Small Talk: Out of Genoa

[peacheslatour]

4 minutes ago, OhioSongbird said:

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......

My parents were from western PA. My great grandfather was actually president of a coal company. I can't for the life of me remember which one but I was entranced by their house as a child. Rolling green hills, horse stables, kennels for the cocker spaniels and beagles. I don't even know if the house is still there. I really wish I had paid more attention as a child and asked more questions as an adult. Now that my mom is gone and my dad is unable to remember what day it is any more, I could kick myself for letting all that family lore just fade away.

[OhioSongbird]

"The business of life is the acquisition of memories.  In the end that's all there is"

Mr Carson....Downton Abbey

[Cupid Stunt]

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Edited June 28, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[pearlite]

19 hours ago, boes said:

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

 

I'm mostly still with the old-school cucumber salad--it may have other names, but I don't care. Anyone with German or North/East European background somewhere knows some version of this. It's not exotic but it's an essential around here.

Unlike lousy recipes for things like tzatziki or raita, you don't fool around about the issue of salting and squeezing the cucumbers [and onions, if you're me]--it's essential and the salad is disgusting and watery if you don't salt and soften the cukes and onions. Warning, this is a digressive, rambling recipe:

Cucumbers: no, absolutely no field cucumbers! I like picklers when they come in [right now, in fact] or English cucumbers the rest of the year--Persian cucumbers will work; I'm just not fond of them. Peel the cucumbers and unless they're picklers--which someone once told me they called Kirbys, but who knows--seed them [run a sharp soup spoon along a halved English cucumber]. Cut in 1/4 to 1/2" slices--an English cuke will then yield half-moons.

Salt: sea salt of any decent kind--no iodine, please

Purple Onion or Sweet Onion: sliced very thin, not a huge quantity

Red Sweet Pepper: cut in very fine dice--proportional to the quantity of cukes--it's mainly ornamental

Sour Cream: 14 to 18%; don't give me any guff about low-fat sour cream or substituting yogurt--if you want something runny and sour, go elsewhere.

Mayo: real mayo, no lite stuff, and fagawdsake, no Miracle Whip--you're only going to use a few tablespoons of it.

Brown Sugar: a couple of tablespoons

Good Cider Vinegar: not Braggs! You do not want "the mother," thanks. A clear one.

Dill Weed: fresh dill is the essential here. The dried stuff tastes dusty.

Method:

1. Put your cut-up cukes in a glass or ceramic [non-reactive--no plastic or wood, either] bowl that will fit in your fridge--it's going to sit in there for a few hours. Add the sliced onions, if you prefer them soft, at this point. Depending on the quantity of cukes, salt them and onions in layers [a couple of T will do even the largest quantity]. Put plastic wrap over the top and a heavy can of some kind on top to weight the contents down and put in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours.
2. Once in a while, after a couple of hours, squeeze the cukes [and onions, if you put them in at the start]--hard--you want the water out of them, and you want them soft.
3. When you're happy about the texture of the cukes and onions, get them as dry as possible. In a small glass bowl mix up about 1/8--1/4C cider vinegar with the brown sugar; taste it to check, it shouldn't be completely sharp or overwhelmingly sweet. Slowly mix in the mayo, then the sour cream; it'll look curdled at first, then will smooth out. Add chopped peppers to cukes and then add sour cream mixture. Check to see if you need a bit of salt. Add dill--more than you think you'll need--then cover and put back in the fridge for at least an hour or two.

Nothing exotic, but it always gets eaten.

[OhioSongbird]

Good recipe!  Loved and chuckled at your instructions....or as I call 'em 'destructions'.  I seldom follow a recipe exactly...just modify it to our tastes.  

Zucchini are a'comin' soon so I'll post my recipe for zucchini patties later and if your zuccs are out of control and you have a large one...stuffed zuccs w/ mush, rice, etc.  Awesome.

[boes]

1 hour ago, pearlite said:

I'm mostly still with the old-school cucumber salad--it may have other names, but I don't care. Anyone with German or North/East European background somewhere knows some version of this. It's not exotic but it's an essential around here.

Unlike lousy recipes for things like tzatziki or raita, you don't fool around about the issue of salting and squeezing the cucumbers [and onions, if you're me]--it's essential and the salad is disgusting and watery if you don't salt and soften the cukes and onions. Warning, this is a digressive, rambling recipe:

Cucumbers: no, absolutely no field cucumbers! I like picklers when they come in [right now, in fact] or English cucumbers the rest of the year--Persian cucumbers will work; I'm just not fond of them. Peel the cucumbers and unless they're picklers--which someone once told me they called Kirbys, but who knows--seed them [run a sharp soup spoon along a halved English cucumber]. Cut in 1/4 to 1/2" slices--an English cuke will then yield half-moons.

Salt: sea salt of any decent kind--no iodine, please

Purple Onion or Sweet Onion: sliced very thin, not a huge quantity

Red Sweet Pepper: cut in very fine dice--proportional to the quantity of cukes--it's mainly ornamental

Sour Cream: 14 to 18%; don't give me any guff about low-fat sour cream or substituting yogurt--if you want something runny and sour, go elsewhere.

Mayo: real mayo, no lite stuff, and fagawdsake, no Miracle Whip--you're only going to use a few tablespoons of it.

Brown Sugar: a couple of tablespoons

Good Cider Vinegar: not Braggs! You do not want "the mother," thanks. A clear one.

Dill Weed: fresh dill is the essential here. The dried stuff tastes dusty.

Method:

1. Put your cut-up cukes in a glass or ceramic [non-reactive--no plastic or wood, either] bowl that will fit in your fridge--it's going to sit in there for a few hours. Add the sliced onions, if you prefer them soft, at this point. Depending on the quantity of cukes, salt them and onions in layers [a couple of T will do even the largest quantity]. Put plastic wrap over the top and a heavy can of some kind on top to weight the contents down and put in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours.
2. Once in a while, after a couple of hours, squeeze the cukes [and onions, if you put them in at the start]--hard--you want the water out of them, and you want them soft.
3. When you're happy about the texture of the cukes and onions, get them as dry as possible. In a small glass bowl mix up about 1/8--1/4C cider vinegar with the brown sugar; taste it to check, it shouldn't be completely sharp or overwhelmingly sweet. Slowly mix in the mayo, then the sour cream; it'll look curdled at first, then will smooth out. Add chopped peppers to cukes and then add sour cream mixture. Check to see if you need a bit of salt. Add dill--more than you think you'll need--then cover and put back in the fridge for at least an hour or two.

Nothing exotic, but it always gets eaten.

This recipe is a thing of beauty, Pearlite!  English cucumbers for me, too. I have two plants this year and judging by the early yield, cucumber salad is going to be a staple this summer.

[pearlite]

1 hour ago, OhioSongbird said:

Good recipe!  Loved and chuckled at your instructions....or as I call 'em 'destructions'.  I seldom follow a recipe exactly...just modify it to our tastes.  

Zucchini are a'comin' soon so I'll post my recipe for zucchini patties later and if your zuccs are out of control and you have a large one...stuffed zuccs w/ mush, rice, etc.  Awesome.

Hah, as a professional [read hack] writer by trade, I've taught people how to write recipes, but if I know people well, any pretense of objective instructions goes out the proverbial window.

Okay, I'd love a recipe for zucchini fritters--years ago, I had one from an Italian teacher of my daughter's but it's long gone. I used to make stuffed zuccas [the big guys] as well, but I haven't done it in years. Cooking mainly for myself has taken a beating with the current scenario...

[Cupid Stunt]

4 hours ago, pearlite said:

I'm mostly still with the old-school cucumber salad--it may have other names, but I don't care. Anyone with German or North/East European background somewhere knows some version of this. It's not exotic but it's an essential around here.

Unlike lousy recipes for things like tzatziki or raita, you don't fool around about the issue of salting and squeezing the cucumbers [and onions, if you're me]--it's essential and the salad is disgusting and watery if you don't salt and soften the cukes and onions. Warning, this is a digressive, rambling recipe:

Cucumbers: no, absolutely no field cucumbers! I like picklers when they come in [right now, in fact] or English cucumbers the rest of the year--Persian cucumbers will work; I'm just not fond of them. Peel the cucumbers and unless they're picklers--which someone once told me they called Kirbys, but who knows--seed them [run a sharp soup spoon along a halved English cucumber]. Cut in 1/4 to 1/2" slices--an English cuke will then yield half-moons.

Salt: sea salt of any decent kind--no iodine, please

Purple Onion or Sweet Onion: sliced very thin, not a huge quantity

Red Sweet Pepper: cut in very fine dice--proportional to the quantity of cukes--it's mainly ornamental

Sour Cream: 14 to 18%; don't give me any guff about low-fat sour cream or substituting yogurt--if you want something runny and sour, go elsewhere.

Mayo: real mayo, no lite stuff, and fagawdsake, no Miracle Whip--you're only going to use a few tablespoons of it.

Brown Sugar: a couple of tablespoons

Good Cider Vinegar: not Braggs! You do not want "the mother," thanks. A clear one.

Dill Weed: fresh dill is the essential here. The dried stuff tastes dusty.

Method:

1. Put your cut-up cukes in a glass or ceramic [non-reactive--no plastic or wood, either] bowl that will fit in your fridge--it's going to sit in there for a few hours. Add the sliced onions, if you prefer them soft, at this point. Depending on the quantity of cukes, salt them and onions in layers [a couple of T will do even the largest quantity]. Put plastic wrap over the top and a heavy can of some kind on top to weight the contents down and put in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours.
2. Once in a while, after a couple of hours, squeeze the cukes [and onions, if you put them in at the start]--hard--you want the water out of them, and you want them soft.
3. When you're happy about the texture of the cukes and onions, get them as dry as possible. In a small glass bowl mix up about 1/8--1/4C cider vinegar with the brown sugar; taste it to check, it shouldn't be completely sharp or overwhelmingly sweet. Slowly mix in the mayo, then the sour cream; it'll look curdled at first, then will smooth out. Add chopped peppers to cukes and then add sour cream mixture. Check to see if you need a bit of salt. Add dill--more than you think you'll need--then cover and put back in the fridge for at least an hour or two.

Nothing exotic, but it always gets eaten.

^ This is a favorite side dish all cucumber season.

 

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Edited June 29, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Cupid Stunt]

Easy cucumber salad:

6 to 7 Kirby cucumbers, peeled, halved, seeded, and sliced 1/4 inch thick (6 cups)

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

3-6 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar, or more to taste

1/3 cup mixed minced parsley, mint, and chives, plus whole leaves for serving

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

-- In a bowl, toss together cucumbers, oil, vinegar, and herbs. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day. Taste and season with salt, pepper, and vinegar. Serve, sprinkled with whole herb leaves.

[peacheslatour]

58 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

Easy cucumber salad:

6 to 7 Kirby cucumbers, peeled, halved, seeded, and sliced 1/4 inch thick (6 cups)

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

3-6 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar, or more to taste

1/3 cup mixed minced parsley, mint, and chives, plus whole leaves for serving

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

-- In a bowl, toss together cucumbers, oil, vinegar, and herbs. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 1 day. Taste and season with salt, pepper, and vinegar. Serve, sprinkled with whole herb leaves.

How refreshing for a light dinner or side dish on a hot day. And bonus, no mayo!

[pearlite]

50 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

How refreshing for a light dinner or side dish on a hot day. And bonus, no mayo!

What? No mayo?

Lordy, it's one of the main food groups, isn't it?

[OhioSongbird]

Mayo...no, no, no......Miracle Whip all the way!

[peacheslatour]

And here I thought I knew you people.

[Anna Yolei]

2 hours ago, OhioSongbird said:

Mayo...no, no, no......Miracle Whip all the way!

Tbh, I'm not even that fond of Miracle Whip either. I used as little as possible if I must 😛

[OhioSongbird]

As promised kids:     Zucchini Patties

2 c grated zucchini (let drain for a while)

2 beaten eggs

1/4 c chopped onion

1/2 c flour

1/2 c grated Parmesan

1/2 c grated mozzarella

salt & pepper to taste

Mix all and fry till golden brown.  Great with sour cream or salsa or try whatever you like.  Great light meal with a summer salad.

Enjoy!

 

 

[Cupid Stunt]

3 hours ago, pearlite said:

What? No mayo?

Lordy, it's one of the main food groups, isn't it?

3 hours ago, OhioSongbird said:

Mayo...no, no, no......Miracle Whip all the way!

3 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

And here I thought I knew you people.

18 minutes ago, Anna Yolei said:

Tbh, I'm not even that fond of Miracle Whip either. I used as little as possible if I must 😛

 

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen! We had this *cough* discussion at the February 2016 meeting. Piano Bar management was not pleased to scrub mayonnaise, and Miracle Whip from the walls and upholstery; not to forget the less than flattering behavior from the aioli table.

At the emergency February meeting, it was unanimously agreed that we would allow for personal preferences with all condiments; no lobbying, badgering, scoffing or throwing.

Please refer to the 2016 Lido Deck Annual for additional details.

Let the emulsion of oil, egg yolk, and an acid flow undebated.

[Cupid Stunt]

7 hours ago, OhioSongbird said:

As promised kids:     Zucchini Patties

2 c grated zucchini (let drain for a while)

2 beaten eggs

1/4 c chopped onion

1/2 c flour

1/2 c grated Parmesan

1/2 c grated mozzarella

salt & pepper to taste

Mix all and fry till golden brown.  Great with sour cream or salsa or try whatever you like.  Great light meal with a summer salad.

Enjoy!

I use the same recipe. The only difference is the grated zucchini is lightly salted, drained and then pressed with a potato ricer to remove any excess water.

So good with apple sauce and sour cream.

Edited June 30, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[OhioSongbird]

15 minutes ago, Cupid Stunt said:

Ladies and Gentlemen! We had this *cough* discussion at the February 2016 meeting. Piano Bar management was not pleased to scrub mayonnaise, and Miracle Whip from the walls and upholstery; not to forget the less than flattering behavior from the aioli table.

At the emergency February meeting, it was unanimously agreed that we would allow for personal preferences with all condiments; no lobbying, badgering, scoffing or throwing.

Please refer to the 2016 Lido Deck Annual for additional details.

Let the emulsion of oil, egg yolk, and an acid flow undebated.

Sorry, Mom      😌

Edited June 29, 2020 by OhioSongbird

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, Cupid Stunt said:

I use the same recipe. The only difference is the grated zucchini is lightly salted, drained and then pressed through a potato ricer to remove any excess water.

So good with apple sauce and sour cream.

I just finished making latkes. Also good with sour cream. My own recipe so as usual I didn't measure anything.

[OhioSongbird]

Give with it, already!

[peacheslatour]

2 minutes ago, OhioSongbird said:

Give with it, already!

I shall try.

One russet potato, grated, soaked in ice water for one hour and drained and squeezed out with paper towels

Onions, I use Walla Walla sweets and some green onion, fresh parsley, I don't know how much- i just eyeball it, so maybe 1/4 cup of sweet onion and a couple small green onions

One egg, heaping tablespoon flour, salt and pepper

Mix it it all together and drop by the heaping tablespoons into hot oil. Flatten with spatula and fry until brown, about three minutes a side. 

Place on paper towels to drain. Now, I don't serve them right away, I bring them out at dinner time and heat in a 350f oven on parchment for ten to fifteen minutes.

 

[OhioSongbird]

Thanks!  I have 3 small/med Yukon Golds going south in the pantry....they should work.  I shall adapt accordingly.  Never met a potato recipe I didn't like.

Must be all that Irish in me.....down home growing up there were potatoes of some sort at breakfast, lunch and supper.  All purpose vegetable for me.

[peacheslatour]

6 minutes ago, OhioSongbird said:

Thanks!  I have 3 small/med Yukon Golds going south in the pantry....they should work.  I shall adapt accordingly.  Never met a potato recipe I didn't like.

Must be all that Irish in me.....down home growing up there were potatoes of some sort at breakfast, lunch and supper.  All purpose vegetable for me.

Me too. My mom was even the stereotypical red haired, green eyed Irish lass. I was obsessed with potatoes a month or so ago for some reason and kept adding them to the list and my husband faithfully brought them home without question. I didn't do anything with them.Then, last week I suddenly had to have potato salad. I was worried I didn't have potatoes. I look in the fridge and and lo and behold, I have russets, I have Yukon Golds, I have red potatoes and fingerlings. These have been some weird times.

[OhioSongbird]

Just FYI.......you shouldn't store potatoes on the fridge.  Does something funky to the starchiness.  Cool, dry, dark place like your pantry or cupboards is best.  Mamaw had a sideboard/cupboard with a big drawer for potatoes.  I keep mine in a basket in the pantry so they can breathe.  

[peacheslatour]

2 minutes ago, OhioSongbird said:

Just FYI.......you shouldn't store potatoes on the fridge.  Does something funky to the starchiness.  Cool, dry, dark place like your pantry or cupboards is best.  Mamaw had a sideboard/cupboard with a big drawer for potatoes.  I keep mine in a basket in the pantry so they can breathe.  

I know you're right. I wish I had some place like that to keep them.

[OhioSongbird]

When we built our house I insisted on a pantry and since I designed the interior I got one!   ☺️  It's not large but has freestanding shelves/bookcases on both sides....one set built by FIL over 60 yrs ago (he died when hubby was 5  😟)  and the other a set built by hubby for his Mom (avid reader) about 25 yrs ago.  Both are chest high with 5-6 shelves.  Holds a lot!  I am well stocked just in case.

I'm scared here people.  Hubby works with the public (essential worker) and has to deal with idiots who refuse to follow the rules.  No masks, lean on the counter...you get the picture.  I haven't felt good for over two months.  Shop has been closed for a long time....just paying the rent and utilities.  Not much really...small town rent prices being what they are.  Hubby could retire now but he's bound and determined to work till he's 70.  Oy....

Men...can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em. 

Well you can but there maybe consequences.   🙃

Sorry to be so chatty but I'm in a mood today.

 

 

[peacheslatour]

Quote

I'm scared here people.  Hubby works with the public (essential worker) and has to deal with idiots who refuse to follow the rules.  No masks, lean on the counter...you get the picture.  I haven't felt good for over two months.  Shop has been closed for a long time....just paying the rent and utilities.  Not much really...small town rent prices being what they are.  Hubby could retire now but he's bound and determined to work till he's 70.  Oy....

Men...can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em. 

Well you can but there maybe consequences.   🙃

Sorry to be so chatty but I'm in a mood today.

I'm glad you're feeling chatty! My hubs is the same. I retired five years ago and he just keeps plugging. His business is non essential and the owner is filthy rich so he still is getting paid but they both are there every day. Model railroading is a sickness with some people. At least the still have their online sales. I can't say I hate him being there because when he's here I don't get much done. While we were getting my dad's house ready to sell, he was over there all day most days but now that it's closing in a few days he needs something to do. I wish I weren't so terrified all the fucking time. This virus is no joke.

Edited June 29, 2020 by peacheslatour

[Snaporaz]

2 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

 I wish I weren't so terrified all the fucking time. This virus is no joke.

Yet lots of people here are acting like it's all over.  😕

[Snaporaz]

10 hours ago, pearlite said:

What? No mayo?

Lordy, it's one of the main food groups, isn't it?

 

10 hours ago, OhioSongbird said:

Mayo...no, no, no......Miracle Whip all the way!

I'm going to make you all go apoplectic and tell you I use Vegenaise!  🙈🙉🙊

Edited June 30, 2020 by Snaporaz

[jewel21]

Y'all are making me hungry and it's 12:46 AM.

[bannana]

10 hours ago, OhioSongbird said:

Just FYI.......you shouldn't store potatoes on the fridge.  Does something funky to the starchiness.  Cool, dry, dark place like your pantry or cupboards is best.  Mamaw had a sideboard/cupboard with a big drawer for potatoes.  I keep mine in a basket in the pantry so they can breathe.  

I have always believed this.  This week I bought some taters from BC and the packaging said to treat them like other vegetables and put them in the fridge.  Which I did not do, of course.

[Cupid Stunt]

London/Banksy

 

This coronavirus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why.

 

CDC says U.S. has ‘way too much virus’ to control pandemic as cases surge across country -- So we abandon all responsibility for it's resurgence? -- Related: The last time Americans were asked to sacrifice daily life

 

‘Our Luck May Have Run Out’: California’s Case Count Explodes -- Two weeks ago, when the curve was flattening.

 

The race to find a COVID-19 vaccine -- Related: Fauci says Covid-19 vaccine may not get US to herd immunity if too many people refuse to get it

 

Gilead's remdesivir will cost $3,120 for patients with private insurance -- Or maybe it's this price ... You'll find out when you get the bill -- Here's how much Covid-19 drug remdesivir will cost

 

You asked, we’re answering: Your top coronavirus questions

 

These are the states requiring people to wear masks when out in public

 

An empty restaurant in Orlando, Fla., in May.  © Eve Edelheit for The New York Times

After Asking Americans to Sacrifice in Shutdown, Leaders Failed to Control Virus

 

Billions of dollars in aid for small businesses go unclaimed

 

States reverse openings, require masks amid virus resurgence

 

States engaged in 'gross negligence' in Covid-19 response in jails and prisons, new report finds

 

How the Coronavirus Could Create a New Working Class -- Experts predict the outbreak will lead to a rise in populism. But will workers turn their rage toward corporate CEOs, or middle-class “elites”? -- The class war is already here and it's global -- The impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on global poverty: Why Sub-Saharan Africa might be the region hardest hit

 

Worst virus fears are realized in poor or war-torn countries

 

 

A Starbucks barista received nearly $80,000 in tips after being singled out for refusing to serve a customer not wearing a mask

 

Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China

 

 

Bushwick, NY/Annica Lydenberg of Dirty Bandits for Counter Type

 

Another shooting in Seattle's police-free autonomous zone kills man and critically injures boy

 

Calls for resignation mount after St. Louis mayor releases names of individuals calling for police reform -- That wasn't premeditated.

 

K-Pop Has Always Been Political -- Why the online stan army supporting Black Lives Matter is less surprising than it may seem. -- Related: Why K-pop Fans Are No Longer Posting About K-pop -- Twitter fan accounts are organizing to support the protests, often before the celebrities they love say a word.

 

 

Students using Instagram to reveal what it is like to be 'Black at' private high schools

 

‘White power’ flare-up in retirement haven reveals tensions

 

A husband and wife hold a pistol and rifle as protesters walk past their house en-route to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson's home during a protest march on Sunday. Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI 

St. Louis couple pulls firearms on protesters cutting through their private street -- It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

 

Watch Sacha Baron Cohen Troll Alt-Right Rally With Racist Singalong

 

The Decline of the American World -- Other countries are used to loathing America, admiring America, and fearing America (sometimes all at once). But pitying America? That one is new.

 

The Saharan Air Layer, depicted in red, is seen west of Africa. Meanwhile, a plume of that air layer and its associated dust was moving through the Caribbean and approaching the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, June 29. (CIMMS)

Record-setting Saharan dust plume is exiting U.S., while second, gentler pulse approaches

 

Russia denies nuclear power plant leaks after higher than normal radiation levels in Europe

 

Hong Kong security law: China passes controversial legislation -- Related: China cuts Uighur births with IUDs, abortion, sterilization

 

Split high court throws out Louisiana abortion clinic limit -- Related: Ruling means Missouri’s last abortion clinic stays open

 

Abortion foes vent disappointment after Supreme Court ruling -- Back again another day.

 

Doctors sue to block FDA abortion pill rule during pandemic

 

Patriots owner’s prostitution case heads to appellate court

 

Cities try to arrest their way out of homeless problems

 

Could a boycott kill Facebook? -- Hubris, conceit and greed have become unpopular as a business platform. -- Related: Ford pauses U.S. social media advertising, calls for hate speech to be 'eradicated' from content

 

Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy protection as COVID-19 cancels shows

 

BP sells petrochemicals arm to Ineos for $5 billion

 

Hidden wine cave, $110 million parking bill: Energy collapse wasn’t only thing that sank Chesapeake -- Chesapeake Energy’s bankruptcy filing comes following a financial mess at the fracking giant. In the years before Doug Lawler took over as CEO, the company spent lavishly on parking garages, NBA season tickets and a wine cave.

 

Reddit bans 'The_Donald' forum amid broad social media crackdown -- Related: Graham Linehan, creator of 'The IT Crowd' and 'Father Ted,' has been removed from Twitter -- There's always the like-minded folks at Parler.

 

A demonstrator wears a face mask during a joint LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter march on the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, New York, U.S. June 28, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Reuters PICTURES = SUN JUN 28, 2020 - Celebrating Pride worldwide in a pandemic

 

Google Doodle of Marsha P. Johnson, beloved trans-rights activist, will close out Pride month

 

Do probiotics actually do anything? -- Probiotics, manufactured mixtures of "good bacteria" that help digest food, have become a growing multibillion-dollar industry. But do they work?

 

 

 

Edited June 30, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[bannana]

Here is my recipe for Austrian potato cucumber salad:

• Fingerling or Yukon Gold potatoes, boiled and thinly sliced
• Cucumbers, mandolined and then put in a colander, salted, to allow the moisture to drain out
• Finely chopped radish and green pepper
• Salt and pepper

The amount of potatoes and cucumbers should be equal.

Dressing:

• 3/4 cup chopped green onion
• 3 T olive oil
• 2 T fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 1 T balsamic vinegar
• 3 T of horseradish mustard (or dijon or other if you can't get horseradish mustard)

You could add chives or other onion as well.

It is always very popular and really is pretty easy to make.  And no mayo (though I also make a great mayo potato salad!).

[Cupid Stunt]

Summer Fruit Dessert

4 medium nectarines, sliced *

2-4 tablespoons sugar

2 teaspoon lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger

3 ounces sour cream or Greek-style yogurt

2 cups fresh raspberries

1 cup fresh blueberries

In a large bowl, toss nectarines with sugar, lemon juice and ginger. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour, stirring once.

Drain nectarines, reserving juices. Gradually beat reserved juices into sour cream. Fold nectarines and berries; top with sour cream mixture.

* Note: You can use peaches (they will need to be blanched and peeled) or plums.

[OhioSongbird]

I'm trying both of those!

[pearlite]

12 hours ago, Snaporaz said:

Yet lots of people here are acting like it's all over.  😕

Yup, they're morons. Fewer here, with the exceptions of some party animals/grad students/arseholes who mess up waterfront parks with social-media aggregated parties. Really, the mask makes my sunglasses [the obligatory Stevie Wonders post eye-correction] steam up, but come on...

A lot of supply-chains for garden plants have dried up--migrant worker issues/labour shortages, and we still stand on the sidewalk in the stinking TO humidity and heat outside local stores, but ya know what? We're lucky.

[OhioSongbird]

I drove (well, rode...my friend was driving) by the nursery I used to work at about six weeks ago and she's closed down.  Right now would be peak sales for gardening supplies.  We sold plants, seeds, seedlings, mulch, etc and a lot of trees, too.  Thriving business for years.

Sad.  Super sweet lady and boss married to a dick of an older husband.  He's the reason I quit.  I was listening to talk radio while potting seedlings in the greenhouse (Neil Boortz...super right wing but hey--ya gotta keep up on what the right is spouting).  He said "Oh do you listen to Rush, too?"  "Rush Limbaugh is a big, fat idiot" having just read Al Franken's book.  "Oh, you must be one of those damn liberals!"  Made my job miserable from then on.

Sayonara....

Edited June 30, 2020 by OhioSongbird

[pearlite]

5 hours ago, bannana said:

Here is my recipe for Austrian potato cucumber salad:

• Fingerling or Yukon Gold potatoes, boiled and thinly sliced
• Cucumbers, mandolined and then put in a colander, salted, to allow the moisture to drain out
• Finely chopped radish and green pepper
• Salt and pepper

 

Thanks! I'm going to try this, minus the green pepper. For some reason, they taste awful to me--I'll try yellow pepper maybe. There can never be enough variations on potato salad in hot weather, right? Although I can forego the German bacon fat/vinegar job in the summer--oddly [I know, I know] I don't like bacon--add that to not liking green peppers, chocolate, M____ Wh__ , whisky, beer, and Don Diamont.

A decent pasta salad is one thing I find hard to come by. PLL makes a great Greek one--we both learned the trick of cooking the pasta a bit more than you would normally. We got this idea originally from a recipe for Korean pasta salad [like Hawaiian macaroni salad], and it makes a huge difference. The noodles absorb more of the dressing and don't harden up and get re-starchied as the salad cools. Somewhere in the dim and distant past, I found one in Taste of Home, which we used to read for sniggers--I mean, how many uses for cream of mushroom soup, ranch dressing powder, and/or sweetened condensed milk can you stand? Along with [mainly] women claiming they got, and I quote, "rave reviews" for adding something like ketchup to their Sloppy Joes recipe? Anyway, the recipe was for a BLT pasta [read macaroni] salad--looked nasty, but people ate it right up.

I currently torment myself with thinking about Philippino Spaghetti, which is trendy right now in TO--I don't plan on eating it, but Pinoy take-out is getting big here currently. The spaghetti has a sweet sauce and overcooked noodles, with the topper being a lot of grated Velveeta-type cheese. I'll leave you with that/

[peacheslatour]

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I currently torment myself with thinking about Philippino Spaghetti, which is trendy right now in TO--I don't plan on eating it, but Pinoy take-out is getting big here currently. The spaghetti has a sweet sauce and overcooked noodles, with the topper being a lot of grated Velveeta-type cheese. I'll leave you with that/

Sounds like Honey Boo Boo's "sketti".

[bannana]

3 hours ago, pearlite said:

Thanks! I'm going to try this, minus the green pepper. For some reason, they taste awful to me--I'll try yellow pepper maybe. There can never be enough variations on potato salad in hot weather, right? Although I can forego the German bacon fat/vinegar job in the summer--oddly [I know, I know] I don't like bacon--add that to not liking green peppers, chocolate, M____ Wh__ , whisky, beer, and Don Diamont.

I made it with yellow peppers last weekend, and it was great.  Interestingly, we never had in our household the German potato salad that is typically served warm and has bacon.

3 hours ago, pearlite said:

A decent pasta salad is one thing I find hard to come by.

I used to make a pasta salad with my own dressing until someone turned me onto Kraft Greek Feta Dressing  It's the only time I used bottled dressing.

For my pasta salad I use Fusilli, and then lots of chopped veggies, including:

• celery
• peppers
• radish
• red onion
• grape tomatoes
• kalamata olives

Sometimes I include canned albacore tuna. It turns out great with the Kraft dressing and everyone loves it.

 

[OhioSongbird]

People...I'm a very bad girl.  I get junk phone calls all day from God knows who (I don't answer and it's almost always a hang-up or "Mr. ***** you have been selected for our grand prize") and I have reached my limit. Today I started answering calls of numbers I don't know:  "Cox, Dix, Johnson and Peters...how my I direct your call?"  The instant hang-ups and sputtering on the other end are hilarious.

I'll probably go to hell.....but I'll enjoy it in the meanwhile.

    

[peacheslatour]

31 minutes ago, OhioSongbird said:

People...I'm a very bad girl.  I get junk phone calls all day from God knows who (I don't answer and it's almost always a hang-up or "Mr. ***** you have been selected for our grand prize") and I have reached my limit. Today I started answering calls of numbers I don't know:  "Cox, Dix, Johnson and Peters...how my I direct your call?"  The instant hang-ups and sputtering on the other end are hilarious.

I'll probably go to hell.....but I'll enjoy it in the meanwhile.

    

I usually let them talk for a minute and then I say "Sir, this is an Arby's." And then I hang up.

[Cupid Stunt]

6 hours ago, OhioSongbird said:

People...I'm a very bad girl.  I get junk phone calls all day from God knows who (I don't answer and it's almost always a hang-up or "Mr. ***** you have been selected for our grand prize") and I have reached my limit. Today I started answering calls of numbers I don't know:  "Cox, Dix, Johnson and Peters...how my I direct your call?"  The instant hang-ups and sputtering on the other end are hilarious.

I'll probably go to hell.....but I'll enjoy it in the meanwhile.

 

6 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

I usually let them talk for a minute and then I say "Sir, this is an Arby's." And then I hang up.

  

I answer when I hear  "Mr. ***** you have been selected for our grand prize" --

Well, hi there! My name is Candace Bumpstead and I want to tell you all about Psalm 34 Cosmetics and the Lord ... We're having a special on our Lookin' Good For Jesus Lip Butters and ... *click*

They hang up every time. 

 

 

MIL Stunt is off the nebulizer and her temperature is down to 100°. Her skin is healing and hair is growing out. She's pedaling over 300 yards, and is feeling better. Her viral load isn't down significantly; puzzling her doctor.

[peacheslatour]

Quote

MIL Stunt is off the nebulizer and her temperature is down to 100°. Her skin is healing and hair is growing out. She's pedaling over 300 yards, and is feeling better. Her viral load isn't down significantly; puzzling her doctor.

So much good news! Yay! 

[Cupid Stunt]

Don Nicol/Wall Street Journal image/Jacksonville Beach, Florida, TacoLu restaurant -- Jessica Becker mural artist

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The 3 Weeks That Changed Everything -- Imagine if the National Transportation Safety Board investigated America’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Dr. Fauci Says US Could Reach 100,000 Coronavirus Cases a Day -- Related: Dr. Anthony Fauci says new virus in China has traits of 2009 swine flu and 1918 pandemic flu -- The virus, which scientists are calling “G4 EA H1N1,” has not yet been shown to infect humans but it is exhibiting “reassortment capabilities,” Fauci told the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee during a hearing Tuesday. The H1N1 swine flu emerged in Mexico in April 2009, infecting 60.8 million people in the U.S. and at least 700 million worldwide. An estimated 151,700 to 575,400 people died from the virus across the globe, according to the CDC.

 

What a controversial face mask study says about science in the Covid-19 era -- A Nobel Prize winner coauthored a study in a major journal. More than 40 researchers want it retracted.

 

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Serious coronavirus-linked condition hit 285 US children

 

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Why a Covid-19 drug costs $3,100 -- If you’re experiencing some sticker shock, don’t panic too much. -- Whatever the market price allows and if you have private insurance, breath easy.

 

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Pharmaceutical giant charged with price-fixing in generic drug probe -- Glenmark Pharmaceuticals was charged with one count of conspiracy in restraint of trade in a filing in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

 

In this Monday, June 29, 2020, file photo, City of Tupelo Community Outreach Coordinator Marcus Gary takes down the Mississippi state flag that flew over the City Hall of Tupelo one last time Monday, June 29, 2020. Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. that includes the Confederate battle emblem. (Thomas Wells/The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal via AP, File)

Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War -- Related: With a pen stroke, Mississippi drops Confederate-themed flag

 

Black Doctors Say Pandemic Reveals Enduring Racial Inequity Medicine Alone Cannot Fix

 

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Princeton, Woodrow Wilson and my father

 

These Are The Minneapolis Activists Leading The Push To Abolish The Police

 

Sale of sacred statues riles Black Lives Matter campaigners

 

 In this Wednesday, June 10, 2020 file photo, a statue of Belgium's King Leopold II is smeared with red paint and graffiti in Brussels. Five mixed-race women born in Congo when the country was under Belgian rule who were taken away from their Black mothers have filed a lawsuit for crimes against humanity targeting the Belgian state. Michele Hirsch, a lawyer for the women, told The Associated Press on Friday June 26, 2020: “It is not enough to say: ‘We apologize.’ Reality has to be taken into account. Their lives have been shattered." (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Congo marks 60th anniversary of independence from Belgium -- Related: Belgium takes down statue, king regrets colonial violence

 

Women taken from African mothers by Belgium now want redress -- Related: Mixed-race women sue Belgium for crimes against humanity

 

You guys wish you could Boogaloo like James Brown -- Facebook nears a tipping point when it comes to moderating hate speech -- The social media giant just banned dozens of “boogaloo” extremist accounts. -- Fellow Traveler: United States Air Force sergeant indicted in federal guard killing

 

Guernica/Picasso 

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Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling -- Does this ruling open up religious schools, their affiliates and other "non-profits" to taxation? 

 

Polish group seeks pope’s action against sex abuse, cover-up

 

Interfaith group: No Buddhist or Hindu statues in nightclubs

 

Golden State Killer admits murders, rapes for life in prison

 

Police Execute Another Search Warrant on Chad Daybell’s Property Weeks After Children Found Dead -- Related: 5 Things We Learned from Probable Cause Affidavit Detailing New Charges Against Lori Vallow Daybell

 

Weinstein reaches tentative $19M deal with accusers

 

Roe v. Wade isn’t safe -- The Supreme Court just struck down an anti-abortion law. Here’s why access is still at risk. -- Related: Iowa governor signs abortion law amid court challenge -- We're back.

 

Why conservative Chief Justice Roberts just struck down an anti-abortion law -- Roberts didn’t save abortion rights, he told future litigants how to bury them.

 

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5 Years After Same-Sex Marriage Decision, Equality Fight Continues

 

India bans dozens of Chinese apps, citing security reasons

 

Lululemon to buy at-home fitness startup Mirror for $500 million -- More expensive data-driven crap you don't need monitoring you.

 

The Supreme Court’s big decision on the CFPB and the “unitary executive,” explained -- Chief Justice Roberts’s opinion can be read two ways. One of them could be catastrophic.

 

Carl Reiner, Multifaceted Master of Comedy, Is Dead at 98

 

Johnny Mandel, the Oscar- and Grammy- winning composer, dies

 

 

Edited July 2, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Cupid Stunt]

Baja Salad

Dressing:

¼ cup fresh lime juice and zest

2 tablespoons dark brown sugar

1 teaspoon cumin

1 clove garlic finely minced

1 teaspoon sea salt

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

freshly ground black pepper to taste

--  Combine lime juice, zest, sugar, oils, cumin, garlic and salt in jar and shake. Set aside.

Tortilla Strips:

Six 6-inch corn tortillas

1 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil

½ teaspoon sea salt

-- Preheat oven to 400˚F. Stack tortillas and cut in half. Cut each stack of halves into thin strips, 1/4-inch thick. Transfer tortilla strips to a sheet pan, sprinkle with oil and salt, and toss to coat. Bake for 15-20 minutes, turning every 5 minutes, or until light golden brown and crisp. Set aside.

Salad:

1 head romaine lettuce, chopped in approximately 1/2 inch pieces

1 medium bell pepper, diced 1/4-inch pieces 

½ medium red onion, diced 1/4-inch pieces

½ medium jicama, peeled and diced 1/4-inch pieces

1 medium zucchini, diced 1/4-inch pieces

1 medium cucumber, seeded and diced 1/4-inch pieces

4 medium tomatoes, seeded and diced 1/4-inch pieces

4 ears corn, kernels cut from ear. If fresh corn is not available, substitute 1-1/2 cups of sweet, frozen corn, thawed

1 1/2 cups canned black beans, drained and rinsed

1/2 cup finely chopped cilantro, or parsley

-- Toss salad ingredients in a large bowl. Shake dressing to combine and add to salad, toss to coat all ingredients. Garnish with tortilla strips.

 

Serve with grilled chicken, warmed tortillas and salsa cruda and it's a meal

Edited July 1, 2020 by Cupid Stunt

[Cupid Stunt]

 

Happy Canada Day!

 

May your loonies be plentiful and poutine never congeal.

[pearlite]

One never knows what we're supposed to do about Canada Day...

We can't really use cash at the mo, so not a lot of loonies or twonies in action. And if you can eat a poutine [cheese curds don't really break down or congeal--who knows why PQ chose to use them?] in anything other than extreme air conditioning in TO, my hat's off to you. I don't think we have "national food," to be truthful.

But am I glad to live here? Yup.

Edited July 1, 2020 by pearlite
worked out resizing on the image

[jewel21]

It's the gravy in the poutine that can congeal.