That may work for not scorching fingers, but it doesn't prevent spilling if you move your hand when you're pouring. That's why I pour in the sink, liquid indicator or not.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Carol Ashland via Cookinginthedark Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2020 12:36 AM To: david pearson via Cookinginthedark Cc: Carol Ashland Subject: Re: [CnD] microwave eggs Get a liguid censor from Speak To Me. It is a little gadget that you put on the edge of the cup, and it beeps when the liquid reaches the prongs. No more scorched fingers. Carol Ashland carol97...@gmail.com Sent from my BrailleNote Touch+On May 30, 2020 5:42 PM, david pearson via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > > Put your finger in the cup where you want the liquid to stop. You will > know when you hit that spot. > > At 07:00 PM 5/30/2020, you wrote: > >Ah thank you.. Yes, I am leraning a lot. Leigh On 5/30/2020 2:40 PM, > >Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark wrote: > I don't know how to > >help you learn to pour hot liquids. I hope you can work with a > >teacher to help you learn some of these things after the quarantine > >is lifted. > >It sounds like people around you are trying to teach you what they > >can. When you have questions about how to do something, you can ask, > >and people will tell you what they do, if they can describe it in > >words. I am not a coffee drinker so don't pour hot liquids into cups. > >> > Pamela Fairchild > <pamelafairch...@comcast.net> > > > >-----Original Message----- > From: > >Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Leigh via Cookinginthedark > Sent: > >Saturday, May 30, 2020 > >2:03 PM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > > >Cc: Leigh <dreamsparkl...@aol.com> > Subject: > >Re: [CnD] microwave eggs > > yes I am in assisted living because I > >need ot be for th etime being right now they are on quarantine cuz of > >the virus, and most of al I have never lived in an apartment on my > >own > > mainly I know basic cooking but I am neverous when it comes > >to poruing hot water etc. But I am leraning that here. I have a > >thermous that I use to pour coffee in. > > and as a matter of fact, I > >know this is not anactual cooking topic, but i want to be able to > >hold the cup with one hand up to the thurmus and pour it into the > >thurmus cup.. > >Is there a way to do that for a blind person? I am 40, and I was not > >born blind but was blind dew to too much oxygen. god bless but > > > > >Leigh > > On 5/30/2020 1:19 PM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark > >wrote: >> Leigh, We can probably help you learn more about cooking if > >we knew what you had to cook with and if you have storage space in a > >refrigerator or a kitchen to work with. It would also be helpful to > >know if you are new to blindness, and your age range, and what sorts > >of things you want to cook for yourself. Most of us here either like > >to collect recipes or do cooking in our own homes. We collect recipes > >that interest us whether we can cook them now or at a later date. If > >you are a beginner cook with truly no experience, you need a teacher > >to come teach you basic safety techniques and get you started. >> >> > >Pamela Fairchild >> <pamelafairch...@comcast.net> >> >> -----Original > >Message----- >> From: > >Cookinginthedark On Behalf Of Leigh via Cookinginthedark >> Sent: > >Saturday, May 30, 2020 > >12:36 PM >> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >> > >Cc: Leigh <dreamsparkl...@aol.com> >> Subject: > >Re: [CnD] microwave eggs >> >> Hi there Pamela. >> >> I am > >interested in cooking. > >however, I am in a place where they cook meals. > >Can someoneemail me off list, I would like to talk about the methods > >of cooking for a blind person. >> >> send me email >> >> > >dreamsparkl...@aol.com >> >> kindest regards, >> >> >> Leigh >> >> On > >5/30/2020 9:45 AM, Pamela Fairchild via Cookinginthedark > >wrote: >>> As those of you know who purchase new microwave ovens, no > >model works >>> exactly like any other. You have to tweak your loved > >recipes to fit >>> each new oven. >>> >>> I tried something new and > >it worked perfectly. >>> >>> I have a set of four silicone cups > >designed to make mug cakes, which >>> are ok, but >>> >>> These > >silicone mugs have just become my new best friends. I dug them >>> > >out of the cupboard to make perpetual muffins for breakfast. As my > >>>> one muffin was cooking, lightning struck in the form of an idea. > >Why >>> not poach an egg in this other cup? >>> >>> I cracked my egg > >into the cup, no oiling of cup was necessary. >>> >>> I pricked the > >yolk with a fork, not so much that it deformed and >>> scrambled, but > >enough to release the pressure inside while cooking. >>> >>> I put a > >soup spoon full of water on top, and waited for the muffin to >>> > >stop cooking. >>> >>> I removed the muffin cup from the microwave, > >replaced it with the egg >>> cup, covered it with a folded paper > >towel, set it to defrost and >>> pressed 1, this is the shortest > >defrost setting on the Panasonic, then pressed start. >>> >>> When it > >finished, the egg was cooked perfectly. I dumped it with what >>> was > >left of its water, into a bowl with a small pat of butter on the >>> > >bottom, added an appropriate amount of salt and pepper, and enjoyed > >>>> the egg with my muffin, which being sort of large, I cooked for 2 > >>>> presses of the 30 second cook time setting. I just pressed that > >>>> button twice then pressed the start button. By the time the egg > >was >>> cooked the muffin was cool enough to cut and add butter to, > >although I didnât add the butter this time but ate it plain. >>> > >Perpetual muffins are good enough to eat without anything else. I >>> > >adapt my recipe from an old book, âThe Art of Microwave Cookingâ > >by Thelma Pressman. >>> The cooking times need adapting because they > >are for 800 watt >>> microwave ovens. But in this recipe I adapt > >almost everything, >>> depending on what I have in the house. The > >good part is that the >>> recipe is very forgiving, and lasts as long > >as you need it to in the >>> refrigerator so you can cook a few each > >day instead of all at once, and they work well cooked in the > >microwave. >>> They are bran muffins, using only ready-to-eat bran > >cereals off the >>> shelf, such as bran-flakes or All-bran. The > >downside is that if you >>> overindulge they act as a laxative. >>> > >>>> Perpetual Muffins >>> >>> The dough lasts up to > >6 weeks in the refrigerator. >>> >>> >>> >>> > >2 cups Kelloggâs all-bran cereal >>> >>> 1 cup Post 100 percent > >bran, I have not been able to find this for years. >>> Substitute any > >other bran cereal you have, or other choices such as >>> shredded > >wheat, if you donât need more action, or cinnamon life if >>> you > >do. Raisin bran is a good choice if you want to stick with a bran >>> > >choice. Honestly, almost anything you like will do. >>> >>> 1 cup > >boiling water >>> >>> 2 eggs, beaten >>> >>> 2 cups buttermilk, I > >substitute other things for this sometimes >>> depending on what > >needs to be used. Choices I have used equally well, >>> powdered > >buttermilk with the appropriate amount of water, regular >>> milk, > >almond milk, sour milk, sour cream, yogurt plain, vanilla or >>> > >fruit flavored, and powdered milk. I would not hesitate to substitute > >>>> lemonade or orange juice either. In any case, if I want a bit > >more >>> flavor or pungency, I add lemon or lime juice to the plain > >milk product. >>> >>> ½ cup salad oil, I have substituted olive oil, > >but most often just >>> melt a stick of butter and toss that in. >>> > >>>> 1 cup chopped nuts, raisins or chopped dried fruit. I often add a > >cup >>> of chopped nuts, usually walnuts but sometimes pecans, and > >sometimes >>> mixed nuts. > >I often extend this to a cup and a half and add sunflower >>> seeds > >and chopped peanuts to the mix, or whatever I feel like. I have >>> > >added chocolate chips and skipped the nuts and seeds altogether. I > >>>> almost always add the fruit in addition to the nuts. This time it > >was >>> two snack packs of craisins and 2 little boxes of raisins. > >>>> >>> 1 cup sugar >>> >>> ½ cup brown sugar >>> >>> 1 tablespoon > >baking soda >>> >>> 1 teaspoon baking powder >>> >>> 1 teaspoon salt > >>>> >>> 2 and ½ cups flour, I usually use whole wheat. >>> >>> > >>>> >>> > >Instructions: >>> >>> In large bowl, combine cereals with boiling > >water and let stand 5 minutes. >>> Since I also sometimes add as much > >as 2 extra cups of cereal, I >>> generally add extra water to > >compensate. You want the cereal to >>> resemble pudding by the time > >you mix it all up and stir it around. >>> The longer it sits the more > >of the water absorbs into it. I donât >>> hesitate to dump in 2 > >cups of boiling water. >>> >>> Stir in eggs, buttermilk, oil and > >fruit. If using melted butter I >>> stir this in while the water is > >still hot and stir it well so it >>> combines with all the cereal > >evenly. >>> >>> Combine all other ingredients into another bowl, mix > >well and spoon >>> into bran batter a little at a time until it is > >all combined and >>> mixed. Pour into storage container and > >refrigerate until needed. >>> >>> To cook, put enough into cupcake > >papers to fill half way. Place in >>> cupcake ring and microwave and > >cook about 3 minutes for 6 small >>> muffins. With the new ovens I > >would check after each minute until I >>> knew my oven, checking > >after every 30 seconds after the first 2 >>> minutes. I have not > >tried this but am guessing 2 minutes might be >>> enough cooking in > >my new microwave. I cook my mug cake version 1 >>> minute and > >sometimes add 30 more seconds if necessary. I have not >>> tried the > >small muffins. Let stand 3 minutes or more before >>> unwrapping and > >eating. Enjoy, but most of all, play with this one and have fun with > >it. 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