Small Talk: Out of Genoa

[Snaporaz]

22 hours ago, jewel21 said:

I could use some positive thoughts/energy sent my way tomorrow. Preverts unite, heh. 

My candle is already lit for you!   

[Cupid Stunt]

Has anyone heard from Waldo13?

 

[Cupid Stunt]

Artwork attributed to Patrick Sean Farley

 

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Blaney wins at Talladega after NASCAR unites behind Wallace -- Confederate flags were nowhere to be seen inside the sprawling facility that can hold 80,000-plus and usually sees dozens of RVs lined up across the infield.

In the stands, fan Luke Johnson said he is against the flag ban, saying: “All the NASCAR tracks need to keep on flying them.”

As for the noose left for Wallace, he said: “I thought it was funny myself.”

Another fan, Robert Chaisson, said he didn’t have a strong opinion on the ban. He certainly did on what happened to Wallace.

“That was messed up. I hope they charge that guy with a hate crime,” Chaisson, who lives in Alabaster, Alabama, said. “It doesn’t matter what your opinion is, it’s when you cross that line, then your opinion no longer matters. That’s trying to inflict harm on someone else.”

 

The menacing symbolism of the noose -- Noose incidents are uncoincidentally on the rise, as protesters continue to demand justice for black lives.

 

NASCAR rallies around Wallace as FBI investigates noose -- Related: Apparent noose found at Sonoma Raceway -- This is just the beginning.

 

White Americans Say They Are Waking Up to Racism. What Will It Add Up To?

 

Police thwart attempt by protesters to topple statue of Andrew Jackson near White House

 

Seattle will move to dismantle protest zone, mayor says

 

London mural by Zabou

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Laying waste.

Edited June 23, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Cupid Stunt]

MIL Stunt is ... better? Same fever, aches and pains, no lung congestion, cranky and exhausted at being cooped up. I spoke to her on Skype over the weekend, and stopped by this morning with fresh nectarines and summer mandarin oranges. She was on the stationery bike; she's worked her way up to 250 yards. Sick of being in bed, MIL's worrying her nurses by staying out of it. She walks around her room, draggling the nebulizer behind her like a reluctant cat on a leash (it's too heavy to carry for long), sit-and-stand exercises with her wingback chair, snapping Jeopardy answers at Alex Trebek: "Where do they find these people?" -- I try not to think about it. FIL Stunt is encouraged by her progress, and is feeling better as well. So, it's better news on the In-law front.

Father's Day was excellent. Bea came down and made everyone's weekend. The orchard is doing well and she's sort-of on the mend. Bea and I ran the market stall Saturday so Mom could launder her new sheets and towels; they were flapping on the line most of the weekend. Gramma and Aunt Trinket embroidered ranch laundry marks on the dried linens. My brother hosted a pig roast on Sunday. The hot sauce and beer flowed, and we partied like the Latin Kings. 

Mr. Stunt had a screening of one completed project; the early 40s stars want more rejuvenation. Producers and studio says, "Let's renegotiated your contract or this is what you get." Threats, coercion and fear of exposure -- A long standing tradition of Hollywood contract deliberation. 

The Thing's are fine. Busy changing the world one voter registration, face mask, data study at a time.

Eleven more employee/family members test positive for COVID-19. One station office is being closed, and the employees will work from home; lots of whining about that. More quarantining, testing, fumigating, lecturing.

 

Duke Cannon PSA Poster

 

 

<sigh>

[Snaporaz]

13 hours ago, Cupid Stunt said:

Has anyone heard from Waldo13?

 

I was wondering the same thing.  It's also been a while since we heard from @jpagan05.

The Stunts make me feel like such a slacker.  It seems like I'm always running and always late and always looking for another hour in the day, yet at the same time it seems like I never get anything done.  But The Things give me hope for the future.  (Ooops, sorry for the unintentional B&B reference!)  Their generation is going to help save us.  But we shouldn't rely on them to do all the heavy lifting.  This is definitely an "all hands on deck" moment in history.

Edited June 23, 2020 by Snaporaz

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, Snaporaz said:

I was wondering the same thing.  It's also been a while since we heard from @jpagan05.

The Stunts make me feel like such a slacker.  It seems like I'm always running and always late and always looking for another hour in the day, yet at the same time it seems like I never get anything done.  But The Things give me hope for the future.  (Ooops, sorry for the unintentional B&B reference!)  Their generation is going to help save us.  But we shouldn't rely on them to do all the heavy lifting.  This is definitely an "all hands on deck" moment in history.

Where is Ohiosongbird?

[Snaporaz]

All good...Ohiosongbird sent the good juju that jewel21 asked for yesterday.  

[OhioSongbird]

Yeah......I'm still kickin'.  Read y'all everyday but haven't posted lately.  

Been home and being a cooking fool.......do I have some recipes for you.

                    🙂

 

[boes]

21 minutes ago, OhioSongbird said:

Yeah......I'm still kickin'.  Read y'all everyday but haven't posted lately.  

Been home and being a cooking fool.......do I have some recipes for you.

                    🙂

 

Yea, you're here!  We're ready for those recipes, and I need some new ideas because I'm feeling cooked out.

[JasonCC]

I hadn't really remembered Gina's restaurant that much to be honest, it all kind of just blended in with the dark wood and lighting that's classic Y&R. But, with these vintage episodes running I've got to say while I don't love it, it DOES feel like what a Midwestern Italian restaurant from the 80s would be! I was a bit thrown off by people dancing in it on Monday's 1984 (Victor's Mom/Traci's suicide attempt) episode. That was Gina's right?

I grew up outside Madison, WI more years ago than I want to admit and our house had many of those spindles like in the GC restaurant/bar separating the dining room from the kitchen and then (on the other side) the dining room from the "family room" (AKA TV room or den...but NOT the living room which was a separate deal and had no TV in it). My little brother and I made sure GI Joe and He-Man and She-Ra climbed those spindles like they were prehistoric trees often! We could leave toys "out" in the family room but not in the living room LOL

Edited June 24, 2020 by JasonCC

[Cupid Stunt]

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FBI says Bubba Wallace not a target of a hate crime -- Sometimes a noose is just a noose.

 

 

Edited June 24, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[peacheslatour]

Quote

(AKA TV room or den...but NOT the living room which was a separate deal and had no TV in it). 

Our living room never had a tv either because, say it with me "The living room is for conversation!"

[geauxaway]

Did you have a Davenport?  🤣

[boes]

8 minutes ago, geauxaway said:

Did you have a Davenport?  🤣

We did!

 

41 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Our living room never had a tv either because, say it with me "The living room is for conversation!"

My mother always said it was "for good".  Which we children were not.  At Christmastime, that room was open season because it had the tree but otherwise, that was a room for mom's card club, the great aunts who usually visited in swarms, (regular aunts went to the kitchen unless it was a special occasion) the priest when he made his two house calls a year but NOT for children, especially on their own.

[peacheslatour]

16 minutes ago, geauxaway said:

Did you have a Davenport?  🤣

No, we had a sofa. My mom was an interior designer and very specific about what things were. For example, they were not "drapes', they were "draperies". "Remember, dear, drape is what they do, draperies is what the are."

[pearlite]

On 6/23/2020 at 11:43 AM, Snaporaz said:

The Stunts make me feel like such a slacker.  It seems like I'm always running and always late and always looking for another hour in the day, yet at the same time it seems like I never get anything done.  But The Things give me hope for the future.  (Ooops, sorry for the unintentional B&B reference!)  Their generation is going to help save us.  But we shouldn't rely on them to do all the heavy lifting.  This is definitely an "all hands on deck" moment in history.

You're not alone in feeling a bit intimidated, snap. The hamster-wheel effect is in full force. I could fantasize about my house being a model of order and cleanliness, about having reached Adobe master level with InDesign and Photoshop, about having ordered all my files in my office here, and so on and so on.

Fact is, those are fantasies, spit-bubbles, nothing more. Only lately has my concentration improved a bit so I can read for more than fifteen minutes at a go. I did get my left eye fixed--that was a curious experience--masks, only a few people in the eye clinic, temperature taking, no cookies and coffee--it came out well, though, so no bitching there.

A day is good if I don't sink a bit at some point.

[pearlite]

25 minutes ago, geauxaway said:

Did you have a Davenport?  🤣

Wow! I know what the word refers to, but here we call that a sofa or a couch. And drapes were usually curtains. And the thing you put your feet on in front of an armchair was a hassock. Not an ottoman. That was an empire.

7 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

No, we had a sofa. My mom was an interior designer and very specific about what things were. For example, they were not "drapes', they were "draperies". "Remember, dear, drape is what they do, draperies is what the are."

How about a chifferobe? A chiffonier?

Those were some dainty-ass words from my parents' era.

[peacheslatour]

13 minutes ago, pearlite said:

Wow! I know what the word refers to, but here we call that a sofa or a couch. And drapes were usually curtains. And the thing you put your feet on in front of an armchair was a hassock. Not an ottoman. That was an empire.

How about a chifferobe? A chiffonier?

Those were some dainty-ass words from my parents' era.

I never heard of a chifferobe until I read To Kill A Mockingbird.

[peacheslatour]

24 minutes ago, pearlite said:

You're not alone in feeling a bit intimidated, snap. The hamster-wheel effect is in full force. I could fantasize about my house being a model of order and cleanliness, about having reached Adobe master level with InDesign and Photoshop, about having ordered all my files in my office here, and so on and so on.

Fact is, those are fantasies, spit-bubbles, nothing more. Only lately has my concentration improved a bit so I can read for more than fifteen minutes at a go. I did get my left eye fixed--that was a curious experience--masks, only a few people in the eye clinic, temperature taking, no cookies and coffee--it came out well, though, so no bitching there.

A day is good if I don't sink a bit at some point.

I get that. As the day goes on, my left shoulder gets tighter and tighter until it's agonizing. Nothing seems to help except heat.

[pearlite]

1 minute ago, peacheslatour said:

I get that. As the day goes on, my left shoulder gets tighter and tighter until it's agonizing. Nothing seems to help except heat.

Oh hell, sorry to hear that! I get a big muscle-spasm on my right side, upper back, caused by tension--I call it "wing." Sounds cute; it's not. And nothing helps, not even muscle relaxants--heating pad does something, but it lasts ten days each time. I hate it.

[Cupid Stunt]

On 6/23/2020 at 10:43 AM, Snaporaz said:

I was wondering the same thing.  It's also been a while since we heard from @jpagan05.

The Stunts make me feel like such a slacker.  It seems like I'm always running and always late and always looking for another hour in the day, yet at the same time it seems like I never get anything done.  But The Things give me hope for the future.  (Ooops, sorry for the unintentional B&B reference!)  Their generation is going to help save us.  But we shouldn't rely on them to do all the heavy lifting.  This is definitely an "all hands on deck" moment in history.

None of us go through this alone. I certainly don't.

Mr. Stunt, the Thing's, family and in-laws, friends and enemies, competitors, cleaning lady and her deep list of associates, colleagues and employees, Meeting House and former parish members, service and business organizations, vendors and trades people, trusted sales people and store owners, business and school associates, complete strangers ... I cultivate relationships and contacts. There isn't a person I meet that I don't get a business card or phone number, and keep track of contacts. 

I delegate a lot, and it's reciprocal.

That's why I was so upset my computer was Chromed by Microsoft. My personal and business phone list is gold, and I couldn't access anything. None of my documents and projects. Nothing backed up on the cloud. It's there, but isolated somehow. 

The coronavirus and social distancing have changed our lives in a manner where we can't go on the same way we once lived. So, the Stunt's use safety precautions, follow strict disinfecting procedures, and keep trying to work our old mission while picking up new undertakings.

[lovemesomejoolery]

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!

Edited June 25, 2020 by lovemesomejoolery

[Snaporaz]

Now I'm craving a grilled cheese sandwich!

[OhioSongbird]

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!

 

[Cupid Stunt]

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Edited June 25, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Cupid Stunt]

The good news:

5.8 magnitude earthquake rattles central California

United States Geological Survey -- M 5.8 - 18km SSE of Lone Pine, CA

No damage at my parent's ranch or locally. There's been seismic activity for the last 2 months, so they were expecting something more severe after the Mexico earthquake June 23. 

 

The bad news:

6 more employee's tested positive for The Corona and are showing symptoms. The Public Health nurse told me nearly all the employees of the recently closed radio station attended the same after-hours party. This is one of the newly acquired stations that corporate threw stacks of money to upgrade and hire new talent ... And now they're all side-lined in quarantine. 

 

[jewel21]

Why the hell would you go to an after party during a pandemic?

Montreal has pretty much opened everything up and they're going to stop doing daily briefings soon. 

We gathered for Father's day last Sunday and we didn't social distance or wear masks. We all sat around one another and ate lunch. And gramps plans on doing the same next weekend. I'm tired of being the only one who cares. It's exhausting. 

My cousin never wears a mask around me, although I wear one around her. We were in a car together for a couple of hours and she claimed the mask made her glasses fog up, and we're already hanging out so it's too late and if she had covid, I would have it too at this point. Thanks. 

And family shows up when I'm not home and am unaware and I'm sure they're touching all sorts of stuff that I'm touching so I have no idea what is contaminated. Like they wash their hands, but don't disinfect the tap or the doorknobs so like what's the point? Apparently they came over for lunch again on Tuesday, ate everything, and didn't even do dishes. God I hate them all. 

Ugh. 

[Cupid Stunt]

On 6/25/2020 at 10:23 AM, jewel21 said:

Why the hell would you go to an after party during a pandemic?

Montreal has pretty much opened everything up and they're going to stop doing daily briefings soon. 

We gathered for Father's day last Sunday and we didn't social distance or wear masks. We all sat around one another and ate lunch. And gramps plans on doing the same next weekend. I'm tired of being the only one who cares. It's exhausting. 

My cousin never wears a mask around me, although I wear one around her. We were in a car together for a couple of hours and she claimed the mask made her glasses fog up, and we're already hanging out so it's too late and if she had covid, I would have it too at this point. Thanks. 

And family shows up when I'm not home and am unaware and I'm sure they're touching all sorts of stuff that I'm touching so I have no idea what is contaminated. Like they wash their hands, but don't disinfect the tap or the doorknobs so like what's the point? Apparently they came over for lunch again on Tuesday, ate everything, and didn't even do dishes. God I hate them all. 

Ugh. 

I don't know, jewel. It's frustrating after witnessing what my MIL and other employee's have suffered through. The employee's that have recovered from coronavirus are better, but not back to normal. There are many post-recovery issues and physical/emotional damage. 

Los Angeles is in a resurgence of infections since recent business reopenings. Public mask-wearing was just mandated by the state, but people are ignoring social distancing everywhere you go. I'm worried. 

Everyone in my division receives daily Emails on Corona updates in their state/location -- With the same warnings and a list of precautions. Every. Day. We have free testing and generous pandemic health coverage for employees and their families. The station managers are fully appraised on corporate/division pandemic procedures. Or so I thought -- The first person who tested positive and symptomatic with the virus was the station manager who attended the after-hours party.

I just sent out a tersely-worded Email on the station closure, reiterating corporate safety procedures, and did some barking at the station mangers as well: You lead by example and blah blah blah. Short of walking around with a bucket to drop over their head and bang it with a shovel to get their attention, I'm worn out. There are nuclear options, but I'm not prepared for that.

The only behavior you can change is your own. You have to protect yourself, and do the same for your grandfather as best you can. You know the drill. Wear a clean mask in public, and when people come into your private spaces (Ignore their lack of precaution and protect yourself). Wash your hands. Regularly wipe down all surfaces, doors, knobs and handles. If you're not sure, wipe it down anyway. Encourage your grandfather to wash regularly and clean surfaces, to wear a mask out in public and with visitors.

It is exhausting, but once you get in the habit of masking and cleaning and distancing yourself, it will be the norm. Do not let the reckless behavior of your family keep you from protecting yourself. Will they take the responsibility of caring for you and your grandfather if either of you get sick with COVID-19 because of they're asymptomatic? 

Edited June 26, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[geauxaway]

I know I’m new here but I’m asking for extra prayers.  We are 10 days out from summer camp opening.  I need my kid to assimilate back to “normal.”  He is going back to the same place he was before (it’s through our school district), but he has gone thru some major growth and hormones since he was last there.  I will miss him, but I need him out this house!   And I will be able to go back to work at my office, too!  I’m so excited about that.  
 

Anything I can do to forget I was supposed to be departing on the trip of a lifetime on 7/3.  I was going to Paris and then on to the countryside of France and also Lake Como ITL with my bestie for a 3 week vaca.  It’s killing me.  

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, geauxaway said:

I know I’m new here but I’m asking for extra prayers.  We are 10 days out from summer camp opening.  I need my kid to assimilate back to “normal.”  He is going back to the same place he was before (it’s through our school district), but he has gone thru some major growth and hormones since he was last there.  I will miss him, but I need him out this house!   And I will be able to go back to work at my office, too!  I’m so excited about that.  
 

Anything I can do to forget I was supposed to be departing on the trip of a lifetime on 7/3.  I was going to Paris and then on to the countryside of France and also Lake Como ITL with my bestie for a 3 week vaca.  It’s killing me.  

Nothing but the best, friend. Much love 

[geauxaway]

24 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Nothing but the best, friend. Much love 

Merci🥰.

 

[boes]

2 hours ago, geauxaway said:

I know I’m new here but I’m asking for extra prayers.  We are 10 days out from summer camp opening.  I need my kid to assimilate back to “normal.”  He is going back to the same place he was before (it’s through our school district), but he has gone thru some major growth and hormones since he was last there.  I will miss him, but I need him out this house!   And I will be able to go back to work at my office, too!  I’m so excited about that.  
 

Anything I can do to forget I was supposed to be departing on the trip of a lifetime on 7/3.  I was going to Paris and then on to the countryside of France and also Lake Como ITL with my bestie for a 3 week vaca.  It’s killing me.  

Oh, my friend, you've got all the extra prayers and good thoughts I can muster!  Both for your son and for you, having to miss this trip of a lifetime.  Hopefully, this is just a postponement and everything will come back even better than before.

[Cupid Stunt]

7 hours ago, geauxaway said:

I know I’m new here but I’m asking for extra prayers.  We are 10 days out from summer camp opening.  I need my kid to assimilate back to “normal.”  He is going back to the same place he was before (it’s through our school district), but he has gone thru some major growth and hormones since he was last there.  I will miss him, but I need him out this house!   And I will be able to go back to work at my office, too!  I’m so excited about that.

Anything I can do to forget I was supposed to be departing on the trip of a lifetime on 7/3.  I was going to Paris and then on to the countryside of France and also Lake Como ITL with my bestie for a 3 week vaca.  It’s killing me.   

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.

[OhioSongbird]

Amen.

[lovemesomejoolery]

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

[lovemesomejoolery]

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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[boes]

2 hours ago, lovemesomejoolery said:

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!

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.

 

[PatsyandEddie]

10 hours ago, geauxaway said:

I know I’m new here but I’m asking for extra prayers.  We are 10 days out from summer camp opening.  I need my kid to assimilate back to “normal.”  He is going back to the same place he was before (it’s through our school district), but he has gone thru some major growth and hormones since he was last there.  I will miss him, but I need him out this house!   And I will be able to go back to work at my office, too!  I’m so excited about that.  
 

Anything I can do to forget I was supposed to be departing on the trip of a lifetime on 7/3.  I was going to Paris and then on to the countryside of France and also Lake Como ITL with my bestie for a 3 week vaca.  It’s killing me.  

Best of luck to you and your son! 🤗

Hopefully your trip is simply on pause for now. Sounds like you have a fabulous time planned. It will happen but the disappointment must be overwhelming right now.  Going back to work will help take your mind off things. 

Never be afraid to ask Preverts for help. We stick together and have each others’ backs. 

[lovemesomejoolery]

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!

[Cupid Stunt]

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On 6/23/2020 at 10:30 PM, boes said:

Yea, you're here!  We're ready for those recipes, and I need some new ideas because I'm feeling cooked out.

On 6/24/2020 at 9:01 PM, lovemesomejoolery said:

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!

 

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.

[peacheslatour]

July fourth is coming and Monsieur LaTour has already purchased Famous Onion Dip fixins.

[boes]

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.

That sounds delicious and I've got a lot of cucumbers fresh off the vine.  Thanks for this!

 

[peacheslatour]

1 minute ago, boes said:

That sounds delicious and I've got a lot of cucumbers fresh off the vine.  Thanks for this!

 

I tried growing cukes a couple of years ago. They must have gotten cross pollinated with a neighbors squash or something because they had a weird gourd shape and when I cut into them, they were grey inside. Bleh. I really wanted them to do well so I could make my family's old time pickle recipe.

[OhioSongbird]

That dip recipe is a staple in my kitchen, peaches.  I use it in deviled eggs, for dip, make tortilla pinwheels w/veg/ham/olives/whatever strikes your fancy with it, thin it down for salad dressing in a pinch...many uses.  Highly recommended.

Gonna try the Thai salad recipe...minus the cilantro.

Vile weed.....

 

[peacheslatour]

3 minutes ago, OhioSongbird said:

That dip recipe is a staple in my kitchen, peaches.  I use it in deviled eggs, for dip, make tortilla pinwheels w/veg/ham/olives/whatever strikes your fancy with it, thin it down for salad dressing in a pinch...many uses.  Highly recommended.

Gonna try the Thai salad recipe...minus the cilantro.

Vile weed.....

 

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.

[lovemesomejoolery]

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!

[lovemesomejoolery]

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!

[OhioSongbird]

lovemesomejewelry.....my Kentucky sister!  The homeland.  I'm from them thar Appalachian hills on the eastern side......you're a 'flatlander'  😉  from the west side.  Beautiful country there, rolling hills covered in bluegrass and flowers, magnificent farms and of course the horses.  We took a long tour thru there one vacation...camped in Daniel Boone National Park and stopped to look at all the beautiful horses.  Read every book Marguerite Henry wrote when I was a girl.  Love the ponies.  Your recount of travels down home made me smile.  I posted a long while back about our weekend trips....leave Friday afternoon when Dad got home from work, come home Sunday nite, go back to school/work Monday.  Very primitive.  No indoor plumbing till I was 12-13, whole house heated with what seemed to me at the time a ginormous pot belly stove stoked with coal (what else?) and I know from an outhouse.  'Don't bother the black snakes...they keep the copperheads away' (true btw).  I could write a book and hubby says I should.  Problem is I start thinking and my fingers can't keep up. 

I need a tape recorder......

Edited June 27, 2020 by OhioSongbird
....grammar are good....