Subj : Balsamic vinegar [1] To : Janis Kracht From : Ruth Haffly Date : Fri Jun 16 2023 17:11:07 Hi Janis, JK> > We were on a cruise/train/bus trip to Alaska the latter part of May, JK> > came home with bronchitis (and a bit of a head cold) for me, a mild JK> case > of Covid for Steve. Both of us are improved, but not 100% yet. JK> Nice JK> Your trip sounds like it was really interesting - So sorry about the JK> Covid.. My daughter also got it from one of her trips for work. I JK> think she is all over now, but I still check on her. :( We're done with the worst of it, just a bit more congestion than usual now. Some of it could be due to summer pollen now. JK> > thing about this trip was that we did a shared table for the evening JK> > meal so we never sat twice with the same group. We shared the table JK> > with > a good number of international--had an enjoyable meal and JK> discussion > every night. JK> This year, we visited Gettysburg again, I love visiting there - I JK> always see something new. We've not been there in some years. Last time we went, we bought the narrated tour (CD) and did the self guided thing--a lot better than the time I went with my parents. Then we just hit up a couple of the highlights and called it a "tour". JK> > trying JK> to catch up here, and I am getting there (slowly (grin)). JK> > Some of you JK> folks like yourself and Steve, and Dale and Dave may JK> > remember Sophie JK> and Indy, my two dogs...Indy died several years JK> > ago, and poor Sophie JK> (the smaller one) is now suffering from JK> liver > and thyroid failure... JK> we're counting the days for the JK> poor girl JK> > and trying to be optimistic. JK> > It's hard to lose a pet. We adopted out our cocker spaniel before JK> moving > from AZ to HI; its been 22 years and I still occaisionally JK> look for him > to be underfoot. JK> I'm sorry to hear about your cocker spaniel.. I had one once, he was Sam was adopted out to a family down the street. We'd gotten him the same way, when a family had orders for Scotland and didn't want to put him thru a 6 month quarerentine. HI had a 4 month one, but Sam was 12 by then and wouldn't have done well in it. JK> great! Chester, was I named after Howlin' Wolf the singer because he JK> howled so loudly :) The stinker bit me on our way to KY when we moved JK> down there, but I think the move traumatized him a bit... He was find JK> after we got there. Sam was pre named--we got him when he was 4. Funny thing was, our neighbors across the street had a cocker spaniel named Sam also. We called ours, our comic relief because he was so goofy. He bonded fast with our younger daughter; she was his person and he'd take her side in "heated discussions" with her dad. (G) JK> >Hopefully Sophie will pass easily and you will have JK> > lots of happy memories of her. JK> Yes it is so very hard. I pass by things she used in the house and JK> start crying again. But she's at rest now. My poor dog, I miss her so JK> much. But she's not suffering any more. >> Here is a weird but interesing switch on Lasagne we all liked (as >> weird as it sounds (grin). I was doubtful about steaming the lasagna >> sheets, but it worked really well :) >> From the Food Network: >> Sunny's Easy Tomato and Basil Lasagna Roll-Ups >> ============================================== >> Ingredients >> 24 lasagna noodles (from about two 1-pound packages) Kosher salt and >> black pepper >> One 15-ounce container ricotta >> 4 cups shredded 2- to 6-cheese blend that contains mozzarella (along >> with provolone, Parmesan, Asiago, pecorino or jack cheese) 1 cup >> chopped fresh basil, plus more for garnish 1 cup chopped fresh Italian >> parsley, plus more for garnish 1 teaspoon red chile flakes >> 2 large eggs, whisked >> Zest of 1 lemon >> One 24-ounce jar tomato and basil pasta sauce Grated Parmesan, for >> garnish JK> > I tried the lasagne sheets once when I found whole wheat ones at a JK> > health foods store (don't think it was Whole Foods, think it was JK> while > we were in Savannah). We came to the conclusion that we liked JK> working > with regular lasagne noodles better, but I can see where the JK> sheets JK> > might be better for something like this. Maybe I'll have to give JK> them > another try. JK> Hmm... not sure what this recipe called for above in that respect. I JK> thought it was just normal Lasagna noodles... that's what I used :) JK> So good to hear from you Ruth, and all the rest of the members of this JK> echo... I miss it. So get on it more often--we need all the active members we can get. --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... Multitask: make twice the mistakes in 1/2 the time. --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .