First of all, Happy Birthday, RedKitten! The new router is working, but not the Spousal Unit’s latest version of the home-built-from-parts PC. So I haven’t been able to access my email since Tuesday, but during a two-minute “here, see if it starts now” failtest I realized I’d forgotten all about Bad Horse’s Filly’s Thursday Night …
Food
The Thanksgiving Sandwich
And now, the best lunch of the year: the Thanksgiving sandwich. Take a baguette, cut it open and add some slices of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sauerkraut, cranberries, and top with some gravy. That is right. You are putting stuffing and gravy inside tasty bread. Wrap it in tinfoil, throw it in the oven for …
Saturday Night Open Thread
Ladies and gentlemen, I present you Tammy’s masterpiece tonight. Behold, the tacosagne: That is right. Multiple layers of refried beans, taco meat, cheese, salsa, rice and beans, all topped with lettuce, tomatoes, and salsa verde, baked until perfection. I’m in a food coma.
Things ain’t what they used to be
It’s easy to romanticize the past, of course. But I distinctly remember that 20 years ago, things like sudden increases in the number of people going hungry were considered important issues. Nowadays to even muse about whether this is something we can do something about as a society marks you as an unserious hippie. Even …
Open Thread: Thursday Night Menu
Bad Horse’s Filly writes: I’m off with family, getting ready for my youngest brother’s wedding. I’ll be the one in the pretty bridesmaid dress, my 3-year-old niece and I playing princess in our matching dresses while mom and dad get hitched. But I didn’t forget you guys. I thought a fish recipe would be nice …
Coffee Talk
Ran out of coffee this morning, so I ran to the store. I was in a rush, they were out of Peet’s, so I grabbed a thing of Seattle’s Best Saturday Blend. This may be the worst coffee I have ever had, and I have had Army coffee. Not only is it bad, it is …
Thursday Night Open Thread
We are still apparently dealing with the malware thing, and to be honest, I am at my wits end. We are flagged, but there is no malware on the site according to all the malware sites and google. A false flag, I guess. Just give it time. For now though, Lily rolling in the grass: …