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16771. Ulgine Barrows - 9/27/2005 9:28:23 AM Don't make me cry
You've won my heart
Yet I won't stay 16772. Ulgine Barrows - 9/27/2005 9:38:15 AM Love comes from from a corner of a smile 16773. Ulgine Barrows - 9/27/2005 9:43:03 AM I paid some dues
We'll meet again some day 16774. Ulgine Barrows - 9/27/2005 9:44:27 AM tangled up 16775. Ulgine Barrows - 9/27/2005 9:46:46 AM keep on keepin on
I don't know what you do with your lives 16776. Magoseph - 9/27/2005 4:20:22 PM I don't know what you do with your lives
Well, some of us are in another realm of time than you are, Ulgine.
After listening to Flexy for the last year-and-a-half about how to go around at the local Wal-Mart, I followed his advice, which was to ask an employee at the door where I wanted to go and write it down. This place is so large that, unless you know in advance where the things you want are, you might go around and around to the point of exhaustion, Round and straight cable needles, stitch markers, harness for Butch, and a broom for fall leaves were the only things I wanted so I was out of there quickly. I had absolutely no desire to see more of the store.
Gone are the days where I could be found marching up and down aisles with kids trailing me.
16777. Macnas - 9/27/2005 4:29:51 PM My Missus, and I describe outings to large shops thus: you don't go shopping there, you go trawling.
It's a thing I tend to do if I'm not pressed for time, you're wandering around, looking at stuff, saying things to yourself like "mmm, extra mature cheddar and water biscuits, they'd be nice!"
All you went for was some washing powder and 2 tins of baked beans. You come out with the nice cheese and light biscuits, a good bottle of red to go with them, some of that dark chocolate the Missus loves, two cartons of free range eggs and some bacon rashers, cos it's been ages since you had a fry up, and when you get home you find you've forgotton the beans. 16778. Magoseph - 9/27/2005 4:51:37 PM At least, you didn't forget the washing powder and what you bought went a long way toward being forgiven about the beans. 16779. alistairconnor - 9/27/2005 4:59:41 PM I stick to the smallest possible shops which are compatible with what I need. In theory, this means I'm wasting money, because the stuff is more expensive, but in practice I'm saving money by buying stuff I don't need... but it's mostly the time problem. Minimum an hour to get into the hypermarket and out again, even if you only want two things...
I noticed the other day that my smallish, localish supermarket now has everyday items like stacks of 25 CDRs and HP ink cartridges. One less reason to waste time in town.
And now I'm off to pick up my g-f and take her home to my place...
oh bugger what am I going to make her for dinner? 16780. Ms. No - 9/27/2005 5:15:25 PM Carbonara
16781. Ms. No - 9/27/2005 5:22:27 PM It's fast, it's easy, and it's kind of gourmet batchelor dad food: Pasta with bacon and eggs. 16782. Magoseph - 9/27/2005 5:32:59 PM That's something I can make for Flexy--even me can't mess up with this recipe.
Pasta Carbonara
Ingredients
1/4 pound bacon
Cube of butter (1/2 cup)
1 cup milk
2 Tablespoons wine vinegar
Favorite pasta
2 eggs, whipped
1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Cut bacon up into little pieces and cook until clear in a cube of butter. Heat milk in a small saucepan and add the bacon and butter. Add wine vinegar. This will turn the milk to cheese. Simmer for about 15 minutes until the sauce cooks smooth.
Boil your favorite pasta. Drain and return to the pan. Immediately throw in eggs, the above sauce, and Parmesan or Romano cheese. Season with salt and pepper, toss and serve. 16784. PelleNilsson - 9/27/2005 5:40:38 PM Pushed thw wrong button. While I'm here a small tip. It is unnecessary to use butter to fry bacon which already contains fat. Put the pieces in a cold pan and then set to first low, then medium heat. The fat will melt out so the pieces won't stick 16785. Ms. No - 9/27/2005 5:41:35 PM Here's another one:
4-6 strips of bacon
1 clove garlic
1/3 cup cream
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2/3 cup grated parmesan or romano
white pepper to taste
Cook the bacon with the garlic (sliced) until the bacon is the crispness you desire.
Remove garlic and drain off all but 2tbl of the bacon grease. Set aside and allow to cool slightly.
Beat egg and yolk and add about 1/2 the cheese.
Pour cream into pan and return to heat.
Add cooked noodles --- did I mention you should've been boiling the noodles all this time? No? Well you should.
Stir noodles to coat and then add the egg & cheese mixture and keep on heat until egg is cooked. Sprinkle with white pepper and remaining cheese and serve. 16786. thoughtful - 9/27/2005 5:59:01 PM carbonara? I'd have indigestion all night.
The other night I made a very quick dinner...grilled up some boneless skinless chick breasts, sauted up onion, red pepper and garlic in olive oil, cooked up some instant brown rice and serve, putting the chick breast on the rice and topping all with the sauteed veggies...very sweet, very tasty, very quick, very healthy. 16787. judithathome - 9/27/2005 6:04:57 PM But Pelle, the butter for cooking the bacon improves the sauce later...at least in my experience. 16788. Ms. No - 9/27/2005 7:20:00 PM Ah, Brotherman -- this is the younger boy, just turned 1 earlier this month and has a mouthful of teeth. And yes, he's nearly always smiling. I love his little fishing hat.
Leave it to his Auntie to teach him something truly annoying. Right around his first birthday I was playing with him and we got caught in a rather loud sort of call and response game. He screams "Gaaahrrr!!!" and I squeal back at him. He will play this until everyone around us is ready to kill.
So, now every time he sees me he screams "Gaaaahrrr!!!" and I have to squeal back or he's disappointed. I'm quite heartened that he actually recognizes me since I really don't see him all that often.
I called my brother last night while he was feeding Brotherman and Zo says "Maddox, it's Auntie C!" and he immediately yelled "Gaaaahrrr!"
I swear it brought a tear of joy to my eye. That kid is so cute! 16789. PelleNilsson - 9/27/2005 7:27:24 PM Of course, judith, if you want to add butter for the taste, that's OK. But many people do it to prevent the bacon from sticking to the pan. 16790. arkymalarky - 9/27/2005 10:30:54 PM What a precious little doll, No! 16791. Magoseph - 9/28/2005 12:05:16 AM Yes. he is cute and smart too--I love his blue eyes. I bet they're huge when he is not smiling.
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