I have been married twice, once to completely sighted man and he was actually very good with my blindness. He showed me things, and let me learn how to do things and didn't try to shelter / be over protective of me. He passed away and I am now married again to a blind person who I find is not as comfortable with his blindness as me 😊 I tease him a lot and tell him he's not good at being blind 😊 I think he still tries to use what little site he has left where as I have none but I will say it comes in handy when crossing streets because he can see lighted intersections when there is no audible traffic signal. As for me I go by traffic patterns and it may take me a while but I would rather stand there for a bit and wait than be hit by a car 😊 As for cooking, my late husband was a chef and taught me a lot of the recipes he knew and I use them to this day much to the delight of my new husband! Johna
People with disabilities, access job openings at http://www.benderconsult.com/careers/job-openings Johna Gravitt Accessibility Consultant Recruitment Outreach Specialist Workplace Mentoring Resource Manager Email: jgrav...@benderconsult.com Phone: (412)-446-4442 Main office Phone: (412)-787-8567 Web: www.benderconsult.com Celebrating 20+ Years of Disability Employment Solutions Recruitment. Workplace Mentoring. Technology Accessibility. -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of Marie Rudys via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2020 8:52 PM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Marie Rudys <marmusi...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [CnD] microwave eggs My second sighted "husband" wanted me to not use my finger when I poured liquids. But, when I could not stop pouring when he told me to stop, I spilled quite a bit of liquid on the table, and then he yelled at me. Hey, man, I am totally blind and hearing impaired, and I cannot know when to stop pouring without my finger in the glass or bowl. I told him ahead what to expect when living with a blind person. I would get irritated when he would tell me to stop when I reached a wall. Some people think they know better than we do. Well, when I left that relationship 23 years ago, I decided I've had it and will never be in a relationship with a fully sighted man again. Another reason is I cannot deal with insane jealousy and not being trusted. Marie On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 5:43 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 didn’t 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, “The Art of Microwave Cooking†> >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 Kellogg’s 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 don’t 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 don’t >>> 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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