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3225. webfeet - 9/3/2005 1:11:41 AM thoughtful
My denny the dendrobium is pushing up another shoot...hope to have some flowers of his to enjoy before too long.
Hear, hear! There is cause for joie in the world after all! Unbeknownst to you or denny, he has been a little shining ray of hope to me in this mopey, misbegotten universe. Long Live Denny. Amen.
Now, anyone who hasn't pieced together the fact that I am drunk should still be entitled to know what I am drinking: a Dolcetto d'alba, an italian wine frenchcat and I discovered when we were visiting Lago Maggiore on our childfree deuxieme honeymoon of lust only a month ago.
Although Lake Maggiore is divided between Lombardy and Piedmont it is a Piedmont wine served most everywhere. It is quite "long-Legged" as I've recently learned and sweetly tangy--my phrase due to the grape the origins of which I will get back to you on once I'm motivated enough to consult Wine.com or something. Im not even going to pretend to try and write about wine. But, this is delicioso and so is everything, absolutely everything, about Italy.
3226. Magoseph - 9/5/2005 11:55:41 AM ...the fact that I am drunk...
Well, wine has always been touted as having a beneficent effect on writers; you just proved this to us, Web. 3227. thoughtful - 9/6/2005 10:09:38 PM family raved about the sauerkraut i made...a recipe from my grandmother. thought i'd share it.
rinse sauerkraut well in clear water. Add water to the pot and simmer for 30 min.
Meanwhile, dice up several slices of bacon and fry. after the bacon gives up some of it's fat, add diced onion and saute gently until onion is very transparent and bacon is well done.
As the sauerkraut nears done, add a couple of tablespoons of flour to the frying pan and let the flour brown a little. Then pour in the water from the sauerkraut pot while stirring to make a thick sauce. Dump sauce back on top of sauerkraut and stir to combine. That's it...It's most tasty. 3228. Magoseph - 9/6/2005 10:25:51 PM I bet Flexy would love that dish. He's always talking about his grandma, the Wendish one who knew how to cook sauerkraut.
I'm going to have him buy some tomorrow and will let you know how he likes it, thoughtful. And thanks much. 3229. Neato - 9/26/2005 12:59:22 PM We ate Durian for the first time yesterday. Chinese friend bought it at our local market, and dismembered it in our backyard.
 3230. alistairconnor - 9/26/2005 2:32:38 PM Apart from a passing resemblance to an outsize AIDS virus... it looks delicious. 3231. thoughtful - 9/26/2005 2:37:02 PM Had to look it up:
"The fruit of this plant, having a hard, prickly rind and soft pulp with an offensive odor but a pleasant taste."
Hmmm. 3232. thoughtful - 9/26/2005 2:45:09 PM I have a new favorite ice cream flavor, though i really have several...dolce de leche. Yummy.
Going out for dinner on Friday and bringing dessert with me... Think I'll make apple crisp with currants and walnuts topped with dolce de leche ice cream....is it friday yet????
 3233. PelleNilsson - 9/26/2005 5:43:19 PM Mago, did you know that Summer Woman also has a Wendish grandparent? 3234. marjoribanks - 9/26/2005 5:49:48 PM "offensive odor" is rather mild, durian smells like a cross between armpit and decaying corpse.
But it's great to see that Neato has joined the digital camera brigade, what an interesting set of far-flung pictorial correspondents we have here at the Mote. 3235. judithathome - 9/26/2005 6:42:39 PM Thoughtful, Keoni buys me a Dulce de Leche Dove Bar ocassionally.....yummmmmmmy! 3236. thoughtful - 9/26/2005 6:59:32 PM sounds delish.
the other thing i'm getting into is extreme dark chocolate. I started trying it for health reasons...low sugar...but find that it can be incredibly satisfying...a small bit goes a long way as the chocolate flavor is so intense...I'm talking 70+% cocoa. I'm about to try Guaranda from Ecuador. There are a whole bunch of chocolates available in different varieties from different countries...getting to be almost like wine. The Guaranda is described as, "Perfumed aroma with fruity, acid notes and floral tones of acacia honey with milky and exotic wood nuances." 3237. Magoseph - 9/27/2005 1:08:11 AM No, Pelle, I didn't lnow this. I'll have to talk to her about it. 3238. Magoseph - 9/27/2005 1:10:38 AM Have you read your New Yorker yet, thoughtful? There two very interesting articles relating to food and people working with it. 3239. thoughtful - 9/27/2005 3:01:23 PM mags, not yet...i mean i'm reading a nyer usually, but have no idea what issue it is...could be this week's....could be from 2001.
I'm thinking of getting the complete nyer dvd set...i figure that way I can toss a bunch of the old issues i have lying around. save some space if nothing else
3240. alistairconnor - 9/27/2005 3:19:01 PM Oh but where's the chic in leaving a dvd lying around on a coffee table?
Can you read a dvd while lying in a hammock on a summer's day, or in the toilet?
(please, no) 3241. Magoseph - 9/27/2005 3:37:19 PM The September 5 issue has several articles about food--don't throw this one yet.
...the complete nyer dvd set...? I have to look into this, but I suspect that I'd miss the magazine. 3242. thoughtful - 9/29/2005 2:45:03 PM ac, i don't know about you, but i don't actually ever spend any time IN the toilet. On it, yes, but never IN it.
Mind you its not that i'd stop getting the mag, but just get the complete archive...to read the original shirley jackson's "The Lottery"...to read the old Thurbers...the old Chas Addams cartoons...and even see the old ads from way back. The pages and covers have all been reproduced in original format. How delish! Check it out. For $63 how can you go wrong? 3243. alistairconnor - 9/29/2005 2:54:35 PM Oh right. Quite so, for $63.
By the way, "IN the toilet" is perfectly OK in my dialect. It refers to the room, not just the crapper itself. The one you presumably call "bathroom", whether or not there's a bath in it). 3244. Jenerator - 10/1/2005 2:20:01 AM Valrhona makes an excellent dark chocolate. I like the South American mix of chocolate and chili spice, too.
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