Re: Uses for Seaweed?

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Other than soup?

I made a wonderful seafood soup awhile back and used this stuff in it.
Dried shredded Kombu seaweed. I have plenty more on hand as I've been
experimenting more with dried oriental foods since I find them to be
inexpensive and storage space savers. ;-)

Today, I used about a dozen dried [censored] in a fritatta for brunch. I
set them to rehydrate last night so they got to soak for a good 12

hours.

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Turned out FABulous.

I have some shredded Kombu seaweed soaking right now for tomorrow's
brunch. I'd like to do something different with it, besides using it

for

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soup. I was considering seeing if it'd make a suitable pasta

substitute.

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There is a little bit of chicken left over from an Italian chicken
recipe I made a couple of days ago, as well as about 1 pint of the
mushroom marinara sauce in the 'frige.

Was considering deboning the chicken and chopping it up, and adding

that

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and the sauce to the rehydrated shredded Kombu seaweed in an attempt

to

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make sort of a low carb spagetti.

Does this sound like a good or a bad idea???
Seafood flavors DO go well with tomato, but I'm not sure just how much
flavor, if any, this stuff will have. I've always found it to be

pretty

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neutral.

TIA!

Neutral? I found it to have quite a distinctive flavour myself.

Anyhow, lemme think... what about in a Chinese style omelette or

similar? I

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must admit to only ever having used it for soups myself ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

Yes, and this shredded stuff has been _fantastic_ in soups! :-d

As someone else mentioned - there's different kinds you might also wanna
look out for, not least of which are wakame and nori - I tend to use 3 or 4
kinds together in soups, for the different shades and textures as well as
flavours...

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I've got it rehydrated and plan to experiment with it tomorrow. I don't
have time today. I'm also thawing out some Garlic chicken basil sausage
to go with the recipe.

I'll post my results. :-) I like to make up new stuff as I go along,

Snap!

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and
am going to give it a shot as a pasta substitute since the texture is
similar.

I think I'll also pick up another container of the fresh Marinara sauce
from the store.

Kat

Then jump to it gal ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

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Yes, and this shredded stuff has been _fantastic_ in soups! :-d

As someone else mentioned - there's different kinds you might also wanna
look out for, not least of which are wakame and nori - I tend to use 3 or 4
kinds together in soups, for the different shades and textures as well as
flavours...

I know. :-)
The oriental market has a BUNCH of different kinds.
I still have a lot of exploring to do there!

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I've got it rehydrated and plan to experiment with it tomorrow. I don't
have time today. I'm also thawing out some Garlic chicken basil sausage
to go with the recipe.

I'll post my results. :-) I like to make up new stuff as I go along,

Snap!

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and
am going to give it a shot as a pasta substitute since the texture is
similar.

I think I'll also pick up another container of the fresh Marinara sauce
from the store.

Kat

Then jump to it gal ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

Didn't sleep well last night.
Gotta get off the computer and get my tail in gear. <yawn>

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Then jump to it gal ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

Didn't sleep well last night.
Gotta get off the computer and get my tail in gear. <yawn>

I haven't been sleeping well since Friday (bad, bad evening that saw me in
the hospital A&E having a ripped open earlobe stitched back together - the
cause? A rather vicious 'you-know-who' - no accident at all... <sigh!!!!!>😉,
and night before last had dreams so disturbing I awoke shaking and crying
early on, and then was on the verge of tears until about mid afternoon,
still shaking until about 8 p.m. (a good smoke at that time helped!) - can't
recall and details of the dream mind you. Feeling much better today, mind,
but I'm without most of my usual 'sparkle' still!

Hope you've been having a better time Kat! Heheheheh...

Shaun aRe

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Then jump to it gal ',;~}~

Shaun aRe

Didn't sleep well last night.
Gotta get off the computer and get my tail in gear. <yawn>

I haven't been sleeping well since Friday (bad, bad evening that saw me in
the hospital A&E having a ripped open earlobe stitched back together - the
cause? A rather vicious 'you-know-who' - no accident at all... <sigh!!!!!>😉,
and night before last had dreams so disturbing I awoke shaking and crying
early on, and then was on the verge of tears until about mid afternoon,
still shaking until about 8 p.m. (a good smoke at that time helped!) - can't
recall and details of the dream mind you. Feeling much better today, mind,
but I'm without most of my usual 'sparkle' still!

Oops!
Somebody living up to their name being a Terror again? <sigh>
I'd beat her ass blue for doing something like that Dammit Shaun!

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Hope you've been having a better time Kat! Heheheheh...

Shaun aRe

I've been better, but have high hopes! <lol>

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K.

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see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

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> Then jump to it gal ',;~}~
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> Shaun aRe

Didn't sleep well last night.
Gotta get off the computer and get my tail in gear. <yawn>

I haven't been sleeping well since Friday (bad, bad evening that saw me

in

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the hospital A&E having a ripped open earlobe stitched back together -

the

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cause? A rather vicious 'you-know-who' - no accident at all...

<sigh!!!!!>😉,

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and night before last had dreams so disturbing I awoke shaking and

crying

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early on, and then was on the verge of tears until about mid afternoon,
still shaking until about 8 p.m. (a good smoke at that time helped!) -

can't

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recall and details of the dream mind you. Feeling much better today,

mind,

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but I'm without most of my usual 'sparkle' still!

Oops!
Somebody living up to their name being a Terror again? <sigh>

Yes, very, very viciously at that.

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I'd beat her ass blue for doing something like that Dammit Shaun!

I walked away then sent a devestated Kath to see to a devestated T (she fell
apart as soon as she saw what she'd done, even though in her temper, it was
a very deliberate, pointedly vicious action indeed) smoked a bit of a
cigarette, walked back and hugged her. What could I have achieved by hitting
her at this stage? She's got 35 lbs on me and is fairly strong, so if I were
to fight back, I would have had to make a real mess of her, or it would have
turned into an all-out brawl. Not only that, I want to show her that
violence is not the first answer I reach for, and it shouldn't be hers,
either.

She thinks that being violent, is being 'hard' and 'tough'. I showed her,
and then I explained at a later time, that standing there calmly in front of
someone who has just done that to you, then walking away calmly, returning
only to hug the now devestated perpetrator, rather than to flip into a rage
and beat the [censored] out of them - well that is far more 'hard' and 'tough'
than anything she has ever done.

She agrees, funnily enough. She sought me out while Kath was working lates,
to apologise further, to let me talk it out with her - another first.

I fear for her though, if she cannot get a *final* handle on that temper -
outside in the big bad world, she could end up hospitalised or worse with
this kind of behaviour...

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Hope you've been having a better time Kat! Heheheheh...

Shaun aRe

I've been better, but have high hopes! <lol>

Heheheheh, me too for ya me dear!

Shaun aRe

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Oops!
Somebody living up to their name being a Terror again? <sigh>

Yes, very, very viciously at that.

:-(

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I'd beat her ass blue for doing something like that Dammit Shaun!

I walked away then sent a devestated Kath to see to a devestated T (she fell
apart as soon as she saw what she'd done, even though in her temper, it was
a very deliberate, pointedly vicious action indeed) smoked a bit of a
cigarette, walked back and hugged her. What could I have achieved by hitting
her at this stage? She's got 35 lbs on me and is fairly strong, so if I were
to fight back, I would have had to make a real mess of her, or it would have
turned into an all-out brawl. Not only that, I want to show her that
violence is not the first answer I reach for, and it shouldn't be hers,
either.

I'm sorry Shaun, you are right... <sigh>
That was just a quick, gut reaction!
People like you are precious to me and I hate
to see you hurt.

I've been thinking, some kids with anger/impulse control issues
sometimes can be helped by ADD treatment. Has she seen a good
pediatrician?

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She thinks that being violent, is being 'hard' and 'tough'. I showed her,
and then I explained at a later time, that standing there calmly in front of
someone who has just done that to you, then walking away calmly, returning
only to hug the now devestated perpetrator, rather than to flip into a rage
and beat the [censored] out of them - well that is far more 'hard' and 'tough'
than anything she has ever done.

Teach by example. :-) Good on you! You have better control than I do. I
can learn a lot from that...... I'm not violent by nature but it's
taking me time to learn to "act" rather that "react" but I'm getting
better!

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She agrees, funnily enough. She sought me out while Kath was working lates,
to apologise further, to let me talk it out with her - another first.

Excellent. You are a good stepdad! Your going to be an even better dad.
Good luck with that!

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I fear for her though, if she cannot get a *final* handle on that temper -
outside in the big bad world, she could end up hospitalised or worse with
this kind of behaviour...

See above suggestion? Maybe just a year or so on the right meds can help
set a better pattern of control? This has been going on a long time now.
She might benefit from a little boost maybe?

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Hope you've been having a better time Kat! Heheheheh...

Shaun aRe

I've been better, but have high hopes! <lol>

Heheheheh, me too for ya me dear!

Shaun aRe

Hugs! :-)

Kat

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"Katra" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Oops!
Somebody living up to their name being a Terror again? <sigh>

Yes, very, very viciously at that.

:-(

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I'd beat her ass blue for doing something like that Dammit Shaun!

I walked away then sent a devestated Kath to see to a devestated T (she

fell

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apart as soon as she saw what she'd done, even though in her temper, it

was

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a very deliberate, pointedly vicious action indeed) smoked a bit of a
cigarette, walked back and hugged her. What could I have achieved by

hitting

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her at this stage? She's got 35 lbs on me and is fairly strong, so if I

were

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to fight back, I would have had to make a real mess of her, or it would

have

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turned into an all-out brawl. Not only that, I want to show her that
violence is not the first answer I reach for, and it shouldn't be hers,
either.

I'm sorry Shaun, you are right... <sigh>
That was just a quick, gut reaction!

I know - I don't know how I managed to keep a lid on mine...

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People like you are precious to me and I hate
to see you hurt.

Thanks Kat, appreciated.

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I've been thinking, some kids with anger/impulse control issues
sometimes can be helped by ADD treatment. Has she seen a good
pediatrician?

Haven't been able to get her to go yet, but she has been told, anything like
this again, I will immediately call the authorities and report her for it,
then she will *have* to go through all the system processes.

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She thinks that being violent, is being 'hard' and 'tough'. I showed

her,

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and then I explained at a later time, that standing there calmly in

front of

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someone who has just done that to you, then walking away calmly,

returning

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only to hug the now devestated perpetrator, rather than to flip into a

rage

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and beat the [censored] out of them - well that is far more 'hard' and 'tough'
than anything she has ever done.

Teach by example. :-) Good on you! You have better control than I do.

Not usually that good - like I said above, I don't quite know how I managed
it. Perhaps it's all the practice? Heheheheh...

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I
can learn a lot from that...... I'm not violent by nature but it's
taking me time to learn to "act" rather that "react" but I'm getting
better!

Same here it would seem - I'm not generally violent at all either, nor do I
easily lose my temper, but serious and sudden provocation like that would in
the past have seen me go utterly ballistic. I've had to learn.

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She agrees, funnily enough. She sought me out while Kath was working

lates,

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to apologise further, to let me talk it out with her - another first.

Excellent. You are a good stepdad! Your going to be an even better dad.
Good luck with that!

Thanks, thanks, and oh boy YES PLEASE! Heheheheh...

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I fear for her though, if she cannot get a *final* handle on that

temper -

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outside in the big bad world, she could end up hospitalised or worse

with

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this kind of behaviour...

See above suggestion? Maybe just a year or so on the right meds can help
set a better pattern of control? This has been going on a long time now.
She might benefit from a little boost maybe?

Maybe...

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> Hope you've been having a better time Kat! Heheheheh...
>
> Shaun aRe

I've been better, but have high hopes! <lol>

Heheheheh, me too for ya me dear!

Shaun aRe

Hugs! :-)

Kat

Hugs for you too!

',;~}~

Oh, guess what! - Saturday evening, while getting ready for my sister's 30th
b'day bash, I went and tore open the earlobe again, when quickly pulling a
narrow necked fleece top off over my head. I held it together with sticking
plasters and we went to the do anyway, then to the hospital later on for
more stitches. We didn't get out the place until after 3 in the bloody
morning! I was in bed by 4 a.m.-ish, but back up at around 7 - I'm still
totally knackered now FFS! Hopefully it will heal up alright this time...

Shaun aRe XX