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2 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:
I keep telling myself that Jesus don't need no cowards.
Keep on keepin' on, lovesme.
Your post made me smile. I'm Episcopalian - my dad was Greek Orthodox and as soon as his father passed away , dad converted and became an Episcopalian. My mom was a Southern Baptist, who also converted when my dad did. Anyhow, Episcopalians have nuns, just like Catholics do. There was a large convent in Catonsville, MD, where my mother started going when she and my dad were going through their divorce. It's a beautiful place, far removed from the city sounds, rolling hills, just gorgeous. My mom developed a really close relationship with one of the nuns named Sr. Ruth Angela who, at that time, was in her late 70's. She became a nun in her 40's (!!) after working in New York as a fashion designer. She was very artistic, did wood carvings, and because she had lived a life outside of the convent was easy to talk to. She was far more outspoken than I think others at the convent would have liked - she had her own little cottage at the bottom of a hill, where you'd find her all the time, carving away. I think she was also the oldest nun there, so she got away with more!
Anyhow, the convent had an ancient printing press, and they made all these little cards, all different sizes, with different sayings on them, mostly religious. I have three of them, two of which are tacked on my memo board in my home office - I've had them since I was 18 or 19 years old. One says "A diamond is a chunk of coal that stood up under pressure" (my mom gave me this one, as I was beside myself when my parents separated), another says "stand for something or you'll fall for anything" with a cross on it.
The third one, my mother had in an ornate sterling frame, that I found in her nightstand after she passed away. It says "God don't make no junk".
That was the long way around the barn, wasn't it? LOL! Thank you for prompting me to remember that "Jesus don't need no cowards!!"
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2 hours ago, peacheslatour said:
The house is supposed to close on Thurs. Ah yes, the dip. I hope Ohio Songbird chimes in because I don't ever measure anything. Here we go:
Equal parts sour cream and cream cheese (I use the whipped kind with chives)
Minced sweet onion (Walla Walla Sweet or similar) about half a cup
Minced green onion, same amount
Celery seed. I can't stress this enough. About two tsps.
Garlic. I use the dried, minced but I'm sure fresh is fine. About one to two tsps.
Salt and pepper.
I serve it with Ruffles because it's thick and needs a strong chip to hold up. I believe Ohio serves it with Ritz crackers.
Oh my! This sounds like a better version onion dip.....I am definitely trying this! My mouth is watering just reading it!
Thank you!
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Hi all - I've been laying low, in a funk. Doesn't happen often, but until I grapple with it, being the true only child that I am, I sort of retreat. I'm (mostly) over it now.....mostly. Not to dwell, but I feel a little overwhelmed by the news and the fact that this virus is back as virulently as it was when it started. What was the shutdown for? My state, Maryland, is looking good, but in states all around us, there are spikes. And the outlook does not look good. Over the weekend, I saw several talking heads who have served in both Democratic and Republican administrations say that we are at the end of the line, almost to a point of no return, in containing this virus. Yet, as I look around, other countries with far less than the US are open! Anyhow, enough of that.....lest I be removed from these forums due to a political outburst! Mr. Lovesmesome won't even watch the news with me anymore, I scream at the t.v. like a crazy person.
@Cupid Stunt, I am so happy to hear that your MIL was well enough to go out for a walk in the garden! I am sure that lifted everyone's spirits. Hope you enjoy the week with your family. Also loved your recipe for Panzanella Salad.....similar to one I use, except the recipe I use also has some cucumber and a tiny amount of red onion. I might try yours, as I like the addition of the anchovies!
@peacheslatour, were you able to get your settlement on the house done? And what is this "dip" you speak of? There have been several mentions of it!
@boes, yes! Fireworks are a thing here where I live, in Columbia, MD. Even bigger in Baltimore City, where it's been going on a couple of weeks prior to the July 4th weekend. Our local news has even shown video of fights that have broken out where instead of guns, two rivals aim the fireworks at each other! The whole fireworks things is featured every night on our news....it would appear that it's a boredom thing? Thankfully, it's not as bad in my town - in the city, people are shooting these things off at midnight all the way until 4 or 5 a.m. And the kicker? Residents in these neighborhoods call 911 and there is simply no response. Weeks of no response, even after one firework went into an open window and onto the bed of a child.
Oh well, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.....back to your regular programming, Groundhog Day!
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On 7/3/2020 at 9:48 AM, Cupid Stunt said:
My husband and I watched this the weekend after it came out. We're huge Dave Chappelle fans, anyway, but didn't want to miss this. It's worth the 1/2 hour, if you're so inclined.......it's always interesting for me to see someone who is generally funny be deadly serious (although it was, at times, in a humorous way). I was moved by the symbolism in his own life, that he pointed out (like what George Floyd's 8:46 murder means to him in his own life, as well as some other things that he talks about that come at the end). Well worth the watch, I think.
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38 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:
I wouldn't eat if it was deep fried in chocolate sauce. Whenever it's called for in a recipe I substitute my home grown Italian flat leaf parsley. Tastes great.
That's a great idea for the cilantro swap! I used to do that, too. It's funny, you either love or hate cilantro.......
We used to never like cilantro, mostly because I made some horrendous pasta dish early in my marriage with ingredients that NEVER should have been mashed up together. It was the late 80's, a recipe out of Gourmet Magazine, when cilantro was probably considered "exotic" ...... some sort of cream sauce made with cilantro and blue cheese that had chicken and fettuccine. It called for copious amounts of cilantro......I swear, it is the only time in 33 years that my poor husband has looked up at me sorrowfully and said "I am so sorry, but I can't eat this".
I use cilantro all the time, always have it in my fridge. But it took awhile for me to ever try it again!
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1 hour ago, Cupid Stunt said:
I picked up mangos and made a Thai-style salad:
1 lime, juiced and zested
5 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 tsp. pure honey or dark brown sugar
3-5 tsp. soy sauce or tamari
- freshly ground black peppercorn, to taste
3 mangos, diced (12-16 oz)
1 cup cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
1 cup carrots, julienned
4 spring onions, whites and greens, diagonally sliced thin
1/2 cup peanuts (roasted and salted), roughly chopped, divided
½ oz. fresh cilantro (optional)
1 red Fresno pepper, stemmed, seeded and diagonally sliced thin, to taste
Place lime juice and zest in a medium mixing or salad bowl. Whisk in oil, honey and soy sauce until blended; season with pepper to taste. Add mango, cucumber, carrots, half of spring onions and most of the peanuts to the bowl; toss to coat. Divide salad among 4 plates; top with cilantro and peppers. Garnish with remaining peanuts. Serve immediately.
OK....I'm making THIS tomorrow night. I have all the ingredients except for the fresno pepper (may have to sub a serrano, but I think I saw fresnos at my grocery store) and the peanuts, which are easy to get tomorrow morning. I got four or five mangos on Friday to make mango daquiris, but I'll get some more of those tomorrow, too!
Thank you for the great recipe!
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5 hours ago, boes said:
What beautiful memories. Sort of an endless summer sort of childhood feeling, thank you for sharing that. I had my food issues as a kid and a grandmother more than eager to collude with my likes and dislikes. Also hated milk and I'm still not a fan.
I loved the way you wrote about visit to that drive in, it took me back in time too.
I'm glad it made you smile! I always remember those summers, feeling so carefree. I am an only child, like my dad, so going there was great because I was able to spend time with my cousins and I still remain fairly close to several of them. My mom was the only person in that huge family to ever move away from Lexington, except for maybe one of her cousins, who was some sort of exec with Toyota in Georgetown and traveled alot. But when he retired, he settled right back in Lexington.
Those summers really taught me things at an early age, like where food comes from, because back then most of my family of my grandparent's age were farming - tobacco, dairy farmers - and even if their kids had more white-collar type jobs, they still had their own side hustle going on with a tobacco field! Life was simpler there, probably because of the time period.
I hadn't been back as an adult until my grandfather died in the mid 90's, and then a year after that, right around Derby Day, my husband, mom and I took a road trip there for all the big parties held during then. I didn't go back again until my own mom passed away in 2009, where we had her buried in a family plot. That carefree feeling, even with all that grief, came roaring back. It reminded me that family is truly everything!
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22 hours ago, OhioSongbird said:
Mmmmm, grilled cheese and tomato soup made with milk. My go-to quickie meal. Dill pickles and green onions on the side. I use sharp cheddar and tried a slice of provolone with it last time. Really tasty and gooey.
Tuesday I made baked fish with steamed asparagus. Here's my recipe:
Two fish fillets....I use catfish but I think any white fish would work. Cut them in half crosswise so you have four nice pieces. Marinate in buttermilk, lemon juice and ground black pepper for 2-4 hrs. Lift out of marinade quickly, leaving as much marinade on the fillets as you can, dredge in Panko crumbs (make plenty!) seasoned with oregano, basil, parsley, dried chives, lemon pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, anything else that sounds good to you, salt and pepper. Put a thick coating of crumbs on each side (smash it on. I even do each side twice). Put on greased baking pan and mound on the rest of the crumbs. Bake at 375 for 20 or so minutes depending on the thickness of your fillets. Don't worry about the crumbs burning. The darker they are the crunchier.....best part. Tartar sauce and/or lemon and you're good to go.
Also works great with fish 'nuggets'. I get catfish already cut in smaller pieces and make them the same way. More crumbs on each piece....win-win. Let me know if you try it and what kind of fish you used. I am not a fan of tilapia but I think this would even make that taste good. 😊
Enjoy!
I am going to try this this weekend! Thank you for a great idea to make fish. Now, if I could only find some catfish! I have some flounder in my freezer, so may use that.
When I was a young girl, I went through a very definite period of massive pickiness when eating. For a time, my parents couldn't get me to drink milk, eat meat.....it went on for at least a summer or two. Anyhow, all of my relatives are in Kentucky, where my parents were born. A lot of relatives there.....my great grandma (on my mom's side) had 17 children and my grandma was the oldest. You can just imagine the sheer numbers of folks at family reunions! My dad, from Louisville, was an only child of Greek immigrants, so no family here in the states. Every summer, I was shipped off to my grandparents in Lexington for a month, which I loved. My parents would come at the end of a month and we'd spend a week more in Lexington and then on to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, where my dad had an annual conference.
There used to be a place in Lexington called Parkette, a drive in restaurant with hamburgers, shrimp baskets, etc. The big deal was one of the nights when my parents were in town, tons of family would go to Parkette. Since I was meat-averse, I'd get a grilled cheese. They made their grilled cheese sandwiches by putting mayo, lettuce and tomato on them!
To this day, I make my grilled cheese sandwich the same way - I spread a tiny amount of Miracle Whip on both pieces of bread, put on exactly three pieces of cheese on top of the Miracle Whip so every surface of the bread is covered - the third piece of cheese is torn in half and put on the sides to get total coverage - grill it up slowly so that all the cheese melts, then, when it's golden brown, I open up the sandwich and put on the lettuce and tomato and cut it in half, diagonally!
Ahhhhh........it transports me. And it tastes good!
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11 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:
Almighty God, In faith we embrace Your word and entreat Your guidance. Help geauxaway and her son to carry out their endeavors and the work they are about to begin with Your wisdom, that they will accomplish these tasks and to bring them to completion according to Your divine will. May we work to the glory of Your holy Name. Amen.
Amen
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22 hours ago, boes said:
Yea, you're here! We're ready for those recipes, and I need some new ideas because I'm feeling cooked out.
Same here! I swear, I was so tired of cooking or thinking about cooking tonight, we had grilled cheese sandwiches. That's about as creative as I could get....and it's been like that all week.
I'm cooked out, I tell ya!
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12 hours ago, jewel21 said:
I could use some positive thoughts/energy sent my way tomorrow. Preverts unite, heh.
Consider it done!
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43 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:
You don't need me to list the many ways the world is going to hell in a handbasket, try on something worth celebrating ...
Keep walking the high road DACA recipients -- “Today, for the next 24 hours, I’m in celebration. But the work doesn’t stop here.”
“The world makes way for the man who knows where he is going” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Enjoy the weekend with your family!
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3 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:
MIL Stunt is at a plateau; not better, not worse. She's exhausted and frustrated, struggling to get out of bed and walk around. Her long-term memory is fine, it's retaining what she's just been told has to be repeated. During one of he deliriums, she gave me her George Jones majolica collection. Rather than argue, I thanked her, said it looked beautiful on my dining room table -- And it remains tucked away in her butler's pantry. The next day she didn't remember a thing. It's unsettling.
Spent yesterday evening driving to 7 closing JC Penney locations to pick up clearance towels and bed linens for my mother; she ordered some online, but needed more. The Suburban was bulging. I'm leaving Thursday night to visit Mom and Dad for a Father's Day barbecue. Mr. Stunt is staying in town for expected post-production work.
Thing 1's printing group is busy with orders from the local VA; they can't get replacement supplies in a timely manner; go figure. Thing 2's busy writing code. In their free time they've been canvassing for online voter's registration.
Tomorrow evening the alley neighbors are organizing a New Jack Swing Dance Party in the courtyard of the Corona neighbors; they're still in quarantine. Line dancing lessons will commence. Snacks, S'mores, libations will be consumed.
Jewel: How did your last day end?
I'm sorry that your MIL is in this sort of stasis,no better, no worse. I think, though, at least she's not where she was or isn't getting worse. It has to be so frustrating for her and everyone who loves her.
Keep your chin up.....at least you get to go to your parents this weekend for sweet relief/escape! All of you are in my prayers.
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On 6/12/2020 at 2:21 PM, Cupid Stunt said:
MIL Stunt has stabilized: she spiked another fever. It subsided, but she still suffers with a low-grade fever. Her joint pain is about the same. Her congestion is minimal; medical researchers from Cedars-Sinai came to test MIL on the nebulizer treatment. They said she's doing surprisingly well for a woman her age; she was in excellent health before The Corona, played tennis and golf regularly, slightly under-weight for her height, low-fat/carb diet, no chronic illnesses, moderate drinker, etc. They took samples, left secret sauce for her rash and some other test prescriptions. They were very positive about her progress. Thank you God.
Because of the continuing wave of coronavirus in Los Angeles, there are 6 confirmed/5 suspected cases at 4 stations in my district; there are similar issues corporate-wide. The confirmed/suspected have been visited by Department of Health and are at home. The facilities were fumigated and tested. The remaining personnel were fumigated and tested. Crap on a Cracker! It's all falling apart.
Be careful out there.
This is great news about your mother-in-law! Yes, thank you, God!
You be careful, too!
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"Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless – like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” - Bruce Lee
(I've always loved this quote!)
If you can and are inclined, please try and watch "Be Water" on ESPN. We watched it tonight and thought it was excellent. It really put in context the struggle with racism Bruce Lee endured in trying to get lead roles in Hollywood and was just so timely. My husband is a major fan/admirer of Bruce Lee, so it goes without saying that he enjoyed it. Given his short time on earth, I always find Bruce Lee to be an inspiration.
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5 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:
She's on a experimental nebulizer treatment from Mt. Sinai that's keeping her lungs clear. Her ribs are iced, then Ace wrapped in 3 hour increments, physical therapy exercises 3-4 times a day, getting her up to walk -- She does feel better when she's moving. They need her to eat (she can't smell and can barely taste anything) no analgesics because they are monitoring the viscosity of her blood so it doesn't get too thin, liquid vitamins, Kaletra (an HIV medication containing a combination of two antivirals -- experimental usage) and started taking famotidine (an OTC heartburn medication).
Today, she's perky and in good spirits, sitting in a chair by the patio door, while her room is being cleaned. We solved the crossword puzzle, and watched the hummingbirds feed their fledglings (Mr. Stunt set up a GoPRO near the hummingbird nest so she can watch their progress on her tablet). When the nurses put her back to bed, she went right to sleep.
I'm so glad that today was a better day for her. Can I say that I would feel perky, too, if I could watch hummingbirds up close and personal! I'm excited by the one or two I have here that show up every morning on all of the salvias I have in my yard - specifically for them!
It's pretty much what I suspected, that you really can't take anything for the pain associated with the virus, just treat each individual issue. I'm glad that moving around makes her feel better.......
I appreciate your response and will continue to keep her in my thoughts and prayers.
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13 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:
MIL Stunt's improved after a couple of tough days. Yesterday, her fever was 103°, in and out of consciousness, They were readying her for transport to the hospital this morning when her fever broke. She was lucid, could identify people and where she was. She's lost a lot of her hair, and has a heat rash all over her back. She was so upset after seeing herself a nurse cut her hair (Mia Farrow-ish pixie) so she doesn't look so haggard.
The doctor said she's not out of the woods; viral load is high, sustained low-grade fever, painful joints, elevated blood pressure, bruised ribs from coughing, skin rash and blistering, nausea, headaches,
It's hard to watch her suffering.
Oh, I am in tears after reading this and feel so badly for your mother-in-law and all of you, her family. My heart truly breaks.
I'm curious.....are there any drugs that can give her relief from the pain? Like Tylenol or something like that? I hear on the news that there is nothing to give a patient but to let the virus take its course....I get that from the virus standpoint. But are there things to do for her, things she can take, that alleviate the discomfort?
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5 hours ago, jewel21 said:
I took the job. The lady was very happy and cancelled another interview scheduled for this evening as a result. I start Monday at 9:00 AM.
She said the three month thing was more of a probationary period and if I did well, they would keep me on. I am not sure if the number of hours would remain the same, though.
I am just glad I can give this a try without having to quit any of my other jobs first. Let's just hope the physio place doesn't call me to come in next week because then I am screwed. Thankfully, the eye place won't be opening until at least September.
That is fantastic news! I am really so, so happy for you!
You'll have to deal with the physio job if it happens. How could they fault you, though? You have a full time job, one that marries with a course you took to better yourself versus a part time one.
Last night, I wanted to ask you if that 90 day thing was probationary......but I was so overcome with events of the day here in the states (still am, but can control myself a little better!), that every time I tried to type something, it sounded too morose!
Again congratulations! You - and all of use - deserve to have good things happen to us. I'm glad it has happened for you!
P.S. - you can tell your uncle to suck it hard! LOL!
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4 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:
Q: "Can you come to Canada so I can hug you? I love you for naming your daughter Zelda."
Williams' response: "I will be there as soon as I can! You have to give me a more specific location, you are a big country. You are the kindest country in the world. You are like a really nice apartment over a meth lab."
I love the quote even more now!
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I just read a comment on Twitter that gave me pause.....
"Canada must feel like they live in an apartment above a meth lab."
God help us here, as we are rudderless with leaders who have no rock bottom and we are in deep shit. Please, everyone, please be safe.
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I hope you all had a great Saturday! Weather here was just beautiful, after a few hot days with high humidity. We spent the day power washing our deck and patio. It took 5 hours total and gave me a "farmer tan" on my arms! We used to do this every year and, for whatever reason, stopped. We can't even remember the last time we did it! We have Trex decking with vinyl rails and the amount of dirt and crud on both was unbelievable.......Maryland has had a ton of rain over the past few years, which probably doesn't help. Anyhow, I feel like we have a new deck now!
I saw The Rossen Report this evening. Every night it's been on this past week, people are asking about the stimulus checks and when they'll receive. A new tidbit came out today.....apparently, they are sending the stimulus based on your annual income, starting with the lowest income and working their way up. It's the first time I'd ever heard that! No mention of debit cards, though, but instead, another reference to checks.....and how there is a holdup on the checks and that they won't be out until maybe September? So confusing....and doesn't have to be.
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Minneapolis, right now. This is heartbreaking.
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5 hours ago, jewel21 said:
The dental lady really wants me to go for an interview. She said it's a great clinic and she wouldn't want me to miss out on it. It's downtown by the university and full time. Gah, I don't know what to do.
Only you can answer this for yourself....but, if it were me, I would go for the interview. I haven't been on these boards long enough to understand your history, but for the time that I have been here you've shared a couple of awful places/people that you've worked for. You took this course to better yourself and passed with flying colors - why stop now? You owe it to yourself to see this through! You can always not take it if it feels "off", but to not check it out would be a disservice to yourself - and to this possible employer, who needs someone as great as you working for them!
ETA: Plus, ONE full time job is way better than clobbering together a couple of part time jobs, right?
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Small Talk: Out of Genoa
in The Young And The Restless
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I like french onion dip and have been buying a lowfat version at the grocery store. I remember my mom used to make one from scratch, I just don't have the recipe! I can't wait to try yours! Thank you, again.
I have gotten some great recipe ideas here - thank you all! I'm still trying to work out my angst and comfort food sounds like a good idea at this point. I spent 4 hours in the kitchen this morning, making a blueberry tart (which I will post here shortly), meatloaf, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti sauce and stuffed shells. It's 100 degrees outside, and we ordinarily wouldn't eat this way this time of year, but I feel like I need it.