Sorry to say, but this site has been so depressing for a few days. I thought I'd ask an average, everyday question....to make us all feel a little more normal today.
I made Eggplant Lasagna, and my BIL and SIL are coming for dinner. They leave for Cali tomorrow to see their beautiful grand daughter.
Sorry, sometimes we just need some REGULAR conversation.......or at least THIS caregiver does.
* author may be a lying sack of crap .
theres nothing in the states to see . the buildings are utiltarian , jails adorn the city entrances , the southwest is so hostile the plants grow claws . chicaggy is depicted in mailonline today with lightning striking three skyscrapers at once . theres 6 churches per square mile .
its a wonderful country to live in but lacks the charm of the old world .
america , drive it like you stole it ..
I'm fixing to mix up a batch of chocolate buttercream for the cake that just came out of the oven, so we did limit our portions at dinner ...
id like to visit ireland when the chinese get the bullet train built over the bering strait . i plan to throw em off their shoddy a** train and take it for a spin myself . bet they arent looking that far ahead ..
* sigh * the reality is , va tomorrow . 14 visits in 4 months ..
you oughtta come to the usa , kaz . we could get drunk and shoot up some rural traffic signs ..
Hope you get the fridge sorted out soon, Boni!
Cap i think youre going to turn into a "chick" you love your chicken!!! Come to Ireland and have roast chicken with gravy and stuffing youll love it! I can make chicken liver pate yummy on toast.
Oh and tree surgeon came he cut HALF the tree down for 400 yes (p.ick) said hed come back and do the other 20ft for 350 told him ill tie a rope and pull it down myself. Now a friend is taking it down slowly bit by bit so its going! yeh they really are rip off guys. We dont have real men here like you Cap you would get lots of work here and youre not greedy!
Also do you know what can kill the tree? mums friends says "engine oil" may work? if not there is a type of posion? just worried about any posion with cat so will have to cover it up with rope and sheet?
I know alot of fuss and bother over a tree? but the roots are growing under the structure of the house im waiting for a tree to appear in my bedroom soon!!
on an unrelated note , my son , the paramedic said if he rescues a person whos not responding he has the option of drilling a hole in the femur and firing up an iv in the bone marrow . i did not know that marrow and circulatory system were so closely linked .
i only know ill never pick up my battery operated drill again without being reminded of this sordid procedure ..
My ex was from New Zealand he loved sheeps brains on toast YUK! Nah im a not that adventurous. Octopus yes but animals organs NO.
The last time my fridge stopped working I got a repair guy out the next day who pointed out that the freezer had been shut off. $75, please. Grrrr ... the dial for setting the freezer temp was in an awkward spot and could be bumped as you put things in and took them out. He'd made many similar calls on that model.
Keep laughing.
If you are ME......your refrigerator dies. Both Brothers are on vacation. I guess I'm going to have to handle this my self.
Maybe I should have posted this in the Whine thread. LOL (I have to or I'll cry)
just read a story in aljazeera about haggis . it seems some of the ingredients are banned in the usa . it figures . just like marijuana , america bans anything that doesnt fit our thuggish economic interests .
chitterlings with pig s*it in the folds are ok but not sheep organs . get a life fda ..
cooking isnt right around here yet . have a kitchen to remodel before i can work effeciently in there ..
the above stew probably calls for monosodium glutamate but ive yet to ever see it in the stores .
I use chuck roast, mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, onions, thyme, beef consomme`, cornstarch, and Sangria. Usually have this with noodles but none in the cubbard now, may have to have it with spaghetti. Sometimes I make dumplings but don't have ingredients for those either.
Have you ever seen a cook pour salt from a box into her hand, and then dump it in the pot? What's that about?
Pouring the salt into your hand first serves two purposes.
1) Holding an open container of salt or any seasoning over a cooking pot is like praying for a disaster and the kitchen gods will be more than happy to answer that particular prayer someday. If you are being a little more cautious and you are shaking it from a shaker, the steam from the cooking can clog up the holes or get to the seasoning. Putting it in your hand first helps prevent accidents.
2) It is a good way of measuring without getting out the measuring spoons. Train yourself this way: The next several times you need to put in a teaspoon of salt (or oregano or celery seeds, etc.) measure it with a spoon and pour it into your hand. You will soon be able to judge what a teaspoon of salt looks like in your hand. This is not a good method when you need a precise measurement, as you do in most baking. But for most savory dishes it is close enough and quick, handy (you never have to go looking for your hand), and easy to clean!