'Just Rewards (2)'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Because Brussel Sprouts are the vegetable of the evil?
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Noah and my mom videochatted. In the 7 minutes they were online together, she taught him to blow kisses and almost to say a noah-version of grandma. I'm curious what he will be like after 3 weeks with her at christmas (she and my dad are coming out here).
I get my eyebrows waxed. My skin is way too sensitive for plucking -- I end up with a face full of broken blood vessels.
You people are crazy. They are delicious!
Oh good, I don't have to fear brussel spouts in a week.
If we could get my parents on videochat... I think my mother would be in heaven.
Virtual Keyboard: [link]
Can't decide if it fills me with love or hate! I always wanted a casio electric keyboard. And yet, I already have enough bizarrely atonal electronic music playing from children's toys.
sara, what's the limiting factor? I have a camera if you want it.
I hated brussel sprouts for years, and then a friend made me awesome brussel sprouts, and then I had a fantastic salad with brussel sprouts in it a month or so back.
So now I like brussel sprouts. The key is not to boil them; you have to braise or roast them to keep them from getting bitter.
I love them myself, but I have gotten out of the cooking habit, so I don't buy a lot of stuff that requires thought and effort.
My parents are on really slow dialup. They can't get cable where they are and for some reason I don't get, are dragging their feet about dsl.
Buy them! Slather them in olive oil, salt and roast!
Then eat. Nom nom nom.
I never tried them really until I saw an episode of Barefoot Contessa and they looked easy to make and easy.
I'll have a brief rant about stupid Sandra Lee and her cooking show. I hate it. It's not good cooking at all and all the stuff has to be expensive. More than that she perpetuates the idea that cooking good food is complicated.
She never does anything simple like that. If she did brussel sprouts they'd be something like from frozen, thawed, marinated in bottled Italian Dressing, and some other odd ball thing and then put in the slow cooker. Oh! or maybe a tablespoon of thawed frozen lemonade concentrate instead of fresh lemon juice (I've seen her use frozen limeade instead of fresh lime juice).
Off my soap box now.