"Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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> 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,

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> Lee
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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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...
>>>
>>> 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
>>
>> Well you won't ever get bored))) That is lovely)
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>>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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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
>>>>
>>>> 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>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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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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>>>>>>>> "cshenk" > wrote in message
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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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