[Blindtlk] cooking was Hobbies?

Mon Apr 1 23:24:20 UTC 2013

Chris,

That was forwarded to me by someone and I actually thought they were serious 
about the gambling chips until the last line.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message----- 
From: Chris Nusbaum
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 11:42 PM
To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] cooking was Hobbies?

Mark,

LOL!!!! Love that one!

Happy Easter,

Chris

Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
Public Relations Committee
Maryland Association of Blind Students
Phone: (443) 547-2409

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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mark Tardif
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 8:14 PM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] cooking was Hobbies?

I know this isn't about blindness, but I feel like spreading some levity, so
please forgive me.  I have a very important thing to tell you all.  I went
to Las Vegas recently to gamble.  I went to church and found that churches
there accept gambling chips in lieu of money in their collection plates each
Sunday.  How do they know which casinos these chips came from and how much
money to cash them in for?  Well, Catholic churches, anyway, bring their
chips to a local order of monks who sort them out and provide the right
cash.  That's why they are called chipmunks.  Grin, if you can.

Mark Tardif
Nuclear arms will not hold you.
-----Original Message-----
From: cheryl echevarria
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 11:52 AM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] cooking was Hobbies?

Hey everyone Julie J, is a great person to learn from whether it is
reference to guide dogs and cooking etc. Way to go Julie, love some of your
explanations I would also like to educate you all on the lists that the NFB
offers.
There is a blindcooks lists, guide dog list, jobs, entreprenuers, students,
diabetics, travel, etc.
Just letting you know what is out there on the NFBNET.org Cheryl

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> From: blinddog3 at charter.net
> To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:46:00 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] cooking was Hobbies?
>
> Julie,
> I do a lot of canning, and pressure cooking is really the only safe
> way to can food anymore.  I can vegetables, fruit and meats and I have
> a small 3 pint canner and a larger 7 quart/14 pint canner for canning
> large batches of food like fresh caught salmon, a large harvest of
> tomatoes or green beans, or a lug of peaches or pears.
>
> Steve
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Julie J.
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 10:29 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] cooking was Hobbies?
>
> I don't have a talking meat thermometer. I test for doneness by
> texture and smell.  I do buy the holiday turkeys with the pop up timer
> thingy, but those you can feel when they've popped.
>
> I would like to find a talking candy thermometer.  I use the cold
> water method...spooning a small bit of the candy into ice cold water
> so it sets up quickly.  However the candy still on the heat is still
> cooking while I'm testing.  Whatever is in the ice bath is about a
> step or half step behind the stage in the pot.  I think a thermometer
> would be more accurate.
>
> Also does anyone can?  I've been reading up on it.  there seem to be a
> couple of different methods, pressure canning and hot water bath.  I
> haven't figured it all out yet.  I think I might ask my mother in law
> for help because she cans.  Anyway will I need a thermometer to can
> safely?  If I do need one does anyone have any suggestions on a
> specific product?
>
> Julie
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Wolfe
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 9:35 AM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Hobbies?
>
> Julie,
>
>
>
>     Whas your experience been with the talking meat therometer? I
> bought one but wasn't allowed to use it to cook with. I really miss
> cooking for six years that my life has been like denied rights of
> cooking just cold meals is all I'm allowed to do like simple salads,
> sandwiches, tuna and peanut butter crap. I like cooking cause it
> allows me to be the little helper who I like to be in the house just
> can't in this realtionship.
>
>
>
>     I have a question in inner personal relationships for everyone to
> consider on my situation. What would you say after numerous attempts
> of trying to find something that has been moved everywhere that your
> partner says "As soon as we move to somewhere new so that everything
> isn't moved all the time then you can be more independent". This has
> happened to me for four going on five years of relentless controls on
> everything even my messages and riffling through my laptop. I don't
> seem to have any privacy, however, age might play a role cause they
> are twice as old as me. Nobody should be treating someone like an
> animal like arguing to go to stores or insisting maybe pleading to
> attend me wherever I go on paratransit. I'm just so tired of all this
> and have no where to go from here with numerous other medical
> obligations like dental and savings to do that I can't afford yet to move.
> By the way, this is all because I cheated on her with a man like a
> year and a half ago and she thinks that I'm mentally ill for being
> gay. Tired just tired of her damn nephew saying gay jokes about me
> just ridicule doesn't put its right name on it just horrible.
>
>
> sad,
> Peter
>
> On 3/30/13, Julie J. <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
> > Peter,
> >
> > I cook on the stovetop nearly daily.   I prefer to bake, but I think
> > that's
> >
> > because I enjoy cookies and cakes more than meat and vegetables!
> > Seriously
> >
> > though, I haven't found cooking particularly difficult as a blind
> > person.
> > Most things I determine doneness by their texture or smell.  Meat
> > smells different when it's browned.  I cook vegetables until they
> > feel soft, but not soggy, when poked with the wooden spoon.  Same
> > thing with pasta, although I usually eat a noodle to double check.
> > I really don't like underdone pasta.
> >
> > To drain noodles I place the strainer in the sink in a corner so it
> > won't slide around.  then I slowly pour into the strainer.  My
> > husband, who is sighted, prefers to use the type of strainer spatula
> > thingy that you hold against the edge of the pan and pour through.
> > I don't have enough hand strength to do it this way because you have
> > to be able to hold the pan with
> >
> > only one hand.  the other is holding the spatula strainer.
> >
> > I've been buying hamburger directly from the butcher for several
> > years now.
> >
> > The meat is very lean and rarely is there enough fat that it needs
> > to be drained.  However in the days of grocery store hamburger, I
> > would use paper
> >
> > towels to absorb the excess fat.  There are lots of ways to remove
> > the extra
> >
> > fat.  the paper towels are just what I find easiest.
> >
> > For flipping I generally use a standard spatula.  although if I
> > anticipate that the contents of the pan might splatter or the grease
> > might pop a lot, I
> >
> > prefer to use tongs.  They give me more control and a firm grip on
> > the piece
> >
> > of meat.  For flipping things like eggs or pancakes, the trick is to
> > flip fast.
> >
> > We are just moving into spring and our meals will get lighter with
> > more fresh ingredients.  For most of the winter we eat things like:
> > beef stew, pot roast, chili, chicken and dumplings, spaghetti and
> > variations on these.
> >
> > In the summer we'll eat a lot more grilled meats and sautéed vegetables.
> >
> > I have grilled numerous times independently.  It really isn't that
> > much different from stovetop cooking.  Getting your heat source
> > going is different, of course, but the actual cooking isn't all that
> > different.
> > Then
> >
> > again I learned to cook on a gas stove, so maybe grilling doesn't
> > bother me
> >
> > because I'm comfortable with the open flame. I'd suggest starting
> > with steak, pork chops or bigger pieces of chicken.  Decent sizes of
> > meat that won't roll and won't fall down inside your grill are
> > easiest.  If you grill
> >
> > vegetables, try putting them in foil or using a grill basket.
> >
> > I think if I get my garden bed preparation done, I'm going to make a
> > carrot
> >
> > cake this afternoon.  I'm thinking we'll have Shepherd's Pie for
> > supper to use up a lot of the vegetables in the refrigerator. And I
> > agree with you cooking and cleaning are basic life skills everyone
> > should know regardless of gender roles.  My son actually wants to be
> > a restaurant owner.  He's turning out to be a very good cook.  When
> > I met my husband he only knew how
> >
> > to grill and make frozen pizza.  It's been 9 years, but he does have
> > enough
> >
> > skill in the kitchen now that he would be okay if something happened
> > to me.
> >
> > We had to find that out the hard way when I broke my foot.
> > Microwave dinners are not nearly as tasty as the commercials lead one to
believe!
> >
> > It concerns me when you say that your partner won't let you cook or
> > clean and that your yoga pants were taken away.  I don't know your
> > situation and I'm not trying to be judgmental in any way.  I'm
> > saying this to you because
> >
> > I value you as a person.  the kind of control you are describing seems
> > abusive to me.   Please take care of yourself.  There are organizations
> > that
> >
> > can help.  Please reach out and let people help you.
> >
> > Julie
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> --
> Cordially,
> Peter Q Wolfe, BA
> cum laude Auburn University
> e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
> "If you don't stand up for something your willing to fall for anything"
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