Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

haven't had one since. Our daughter Rachel has a combo built in oven
and microwwave stack--says the oven takes a long time to preheat and
the microwave isn't very high (tall) so she can't do a lot of things in it. Her cook top is gas.

I never had an oven, gas or electric, that took very long to come to temperature. My curret nuker is above the stove. And I'm going to have

Must be the one she chose when the house was being built. I don't
recall the brand name. My microwave is above the range also; I think
it's the 2nd one since we bought the house.

to repair/replace it. I have to press in on the door to get it to
"fire up". That's not a big deal but it's not going to fix itself. It
was here when I bought the house - so, I have no idea how old it is.
But I know the brand name is a "house" brand for Menard's. It's
been a good, useful appliance for me.

Sounds like it has done well over the years. I think the longest we've
had one is about 9 years; they seem to go belly up before reaching 10.

I've been here about that long. Dunno how long the nuker was in place
when I bought the joint, though.

electric even though gas is easier/more convenient. Fossil fuels
being a finite commodity - I'll have solar panels as my roofing
material. Wind gonna blow and sun gonna shine.

I'd rather have a gas stove but Steve keeps saying that it's bad
for my asthma. Place isn't set up for it so we've got a smooth
top range instead, with a combo convection/conventional oven.

How is a gas stove going to be bad for your asthma? I don't understand.
But, then, there's a lot about the world that I don't "get". Bv)=

The oven in my range is just oven. I do have a countertop convection
oven - which is just a big air-fryer. Given my limited counter space
it lives in the pantry on a shelf until needed.

We've got a small toaster oven that's also a convection oven, sits on
the counter betwee stove and fridge.

Be nice to have that much room. My stove and ice box are cheek by jowl.
Then there's a 10 inch or so counter top and the sink.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Kitchen Sink Cookie Bars
Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Nuts, Chocolate
Yield: 18 servings

1/2 c Butter; softened
3/4 c Sugar
2 lg Eggs
1 ts Vanilla extract
3/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Chopped pecans
2 tb Baking cocoa
1/4 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
2 c Miniature marshmallows
1 c Semisweet chocolate chips
1 c Peanut butter
1 1/2 c Crispy rice cereal

Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric
mixer, then beat in eggs and vanilla.

In a separate bowl, combine flour, pecans, cocoa, baking
powder, and salt; add to butter mixture, blending
thoroughly.

Spread mixture into a greased 9- x 13-inch baking pan.
Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until a wooden toothpick
inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle
marshmallows evenly over top and bake an additional 3
minutes. Remove from oven to cool.

In a small saucepan, melt chocolate chips and peanut
butter together over low heat; remove from heat and stir
in cereal. Spread mixture over cooled uncut bars. Chill,
then cut into 3- x 6-inch bars. Keep refrigerated.

RECIPE FROM: https://www.mrfood.com

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Hi Dave,

Must be the one she chose when the house was being built. I don't
recall the brand name. My microwave is above the range also; I think
it's the 2nd one since we bought the house.

to repair/replace it. I have to press in on the door to get it to
"fire up". That's not a big deal but it's not going to fix itself. It
was here when I bought the house - so, I have no idea how old it is.
But I know the brand name is a "house" brand for Menard's. It's
been a good, useful appliance for me.

Sounds like it has done well over the years. I think the longest we've
had one is about 9 years; they seem to go belly up before reaching 10.

I've been here about that long. Dunno how long the nuker was in place
when I bought the joint, though.

There was no microwave in this house when we bought it. It had a stove
which we replaced right away (donated old one to our church), a
dishwasher that's still going and a fridge which we replaced 6 years ago
with a bigger one. Bought the house in late November, 2014 but Steve did
some work on it before we moved in, first week end of December.

electric even though gas is easier/more convenient. Fossil fuels
being a finite commodity - I'll have solar panels as my roofing DD>

material. Wind gonna blow and sun gonna shine.

I'd rather have a gas stove but Steve keeps saying that it's bad
for my asthma. Place isn't set up for it so we've got a smooth
top range instead, with a combo convection/conventional oven.

How is a gas stove going to be bad for your asthma? I don't
understand. But, then, there's a lot about the world that I don't
"get". Bv)=

Microscopic particles that cause pollution, bad for lungs, etc according
to scientists.

The oven in my range is just oven. I do have a countertop

convection DD> oven - which is just a big air-fryer. Given my limited
counter space DD> it lives in the pantry on a shelf until needed.

We've got a small toaster oven that's also a convection oven, sits on
the counter betwee stove and fridge.

Be nice to have that much room. My stove and ice box are cheek by
jowl. Then there's a 10 inch or so counter top and the sink.

Sounds about like our camper. Fridge, stove and sink are all in a line,
with a small counter to the side of the sink. Other side of that area is seating--2 bench seats (with backs) and a table. That area morphs into a
bed, which we made up once when our grand daughters stayed with us in
Utah. The sofa is sort of like a futon bed, also used for the other
grand daughter. Both of those might sleep 2 smaller kids but in reality,
only one adult size with any degree of comfort.

... I hate when green jellybeans are mint instead of lime

OTOH, I'd rather have mint jellybeans instead of lime. (G)

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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Must be the one she chose when the house was being built. I don't
recall the brand name. My microwave is above the range also; I think
it's the 2nd one since we bought the house.

to repair/replace it. I have to press in on the door to get it to
"fire up". That's not a big deal but it's not going to fix itself. It
was here when I bought the house - so, I have no idea how old it is.
But I know the brand name is a "house" brand for Menard's. It's
been a good, useful appliance for me.

Sounds like it has done well over the years. I think the longest we've
had one is about 9 years; they seem to go belly up before reaching 10.

This is my second "over the stove" nuker. My first was one I inherited
when my mom fell off her twig. It was a Litton smooth top with the nuker
on top and a conventional oven under. It worked nicely

I've been here about that long. Dunno how long the nuker was in place
when I bought the joint, though.

There was no microwave in this house when we bought it. It had a stove which we replaced right away (donated old one to our church), a
dishwasher that's still going and a fridge which we replaced 6 years
ago with a bigger one. Bought the house in late November, 2014 but
Steve did some work on it before we moved in, first week end of
December.

My ice box is going a good job. Gonna have to have a service call to
fix the ice maker though. After I'm done with my morning coffee I mostly
drink water the rest of the day - so I go through a fair amount of ice.

electric even though gas is easier/more convenient. Fossil fuels
being a finite commodity - I'll have solar panels as my roofing DD>

material. Wind gonna blow and sun gonna shine.

I'd rather have a gas stove but Steve keeps saying that it's bad
for my asthma. Place isn't set up for it so we've got a smooth
top range instead, with a combo convection/conventional oven.

How is a gas stove going to be bad for your asthma? I don't
understand. But, then, there's a lot about the world that I don't
"get". Bv)=

Microscopic particles that cause pollution, bad for lungs, etc
according to scientists.

And for every one of those scientests there is another who will say that
he's a rhinestone studded, rhodium-plated doofus. Bv)= Still it's a
lot better to err on the side of caution.

The oven in my range is just oven. I do have a countertop

convection DD> oven - which is just a big air-fryer. Given my limited
counter space DD> it lives in the pantry on a shelf until needed.

We've got a small toaster oven that's also a convection oven, sits on
the counter betwee stove and fridge.

Be nice to have that much room. My stove and ice box are cheek by
jowl. Then there's a 10 inch or so counter top and the sink.

Sounds about like our camper. Fridge, stove and sink are all in a line, with a small counter to the side of the sink. Other side of that area
is seating--2 bench seats (with backs) and a table. That area morphs
into a bed, which we made up once when our grand daughters stayed with
us in Utah. The sofa is sort of like a futon bed, also used for the
other grand daughter. Both of those might sleep 2 smaller kids but in reality, only one adult size with any degree of comfort.

My kitchen is cramped - but not that cramped. Nor as moblie. Gotta beat
cooking over a campfire.

... I hate when green jellybeans are mint instead of lime

OTOH, I'd rather have mint jellybeans instead of lime. (G)

Just a tag line. I don't care either was as I like both flavours. And I
don't eat jellybeans (or gummies).

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Minty Lamb Burgers
Categories: Lamb/mutton, Sandwiches, Dairy
Yield: 4 Servings

1 lb Ground lamb
1 sm Onion; coarse grated
1 ts Garlic; minced fine
1/4 c Fresh mint; chopped
Salt & ground pepper
4 Hamburger buns; toasted
4 sl Tomato
1/3 c Plain yoghurt; drained

Prepare hot coals for grilling. place the ground lamb
in a bowl and mix well with onion, garlic and chopped
mint, being sure not to overmix. Season to taste with
salt and pepper.

Gently form the mixture into 4 patties. Grill the
burgers over hot coals, 3" from heat, for about 4
minutes per side for rare meat, or 5 minutes per
side for medium rare.

Serve the lamb burgers immediately on buns topped
with a tomato slice and a dollop of yogurt, if desired.

Recipe By: Sheila Lukins, Parade magazine, 5/22/94

From: http://www.recipesource.com

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Hi Dae,

Sounds like it has done well over the years. I think the longest we've
had one is about 9 years; they seem to go belly up before reaching 10.

This is my second "over the stove" nuker. My first was one I inherited when my mom fell off her twig. It was a Litton smooth top with the
nuker on top and a conventional oven under. It worked nicely

Litton is a not that well known name for appliances; I've heard it
before but don't really know much about them, their quality, etc.

I've been here about that long. Dunno how long the nuker was in place
when I bought the joint, though.

There was no microwave in this house when we bought it. It had a stove which we replaced right away (donated old one to our church), a
dishwasher that's still going and a fridge which we replaced 6 years
ago with a bigger one. Bought the house in late November, 2014 but

My ice box is going a good job. Gonna have to have a service call to
fix the ice maker though. After I'm done with my morning coffee I
mostly drink water the rest of the day - so I go through a fair amount
of ice.

I'll only put ice in my drinks if it is really warm, most often drink everything (usually just water) cool. Guess it's a lingering remnant of
our time in Germany where drinks were rarely served with ice so I got
used to that temperature. Also, when I was growing up, my parents didn't
use a lot of ice in drinks but we had nice cold well water so ice wasn't
really needed.

How is a gas stove going to be bad for your asthma? I don't
understand. But, then, there's a lot about the world that I don't
"get". Bv)=

Microscopic particles that cause pollution, bad for lungs, etc
according to scientists.

And for every one of those scientests there is another who will say
that he's a rhinestone studded, rhodium-plated doofus. Bv)= Still
it's a lot better to err on the side of caution.

True, but the house isn't really set up for a gas stove at this point.
It would involve a lot of re-working the kitchen area so I'll just
settle for the electric stove and occaisionally growl about it.

Be nice to have that much room. My stove and ice box are cheek by
jowl. Then there's a 10 inch or so counter top and the sink.

Sounds about like our camper. Fridge, stove and sink are all in a line, with a small counter to the side of the sink. Other side of that area
is seating--2 bench seats (with backs) and a table. That area morphs
into a bed, which we made up once when our grand daughters stayed with
us in Utah. The sofa is sort of like a futon bed, also used for the
other grand daughter. Both of those might sleep 2 smaller kids but in reality, only one adult size with any degree of comfort.

My kitchen is cramped - but not that cramped. Nor as moblie. Gotta
beat cooking over a campfire.

Quite often when we're set up somewhere for longer than overnight, Steve
will pull out the camp stove and do a lot of the cooking outside. Part
of that is because the smoke detector in the R-Pod was positioned so
that much of any use of the stove would set it off. We'd either throw a
towel over it or take it down when we wanted to cook. The Grey Wolf has
a small outdoor "kitchen" of an ice maker, fridge and small stove top;
I've never used it.

... I hate when green jellybeans are mint instead of lime

OTOH, I'd rather have mint jellybeans instead of lime. (G)

Just a tag line. I don't care either was as I like both flavours. And
I don't eat jellybeans (or gummies).

I know, but it's fun replying to one like that. I do eat jellybeans and gummies, the latter on a regular basis as a couple of the suppliments we
take are gummies.

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Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

Litton is a not that well known name for appliances; I've heard it
before but don't really know much about them, their quality, etc.

Litton was/is big in electronics and a major defense
contractor/supplier or radar, sonar and radio equipment, The quality
of that unit was most
excellent. In 1976 mom paid around U$800 for it. That works out to
U$4400 today. For that kind of treasure it *should*n have been (and
was) top drawer.

She got one of the early on the home consumer market microwaves. Both
my mom and my MIL got theirs in 1982; I got my first one in 1984. We bought it about a week after Steve got his first computer--a Commodore
64 with a datasette drive. He upgraded it to a floppy hard drive about
a year later, after getting a nice TDY (temporary duty) settlement.

Mid 1970s. She got it while me father was still with us and he passed
in '75.

Microwaves were first sold in the late 40s. My friend Les' brother Don
had a small Amana nuker that he "rescued" from the St. Nicholas Hotel's
kitchen when the hotel closed and converted to condos. It dated from the
1950s.

My ice box is going a good job. Gonna have to have a service call
to ix the ice maker though. After I'm done with my morning coffee
I mostly drink water the rest of the day - so I go through a fair
amount of ice.

I'll only put ice in my drinks if it is really warm, most often drink everything (usually just water) cool. Guess it's a lingering remnant of our time in Germany where drinks were rarely served with ice so I got
used to that temperature. Also, when I was growing up, my parents
didn't use a lot of ice in drinks but we had nice cold well water so
ice wasn't really needed.

In practice I've been freezing ice in a regular ice cube tray and filling
the "catch" pan. It's a bit less convenient but workable,

I've been ice forever. My main drink, at home, is a tall glass of iced water with a shot of lemon juice to give it a little flavour.

My main drink at home is water run thru a reverse osmosis filter. This time of year it is cold enough that no ice is needed. When we're out,
it's usually water with lemon, unless we're at a Mexican place that has hortchata.

8<---- SNIP ----->8

... I hate when green jellybeans are mint instead of lime

OTOH, I'd rather have mint jellybeans instead of lime. (G)

Just a tag line. I don't care either was as I like both flavours. And
I don't eat jellybeans (or gummies).

I know, but it's fun replying to one like that. I do eat jellybeans and gummies, the latter on a regular basis as a couple of the suppliments
we take are gummies.

I do my supplements and medications (other than the inhalers) mostly
as pills/capsules. No gummies. I don't think they make a senior multivitamon in a Flintstones gummy. Bv)=

Would you take it if they did? (G)

Probably stick with the Puritan's Pride version I've been taking for
the last 15 or so years,

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

Title: Mexican Cobb Salad
Categories: Greens, Vegetables, Fruits, Beans, Cheese
Yield: 4 Servings

8 c Mixed greens
1 c Tomato; diced
1 c Red onion; diced
1 c Jicama or carrot; peeled,
- diced
1 c Bell pepper; diced
1 c Fresh corn kernels *
1 c Avocado; peeled and diced
16 oz Can black beans; rinsed,
- drained
1 c Monterey Jack; shredded **
1 c Baked tortilla chips; coarse
- crushed

MMMMM-----------------LIME-CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE----------------------
3/4 c Tomato juice
1/2 c Cilantro sprigs
1/4 c Fresh lime juice
1/2 ts Dried oregano
1/4 ts Salt
1/4 ts Ground cumin
1 sm Jalapeno; halved, seeded ***

* Frozen, thawed if fresh is out of season
** Pepper Jack will work here, as well - UDD
*** Serrano works well for a bit more heat and a
somewhat different flavour profile.

TO MAKE THE SALAD: Place 2 cups of mixed salad greens on
each of 4 plates. Arrange 1/4 cup tomato,1/4 cup onion,
1/4 cup jicama, 1/4 cup bell pepper, 1/4 cup corn, 1/4
cup avocado, and one-fourth of beans in individual rows
over the salad greens. Sprinkle 1/4 cup Monterey Jack
cheese and 1/4 cup crushed chips over each salad.
Drizzle 1/4 cup lime-cilantro vinaigrette over each
salad.

TO MAKE THE LIME-CILANTRO VINAIGRETTE: Place ingredients
in a food processor or blender; process until smooth.
Pour into a bowl; set aside. Yield: 1 cup

Makes 4 servings

Source: Compliments of the Idaho Bean Commission

From: http://www.recipelink.com

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Hi Dave,

She got one of the early on the home consumer market microwaves. Both
my mom and my MIL got theirs in 1982; I got my first one in 1984. We bought it about a week after Steve got his first computer--a Commodore
64 with a datasette drive. He upgraded it to a floppy hard drive about
a year later, after getting a nice TDY (temporary duty) settlement.

Mid 1970s. She got it while me father was still with us and he passed
in '75.

Microwaves were first sold in the late 40s. My friend Les' brother Don
had a small Amana nuker that he "rescued" from the St. Nicholas
Hotel's kitchen when the hotel closed and converted to condos. It
dated from the 1950s.

Nice that he was able to get it then. Must have been interesting,
figuring out cooking times and what would/wouldn't work cooked in it.

In practice I've been freezing ice in a regular ice cube tray and
filling the "catch" pan. It's a bit less convenient but workable,

I've been ice forever. My main drink, at home, is a tall glass of iced water with a shot of lemon juice to give it a little flavour.

My main drink at home is water run thru a reverse osmosis filter. This time of year it is cold enough that no ice is needed. When we're out,
it's usually water with lemon, unless we're at a Mexican place that has hortchata.

We have an ice maker on the fridge, a convenience but one I can live
with. (G)

gummies, the latter on a regular basis as a couple of the suppliments
we take are gummies.

I do my supplements and medications (other than the inhalers) mostly
as pills/capsules. No gummies. I don't think they make a senior multivitamon in a Flintstones gummy. Bv)=

Would you take it if they did? (G)

Probably stick with the Puritan's Pride version I've been taking for
the last 15 or so years,

Your choice. We've used different ones over the years but some time ago
started with the Costco Mature Multis for both of us. We take mostly the
same extras (C, elderberry, etc) but I add a few others, and, of course,
our prescription meds are different.


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Ruth
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