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[Leetie]

Neo, my head nearly exploded at your 10:22 pm post. That was very naughty of you.

But best wishes to you and your new kitty!

[Eleanor]

Yes sly - goose-stepping is exactly what she was doing. I just couldn't think of the word, so yes again - it was odd.

neo - I think your fortune cookie paper has cleared up a lot of things for me re "the meaning of life". I feel much better now.

*goes to look on front porch to see if there's a V-day package from Prague*
heh, heh...

[«LabSpecimen»]

I just got another one of "those" emails. This time I replied and sent this picture. You have to sign in to the Y! group to view it.

Thanks for the idea, Leetie.

Now to mustard.

[Marie in Kourou]

((((Neo))))
Yes, relationships are hard. This is why I watch romantic comedies.

Still: bugger. *sigh*

(((warm fuzzy feelings for Neo's cat))) Post pictures right away!

[Eleanor]

There was a big treat on Cooper AndersonVIII's news program last night. He brought in the beautiful doctor who was holding a model of a heart in his hand and explaining how a shotgun bullet could "migrate" into the heart *sigh*.
Television at its very best. :)

[insomniac]

MiK - i think neo said this better, but an apology will make you feel better, even if you're not 100% sure it's justified. at work in a meeting i said some very hurtful things to a colleague that were semi-justfied (he was going on and on about how bad someone was that we had already voted to promote) and i apologized to him, since i didn't want an enemy for life, and this was someone i don't even live with! *shudder*
i bought the Mrs. a book she wanted for Valentine's , but gave it to her on the 13th. i don't usually buy anything on V-Day (the last thing was a digital camera she wanted to buy but it was expensive, so i said 'buy it for yourself for v-day').
so this year she felt guilty about not getting me anything, but she did buy chocolate, and cheese curls and imitation crab meat for dinner.
but yesterday i was still bummed out because i left a graded set of exams at home (so i gave them some of my candy...) and i finished The Time Traveler's Wife for book club and that was depressing, and this is probably the longest post i've ever written and i haven't even got to today's problems and i'm sure everyone's convinced i'm really a woman, so i'll stop now!

[neophyte]

Cheese curls and crab. Nothin says lovin like cheese curls and crab! *giggles*

Got any candy left?

[wolfie]

chocolate, and cheese curls and imitation crab meat for dinner
Interesting options. I'm afraid you must now be frisked to determine gender. Up against the wall and spreadum insom.
*slides out of shadows wearing cop costume*

[Susan]

Insom...I read The Time Travelers Wife a while back...it was kind of depressing...but I did enjoy it.

MiK...he hid your Valentine's gift...under your pillow...where you wouldn't find it until you went to bed...not fair on his part. Admittedly my family didn't get the little things I got them til yesterday evening...but I didn't see them all day. (And what I got my mother wasn't remotely Valentine themed...but she loved it. She is only eating sugar free candy right now...I got a little bag of sugar free dark chocolate...and since the store had out EASTER candy already...I happened to see some sugar free chocolate covered marshmallow eggs. I got several. She LOVED that.)

[neophyte]

My cheese curls and crab comment sounds like I'm making fun, and I'm not. It's just an... unusual combination.

[«LabSpecimen»]

Insom? You're NOT a woman? *gulp* Ignore the email in your inbox.

I had lots to respond to, but unfortunately several of your (collectively) posts forced all rational thought out of my head. Except one.

Yay on the cat, Neo. Like everyone, I want pics! I hope it becomes a lap-kitty for you. One of mine is, and other likes it occasionally. There is nothing like petting a kitty while watching telly.

And now to rant. I cannot BELIEVE you people eat SPAGHETTIOS! OR CHEF-BOY-AR-YOU-NUTS ANYTHING! *shudder* Please, never talk like that in front of a foodie again. My heart can't take it. I just want to invite you all over and cook you a five minute lunch that will be 9 gijillion times better than canned anything. But first I'd have to slap you silly.

*whew*

Still love me?

[neophyte]

*makes sure moatcam is aimed at Insomniac and Wolfie and that the lens is clean*

[neophyte]

As soon as I get off the phone with the doctor's office (Been trying to get through for an hour and 45 min, thank you very much) I can call the shelter and start the paperwork to adopt my kitty.

[Higgy]

*is convinced insom's a womam*

Lab - just to freak you out - and possibly gross out anyone else - when I was in Grad school, I used to make Higgy Stew - a can of spagetti-Os and a can of tuna fish mixed together, with melted cheese and steak sauce (HP, for those paying attention) mixed in. Serve with cottage cheese and Pringles.

/disgusting food habits.

MiK - I would apologize for the nasty comments, but then have the serious and frank discussion about expectations. One hopes HGF isn't THAT clueless about romance, but if he is, then take a firm hand and tell him what you want. If he fails to live up to that, then a serious ass-whomping is deserved.

TCMH and I just exchanged cards this year. We're both lucky we had time to go out and get those without the other one knowing. Having a 10-week old is hard on the old schedule.

Bugger - actually have to work today. That sucks.

[Susan]

*gets in line to watch the moatcam*

Lab...I do like good food. Homemade, good stuff.

But sometimes spagettios are just what you want.

And now I want some.

[wolfie]

Lab ~ One can't live healthy all the time you know. Some days you just need the sgettios.
Tonights menu just to make you drool...homemade sausage stuffed ravioli, garlic bread (also homemade, including the bread) a lovely salad of field greens with a balsamic dressing (a bit of a strong taste with the sauce, but its my fav) accompanied by a lovely bottle of *insert name cause I've forgotten* arentinian wine followed by some just out of the oven chocolate mint chip brownie cookies.

That said, right now I'd love some mac n cheese. From the box. The bright orange kind. Or possibly a poptart.

[neophyte]

Those of you who think Insomniac is a woman, may I direct your attention to the moatcam? (homina homina homina insomina)

And I agree with Higgy on the expectation talk. But not the tuna with sgettios. Everybody knows if you must adulterate your sgrettios, you use HOT dogs, not tuna.

[wolfie]

*argentinian* that is.
In case nobody has noticed yet, I can't spell. Nor can I cook.

*Returns to frisking insom. Thoroughly*

[neophyte]

*wants to go to Wolfie's house for dinner and a movie*

[Eleanor]

Lab - of course we know how to eat well and eat fine homemade cooking and gourmet items. The sgettio's were just a special treat for a special day - sheesh! CHILL!!!
But yes, I still love you, but I can't speak for any of my other "sghettio sisters". :)

And neo's right of course. It's hot dogs, not tuna (yuk), which you can also put in the orange mac and cheese, which I used to do for my kids when they were young, and they loved it!

[wolfie]

*pauses mid frisk*
You have to bring the movie neo. Aside from that you are more than welcome.

[Leetie]

Lab, love the pic you sent! lol!

Higgy Stew: speechless.

Speaking of gross canned foods, what's grosser? A can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew or Alpo? Note: I haven't had the pleasure of eating either one.

[Eleanor]

wolfie, please check your e-mail while I go brush my teeth.
Thank you.

*zips out*

[Susan]

*planning a trip to wolfie's for dinner*

Yes. Hotdogs in the spagettios. Which they sell, or at least used to. Or the little teeny meatballs. Tuna? I'm not sure about that though...

[«LabSpecimen»]

Tuna and cheese - check. With cottage cheese and Pringles - check. But why Spaghetti-Os and steak sauce? What did that bring to the party? Was it the sauce? Sort of a tomato-worcestershire combo?

[Jeff Meyerson]

But then again if you are giving "dessert", in the morning makes for a better day all in all.

I'm with BigD here - dessert in the morning is (as Martha would say) A GOOD THING!!

MiK: Jackie doesn't think you did anything wrong. He forgot (or ignored) your birthday, then tortured you all day.

She also says: once you get married, don't expect Valentine's gifts.

(*wonders what she meant by that*)

El, I was going to give you a heads up from Jackie about Dr. Sanjay last night but I figured you'd see it and you did. What do you think of his haircut? Too short?

Higgy, you just totally grossed out Jackie.

Well done, my man.

I agree that V-Day is mainly a holiday for dating couples rather than people married 35 years. but Jackie doesn't necessarily agree (though she's learned to deal with it). We always exchange cards (and this year her card to me was much better than mine to her, but I didn't have my usual sources to tap) and went out for a nice dinner, with wine, etc.

I think her main complaint is that I don't get her flowers, but I agree with what Bis said up there. Anyway, she got one rose at the restaurant.

[LabSpecimen]

Okay, it's not about eating healthy for me. I just killed a snack bag of Doritos. It's about the flavor! I understand you like Spaghetti-Os, but you can make the same thing with a lot less salt (which will actually make it taste a LOT better) and a lot more flavor.

If you cook some pasta one evening (I like a mix of shapes) and then splash it with olive oil, it will store in the fridge for a few days. Then when you want it, all you have to do is dump it in a pan of hot water (or bowl) for about 30 seconds. Or eat it cold - I like it that way.

My version of Higgy Hash: Or was it Higgy Stew? Anyway:

1 can of tuna
Cooked pasta - maybe about a pound at most
1 pint of cherry or grape tomatoes. I'd probably cut cherry in half, but not grape.
Some garlic
1 or 2 anchovies
Capers, if you have them (rinse, chop)
One of those small cans of pitted, chopped black olives
Soy
Olive oil
Basil or parsley

Rinse, drain tuna.

Heat some oil in a pan. Add the garlic (smash or chop it, your choice). Don't let it cook too long - it gets bitter. Add the tomatoes, olives, capers, anchovies. Cook until the tomatoes break down into a sauce. Add the soy and herbs.

Toss with the pasta and tuna. Salt, pepper to taste. Yes, you can melt cheese on it if you want.

In my mind, the soy, herbs, garlic, capers, anchovies, olives make up for the steak sauce. I guess you could add onion before the garlic if you like. Or onion powder or dried onion flakes. The tomatoes mix with this to make up for the sauce from the can of goo. Fresh pasta, al dente will beat the hell out of the canned pasta's texture.

If I wanted it quickly, like a can, I'd do all this one evening and put it into small containers. Then I can grab them and toss one in my backpack on the way to work and *poof* - instant lunch.

Tip: Unused, fresh herbs can be wrapped loosely in a barely damp paper towel, then plastic wrap. Store in the fridge. It lasts longer than in the plastic bag / container you bought them in.

[wolfie]

Mac and cheese from a box (yes it needs to be the boxed kind with orange cheese) any/all frozen veggies you have in the freezer and a can of tuna. Heat thru. Yum. Vegetarian (but not lacto/ovo/vegan) friendly. Easy too.

El ~ reply (long one) on it's way. Call if you need to. Bossman won't mind *giggles*

[kibby F5™]

(like I'm going to let the flower shop charge me 5X the normal price*),

Hence the idea of the post-VDay Rose sale idea Bis.

*goes to look on front porch to see if there's a V-day package from Prague*

*glances back at his rock*

... she did expect roses, she would like our daughter to get some because we adore her so much.

[Eleanor]

You don't have to go back under your rock on my account, partner! :)

While I was flossing I watched the local weather report - here's a summary for su.so.ca.

1. Winter is back.
2. It may drizzle so get umbrellas and raincoats.
3. High temps will be in the low 60s at best.
4. It could also be windy.
5. Bundle up, it's cold out there, and bundle up the kids too.
/end

I'm thinking about going to visit my brother who is on a 6 month sabbatical in Hawaii where it (almost) never drops below 80F.

[«LabSpecimen»]

The only "food from a box" we eat is Zatarain's rice mixes. I'm sure I could duplicate them, too. Maybe I should.

Oh, and I should put my money where my mouth is and make the Higgy Hash that I made up above.

[wolfie]

Higgy Hash WBAGNFA dance move.

[kibby F5™]

*strikes Higgy Stew from his shopping list*

GAAAACK!

*guzzles listerine*

[«LabSpecimen»]

Okay, I'll stop now. You can go back to your boxed Mac-n-Cheese. (mine's better! lol)

[Eleanor]

Lab - that sure is a lot of ingredients!

The other day when CG was here for lunch I heated up some already prepared chicken that I'd bought when I groceried.

When I put it in the microwave, I said,
"Look, I'm cooking."
CG: Yes, you are.
ME: Smiles and ignores patronizing tone of voice.

[Aunt Nancy]

*assumes Darth Vader voice*

My heinzing is complete.

*assumes Aunt Nancy voice*

1) I'm with Lab: I can't stand sgettios. However, I admire anyone who can eat them. You have greater intestinal fortitude than me.

2) MiK - I agree with what Higgy said about first apologizing and then having a discussion about expectations. Get what's on your mind out into the open air and let him do the same. Good luck!

3) V-day: I got Hubby and the girls cards. Hubby got me and the girls pizzas. The girls brought home candy from school from which they let Hubby and me mooch. It's all good.

And now I must go. It's almost 11:00 here and the best local newscast comes on soon. Their meteorologists are usually pretty accurate, and they have the best forecasting equipment, and I want to see what they say about our incoming snowstorm. I'll be back later.

[Susan]

I LOVE homemade mac and cheese....have a pretty good recipe too...but sometimes the boxed stuff hits the spot.

One thing I like to make with ramen noodles...cook two packages with the seasoning packets in the water...along with onion and garlic (the dried kind is fine) and I throw in a big handful or two of frozen chopped spinach (big parsley), right before the pasta is done, add a drained can of tuna. Drain it, mix with some Italian dressing (you could use olive oil and red wine vinegar) and I sprinkle on some grated Parmesian...mmmmmmmmm.

[slyeyes]

!!!

insomniac! Are you saying that because you typed a long post, that you would be mistaken for a woman?!?!?

*lifts Higgy's rock and arches eyebrow meaningfully at insomniac*

[slyeyes]

oops

Correction: *lifts KIBBY's rock.....and crawls under it as well*

[«LabSpecimen»]

El, it's only six additional ingredients, and half are things you already have at home: tuna, pasta, oil, garlic, soy sauce. And, maybe you don't have it, but I usually have parsley or basil (or both) at all times.

Or you could just add tomato sauce to your steak sauce to make a new sauce. Then you have everything you need on hand, most likely.

[«LabSpecimen»]

Susan, I'm with you. Ramen noodles are the most versitile thing you can have in a kitchen.

Oh, and I've recently discovered a version of noodles that come in a bowl! All I have to do is dump in boiling water, add the seasoning, and grab some chop sticks! Great TV food! lol

[«LabSpecimen»]

Susan, what's your mac-n-cheese recipe? I use 2 eggs, 6 oz. evaporated milk, 1 tsp kosher salt, er... 3/4 tsp probably of dry mustard, black pepper, and hot sauce. Sharp cheddar... more than a cup, less than two cups? You know... until it looks right. lol

[Higgy]

Who'se lifting up my rock and mistaking me for Kibby?!?!?!

Would it also gross people out that I used to eat Ramen noodles dry? Just break the noodles into strips, put a little flavor powder on each one and crunch away.....

Again, this is as a teenager/college student....

[«LabSpecimen»]

Higgy, I've noticed a trend recently. People crumble dry ramen into a mixture of chopped vegetable matter and call it "Chinese salad". Now, the exact reason that adding Japanese noodles to chopped veggies makes the salad Chinese is something that I'm not sure your minds could comprehend. /sarcasm

Yes, I often want to smack stupid people.

BTW, ramen noodles were invented by a man named Momofuku. ISIAMNTU

[Marie in Kourou]

Ooooookayyyyy... That didn't go too well. Um, he slammed the door when he left.

I tried to explain, I swear.
I asked him when he got the books; he said right after work yesterday evening, after an e-mail I sent him, ON HIS REQUEST, on the things I'd like him to do/get for V-Day. One of the options was, naturally, to get me a book.
I asked him why he buys DVDs for both of us any time of year but, come a birthday or a holiday, he gets me nothing. He didn't answer. He took a nap. A NAP!

F*ck f*ck f*ckity f*ck. Bugger.

And I have no suitably angry music to listen to while fuming.

[Marie in Kourou]

Oh - and yes, I apologized, but I told him he needed to apologize as well.

[kibby F5™]

ooooh, this doesn't look too good.

*pulls rock back over his head, HIS rock*

[Marie in Kourou]

It turns out I have no angry music. I like happy, peppy pop songs, but that kind of backfires on me when I'm angry, as is the case now.

Does anyone have a suggestion for Susan to play?

[BigD®]

Susan, can you play Van Halen's long version of Pretty Woman? Thanks, Dan.

WooT, now that I am unemployed I needn't worry about being as anonymous any more.

[Marie in Kourou]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeee, Susan just played "I Never Loved a Man" for me.
OK, so it's not exactly angry music, but it's the closest to what I feel. :-D

Thank you, Susan! *smooooooooooooooch*

[Susan]

Not the long version...but I have it. On now.

[Susan]

Lab...the mac and cheese...white sauce, milk, flour and butter, a little salt and pepper...I saute a little minced onion in the butter first...add sharp cheddar, mix with the cooked macaroni, put in a buttered dish, sprinkle a little extra cheese on top and bake. I used to hate the onion in it. Now, it tastes odd if I make it without. I don't want onion in the boxed stuff however...only if I make it from scratch.

[«LabSpecimen»]

Ah! Baked mac-n-cheese is quite different. I don't know what my recipe is for that. I'd have to look it up.

[Susan]

Never seen eggs in one that wasn't baked...

[«LabSpecimen»]

The eggs and evaporated milk ensure that the sauce will be smooth and creamy when the cheese is melted.

[Eleanor]

LAB!
I'm just reading DB's online chat in the Wash.Post and you had 2 (TWO!) questions posted and yet you still have time to give us recipes and cooking tips!

You're The Man!!

[kibby F5™]

Olympic Hockey update:

Czechs - 4
Germany - 1

Final

[«LabSpecimen»]

Actually, I've decided that I am "The Fly". I'm making all of my friend (singular) call me that from now on.

I always knew Dave was a funny writer. The online chats and meeting him in person have shown me that he's even funnier in Real Life.

[Susan]

The playlist...

Wednesday 2-15-06 All Request Lunch Hour
News
“19th Nervous Breakdown” Rolling Stones
------
“An Old Fashioned Love Song” Three Dog Night
“New Kid In Town” Eagles
------
“I Am The Walrus” Beatles---Peter
“Free Fallin’” Tom Petty
------
“Sultans of Swing” Dire Straits
“Every Rose Has It’s Thorn” Poison
------
“I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You” Aretha Franklin---MiK
“Tell It Like It Is” Aaron Neville
------
“Oh, Pretty Woman” Van Halen---BigD
“Old Time Rock and Roll” Bob Seger
------
“Crossfire” Stevie Ray Vaughn
“Smooth” Santana and Rob Thomas

Off to get lunch.

[insomniac]

why no, sly., I was saying that my gender was going to be called into question because I was in my imperfectly male way, trying to be open and honest about my feelings...
(i must be feeling better, "i"'m capitalizing again)
under the rock - makes me flash back to Latin class, with a rudimentary vocabulary our teacher made up little stories using the words we knew. so we had stories about Galba the 'angustus ursus' (narrow bear) whose nemeses were the 'parvae aegrae formicae'
(little ill ants) , they always got the last word 'sub magno saxo' (from under a big rock)...
neo- for dinner, we had the imitation crab in macaroni and cheese, the cheese curls are, as yet, unopened.
to make it seem more romantic, the book I bought the Mrs. was a coffee-table book about 'Infrastructure' with lots of pictures of hydroelectric plants and highways and bridges. i think she is a frustrated engineer, since her dad was one, and she now goes to schools and shows kids how to program Lego robots and is generally a force for good in her time.
a colleague i eat lunch with (so literally a 'companion' someone you eat bread with) was trying to come up with lyrics to the Mr. Rogers song
it's a miserable day on the 7th floor...

I could only suggest a last line I'll be drinking later...
straight face award for the day - "You can see in the symbol for the 'bi'conditional that the arrows point both ways."

[Zoodle]

Good girl Mik! Stick to your guns. He'll get over it. If you don't deal with this now every holiday will build resentment/anger on top of resentment/anger until you can't deal with it anymore. Trust me on this.

I amend my original post though. I agree with Bismuth (I think it was) who said to apologize and then have a frank discussion about expectations and feelings.

He loves you so surely he'll want to know what he can do to make you happy.

[Higgy]

Sign - once again, I'm mistaken for another, better looking MOATie....

guess I'll go eat worms...

*goes in search of uniqueness to differentiate himself from other MOATies*

[Zoodle]

Kibby ~ Ohhhh, she meant flowers for F2.3. Okay, THAT makes sense!!

I have nothing to add on the cooking. I follow recipes (and usually not very well!) I don't create them.

I'm glad we've resolved the question of insom's gender, seeing as how I asked him to marry me one day over on the main blog after a particularily witty post. :)

All the kids at my daughter's school eat those noodles dry like Higgy. Eww. *shudder*

[wolfie]

*sees she needs to work on her frisking abilities since insom never even noticed he was being frisked*

*wanders off to find 'Frisking for dummies' book*

[Zoodle]

Ack!! I sincerely apologize Higgy...of course it was your sage advice I was agreeing with.

*gives Higgy big smooch in order to apologize*

*gropes*

:D

[Susan]

I've been known to eat the ramen noodles dry. Not with the flavor packet though. Once upon a time, long ago, I had found a website with a HUGE number of recipes using them. I don't know that I wrote it down, or bookmarked it...but I did print a pile of the recipes, although I haven't tried many.

*goes to find notes, or the site*

[wolfie]

Someone just brought me a piece of cake.
It's bright pink. The cake, not the frosting.
*is scared*

*pokes cake with fork*

*leaves it on the table for someone else to try first*

[insomniac]

au contraire wolfie, i'll be walking funny for the rest of the day...

[wolfie]

*blush*
Awww shucks

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

You! People! Post! Too! Much! And! I! Can't! Keep! Up!

1) I sent pink roses to a very special friend whose name rhymes with "Schpunky" for V's Day. She didn't get them till this morning, though. *pout*

2) Labrador, I am an excellent cook. But four-year-olds HATE excellent cooking.

3) MiK, you and Frog need to have a friendly talk. He shouldn't have walked out in a huff (either time!!); he should have laughed and showed you your present. You're both being a little sensitive, and a talk to reinforce the fact that you both love each other is in order. I think.

3b) I get the impression Frog isn't too experienced with relationships/the way women work.

[The cake]

Hey! That hurt! Watch yourself!

[wolfie]

*watches self to see what I do*

*censored censored censored*
I don't think I'm allowed to do that at work.

I am not an excellent cook, but I can follow a recipe with the best of um. Thank god they added *drain* to the back of the mac and cheese box. I kept getting mac n cheese soup.

[«LabSpecimen»]

Tamara (Rhymes With Porcelain),
My ex-wife took the attitude that "the kids don't like it so I won't cook it". It meant that she and I both had to eat "kid food". Bleh. When I cooked, I told them "Eat it -it's food. My parents made me eat gross things like stewed tomatoes or liver and onions. Trust me, you do NOT want me cooking that next time".

[«LabSpecimen»]

*snork* @ mac-n-cheese soup

[Susan]

I get a little limited as to what I can cook for supper...maybe that's why I'm so fed up with cooking at the moment.

Of course, my daughter's comments about nearly anything I make is to call it crud...never mind that she eats it. She just wants Chinese food...every night. Anything else is, to her, crud.

[«LabSpecimen»]

Susan, I guarantee your daughter would lose weight at my house. She wouldn't have the opportunity to eat if she called it crud. She wouldn't be allowed to fix her own food or any other option, either.

[wolfie]

My stepmother was of the 'it's food just eat it' mindset too. I lived for weekend visits when she was out of town and we could have a hamburger like normal people.
Other people have normal flashbacks. Their first sexu*l experience, their first roller coaster ride, their first acid trip. Me, I have brussel sprout flashbacks. I still can't even smell them without getting sick. I should have puked on her shoes like I wanted too. Cept I was too scared of her to do such a thing.
Now that I'm grownup I can appreciate the fact shes one hella gourmet cook. When I was 9 however if I couldn't identify it I didn't want to injest it.

[Eleanor]

wolfie - when my kids were little and we were poor I used to make a (very) pink cake for a b-day cake. As I recall, it was a one layer cake in a square pan and had something to do with poking holes in the top after it was baked and pouring something in that made it pink - or not.
Maybe liquid strawberry jello???

[«LabSpecimen»]

Yes, El. That's what we (my family) call a "poke and pour" cake. I think we poked it with the handle of a wooden spoon to make big holes in it. Then you top it with cool whip.

BTW, I really can't stand cool whip! Blarg!

[slyeyes]

as i've said before.......

BRUSSELL SPROUTS ARE EVIL!!!!

[Susan]

Mmmmm....cool whip.

Real whipped cream is good...but for some things...cool whip. (not the aerosol stuff in a can. That I don't like.) I will make dreamwhip on occasion though. It is at least made with a milk product, unlike cool whip.

[«LabSpecimen»]

I have a *great* recipe for brussel sprouts. What makes the recipe so great is that it is completely devoid of brussel sprouts!

[Mad "-ly in love with Weasel" Scientist]

Lab please do not read this post

Wolfie and El I did have sghettios last night but I heated them up. I ate them with my version of nachos. chips with the most disgusting cheezewiz type substance you can find and BBQ sauce. Yes I know ewwww. I would never ever serve these as food to anyone, but I love them. I wouldn't even feed them to weasel and he will eat anything with the word cheese in it. Sometimes cheap comfort food is what you want. And that whole dinner cost me like $2.00 so it fit the budget as well.

MIK- I believe Jeff already answered, but we don't know the sex of the baby yet Abby refused to find out. About HGF it sounds like you both express your love in different ways. Maybe you need to sit down and talk about how you both give and receive love vs gifts. Sometimes this can be a very real hard issue for people who express themselves in very different ways.

As for V-day I wasn't expecting anything last night as Weasel had work all day and class all night and just being able to kiss him was enough for me. I gave him a card. He will probably cook for me this weekend. Why do we have to limit expressions of love to one day? As said by others show it everyday and in a million small ways.

[wolfie]

Cool whip is not a food. It's a sex toy.
Real whipped cream (is it wrong I get all shivery when I type that?)isn't bad.

Brussel Sprouts are satans spawn in veggie form.

[Marie in Kourou]

Susan, you have mail. Hopefully.

Our dear Tamara is right. Giant Frog has no idea how women work. He's more clueless than most men, I think.
I will try to talk some sense into him later today when he comes home.
For the record, I did apologize, but I suspect he was too busy being angry and preparing to take a nap to absorb that information.

I've never had dried noodles. I'm not entirely sure I'd like the taste.
I have, however, eaten Japanese noodles out of a paper cup/bowl. The kind you just pour boiling water into and wait three minutes for it to "cook". It's lovely. I want some for dinner now.

Mac and cheese: I LOVE the boxed stuff. Unfortunately, it's nowhere to be found in France. Something about pesky EU food regulations or sumthin'.
I have also made mac and cheese soup. You're not alone, Wolfie.

[«LabSpecimen»]

I'm glad I didn't read Mad's post. I'd probably vomit.

[Marie in Kourou]

Simulpost with Wolfie! Whoooohoooo!

I have eaten pink cake before. I believe my mother makes it sometimes still, by putting strawberry "juice" (the liquid at the bottom of a bowl of sugared strawberries) into the cake mix. No holes poked in the cake or anything.

I can eat Brussels sprouts, but not with a smile on my face, I can tell you that. They're not enough to make me want to puke, though.

I don't think the problem was V-Day and the giving (or not) of gifts on that day; it was the fact that he ignores hols and birthdays. As he gives me lots of presents all year round, I expected something even bigger on my birthday and got... nothing. Same thing for Christmas, Three Kings Night and ditto on V-Day. This was the last straw. I mean, he doesn't even kiss me in the morning on my birthday! Certainly not spontaneously. I always initiate them.

*goes away to listen to soothing music*

[«LabSpecimen»]

MiK: Read my above post. You can make your own stove top mac-n-cheese and it is very similar to boxed. Just takes about two minutes once the mac is cooked.

Just so you don't end up with soup: Cook the macaroni (1/2 lb for US folks). Drain. Do not rinse! Put it back in the pan and add 2 to 4 tablespoons of butter. (Okay, I really like butter!) Whip 2 eggs, 6 oz. evaporated milk, 1 teaspoon of kosher salt, 3/4 teaspoon of dry mustard, 1/2 teaspoon (or so) of hot sauce, and black pepper to taste. Pour over macaroni. Add a large handful of grated sharp cheddar and stir until it melts. Add cheddar until it tastes like what you are looking for.

[Jeff Meyerson]

One more message for MiK from Jackie: "He was insensitive - perhaps inadvertently - and hurt your feelings. You aren't married yet, so he should be more attentive. Once you're married, it slips."

(*still wondering what she's getting at*)

Lab, there's only one difference between your recipe for Higgy Stew and the original: yours is undoubtedly not only edible but good; Higgy's is something only a college student could eat and survive without getting his stomach pumped.

NTTAWWT

Now you have to admit that's a great job: you get to play whatever records you want, often at your friends' request, while also giving out mac & cheese recipes! Go Susan!

And for those of you who haven't visited WCRE in person, it is not as easy as that sounds. She has three computers to keep track of, plus the music and the news update and everything else.

Of course, when Jane & the rest of them are away she can broadcast naked, but how often is that really? Once a week, twice at most.

Lab, I'm also wit'choo on Cool Whip - ugh!

When we were kids my mother used canned veggies, as I've mentioned before - peas, corn (which she couldn't hurt), beets (double ugh!), string beans, and hideously colored pseudo-asparagus. Somewhere along the line she switched to frozen and then real veggies. I loved cauliflower and broccoli and still do. And real asparagus is good too.

Jackie is a very picky eater when it comes to vegetables. When we met all she'd eat in the cooked veggie line was carrots, corn & string beans. She's better now but still prefers them raw.

[«LabSpecimen»]

I've been holding back, but I want to contribute my two cents. MiK, please remember that both of you need to learn to communicate with each other. For, if you think you are right and he is wrong, then you have a problem that will not get solved. Real communication requires an effort from both parties to understand how the other will hear what it is you are saying.

[Eleanor]

FIRST, I'd like to announce that I have NEVER bought or tasted Cool Whip - for playing or for food.

NEXT, wolfie, we used toothpicks to make the holes, so we were obviously a much more refined family, except I guess when the cat licked the turkey in the kitchen and I served it without telling!

Mad, I ate half the sghettio's out of the can and heated the rest, but just to lukewarm. But more importantly, I am totally jealous: chips with the most disgusting cheezewiz type substance you can find and BBQ sauce!!!

Now I won't have to go to Taco Bell for nachos anymore, which cost $3.59, so this will be a costsaver too! Thanks for the tip!!

[Marie in Kourou]

((((Jackie)))) I agree. He's supposed to be trying to please me enough so that I'll say "yes" when he proposes. This is NOT helping his chances any.

Down here almost all the vegs are canned because they get damaged in transport, generally from France, and even if they weren't, they're very expensive. It's not as bad as it sounds. We've found some very good canned products. As long as it's not Potted Meat Product (re: Dave's taste test of spam and other disgusting canned meat), iiiick...

[Marie in Kourou]

I tried to talk to him, but he wasn't very receptive, Lab. I'll try again tonight.

I have a headache now. If it goes on, I'll take an aspirin.

[Eleanor]

The VEEP speaks:
First line of a NYTimes article:
In his first public remarks on the accident, the vice president said, "I'm the guy who pulled the trigger and shot my friend."

[wolfie]

TeeHee

I've never seen these pre-poked cakes of which you speak. Um.. why? If you want it pink isn't it just easier to add pink food coloring? I tried a bite of the cake and it was wayyy too sweet for me to contemplate eating the rest.
Spray whipped cream inna can isn't food either. If it weren't for the *ahem* altering state of the gas in the cans I don't think anyone would buy it. Not that I've ever tried such a thing mind you. It could just be an urban legend.
Mad ~ YaY! I'm glad you joined us in our feast.
*is seriously feelig the Moatie love today*

[«LabSpecimen»]

What I don't understand, El, is why is this news? I mean, it's funny and all... er... was until it turned sort-of serious. But why is NPR *still* giving me updates every hour? The VEEP accidentally shot someone. That's the entire story.

*sigh*

[Eleanor]

Well Lab, there's another article there too, from the doctors, that indicates he may have actually been shot in the heart as opposed to a pellet traveling there on its own. And I didn't necessarily think the quote was funny, but the "coverup" if you will, is what's concerning people.

NOW, if you want FUNNY!, go here!
Jon Bon Jovi - hooray!

[«LabSpecimen»]

Oh, I didn't mean anything against you, El. I just meant it's another example of news for the sake of news.

[«LabSpecimen»]

I ate a green cake once. It had this really weird fuzzy icing on it. It wasn't all that good, so I never asked for the recipe.

[Tamara Rhymes With Camera]

MiK, if you're approaching him with "I'm right; you're wrong" and hoping to come out the Winner, he's not going to be receptive.

You win when he wins, and vice-versa.

Lab, I'm not sure why I'm picking on you today, but, as I recall, melting grated cheddar is not actually an easy task for a beginner. *recalling an early attempt at Cheesy Potato Soup that was nearly renamed Teary Potato Soup*

We have one food-rule: You don't "Yuck" another person's food choice, else you have to try a bite of it.

Also, my parents fed me tons of SpaghettiO's as a child, and they get into your blood, and then they own you for life. I love them, and I refuse to apologize for it. Make my parents apologize instead.

Also-also, my daughter is unbelievably stubborn. She literally will not eat until the next meal if faced with food she does not like. So, rather than waste food, I serve what she likes (within reason). As she gets older, her tastes will change. (Mine did.)