Talked to Mum, managed to dodge the bullet of Thanksgiving with the compromise that they'll probably visit beforehand. I'll slave away cleaning my apartment gladly rather than endure a 12 hour round trip that involves dealing with my older brother and possibly splurging money on a motel in case the tryptophan gets to me and I have to stay the night. I have to save my motel money up for Christmas, anyhow.
I'm going to see to Wesley, see if he's still whimpering.
Giles ,'Chosen'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Juliebird - Nov 06, 2014 3:17:17 pm PST #9879 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Cass - Nov 06, 2014 3:17:52 pm PST #9880 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.
Yeah, just, no, Maria. That won't end well. She might be pissed at your answer but another answer will add at least as much drama and probably way more.
Also, anyone who says "Americans eat artichokes wrong" can go to hell.
I intend to keep on doing it wrong.
Sue - Nov 06, 2014 3:28:20 pm PST #9881 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Ugh, Maria. I'm glad you said no.
American T-giving is 3rd Thursday of the month, yeah?
Sue - Nov 06, 2014 3:28:40 pm PST #9882 of 30000
hip deep in pie
-t, what were the upcoming food trends??
Laura - Nov 06, 2014 3:31:11 pm PST #9883 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Of late food seems to be trending toward ma belly.
Sue - Nov 06, 2014 3:33:37 pm PST #9884 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Mine too, Laura. It's that time of year where my body wants to fatten itself up for winter, despite me having quite enough insulation already.
Connie Neil - Nov 06, 2014 3:38:36 pm PST #9885 of 30000
brillig
I'm pretty sure it's the 27th, Sue, the 4th Thursday.
Sue - Nov 06, 2014 3:58:32 pm PST #9886 of 30000
hip deep in pie
Thanks Connie!
-t - Nov 06, 2014 4:01:39 pm PST #9887 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t, what were the upcoming food trends??
There were a bunch. Coconut flour, dark chocolate, almonds, salted caramel, pistachios, seaweed, pickled and roasted vegetables (vegetables that have been both pickled and roasted, that is, which is the only one that was really new to me), green chickpeas, tofu in sauces and desserts, green tea powder - that's all I can remember. Sous vide and slow-cookers for preparation. Oh, some new kind of lime that's tiny, but my audio cut out while he was explaining that so I didn't get the details. He said several times that we will not recognize American breakfasts in 5 years, but I don't know in what way they are going to change. I don't even know what they are supposed to look like now, really.
American Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday of November. And here I am still trying to ship Black Friday merchandise! Sucks.
Sorry about your daughter's dog, Sail. Always so sad.
Steph L. - Nov 06, 2014 4:03:48 pm PST #9888 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Coconut flour
I feel like this is already a trend, but then I remembered I read all the gluten-free blogs, and some paleo (because they don't eat wheat), and they've been baking with coconut flour for a while. It's popular with paleo types because it isn't a grain at all.
salted caramel
Now this I would swear is already a trend.