Thread:Superkenzie/@comment-33437691-20200103172834/@comment-37542647-20200124044457

Chloe, I finished purging my recipe magazines (I still have a lot of other magazines to purge, but that is a different story). The magazines contained recipes for cooking in cast iron. I discovered a duplication in the recipes and have made a decision to discontinue buying that magazine. It will save me money and time because I won't have to collect a stack of magazines to later purge. Your system of organizing recipes mirrors mine. I plan to organize the recipes in 3-ring binders but I'm not sure when I will start that project. I have a lot of recipes clipped to my refrigerator that I need to organize also. These are my favorites that I use often so I like to keep them available. I have all my mother's recipes as well as some from my grandmother but most of those are from the later years of their lives. I think most of their cooking was done from memory and not from recipes. My mother's parents were dairy farmers and lived on a small farm in southern Wisconsin. My grandmother was an excellent cook and baker. I loved having her meals on the farm made with fresh vegetables, fresh cow's milk and beef raised by my grandfather. You could say I was eating organic food before it was popular. One of my nursing instructors was shocked to hear I drank milk that was not pasteurized and I was still alive! I love your story about cooking dinner for your group of friends. What a great idea. I enjoy social occasions with people who have differing interests and personalities. I think it is boring to only associate with people who are alike. I was fortunate to have a very eclectic mix of co-workers. We usually had a lot of fun even though we had different backgrounds and interests. Speaking of talismans; I began using them about 6 months ago. I do not easily part with things (in the game as well as in my life). I hold onto them until just the right time and even then I am not sure if the time is "right". This was only the third time I used a Golden Chicken and unfortunately during this time I advanced a level in the game and needed to deplete all that energy. I hate to have full energy for any length of time so I was playing Treasure Box until 2 am. Normally I would have played other locations but I wanted to collect the red envelopes. I only have 34 more envelopes until I'm finished. I plan to wait until I have a GQ that involves TB or HL. I have been thinking about your painting of the exotic bird and how you fashioned a paper beak. I think that is very clever and I believe you are now able to call yourself a mixed-media artist. Just one more talent you can add to your list. Your writing has inspired me to improve my writing abilities. I usually edit some of what I write to you and often pause and ask myself if my past English teacher, Miss Faul, would give her approval to my sentence structure and grammar. I don't know if I succeed but I will keep trying. Please don't hesitate to write long replies. I enjoy reading them.