• Re: Tuesday Night Dinner, March 5, 2024??

    From Dave Smith@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Tue Mar 5 16:53:57 2024
    On 2024-03-05 4:24 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.


    We are having grilled lamb chops, steamed asparagus, salad with blue
    cheese dressing and some sort of potato side.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Wed Mar 6 08:29:53 2024
    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 21:24:40 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great. I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.

    Where would y'all be without your chains?

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  • From Leonard Blaisdell@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Tue Mar 5 22:49:41 2024
    On 2024-03-05, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great. I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.


    We're having leftover beef stew and store-bought garlic bread. I didn't
    think we had a Texas Roadhouse in my area, but we do.
    My wife has eaten there a couple of times. I have to keep a better eye
    on her. ;)

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net on Wed Mar 6 10:18:56 2024
    On 5 Mar 2024 22:49:41 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell
    <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

    On 2024-03-05, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great. I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.

    We're having leftover beef stew and store-bought garlic bread. I didn't
    think we had a Texas Roadhouse in my area, but we do.
    My wife has eaten there a couple of times. I have to keep a better eye
    on her. ;)

    Indeed. She could turn communist and you wouldn't even notice.

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  • From jmcquown@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Tue Mar 5 20:23:01 2024
    On 3/5/2024 4:59 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
    Bruce wrote:

    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 21:24:40 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.

    Where would y'all be without your chains?

    I would say prison, but that's not the right answer.

    Where would Bruce be without some reason to criticize? Where does Bruce
    eat? What does Bruce eat? What does Bruce cook? Hmmmm.

    Jill

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 6 12:31:53 2024
    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 20:23:01 -0500, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net>
    wrote:

    On 3/5/2024 4:59 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
    Bruce wrote:

    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 21:24:40 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.

    Where would y'all be without your chains?

    I would say prison, but that's not the right answer.

    Where would Bruce be without some reason to criticize? Where does Bruce
    eat? What does Bruce eat? What does Bruce cook? Hmmmm.

    Thanks for being so interested, Jill.

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  • From Cindy Hamilton@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Tue Mar 5 21:55:19 2024
    On 2024-03-05, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
    What's everybody having tonight?

    Salad with chunks of Muenster cheese and an apple-cider vinegar
    dressing.

    Earlier, I posted a description of the curry I made for lunch,
    but I haven't seen it show up.

    --
    Cindy Hamilton

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  • From Cindy Hamilton@21:1/5 to Bruce on Tue Mar 5 21:57:07 2024
    On 2024-03-05, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 21:24:40 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great. I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.

    Where would y'all be without your chains?

    I would be in approximately the same place I am now. I very, very
    rarely eat at chain restaurants.

    --
    Cindy Hamilton

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  • From Ed P@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Tue Mar 5 16:38:00 2024
    On 3/5/2024 4:24 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.

    Chicken Milano.

    I didn't make it. Went next door Sunday and my DIL made it.

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  • From Graham@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Tue Mar 5 15:02:03 2024
    On 2024-03-05 2:24 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.

    I spent the afternoon making marmalade so it'll be lentil soup from the freezer.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Wed Mar 6 17:30:30 2024
    On 05 Mar 2024 21:57:07 GMT, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com>
    wrote:

    On 2024-03-05, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 21:24:40 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great. I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.

    Where would y'all be without your chains?

    I would be in approximately the same place I am now. I very, very
    rarely eat at chain restaurants.

    Me neither.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to nospam@example.net on Wed Mar 6 20:55:23 2024
    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:51:20 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:



    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great. I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.


    I had 3 fried eggs with cayenne pepper and ghost pepper based chili sauce.
    To that 2 dried sausages I found in the refrigerator.

    You must be a carb fearer. But ghost pepper chili sauce? Store bought?
    I mean, ghost pepper is HOT.

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  • From D@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Wed Mar 6 10:51:20 2024
    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great. I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.


    I had 3 fried eggs with cayenne pepper and ghost pepper based chili sauce.
    To that 2 dried sausages I found in the refrigerator.

    ...

    Yes, wife was travelling last night. =(

    Best regards,
    Daniel


    P.S. I also had 5 walnuts for desert.

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  • From D@21:1/5 to Bruce on Wed Mar 6 14:49:01 2024
    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:51:20 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:



    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great. I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.


    I had 3 fried eggs with cayenne pepper and ghost pepper based chili sauce. >> To that 2 dried sausages I found in the refrigerator.

    You must be a carb fearer. But ghost pepper chili sauce? Store bought?
    I mean, ghost pepper is HOT.

    I try as much as I can to avoid vegetables, so when my wife is not
    controlling me, it's mostly meat. ;)

    Well, kind of... it's a specialty store that focuses only on chili sauce,
    so it's as close to "home made" as it gets without actually being home
    made.

    And yes... it's super hot... but soooo good, but hot. I pay the price the
    next day on the toilet. ;)

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  • From Dave Smith@21:1/5 to Graham on Wed Mar 6 10:11:18 2024
    On 2024-03-05 6:39 p.m., Graham wrote:
    On 2024-03-05 2:24 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.
    I spent the afternoon making marmalade so it'll be lentil soup from the freezer.


    My wife has done most of the shopping here and, having difficulty with
    citrus, I don't spend much time looking at oranges or other citrus
    fruits. As a result, I completely missed the Seville orange if or when
    they hit to local stores. Despite my citrus issues, I had been
    considering making a batch of marmalade. I would have got a million
    brownie points from my wife. She likes it as much as I do.

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Graham on Wed Mar 6 09:19:31 2024
    Graham wrote:
    ...
    I spent the afternoon making marmalade so it'll be lentil soup from the freezer.

    we saw it the first three times you posted it.


    songbird (or you made a boatload of marmalade...

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  • From Graham@21:1/5 to Dave Smith on Wed Mar 6 08:21:01 2024
    On 2024-03-06 8:11 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
    On 2024-03-05 6:39 p.m., Graham wrote:
    On 2024-03-05 2:24 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.
    I spent the afternoon making marmalade so it'll be lentil soup from
    the freezer.


    My wife has done most of the shopping here and, having difficulty with citrus, I don't spend much time looking at oranges or other citrus
    fruits. As a result, I completely missed the Seville orange if or when
    they hit to local stores.  Despite my citrus issues, I had been
    considering making a batch of marmalade. I would have got a million
    brownie points from my wife. She likes it as much as I do.

    Later today I intend buying a large bag of lemons at Superstore
    (Loblaws) to make lemon and lavender marmalade - a personal
    favourite.

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  • From Dave Smith@21:1/5 to Graham on Wed Mar 6 11:32:11 2024
    On 2024-03-06 10:21 a.m., Graham wrote:
    On 2024-03-06 8:11 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
    On 2024-03-05 6:39 p.m., Graham wrote:
    On 2024-03-05 2:24 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.
    I spent the afternoon making marmalade so it'll be lentil soup from
    the freezer.


    My wife has done most of the shopping here and, having difficulty with
    citrus, I don't spend much time looking at oranges or other citrus
    fruits. As a result, I completely missed the Seville orange if or when
    they hit to local stores.  Despite my citrus issues, I had been
    considering making a batch of marmalade. I would have got a million
    brownie points from my wife. She likes it as much as I do.

    Later today I intend buying a large bag of lemons at Superstore
    (Loblaws) to make lemon and lavender marmalade - a personal
    favourite.

    That sounds interesting. It's funny how polarizing marmalade can be. It
    is sort of like lamb where people love it or hate it.

    I was given some interesting jams for Christmas this year. One was an
    old favourite, Crabapple Jelly. It was a major disappointment. It was
    bland and had not really set up properly. One was a beer jam. I have no
    tried that yet. The other was Rhubarb Ginger. I had my doubts about that
    one but it turned out to be spectacular.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to nospam@example.net on Thu Mar 7 04:45:30 2024
    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 14:49:01 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:



    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:51:20 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    I had 3 fried eggs with cayenne pepper and ghost pepper based chili sauce. >>> To that 2 dried sausages I found in the refrigerator.

    You must be a carb fearer. But ghost pepper chili sauce? Store bought?
    I mean, ghost pepper is HOT.

    I try as much as I can to avoid vegetables, so when my wife is not >controlling me, it's mostly meat. ;)

    Well, kind of... it's a specialty store that focuses only on chili sauce,
    so it's as close to "home made" as it gets without actually being home
    made.

    Sounds good. Not everybody can or wants to grow their own peppers or
    turn them into sauce.

    And yes... it's super hot... but soooo good, but hot. I pay the price the >next day on the toilet. ;)

    Ghost pepper is in the top 10 of hottest peppers in the world.

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  • From D@21:1/5 to Bruce on Wed Mar 6 19:09:55 2024
    On Thu, 7 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 14:49:01 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:



    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:51:20 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    I had 3 fried eggs with cayenne pepper and ghost pepper based chili sauce. >>>> To that 2 dried sausages I found in the refrigerator.

    You must be a carb fearer. But ghost pepper chili sauce? Store bought?
    I mean, ghost pepper is HOT.

    I try as much as I can to avoid vegetables, so when my wife is not
    controlling me, it's mostly meat. ;)

    Well, kind of... it's a specialty store that focuses only on chili sauce,
    so it's as close to "home made" as it gets without actually being home
    made.

    Sounds good. Not everybody can or wants to grow their own peppers or
    turn them into sauce.

    Yes, I really like the concept and the fact that it is a small business,
    so I do try to support them! =)

    And yes... it's super hot... but soooo good, but hot. I pay the price the
    next day on the toilet. ;)

    Ghost pepper is in the top 10 of hottest peppers in the world.

    I am not surprised! Which one is the hottest? Is it even possible to use
    the hottest variety for anything useful or is it just for macho purposes?

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to nospam@example.net on Thu Mar 7 05:18:05 2024
    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:09:55 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:



    On Thu, 7 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 14:49:01 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:



    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:51:20 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    I had 3 fried eggs with cayenne pepper and ghost pepper based chili sauce.
    To that 2 dried sausages I found in the refrigerator.

    You must be a carb fearer. But ghost pepper chili sauce? Store bought? >>>> I mean, ghost pepper is HOT.

    I try as much as I can to avoid vegetables, so when my wife is not
    controlling me, it's mostly meat. ;)

    Well, kind of... it's a specialty store that focuses only on chili sauce, >>> so it's as close to "home made" as it gets without actually being home
    made.

    Sounds good. Not everybody can or wants to grow their own peppers or
    turn them into sauce.

    Yes, I really like the concept and the fact that it is a small business,
    so I do try to support them! =)

    And yes... it's super hot... but soooo good, but hot. I pay the price the >>> next day on the toilet. ;)

    Ghost pepper is in the top 10 of hottest peppers in the world.

    I am not surprised! Which one is the hottest? Is it even possible to use
    the hottest variety for anything useful or is it just for macho purposes?

    I have Carolina reaper plants at the moment. That used to be the
    number one hottest until a few months ago. We dry them, turn them into
    powder and use tiny bits at a time through dishes. You can't just chop
    them up and put them through food. Even a square millimeter is way too
    hot.

    The new hottest is Pepper X, but seeds aren't publicly available
    (yet).

    I think I'll stick with hot but milder ones from now on. Habanero,
    bishop's crown, bird's eye chilli.

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  • From Cindy Hamilton@21:1/5 to Dave Smith on Wed Mar 6 18:34:08 2024
    On 2024-03-06, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    It's funny how polarizing marmalade can be. It
    is sort of like lamb where people love it or hate it.

    Maybe. I don't like it enough to buy it. I don't hate it enough
    to spit it out. I really don't have much opportunity to eat it.

    We don't consume enough jam, jelly, preserves, or marmalade to make
    it worth buying more than one kind. Strawberry it is, then. Good on
    toast as well as PB&J.

    --
    Cindy Hamilton

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  • From D@21:1/5 to Bruce on Wed Mar 6 19:35:37 2024
    On Thu, 7 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:09:55 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:



    On Thu, 7 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 14:49:01 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:



    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:51:20 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    I had 3 fried eggs with cayenne pepper and ghost pepper based chili sauce.
    To that 2 dried sausages I found in the refrigerator.

    You must be a carb fearer. But ghost pepper chili sauce? Store bought? >>>>> I mean, ghost pepper is HOT.

    I try as much as I can to avoid vegetables, so when my wife is not
    controlling me, it's mostly meat. ;)

    Well, kind of... it's a specialty store that focuses only on chili sauce, >>>> so it's as close to "home made" as it gets without actually being home >>>> made.

    Sounds good. Not everybody can or wants to grow their own peppers or
    turn them into sauce.

    Yes, I really like the concept and the fact that it is a small business,
    so I do try to support them! =)

    And yes... it's super hot... but soooo good, but hot. I pay the price the >>>> next day on the toilet. ;)

    Ghost pepper is in the top 10 of hottest peppers in the world.

    I am not surprised! Which one is the hottest? Is it even possible to use
    the hottest variety for anything useful or is it just for macho purposes?

    I have Carolina reaper plants at the moment. That used to be the
    number one hottest until a few months ago. We dry them, turn them into
    powder and use tiny bits at a time through dishes. You can't just chop
    them up and put them through food. Even a square millimeter is way too
    hot.

    The new hottest is Pepper X, but seeds aren't publicly available
    (yet).

    I think I'll stick with hot but milder ones from now on. Habanero,
    bishop's crown, bird's eye chilli.


    Sounds like good advice! That reminds me... I read an article some weeks
    ago where people complained that Jalapenos have been grown for looks
    and that they are no longer as hot as they used to be when they were not
    being grown for looks. Caveat emptor!

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 7 05:40:49 2024
    On 06 Mar 2024 18:34:08 GMT, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com>
    wrote:

    On 2024-03-06, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    It's funny how polarizing marmalade can be. It
    is sort of like lamb where people love it or hate it.

    Maybe. I don't like it enough to buy it. I don't hate it enough
    to spit it out. I really don't have much opportunity to eat it.

    I won't spit it out either, but I don't like the idea of eating orange
    peel.

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  • From Mike Duffy@21:1/5 to Dave Smith on Wed Mar 6 18:41:39 2024
    On 2024-03-06, Dave Smith wrote:

    On 2024-03-06 10:21 a.m., Graham wrote:

    I intend [...] to make lemon and lavender marmalade
    - a personal favourite.

    That sounds interesting. It's funny how polarizing
    marmalade can be. It is sort of like lamb
    where people love it or hate it.

    I was given some interesting jams [...]
    The other was Rhubarb Ginger [...] spectacular.

    By chance I found where my local grocer puts discounted
    expired items before they send it to the city / province (?)
    compost / methane reclamation facility. I bought a few
    bottles of no-name hot sauce and some black garlic jelly.

    That stuff is excellent! I do not know if it needs
    to be well-aged like that, but I have trouble
    tasting garlic in it. It has white wine in it too.

    https://laterredu9.com/produit/gelee-dail-noir/

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to nospam@example.net on Thu Mar 7 05:53:39 2024
    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:35:37 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:



    On Thu, 7 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 19:09:55 +0100, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:

    I am not surprised! Which one is the hottest? Is it even possible to use >>> the hottest variety for anything useful or is it just for macho purposes? >>
    I have Carolina reaper plants at the moment. That used to be the
    number one hottest until a few months ago. We dry them, turn them into
    powder and use tiny bits at a time through dishes. You can't just chop
    them up and put them through food. Even a square millimeter is way too
    hot.

    The new hottest is Pepper X, but seeds aren't publicly available
    (yet).

    I think I'll stick with hot but milder ones from now on. Habanero,
    bishop's crown, bird's eye chilli.


    Sounds like good advice! That reminds me... I read an article some weeks
    ago where people complained that Jalapenos have been grown for looks
    and that they are no longer as hot as they used to be when they were not >being grown for looks. Caveat emptor!

    And they were already quite mild. There can't be much heat left then.

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  • From Ed P@21:1/5 to Cindy Hamilton on Wed Mar 6 14:34:44 2024
    On 3/6/2024 1:34 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    On 2024-03-06, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    It's funny how polarizing marmalade can be. It
    is sort of like lamb where people love it or hate it.

    Maybe. I don't like it enough to buy it. I don't hate it enough
    to spit it out. I really don't have much opportunity to eat it.

    We don't consume enough jam, jelly, preserves, or marmalade to make
    it worth buying more than one kind. Strawberry it is, then. Good on
    toast as well as PB&J.



    I have three. About 90% of what I use is strawberry. I have a jar of Lambrusco. For an afternoon snack, I may have a few crackers with cream
    cheese and a dab of Lambrusco jelly.

    I also have a jar of fig preserves. That lasts a very long time as I
    don't use if often, but it is good a a nice cheddar cheese. I had some
    onion jelly that was good with cheese too.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Thu Mar 7 07:33:10 2024
    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 20:17:22 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    Dave Smith wrote:

    On 2024-03-06 10:21 a.m., Graham wrote:

    On 2024-03-06 8:11 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:

    On 2024-03-05 6:39 p.m., Graham wrote:

    I spent the afternoon making marmalade so it'll be lentil soup from
    the freezer.


    My wife has done most of the shopping here and, having difficulty with >>>> citrus, I don't spend much time looking at oranges or other citrus
    fruits. As a result, I completely missed the Seville orange if or when >>>> they hit to local stores.  Despite my citrus issues, I had been
    considering making a batch of marmalade. I would have got a million
    brownie points from my wife. She likes it as much as I do.

    Later today I intend buying a large bag of lemons at Superstore
    (Loblaws) to make lemon and lavender marmalade - a personal
    favourite.

    That sounds interesting. It's funny how polarizing marmalade can be. It
    is sort of like lamb where people love it or hate it.

    My only experience has been with store bought orange marmalade and first
    ever jar was bought in Florida decades ago. It was *extremely* tart and
    next try was one bought here, and it was a 'sweet' orange marmalade. Far
    too sweet for me, almost sickeningly sweet.

    Maybe to hide the bitter flavour of the orange peel.

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  • From Leonard Blaisdell@21:1/5 to nospam@example.net on Wed Mar 6 20:37:05 2024
    On 2024-03-06, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
    On Thu, 7 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    I think I'll stick with hot but milder ones from now on. Habanero,
    bishop's crown, bird's eye chilli.

    Sounds like good advice! That reminds me... I read an article some weeks
    ago where people complained that Jalapenos have been grown for looks
    and that they are no longer as hot as they used to be when they were not being grown for looks. Caveat emptor!


    I tend to believe the "hot to mild" transition regarding jalapeños. When
    I was a boy of twelve, I snitched one from a grocery and gobbled it up
    just outside the front door. I thought I was going to die.
    Maybe it's I who have adjusted to pepper heat, but nowadays, most
    jalapeños taste like a mildly zingy bell pepper to me.

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  • From D@21:1/5 to Leonard Blaisdell on Wed Mar 6 21:52:19 2024
    This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text,
    while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools.

    On Wed, 6 Mar 2024, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

    On 2024-03-06, D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
    On Thu, 7 Mar 2024, Bruce wrote:

    I think I'll stick with hot but milder ones from now on. Habanero,
    bishop's crown, bird's eye chilli.

    Sounds like good advice! That reminds me... I read an article some weeks
    ago where people complained that Jalapenos have been grown for looks
    and that they are no longer as hot as they used to be when they were not
    being grown for looks. Caveat emptor!


    I tend to believe the "hot to mild" transition regarding jalapeños. When
    I was a boy of twelve, I snitched one from a grocery and gobbled it up
    just outside the front door. I thought I was going to die.
    Maybe it's I who have adjusted to pepper heat, but nowadays, most
    jalapeños taste like a mildly zingy bell pepper to me.


    Same experience for me. Not much joy in those.

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  • From cshenk@21:1/5 to jmcquown on Wed Mar 6 21:00:12 2024
    jmcquown wrote:

    On 3/5/2024 4:59 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
    Bruce wrote:

    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 21:24:40 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either
    tonight or Wednesday.

    Where would y'all be without your chains?

    I would say prison, but that's not the right answer.

    Where would Bruce be without some reason to criticize? Where does
    Bruce eat? What does Bruce eat? What does Bruce cook? Hmmmm.

    Jill

    Don't know and frankly, don't care.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to cshenk@virginia-beach.net on Thu Mar 7 08:34:15 2024
    On Wed, 06 Mar 2024 21:00:12 +0000, "cshenk"
    <cshenk@virginia-beach.net> wrote:

    jmcquown wrote:

    On 3/5/2024 4:59 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
    Bruce wrote:

    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 21:24:40 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either
    tonight or Wednesday.

    Where would y'all be without your chains?

    I would say prison, but that's not the right answer.

    Where would Bruce be without some reason to criticize? Where does
    Bruce eat? What does Bruce eat? What does Bruce cook? Hmmmm.

    Jill

    Don't know and frankly, don't care.

    Uh oh, I disagreed with cshenk one time too many!

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  • From cshenk@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Wed Mar 6 21:36:13 2024
    ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

    ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great. I'll give a report either tonight
    or Wednesday.

    We shared a blooming onion except they call it cactus bites or
    something like that. Very, very good thankfully not that greasy.

    I opted for seasoned rice, meh, it could have been a lot better.
    Green beans were good but a tad too greasy and too much liquid
    in the bowl.

    Rolls were ok, but my main gripe with the bread is I don't like
    the tops buttered. That just means greasy fingers. The cinnamon
    butter served with it was quite good.

    But the New York sirloin was superb!! Perfectly cooked to medium
    rare, very tender, and very flavorful. It was topped with sauteed
    onions and mushrooms. Mmmmmmmmm

    My neighbor got a huge thick cheeseburger with all the trimmings.
    She opted for seasoned steak fries, and she said they drool worthy.
    It also came with a very large quarter sliced dill pickle.

    So a bit of a hit-miss. Happens often. If you go back, you'll know to
    ask for an unbuttered biscuit and well drained vegetables.

    https://www.texasroadhouse.com/global-menu

    I'd have gone with the steamed vegetables and either house salad or
    baked potato. Probably prime rib.

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  • From Cindy Hamilton@21:1/5 to Ed P on Wed Mar 6 22:12:59 2024
    On 2024-03-06, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
    On 3/6/2024 1:34 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
    On 2024-03-06, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

    It's funny how polarizing marmalade can be. It
    is sort of like lamb where people love it or hate it.

    Maybe. I don't like it enough to buy it. I don't hate it enough
    to spit it out. I really don't have much opportunity to eat it.

    We don't consume enough jam, jelly, preserves, or marmalade to make
    it worth buying more than one kind. Strawberry it is, then. Good on
    toast as well as PB&J.



    I have three. About 90% of what I use is strawberry. I have a jar of Lambrusco. For an afternoon snack, I may have a few crackers with cream cheese and a dab of Lambrusco jelly.

    I also have a jar of fig preserves. That lasts a very long time as I
    don't use if often, but it is good a a nice cheddar cheese. I had some
    onion jelly that was good with cheese too.

    I doubt either of us eats strawberry preserves more than once
    or twice a month. Maybe less for me.

    On those rare occasions when I eat toast, it's usually buttered
    and salted.

    --
    Cindy Hamilton

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  • From Hank Rogers@21:1/5 to cshenk on Wed Mar 6 17:37:36 2024
    cshenk wrote:
    jmcquown wrote:

    On 3/5/2024 4:59 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
    Bruce wrote:

    On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 21:24:40 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    What's everybody having tonight?

    No cooking here as my neighbor and I are heading out to "Texas
    Roadhouse" restaurant.

    My first time there and I've peeked at their menu online and of
    course everything looks great.  I'll give a report either
    tonight or Wednesday.

    Where would y'all be without your chains?

    I would say prison, but that's not the right answer.

    Where would Bruce be without some reason to criticize? Where does
    Bruce eat? What does Bruce eat? What does Bruce cook? Hmmmm.

    Jill

    Don't know and frankly, don't care.


    Hush! Her majesty has always worried about bruce and kuth. You should too.

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