Hello All,

A quick note that I'm still here but just really busy. It was recently discovered that my lungs are operating at 66% capacity and it is suspected that I have severe asthma. I am going in to our local mega-hospital in about an hour to undergo a methacholine challenge where I inhale a bronchoconstrictor and the output of my lungs is measured. If I pass this test, I definitely have asthma.

I have been battling Social Security a lot recently and have been dealing with several health issues. All of this has really drained me to the point to where I've been sleeping most of the time during the day (and very little at night).

But I am around...just been silent.

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

Title: Silent Stalker's Stew
Categories: Stews, Ceideburg, Potatoes
Yield: 20 Servings

1 Chicken (3 to 3 1/2
-pounds), cut into 8 pieces
2 c Water
1 Bay leaf
1/2 ts Dried oregano
1/2 ts Dried thyme
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
8 Ounces sausage links,
-cooked and cut into
-1/2-inch lengths
3 Potatoes, diced
2 Carrots, cut into thick
-julienne strips
6 sm White onions, peeled
1 c Brussels sprouts, trimmed
1 qt Chicken Stock
Kibble (pages 73-80) [See
-below... S.C.]

Place chicken pieces in large kettle, add water, and bring to a boil
over high heat. Reduce heat, add bay leaf, oregano, thyme, and salt
and pepper to taste, and simmer chicken, covered, for 25 minutes. Add
sausage, potatoes, carrots, onions, and Brussels sprouts; continue to
cook at a rapid simmer, covered, for 20 minutes longer. Add some
stock if mixture begins to dry out.

Remove chicken pieces and bone them. Arrange chicken and rest of
stew over a plate of kibble. Pour enough stock over dish to make a
rich gravy. Serve at once. Makes 2 1/2 to 3 quarts chicken stew.

Makes 2 1/2 to 3 quarts chicken stew.

[Heh! Had you guys going with that kibble reference I'll bet.
"Ceideburg's finally gone over the edge. A pity..." Picked up a
genuine cookbook for dog food yesterday. It's called "Bone Appetit!"
Too cute, huh? Since I don't even like to cook for myself very much
the pooch will just have to make do with leftovers, but it is an
interesting book. Lots of doggie lore like the following about
Basenjis, the "Silent Stalker" of the recipe title.]

Basenjis are depicted in ancient Egyptian scrolls looking exactly as
the breed does today. Eventually Basenjis migrated further south in
Africa, becoming silent stalkers for tribesmen in the Belgian Congo,
where they were discovered by British explorers in the late
nineteenth century. With an expressively wrinkled forehead, a tightly
up curled tail, and no bark at all, the Basenjis was immediately
favored as an export. Fastidiously clean by nature, the Basenjis has
a grooming ritual that is similar to a cat's and involves licking the
entire coat to clean it. The Basenjis' chortle, described as an
appealing yodel, is its most distinguishing characteristic.

MULTI-GRAIN DOG KIBBLE: 2 cups whole wheat flour 1 1/2 cups
all-purpose unbleached flour 1/2 cup soy flour 1 cup cornmeal 1 cup
nonfat dry milk powder 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup wheat germ 1/2 cup
brewer's yeast 1 tablespoon salt 1 large egg 5 tablespoons corn oil 3
cups water

Preheat oven to 350F and grease two 13 x 9-inch baking sheets. In a
large mixing bowl, combine whole wheat, all-purpose and soy flours,
cornmeal, milk powder, oats, brewer's yeast, and salt. In a small
bowl, combine egg and corn oil. Stir water into dry ingredients,
then add egg mixture, mixing well. The batter will be thin.

Divide batter between baking sheets, spreading evenly 1/2 inch thick,
as though for pizza. Bake for 45 minutes. Cool kibble, then break
into small pieces. Store in covered container in refrigerator, or
divide into individual servings, place in freezer bags, and freeze.

Makes 20 cups kibble.

From "Bone Appetit!" by Suzan Anson, New Chapter Press, N.Y. ISBN:
0-942257-13-8

Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; November 22 1992.

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-- Sean


-- Sean

... Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans.
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
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On 03-24-22 08:39, Sean Dennis <=-
spoke to All about Still alive <=-

A quick note that I'm still here but just really busy. It was
recently discovered that my lungs are operating at 66% capacity and it
is suspected that I have severe asthma. I am going in to our local mega-hospital in about an hour to undergo a methacholine challenge
where I inhale a bronchoconstrictor and the output of my lungs is measured. If I pass this test, I definitely have asthma.

However it goes, hope it works out for you. Just remember that Michael
Loo went on for several years with a heart working at less that half of
that efficiency.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

Title: Fried Provolone Cheese
Categories: Cheese, Vegetarian, D/g, Boat
Yield: 1 servings

1 Cheese, provolone, sliced
ds Spices as desired
ds Cheese, hard, grated

In a non stick frying pan, fry sliced provolone cheese over medium
high heat. You can add spices such as oregano, basil, chopped
garlic. You can add grated parmesan or romano cheese to soak up some
of the excess oil from the provolone. Watch carefully. When first
side is golden brown, turn once and cook until it is a nice brown and
crispy on both sides. Makes a good vegetarian bacon for BLT sandwich
or other purpose.

From Bryan Shipp, Columbia Md.

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Hello Dale,

25 Mar 22 01:11, you wrote to me:

However it goes, hope it works out for you. Just remember that
Michael Loo went on for several years with a heart working at less
that half of that efficiency.

Thankfully there is nothing wrong with the ol' ticker...just with seemingly everything else in me. My breathing issues will subside once I start getting allergy shots again.

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

Title: Midnight Mint Bars
Categories: Biscuits, Newsgroups, May.rec
Yield: 36 Servings

1/2 c Butter
1/3 c Baking cocoa
1/4 c Sugar
1 Egg
;beaten
1 3/4 c Graham cracker crumbs
3/4 c Flaked coconut
1/2 c Chopped walnuts
Topping
1/3 c Butter
;softened
2 c Confectioners' sugar
3 tb Milk
1 ts Peppermint extract
Green food coloring
;opt
; Topping
2/3 c Semisweet chocolate chips
2 tb Butter

In a heavy saucepan, heat the butter, cocoa and sugar over low heat
until sugar is dissolved, stirring often. Remove from the heat. Stir
in a small amount of hot mixture into egg. Return all to pan. Cook
and stir until mixture coats a metal spoon and reaches 160 degrees.
Remove from the heat. Stir in the cracker crumbs, coconut and
walnuts. Press into a buttered 9" square pan. Set aside. For filling:
In a small mixing bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and
extract until smooth. Tint with green food coloring if desired.
Spread evenly over bottom layer. Set aside. For topping: In a heavy
saucepan, melt chocolate chips and butter over low heat until blended
and smooth, stirring often. Remove from heat. Cool to room
temperature, about 10 minutes. Spread over filling. Cover and
refrigerate until set, about 1 hour. Cut into bars. Store in
refrigerator. Recipe By Taste of Home

From: "Nancy" <cnvaness@worldnet.Att.Net>

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-- Sean

... My other computer is an Atari 800.
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
* Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)

Hi Sean,

A quick note that I'm still here but just really busy. It was
recently discovered that my lungs are operating at 66% capacity and it
is suspected that I have severe asthma. I am going in to our local mega-hospital in about an hour to undergo a methacholine challenge
where I inhale a
bronchoconstrictor and the output of my lungs is measured. If I pass
this test, I definitely have asthma.

Good luck with that one. I had a new doctor in HI doubt I had asthma so
ordered one of those which meant going off all my asthma meds. I told
him that wasn't a good idea; I needed the meds to keep me breathing
well. My pulminologist told me to try it, but get ahold of him, ASAP, if
I started crashing. That was a Thursday; Monday morning I called him and
told him I was crashing. Got in that afternoon; he did a PFT and
recorded my 2nd lowest (since beginning with him about 18 months prior) reading. Gave me some albuterol, did another PFT and recorded my 2nd
highest reading. He cancelled the methacholine challenge, called the
primary care doctor and told him what he did & why. I got an apology
from the primary care doctor at my next visit; before he graduated he
told me that it taught him to listen to his patients when they tell him something like that.

I have been battling Social Security a lot recently and have been
dealing with several health issues. All of this has really drained me
to the point to where I've been sleeping most of the time during the
day (and very little at night).

Hopefully everything will work out in your favor. I'm over the 2nd round
of bronchitis; the first round was knocked down, but not out so it came
back. We caught the 2nd round early enough to knock it out but for a bit
of a lingering cough. Meanwhile, I've not been cooking too fancy since
we got back from NY. Steve grilled a chicken the other day; that, with
bagged salads and left over Stouffer's lasagne (from a meal at church),
have kept us going the past week. I think I'll dig into the freezer and
pull some meats out that will go onto the grill over the next few days.

But I am around...just been silent.

Sometimes that's the best you can do. Let us know how the test comes
out.

... Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans.

So true!


---
Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


... Psalms 18:2 |...God, my strength, in whom I will trust;

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Hello Ruth,

24 Mar 22 13:11, you wrote to me:

recorded my 2nd highest reading. He cancelled the methacholine
challenge, called the primary care doctor and told him what he did &
why. I got an apology from the primary care doctor at my next visit; before he graduated he told me that it taught him to listen to his patients when they tell him something like that.

I got to the hospital and was told that because I am on beta blockers for my blood pressure, I could not undergo the methacholine challenge. My allergist has cancelled that test. My pharmacist has told me that since I am on metroprolol (Lopressor) and it is a cardio-selective beta blocker, I could still take the albuturol inhaler if need be. I'm going to see my allergist again on April 14 so I should be okay until then.

Hopefully everything will work out in your favor. I'm over the 2nd
round of bronchitis; the first round was knocked down, but not out so
it came back. We caught the 2nd round early enough to knock it out but
for a bit of a lingering cough. Meanwhile, I've not been cooking too
fancy since we got back from NY. Steve grilled a chicken the other
day; that, with bagged salads and left over Stouffer's lasagne (from a meal at church), have kept us going the past week. I think I'll dig
into the freezer and pull some meats out that will go onto the grill
over the next few days.

I haven't had bronchitis since I quit working retail, thankfully, but I am very prone to it and pneumonia. As for cooking, I have having issues standing up for more than 10 minutes again so my meals have been very simple, easy-to-cook meals. Perhaps if I can get a good tall mechanic's stool to sit on in the kitchen I can cook more. I have also been running out of my food stamps a week or so early because of the skyrocketing food prices. :( I am going to try to hit up a food pantry to get some extra food.

-- Sean

... I'm terrified of elevators and I'm taking steps to avoid them.
--- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20180707
* Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)

Sean Dennis wrote to Ruth Haffly <=-

I haven't had bronchitis since I quit working retail, thankfully, but I
am very prone to it and pneumonia. As for cooking, I have having
issues standing up for more than 10 minutes again so my meals have been very simple, easy-to-cook meals. Perhaps if I can get a good tall mechanic's stool to sit on in the kitchen I can cook more. I have also been running out of my food stamps a week or so early because of the skyrocketing food prices. :( I am going to try to hit up a food pantry
to get some extra food.

For a tall stool try your local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. Or if you
have a restaurant supply look for chairs (with a back) or bar stools
that have been donated or (at the restaurant supply) taken on trade-in.

I have both a blonde wood unpadded stool that I found set out on a kerb
on trash day - which jumped into the back of my delivery truck and was "rescued". And the dark wood actual chair that had been one used at a
tall pub table. I don't like to sit and eat/drink at the tall tables
but this chair works a treat in my Pullman kitchen.

My housemate's youngest kid scored a LOT of groceries at the local food
bank (St. Martin de Porres) give-away. Brought 4 huge boxes over. Dennis
and I went through them and sorted out the things we'd actually use.

Then we put the non-perishables (dry cereal, canned goods, box dinners,
etc) inro another pile which we took around town to restock the kerb-
side mini pantries.

The six loaves of bread I took in to work and told my co-workers "Help yourself." It would have turned to penicillin by the time we ate our
way through what we already had in the bread box and got to the new
supply.

And there was a box of filled and iced doughnuts from the local HyVee's in-store bakery. Those we kept and only had to feed a couple to the
birds. Bv)=

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

Title: Oswald Rivera's Berliner/Paczki/Jelly Donuts
Categories: Breads, Fruits
Yield: 15 servings

2 Envelopes active dry yeast
1/2 c Warm water
1 c Warm milk
3/4 c Sugar
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 ts Salt
4 c All-purpose flour; more for
- dusting
1/3 c Butter; softened
5 c Oil for frying; more for
- coating a bowl
13 1/2 oz Jar strawberry or fruit jam
Powdered sugar; for
- finishing

In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water and
let it stand for about 5 minutes or until foamy.

In a large bowl, combine the yeast mixture, milk, sugar,
vanilla, salt, and flour. Mix the ingredients until
smooth and soft but not sticky. If using a mixer, mix on
low speed for a few minutes until a shaggy dough forms.
Add the butter, increase speed to medium, and mix until
dough is smooth.

Grease another large bowel with oil. Form the dough into
a ball. Place dough in the bowl, turning to coat with
oil. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel. Set aside
in a warm spot and let rise until doubled in size, about
1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Lightly flour a baking sheet or surface (a large wooden
square block is perfect for this). Turn the dough onto
the floured surface and, using a rolling pin, roll out
until about 1/2" thick. Using a lightly floured 2" round
biscuit cutter, cut out as many rounds as possible
(should have 25 or more). Place on a lightly floured
sheet or surface, spacing them apart. Again, loosely
cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel, and let rise
until doubled in size, about 20-30 minutes.

Heat the oil in a deep-fryer, large skillet, or large
pot to 350┬░F/175┬░C. Using a flat spatula, carefully
slide the dough rounds into the hot oil and, working in
batches to avoid overcrowding, fry until they rise to
the surface, then turn over and fry until puffy and
golden brown (2-3 minutes). Drain on paper towels.

When the donuts have cooled, using a paring knife, cut a
small slit in the side of the donut, and fill this
center with jelly (about 1 tablespoon), using a pastry
injector, syringe, piping bag, or small spoon. Sprinkle
with powdered sugar and serve immediately.

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

Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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... Three of the four basic food groups: pies, ice cream and cake.
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Hi Sean,

recorded my 2nd highest reading. He cancelled the methacholine
challenge, called the primary care doctor and told him what he did &
why. I got an apology from the primary care doctor at my next visit; before he graduated he told me that it taught him to listen to his patients when they tell him something like that.

I got to the hospital and was told that because I am on beta blockers
for my blood pressure, I could not undergo the methacholine challenge.

Too bad they didn't let you know when the test was scheduled. The only
med I had to be concerned with was my Advair--going off that caused the
crash.

My allergist has cancelled that test. My pharmacist has told me that since I am on
metroprolol (Lopressor) and it is a cardio-selective beta blocker, I
could still take the albuturol inhaler if need be. I'm going to see
my allergist again on April 14 so I should be okay until then.

Just don't go out in peak pollen times. Wear a mask to help filter the air/pollen and keep the albuterol handy. I call mine, my "American
Express" as I don't leave home without it.

Hopefully everything will work out in your favor. I'm over the 2nd
round of bronchitis; the first round was knocked down, but not out so
it came back. We caught the 2nd round early enough to knock it out but
for a bit of a lingering cough. Meanwhile, I've not been cooking too
fancy since we got back from NY. Steve grilled a chicken the other
day; that, with bagged salads and left over Stouffer's lasagne (from a meal at church), have kept us going the past week. I think I'll dig
into the freezer and pull some meats out that will go onto the grill
over the next few days.

I haven't had bronchitis since I quit working retail, thankfully, but

I get it at least once a year, some years more often. I've also had
pneumonia, both viral and bacterial a number of times. It's nothing I
can control, just bad lungs.

I am very prone to it and pneumonia. As for cooking, I have having
issues standing up for more than 10 minutes again so my meals have
been very simple,
easy-to-cook meals. Perhaps if I can get a good tall mechanic's stool
to sit on in the kitchen I can cook more. I have also been running

A stool woould help; we have one in the kitchen that gets pulled out
from time to time. The down side of the one we have is that, when
sitting on it, I don't have quite the leverage needed for some of the chopping/cutting up work. So, I sort of sit semi propped on the stool
but not fully sitting--enough to take most of the weight off whatever
is bad (leg or back) but still be able to do the chop work. Can you do
some of your work sitting at a table or have someone come in to help?

out of my food stamps a week or so early because of the skyrocketing
food prices. :( I am going to try to hit up a food pantry to get some extra food.

I'm sure you're not the only one in that predicament this year. We're
still doing ok, not needing the food pantry so far.


---
Catch you later,
Ruth
rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


... The buck doesn't even slow down here!

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