Thanks to you guys and the gift certificate you sent me, I just went into the fancy grocery for bread and also grabbed salt and vinegar (!) popcorn (!!) without even looking at the (ridiculous) price. So thanks! I would never have gotten it for myself, which I think is a hallmark of good gift-giving.
I hope you don't think that I just come over for the spells and everything. I mean, I really like just talking and hanging out with you and stuff.
Willow ,'First Date'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Jesse - Oct 24, 2013 1:26:00 pm PDT #10009 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
brenda m - Oct 24, 2013 1:30:33 pm PDT #10010 of 30000
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
Layer of cranberries on top. It is delish.
Theodosia - Oct 24, 2013 1:35:18 pm PDT #10011 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Go team onerous task! So I called a credit card company to see about setting up a payment schedule for an overdue amount, and instead I got offered a settlement for half of what I owed. Which is probably mostly interest at this point, anyway.
My onerous task turned out to be not nearly as onerous as I thought it would be.
Amy - Oct 24, 2013 1:46:03 pm PDT #10012 of 30000
Because books.
erika, you asked first, and I said to send me your address! I'm sorry, le nubian -- see above. Unless erika really changed her mind.
Cass - Oct 24, 2013 1:46:10 pm PDT #10013 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Cass, a chess pie is basically a custard pie with cornmeal in it. The recipe I use also calls for lemon, so you get a simple pie with a real nice texture and some lemony tang.
That sounds really delicious.
Connie Neil - Oct 24, 2013 1:47:26 pm PDT #10014 of 30000
brillig
Oh, I thought chess pie was multi-color pie that when you cut it it looked like a checkerboard.
brenda m - Oct 24, 2013 1:51:40 pm PDT #10015 of 30000
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
The original version has apple cider vinegar to cut the custard a little. My pie shop usually has the lemon, the vinegar, and one or two varieties they come up with.
Jesse - Oct 24, 2013 2:00:04 pm PDT #10016 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That's great, Theo! It always pays to call.
OH! Speaking of which! My mother got a crazy bill for a doctor's appointment, and she was going to be mad at the doctor's office! I was like, NO. YOU ARE GOING TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY!!! (I don't know if she did, or what happened.) Fucking insurance companies.
Ginger - Oct 24, 2013 2:27:32 pm PDT #10017 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Chess (with vinegar) is my favorite pie. The source of the name is disputed, but most food historians believe it's derived from "lemon cheese," an old English name for lemon curd. It's popularity in the South probably comes from the fact that it keeps at room temperature and doesn't require hard-to-get ingredients.
le nubian - Oct 24, 2013 2:28:14 pm PDT #10018 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
erika!
I'm sorry, I did not know you asked first. Please go ahead. No problem.