Subj : Books
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Jul 31 2024 14:40:44

Hi Dave,


 RH> A Reader's Digest condensation of Hawaii got me intrigued, Centennial
 RH> got me hooked. (G)

 DD> Centennial was very good also. Looking at the bibliography I did not
 DD> realise that he had written so many novels

I've got a good number of them, mostly in paperback as they were
accumulated while Steve was in the Army. Found Alaska on the free table
at ReStore. Nook abridges them so I'm keeping my hard copy collection.

 DD>      8<----- NIP ----->8

 DD>       Title: Buttermilk Fried Chicken
 DD>  Categories: Poultry, Vegetables, Dairy, Chilies, Herbs
 DD>       Yield: 4 servings

 RH> That looks good but the way we do it keeps the kitchen cleaner and
 RH> cooler. (G)

 DD> My stove is well enough insulated that using the oven does not heat the
 DD> house substantially. Although when my furnase quit last winter setting
 DD> the thermostat to 350.F and leaving the door of the oven ajar while
 DD> the fan on the air handler was set to "RUN" kept it liveable if not
 DD> toasty.

 RH> Ours is fairly well insulated and we have central a/c but the kitchen
 RH> does get on the warm side. We use the toaster oven for small bake jobs,
 RH> like the chicken casserole I made last night or the raspberry scones
 RH> Steve made earlier in the week (from a mix).

 DD> Toaster ovens are nice. In addition to my convection toaster oven I
 DD> have an air-fryer that I bought in a weak moment (succumbed to the
 DD> hype).

We've not bought one of those yet, intrigued, but not interested enough
to buy one. Plus, there's the storage space issue; I'd have to give up
something else and don't want to do that.


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Catch you later,
Ruth
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