Hi Dave,

 RH> Yes, especially paired with a couple of pots of crysanthemums on porch
 RH> steps. (G)

 DD> Only two things wrong with that. I'm not a fan of mums. And my house
 DD> is on a slab - so, no steps.  Bv)=

 RH> Mini mums were part of my wedding bouquet, along with dried pods and
 RH> other fall greenery. We always buy the pots of small flowers, don't
 RH> want to overpower anything else. And, yes, we have several steps going
 RH> up to the front door. Steve had to add an extra rail before he could
 RH> get the VA loan but it's a help as we've gotten older. (G)

 DD> I know the words to that song. I was going to buy breakfast at Temple
 DD> B'rith Sholom on Christmas morning as I have done in past. But there
 DD> si a longish flight of stairs down to the meeting/dining hall where
 DD> they do the Interfaith breakfast. And I do not do stairs well. Up or

They don't have an elevator, ramp or other handicap entrance?

 DD> down. So I took my brother and my friend to the Star 66 (truck stop)
 DD> Cafe for the
 DD> Star 66 Special - 2 eggs, potatoes, a breaded boneless pork chop, and
 DD> a biscuit. The chop and the biscuit topped with a very good sauaage
 DD> gravy. I didn't eat anything the rest of the day.

That'll work. We did a braised leg of lamb with kasha and a side
vegetable. Just the 2 of us so nothing fancy. Did get to talk with our
girls on Christmas day which was nice.



 DD>       Title: Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine w/Butternut Squash
 DD>  Categories: Poultry, Squash, Fruits, Chilies, Vegetables
 DD>       Yield: 5 servings

 RH> This does look good, slow cooker is a good sub for a tagine, given the
 RH> amount of ingredients. Maybe add some kalamata olives too?

 DD> Don't see why not. Ripe olives are usually always good.

 RH> The kalamata olives have a different taste than black olives. I found
 RH> out about them in the late 90s, here on the echo. Bought a jar to see
 RH> if we liked them, they were a keeper. Steve isn't fond of black olives
 RH> so we usually just have kalamatas and green olives on hand.

 DD> I can detect subtle differences between the Kalamata and the black
 DD> olives but, I like both - so, no harm, no foul.  Bv)=

 DD> I also like the briny green olives, either pitted or whole but without
 DD> the pimento stuffing that many seem to think "de rigeur" in ther
 DD> pitted greenies.

They all work well for various things but we found we don't care for
kalamatas on pizza. Steve ordered it that way once; it was enough of a
taste difference that we decided "never again".


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