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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: franksolich on July 04, 2010, 09:04:10 AM
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Oh my.
grasswire (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 12:52 AM
THE FARMERETTE FROM UP OVER THERE IN WISCONSIN
Original message
cooking big this Independence Day weekend?
I always enjoy hearing everyone's plans for holiday cooking and kitchen work.
So what's happening where you are?
Cousins BBQ on Saturday here -- only two of my mother's siblings are left, but hella cousins and their offspring! I'm thinking I'll use up last year's frozen raspberries for a pie -- wonder if I should throw some fresh ones in?
What else, what else? Everything that sounds good to me has mayo, and that's not such a great idea for a three hour party outside. Chicken salad, no. Potato salad, no. Maybe a pasta salad.
Sunday, the Fourth, we are taking a brunch picnic to the zoo! I haven't been to the zoo in forever, and there will be some toddlers involved which will be so fun. Nothing more fun than looking at monkeys with a little kid. So there's a simple picnic to plan.
The same day is a big waterfront blues festival but no food prep necessary. And at night we might still be up for a baseball game and fireworks. Lots going on! But we might end up just going home and keeping the border collie and the cats calm after dark.
So do tell.....
Lugnut (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 01:58 AM
Response to Original message
1. I'm doing traditional picnic food.
The grill will be getting a workout cooking burgers, dogs and sausage patties. My cucumber plants are producing like mad so cucumber salad is on the menu. My kids will die if I don't make potato salad but the forecast is calling for a 90 degree afternoon. I always pack that and the creamy cucumber salad in ice in a half steam table pan and, so far, nobody has become sick. BBQ baked beans and my s-i-l's pasta salad are also on the menu. My son's birthday cake will be dessert.
Hubby and I are leaving for a few days at the beach on the 6th so I'm keeping it simple for a change.
yellerpup (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 08:58 AM
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2. No plans for me but, just wait until I hit the farmer's market on Friday! I'm sure I'll find inspiration there. We don't have any parties planned. I was supposed to have dental surgery on Tuesday so we've been keeping a low profile. I ended up walking out of the dentist's office with no work done, so I'm good to eat after all and I will! I'll probably make more jam over the weekend.
hippywife (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 10:39 AM
MRS. ALFRED PACKER
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3. Nothing planned as of yet.
Monday is our 13th wedding anniversary so we are taking the long weekend just to spend time together.
Spending some time together with Wild Bill probably listening to another NPR "talking book" again.
Tesha (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 01:15 PM
Response to Reply #3
6. Happy Anniversary!
Doesn't 13 years go by in a flash?!
Yea for you two!
hippywife (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 07:33 PM
MRS. ALFRED PACKER
Response to Reply #6
12. Thanx, Tesha.
Yes it has seemed to go by very fast, but in another way it seems I've known him all of my life somehow.
Oh my.
As some here know, franksolich has been working on a sex novel about the men in Mrs. Alfred Packer's life, and that comment just gave him another inspiration.....
Monique1 (29 posts) Thu Jul-01-10 12:22 PM
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4. Independence Day weekend
Nothing exciting except for Saturday when my daughter, her SO and my first grand baby will be here for lunch.
I plan on making kabobs both chicken and beef, grilled zucchini with crispy cheese crumbs, sweet potato salad, Israeli salad and brochette
The remainder of the weekend will be quiet - temps will be in the 100's so we will have something easy here.
My grand daughter is 8 months old - I bought a high chair for her so she can join us at the table and several toys to play with before and after lunch.
My little 8 lb dog doesn't appreciate company because I gate her - she is a live wire. She won't hurt anyone or snap but she loves to play or take over a lap. The best thing about my dog though is - she is litter box trained - I love this especially since we have had temps 107 and above lately.
grasswire (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 12:48 PM
Response to Reply #4
5. Lucky you! A sweet baby to make over, AND a dog that's litter trained!
What's Israeli salad? Do tell.
Monique1 (29 posts) Thu Jul-01-10 02:09 PM
Response to Reply #5
9. Israeli Salad
This is delicious and low fat
4 cucumbers, peeled, cut, in half lengthwise, seeds removed
4 large tomatoes (if you want less liquid in your salad, remove the seeds) I don't remove the seeds
l green pepper, stemmed and seeded and chopped
1 small onion, peeled and chopped
2 avocado, skin and seeds removed
1 tbls. olive oil
2 tsps salt (I'm not a salt person so don't use that much)
pepper to taste
1 tbls, chopped parsley
1 lemon, zested and juiced.
Finely diced the cukes, tomatoes, green pepper, red pepper, onion, and avocado into 1/4 " cubes, same for the tomatoes but do the best you can. Gently mix all of the cubed ingredients together in a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, salt, pepper, parsley and lemon zst and juice. Pour the dressing over the vegetables and stir gently until well combined. Taste the salad and more salt and pepper if desired. I went to my herbs and added others but everyone loved this.
I follow a recipe for the first time, after that I make changes.
This salad is well know in Israeli - can be used for a topping on burgers, steak or fish.
Obviously the primitive is new--29 posts--and isn't aware yet it's not kosher to praise anything Judaic or Israeli on Skins's island.
hippywife (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 07:32 PM
MRS. ALFRED PACKER
Response to Reply #4
11. I can commiserate with the heat, I live in Oklahoma. Way too hot here for me.
Ho-hum.
There she goes again, Mrs. Alfred Packer denigrating Oklahoma.
Warpy (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 01:23 PM
#09 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009; THE DEFROCKED WARPED PRIMITIVE
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7. Cowering indoors away from all the idiots firing their guns into the air and with the cooler off until the stinks of cordite and gunpowder have dissipated, comforting the cat the whole time.
A holiday that mixes alcohol, explosives and guns is not my favorite by a long shot.
July 3 is when I'll go out and watch half the city fireworks set off at the state fairgrounds, less than a mile away. The other half is about 10 miles north and I'll give them a miss, cowering with the cat.
I bought a Costco bag of vacuum packed, flash frozen Copper River salmon. I'll grill a fillet on the stove top, just with pepper, and serve it with lemon and a little chopped parsley. Veg will depend on what Sunflower Market has in on Saturday.
tigereye (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-02-10 11:03 AM
Response to Reply #7
14. love Copper River salmon!
fresh salmon is so expensive right now! we just got a little grill and I am game to grill some soon when I can get it for a better price.
I love my salmon with dill, lemon and olive oil!
Warpy (1000+ posts) Fri Jul-02-10 11:38 AM
#09 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009; THE DEFROCKED WARPED PRIMITIVE
Response to Reply #14
17. The last bag of it lasted me several months and at that I gave away the last fillet when my power blew up and I knew it would be a few days before it got repaired.
I don't eat it as often as I like--I could live on it--but it's nice to be able to splurge on a bag of really good fish at Costco.
hippywife (1000+ posts) Sat Jul-03-10 02:02 PM
MRS. ALFRED PACKER
Response to Reply #29
30. Yeah, I'm trying to get motivated to start cleaning.
It's raining here so Bill is doing the laundry for me since he can't do his outdoor work.
Made a wonderful trip to the Cherry St. Farmer's Market this morning and got some y***y v*****s.
Wild Bill's probably doing the laundry so as to get the blood stains out. Butchering homo sapiens can after all be a pretty messy job.
EFerrari (1000+ posts) Sat Jul-03-10 02:01 AM
#03 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009; DOUG'S EX-WIFE
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22. My mom had a TIA two days ago and she finally told me about it in words.
I knew something was wrong because her processing was off. At least now I know the ball park.
So, I was going to grill some lamb for her, try a new gratin recipe I found (summer squash, zucchini, tomato with sauteed onions and topped with feta and bread crumbs, a little basil), a green green salad, maybe a strawberry short cake as a nod to the season.
But now, I don't know what to do. Maybe lighten up me and also the supper.
Anyone know what a "TIA" is?
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transient ischemic attack (spelling)
Its more or less a mini stroke.. a blood vessel feeding a small part of the brain gets clogged, and that part starves to death.
edit : I was slightly wrong - the part doesn't starve to death - a TIA usually resolves itself, and is a warning sign that a real stroke is imminent unless treatment is administered soon.
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Put that tater salad on ice DUmmie....oh, wait....it's for a DUmmie party....put it out in the hot sun at least 24 hours in advance.
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transient ischemic attack (spelling)
Its more or less a mini stroke.. a blood vessel feeding a small part of the brain gets clogged, and that part starves to death.
edit : I was slightly wrong - the part doesn't starve to death - a TIA usually resolves itself, and is a warning sign that a real stroke is imminent unless treatment is administered soon.
Oh.
Well, Doug's ex-wife's mother is allegedly in her 80s, so it makes sense.
If I had offspring like Doug's ex-wife, I'd stroke too. And much sooner than in my 80s.
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Where the **** is Warpy from? Dodge City in 1879?
DUmbass.
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 01:23 PM
#09 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009; THE DEFROCKED WARPED PRIMITIVE
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7. Cowering indoors away from all the idiots firing their guns into the air and with the cooler off until the stinks of cordite and gunpowder have dissipated, comforting the cat the whole time.
A holiday that mixes alcohol, explosives and guns is not my favorite by a long shot.
July 3 is when I'll go out and watch half the city fireworks set off at the state fairgrounds, less than a mile away. The other half is about 10 miles north and I'll give them a miss, cowering with the cat.
I bought a Costco bag of vacuum packed, flash frozen Copper River salmon. I'll grill a fillet on the stove top, just with pepper, and serve it with lemon and a little chopped parsley. Veg will depend on what Sunflower Market has in on Saturday.
Does Warpy live in Chicago or Detroit?
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hippywife (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 07:33 PM
MRS. ALFRED PACKER
Response to Reply #6
12. Thanx, Tesha.
Yes it has seemed to go by very fast, but in another way it seems I've known him all of my life somehow.
Yea - do tell, wurd has it when you have spent 50+ years smoking dope, time and life becomes something different, somehow.
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Does Warpy live in Chicago or Detroit?
No, actually the defrocked warped primitive lives in a rural remote area of New Mexico.
She was born and raised and started her nursing career in Boston.
She's no longer an R.N., which should give one a clue as to why she fled to the Wild West.
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All our neighbors shoot guns off all weekend. We just shoot in the air. No idea where the bullets will land. It's quite fun.
Not really.
I'd like to know WHO does that. If you live out in the middle of no where, who cares if you target shoot?
Fireworks can some times sound like gun shots, I can understand the confusion of DUmmies. Please do stay hidden in your homes so the rest of us can enjoy our 4th of July weekend.
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Thu Jul-01-10 01:23 PM
#09 TOP PRIMITIVE OF 2009; THE DEFROCKED WARPED PRIMITIVE
A holiday that mixes alcohol, explosives and guns is not my favorite by a long shot.
Now how un-American is that? Hell, I live for the 4th! We get the good stuff from the Res!
I've got some mortars that rival any commercial display! Takes a coupla days for the livestock to calm down though! I herd them all to the opposite end, but they don't like the noise and the sparkly's too much, but they get over it.
Hell my dogs and cats are right out there with us! That's where the food is, doncha know! They, unlike DUmmies, aren't stooooopid!