Dawn: Any luck? Willow: If you define luck as the absence of success--plenty.

'Touched'


Natter 67: Overriding Vetoes  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, nail polish, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Lee - Feb 05, 2011 7:08:44 pm PST #21311 of 30001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Any chance they are Japanese sweet potatoes? They are white inside.


DavidS - Feb 05, 2011 7:10:33 pm PST #21312 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

So, food question. What's a good make-ahead dish for about 3 lbs of potatoes? eta: I think it'll be twice-baked

My go-to with spuds? Spanish tortilla! You'll need eggs, and anything else lying around the fridge you might throw into an omelet. (Cheese, ham, herbs, mushrooms etc.)


quester - Feb 05, 2011 7:16:38 pm PST #21313 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Anybody here a fan of Threadless?

Shameless pimping of my niece!


tommyrot - Feb 05, 2011 7:24:02 pm PST #21314 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

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bon bon - Feb 05, 2011 7:26:08 pm PST #21315 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

Any chance they are Japanese sweet potatoes? They are white inside.

I don't think so, since those are usually purple outside.

My go-to with spuds? Spanish tortilla! You'll need eggs, and anything else lying around the fridge you might throw into an omelet. (Cheese, ham, herbs, mushrooms etc.)

Not great for make-ahead! Apparently with twice-baked you can stick em in the freezer and reheat easily. That's perfect, plus I can use up spinach, feta, green onions, goat cheese, all sorts of stuff in the fridge.


Amy - Feb 05, 2011 7:34:32 pm PST #21316 of 30001
Because books.

Twice-baked potatoes are one of my favorite things, bon. You could also do scalloped potatoes.

We have a shitload of leftover rice from Ben's birthday dinner last night, and I need some ideas for what to do with that.


Beverly - Feb 05, 2011 7:35:30 pm PST #21317 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

bonny! Find someone with a button box--I'd send you my grandmother's, but I gave it to a friend who makes her living from her ebay store--or who collects or keeps old photographs --also given to the ebay cause. Hey, I figure anyone willing to pay for old buttons or old photos wants them and will use them more than me. And this way my friend gets to feed herself and her rescue animals.

Anyway, among your friends and contacts must be people who collect ephemera. You can make vignettes with one or two of your hankies and sell them on etsy. Old jewelry, giftwrap, gloves, hats, veiling--all things people collect now to make their own collages, and the hankies would find some owner to appreciate them.

I taught myself to unfailingly remove my makeup at the end of the day by taking the pillowcases my mom and grandmother had embroidered and crocheted and tatted edging laces for out of the cedar chest and putting them on my bed. I gave boatloads of crocheted doilies, antimacassars, and dresser scarves away when we moved--we're so not antimacassar people. But I still have glass towels my mom used, plus a couple she got from her older brother who worked for the railroad, that he filched from the dining car. They're wonderful for drying without leaving lint.


Beverly - Feb 05, 2011 7:39:57 pm PST #21318 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Boil chicken parts, de-bone and cut into bite-size pieces, mix into rice with steamed broccoli florets, shredded cheese --we like cheddar, but whatever you prefer--and chicken boullion or stock in a casserole, bake for 20-30 minutes. Not very savory, but filling comfort food.


Atropa - Feb 05, 2011 7:41:01 pm PST #21319 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Old jewelry, giftwrap, gloves, hats, veiling--all things people collect now to make their own collages, and the hankies would find some owner to appreciate them.

Also known as: Stuff Jilli needs to put up on eBay and Etsy.


Amy - Feb 05, 2011 7:41:12 pm PST #21320 of 30001
Because books.

Oh, S. just said the magic words: rice pudding. I knew I married him for a reason.