Sort of a zig-zag! Allergies have taken a quantum leap into an asthma bout this summer that got major by fall. I think that that blasted Lyme really screwed up my immune system! I resent having to become a fanatic house keeper, welded to my vacuum, but the least hint of dust currently closes up the system. I have caught myself musing wistfully about Haz-Mat suits!
With the current streaming cold I Have discovered that Argan oil actually soothes the red nose, as well as being a great skin moisturizer, and dry cuticle softener. You might check it out! In Kindred Rites you mention Verterkake - what is it? I am sure that anything Allie or her mother cooked has to be really good.
I was hesitating whether to unmask this, but I figured we were vague enough that no one would know what we were talking about. Sorry to hear that cleaning has become a PITA. Gluten is the RITA for me -- the slightest amount kicks off inflammation. So, off to find more cookbooks to tempt me into permanent eradication of gluten/inflammation.
I found this on-line. Beard on Bread has a recipe, which was what I was thinking about when I mentioned Allie's family recipe -- a beer bread made sense to me in a Scandinavian family.
A lot of the early recipes are things I could no longer tweak to make my own and taste -- I'll have to find volunteers to eat the samples, if I make a special Allie cookbook!
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By the way --
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I resent having to become a fanatic house keeper, welded to my vacuum, but the least hint of dust currently closes up the system. I have caught myself musing wistfully about Haz-Mat suits!
With the current streaming cold I Have discovered that Argan oil actually soothes the red nose, as well as being a great skin moisturizer, and dry cuticle softener. You might check it out!
In Kindred Rites you mention Verterkake - what is it? I am sure that anything Allie or her mother cooked has to be really good.
Here's to hoping for a healthy holiday for all.
Re: By the way --
http://danielsbreadblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/verterkake.html
I found this on-line. Beard on Bread has a recipe, which was what I was thinking about when I mentioned Allie's family recipe -- a beer bread made sense to me in a Scandinavian family.
A lot of the early recipes are things I could no longer tweak to make my own and taste -- I'll have to find volunteers to eat the samples, if I make a special Allie cookbook!
Allie
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