Chicagoistas question: What kind of neighborhood is Dunbar Park in? And what would that neighborhood have been like in the early 1900s? (I found some family history documents that put some relatives of mine living in that neighborhood then. Specifically, they lived on Prairie Avenue around 30th Street, which seems like the block that was razed to create Dunbar Park.)
This girl at school? She told me that gelatin is made from ground-up cow's feet and that every time you eat Jell-O there's some cow out there limping around without any feet. But I told her that I'm sure the cow is dead before they cut its feet off, right?
Dawn ,'Never Leave Me'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
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.
Hil R. - Nov 23, 2008 12:36:23 pm PST #2982 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Allyson - Nov 23, 2008 12:44:42 pm PST #2983 of 10002
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I'm roasting a chicken stuffed with two strips of bacon, a half an onion, and five gloves of garlic. I basted the skin with chicken stock and butter. I have no idea how it will all turn out.
We're having baked potatoes with sour cream and chives and sweet corn with it.
I made chocolate chip brownies for dessert.
It smells DELICIOUS in here.
lisah - Nov 23, 2008 12:50:23 pm PST #2984 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
I'm roasting a chicken stuffed with two strips of bacon, a half an onion, and five gloves of garlic. I basted the skin with chicken stock and butter. I have no idea how it will all turn out.
My guess is OMGSOGOOD! Am jealous. I wanted to roast a chicken tonight but it would be stupid to do for just me. Instead I am roasting yukon gold and sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts w/ a little balsamic vinegar, and a ham steak. Still good!
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 23, 2008 12:52:24 pm PST #2985 of 10002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Question for the cooks: I want to spruce up the apple pie I'm baking for thanksgiving with another fruit. I have maraschino cherries and fresh strawberries—would it be better to just add the former or to save the latter and hope they're not overripe by Wednesday night?
lisah - Nov 23, 2008 12:57:20 pm PST #2986 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
I want to spruce up the apple pie I'm baking for thanksgiving with another fruit. I have maraschino cherries and fresh strawberries—would it be better to just add the former or to save the latter and hope they're not overripe by Wednesday night?
I don't like a really sweet apple pie so I don't think either of those would really work. Also, strawberries are a late spring/summer fruit so don't make sense to me to put in a fall pie. Maybe dried cranberries if anything?
I'm crazy for apples though. I don't think they really need embellishment.
Lee - Nov 23, 2008 1:02:05 pm PST #2987 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I was going to suggest cranberries too.
brenda m - Nov 23, 2008 1:02:43 pm PST #2988 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I'm not sure I can see either of those in apple pie, to be honest. The cherries would have the edge over the strawberries, I think, since I'm not sure how they would hold up. Maybe whole they would work though.
Jesse - Nov 23, 2008 1:05:12 pm PST #2989 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I wish I were roasting something!
Barb - Nov 23, 2008 1:05:34 pm PST #2990 of 10002
“Not dead yet!”
Echoing everyone else-- the maraschinos and strawberries are both... wrong, for lack of a better term. With apple pie I'm all for giving it some bite to counter the sweetness, so the cranberries sound like a nice touch, plus would add some color.
lisah - Nov 23, 2008 1:06:14 pm PST #2991 of 10002
Punishingly Intricate
I was going to suggest cranberries too.
Fresh or dried!
I'm making my usual apple sauce like thing for thanksgiving dinner. Variety of apples cooked until desired softness w/ sparkling cider and some lemon juice and dried cranberries. Delicious and SUPER easy!