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Cap you are too funny! i love how you can judge a woman by her car thats hilarious!! AND saves a shit load of time!! Wish i had a quickie method of judging men last guy kept his car spotless and in good nick BUT he was a womanising A hole? BUT i suppose he had to keep his car very clean so as to get rid of the evidence!! AHA! i think im getting it!! LOL
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Book do you still have Mom's old kitchen stuff? Even a rusty wok can be cleaned up and seasoned again.
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Watch out Kaz the Capt may pay you a visit. you must admit he cleans up well.
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Lol Kazz, you should go on " Top Gear " Are you " The Stig"?
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one with exiting potential , kaz ..
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Ok Cap! I change my oil, fixed a snapped fan belt with my stocking, can change a tyre in 0.3 seconds have had 3 cars in my life and kept them in good nick until sold for scrap!! NOW what kinda woman am i??? LOL
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kaz,
working on automobiles doesnt have to be a guy thing . try telling one of my sons that the kitchen is a womans domain. they both know better . when i work on a car for a woman , shes there helping and learning how to do it herself the next time . it makes them apreciate how delicate machinery is , how difficult it is to repair and hopefully makes them treat the machine more kindly in the future .
if i see a half inch of brake dust on a potential romantic interests front wheels it tells me everything i need to know about her . shes a gas , brake , honk , nondriving idiot . an aggressive driver and probably an inconsiderate prick in everything she does . same goes for a guy but since men have to maintain machinery you dont see men mistreating machinery all that often .
i appreciate a bit of finesse in either gender .
ive owned ike for 29 years and have never crammed the rpm's over 4 k altho the owners manual says its ok to hit red line at 9 thousand rpm's occasionally .
na, not with my connecting rods you dont ..
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Thanks, Jeanne. My mom had the carbon steel (?). And I do recall that she needed that circle ring that she set the wok on. Her wok had these grooved rings inside the wok. I won't get the non-stick woks. You're right, with those non-sticks, you're not suppose to cook too high and too prolonged on it. I never even heard of an electric wok until sis mentioned it.
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bookluvr, I use my wok several times a week. It is one of the most versatile pots I have. I started with an electric one (before I took stir-fry classes). Not a good plan. And don't get one that claims "even cooking" -- that is against the principle of wok cooking, which is to have a hot spot on the bottom and less heat as you go up the sides. Carbon-Steel is good for this. For American stoves, don't get one with a rounded bottom that requires a ring to set it on -- definitely you'll want a flat bottom. Read and follow the directions for seasoning the pan BEFORE you use it. Even if you like a non-stick coating on your other pans, don't get a coated wok (you'll want something you can use at high heat, and also something you can use lots of different metal utensils in.) I like a long handle while cooking and a smaller handle on the opposite side for lifting the wok and pouring food out.

If you have a choice in sizes, big is good! You'll want a cover. You don't always use it, but often you want to partially steam the vegetables.

To see what a good wok (by my standards) looks like, look up Joyce Chen Flat-Bottom Wok. The very good news is that a very useful wok like this is often the least expensive you will find! How often is THAT true?
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I cooked a lot of rice with the thought of making lunch/dinner. Except I had brunch from leftovers lastnight. So, it's now 230pm, I decided it's time to go cook lunch/dinner. I was shocked to see oldest sis cooking chicken! She's making the chicken that I mentioned a few days ago. With hot pepper in it. Yum!! It smells sooo delicious. Ha! Being the ever opportunist, I started asking her cooking tips. She was happy to divulge. She said that she didn't boil the frozen chicken. She defrosted it, now she's browning it. She said by browning it, she knows that it would be cooked through - unlike boiling it.

I mentioned that one of my to-buy list is a wok. She said to try to buy the electric wok - and then we can cook more stuff on it than a regular pan/pot. Might as well buy other cooking utensils while at it. I also need a whisk and a cooking brush.

My trying to learn to cook was enough incentive for sis - on her own - to actually cook real food! I like this very very much. Oldest sis knows how to cook the 'old way' of our people. I miss that - mom's cooking.
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Jeanne~ exactly!!!
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It is not an insult to be called a Yank or a Yankee. That war's been over for a century and a half. But only outside the US does Yank/Yankee refer to anyone from any part of the US. Calling someone from Mississippi a Yank might surprise them but I doubt it would insult them. Then again, some people don't seem to know that war is over. Hmmm.
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and Kazza...even my father who was born and raised in N.I. admitted that the it was a shame the chose the North made so...don't worry, I have no issues with the Republic of Ireland...they earned it and have preserved the language and heritage. Enjoy your wine and the evening...tomorrow is another day!!
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Kazza~I was only 17 years old when I went there. I understood even then the differences between what was referred to as the North and South...I am talking the 1970's. The North made their choice and even though my family is in the north...I think they made the wrong choice...nothing against Great Britian,,it is the loss of heritage plus from what we saw then...it is a loss of progressing because the Republic has much more to offer in industry and and earning a living. Anyway....calling me a Yankee was ok..I am sure that has changed too.
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Its very quiet here tonight and im a bit drunk!! we had a glass or two for you guys!! Happy 4th and hope you have a great day!!
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Definetly Captain he is as mad as any "paddy". im sure he has irish decent!! and y'all know Obama has Irish blood??? i know we are still confused about that one!!
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But lets face it americans are mainly irish!! thats where you all get your sense of humour right??
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Im Irish so no not any part of UK i live in Republic ulster in the north is UK? i know dont ask!!
The supermarkets here do a 4th of july lately you know "american food" anything to get you buying!!!

I being educated?? would never call an american a yank i went to a private catholic school for young ladies?? and we studied american history so i would not insult anyone by calling them yankees! I call americans americans!!
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Cap you are funny! i think you need another guy on here as all this talk about trucks and engines is WAY over my head!! Do you talk trucks to the ladies?
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never did let up on the old truck today . oil pressure reading dropped to nothing after the engine warmed up . a new oil pressure sending unit resolved that . temp gauge didnt read . a new temp sending unit resolved that . washed all my windows -- love the factory rear glass ..
gettin this thing ready for the concert on july 5 . any hoosier girls wanna go -- i have two tickets ..
alice cooper and motley crue ( noise pollution ) lol ..
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Pam~that is funny!! When we went to Ireland...the Republic and Ulster, we were referred to as Yankees!! I thought that was funny. In Northern Ireland, they celebrate the 12th of July, and I know that St. Patrick's Day is a National Holiday that was celebrated by both...today, I do not know...Kazza can answer that one. She said she is Catholic and I am Protestant but born in USA so I have no issues with that topic, LOL!!
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My sister (USA) lived in the UK and was always asked "Oh, are you from the colonies?" which amused her endlessly.
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JB - I bet they do with the state America is in right now. I just thought Kaz would be taking a sip of that drink saying happy 4th and I didn't want her to think she was drinking alone.
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I'm from the U.S. But ever since visiting Paris in 2006 and becoming a Francofile, I like celebrating Bastille Day (July 14th). French food, French wine! Vive le France!
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You are right Jeannie. We do celebrate the 4th of July but for the reasons you mentioned. I don't know what Kazz does as her part of Ireland is an independent country.
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LOL, Shilo8. I don't think Great Britain celebrates America's Independence Day. But maybe I'm wrong. Do Brits all share a collective sigh of relief that this obstreperous colony is no longer their responsibility?
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kaz - Happy 4th to you too! I thought you were going to say something like made a pie to slap in someone's face. Where is my mind these days.
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I know JB its a very tough diet but as im wheat and dairy intolerant i have no choice but to eat low carbs but its not easy. Last year after her siezure i put mum on a low carb diet the docs were astonished as to how her bloods were perfect BUT she was weak and recovering from the siezure so once she got her strenght back she started eating crap again. She was alot more alert and lost 2stone oh thats 28lbs. With vascular dementia her diet is everything but she wont listen!
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Kaz, as I understand it, a very low carb diet is one approach to tightly controlling blood sugar levels and their fluctuations. In other words, it is a management tool -- not a cure. To be a real cure the person's metabolic system would have to be restored to working normally and automatically responding appropriately to whatever you ate. You friends who have been "cured" would probably relapse if they strayed too far from the diet.

Dr. Richard K Bernstein is a fascinating guy who struggled with Type 1 diabetes at a time when that was pretty much a sentence to an early death. Through his wife's medical journals he order a blood glucose meter (long before the simple hand-held devices easily available to patients) and began experimenting on himself. He learned how he could manage (not cure) his own blood sugar fluctuations through a very careful and stringent diet. In the process he went back to school and became a medical doctor. I read one of his books for people with diabetes and studied his diet. I have the utmost respect for him. And if that was the only way to manage the disease, it is *maybe) better than an early death or complications. But I would not chose to follow that severely restricted diet unless it were the absolute only option open to me.

Good for Dr. Bernstein! Larger through his efforts the importance of patients being able to monitor their own blood sugar levels became widely accepted. He has made great contributions to our knowledge about how and why blood sugar levels fluctuate. But I'll pass on his diet, thanks.
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JB have you read of a low carb diet to cure diabetes? i know its hard but it could be cured by cutting out all bad carbs? thats if its not insulin dependant of course yeh its too late for mum but i know some people have been cured by this diet?
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