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Re: Notes On The Drama Thus Far [message #947 is a reply to message #942 ] Tue, 14 October 2008 05:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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AJLR wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 11:41


AJLR is going to be making a very warm and fully clothed journey up from Kent!!

Very Happy



This had me roaring with laughter. Go girl! Don't submit to outside pressure! Keep to your principles AND your clothing! British climate is SO not suited to nudism Smile)

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AJLR wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 09:41

southdowner wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 00:33

Lucy Coats wrote on Mon, 13 October 2008 15:40

On another matter, does all this dress-up-at-the-signing talk mean I have to come with an attractive devil costume (never my strong point)or is that only for dogs and can I come 'au naturel'(this means clothed in my case. Definitely clothed). Travelling into London by train from the Midlands with horns on may get me arrested...but if that's how it has to be... Wink

Now this could be interesting, devils on two legs and four arriving from all sides while AJLR makes a chilly journey up from Kent?



AJLR is going to be making a very warm and fully clothed journey up from Kent!!

Very Happy

OK--I've looked in the dress up box. No horns--only Minnie Mouse ears--SO not attractive on a 47yr old woman. Can I get away with just bringing a box of my Utterly Swoony Raspberry Deeply Darkly Chocolate Death Brownies instead? Surprised To share--obviously! I've just realised what a Killer Zebra is btw--duh!!

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Lucy Coates wrote:
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OK--I've looked in the dress up box. No horns--only Minnie Mouse ears--SO not attractive on a 47yr old woman. Can I get away with just bringing a box of my Utterly Swoony Raspberry Deeply Darkly Chocolate Death Brownies instead? To share--obviously!


How about some (small) Minnie Mouse ears made from USRDDCDBs? That way you'd only be wearing them on the journey into London...? Smile

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AJLR wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 11:31

Lucy Coats wrote:
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OK--I've looked in the dress up box. No horns--only Minnie Mouse ears--SO not attractive on a 47yr old woman. Can I get away with just bringing a box of my Utterly Swoony Raspberry Deeply Darkly Chocolate Death Brownies instead? To share--obviously!


How about some (small) Minnie Mouse ears made from USRDDCDBs? That way you'd only be wearing them on the journey into London...? Smile


Would you WANT to eat previously worn MM ears made from USRDDCDBs? I feel they might be marginally warm and sticky--but not in a good way Wink

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I DON'T WANT TO EAT ANYTHING **INTELLIGENT**!!!

(Which makes being an omnivore difficult. Yes. I know.)
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AJLR wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 11:31

Lucy Coats wrote:
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OK--I've looked in the dress up box. No horns--only Minnie Mouse ears--SO not attractive on a 47yr old woman. Can I get away with just bringing a box of my Utterly Swoony Raspberry Deeply Darkly Chocolate Death Brownies instead? To share--obviously!


How about some (small) Minnie Mouse ears made from USRDDCDBs? That way you'd only be wearing them on the journey into London...? Smile

This book signing is getting more surreal by the post - I'm SO looking forward to meeting people who can create such lovely funny threads Smile

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southdowner wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 08:46


This book signing is getting more surreal by the post - I'm SO looking forward to meeting people who can create such lovely funny threads Smile


Take pictures for those of us trapped on this side of the Atlantic? Pleeeeease?

Smooshes!
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Mori-neko wrote on Mon, 13 October 2008 19:28

Well, according to the all-knowing wikipedia, it's a mixture of corn and lima beans...

So Lima beans are Butter beans? I actually like butter beans - hot and buttery, with black pepper (well, I like butter and black pepper with a LOT of things lol)
so add me to the "not gross" heap! Maybe we need a poll????

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jmeadows wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 13:47

southdowner wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 08:46


This book signing is getting more surreal by the post - I'm SO looking forward to meeting people who can create such lovely funny threads Smile


Take pictures for those of us trapped on this side of the Atlantic? Pleeeeease?


Have no fear, I'm sure there will be pictures galore (some of which may well change hands under cover for hard cash the way things seem to be going. Smile )

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Robin wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 08:43

Blackbear:

I DON'T WANT TO EAT ANYTHING **INTELLIGENT**!!!

(Which makes being an omnivore difficult. Yes. I know.)



It's why I don't eat octopus sushi... I don't eat anything that I think might be smarter than me. The broccoli--that's a tossup, some days! Smile

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[quote title=Black Bear wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 15:18
The broccoli--that's a tossup, some days! Smile[/quote]


On the broccoli thing--how could anyone resist freshly picked purple sprouting broccoli with either loads of melted butter and freshly ground salt and pepper OR, alternatively, with lightly browned hazelnuts with a hazelnut oil, dijon and lemon juice dressing. I'll have to come down on the side of the beans too--just waiting to see how the speckeldy borlotti pods drying in the greenhouse pan out... <sigh> What IS it about this forum and food? Am now permanently drooling. SO bad for sticking up the keyboard...Wink

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[quote title=Robin wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 08:43]Blackbear:

I DON'T WANT TO EAT ANYTHING **INTELLIGENT**!!!

Robin, living in the USA I'd like to be governed by something intelligent! = )
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How about some (small) Minnie Mouse ears made from USRDDCDBs?

Uh, is this a British reference?
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southdowner wrote on Sun, 12 October 2008 19:14

So do I need icing? And is it the colour in the picture? I'll decide where the legs go later ;P


If one is a being a purist with cinnamon rolls one can skip the icing, but they really benefit (in my opinion!) from a more-than-generous slather with cream-cheese icing which is rather whiter in color than that in the picture.
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libbydodd wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 10:44

Robin, living in the USA I'd like to be governed by something intelligent! = )



You and me both.
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libbydodd wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 15:47


How about some (small) Minnie Mouse ears made from USRDDCDBs?

Uh, is this a British reference?


See message #971--it will Explain All!

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libbydodd wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 15:44

Blackbear:

I DON'T WANT TO EAT ANYTHING **INTELLIGENT**!!!

Robin, living in the USA I'd like to be governed by something intelligent! = )


SNORK!!

[Updated on: Tue, 14 October 2008 13:48]

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shalea wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 16:02

If one is a being a purist with cinnamon rolls one can skip the icing, but they really benefit (in my opinion!) from a more-than-generous slather with cream-cheese icing which is rather whiter in color than that in the picture.

Thanks! Now I want those rolls even more...

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southdowner wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 13:54


So Lima beans are Butter beans? I actually like butter beans - hot and buttery, with black pepper (well, I like butter and black pepper with a LOT of things lol)
so add me to the "not gross" heap! Maybe we need a poll????

I *think* Lima beans are more like broad beans than butter beans - I am planning to use frozen broad beans in my recipe. Not sure if I have any frozen sweetcorn, which would certainly be nicer than tinned.

Hmmmm, do I think pasta for the carbohydrate? And I think I have a bit of cauliflower that wants using, so I might just break that into florets and add it....

Why is my wretched Husband not due home for another hour and fifteen minutes?

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shalea wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 16:02

southdowner wrote on Sun, 12 October 2008 19:14

So do I need icing? And is it the colour in the picture? I'll decide where the legs go later ;P


If one is a being a purist with cinnamon rolls one can skip the icing, but they really benefit (in my opinion!) from a more-than-generous slather with cream-cheese icing which is rather whiter in color than that in the picture.


I seem to remember someone over on the recipe blog - was it b_twin_1? - recommended 'icing' cinnamon rolls with chocolate ganache. Now there's an awe-inspiring combination for you!

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I had a request to re-post the link for the You Tube movie I was referring to above--"I am BROCCOLI! I have an IQ of TEN, DAMMIT!"--so here it is:


Science Fact: Broccoli has an IQ of Ten

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If you want proper Sunshine's cinnamon rolls, the icing is a *thinnish* basic buttercream with either brown or white sugar OR you half-crunch up sugar lumps and roll them up in the dough with the cinnamon etc. Although I think this latter might be a little hard to get across in cardboard. :)

Cinnamon rolls as big as your head ARE sinful, but they also DO have SOME food value. They are NOT so sweet they make your teeth hurt all the way up through your brain, you know?
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I'm having a challenge with the email notifications about "unread" items. It isn't always accurate (some I have seen) and they are swamping my mail box. Also, when I go to the list of topics, it shows (numerous) unread messages, many or which I've looked at.

Of course there IS the fact that this forum is so active that while I'm looking at previously unread messages, many new ones come in!

If I check Robin's blog site regularly, will that keep me up to date on her contributions?
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So, by this, Robin, I presume that you know how to make all of the desserts for which Sunshine is famous, you being her omniscient being, of course. And that leads me to wonder how one makes 'Death of Marat.' I'm dying to know.

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AJLR wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 22:00

I seem to remember someone over on the recipe blog - was it b_twin_1? - recommended 'icing' cinnamon rolls with chocolate ganache. Now there's an awe-inspiring combination for you!

Yes, b_twin_1 is the queen of chocolate ganache (more drooling)

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I'm having a challenge with the email notifications about "unread" items. It isn't always accurate (some I have seen) and they are swamping my mail box. Also, when I go to the list of topics, it shows (numerous) unread messages, many or which I've looked at.

Of course there IS the fact that this forum is so active that while I'm looking at previously unread messages, many new ones come in!

If I check Robin's blog site regularly, will that keep me up to date on her contributions?


You'll have to go to your Control Panel to change your notifications and subscriptions to make the emails stop. I imagine you're not the only one suffering...I'll write up a tips thing in a second. Smile

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Yes, yes! The SUNSHINE on my shoulder cookbook of wondrous baking! (groan)
Seriously, (well, as seriously as I can get at the moment) I'd be willing to bet you could sell that to most of us in the forum. [said while wiping the spittle off her chin]

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Black Bear wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 17:18

Robin wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 08:43

Blackbear:

I DON'T WANT TO EAT ANYTHING **INTELLIGENT**!!!

(Which makes being an omnivore difficult. Yes. I know.)



It's why I don't eat octopus sushi... I don't eat anything that I think might be smarter than me. The broccoli--that's a tossup, some days! Smile



I don't like octopus as sushi (yick - super rubbery) but cooked! Oh yum. I'll have to gather a few recipes together for you. In wine and tomato sauce with oregano, stewed in its own juices, cleaned and served as a salad with oil and vinegar! I melt into a puddle of bliss. Chargrilled! Even boiled up and cooked with macaroni it's fairly fantastic. Octopus is one of my all-time favourite foods.

I extend a picture to tickle your taste buds:
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jmeadows wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 19:20



If I check Robin's blog site regularly, will that keep me up to date on her contributions?


You'll have to go to your Control Panel to change your notifications and subscriptions to make the emails stop. I imagine you're not the only one suffering...I'll write up a tips thing in a second. Smile[/quote]


And Robin's blog?
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libbydodd wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 19:39


And Robin's blog?


I'm not sure what you're asking, I'm sorry. If you want notifications of Robin's posts, there's a place on the blog to enter your email address. You could also use the RSS to get the feed.

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Sorry for not being clear. Rather than have email notifications about the forum which include Robin's latest blog entries when they occur, can I go directly to the blog and check it for the new entries or do I need to go through the forum?
Does that make better sense?

Oh my goodness! I just noticed I've talked my way into being a "Member" rather than a "Junior Member"!

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libbydodd wrote on Tue, 14 October 2008 19:54

Sorry for not being clear. Rather than have email notifications about the forum which include Robin's latest blog entries when they occur, can I go directly to the blog and check it for the new entries or do I need to go through the forum?
Does that make better sense?



Oh, yes, you should still be able to go directly to Robin's blog and sign up for *that* notification. It's unrelated to the forum notifications. Or you don't have to have notifications at all!

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You'll have to go to your Control Panel to change your notifications and subscriptions to make the emails stop. I imagine you're not the only one suffering...I'll write up a tips thing in a second. Smile[/quote]

Thanks - I really needed that too; your instructions were helpful and easy to understand - I would never have guessed it was the notification by default-thing:)! I was seriously considering asking myself - this is the perfect forum for beginners!

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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I don't like octopus as sushi (yick - super rubbery) but cooked! Oh yum.



Sorry, Susan. Smile It's not that I don't like the taste of cephalopods--I used to quite enjoy squid! But it's quite honestly a personal thing. Once I discovered firsthand how genuinely intelligent octopi (and squids and cuttlefish) are, the idea of eating them became kind of repellent to me. I've met cows, sheep, chickens and pigs before and haven't had this same reaction, so call me a moral relativist if you like. But there's smart and SMART, and octopi are smart. Ergo, I don't eat 'em.

Chambered nautiluses, though? Dumber than paint. The dunces of Order Cephalopodia. I'd eat 'em like popcorn if I could. Smile

(Not really. Too much work to get 'em out of those shells.)

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Please, no more pictures of cinnamon rolls! I'm a recently diagnosed coeliac and it's breakfast time - I'm not sure I can take much more! Smile

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Black Bear wrote on Wed, 15 October 2008 05:12

But it's quite honestly a personal thing. Once I discovered firsthand how genuinely intelligent octopi (and squids and cuttlefish) are, the idea of eating them became kind of repellent to me. I've met cows, sheep, chickens and pigs before and haven't had this same reaction, so call me a moral relativist if you like. But there's smart and SMART, and octopi are smart. Ergo, I don't eat 'em.






You moral relativist you! Smile

But, joking aside, although I personally decide food on a yuck /love factor on instinct and don't bring my morals to the table, I perfectly understand and respect others' food preferences. Personally I could make quite a case for the sensitivities and intelligence of plants, but I still eat 'em most happily. Call me a morally lax glutton Smile

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmK0bZl4ILM

I love this song, by the Arrogant Worms. It amuses me to no end... It seems somewhat relevant to the discussion about eating things which are intelligent.

"The center of every man's existence is a dream. Death, disease, insanity, are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel."
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Reading Angel wrote on Wed, 15 October 2008 09:16

I love this song, by the Arrogant Worms.


Arrogant Worms are awesome. Very Happy So many good songs with hilarious lyrics that seem ridiculous... but sometimes can really make you think. My mom wants to play "History Is Made By Stupid People" for the history professor at the college where she teaches, but I don't think she's done so yet.
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Reading Angel wrote on Wed, 15 October 2008 19:16

I love this song, by the Arrogant Worms. It amuses me to no end...



That is funny! They have to be Canadians, they have that scewed humour.

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