Hi Ruth,
On , you wrote me:

 RH> Forgot, add a bit of sugar, if you want, to taste. IIRC, I used one
 RH> packet of stevia, sweetness equal to two teaspoons of sugar. Plenty
 RH> sweet enough for us.

Sounds good.  I'll stick with sugar though, the processed sweet stuff gives
me a headache.  Even Stevia.

 RH> I don't have that problem as our kids and grand kids are in Utah and
 RH> Arizona. (G)

Laugh, I'm sure my kids would find a way to show up if they were that
far apart.  Anything to not have to cook. hahahaha

 RH> Either he was extra hungry or something in it tasted so good he
 RH> wanted more...and more....and more. (G)

He says my soups were one of the things he missed when he was 
living in Hamilton.  Even my daughter (who lives 3 floors down) can
smell when I'm cooking soup and magically visits. hahaha

 RH> get some green beans, a tomato (Steve doesn't eat many of them so one 

Andrea doesn't like them very much either so I buy normally two at a time
as her dad will have a slice or two.

 RH> is sufficient), a sopapilla cheesecake bar and a slice of NY style
 RH> cheesecake. Also spent some time just talking with a friend.

Yum.

 RH> another CT scan in February to see how much things have changed since 
 RH> had done in August.

Fingers crossed for you.

 RH> Interesting, I never would have thought about using garlic powder,
 RH> black pepper and paprika. My mom used to use just a bit of sugar and 
 RH> celery seed, plus slightly diluted vinegar, but she was never noted 
 RH> for her creativity in cooking.

The guy who gave me the recipe (Gabe we call him, but his name is Gabor)
started cooking up a storm so I"m getting some Hungarian recipes from him
while he's still in the mood to write them down. :)

Shawn

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