-26, which I live about two
miles away from, and I-81 which hits I-40 about 70 miles west of me),
I'm surprised there isn't one already.

I bet there's a Cracker Barrel though. Bv)=

IHOP isn't one of my favourite places. They are trying to re-brand as
IHOB (burgers). And their pancakes never were "best in class", But,
then, nothing at IHOP were was. Plus they've jacked around with their "senior menu"

Our local IHOPs went out of business during COVID lockdowns and someone must have bought them as they reopened. Yeah, IHOP isn't anything to write home about but our local IHOP is pretty decent. Food and service
is good so no reason not to eat there though I still prefer Waffle
House. Our local Perkin's went under several years ago, sadly.

Our franchisee did outdoor (patio) even w/heaters in the winter time.
And hung on. He also leased the last Denny's location (before they tore
it down) and installed a Spaghetti Shop franchise. It's still under the
same ownership - but it's now a "Beef O'Brady's" sports bar franchise.

No one ever accused Joe Rupnik of being afraid to "take a shot". Bv)=

We've still got a Perkins ... which started life in Cincinasty as
"Perkins Pancake House" (pre-dating IHOP)

I wish we had a Waffle House or a Toddle House. We're forced to make do
with a Memphis based Huddle House.

... La Quinta - Spanish for "Motel next to a Denny's"

I was thinking of the same tagline!

You know what they say about "great minds" (Not talking about us, of
course.) Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Summer's Best Peach Crumble (Cracker Barrel)
Categories: Five, Fruits, Breads
Yield: 8 servings

20 oz Frozen sliced peaches;
- thawed, drained
6 tb Brown sugar
1 c Coarse crushed cinnamon
- graham crackers
3 tb Butter; melted

Set oven @ 375ºF/190ºC.

Coat an 8" square baking dish with cooking spray.

Combine peaches and brown sugar in prepared baking dish.

In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and
butter. Sprinkle graham cracker topping over peaches and
bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until peaches are hot and
bubbly. Serve warm.

RECIPE FROM: https://www.mrfood.com

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Sean Dennis wrote to Dale Shipp <=-

When I was in the hospital about ten years ago because my gall blader died, I used my CPAP machine with a tube adapter that they plugged an oxygen line into. I don't know what the oxygen feed rate was.

That's interesting. I don't think I've ever seen that at the hospitals I've been to.

Hmmmmmmmm .... I don't have my last C-Pap but I do have the manual that
came with. (after a brief search) It was a ResMed with a port for oxygen
to be added to the air-stream via tank or concentrator. Never used that feature. And quit the C-Pap when the apnea left off ... after I slimmed
down and wrung a lot of excess water out my body.

Slightly strange that most of the messages in the COOKING echo are not about cooking, but more about the ailments of getting old:-}}

Not only do we all have to eat but deal with age and health problems, sigh.

For my part, I have not been doing a lot of cooking lately but I am
trying to eat more healthy. I am hoping to get a set of teeth this
year so I can start enjoying my broccoli, asparagus, and artichokes
again.

If you can get to my area I can house you and take you to the joint
where I my Goerge Washington's. One Day Dentures in Jacksonville, IL
Just a half-hour from me. I'll throw in a tube (or two) of Poligrip
Adhesive. I'll even make dinner.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Shrimp & Broccoli (sort of) Alfredo
Categories: Seafood, Sauces, Pasta, Cheese
Yield: 4 Servings

8 oz Uncooked linguine or
- spaghetti
1 c Broccoli florets
2 tb Butter
1 lb Tail-off cooked shrimp
10 3/4 oz Can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c Whole milk
1/2 c Grated Parmesan cheese; plus
- more to sprinkle at table
1/4 ts Pepper

Cook linguine according to package directions. Add
broccoli to cooking water for the last 4 minutes of
cooking time; drain.

In a medium skillet, over med-high heat, melt butter.
Add shrimp and heat, stirring, until shrimp are heated
through. Add soup, milk, cheese, pepper & the linguine
mixture. Heat through, stirring occasionally.

Serve with additional cheese.

Makes 4 servings

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Dave Drum wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

I bet there's a Cracker Barrel though. Bv)=

Nope, nothing there yet. There IS a Cracker Barrel north of town right off
of I-26, across from Waffle House. <G>

Our franchisee did outdoor (patio) even w/heaters in the winter time.
And hung on. He also leased the last Denny's location (before they tore
it down) and installed a Spaghetti Shop franchise. It's still under the same ownership - but it's now a "Beef O'Brady's" sports bar franchise.

I haven't been to our local Beef O' Brady's in 10 years but they are still there and still evidently going strong in the same location. They are in an odd location but if you want them, they're there.

I wish we had a Waffle House or a Toddle House. We're forced to make do with a Memphis based Huddle House.

We've three WHs here; one a short drive north of me (3 miles) and one west of me (4.4 miles), and the one across from CB (6.6 miles). They're all really good places especially the far-north one. I like to go around 9-10 AM.
Past the breakfast rush hour. I do admit to enjoying going to a WH around
that time with my laptop and a MiFi to do my morning computer work while eating.

You know what they say about "great minds" (Not talking about us, of course.) Bv)=

More from our OTR experiences. Mine is more of just doing cross-country driving in a car, not a semi.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Cracker Barrel Hash Brown Casserole
Categories: Copycat
Yield: 6 Servings

2 lb Frozen hash potatoes; thaw
1/2 c Margarine; melt
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Black pepper
1/2 c Onion; chop fine
1 cn Cream of chicken soup
2 c Colby cheese; grated

Preheat oven at 350F. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick
cooking spray. Combine soup, margarine, salt, pepper, onions and
cheese. Gently mix in the potatoes and pour into prepared pan or
dish. Bake uncovered at 350F for 35 minutes.

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