Susan in TN Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 cordon bleu German potato salad don't like brats For a second there I thought it was a haiku. I've told you all The Mysteriously Disappearing Thanksgiving Silverware story, haven't I? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Got some tweaking to do. Crust Adapted from a recipe (Wild Oats Natural Marketplace-Whole Paycheck, now I think? :lol: ) 1/3 cup of tapioca starch, brown rice flour and corn flour (1/3 cup of each-I play with the amounts and types of flour all the time!) 1 tbsp corn starch 2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 and 1/2 tsp xanthan gum Throw all in the food processor, add 1/2 cup of butter in pieces and churn it to sand. 1 egg 1 tsp apple cider vinegar Mix that together, pour it through the feed tube while grinding and let the dough ball up. Take it out, roll out in tapioca starch and use for a 9 in pie plate. Prick crust with fork and bake blind for 10 minutes in a 350F oven. Set aside to cool slightly. Filling is based on the Raleigh House Buttermilk Pie recipe published who knows when in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, and it's too sweet, folks. I need to cut the sugar somehow, but.. 1/2 cup unsalted butter 2 cups sugar (I'm going to try 1.5 next time) 3 eggs 1.5 tbsp cornstarch (close, I might increase this to 2 tbsp next time-filling is very close to holding, but not perfect yet) 1 cup buttermilk dash nutmeg (I like nutmeg, I used more than a dash) 1 tsp vanilla extract Cream butter and sugar, using softened butter, then add eggs, and cornstarch and mix well. Add buttermilk, nutmeg and vanilla. Mix well. Pour into the marginally cooled crust and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. To my surprise, that time was pretty much perfect. Pie is quite sweet, creamy and very yummy. I let the boys try it, and one disliked it, the other said, "This isn't good, mom. It's great!" Yeah, he's a sweetie. I think she actually wanted the recipe to the other stuff you mentioned, but thanks for this. Looks yummy! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 For a second there I thought it was a haiku. I've told you all The Mysteriously Disappearing Thanksgiving Silverware story, haven't I? Almost haiku! I don't recall hearing that story. What happened?!? :bigear: :bigear: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 The chiro stuck my skeleton back together but I'm still in a lot of pain. And I can't have more pain meds until bedtime. Boo. Hiss. In other news, I'm making Arroz Caldo tonight, Filipino comfort food. I even got the grocer to understand that I wanted tamarind paste. :) Ooo, I have Tamarind paste and forgot what I was going to make with it. Maybe I'll have to try this? Have you shared the recipe here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Tex, I "liked" that you found the time release melatonin, but I don't like that you still woke up at 5:30! I don't like walking in the dark either because bats. Jean, hope you're pain is getting better. Ikslo! Missed you! Susan, so sorry about ds's throwing up. Your enchiladas sound yummy! We had beef stroganoff for supper. Heather, hope you're feeling better too! Renai - you finished homework, you slept, you worked, you conquered the world, right? How did dancer do at home today? Slache - Happy First Day of Real School. Sounds lovely. What a sweetie he is! Mmmm, stroganoff.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Fancy talk for turkey butt. #isaidbutt There' a recipe that calls for turkey BUTTS?!?? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Almost haiku! I don't recall hearing that story. What happened?!? :bigear: :bigear: 3 or 4 years back we were getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner, and had the table all set nicely with the fancy dishes and everything. A bit before company arrived, I went to check the table and saw that a couple pieces of flatware were gone. Couldn't find it, so I thought maybe it was not set in the first place and I set more down. A few minutes later I noticed more flatware missing. We questioned all the kids and had everyone search high and low for it, including the trash. No trace of it. So finally dinner is over and people are milling about inside and outside the house, and our friend called to us that he has found a pile of silverware in the dirt outside. Hmmm. Very mysterious. It turns out that dd (then 3yo) had been sneaking it off the table and tossing it out the kitchen window. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Sadly, no. It says things like "you should improve your posture". Wow - so helpful! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Haiku The spoons are all gone. Where have the children lost them? In the trash again. #justafterthepoints I am not authorized to hand out points, but I do believe Haiku should be worth at least 2504 points. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 3 or 4 years back we were getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner, and had the table all set nicely with the fancy dishes and everything. A bit before company arrived, I went to check the table and saw that a couple pieces of flatware were gone. Couldn't find it, so I thought maybe it was not set in the first place and I set more down. A few minutes later I noticed more flatware missing. We questioned all the kids and had everyone search high and low for it, including the trash. No trace of it. So finally dinner is over and people are milling about inside and outside the house, and our friend called to us that he has found a pile of silverware in the dirt outside. Hmmm. Very mysterious. It turns out that dd (then 3yo) had been sneaking it off the table and tossing it out the kitchen window. :lol: :lol: :lol: Heeheehee! Good story! :scared: I'd better guard against this at the next holiday dinner. I have a nephew who will be 2 1/2 by then! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I am not authorized to hand out points, but I do believe Haiku should be worth at least 2504 points. I gave her a round 5000 points. I couldn't bring my brain to do any creative point calculations. You are hereby authorized to give points, too. Matriarch has spoken. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Time to go to ILs' house for supper! I'll try to check back later. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Coffee! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Decaf!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I used to hate coffee. My grandma thought I was nuts. She drank it by the potful! She seriously thought something was wrong with me. And then I went to Brazil. And had cafezhinos. Strong, sweet, thick coffee in little cups like shot glasses. Wow, those were great. Now I like coffee. The End. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Turketti is a chicken casserole (poorly named) with chicken, spaghetti, onion, cream of chicken soup, shredded cheddar cheese. There are lots of variations. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Did you walk Rocky? How about today? ETA: Wow, a Booyah! This Booyah is for Jean, who needs the encouragement. Booyah, Jeannie! Yes, I walked Rocky. I haven't walked him today yet. It's still in the afternoon here and we don't go out until after dinner. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Ooo, I have Tamarind paste and forgot what I was going to make with it. Maybe I'll have to try this? Have you shared the recipe here? http://www.manilaspoon.com/2013/03/arroz-caldo-savory-chicken-and-rice.html Where the recipe calls for fish sauce, I use Tamarind paste. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 So Rocky's the dog and Rusty's the stew, correct? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 So Rocky's the dog and Rusty's the stew, correct? Yup. And Libby is the Disabled Wonder Dog and Neko is the cat. I have a husband and a couple of kids around here somewhere as well. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Decaf!!It's what they're drinking in hell. (Quoting David Letterman after his heart doctor told him he could only drink decaf coffee. It's a song.) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Did you walk Rocky? How about today? ETA: Wow, a Booyah! This Booyah is for Jean, who needs the encouragement. Booyah, Jeannie! Just for you, AMJ, I'm going to leash Rocky up and go out on my walk even though the house is an absolute pit and part of me wants to stay home and work on that But honestly, if I stayed home I'd probably dink around online instead so a walk is better. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 My little cat has forgiven me for the half-bath I gave her this evening. I think. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I think she actually wanted the recipe to the other stuff you mentioned, but thanks for this. Looks yummy! The cocktail that should turn me into a giant bug if I take it again contains a variety of sleep inducing chemicals. I looked up the few I could remember and one of them was L-Dopa. That probably caused the vivid dreams. Not sure if I just need a much lower dosage, but I'm not sure I'm willing to risk waking up with antennae and wing cases. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Good night, John Boy! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Just for you, AMJ, I'm going to leash Rocky up and go out on my walk even though the house is an absolute pit and part of me wants to stay home and work on that But honestly, if I stayed home I'd probably dink around online instead so a walk is better. I haven't had the energy or ability (without falling over) of walking the dogs in 2 days. They are getting restless. Dd has been making special jumps for them in the backyard, though. We have our own mini-show jump arena with various types of jumps. She lures each dog over in a different way. It's hilarious to watch. :laugh: The standard poodle is very graceful and leaps well over every jump; the lab (a big boy with much shorter legs) looks less graceful, but he's game to do anything for treats. ;) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 When I went to Germany oh so very, very, very long ago...the people I stayed with said I spoke German with a milkmaid's accent. I still don't know whether that was a good or bad thing. They were laughing, too. LOL When I taught in São Paulo, Brasil 20 years ago and just barely knew enough Portuguese to ask where the bathroom was, we traveled to a neighboring state in Brasil. The people we stayed with told us we spoke with a Paulistan accent. I was just cracking up because I couldn't see how they could wade through our butchering of their lovely language to determine that we spoke with a Paulistan accent. Maybe they were just being nice. When I speak Spanish, people guess many places for me. Well, not too many because I'm black, and they're trying to think of where black people speak Spanish. they never guess I get my Spanish from a Mexican. :D I haven't done any exercise in years. I should, but I don't. :D However, we have been going for long walks in the woods on various trails. Most are about a mile or two, but it is just a leisurely walk. I wouldn't call it hiking. I dyed my hair last night. I was trying to cover a few grays not change the color completely. And do you know, it didn't do a thing. Nothing. Nada. Zip. I even left it on the extra 10 minutes for the color resistant grays like the directions says to. I am really aggravated. An hour spent for nothing, and now I am afraid of using another kind because I don't want to fry my hair. :( When I was young, I would use blue/black to dye my hair. I tried that again, forgetting that blue coloring is used to make white, whiter... yeah. Didn't go over very well. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 For a second there I thought it was a haiku. I've told you all The Mysteriously Disappearing Thanksgiving Silverware story, haven't I? Ok, just read it further down. :lol: Anytime we had stuff missing, we always checked Gymnast's stuff. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 There' a recipe that calls for turkey BUTTS?!?? Nah. You eat the turkey butts. I think they're fried. Take off the meat (or just bite into, missing all the fat), eat with corn tortillas, chile (salsa), maybe even some Mexican cream. It's actually pretty good. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 This fly must die. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Aw, man, I wasn't aware! However, I did celebrate. I had a truly delightful pink grapefruit gelato. I need to find out if only that restaurant has it, or if there are perhaps other branches closer to home. I can't quite justify driving 90 minutes each way for another scoop. I almost justified driving 2 hours for the best burgers ever in Taos. I'm still gonna have to get one. Just not soon. I've found a suitable alternative for now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 ok, there are three flies. This is driving me crazy. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 And dh is sick. He hardly ever gets sick, so it must be bad. He looks and sounds terrible. It'll probably only last 24 hours, so he'll survive. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 When I was young, I would use blue/black to dye my hair. I tried that again, forgetting that blue coloring is used to make white, whiter... yeah. Didn't go over very well. I had an Asian friend that dyed her hair super dark blue. You could only tell that it was blue in the sun. Because her hair was black and straight it just looked natural most of the time. I loved it. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I had an Asian friend that dyed her hair super dark blue. You could only tell that it was blue in the sun. Because her hair was black and straight it just looked natural most of the time. I loved it. The blue-black has a blue sheen in the sun. Since I had a straight perm at the time, it looked really good. It's not so bad on curly hair either, unless it's highlighting grays... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 ok, there are three flies. This is driving me crazy. Spray them with water and they'll fall to the ground. One of my super powers is catching flies in the air. I could get all 3 in less than a minute. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The blue-black has a blue sheen in the sun. Since I had a straight perm at the time, it looked really good. It's not so bad on curly hair either, unless it's highlighting grays... What the h*ll's a strait perm? I mean, I know obviously, but I've never heard of one before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Goodnight everyone. Sweet dreams. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The cocktail that should turn me into a giant bug if I take it again contains a variety of sleep inducing chemicals. I looked up the few I could remember and one of them was L-Dopa. That probably caused the vivid dreams. Not sure if I just need a much lower dosage, but I'm not sure I'm willing to risk waking up with antennae and wing cases. Yah. I do a lot of supplements and I'm wary of L-Dopa. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I haven't had the energy or ability (without falling over) of walking the dogs in 2 days. They are getting restless. Dd has been making special jumps for them in the backyard, though. We have our own mini-show jump arena with various types of jumps. She lures each dog over in a different way. It's hilarious to watch. :laugh: The standard poodle is very graceful and leaps well over every jump; the lab (a big boy with much shorter legs) looks less graceful, but he's game to do anything for treats. ;) We need to set something like this up for Rusty bunny. A bored bunny is a naughty bunny. We need to find new ways to enertain this very smart rabbit who looks at his old toys and says "been there, done that!" 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 What the h*ll's a strait perm? I mean, I know obviously, but I've never heard of one before. Instead of a perm to make the hair curly (which mine is a pretty tight curl), I used to get perms to make my hair straight. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Spray them with water and they'll fall to the ground. One of my super powers is catching flies in the air. I could get all 3 in less than a minute. Except they're flying around my bed! Someone must have had the window open or something. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 It was a much better day today. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Dh is coughing, has a sore throat, seems to have a fever, and his body aches. Poor guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I should head over to Timberdoodle and spend a little money. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Oh, no. I should actually do homework. There was so much to do in the classroom, I fell behind again. I told dh yesterday that I seriously need a week off of work so I can get school work done. I can't screw up - these are the last two classes! I am up now, though, and not tired, so that should help. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Well, maybe just a little tired. But, I can read without falling asleep. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Maybe I should get coffee, although it is decaf. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Rusty stew 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Good Morning! Took oldest ds to dry land at 5:00. On my 2nd cup of coffee now. (Just to be clear, coffee in the morning, decaf in the afternoon. And if that's not weird enough, I drink it straight in the morning and I add milk and sweetener in the afternoon. :D ) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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