Thread: Happy Saturday

Dimitri wrote:

> How about you - are you ready to kick back?
>
> Dimitri

It was nice seeing family, friends and neighbors, and I would not have
it any other way, but you are right; it is nice to relax and enjoy the
peace and quiet.

For one thing, I consumed way too many calories, washed too many pots
and pans and I had to make sure the bathrooms were kept clean. I enjoyed
the festivities, and it was fun doing the Stanky Leg, but now I can
relax. My husband just said that he feels restless, he wants to go
somewhere or do something. I just want to sit and relax.

Enjoy the Victory At Sea.

Becca

On Sat 03 Jan 2009 10:46:22a, Becca told us...

> Dimitri wrote:
>
>> How about you - are you ready to kick back?
>>
>> Dimitri
>
> It was nice seeing family, friends and neighbors, and I would not have
> it any other way, but you are right; it is nice to relax and enjoy the
> peace and quiet.
>
> For one thing, I consumed way too many calories, washed too many pots
> and pans and I had to make sure the bathrooms were kept clean. I enjoyed
> the festivities, and it was fun doing the Stanky Leg, but now I can
> relax. My husband just said that he feels restless, he wants to go
> somewhere or do something. I just want to sit and relax.
>
> Enjoy the Victory At Sea.
>
> Becca
>

I'm doing the absolute minimum today and tomorrow. There are leftovers of
lasagne bolognese with extra sauce, pork and sauerkraut and mashed
potatoes, and chili. There is plenty of a variety of cheese and crackers.
I did bake another gingerbread yesterday, and there are still cookies.
Everyone is one their own, and he most I'll be doing is reheating things.

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On Sat, 3 Jan 2009 07:12:05 -0800, "Dimitri" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I think at this point I an done with company for a while.

Now you can rest up for spring vacation and best of all.... SUMMER!
Yay.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

Dimitri wrote:
> It is my sincere hope you enjoyed your Holiday company, and that they
> have recently departed your abode or will soon depart your abode. I
> know I really enjoyed having one houseful after another.
>
> Last evening the final 2 left for their drive home.
>
> (Thanks the lord)
>
> I/we now have some time to ourselves. Whew....
>


Hah! You know you would have been sad without the daughters and
grandkids around for Christmas. And they'll keep coming as long
as you keep cooking those fabulous meals. If you really didn't
want them you'd cook liver or entrails every meal till they left.

gloria p

Dimitri wrote:
> It is my sincere hope you enjoyed your Holiday company, and that they
> have recently departed your abode or will soon depart your abode. I
> know I really enjoyed having one houseful after another.
>
> Last evening the final 2 left for their drive home.
>
> (Thanks the lord)
>
> I/we now have some time to ourselves. Whew....
>
> There is a half a small smoked turkey with to make some sandwiches, lots
> and lots of cheeses, I even managed to put away a few "Chocolate Crackle
> Cookies" (Oh My) .
>
> I think at this point I an done with company for a while.
>
> I'm going to take down the lights, make a sandwich, grab a "double
> barrel ale" stick my feet onto the coffee table and watch the remaining
> episodes of the Victory At Sea DVD set I rented from the library.
>
> How about you - are you ready to kick back?
>

I am always ready to kick back and relax. :-) It is one of the
advantages of being retired, but over the holidays there is a lot of
pressure to entertained and to be entertained. Now we are just sitting
around eating leftovers. I still have at least two down mince meat
tarts, a few dozen shortbread cookies and a half dozen fruit cakes. We
have about 2 lb of leftover roast beef from New Years. Last night we had
leftover chicken paprikash (better leftover than fresh) with leftover
Spaetzle. I figure that maybe by Monday or Tuesday I will have to
actually cook a meal instead of just reheating something.

In article <mhL7l.16688$[email protected]>,
"Dimitri" <[email protected]> wrote:

> How about you - are you ready to kick back?
>
> Dimitri

I just spent about $70 on "make work". A gold-plated ham (that'll be a
story for my website, I think), weenies, bacon, summer sausage, herring,
cream herring, bean sprouts, pea pods, pea tips, fresh 'won ton' noodles
(that what the package says), mirin, rice vinegar, soy sauce, oyster
sauce, mushrooms, chicken feet. I've repackaged the feeties and just
stuck them into the freezer, have trimmed the pea tips (awaiting
suggestions from somebody here).

The rule on Humboldt is that you have to have your wreath down by Ash
Wednesday. '-) I've got time.

Happy Tenth Day of Christmas! Piker!!
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor>
December 27, 2008, 7:30 a.m.: "I have fixed my roof,
I have mended my fences; now let the winter winds blow."

On Sat 03 Jan 2009 03:36:29p, Melba's Jammin' told us...

> In article <mhL7l.16688$[email protected]>,
> "Dimitri" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> How about you - are you ready to kick back?
>>
>> Dimitri
>
> I just spent about $70 on "make work". A gold-plated ham (that'll be a
> story for my website, I think), weenies, bacon, summer sausage, herring,
> cream herring, bean sprouts, pea pods, pea tips, fresh 'won ton' noodles
> (that what the package says), mirin, rice vinegar, soy sauce, oyster
> sauce, mushrooms, chicken feet. I've repackaged the feeties and just
> stuck them into the freezer, have trimmed the pea tips (awaiting
> suggestions from somebody here).
>
> The rule on Humboldt is that you have to have your wreath down by Ash
> Wednesday. '-) I've got time.

There's a rule? Geez!

> Happy Tenth Day of Christmas! Piker!!



--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
************************************************** **********************
Date: Saturday, 01(I)/03(III)/09(MMIX)
************************************************** **********************
Countdown till Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
2wks 1dys 8hrs 9mins
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'Lord save me from your followers.'
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Dimitri wrote:
>
> It is my sincere hope you enjoyed your Holiday company, and that they have
> recently departed your abode or will soon depart your abode. I know I
> really enjoyed having one houseful after another.
>
> Last evening the final 2 left for their drive home.
>
> (Thanks the lord)
>
> I/we now have some time to ourselves. Whew....
>
> There is a half a small smoked turkey with to make some sandwiches, lots and
> lots of cheeses, I even managed to put away a few "Chocolate Crackle
> Cookies" (Oh My) .
>
> I think at this point I an done with company for a while.
>
> I'm going to take down the lights, make a sandwich, grab a "double barrel
> ale" stick my feet onto the coffee table and watch the remaining episodes of
> the Victory At Sea DVD set I rented from the library.
>
> How about you - are you ready to kick back?
>
> Dimitri

Always ready to kick back. We didn't have any company; just wasn't in
the mood but meeting up with some people in the next couple of weeks.

Lunch was chicken soup with dumplings; perfect comfort food. Dinner will
be bratwurst with leftover green bean casserole (which does *not*
contain either cream of mushroom soup or tinned green beans) and mashed
potates.

"Dimitri" <[email protected]>
news:mhL7l.16688$[email protected]: in rec.food.cooking

> It is my sincere hope you enjoyed your Holiday company, and that they
> have recently departed your abode or will soon depart your abode. I
> know I really enjoyed having one houseful after another.
>
> Last evening the final 2 left for their drive home.
>
> (Thanks the lord)

All we had hanging out here this year is one child. He's a joy but he's
heading back to my brother's tomorrow. From there they'll all be going to
Denver to do some skiing.

>
> I think at this point I an done with company for a while.

It gets that way doesn't it? Happy to have them visit and can't wait until
they leave ;-)


>
> I'm going to take down the lights, make a sandwich, grab a "double
> barrel ale" stick my feet onto the coffee table and watch the
> remaining episodes of the Victory At Sea DVD set I rented from the
> library.
>
> How about you - are you ready to kick back?

We're digging out from the stomach flu. Had it since yesterday. It's been
broth for us since noon yesterday. Even that wouldn't stay down. Tonight
we're going to be brave and try to keep down Marie Callendar's chicken pot
pies. I think we'll be okay on the pot pies. We managed to keep down a
poached egg this morning.

Michael

--
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http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/kilikini

Find me at: michael at lonergan dot us dot com

In article <[email protected]>,
"Michael \"Dog3\"" <don'[email protected]> wrote:

>
> We're digging out from the stomach flu. Had it since yesterday. It's been
> broth for us since noon yesterday. Even that wouldn't stay down. Tonight
> we're going to be brave and try to keep down Marie Callendar's chicken pot
> pies. I think we'll be okay on the pot pies. We managed to keep down a
> poached egg this morning.
>
> Michael

That always sux...

Hope y'all are feeling better soon.
You know better than to push too much too soon!

I remember that time you decided steak would be a good thing when you
were feeling better and everyone warned you you'd regret it...

and you did. <g>

Hugs!
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> I am always ready to kick back and relax. :-) It is one of the
> advantages of being retired, but over the holidays there is a lot of
> pressure to entertained and to be entertained. Now we are just sitting
> around eating leftovers. I still have at least two down mince meat
> tarts, a few dozen shortbread cookies and a half dozen fruit cakes. We
> have about 2 lb of leftover roast beef from New Years. Last night we had
> leftover chicken paprikash (better leftover than fresh) with leftover
> Spaetzle. I figure that maybe by Monday or Tuesday I will have to
> actually cook a meal instead of just reheating something.

We had guests on friday to play dungeons and dragons (yes we are huge
geeks) and gave them turkey salad and ham salad..we have no
leftovers..lol. It's nice to be done with holiday eating..I'm ready for
some healthier fare. I feel like a need to detox.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> The rule on Humboldt is that you have to have your wreath down by Ash
> Wednesday. '-) I've got time.
>
> Happy Tenth Day of Christmas! Piker!!

We're de-christmasing later today. Today is Scott's last day of leave,
so he'll do it.

Arri London wrote:
> Lunch was chicken soup with dumplings; perfect comfort food. Dinner will
> be bratwurst with leftover green bean casserole (which does *not*
> contain either cream of mushroom soup or tinned green beans) and mashed
> potates.

Sounds good. Brats and potatoes..my grandmother used to simmer them
with saurkraut and served over mashed taters. I may have to make that
for my lunch one day, my husband won't touch saurkraut or mashed potatoes.

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> We're digging out from the stomach flu. Had it since yesterday. It's been
> broth for us since noon yesterday. Even that wouldn't stay down. Tonight
> we're going to be brave and try to keep down Marie Callendar's chicken pot
> pies. I think we'll be okay on the pot pies. We managed to keep down a
> poached egg this morning.
>
> Michael

Sorry to hear you were both sick at the same time. Didn't he know it
was your turn? Some people! ;-)

During the holidays we see friends and family, and there is plenty of
huggin' and kissin' going on. Where I live, it was 82 yesterday, and
two weeks ago, we had a low of 22. No wonder people are sick.

Becca

Becca <[email protected]> news:[email protected]:
in rec.food.cooking

> Sorry to hear you were both sick at the same time. Didn't he know it
> was your turn? Some people! ;-)
>
> During the holidays we see friends and family, and there is plenty of
> huggin' and kissin' going on. Where I live, it was 82 yesterday, and
> two weeks ago, we had a low of 22. No wonder people are sick.

Seems like Steven hauls something home about once a year. I'm used to it.
As OM said though it's best not to force it, food-wise. The pot pies
stayed down so I think we're on the mend.

The weather here is crazy too. It as almost 60 yesterday but rainy and
gloomy. I don't even look at the forecast anymore. Who knows what the
weather will be like today. This time of years it's usually in the 30s.

Michael


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In article <[email protected]>,
ravenlynne <[email protected]> wrote:

> Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> > I am always ready to kick back and relax. :-) It is one of the
> > advantages of being retired, but over the holidays there is a lot of
> > pressure to entertained and to be entertained. Now we are just sitting
> > around eating leftovers. I still have at least two down mince meat
> > tarts, a few dozen shortbread cookies and a half dozen fruit cakes. We
> > have about 2 lb of leftover roast beef from New Years. Last night we had
> > leftover chicken paprikash (better leftover than fresh) with leftover
> > Spaetzle. I figure that maybe by Monday or Tuesday I will have to
> > actually cook a meal instead of just reheating something.
>
> We had guests on friday to play dungeons and dragons (yes we are huge
> geeks) and gave them turkey salad and ham salad..we have no
> leftovers..lol. It's nice to be done with holiday eating..I'm ready for
> some healthier fare. I feel like a need to detox.

I know what you mean! I'm considering a 3 day fast. ;-)
As for D&D, I've not played that since I was in college! I still have
my books and some minis somewhere around here... I used to really love
that game.

I used to spend hours painting lead minis. Mom gave me a magnifying
lamp. Some of my paintbrushes had one hair for detailing.
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

In article <[email protected]>,
ravenlynne <[email protected]> wrote:

> Arri London wrote:
> > Lunch was chicken soup with dumplings; perfect comfort food. Dinner will
> > be bratwurst with leftover green bean casserole (which does *not*
> > contain either cream of mushroom soup or tinned green beans) and mashed
> > potates.
>
> Sounds good. Brats and potatoes..my grandmother used to simmer them
> with saurkraut and served over mashed taters. I may have to make that
> for my lunch one day, my husband won't touch saurkraut or mashed potatoes.

Oh hush. I may have to send dad out for spuds...
I have snausages in the 'frige!
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

In article <[email protected]>,
"Michael \"Dog3\"" <don'[email protected]> wrote:

> Becca <[email protected]> news:[email protected]:
> in rec.food.cooking
>
> > Sorry to hear you were both sick at the same time. Didn't he know it
> > was your turn? Some people! ;-)
> >
> > During the holidays we see friends and family, and there is plenty of
> > huggin' and kissin' going on. Where I live, it was 82 yesterday, and
> > two weeks ago, we had a low of 22. No wonder people are sick.
>
> Seems like Steven hauls something home about once a year. I'm used to it.
> As OM said though it's best not to force it, food-wise. The pot pies
> stayed down so I think we're on the mend.

What does Steven do for a living?
I'm just glad y'all are feeling better.

>
> The weather here is crazy too. It as almost 60 yesterday but rainy and
> gloomy. I don't even look at the forecast anymore. Who knows what the
> weather will be like today. This time of years it's usually in the 30s.
>
> Michael

Heh. It's been in the 30's here lately, and the 80's. Typical weird
winter weather...
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

Omelet wrote:
>
> In article <[email protected]>,
> ravenlynne <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Arri London wrote:
> > > Lunch was chicken soup with dumplings; perfect comfort food. Dinner will
> > > be bratwurst with leftover green bean casserole (which does *not*
> > > contain either cream of mushroom soup or tinned green beans) and mashed
> > > potates.
> >
> > Sounds good. Brats and potatoes..my grandmother used to simmer them
> > with saurkraut and served over mashed taters. I may have to make that
> > for my lunch one day, my husband won't touch saurkraut or mashed potatoes.
>
> Oh hush. I may have to send dad out for spuds...
> I have snausages in the 'frige!
> --
> Peace! Om

LOL must confess, we didn't get around to the bratwurst. Still felt
under the weather, so just plopped cheese on top of the mash and shoved
the whole thing (mash and green beans) in the toaster oven.