Hi Dave,

 RH> We switched to growing habeneroes with the tomatoes after that. One
 RH> fall I didn't clear off the pepper bushs, next spring they put out
 RH> more.

 DD> Those will light up your life. Hottest peppers I grow are the Prik Kee
 DD> Nu (Thai rat sh**) peppers. Also serranos (not quite so hot) and the
 DD> jalapenos (pretty mild) I did some Biker Billy jalapenos one year.
 DD> WOW! Hotter than the Thai chilies or cayennes.

We've stopped growing tomatoes and peppers now, did put in some sugar
snap peas last spring. We'd get enough for a few each, every so often
but never a great amount.

 DD>      88

 RH> We used butter flavored or olive oil non stick spray instead of regular
 RH> butter with the air popper. A spray or two, mix it in, another shot and
 RH> add the seasonings--worked well for us.

 DD> Hadn't thought of that. How well did the salt stick to the popcorn?
 DD> That could get expensive using the spritz on your popcorn if you ate
 DD> much of it.  Bv)=  Of course with Steve's corn allergy that could now
 DD> be moot.

 RH> We had popcorn maybe once every couple of weeks so didn't end up using
 RH> a lot of spray. The spray did help the seasonings stick, not quite like
 RH> butter but close enough.

 DD> Whatever works.  Bv)=

Exactly! (G)

 DD>      88


 DD> A lot of my missing dishes went that way. Just never "came home" after
 DD> visiting someone else's kitchen.

 RH> I try to use disposable dishes when I take something somewhere and I'm
 RH> not concerned about getting the dish back. Alpaca (Peruvian chicken,
 RH> small chain in this area) puts their take out in a nice square box,
 RH> with cover that is really good for taking a meal to a shut in. Last
 RH> spring I made a small meat loaf, roasted potatoes and carrots with it
 RH> and it all fit nicely in the box, didn't need to worry about getting it
 RH> back.

 DD> My house mate is a packrat. I've all manner of take away containers,
 DD> etc piled in a corner of the kitchen counter. Even if I thin them out
 DD> when
 DD> Dennis isn't paying attention they still threaten to take over the
 DD> whole counter.

I'll go on a clean out spree every few months so the pile doesn't get
too bad.


 DD> Our farmer's market is nearly all edibles. Once a month they have do a
 DD> "Crafts Fair" along with the agricultural products.

 RH> We have a craft fair in the spring and another one in the fall along
 RH> with the market. We've also a knife sharpener who comes once a month,
 RH> does it on the spot during spring thru fall but winter hours are
 RH> shorter so he'll take them home and send them back the next week.

 DD> My carbon steel knives I sharpen/hone myself. The stainless steel
 DD> (which is a real PITA to sharpen) I take to the guy who used to
 DD> sharpen the
 DD> blades of my paper cutters when I was in the printing business. He has
 DD> figured out hoe to put an edge on a material that "work hardens" when
 DD> you file or cut it.

We'll put an edge on most of our knives but this guy does scissors too.
There's where we would pay for his services.


 DD> I'm off to my local Hy-Vee for a free Veteran's Day breakfast. I'll
 DD> skip the Golden Corral's free dinner buffet - the lines are over a
 DD> city block long. And I stood in enough chow lines in the service.

 RH> Steve went to a flag raising and breakfast at one of the local
 RH> residential care facilities this morning. Then we went to the Veteran's
 RH> Day ceremony at the WF veteran's memorial where he gave the invocation
 RH> and benediction as chaplain for the Legion post. Went to lunch at the
 RH> Carolina Ale House, special for vets was a half rack of ribs; I got it
 RH> also. Supper was at Red Robin with the Monday night Warrior Bible Study
 RH> group; the vet's special there was a burger (with trimmings) and fries.
 RH> Steve subbed out the regular fries for sweet potato fries. I had a
 RH> crispy chicken salad and an Oreo/peppermint milk shake. Both times I


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