This money, it is too much. You should have some small refund.

Niska ,'War Stories'


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.


Calli - Mar 22, 2014 12:23:13 pm PDT #23085 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Lots more Kalamazoo connections than I expected--yay! Do you know of there's much of a farmers market/CSA scene there? A good library system? Any decent cross-country ski trails out in the county?


Burrell - Mar 22, 2014 1:10:35 pm PDT #23086 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Oh Jessica, what a bummer!

I have lost all motivation today. Not sure why. oops?


Jesse - Mar 22, 2014 1:12:30 pm PDT #23087 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm thinking about making a pot roast (tomorrow, I guess, at this point), but what I really want is buffalo chicken dip! Woe. Also, I saw a recipe for empanadas using Pillsbury corn biscuits (which apparently exist) -- does anyone have thoughts about if they would be freezable? I'm sure the filling would be fine, and the dough should be too, right?


Burrell - Mar 22, 2014 1:29:54 pm PDT #23088 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Buffalo chicken dip? Never heard of it before, so I had to look it up. My first reaction is surprise that someone could be craving either pot roast or buffalo chicken dip (already an apples/oranges kind of comparison), but be willing to settle for empanadas.

Conclusion: Jesse is hungry. Please feed her.


Jesse - Mar 22, 2014 1:34:13 pm PDT #23089 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm not actually planning to eat the pot roast any time soon, but wish I had some meat in the freezer. And then thinking about food reminded me of the empanadas!


-t - Mar 22, 2014 1:39:28 pm PDT #23090 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

does anyone have thoughts about if they would be freezable? I'm sure the filling would be fine, and the dough should be too, right?

I would think so. I think the only issue with freezing the dough might be losing some rise, and that doesn't seem like a big deal with empanadas even if it happens, which it might not.


shrift - Mar 22, 2014 1:41:26 pm PDT #23091 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Do you know of there's much of a farmers market/CSA scene there? A good library system? Any decent cross-country ski trails out in the county?

Farmers market, yes. Not sure about CSAs. I think there are some, but your options may be limited. Library system is pretty good.

I'm not a cross-country ski person, but I think there's the Kal-Haven Trail, the Kalamazoo River Valley Trail, and there are probably trails at the Nature Center.


Jesse - Mar 22, 2014 1:43:56 pm PDT #23092 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I think the only issue with freezing the dough might be losing some rise, and that doesn't seem like a big deal with empanadas even if it happens, which it might not.

Yeah, that's basically what I'm thinking. You use half a biscuit and roll it out anyway, so I'm sure there's not much rising anyway. Good one!


Calli - Mar 22, 2014 2:00:20 pm PDT #23093 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Thanks, shrift.


flea - Mar 22, 2014 2:39:35 pm PDT #23094 of 30000
information libertarian

Oh my god, people, not buying a house is exhausting. We decided not to get in a bidding war. The house had good bones but so many things need to be done that it just added up to too much.