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[dutchrain]

Speaking of spirits and recipes, Dutch,
Brandied cranberries

1 bag of fresh cranberries
Sugar to cover
Brandy

In a pan, pour cranberries. Cover with sugar. Pour 1/4 cup Brandy.

Bake @ 375 til bubbly

Let cool, serve, enjoy.

Wonderful! I am going to try that with dried cranberries, fresh ones are almost unobtainable here. I'll soak them in some brandied water overnight first!

 

[RubenesqueAphrodite]

Wonderful! I am going to try that with dried cranberries, fresh ones are almost unobtainable here. I'll soak them in some brandied water overnight first!

They really are lovely.. Tart, sweet, you can go heavy or light on the Brandy, too. Just whatever your mood.
Be careful not to over hydrate the cranberries. The fresh ones plump and candy in the sugar and their own (albeit little) water content.

Hey! A thought. Whole cranberries can sometimes be found in the freezer section. Of course, I might be wrong. That might just be where I grab them from in my kitchen. Lol. I tend to buy a few bags when they're in the stores, then toss them in the freezer cause they keep so well there.

Any way.. Hope you enjoy!

 

[Lord Pmann]

If only there was a Christmas Ass(Arse) thread.

It's sunday, so we'll go light today. What Christmas themed thread would you like to see created?

That would be a ChristmAss thread. Or ChristmArse for the non Americans.

Other than that, I don't know of any Christmas thread I wish to see, except maybe one about elf cum.

http://blog.moneytalks.com/files/2012/04/Naked-Elf-MoneyTalks-Big-money-3-510x765.jpg

He looks like WeeMan from Jackass.

 

[ChainedUp]

Upon further reflection I give myself an F for today's topic. I'm pushing the reset button in it. Apparently topic creation needs to come with a little blood flow.

Becoming who or what you want to be can be considered a selfish act, especially when achieving what you want can disrupt other's lives. Maybe to get ahead at work you have to back stab someone, or maybe you watch another fail so you can get ahead. Maybe it's a person you want, they want you too but you would destroy two families if you got what you wanted.

Where's your line between getting happiness for yourself and acting selflessly and accepting less for the betterment of the whole.

 

[walkawayrenee]

Gorgeous Renee!!!!!
I do love your ass

That truly is a beautiful arse, Renee. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Thank you sexy ladies.

Upon further reflection I give myself an F for today's topic. I'm pushing the reset button in it. Apparently topic creation needs to come with a little blood flow.

Becoming who or what you want to be can be considered a selfish act, especially when achieving what you want can disrupt other's lives. Maybe to get ahead at work you have to back stab someone, or maybe you watch another fail so you can get ahead. Maybe it's a person you want, they want you too but you would destroy two families if you got what you wanted.

Where's your line between getting happiness for yourself and acting selflessly and accepting less for the betterment of the whole.

I don't purposely hurt others for happiness. I wouldn't want to be that sort of person....and wouldn't enjoy my gain by it. That would be my line.

 

[RubenesqueAphrodite]

Upon further reflection I give myself an F for today's topic. I'm pushing the reset button in it. Apparently topic creation needs to come with a little blood flow.

Becoming who or what you want to be can be considered a selfish act, especially when achieving what you want can disrupt other's lives. Maybe to get ahead at work you have to back stab someone, or maybe you watch another fail so you can get ahead. Maybe it's a person you want, they want you too but you would destroy two families if you got what you wanted.

Where's your line between getting happiness for yourself and acting selflessly and accepting less for the betterment of the whole.

PMANN!!
You ruint mine and Dutchie's shot at turning this into a recipe thread.
*pout*

 

[dutchrain]

They really are lovely.. Tart, sweet, you can go heavy or light on the Brandy, too. Just whatever your mood.
Be careful not to over hydrate the cranberries. The fresh ones plump and candy in the sugar and their own (albeit little) water content.

Hey! A thought. Whole cranberries can sometimes be found in the freezer section. Of course, I might be wrong. That might just be where I grab them from in my kitchen. Lol. I tend to buy a few bags when they're in the stores, then toss them in the freezer cause they keep so well there.

Any way.. Hope you enjoy!

Mostly you see cranberries already made in a sauce here, and dried ones. I have never seen them frozen, at least not in the shops I shop in. It might be the really high-range shops have them, I have seen some fresh ones in there. But they are awfully expensive here. Dried they cost between six and eleven Franks for hundred grams. (1 Swiss Frank is 1 Dollar minus a cent or two)

 

[dutchrain]

Upon further reflection I give myself an F for today's topic. I'm pushing the reset button in it. Apparently topic creation needs to come with a little blood flow.

Becoming who or what you want to be can be considered a selfish act, especially when achieving what you want can disrupt other's lives. Maybe to get ahead at work you have to back stab someone, or maybe you watch another fail so you can get ahead. Maybe it's a person you want, they want you too but you would destroy two families if you got what you wanted.

Where's your line between getting happiness for yourself and acting selflessly and accepting less for the betterment of the whole.

I don't purposely hurt others for happiness. I wouldn't want to be that sort of person....and wouldn't enjoy my gain by it. That would be my line.

I am with Renee on this question.

 

[rubydlite]

A whole lot!



I don't know, I would have to check the PG first to see what is around already. Maybe a thread about favorite recipes would be nice. I always get inspiration when I hear about someone else's favorite dishes.

Christmas recipes would be great!!!! Also, a Christmas craft thread......i love seeing what people are making for the holidays as gifts.

Ps. ..RA. ....i ♡ your AV

Ohh. ...i missed the edited question.....
Where would I draw the line?....well...I'm a mom...and my kids come first. The line is anything that would mess with their lives....

 

[RubenesqueAphrodite]

Upon further reflection I give myself an F for today's topic. I'm pushing the reset button in it. Apparently topic creation needs to come with a little blood flow.

Becoming who or what you want to be can be considered a selfish act, especially when achieving what you want can disrupt other's lives. Maybe to get ahead at work you have to back stab someone, or maybe you watch another fail so you can get ahead. Maybe it's a person you want, they want you too but you would destroy two families if you got what you wanted.

Where's your line between getting happiness for yourself and acting selflessly and accepting less for the betterment of the whole.

Damn it, Chain, you went from Fun to Freud in the blink of an eye.

And your examples are two extremes of what I think are only distantly related. From getting ahead in life or work to breaking up a relationship?

I think your answers will fall somewhere all over a spectrum. And I think it will all depend on what the goal is.
For me, I would would not intentionally hurt someone, be it at work or in love. For my health,though, I'm giving up social time with loved ones and friends to make time for myself, but I don't think that's the sort of thing you're asking here.

(Thank you, Ruby)

 

[Endless_Night]

I was going to answer the (new) question per usual, in my overly serious too much information kinda way. I actually typed out my answer, read it, then reread it…and decided, “Nope”.

Off to do cardio.

*put in another vote for Christmas recipes

 

[Collar_N_Cuffs]

This is extremely complex, but I will try and keep to the extreme edges...
I have been in this position at work, and I tend to respect those who respect others. Where people are cavalier about their impact on others, I tend to treat them the same way. When they show their humanity, I respect it.
In my personal life I am less generous. We only get one life, and there are limits to what I will sacrifice in order for someone else to live happily ever after. I wish I could tell you where that line in the sand would fall, but I can't. I also realize I can have am impact on people I don't know, or people I don't even know existed. That gets more difficult.
Taking Chained's example of breaking up families, that's not my choice. If I love someone, and they are married, and they allowed themselves to fall in love outside of their marriage and they want to walk away, that is their choice. Would I deliberately target a married person and aim to get them to leave their family for me? I would not.
I derive no pleasure from other people's pain, but in some circumstances I will still be a party to it if my own life happiness is at stake. One life to live, I want to be reasonably happy.

 

[Bitesback]

If only there was a Christmas Ass(Arse) thread.

It's sunday, so we'll go light today. What Christmas themed thread would you like to see created?

The only topics I can think of involve presents (good, bad, useless) or potentially emotionally fraught situations for which I have no snappy title ... Family tensions are common at Christmas gatherings. What's been your worst, funniest, or most surprising?

Upon further reflection I give myself an F for today's topic. I'm pushing the reset button in it. Apparently topic creation needs to come with a little blood flow.

Becoming who or what you want to be can be considered a selfish act, especially when achieving what you want can disrupt other's lives. Maybe to get ahead at work you have to back stab someone, or maybe you watch another fail so you can get ahead. Maybe it's a person you want, they want you too but you would destroy two families if you got what you wanted.

Where's your line between getting happiness for yourself and acting selflessly and accepting less for the betterment of the whole.

Now, Chained, what on earth do you mean by needing a little blood flow?
Had all your blood left your brain to go elsewhere? Or do you actually shed blood for your readers, such is the demands of preparing the topics for the day?

I agree with the previous comments about protecting families, home and hearth. I'm not sure about acting selflessly is necessarily a good thing, but I have some things I would like to do in life, for me, and these would mean changes to our routine, only some of which are likely to be manageable and would require significantly more cooperation than I would expect.

It is hard to see a situation in which I really would risk the love and stability of my family. Or another's. If I wholeheartedly believed that I could be with someone I truly wanted to be with, even for a few hours and not have it ever be discovered, would I feel differently? To be honest, for various reasons, I probably would.

When the situation has arisen before as to whether we would cross the line, while acknowledging our desire for it to happen, it's been met with a passionate but rational response from each of us, one which always left the door open. When his response one day was not playful but revealed his real thoughts and fears I knew that even if he changed his mind, I now couldn't because I knew what he really thought. When he did change his mind, I remembered that response and accepted less, for the betterment of the whole.

If circumstances were different and I thought it would make me much happier....and they well might be, just not yet...

 

[SweetSam42]

My own personal happiness is a tough subject for me, for a range of reasons I wont get into. The way I typically operate is to put others' happiness before mine, especially when it comes to my kid. That often means I suffer to some degree. Sometimes it's worth it and makes sense to do, sometimes it isn't and doesn't.

I'll add that I don't think this is a great way to live, and im aware it's martyr-ish and often damaging in other ways. I'm working on it.

I often think that feeling entitled to happiness at (nearly) all costs and putting yourself first differs between generations. As an X-er, my feelings on this differ from say, a millennial's. I think millennials are typically more willing to put themselves first, ask for what they want, and expect to be happy. I say this with both admiration and the occasional eye roll.

 

[RubenesqueAphrodite]

My own personal happiness is a tough subject for me, for a range of reasons I wont get into. The way I typically operate is to put others' happiness before mine, especially when it comes to my kid. That often means I suffer to some degree. Sometimes it's worth it and makes sense to do, sometimes it isn't and doesn't.

I'll add that I don't think this is a great way to live, and im aware it's martyr-ish and often damaging in other ways. I'm working on it.

I often think that feeling entitled to happiness at (nearly) all costs and putting yourself first differs between generations. As an X-er, my feelings on this differ from say, a millennial's. I think millennials are typically more willing to put themselves first, ask for what they want, and expect to be happy. I say this with both admiration and the occasional eye roll.

totally off topic..

I am apparently, an X-er with a few Boomlets at home..

 

[ChainedUp]

Apparently the crowd really did want recipes

 

[37_ttej]

Apparently I have already voted.
Well my vote remains unchanged anyway.

 

[Ellafun]

Apparently I have already voted.
Well my vote remains unchanged anyway.

And what was your answer? Or is that a secret?

 

[37_ttej]

And what was your answer? Or is that a secret?

Ella!

Well, seeing as there's no category above >10 ...

Kidding, the score is 0. Jett is a good boy. Well, mostly.

 

[Lord Pmann]

PMANN!!
You ruint mine and Dutchie's shot at turning this into a recipe thread.
*pout*

I did no such thing. Papa Chained messaged me and said, "Pmann, I need your permission to ask another question. Your last post was so clever and so brilliant that it can't be topped. And, that goes for most of your posts, but this one was particularly good. No recipe can top it. May I post another question, my beloved?"

Of course I told him he could.

 

[Lord Pmann]

This is a doozie of a question. Well done, Papa Chained.

 

[rubydlite]

I did no such thing. Papa Chained messaged me and said, "Pmann, I need your permission to ask another question. Your last post was so clever and so brilliant that it can't be topped. And, that goes for most of your posts, but this one was particularly good. No recipe can top it. May I post another question, my beloved?"

Of course I told him he could.

Papa chained.....*snickers* lol

 

[Endless_Night]

totally off topic..

I am apparently, an X-er with a few Boomlets at home..

I had to look this ^^ up. Muy interesante.

 

[RubenesqueAphrodite]

I had to look this ^^ up. Muy interesante.

Well hell, I had to look up which generation I was considered a part of..

 

[Endless_Night]

Well hell, I had to look up which generation I was considered a part of..

Well, considering Xers only get like 10 years (?) that's hardly surprising.