WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2020

Pot Pies I am not of fan of the store-bought ones because of the very high fat content and very little of it is good fat. It must be age because most gravy and sauces are just a gag for me. In so many of the homemade ones, there are so many ingredients that any pleasant flavor is lost for me. One of my friends is a good example of one that uses all leftovers from the last two weeks to make a pot pie. When it tastes blah, she adds spices and salt. Then the consistency isn't right, so with broth and who knows what else, she makes a spicy gravy for it, and then the entire mess is topped with mashed potatoes. I quit wearing my dentures when visiting so I could have an excuse, then she offers to blend it for me into a yummy shake. I make excuses why I can't stay and her hubby insists I stay while he hides behind his laptop screen, silently laughing at my predicament, while the blender whirls. I used to feel for the poor *kitten*, but now he deserves any culinary punishment he gets dished.

Naming pot pies The same conglomerated and baked delight can have different names depending on the country, culture, and tradition. Shepard's pie in the UK will differ from the Shepards pie of South France. Shepard's pie traditionally was made with sheep meat. I don't use the term lamb because most of it wasn't lamb. It was old sheep known as mutton that was carefully skinned and fat removed so not the traditional mutton taste. It was used in pies because the old tough meat was tenderized by the longer cooking process. They sold their lamb because that brought top prices from those with money. If you taste a "mutton" flavor then that isn't lamb. I hate the mutton flavor but love the flavor and delicacy of lamb. Most sheep meat sold as lamb isn't! A sheep is considered a lamb up to 12 months of age. Who is examining every sheep slaughtered for age? No one and when I look at a "lamb" chop in the store and it is large, I avoid it. The best lamb chops are the smallest.


Fae's Basque-style mountain woman Shepherds pie.

First, you coat a large skillet with olive oil. Then you slice russet potatoes about 2 large ones thin like chips. Sautee these chips until soft. Set aside off heat and then season them lightly with salt and Pimenton Spanish hot paprika. Now cut a shoulder (or leg) of lamb and cut very thin slices and make them into squares or whatever shape they come out. Make them bigger than pepperoni, but smaller than Canadian bacon. Cut up about 1/2 cup worth. In a liberally olive oil seasoned large skillet sautee the lamb until it reaches a medium state. Remove the meat, set aside, but save the broth.

Now beat 4 eggs with 1/2 cup (this can be less or more depending on consistency desired) of goat milk. Slice 2 large carrots and 1 onion sideways very thin (garlic can be added here) then sautee them in the skillet with broth until tender. Mix with the eggs/milk slurry. Now dump all this mix in the large skillet over the spuds. Cook gently until the consistency looks right. Now top with the lamb, seasoning lightly with salt, black pepper, and hot paprika.

Now cover and simmer this pie for 5-10 minutes. Serve hot and enjoy.

Fae that hates cooking, but loves to eat, and therein lies her dilemma

HEATHER looks like Johnny had a lovely day. Did the cake come from the place where Repair Shop is filmed

Kate UK ❤️

Heather - Love the breakfast setting. Beautiful! Happy Birthday to Johnny.

KJ - My plants are all outside except for five Christmas Cacti. I inherited them from my mom when she passed away in 1994. If you want your outdoor plants to survive, get a water timer to connect with your outdoor faucet & put your hoses on the system. Our timer is battery operated and will last the full season. It is still running but we’ll turn it off when frost arrives. We bought our water timer from ACE hardware some years back.

Allie - I hope you get some needed rest. Margaret has shared some good ideas.


DS wants to help be gain access to Microsoft. He is currently out running errands. I don’t do accounting work and really don’t have much of a need. He is currently running around on family errands nd will get bak to me eventually.

Katla in beautiful NW Oregon

Faetta..... Wishing you well with your SLT. Doctor is amazed at my pressure. Hope it works for you.

Betsy in NW WA

Kate UK - Yes, it is the same place. We have been there and enjoyed it. Before the Repair Shop though.

Karen - Hooray for mortgage payoff! I still remember my grandfather opening the front door, with a big grin on his face, telling us he had paid off the mortgage that day. I must have been about 6. He would have been 63.

I cooked the best fillet steak EVER! Officially named such by DH. I learned the technique from Heston Blumenthal.
Red wine was from Lebanon, 2004, the year of our marriage. Fabulous!

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Heather,
Happy birthday to Johnny. It looks like he had a great day.

Did a Cool It Off DVD 9 stretching). The plan for tomorrow is to do a 5 Day Slim Down DVD (I think this is a Leslie Sansone DVD)

Katla and Heather – we have two cleaning ladies…their names are Left and Right…lol

I don’t have a garden. You name it…I kill it. Except for weeds

Kim – “Live and learn…and die a fool”. I’m sorry that happened to you about the panels

Kate – get better fast. It didn’t even rip your pants!!!! That’s amazing

Tracey – Vince will run to the doctor if it persists for a few days. And I do mean run. Since this pandemic started, I think he’s been to the doctor’s office 3 times. I haven’t been at all. I didn’t realize that they’d text you when it’s OK to go into the office! He had to tell me and then I had to make sure they had my cell # on file.

KJ – where do you get all the egg cartons?

Karen VA – are you going to have a mortgage burning party?

Heather – happy birthday Johnny

Allie – yes, they should NOT be given your number. Just say NO

Betsy – best of luck at the MD’s and wonderful about your sister

Tammy – welcome!

Michele NC

Katla - I suggested that he log his food. I don’t think it’s lactose though as he drinks milk every single night before going to bed and he eats cheese regularly. It seems to be after a big meal.

The first episode was after our daughters wedding, his Mother had been here and cooked a lot of richer foods than I do. Plus he drank at the wedding which he very rarely does. I’m trying to remember the time before this, I remember it but not the exact time. This time was after our Thanksgiving dinner. Each time he claims he’s not constipated, just very bloated and feels like trapped gas. Magnesium Citrate has been the only thing that helps each time though.

I went out and bought new furnace filters, humidifier filter and light bulbs for the new lights that should be delivered very soon.
I also found some smart plugs on sale so bought them to go with the Google Home nest I won a month ago.
So far it’s just been a digital photo frame.

I need to do some cleaning but I find it difficult with him lying on the couch. 🤨

Tracey in Edmonton