Reynolds, I'm a dangerous-minded man on a ship loaded with hurt. Now, why you got me chatting with your peons?

Womack ,'The Message'


Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess  

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.


sj - Jan 06, 2019 6:09:25 am PST #3637 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

ltc's new cartoon obsession is "Abby Hatcher". The main character keeps saying "brain spark!" when she figures something out, but I keep hearing it as "brain fart".


Laura - Jan 06, 2019 7:18:19 am PST #3638 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

This NOLA article on pimento spread includes a recipe that has mayo and cream cheese. Now I want some. Brain spark! [link]


-t - Jan 06, 2019 8:25:08 am PST #3639 of 30019
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

The idea of making pimiento cheese at home is kind of blowing my mind.


lisah - Jan 06, 2019 8:47:29 am PST #3640 of 30019
Punishingly Intricate

We had a pimiento cheese party at my friends' bar a couple of months ago. A food historian made a version from an old cookbook that was made with butter. It was tasty but I prefer the classic version.


Laura - Jan 06, 2019 9:06:56 am PST #3641 of 30019
Our wings are not tired.

The articles say it is super easy.


Sheryl - Jan 06, 2019 11:27:32 am PST #3642 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

I don't think I've ever had pimiento cheese.


msbelle - Jan 06, 2019 12:15:14 pm PST #3643 of 30019
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

I posted this on facebook, but thought I'd post here also.

Anyone interested in 5th editions of The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces 1 & 2. I can list out what they include if you cannot find it online. Might be useful to covering some required texts for HS AP english or college classes if someone is looking to save $ on books.

Also is anyone interested in a good basic dictionary, thesaurus, and atlas? They are a few decades old, but useful if someone wants a BOOK, not an online source.


askye - Jan 06, 2019 12:29:17 pm PST #3644 of 30019
Thrive to spite them

Pimento cheese is really easy to make, I'm at Matthew's so I don't have any of my cookbooks with the recipes (I think have several church cookbooks with multiple variations). I think it's either cheddar, pimentos, mayo, cream cheese and seasonings mixed together or just mayo, and I've seen one recipe that use Velveeta, pimentos, and mayo. There are a few variations that use a sweetener like sugar or syrup.

When I get home I'll look through some when I get home.


sj - Jan 06, 2019 12:43:26 pm PST #3645 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

I don't believe I have ever had pimento cheese.


Beverly - Jan 06, 2019 12:56:17 pm PST #3646 of 30019
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.

Traditional pimiento cheese when I was a kid was always made with a jar of chopped pimientos and a block of Actual Velveeta. I'm sure there were other ingredients (added cottage cheese was one variant, as I recall the curdy texture), but those were the two grocery store basics.

Man, white sliced bread (Bunny or Sunbeam or Merita), Velveeta, Armor dried beef, thin slices curled in the little glass with the stars around the top, sliced bologna, mayo, tomatoes, French's mustard, ketchup, and American slices were the foods of my childhood. Oh, the garden vegetables Mom grew and then cooked into utter submission, too.