Hi Dave,

 RH> I'm doing a lot more convenience cooking than I used to--haven't made
 RH> bread in probably a year. The local farmer's market isn't that far away
 RH> and it is small enough that it doesn't take too much time/effort to
 RH> walk thru it. Some vendors do have a line, but they're ones that have
 RH> been with the market since the beginning in 2008. One of them, a baker,
 RH> will be retiring at the end of this month but the produce farmer I get
 RH> a lot from is still going strong. Parking can be a problem but if you
 RH> wait long enough, someone parked nearby will pull out.

 DD> I made a loaf of my cheese bread to take to a function of my
 DD> motorcycle club. Mixed all with the bread machine then baked it in
 DD> loaf pans in the oven. Still, w/my cramped and inconvenient kiktchen
 DD> layout it was a PITA playing put & take & rearrange to get things
 DD> done.

Sounds good to me. This kitchen has some more room than the rental place
but not a whole lot more. We do have counter space, even tho there's a
toaster oven on one counter, dish washer top has the dish rack above it
and some other appliances on the (back of) the longest counter.

 DD> I'm making a nice roast to take to my brother's joint on 25 December.
 DD> I can do that in my casserole crockpot and take the crock with to use
 DD> as
 DD> a serving vessel. Basically I layer the bottom ov the dish with
 DD> potatoes sliced on my mandoline. Then center the salted and peppered
 DD> chuckroast
 DD> on the bed of potatoes and surround it with baby-cut carrots. Then,
 DD> using the mandoline, slice a large onion to cover the whole thing,
 DD> sprinkle a 2 oz packet Lipton's Onion Soup Mix over the top and let it
 DD> cook on low until galling apart tender.

I can almost smell it now. (G)

 DD>      88

 RH> I use the Organic Sprinkle, 24 herbs and spices, salt free (Paul C.
 RH> Bragg's original 1930 blend). Yellow top, yellow label. I might pick up
 RH> a different one to try next time we go down to Sprouts, just to try,
 RH> but this is my favorite for soup stock seasoning.

 DD> OK, Thanks. Now I know what Im looking for.

And I might check out some of the others, in addition to the one we use.
Do use Mrs. Dash lemon pepper on some things, usually mix some into
chicken salad when I make it.


 DD> According to the forecast today (pedicted high 23F) is the last of the
 DD> galloping chillblains.


We didn't get above freezing yesterday, supposed to be mid 40s today.
Wide range for the next week or so, but no white stuff in the forecast.
Rain, but you don't have to shovel it. (G)

 DD> I'll pass. All my service records went up in smoke when Jefferson
 DD> Barracks (Missouri) burned up. As it predated the computerisation of
 DD> their data - it might be possible to gather the info from other
 DD> sources. Heck even my DD-214 and Honorable Discahrge diploma are
 DD> missing in action.

 DD> I support Vet's stuff through my brother and my Senator (Tammy
 DD> Duckworth)

 RH> As long as you support the Vet's, that's good. You should try to find
 RH> your DD-214 tho; it is what your local funeral home needs to get the
 RH> flag on your casket. If you've made arraingements already, check with
 RH> whoever you did it with; they might have a copy of the DD-214 on file.

 DD> I've already made my pre-paid arrangement - right into the fire and
 DD> the ashes into a large pickle jar to be used for traction on slick
 DD> roads.

We've made arraingements but not paid yet. Steve is debating a veteran's
cemetary, free for him but a fee for me. BTW, I first heard of Tammy
Duckworth when we were in HI; she had some connection to the state and
used the first name Lada. Don't remember details tho.


 DD> My store is having a Christmas Party on 16 December. I'll be taking
 DD> this as my "covered dish":

 DD>       Title: John Wayne Tater Tot Casserole
 DD>  Categories: Chilies, Vegetables, Cheese, Dairy, Potatoes
 DD>       Yield: 6 Servings

 DD>      32 oz (2 cans) chilli w/beans
 DD>       4 tb Dairy sour cream
 DD>      15 oz Can whole kernel corn;

 RH> Looks like it should fill a few bellies. (G)

 DD> There will, no doubt be lots of other stuff as well.

 DD> For breakfast on the 25th I'm sponsoring any of my family/extended
 DD> family to the Interfaith Breakfast held annually at Temple B'rith
 DD> Sholom. Then off to brother's with the roast.  Bv)=


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