Be Cool

[Ebonyfire]

Something cool happened on the radio this morning on the way to work. I was gonna write it down as soon as I got to the office before I forgot it. When I got to the office I failed to remember to write down what I thought was so cool.

So I wonder was it all that cool after all? Or am I just an old lady who can't remember shit, lol. I think it is the latter rather than the former.

Time for a nap.

 

[Ebonyfire]

It is 75 degrees F in CT today in September. I need to keep cool. I have had the AC off for a week. What's up with this weather?

It is supposed to be in the 60s on Monday.

Mother Nature is pissed!

 

[snowy ciara]

I am sooo tired. I had to lift my own little hands and cook dinner. Whew! LOL

Did I ever tell You about my cookbook?

I am not such a great cook, so my cookbook is a notebook. When I find some thing that tastes good and is hard to ruin, I write it in there. The easiest recipes are actually stored in the pocket inside the front cover. That's where I keep all the menus from my favorite delivery places.....

 

[Ebonyfire]

Did I ever tell You about my cookbook?

I am not such a great cook, so my cookbook is a notebook. When I find some thing that tastes good and is hard to ruin, I write it in there. The easiest recipes are actually stored in the pocket inside the front cover. That's where I keep all the menus from my favorite delivery places.....

I cut out the recipes I find and put them in a paper file notebook.

we get a lot of stuff off magazines and the internet.

We use a lot of Bisquick so I have tons of Bisquick recipes.

 

[snowy ciara]

Yaknow, I use bisquick a lot! Don't tell my mum please, she's a traditional biscuiteer... But one of my neighbors does something really confusing. You know how you ahve the store bought maple syrup like Log Cabin and stuff, and it's all extra sweetened and has thickeners as well as caramel coloring added to it? This neighbor demands real maple syrup, the thin stuff that looks kinda watery but tastes great... But he pours it on eggo waffles and frozen wal-mart pancakes! I'm wondering, if you're gonna go crazy and get the good syrup, why do put it on that mass produced stuff?

 

[Ebonyfire]

Yaknow, I use bisquick a lot! Don't tell my mum please, she's a traditional biscuiteer... But one of my neighbors does something really confusing. You know how you ahve the store bought maple syrup like Log Cabin and stuff, and it's all extra sweetened and has thickeners as well as caramel coloring added to it? This neighbor demands real maple syrup, the thin stuff that looks kinda watery but tastes great... But he pours it on eggo waffles and frozen wal-mart pancakes! I'm wondering, if you're gonna go crazy and get the good syrup, why do put it on that mass produced stuff?

Yep!

With me it is a time thing. I used to make them from scratch, but since I didn't get my grandma's recipe, I just use bisquick. I like it. I even use if for dumplings if I make chicken and dumplings.

I am a simple city girl at heart.

 

[SpectreT]

When it comes to cooking, I just make shit up as I go. I don't think I've ever seen a recipe, let alone followed one. I did learn how to make three different kinds of tomato sauce from my grandmother, but I learned that from watching her make them. And she never used exactly the same amount of everything. I still remember when she got her first microwave. She used it to fast-dry fresh bay leaves - stunk up the whole house.

 

[DVS]

...This neighbor demands real maple syrup, the thin stuff that looks kinda watery but tastes great... But he pours it on eggo waffles and frozen wal-mart pancakes! I'm wondering, if you're gonna go crazy and get the good syrup, why do put it on that mass produced stuff?

You know...not just anybody can be a biscuiteer.

I remember a few weeks ago, I had a hankerin' for some biscuits and gravy. There wasn't any place open that I could get some, so I went to the store and got some microwave heat up biscuits and some heat up biscuit gravy.

God, that stuff tasted bad. And, it didn't evey smell good. Neither the biscuits nor the gravy were worth eating. I've had much better before, but these were all HiVee had, that day.

Did I say they tasted bad? YUCK! Not only did it taste bad, it kind of smelled like a strange metal. It's hard to explain just what it smelled and tasted like, bujt it was BAD.

Oh, and don't tell me to go buy one of those tubes of biscuits, because I don't own an oven. Not even a toaster oven! But, even if the biscuiits were better, that gravy was NASTY! YUCK!

 

[FurryFury]

You know...not just anybody can be a biscuiteer.

I remember a few weeks ago, I had a hankerin' for some biscuits and gravy. There wasn't any place open that I could get some, so I went to the store and got some microwave heat up biscuits and some heat up biscuit gravy.

God, that stuff tasted bad. And, it didn't evey smell good. Neither the biscuits nor the gravy were worth eating. I've had much better before, but these were all HiVee had, that day.

Did I say they tasted bad? YUCK! Not only did it taste bad, it kind of smelled like a strange metal. It's hard to explain just what it smelled and tasted like, bujt it was BAD.

Oh, and don't tell me to go buy one of those tubes of biscuits, because I don't own an oven. Not even a toaster oven! But, even if the biscuits were better, that gravy was NASTY! YUCK!

If you don't have an oven then I recommend some fast food place like Popeye's or Hardies.

If you had an oven I could give you a really easy and yummy recipe for "drop" buttermilk biscuits that I made my grand teach me when I got married. (I'd rather eat her biscuits than do almost anything else. That totally fucked up my piano practice when I was eight.)

Red Lobster has some good cheddar biscuits too but they have chives in them which puts some off.

Fury

 

[snowy ciara]

I have an oven! Would you please put it in the bdsm Kitchen thread? I bumped it for you.

 

[DVS]

If you don't have an oven then I recommend some fast food place like Popeye's or Hardies.

If you had an oven I could give you a really easy and yummy recipe for "drop" buttermilk biscuits that I made my grand teach me when I got married. (I'd rather eat her biscuits than do almost anything else. That totally fucked up my piano practice when I was eight.)

Red Lobster has some good cheddar biscuits too but they have chives in them which puts some off.

Fury

Hardees used to have some pretty good B&G (needs some pepper), but it's hard to find a Haridees, in these parts, any more. The one by my house is now a Russell Stovers Candies store. And, Popeyes has good biscuits, but they aren't open in the morning. When I have a hankerin', I've gotta have it NOW!

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

Adds biscuits & gravy to grits, authentic jambalaya and smores ( not together ...puke ) that I have never had......laughsighs

 

[Ebonyfire]

When it comes to cooking, I just make shit up as I go. I don't think I've ever seen a recipe, let alone followed one. I did learn how to make three different kinds of tomato sauce from my grandmother, but I learned that from watching her make them. And she never used exactly the same amount of everything. I still remember when she got her first microwave. She used it to fast-dry fresh bay leaves - stunk up the whole house.

That is the way I learned to cook. But now I am too busy to do that kind of stuff. I substitute things in my recipes. like applesauce instead of oil, honey instead of sugar. And I never add salt to any recipe cause it get too salty for me (taste wise).

My grandma died before I could get her recipe for biscuits so I am SOL. She never measured either, and so I did not get to visit her before she died to watch her do her thing. Pity. To date no one elses biscuits can hold a candle to hers, not even Popeye"s.

 

[snowy ciara]

Um, the reason I work with recipes is that I have zero culinary talents, and if a meal takes longer than say, 30-45 minutes to prepare, I'm hopeless. I have problems concentrating that long.

 

[Ebonyfire]

Um, the reason I work with recipes is that I have zero culinary talents, and if a meal takes longer than say, 30-45 minutes to prepare, I'm hopeless. I have problems concentrating that long.

Nothing wrong with that. I do not like what I call fussy food. No one I live with would eat it anyway. Back in the day, I used to throw dinner parties and shit like that. Now, I say call the caterer (especially if someone else is paying for it!)

 

[DVS]

Adds biscuits & gravy to grits, authentic jambalaya and smores ( not together ...puke ) that I have never had......laughsighs

I've had all of these, but the jambalaya I'm taking someone else's word for it, that it was authentic. It was awful good, if it wasn't authentic.

I haven't had smores in years. And, these days, I'm not much into that much sweets. And, they can be messy, too. But, the name explains it. You always want smore.

I never thought I'd like grits, until I lived in Georgia for a while. You get grits with almost everything you order, in the south. I haven't had grits in a long time, now...over 20 years. It's not easy to find a place that serves them in the mid-west. But, down in the south, a good breakfast isn't complete without grits.

Bicuits and gravy has been quite a treat for me, in the past. When I was playing in bands, we could always find a truck stop that was open 24 hours that served biscuits and gravy. For some reason, they taste better at 3 in the morning. And, you get quite a bit in an order. And, it doesn't take long to get filled up on them, either, so most places offer 1/2 order and some even offer 1/4 orders. Good homestyle rib stickin' food! Good buttermilk flake biscuits and sausage gravy, with bits of sausage in it. Mmmmm, good!

But, I"m sure y'all have good stuff to eat, that we don't know about.

 

[FurryFury]

I have an oven! Would you please put it in the bdsm Kitchen thread? I bumped it for you.

Yes, I did that for ya. I just hope it makes some sense!

Hardees used to have some pretty good B&G (needs some pepper), but it's hard to find a Haridees, in these parts, any more. The one by my house is now a Russell Stovers Candies store. And, Popeyes has good biscuits, but they aren't open in the morning. When I have a hankerin', I've gotta have it NOW!

Darlin' you got to buy ahead and keep some on hand then!

Adds biscuits & gravy to grits, authentic jambalaya and smores ( not together ...puke ) that I have never had......laughsighs

I love me some grits now! With butter, cheese, raisins and bacon bits is how I like em, even instant is good that way! The only gravy I eat is peanut butter gravy. I don't do jambalaya cause it's got meat and stuff in it. I learned ALL about smores as a Girl Scout leader! Woo hoo! Viva La Smores!

That is the way I learned to cook. But now I am too busy to do that kind of stuff. I substitute things in my recipes. like applesauce instead of oil, honey instead of sugar. And I never add salt to any recipe cause it get too salty for me (taste wise).

My grandma died before I could get her recipe for biscuits so I am SOL. She never measured either, and so I did not get to visit her before she died to watch her do her thing. Pity. To date no one elses biscuits can hold a candle to hers, not even Popeye"s.

I used to love salt but now I never use it either. I rarely cook. My husband is the man in charge of the kitchen. I try to stay out of it and keep from eating. LOL!

My Grand didn't measure either.

My other Grand? OMG! She'd cook ALL day and it was some out of this world food like stuffed artichokes, meat balls (which I didn't eat) red beans and rice, that sort of thing. Man on man! Good freaking stuff! Almost better than sex, I'm telling ya.

Um, the reason I work with recipes is that I have zero culinary talents, and if a meal takes longer than say, 30-45 minutes to prepare, I'm hopeless. I have problems concentrating that long.

Yeah, I've found ways to quickly replicate the tastes I love and nothing takes more than 30 minutes in the kitchen for me either! On those rare occasions I get in the place at all!

LOL!

Nothing wrong with that. I do not like what I call fussy food. No one I live with would eat it anyway. Back in the day, I used to throw dinner parties and shit like that. Now, I say call the caterer (especially if someone else is paying for it!)

My husband is a bit of a foodie. He is a maniac about fresh ingredients and he doesn't mind if it takes hours to cook shit either. There is always something that is marinating in the fridge. Once he had this wonderful sauce in the freezer, I forget the French name of it but it was in a cool whip bowl. We have a lot of them. I opened that thing up and said to myself, well damn how'd cool whip get to looking all brown and shit? I threw it away. Oops! I thought he was gonna kill me! That was a long process to make that. I wish he'd labeled it. I felt really bad about that. But he forgave me once he was done cussing.

Fury

 

[DVS]

Darlin' you got to buy ahead and keep some on hand then!

Oh, come on, now. I'm a single male. I don't do things like that. I work on impulse only. Rarely do I buy enough of anything to last more than a few days.

I love me some grits now! With butter, cheese, raisins and bacon bits is how I like em, even instant is good that way! The only gravy I eat is peanut butter gravy. I don't do jambalaya cause it's got meat and stuff in it. I learned ALL about smores as a Girl Scout leader! Woo hoo! Viva La Smores!

Raisins...in grits? Butter, yes...cheese, yes. Even bacon bits sounds good. But...RAISINS? And, peanut butter gravy? I've never heard of such a thing. You're a strange woman. But I like 'ya that way.

My husband is a bit of a foodie. He is a maniac about fresh ingredients and he doesn't mind if it takes hours to cook shit either. There is always something that is marinating in the fridge. Once he had this wonderful sauce in the freezer, I forget the French name of it but it was in a cool whip bowl. We have a lot of them. I opened that thing up and said to myself, well damn how'd cool whip get to looking all brown and shit? I threw it away. Oops! I thought he was gonna kill me! That was a long process to make that. I wish he'd labeled it. I felt really bad about that. But he forgave me once he was done cussing.

Fury

You know, maybe he should have spanked you...given it to you good. He'd have gotten it out of his system and you'd both feel better. Well, your ass would take a few days to cool down.

 

[SpectreT]

Um, the reason I work with recipes is that I have zero culinary talents, and if a meal takes longer than say, 30-45 minutes to prepare, I'm hopeless. I have problems concentrating that long.

...When I see lines like this, it drives me batshit, like when people tell me they can't draw. It just hits my knee-jerk "bullshit" button. Sure, some people have a better eye than others for making a visually interesting picture, but 99% of it is plain learned skill, not some inborn flair.

It's the same thing with food. I don't know the culinary terms for the stuff I do, like melting butter on low heat until it stops bubbling, then dumping in some olive oil, waiting till it just begins to smoke a little, then dropping the meat or fish in to sear, I just know that that works best for some meats and nearly all fish, and it doesn't spatter as much. Just like I know garlic and sage are damn near universal ingedients, they can go in and on nearly everything and make it a little better. I learned that stuff by standing in a cloud of blue smoke a few times, getting my hands blistered a few times from spattering butter. In other words, I learned from fucking up.

As to the time factor, I hear ya. Some days it's to much of a pain in the ass to open a jar of peanut butter to make a sandwich, so I just skip eating.

 

[snowy ciara]

...When I see lines like this, it drives me batshit, like when people tell me they can't draw. It just hits my knee-jerk "bullshit" button. Sure, some people have a better eye than others for making a visually interesting picture, but 99% of it is plain learned skill, not some inborn flair.

Gee, thanks.

I do not like to cook. It does not interest me. Food is what goes into your body to make it go. I like some things better than others (like biscuits, which is why I asked Ms. FF for the recipe) but I just do not enjoy cooking. I have wet dreams about replicators like on Star Trek. Add to the fact that I'm so ADHD that yes, 45 minutes to an hour as just about as long as I can sit still and concentrate on one task, and I can honestly say, I have very little cooking ability.

It's the same thing with food. I don't know the culinary terms for the stuff I do, like melting butter on low heat until it stops bubbling, then dumping in some olive oil, waiting till it just begins to smoke a little, then dropping the meat or fish in to sear, I just know that that works best for some meats and nearly all fish, and it doesn't spatter as much. Just like I know garlic and sage are damn near universal ingedients, they can go in and on nearly everything and make it a little better. I learned that stuff by standing in a cloud of blue smoke a few times, getting my hands blistered a few times from spattering butter. In other words, I learned from fucking up.

As to the time factor, I hear ya. Some days it's to much of a pain in the ass to open a jar of peanut butter to make a sandwich, so I just skip eating.

Spectre, I can scramble an egg or make a PB and J shammich but you're talking to the only person I know who managed to scorch jello after boiling the water in the tea kettle. That's right, the only thing I used the stove for was boiling the water and I burned the freakin' jello. No idea how, but it tasted all scorched and nasty.

 

[graceanne]

Gee, thanks.

I do not like to cook.

And the world thanks you. Spectre just doesn't know any better.

 

[snowy ciara]

I told you and told you Gracie, I haven't poisoned anyone by accident in ages....

 

[graceanne]

I told you and told you Gracie, I haven't poisoned anyone by accident in ages....

Yeah, all you gotta do is poison someone by accident once, and you'll never be trusted again.

And who've you been poisoning now? *suspicious look* Are we gonna be less one dick on this board?

 

[SpectreT]

Gee, thanks.

I do not like to cook. It does not interest me. Food is what goes into your body to make it go. I like some things better than others (like biscuits, which is why I asked Ms. FF for the recipe) but I just do not enjoy cooking. I have wet dreams about replicators like on Star Trek. Add to the fact that I'm so ADHD that yes, 45 minutes to an hour as just about as long as I can sit still and concentrate on one task, and I can honestly say, I have very little cooking ability.

Thanks for the clarification. Usually, when I see a line like the one I responded to, it translates as, "I've convinced myself I can't do something, so I won't even try to work at it." That kind of studied helplessness pisses me off. I find your reasons valid, as they are based on personal desires and goals, not on bullshitting yourself.

Spectre, I can scramble an egg or make a PB and J shammich but you're talking to the only person I know who managed to scorch jello after boiling the water in the tea kettle. That's right, the only thing I used the stove for was boiling the water and I burned the freakin' jello. No idea how, but it tasted all scorched and nasty.

...Reminds me of a friend of mine (now married, and someone else's problem, thank God), who called me as I was leaving work. He was trying to make macaroni and cheese, the kind you find in blue boxes in your local supermarket, and he called to ask me if he needed to drain the pasta before adding the cheese powder. I damn near went off the road, as he'd gotten me on my cell phone, on my way home from work - I made a detour and showed him how to fix a couple of simple dishes, so he could eat. How the hell a man gets out of his parents' house without learning at how to read the directions on a box absolutely astounds me. I thought all bachelors at least learned how to grill and fry as a self-preservation mechanism. After all, "A man gots to eat."

As to the Jello, any one of a number of things could've happened. Overheated water, and the inside of the teakettle are my two prime suspects, though.

 

[snowy ciara]

Nope, not planning on poisoning anyone lately, but hey, I work cheap so if anyone needs a little less dick in their life...