of all the descreptives of him boring is not one... a little stuffy in some
areas, and certainly conservative... but on the whole a keeper, after all he
tolerates me, and it can be said i am a little more than quirkey/eccentric,
Lee
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>> he does most of the actual cooking so that chopping deal is up to him...
>> when i asked for cumen he read a description that wasn't exactly accurate
>> or he interpreted it wrong, can't remember for sure now... but i finally
>> got it then cooked chicken in the crock pot with a sweeter salsa and the
>> cumen, he really enjoyed it so its on the list...
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>> you would think after thirty years i would quit being shocked at what i
>> learn new about him but he is always there showing me something new, Lee
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> Well you won't ever get bored))) That is lovely)
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>>>> i would eat food with a lot more heat as i really enjoy it, but its not
>>>> edible to him so i figure i can get hot when we eat out if i want it,
>>>> and even though we rarely eat out these days, its something i enjoy not
>>>> something i need... i prefer herbs to flavor the food as he does and
>>>> what a joy when i finally convinced him cumen was not a heated product,
>>>> lol, Lee
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>>> Awwwwwwww lol. I use a lot of herbs when I cook but I chop them finely
>>> because he complains if he seems too many 'bushes' in his food <g>
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>>>>>> don't let all that talk about the dry beans spook you. i can't
>>>>>> really visualize your dh opening the kidneys and eating out of the
>>>>>> bag like a snack... but i often do as you do when we get onto some
>>>>>> new dish we make it a few times to get it where we want it... compare
>>>>>> how we like it then stick well sorta to that... its pretty easy here
>>>>>> as the dh doesn't like hot at all, and only food slightly seasoned
>>>>>> and not at all spicey... neither of us ever add black pepper to
>>>>>> anything we cook so once we get the ingr/method down its all good...
>>>>>> I am excited for you trying a whole new area of foods.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you, Lee Me too!! You two sound as though you have similar
>>>>> tastes to us
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lee
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>>>>>>>>> Today I saw only black eyed peas, red kidney beans and lentils
>>>>>>>>> (dried)!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dry black eyes are a total treat! Lentils I am getting into as a
>>>>>>>> new
>>>>>>>> addition here but others may have better recipes for them.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We never did take to lentils so I doubt I will be cooking any.
>>>>>>> Actually
>>>>>>> after all the comments here I might just stick to canned beans for a
>>>>>>> bit. I
>>>>>>> intend to make another pot today, similar to the last. I do that
>>>>>>> when I am
>>>>>>> experimenting until I am sure I have it right... althought the last
>>>>>>> pot was
>>>>>>> very good)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Metric, shmetric.. I am still in pounds and ounces lol
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (grin!). I still think that way but I can convert pretty easy for
>>>>>>>> most
>>>>>>>> things.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's no problem really My scale changes from one to the other at
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> touch of a button
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Got it! I wouldn't like that one as much as the timer limits but
>>>>>>>> it's
>>>>>>>> definately nice in all other ways!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It''s about the size of my 'junior crock'. I have 3, Momma (BIG
>>>>>>>> oval,
>>>>>>>> whole pork shoulder, whole bone in ham, 6lb chicken etc), Junior
>>>>>>>> (4L like
>>>>>>>> yours), and Baby (5cups). Junior is a good size for meals for 2
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> leftovers. 'Baby' predates that size having more than 'plugged in
>>>>>>>> or not'
>>>>>>>> (heat is high when on) so is a bit limited in use but at times,
>>>>>>>> she's just
>>>>>>>> right.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I had a really big cuisineart
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/6c52vzg
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>>>>>>> But I recently gave it away. Far too big for the two of us.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I don't use it for everything though. I am happy cooking in my
>>>>>>>>> oven or
>>>>>>>>> in my cast iron pan on the stove.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Same here! I use the oven not that much though. I might go 3
>>>>>>>> months
>>>>>>>> without using it, then use it twice in a week.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Well I make all our bread, so the oven is on quite a lot.
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