-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 06-28-19  14:21 <=-

 NB>  (Michael Angelo's chicken piccata)
 NB>>>> That one comes in a 2-pack... and we've found that one of those
 NB>>>> is about the right size for the two of us... There are 4 small/
 NB>>>> med pieces of chicken and some veggies... along with juices....
 RH>>> OK, probably about right for us.
 NB>>> Worst case, you'll have leftovers for another meal...   But I
 NB>>> was a little surprised the first time we tried it that it wasn't
 NB>>> all that much after all...
 RH>> OK, nice to know.
 NB>> Let me know how you fare with them, once you do try them.. 

 RH> Will do, but may wait until slightly cooler weather before trying
 RH> them. 

Wouldn't blame you, although, it does microwave nicely, so you'd not
need to heat up the kitchen with the oven...  

 RH>>> The lasagnes were also 2-packs; one pack was enough for 3 meals
 RH>>> for the 2 of us. Guess we've got lighter appetites.
 NB>>> The lasagnes are definitely denser than the piccata... I can
 NB>>> see a lasagne going a lot farther, especially when paired with
 NB>>> a good salad...
 RH>> Got some stuff for that (and other goodies) at the farmer's
 RH>> market today.
 NB>> Salad stuffs, you mean....?  And you do always seem to find nice
 NB>> goodies as well... 

 RH> Salad stuff, stir fry stuff and baked goodies stuff. This time of year
 RH> there's a lot of good stuff at the farmer's market.

Indeed... you are in prime market time...  

 RH>>> Now down to one daughter coming out. Younger one's company
 RH>>> commander said that nobody takes leave in July due to the
 RH>>> work schedule.
 NB>>> That's a disappointment... nothing she can do about that,
 NB>>> though...
 RH>> Maybe she can come out some other time, with the boys.
 NB>> That would be nice... and a bit of a consolation... 

 RH> We'll see; with the boys in school, she has to work extended travel
 RH> around that schedule now.

There are school breaks.... but yes, that does make things more
complicated.... 

 NB>>>> More progress.... 
 RH>>> Yes but this week is a wash.
 NB>>> True, but at least you aren't there generating more mess....
 NB>>> except for the mail and papers you'll need to sort thru when
 NB>>> you get home... (G)
 RH>> It's beginning to look decent but have stuff we brought home
 RH>> from FL to put away now.
 NB>> Right, that, too...   Did you manage to get everything out of
 NB>> the house that needed to be gotten, while you were there....?

 RH> Not by a long shot! We got just about all of what we wanted (Steve
 RH> couldn't fit some tools into the truck bed.) but there's still a lot
 RH> to be done. His younger sister & her husband/3 adult children will be
 RH> down there next week to work on it.

So it'll be a family project for a while... When will you be going back
to get the rest of the tools Steve wants.....?

ttyl       neb

... I beg your pardon, I never promised you a prose garden

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