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topblog » Letter Re: The SurvivalBlog Glossary — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:05:14 +0000

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By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:47:38 +0000

Your green beans sound wonderful! And this can be done on the stove top! Thanks for sharing your recipe.

By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:46:25 +0000

You win. My stove is old and I didn’t have an entire dinner to deliver to a grieving family. Good thing your neighbours were neighbourly.

You hit the nail on the head when you said, “You really don’t know how much you use an oven until it’s gone.” No truer words!

Glad your range is fixed! Thanks for commiserating.

By: Dana McCauley

Dana McCauley — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:24:29 +0000

You’re the second person I know who has lost her oven in the new year – scary trend!

I made some yummy green beans earlier this week, too. I combined rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic and sambal olek to make a vinaigrette and then I sprinkled the finished dish with sesame seeds. Yummy!
.-= Dana McCauley´s last blog ..6 healthy foods to buy in bulk =-.

By: Lorraine

Lorraine — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:01:29 +0000

Charmian, I sooo empathize.

Before Christmas my brand new oven went kaput–conveniently just as a batch of muffins finished baking.

To make matters worse, I had volunteered–weeks before–to cook and deliver dinner to a bereaved family in our community. And my turn was the next day!

My emergency was solved by using a neighbor’s oven. But the it took almost a week to get the repairmen over for what turned out to be a simple adjustment: Five long days without baked food. You really don’t know how much you use an oven until it’s gone.

Okay, sore spot. Changing subject…

Your recipe sounds brilliant: Good Lord, cilantro , cumin and ginger. Mmm–making this tonight. Wonder, however, if I can get away with frozen beans.

Will report back.

By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:18:49 +0000

Cheryl, you are BRILLIANT. I have followed your advice and found a used gas stove. Fingers crossed they haven’t sold it and we can swing a deal. I’m already cooking on a tin can, so I’m not going to be fussy — until I get my new stove… then? Well, I’ll borrow Diva’s tiara and start barking orders like I’m the Queen of Sheba.

By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:10:13 +0000

Fast stove top recipes will be coming your way! A few at least. So nice that my frustrations can lead to good and not evil (providing we ignore the cursing that accompanied the half-baked scones Christmas morning).

By: Cheryl Arkison

Cheryl Arkison — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:36:37 +0000

Go on kijiji or Craiglist. Our stove kicked the bucket a few months back and rather than spend money with a pending reno we went on there and found a barely used 3 year old stove for $150. Even if we only use it for a year (it will be so much longer than that) it will pay for itself.
.-= Cheryl Arkison´s last blog ..Death By Food – Not Quite =-.

By: Robin Smart

Robin Smart — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:16:16 +0000

Dear Charmian,
Sorry about the stove. (It’s a heck of a way to get out of cleaning it.)
I for one need fast stove top recipes, as I’m always peeling in with 20 minutes to get everyone fed and watered. So it may be a boon to me.
Love,
Robin.

By: Charmian Christie

Charmian Christie — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:30:21 +0000

I’m now wondering if I should have added toasted cumin… Fiddling is so easy with a simple dish.

I take the oven’s demise as a push from The Universe. Slow cooker recipes are coming your way!