Salsa or pico de gaio(sp) is one of my specialties. use Roma tomatoes, sweet onion, cilantro, garlic, red and yellow bell pepper,lime juice,and jalepeno pepper to taste. I do the course chopped instead of the true salsa mush. LOL
Easiest way to do guacc is ripe avacodoes run through a blender with some pico.
I am alll about ease of fixing!!! I make some wonderful things but always find the easiest way to do everything. I cook from scratch but refuse to kill myself in the process. LOL
to ANY time a recipe was posted at the pond in response to a troll. In fact, please provide a link to ANY time a troll was dealt with in ANY way here at the pond. A true troll. Not just someone in the minority that everyone decided to gang up on.
LOL I am doing well. Pretty pissed off that two people thinking about buying the duplex just showed up and acted upset when I refused to let them in. I am renting and have to have at least 24 hour notice befoer anyone is allowed in my side. Also I refuse to let strangers in unless the current owners are with them.
I wouldn’t have let them in either. LOL, I probably wouldn’t have answered the door … sometimes I do that when it’s someone I’m expecting or don’t recognnize.
Well, don’t blame me. I was busy having pretentiously serious conversations in smoky coffeehouses and could have cared less about some dumb adolescents.
I’ve never heard of that one either. Maybe I’ll put them on my list of “to reads” (I no longer pick them up at the book store — not until my to reads that are in a stack on the floor go down somewhat)
the best journals we had weren’t really journals. They were called journals but they were really writing exercises. The teacher would put the beginning of a sentence on the board and we would have to complete it with a journal entry.
Then she would arbitrarily pick people to read their work aloud. So you really worked on it since you had to stand up in front of your classmates and read it.
Re: journaling. I’m always afraid someone will find my personal journals after I’m dead and be hurt or offended or horrified by what I’ve written. So I don’t do it.
destroyed any journals she ever kept (I doubt she did.) Nothing is allowed to destroy the illusion that she had a perfect life until she got married and had us 🙂
but my mother and her sisters always remember things differently. My mother remembers lots of nice things and neither her older or younger sister ever remember anything (her other sister is dead).
It all comes from being the children of an alcoholic IMO. Either you block out the bad stuff or you don’t remember anything.
I actually could them all to tell stories on each other which meant that I had great stuff on the whole group. So I’ve got quite a surplus and could easily lend you some.
I don’t remember anything. Truly. My early life is just a collection of feelings rather than true memories. Weird. I’m sure nothing traumatic happened but it’s disconcerting to not remember.
That’s how my youngest aunt is. I believe her when she says she doesn’t remember anything. She’s really sincere. And when my mother or one of her cousins tell a story, she’ll just shake her head and say “I just don’t remember that”.
I’m pretty sure my oldest aunt isn’t telling the truth but just avoiding questions — of course she’s had all kinds of traumatic experiences in her life as an adult anyway, so I can see why she’d just refuse to think about her childhood.
I always had some odd notion that I would be famous and that it was my duty to keep track of all my trite thoughts so I could publish a memoir. No lie.
I’ll check back in after I figure out what I’m going to scarf down and actually do the scarfing. At the moment, I’m leaning towards cereal but the green chili in my freezer is calling my name. Developing…
I only got about 3 hours sleep last night and am exhausted. I am going to try and sleep like a normal person tonight. LOL If that doesn’t work, I will get up and do more videos or designs. LOL
on and off for a few days. I can’t figure out if it’s because I’m dehydrated or if it’s because the weather is changing. Both things are usually the cause.
oooh spooky empty cafe again …
to trash the place.
would yell “boo!” It would have been perfect.
If it was BooMan it would have been even more perfect 🙂
I saw the ponoy ride part and was scared you were having a kids party or something. LOL
But since it is an adult party, I brought along a chef.
oh my, you know how to bring a gift to a party 🙂
there’s a receipt so I can exchange it 😉 or maybe I’ll be nice and just let you have it. Yup, that sounds good
although I suspect he’d like you better, what do you think Refinish?
LOL Let’s hope so.
ROTFLMAO!!!!
always know how to arrive at a party with a bang, I see.
HI Man Eegee!!! I try. LOL usually it is with the food I bring not the chef since I am the chef at my home.
OMG – how’s he going to toss the salad?
I am more interested in how he is going to serve it. LOL
the back getting some appetizers lined up
I bet you make good guacamole.
in fact it’s probably better than my salsa. I’ll have to post a recipe someday (too lazy at the moment).
Salsa or pico de gaio(sp) is one of my specialties. use Roma tomatoes, sweet onion, cilantro, garlic, red and yellow bell pepper,lime juice,and jalepeno pepper to taste. I do the course chopped instead of the true salsa mush. LOL
Easiest way to do guacc is ripe avacodoes run through a blender with some pico.
but I would be exiled from my family if I used a blender for the aguacates, we’re all about a fork and carpal tunnel 🙂
I am alll about ease of fixing!!! I make some wonderful things but always find the easiest way to do everything. I cook from scratch but refuse to kill myself in the process. LOL
we don’t want the familia upset with you. But we don’t want carpal tunnel syndrome — then you wouldn’t be able to blog!
food processors, blenders and all applainces were made to make life easier even for good cooks. I use them all and love them.
a blender for my salsas but I like the guacamole to be alittle chunky hence the sacrifice. As long as fresh ingredients are used, tho, I’m all for it.
that if my 10-key at work doesn’t give me CPS then nothing will (he says as he knocks on the wooden table in front of him).
You are so funny if you think I’ll make a recipe.
You can make it for us when SN and I come to spring training. 🙂
else are we supposed to deal with trolls around the pond? I’ll gladly cook for you all when you come in March.
to ANY time a recipe was posted at the pond in response to a troll. In fact, please provide a link to ANY time a troll was dealt with in ANY way here at the pond. A true troll. Not just someone in the minority that everyone decided to gang up on.
Please 🙂
shall receive.
was he banned?
but he got served cake yesterday.
🙂
The food or the chef?
together … 😀
How ya doing refinish?
LOL I am doing well. Pretty pissed off that two people thinking about buying the duplex just showed up and acted upset when I refused to let them in. I am renting and have to have at least 24 hour notice befoer anyone is allowed in my side. Also I refuse to let strangers in unless the current owners are with them.
I wouldn’t have let them in either. LOL, I probably wouldn’t have answered the door … sometimes I do that when it’s someone I’m expecting or don’t recognnize.
I’m going to take a bath and maybe shave both of my legs. Then get into my empty bed with clean sheets. Night everyone. 🙂
what happened to eating ice cream and hanging out?
I have a bad headache and the kitchen is a mess. ::whine::
Take a bath, don’t shave your legs, and then come back. 🙂
How ’bout if I shave one leg and do the other tomorrow?
Well if you only shave one I hope you are sleeping alone. LOL
she is … so why does she need to shave her legs at all?
Unless your hair is long enough to braid, there’s no need to shave your legs.
all I can say to that Andi is EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!! What a nasty visual that brought. ROTFLMAO!!!!
Okay, if we ever meet in person, I promise to wear long pants.
Good. LOL
to keep the sheets from getting ripped. LOL
ooooh that was really catty …
After the hair gets to a certain length it’s not sharp anymore. 🙂
yep, that’s when you braid it.
What kind of place is this?
Hi Toni, don’t let Andrew see the kind of place this is 🙂
he’s sound asleep. What’s new Mary?
Not too much. I’ve been trying to become more active in the McCaskill campaign, so until November I’m hoping to be busy.
a democrat one. LOL
I thought that us feminist, liberal types didn’t shave our legs.
Now you wax instead. LOL
to escape from papers that need to be graded.
I am grading journals at this very moment. I can multi-task.
that’s because you’re a woman.
And can I just say how much I hated journaling in high school?
Alas, there is some research out there that shows that journals can help to stimulate prior knowledge, which can help in class discussions.
I never kept up with mine, I just wrote up the whole thing right before I turned it in. I always got an “A” 🙂
This must be generational — there were no journals when I was in school (and we walked 10 miles through the snow and fought off bears and wolves).
I think it was something the hippies made up to make our lives miserable.
Well, don’t blame me. I was busy having pretentiously serious conversations in smoky coffeehouses and could have cared less about some dumb adolescents.
I knew I could count on you 🙂
Seriously, I think it came out of all the revisions to educational theory that occurred in the 60’s.
speaking of hippies, has anyone else read ‘hypocrite in a pouffy white dress’ by susan jane gilman?
No, I haven’t even heard of it. Is it new?
I have it in paperback so I guess it’s a year or more old. It’s hilarious. REminds me alot of “A Girl Named Zippy” if you’ve ever read that.
I’ve never heard of that one either. Maybe I’ll put them on my list of “to reads” (I no longer pick them up at the book store — not until my to reads that are in a stack on the floor go down somewhat)
My English classes had limited journals – not as much as my students.
the best journals we had weren’t really journals. They were called journals but they were really writing exercises. The teacher would put the beginning of a sentence on the board and we would have to complete it with a journal entry.
Then she would arbitrarily pick people to read their work aloud. So you really worked on it since you had to stand up in front of your classmates and read it.
So this appears to be an experience shared by the post-duck-and-cover generatiions.
Have you ever seen the movie Atomic Cafe? It uses 1950s propaganda films, including a cute little school film about ducking and covering.
and lived it.
Kitchen is cleaned – legs still unshaven.
Re: journaling. I’m always afraid someone will find my personal journals after I’m dead and be hurt or offended or horrified by what I’ve written. So I don’t do it.
I figure that after I’m dead is the perfect time to offend someone. If I do it during life I feel too guilty. 🙂
Maybe I have too many skeletons for my own good.
It may not be good for you but it’s great for your kids. I spent many happy hours digging up dirt on my mom.
destroyed any journals she ever kept (I doubt she did.) Nothing is allowed to destroy the illusion that she had a perfect life until she got married and had us 🙂
when there are sisters
but my mother and her sisters always remember things differently. My mother remembers lots of nice things and neither her older or younger sister ever remember anything (her other sister is dead).
It all comes from being the children of an alcoholic IMO. Either you block out the bad stuff or you don’t remember anything.
But we never get any dirt either way 🙂
I actually could them all to tell stories on each other which meant that I had great stuff on the whole group. So I’ve got quite a surplus and could easily lend you some.
I don’t remember anything. Truly. My early life is just a collection of feelings rather than true memories. Weird. I’m sure nothing traumatic happened but it’s disconcerting to not remember.
That’s how my youngest aunt is. I believe her when she says she doesn’t remember anything. She’s really sincere. And when my mother or one of her cousins tell a story, she’ll just shake her head and say “I just don’t remember that”.
I’m pretty sure my oldest aunt isn’t telling the truth but just avoiding questions — of course she’s had all kinds of traumatic experiences in her life as an adult anyway, so I can see why she’d just refuse to think about her childhood.
I always had some odd notion that I would be famous and that it was my duty to keep track of all my trite thoughts so I could publish a memoir. No lie.
Or at least, maybe your great-grandchildren will find them fascinating.
I tossed them during a move, so my memoir will now be filled with half-truths and innuendo.
I’ll check back in after I figure out what I’m going to scarf down and actually do the scarfing. At the moment, I’m leaning towards cereal but the green chili in my freezer is calling my name. Developing…
I have to uphold our geezerhood and be the first to cash in.
Night folks. It’s been swell.
night Andi
Well, I’m off to bed. I’m canning tomatoes tomorrow, so I’ll be on my feet all day. See everyone later.
I only got about 3 hours sleep last night and am exhausted. I am going to try and sleep like a normal person tonight. LOL If that doesn’t work, I will get up and do more videos or designs. LOL
LOL
Good night all.
It was all that heavy food that the chef made 🙂
do you think it’s just the two of us? Maybe SN snuck off to bed and didn’t announce?
… she went to do her legs afterall … 🙂
I hope it’s not b/c of the migraine tho …
on and off for a few days. I can’t figure out if it’s because I’m dehydrated or if it’s because the weather is changing. Both things are usually the cause.
BTW I’m going to open the late night cafe
Late night cafe is now open.