So nice to hear your story! Good for you.
Hortensia
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Been a long time...but here is an update.
by crazy2try ini haven't posted in 3 years.
my husband and i haven't gone to a meeting or memorial in 2 years.
what a great feeling!
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by Hortensia inbeets in mustardy vinaigrette.
1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .
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Hortensia
Cooked a lot today, a pork roast, a loaf of bread and endless loaves of pumpkin bread for a neighbor who wants to give it to all her friends. Tomorrow I'll cook endless loaves of cranberry bread as gifts for my friends, and make pork enchiladas for a dinner Monday night with friends. Tuesday I'll be passing out gifts to neighbors -- everyone gets homemade jam and cranberry bread. Wednesday a pot luck dinner -- I'm making dressing for the turkey.
So, a little cooking after all. The apartment smells good and I get to work off some holiday steam!
Mmmmm, bloody Marys. Maybe I'll make a pitcher of those, too.
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How to pioneer when it's below zero
by Giordano inpart 3. pioneer survival school with hilly and hoppy.. .
one of my first duties was organizing the twice a week door to door service.
but our two older brothers, hilly and hoppy, kept ducking me.
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Hortensia
I worked with some hard-core pioneers who didn't count time all the way through. They started time at the first door, and stopped counting time at the last door. I was an idiot I see now -- I could have counted the coffee breaks, the drive to the first house, etc. Would have made an appallingly boring and horrible life a little easier. I don't remember how long I pioneered, but I remember how awful it was.
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by Hortensia inbeets in mustardy vinaigrette.
1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .
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Old Aida -- on JWS -- well that was a while ago. I still miss JWS a little bit.
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by Hortensia inbeets in mustardy vinaigrette.
1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .
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Hortensia
the pears are delicious, and actually, I like the liquid as a drink with lots of club soda
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My Story Part One....My mother's wild hair.
by Giordano inmy mother had a wild hair one day and decided to study with the jw's.
so after being a catholic for my first 12 years we were now apostates............ though neither she nor i realized it at the time.. i think what appealed to my mother was that the two sisters she studied with were very 'refined' they were also nicely dressed and very 'clean'.
i had no idea what the hell she was talking about.
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Hortensia
Love your writing style -- good story, too!
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by Hortensia inbeets in mustardy vinaigrette.
1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .
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Hortensia
Oh, I forgot. I would use the juices from the chicken to make gravy for the biscuits. I've gotten used to having less starchy stuff at a meal -- one starchy thing such as biscuits is enough -- but you could add mashed potatoes, rice or sweet potatoes if you like.
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by Hortensia inbeets in mustardy vinaigrette.
1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .
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Hortensia
I'm not cooking any holiday dinners this year. It makes me slightly sad. So, here, you can vicariously enjoy the meal I'd like to fix for Christmas.
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by Hortensia inbeets in mustardy vinaigrette.
1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .
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Hortensia
Pears in white wine syrup
1 bottle of white wine, dryish, not sweet
1 bottle of water
2 cups of sugar
2-inch fresh ginger root, peeled and cut into matchsticks
Zest strips from 2 lemons -- use a vegetable peeler to make strips about 1/2 inch by 2 inches
juice from 2 lemons
As many pears as you can peel, halve and core to fit into the syrup.
Combine all the ingredients except for the pears in a large pot. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Start preparing pears next to the stove, and put them right into the syrup as you work. When you have as many pear halves as will fit into the syrup, bring the mixture to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for another 10 minutes or so, until the pears are tender. Serve the pears with some of the liquid and some of the ginger and lemon peel. -
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by Hortensia inbeets in mustardy vinaigrette.
1 rounded teaspoon grainy mustard .
3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar .
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Hortensia
I got this recipe online somewhere -- Chef Pam Anderson, I think. It's for roasting in an electric oven. If you start in a cold oven, the heating element is on most of the time while the chicken cooks, making the skin crisper and browner.
3- to 4-lb. chicken
Paper towels
Kitchen string
Roasting pan
1 cube soft butter
Salt and pepper
Tongs or 2 wooden spoons
Instant-read thermometer
Platter
Foil
Rinse the chicken inside and out in cold running water. Pat it completely dry with paper towels. Let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
Truss the chicken, tying the wings and legs close to the body with kitchen string. Use 2 or 3 tbsp of butter to grease the roasting pan. Rub butter all over the chicken's skin. Generously season the chicken with salt and pepper.
Put the chicken in the pan breast side down. Put the pan in the cold oven and set the heat at 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Roast the chicken for 30 minutes. Remove it from the oven, turn the chicken breast side up, using tongs or two wooden spoons. Return the chicken and cook for another 30 to 45 minutes until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees.
Remove the chicken to a platter. Cover it with foil and let it rest for 20 minutes before carving.