OMG I am officially testosterone free. Where will I go? What shall I do? I think I'll go to the corner and get a six pack, hell, let's make it a twelve. I'll pull up a chair an share on the porch.

Jazzie, the skillet is yours if you wish. Don't tell Chuckles. SSSSHHHHH.

No kids and no husband??? That's like the ultimate luxury!!

Don't hide!

LMAO...when our kidlet was maybe three or four, I worked from 5:30 am to 2:30 pm, and hubby worked from 3:30 pm to 10 pm (one car, of course) Those things were very useful at the time....now, neither one of my guys would look at them.

But...pancakes? Oh man....does the hubby make a heck of a super-duper potato pancake! Sometimes I do homestyle mashed taters just so I can wheedle him into making yummy potato panckes the next day!

Shhhh.....don't tell the hubby, he thinks he's helping me make the most of our food budget!

Sounds good to me....how the heck did you manage it? With kidlet in school days and the hubby working nights....well, my testosterone free times are the very rare Friday night kidlet sleepover somewhere else. Course, he hasn't done that since he became an official high school student....then again, as much as he likes to live on his computer and gaming system, I might as well be testosterone free once the hubby heads out the door at night!


Thanks for skillet....shall I send you some cornbread as a trade in?

*wink*

Hear hear!
*smile*

Oh you clever woman!! Love potato pancakes and you have the hub make them---ya got a little piece of heaven Jazz.

SHHH ! HERE'S MY SECRET . . .

Reverse the amounts of milk and water on the Betty Crocker instructions. Bring the water to a boil and douse the dried potatoes in a lightly greased casserole, stirring well and then add the milk that has just been brought up to a simmer. Allow several hours rest to fully reconstitute the potatoes. (Optional: for added flavor use a tsp of loose chicken bouillon flakes and/or a finely chopped small onion)

Before baking uncovered, add 1/4 cup of melted butter and any seasoning packets included in the package. If there is powdered cheese among them add about 1/2 cup of shredded cheddar and top the casserole with another 1/2 cup.

Your company/family will insist you must have made it from scratch.

A resounding yes on the cornbread. Hub is in NY and a mom called and asked if the boys wanted a sleepover. Like they'd say no. I only have to deal with the psycho cat. Need to change name from Daphne to Sybil. I went to the next door neighbors for a bit and commiserated with some moms with teenage boys. They wanted me to take advantage of my empty house by going out with them but the fact that my house is empty (with the exception of aforementioned feline) sounds wonderful.

TY. Always appreciate tricks of the trade.

Thanks for noticing!

I've used Toby Philpott as my avatar on BRAVO for four years. As I've mentioned before the original T.P. is a family heirloom that's now in my possession.

Armchair archeology has always been a fascinating diversion for me and just a couple of days ago the media reported that an ancient bust of Julius Caesar had been discovered in Arles, France, an important trading post in the old Roman Empire. It is thought to have been sculpted during his lifetime and is the oldest surviving record of what he really looked like in middle age. So I decided that it was time Toby had a chance to rest for a while.

I was going to ask which Caeser that was but didn't want to look stupid.

Only know about the first 5.

Turn me on to the Top Chef
Take me out to the chow.
Give me some burritos and edamame
I don’t care if it’s made by a hack.
So let’s cook, cook, cook for the patrons
Because at the JT it won’t mean whack.
It’s 1, 2, 3 strikes, you’re ok if
Colicchio thinks you’re the smack.

Bravo!!!!
Take a bow because AI is right now
singing this song to me..... It's a HIT!!!

OMG she won't stop I'm gonna' keeeel you!!!
She thinks she has a good voice.
No seriously she won't stop.

Heeeeeeeelp

Thanks KK. Obviously I am bored and no one is talking to me. Sob.

OHMG now she's making me sing it.
What have you done woman!~

Made TC board history? NOT.
If it makes you feel any better I could sing it and I truly suck. Try being the only alto in an all girl french class. Sr. Kathleen always knew when I was just mouthing the words. Dammit.

Well call me 1 900- I 'm smart enough I'm good enough and people like me damnit!

She won't stoooooooop!!!!

Come on you guys. I'm running out of paper towels and killing the rain forest. Don't make me come down there.

Girl ........Don't even.
I could clear a riot......NO it's that bad.

BUT...I am going to bed...alone
Sorry honey
I am zzzzzzhausted....What a day.
I can nowt play.

But the sound of AI singing your song will reverberate through the night...Thanks a LOT
Because I thought the cats in heat were bad
next door!!!!

Like I'm talking to her and all of sudden
she breaks out into your song lol
I'm like ... what the hell are you singing????
It was really good btw.. Maybe tomox we can
elaborate if you let us??

Haven't you taken a luvah' yet?????

W E D N E S D A Y night
W E D N E S D A Y night
W E D N E S D A Y night
Gonna keep on cooking til they’re thrown under a bus
On Wednesday Night, Wednesday night
Pink crocs, fedoras or bandanas under the crush
On Wednesday Night, Wednesday night
I, I, I, gonna give it a whirl
I, I, I, til they make me hurl.
At the good ole, TOP CHEF show. Have a sushi roll. Gotta go.
Wednesday night.
Wednesday night.
Gonna cook it up fry it up, do some grillen, have a Ritalin.
W E D N E S D A Y night
W E D N E S D A Y night
W E D N E S D A Y night

Now you see what being raised a baptist and being forced to go to a catholic high school has done to me.

Ahhh....TC and baseball....gotta love it

Thanks, chucole!

AI

I'm so glad you liked it AI. I haven't seen you in so long. You take care.

Yeah....... I'm thrilled!!!!!!!


I didn't know you could write AND churn butter.
What a gal.
(they say gal out there in bum [expletive deleted] right??)

You be good.

I thought you were going to bed? Where's that wascally wabbit? Nyuck nyuck nyuck.

You slept with the preacher?????

Oh no that was me and I had no Baptist
Goodnight luv

Catholic and Baptist?????
That splains' the you know whats.

Hey KK. Like I keep telling my boss. I'm a multi-faceted individual.

I guarantee that I schlept with no preacher.

Oh lawd she's sleeping with the boss too.

You know so funny I saw this today and saved it for you..... I thought of you..And it's not Tuesday.
Now we say.... goodnight D*ck

Nudge-nudge,wink-wink.

Oh sug,Im gonna have to teach you how to pout and kick at the dirt as you say "but she started it!" That was the quickest fight/negotiation Ive ever seen. Wheres the drama in that? Hrmphhhh!

Im cooking a mini-Thanksgiving Sunday. We love turkey and cant have turkey without dressing,sweet taters,cream corn,green beans,gravy,glazed carrots,etc... So,if anybody is hungry,gots plenty for all Sunday.

Thats my sister and her family,everything she cooks is processed and microwavable. I made gravy one night after frying up pork chops. My nephew watched and was like in a trance. I later asked how he liked supper and he was like "thats the first meal Ive eaten and a microwave didnt go off once." I took it as a huge complament. Once,her microwave broke and she was between paydays so she borrowed our microwave for a few days so they could eat. Crazy,huh? She buys just about everything from Schwans. It drives me nuts.

When I make pancakes,I make a huge batch and freeze them up. They reheat well in the microwave. I do the same with waffles. Heck,I do it with cornbread and corn muffins too.

Wha...how...um..huh? How the hell does a Baptist end up in a Catholic school?

No prob, Supe! Still friends. Race you to Jazzie's porch!

Well, they weren't Caesars after that, so the five you know are the only ones. The family line ended with Nero.

Wow does that sound good!! Love Thanksgiving dinner---love the house smelling like turkey all day---and love turkey sandwiches mmmmmmm!

I don't understand how people can afford to eat like that, I mean I'm sure they can but for what they are spending they could be eating soooo much better.

I don't like Rachael Ray but she does have some great ideas for quick meals made with fresh ingredients and you don't have to be an accomplished cook to make them.

I do the same thing with waffles etc. Microwave is good for frozen vegetables but I don't really cook in it. And defrosting meat in the microwave is the grossest thing ever!!

OK they say you know they
say that this is the sexiest song ever written.
Cole Porter and I'm thinking maybe... It's not just the words .....it 's the arrangement which is complex....and the beat beat beat drip drip drip.
Oh LAWDY!!


He meant this to be an overtly sexual song.
But many of the singers of the day didn't give it that...IE Ella Fitzgerald and
Fred & Ginger.....as they couldn't back then or maybe even wouldn't..He was gay and it is to
his lover at the time ...even though he was
married to a woman.

SO here is an newer version of Frank singing it which is far more resonate and sexy than his original in the 30s which was so innocent comparatively.

Then we have U2. Bono does a riveting rendition and man is he sexing it up and I don't know if any of you have ever seen the Cole Porter
movies or know his story but man what a life he
had...I'm fascinated by him.

Oh and funny Brit gay off I found along the way...Come on Bear..Do you thank this is the sexiest song ever written?? If not what is????

Please forgive me.....Love songs are what
I want to listen to today



For daddy wow

(because he loved Frank )





You too yes you



The gay off ))))





Cole Porter

Like the beat beat beat of the tom-tom
When the jungle shadows fall
Like the tick tick tock of the stately clock
As it stands against the wall
Like the drip drip drip of the raindrops
When the summer shower is through
So a voice within me keeps repeating you, you, you

Night and day, you are the one
Only you beneath the moon or under the sun
Whether near to me, or far
Its no matter darling where you are
I think of you

Day and night, night and day, why is it so
That this longing for you follows wherever I go
In the roaring traffics boom
In the silence of my lonely room
I think of you

Day and night, night and day
Under the hide of me
There's an oh such a hungry yearning burning inside of me
And this torment wont be through
Until you let me spend my life making love to you

Day and night, night and day

Rotten friends in Junior High.

Gee Mom, know I don't know if I feel stupid or smart. Hmmm... I'm gonna lean toward smart. lol

Oh and it's Cole Porter Day .....it's the law.
Well it sure is at my house all day nothing but today well for a few hours lol
Because the man is a [expletive deleted] genius and no one has written so many beautiful love songs.
Not like him...They are edgy
(not all) and way ahead of their time.

This is from De Lovely...sob.. The end of his life.
See that movie.... it is really good.

I love you Kevin Kline


OK just read a comment on how he took minor chords and made a stunningly
beautiful love song.
See... genius....Not sure what it means lol
But it is..I know from my ex.
Minor sad.......major happy.

Thanks for the clarification! Apologies all around! Was I in a mood that night or what!!??! Dinner sounds great! All my best to you and yours.

Actually,its very expensive to eat that way. She is a teacher so its not like shes rolling in the dough. Her grocery budget is twice what ours is for half the people. Her stove is about 4-5 years old and shes never even turned her oven on,not once. She has a toaster oven and buys balls of frozen cookie dough and bakes like 6 at a time in it. I cant even imagine doing that. Every family get together,she brings mac&cheese,the kind from the blue box. I could go on for days about my sister and her non-cooking ways,lol. My other sister and I and even my brothers love to cook. We think she was left on our doorstep cause she aint right,lol.

*With tongue planted firmly and deeply in cheek* To me, the best substitute for garlic is death.

Seriously, glad to hear that everything looks good for your son.

I have an ex daughter in law---same way. Spent a fortune on preprepared food and eating out and they had 5 kids. I could buy a heck of a lot of chicken, burger, rice and beans for what they spent on one meal. My sister is like that also---not a domestic goddess by any means.

I'm b1tchy enough I cook--I control the quality, I know what's going into the dish, I can season perfectly to my taste.

Doth thouest cheek hurteth M'Lawd??

That is so funny.

Here's an ode to the odoriferous splendid one.
My family heritage is steeped in it's glory.
We don't hang garlic for Vampires...We
do it as interior decorating.

I have to say that just about every single
thing I ate growing up had olive oil and garlic on it.Every vegetable and so on.
No...not pancakes...But if she coulda'

If it ain't moving..... put garlic on it we say.

And Pita.... I just read that leeks and onions and chives can be a good sub..BUT here is an allergy site also which may be of help.
No we won't be kissin' but we will be happy and healthy too.

Here



Dossier Garlic has been grown since the beginning of Civilization. It has been used for cooking and in medicine since pre-historic times.

Garlic was attributed the ability to fight vampires and all sorts of evil eye; it has been hung over doors and cradles to ward off witchcraft. There is no end to the culinary uses of garlic. Its medical attributes, once considered almost miraculous, are now common knowledge.

CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT GARLIC Egyptian slaves building the Pyramids ate large quantities of garlic to preserve strength. Garlic bulbs were found in Tutankhamen's tomb.
Garlic was the charm Odysseus used to make the sorceress Circe fall in love with him and spare his life.

The Greeks recommended garlic to clear the voice and as a remedy for coughs and colds.

Garlic has made into lotions to cure skin problems.

1772, Marseilles, France - four thieves tried and convicted of robbing the tombs of plague victims claim they resisted infection by eating hefty amounts of garlic.

Early 19th century, London, England - English priests assisting with an outbreak of infectious fever get sick, while their French garlic-eating counterparts, also helping out, suffer no ill effect.

World War I - garlic is used as antiseptic in wounds when there is no access to conventional ones.

Present times - garlic blood thinning properties are widely recognized, as well as its ability to lower blood pressure. People on blood thinning drugs should be careful with their garlic intake, while those aiming to prevent heart disease should include garlic in their diets.

Garlic is present in an Egyptian festival as old as the Pharaohs and it is also the object of an annual celebration at Gilroy, California, center of USA garlic production.

Well.... nothing wrong with that, some kids don't even get a breakfast. Just saying if you have the time homemade tastes better.

I used to spend a few hours on the weekend prepping and precooking some things for meals during the week. Brown up ground beef that could be used for chili, spaghetti, sloppy joes, tacos.

There is a show on FN Quick Fix Meals and she shows how to prep 3 dinners so you can get them on the table in 15 minutes.

Morning.....coffee's fresh, and it's already hot out here, so I'm serving it iced!

Rady....I did that also. Saturday was shopping day, and Sunday we cooked the basics for the week...browned the meats, roasted taters, that sort of thing. It was time consuming but well worth the effort. I really prefer cooking fresh for my family as much a possible.
Well, kidlet starts his volunteer work at the library today, so I'm off to finish my chores before heading out. Enjoy your day wherever it takes you!