Subj : Go West was: Real Deal To : Ruth Haffly From : Dave Drum Date : Sun Apr 28 2024 06:33:00 -=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=- RH> I won't, probably good chance we'll never meet--unless we do the drive RH> up to Nova Scotia with the camper some time. SH> Then it's a short 8 or so hour drive here. ;) RH> It's something we're thinking about. Back in fall of 2022 we did a New RH> England/Canada cruise with Steve's family. Due to stormy weather the DD> Easiest way yo get to Toronto from N.S. would be to drop back into the DD> States and point west on I-90 to Buffalo, NY then tip it north to DD> Toronto. RH> We have family in western NY so it would be an easy trip from there. RH> Another possibility would be in conjunction with our mission trips to RH> VT, but then, we usually stop in NY as part of those. DD> I'd not want to do it pulling a cramper trailer. But, other than a few DD> areas of urban sprawl it can be a pretty drive. And once in RH> We've towed on all kinds of roads so it wouldn't be a problem. As long RH> as the GPS is accurate and traffic is flowing well, cities are not a RH> problem. Last year we went thru Austin on a Saturday afternoon--lots RH> more traffic and construction than we'd anticipated but the GPS was RH> accurate and we got thru without incident. How did we get along before the GPS driving coach? DD> Canuckistan you can jump on the 401, one of Canada's nice East-West DD> highways and zoom west until you get to to Windsor. Then drop back DD> into USA and the Interstate system and keep on West until one of DD> the daughters is near. Shawn messaged me that "zooming" on the 401 will be clogged with traffic. But I thik that just in the urban sprawl of Toronto. RH> Depends on what other plans we have. This year there's no graduations RH> or weddings, other trips are spaced so that we're not going any further RH> west than Ohio. Have to plan the western trips well in advance since RH> we're usually gone about a month with them. Interesting, along the way, RH> shopping in different supermarkets--found a Lowe's out in New Mexico RH> that claimed no affiliation with the NC chain but did carry the same RH> house brands. Harmon's, just down the road from our daughter in UT, has RH> a good sized store that is very similar to Wegman's, maybe closer to RH> Publix or a big Harris Teeter but a fun store to shop in. Never shopped in a Lowe's grocery store. Just their hardware/lumber/ plumbing stores. And I find that I prefer Menard's (who carry groceries at really good price points) overall. For groceries locally I prefer Hy-Vee for staples, Humphrey's for meat and store-bought produce. With Hy-Vee I can order staple items, have their minions pick the and bag order and put it in my car - if I buy a U$25 or more order. And we know that's not hard to do in today's economy. RH> ... Books are better than TV; they exercise your imagination. True dat. If youm watch the tube or the mvies you get the director's vision of what the author meant. Reading a book your mind builds your own vision .... MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Stuffed Red Peppers Categories: Beef, Vegetables, Rice, Herbs, Cheese Yield: 6 Servings 6 md Red bell peppers 1 lb Ground round 1/2 White onion; diced 2 cl Garlic; minced 1/2 c Diced bell pepper; from the - tops you removed 1/2 c Shredded carrots 1/4 c Dry quick barley 1/2 c Dry instant brown rice 1 c Vegetable broth 1 c Shredded mozzarella; divided Set oven @ 250oF/120oC. Cut tops off peppers; remove seeds and membranes. Place peppers in a large pot; cover with salted water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Drain peppers and set aside. In a large skillet, brown beef w/diced onion & garlic. Stir in bell pepper, carrots, barley, rice and broth. Simmer, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in 1/2 cup cheese. Fill each bell pepper with beef mixture. Top each with remaining cheese and bake for 25 minutes. Source: Hy-Vee weekly ad from the week of March 6, 2013. RECIPE FROM: http://www.hy-vee.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen MMMMM .... Politicians should wear sponsor jackets like racers so we know who owns hem --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105) .