I watched half of "Gremlins" last night, then had technical problems. I finished it this morning.
I have to say, this film is not the way I remember it at all. I remember it fondly. I have not seen it since it came out, and was put off by the destruction and death, neither of which bothered me 40 years ago.
I realize I am over-thinking this. However, I am looking at it from the standpoint of, you have this young man who negligently allows all this mayhem to occur, and nobody has any remorse. There are at least two human deaths, maybe more, and nobody seems to care, least of all the police.
Heh. I can't take credit for this one (forget where I read it) but since Thurl also did the voice of Tony the Tiger, there's a headcanon out there now that Tony and the Grinch used to be a couple, and that "You're a Mean One" is Tony's version of a Taylor Swift-esque breakup song.
I don't want to tell anybody what to do, but making a loaf's worth of PB&J's, bags of chips, packs of crackers, little Debbie brownies, a bottle of water, and maybe a pair of socks or a fiver, all in a grocery bag, may help a few unhoused people have something for Christmas. Might also help warm your heart too. I love you all.
My last packages are out for delivery, schedule to be delivered between 4:30 and 7:30. I can wrap them in the AM. Lunch is at 1 o'clock but from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock I have to box up 50 meals for the unhoused. Sorry I won't be able to stick around everyone. Hoping for deviled eggs without onions.
It's a bit mind blowing how much involved engagement continues during our relatively brief excursions elsewhere. I always need a moment or three to catch back up after I return.
Its view of prostitution isn’t the problem. Instead, the problem is studio execs who insist on a romantic happy ending in contexts where it makes no sense.
In real life, there's no way he'd have been able to outwit Joe Pesci indefinitely, either. It's a movie and a slight one. If we get to that level of picking it apart, we'd probably have to lever all Hollywood into the ocean. Which might not be a bad thing, but there are movies I love that make no more sense than that.
I think with the first one, the movie takes pains to show it was truly an accident (11 kids in the house, rushing out the door to miss a flight, doing a faulty head count). Yes it’s 1990 so it’s not like everyone had cell phones in their pocket. I still would have called literally everyone I knew in the city to check in on him, and if not that ate shit and called emergency services. All in all, even counting the complicated trip home, he was there alone no more than 3-4 days at most. They’re wealthy and white (and I’ve always thought Mr. Mccalister was connected). I’m sure they’ll skate
(They might have a lawsuit from two criminals tortured by their psychopath son)
The second one it’s a little harder to be like “oh my Chicago son is in New York and not Miami Whoopsy”
Six kids, two cars, five miles down the road at a stop sign someone did a sort of head count through the windows. Ooops, five kids. Friends at where we left from kept little bro in hand till one car went back.
I've never seen that movie nor have any desire to, but I am aware of its' plot.
Yes, of course they should. How in the HELL can you be dense and distracted enough to board an airliner, jet west across the continental US, then across the Pacific Ocean, and leave an eight year old child behind?
So, for the update nobody was clamoring for--yesterday we did GREAT with getting signatures! It was really amazing (until the sleet rolled in). We've always averaged about 10 signatures per hour, but yesterday it went up to 20. We were at an outside place where it was festive and surrounded by shops and restaurants, and the bandstand even had a good group playing live music, which really helped with the vibe. We could stroll back and forth and get a lot of people.
There were a lot of tourists who can't sign, but still.
Not entirely sure where to go today. There's a walk that's all lit up and a very popular thing to do, but I don't know if it's going to be just tourists. Maybe the mall?
I am not a politician, so this all just feels so icky.
OH MY GOD THOUGH, Y'ALL! I think I forgot to tell you! So we gave some sheets to collect signatures to my friends and such, and for those I'm just not even counting them, because everyone hates this, so I figure I'm lucky if they get me 3 or 5 signatures, but it is sweet that they're willing to help.
We gave some sheets to a guy who is a former coworker, and kind of a big personality Falstaff type? Yesterday I was asking some people for signatures and they informed me they already signed. I was thinking "cute lie" but they went on to say that former coworker (now a lawyer at a fancy firm) had a PARTY recently and the thing was to sign to get me on the ballot! My husband and I got a little misty about that.
(slumps in his seat) Mele Kalikimaka, fellow toilers of the Wonketariat!
Taking a break from the cooking (two side dishes down, one to go before the prime rib hits the heat), the wine's been opened and the port decanted, and I've decided to wonk a little. The fam's at church, so after I make the honey-glazed roasted carrots I'll grab a light lunch, get the house straightened up, and wash my FEELTHY body.
And now, a Deep Thirteen holiday special, Pia Zadora in 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑠 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠.
I love that Iranian woman Masih Alinejad, who the Iranians tried to kill in Brooklyn. She's a mouthy broad, and SJW, and that's the best type of woman in my book. She laughs at how the Iranian government has weapons, and all she's got is her mouth.
I wish to God GWB had been smart enough to invade Iran instead of Iraq. The way they treat women in that country is so deplorable.
I think a lot of Iranians actually WOULD greet us as liberators. It's a shame their country got overrun with religious fanatics. Thank God that can't happen here...
Women in Afghanistan have always been treated like shit, which doesn't make it tolerable. We probably COULD have won that war if we'd really committed to it. The Taliban wasn't that big. I think they're a terrorist group with fewer than 10,000 people.
Our problem with dumbass GW Bush was that he invaded 2 countries with zero plans to do anything afterwards. We could have done a mini Marshall Plan in Afghanistan and Iraq. Most terrorism stems from young men who don't have jobs, and thus have nothing to lose*.
*Most of our mass shooters/bombers in this country fall into that same category.
Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity. Change doesn't happen unless you really understand the society, and even then, it can only occur from within. Perhaps the biggest problem with the country is that the only tool in our tool box is the military--and whenever we start to deploy other tools, like the Peace Corps, or foreign aid, the dumbass yokels resent that we aren't spending every last cent on them. The same was true of the British Empire--despite some Brits having altruistic goals, they could never overcome the avarice of their countrymen. Empires are inherently exploitative, because exploitation is just easier than beneficence.
We went into Afghanistan with the goal of capturing Osama Bin Laden, since he was operating terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. The military had OBL within their sights, and wanted permission to kill him, but for some reason dumbass Bush wouldn't allow it, and OBL moved to Pakistan. I'm not really sure why we stayed in Afghanistan after that, but we certainly fucked the women there over, by leaving for good.
I disagree that a country can't achieve anything militarily. We defeated Hitler, and Japan, and then rebuilt Germany and Japan into economic powerhouses after WWII.
Yeah, the Afghanistan fighters remain undefeated, but I think we could have done it. If dumbass Trump hadn't let 5000 of them out of jail, we probably could have exited a little more gracefully.
I'll always feel bad that we told the people of Afghanistan "work with us, and we'll help build your country." Then we just abandoned them, like they were common Kurds.
Iran is responsible for so much terrorism in the world, it would be very nice if the religious idiots in that country were gone (yes, the same could be said of our own country).
Iranian backed rebels are currently shooting at oil tankers in the Suez Canal, which will cause the price of gas to go up, which may lead to Donald Dump being re-elected. One small, religious, fanatical, country can cause a LOT of damage in the world.
I saw a video of Ron DeSaster stuffing his face at some deli the other day, and it was absolutely disgusting. He truly has zero charisma. The person who posted it was making fun of how he was storing food in his cheeks, just like other normal human beings do.
I just noticed that she looks a lot like him, albeit much prettier.
Christmas future. (from the original 1843 text, but could hopefully apply to a certain someone currently occupying the earth with us)(Links in the note)
Chocolate orange fudge cake is chilling in the freezer for an hour or so (need to get it nice and cold for the next stage of decoration).
The next step is a chocolate drip, piped set cream swirls on the top (Chantilly, of course), and chocolate orange segments on top of the piped swirls. I may or may not use some candied citrus peel somewhere too.
Particularly the pepparkakor, which my son decorated in nightmare fashion because the icing would not pipe properly and he was frustrated. i feel like a museum curator or something--"here, the artist was obviously attempting to voice the frustration--nay, the FURY, of the blah blah blah..."
(my son is 53.)
they were the hit of our St. Reuben's Day celebration, though.
That sounds like my kind of dessert. Once you've gone Chantilly, you can't go back.
Hey, perhaps you could answer a dessert question? My spouse is making mousse au chocolat. It's a thing she does splendidly. But I was somewhat shocked to discover that it involves 8 raw eggs that never get cooked at any point. As a dessert, it is frickin' delicious, but I'm wondering now about eating raw eggs even if they are mixed with divine French chocolate.
It's a European recipe, our eggs are all certified safe, chickens are vaccinated, the eggs aren't washed like in the USA so the shells still have their protective coating (that's why we don't need to refrigerate our eggs). If she uses unwashed eggs the risk of getting ill is minimal, but due to farming practices in the USA it can't be eliminated.
I'm familiar with European eggs and the un-American habit of NOT bleach-blasting off the natural protection. I'd have zero qualms about consuming anything made with raw eggs in Europe. Bloody germophobic Puritans over here!
Anyway, it's about the fifth time I've had spouse's mousse au chocolat, and to my knowledge no one's become ill yet. For yesterday's version, she threw in a tablet of Ibarra Mexican chocolate along with the French bittersweet chocolate, and it was TO DIE (but not literally).
I'll post a pic (if I can figure that out). Basically, fold a piece of fabric over on the short axis, then cut a curve to create sleeves, cut up the middle to create the front opening, cut it at whatever length you want (this one is thigh length in front, then curves around to butt-hide length in back. Takes a little fussing to fix all the raw edges. I've done a couple caftans as well-cut and bind a neck opening, just stitch up the sides (I don't even cut a sleeve on those). GREAT for after shower.
i think i gotcha. sounds like a description i have somewhere for kimonos. i like the post-shower idea.
i once made myself a cover/throw/shawl/wrap (?) thingie with a lovely piece of plaid. folded the fabric, figured the length i wanted, then cut a slit up the front with a bit of a keyhole at the neck, and all i had to do was turn under the raw edges. wore it to xmas eve celebration yesterday with navy pants and turtle. didn't even need to wear a jacket or coat as the weather was warm for december in the Land (50).
That's pretty much it. If you've ever made any of the ethnic Folkwear patterns you quickly get the basic method, because they were designed and made by people who didn't have time to fuss with carefully fitted couture!
I am making vichysoisse to take to Christmas dinner at my brother's place tomorrow. The first step is making vegetable stock. I have the green tops from the leeks, onion, carrots, celery, shallots and fresh herbs simmering in a stockpot with some peppercorns and kosher salt. That will be the base of the soup. My apartment smells AWEsome!
I have a large plastic container with a tight fitting lid, and it isn't a long drive. The nice thing about vichysoisse is that it is served cold, so it doesn't need stove space.
I watched half of "Gremlins" last night, then had technical problems. I finished it this morning.
I have to say, this film is not the way I remember it at all. I remember it fondly. I have not seen it since it came out, and was put off by the destruction and death, neither of which bothered me 40 years ago.
I realize I am over-thinking this. However, I am looking at it from the standpoint of, you have this young man who negligently allows all this mayhem to occur, and nobody has any remorse. There are at least two human deaths, maybe more, and nobody seems to care, least of all the police.
Boris Karloff singing "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" is delightful!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurl_Ravenscroft
Heh. I can't take credit for this one (forget where I read it) but since Thurl also did the voice of Tony the Tiger, there's a headcanon out there now that Tony and the Grinch used to be a couple, and that "You're a Mean One" is Tony's version of a Taylor Swift-esque breakup song.
And so: https://substack.com/profile/157180139-higgs-boson/note/c-45986314?utm_source=notes-share-action&r=2lkwyz
That's how Q got started. :-)
Thanks. I don't know where I got the idea that Boris Karloff sang that.
Boris narrated the original cartoon and did the voice of the Grinch, so it's an easy mistake.
Thanks. I don't feel so daft now. :-)
Hey did y'all hear we are doing a 𝐖𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭?
𝐃𝐞𝐜. 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐈𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝟒𝐩𝐦 𝐏𝐓/ 𝟕𝐩𝐦 𝐄𝐓
Thanks!
I don't want to tell anybody what to do, but making a loaf's worth of PB&J's, bags of chips, packs of crackers, little Debbie brownies, a bottle of water, and maybe a pair of socks or a fiver, all in a grocery bag, may help a few unhoused people have something for Christmas. Might also help warm your heart too. I love you all.
re: 🎅 Last Minute Shopper's Day
My last packages are out for delivery, schedule to be delivered between 4:30 and 7:30. I can wrap them in the AM. Lunch is at 1 o'clock but from 3 o'clock to 5 o'clock I have to box up 50 meals for the unhoused. Sorry I won't be able to stick around everyone. Hoping for deviled eggs without onions.
someone puts onions in devilled eggs? unheard of!
Wait til you crunch down on it. AWFUL!
some things are better left unimagined. :(
Okay, I'm back from reading my activity. I thought there'd be 50 more non-comments...
Ah, well, there's a new thread, so many those 50 non-comments are over there. Going to have a look.
Thanks.
We're moving at eggnog pace this morning. I mean, speaking for this household anyway.
Well, I have a good excuse. There's a sleeping dog in my lap. And you know the proverb...
Maybe PAB thinks he's a sleep dog... I hate that that was my first thought. When will that toxic asshole fade from our brains?
Well, for a certain definition of "lie"...
It's a bit mind blowing how much involved engagement continues during our relatively brief excursions elsewhere. I always need a moment or three to catch back up after I return.
But there was nothing. Maybe I had some weird time loop where I ended up here the second I left?
Well, it is Xmas Eve.
It is inordinately rare that there was a bona fide lull in the non-commentary...
Should the McAllisters have been prosecuted for child endangerment? Discuss.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/12/home-alone-movie-kevin-2023-christmas-legal-consequences.html
Oh, good lord. It's a fun fictional story that nobody was meant to take as reality.
Now, Macaulay Culkin probably experienced some real neglect and harm during his childhood when a bunch of adults were taking advantage of him.
Its view of prostitution isn’t the problem. Instead, the problem is studio execs who insist on a romantic happy ending in contexts where it makes no sense.
That is like the one thing I ever agreed with Dr. Laura on.
In real life, there's no way he'd have been able to outwit Joe Pesci indefinitely, either. It's a movie and a slight one. If we get to that level of picking it apart, we'd probably have to lever all Hollywood into the ocean. Which might not be a bad thing, but there are movies I love that make no more sense than that.
And that's still better than Goodfellows Joe Pesci.
I think with the first one, the movie takes pains to show it was truly an accident (11 kids in the house, rushing out the door to miss a flight, doing a faulty head count). Yes it’s 1990 so it’s not like everyone had cell phones in their pocket. I still would have called literally everyone I knew in the city to check in on him, and if not that ate shit and called emergency services. All in all, even counting the complicated trip home, he was there alone no more than 3-4 days at most. They’re wealthy and white (and I’ve always thought Mr. Mccalister was connected). I’m sure they’ll skate
(They might have a lawsuit from two criminals tortured by their psychopath son)
The second one it’s a little harder to be like “oh my Chicago son is in New York and not Miami Whoopsy”
Six kids, two cars, five miles down the road at a stop sign someone did a sort of head count through the windows. Ooops, five kids. Friends at where we left from kept little bro in hand till one car went back.
I've never seen that movie nor have any desire to, but I am aware of its' plot.
Yes, of course they should. How in the HELL can you be dense and distracted enough to board an airliner, jet west across the continental US, then across the Pacific Ocean, and leave an eight year old child behind?
Good gawd damned grief...
So, for the update nobody was clamoring for--yesterday we did GREAT with getting signatures! It was really amazing (until the sleet rolled in). We've always averaged about 10 signatures per hour, but yesterday it went up to 20. We were at an outside place where it was festive and surrounded by shops and restaurants, and the bandstand even had a good group playing live music, which really helped with the vibe. We could stroll back and forth and get a lot of people.
There were a lot of tourists who can't sign, but still.
Not entirely sure where to go today. There's a walk that's all lit up and a very popular thing to do, but I don't know if it's going to be just tourists. Maybe the mall?
I am not a politician, so this all just feels so icky.
OH MY GOD THOUGH, Y'ALL! I think I forgot to tell you! So we gave some sheets to collect signatures to my friends and such, and for those I'm just not even counting them, because everyone hates this, so I figure I'm lucky if they get me 3 or 5 signatures, but it is sweet that they're willing to help.
We gave some sheets to a guy who is a former coworker, and kind of a big personality Falstaff type? Yesterday I was asking some people for signatures and they informed me they already signed. I was thinking "cute lie" but they went on to say that former coworker (now a lawyer at a fancy firm) had a PARTY recently and the thing was to sign to get me on the ballot! My husband and I got a little misty about that.
Run, listen, win, listen.
Bravo!
Great news!
You are an awesome, involved, fierce and motivated give a damn example for us ALL.
It's more than a little humbling; truly and sincerely, thank you with all of my cynical old heart.
I love hearing about this!
Awesome!
Great work!
How did I get 56 activity?
Mobility buffs?
(slumps in his seat) Mele Kalikimaka, fellow toilers of the Wonketariat!
Taking a break from the cooking (two side dishes down, one to go before the prime rib hits the heat), the wine's been opened and the port decanted, and I've decided to wonk a little. The fam's at church, so after I make the honey-glazed roasted carrots I'll grab a light lunch, get the house straightened up, and wash my FEELTHY body.
And now, a Deep Thirteen holiday special, Pia Zadora in 𝑆𝑎𝑛𝑡𝑎 𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑠 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑠.
Shield your eyes, Frank:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgcclbBmdEY
E hauoli makahiki hou!
We hang MST3K over the doorway EVERY year for Christmas.
Muahahahahaha.
Pia Zadora ... that's a blast form the past.
When I was little I assumed her name was P. Isidora.
More like a damp squib, but she was a looker back in the day, as I recall.
It is who you know.
I love that Iranian woman Masih Alinejad, who the Iranians tried to kill in Brooklyn. She's a mouthy broad, and SJW, and that's the best type of woman in my book. She laughs at how the Iranian government has weapons, and all she's got is her mouth.
I wish to God GWB had been smart enough to invade Iran instead of Iraq. The way they treat women in that country is so deplorable.
Too hard. Gotta punch down.
FYI not in favor of warring with Iran but the GOP keeps beating war drums v Iran but will never do it.
I think a lot of Iranians actually WOULD greet us as liberators. It's a shame their country got overrun with religious fanatics. Thank God that can't happen here...
Because the whole Iraq and Afghan thing worked out so well for the women there?
So North Vietnam and South Vietnam are the same?
Women in Afghanistan have always been treated like shit, which doesn't make it tolerable. We probably COULD have won that war if we'd really committed to it. The Taliban wasn't that big. I think they're a terrorist group with fewer than 10,000 people.
Our problem with dumbass GW Bush was that he invaded 2 countries with zero plans to do anything afterwards. We could have done a mini Marshall Plan in Afghanistan and Iraq. Most terrorism stems from young men who don't have jobs, and thus have nothing to lose*.
*Most of our mass shooters/bombers in this country fall into that same category.
Fighting for peace is like fucking for virginity. Change doesn't happen unless you really understand the society, and even then, it can only occur from within. Perhaps the biggest problem with the country is that the only tool in our tool box is the military--and whenever we start to deploy other tools, like the Peace Corps, or foreign aid, the dumbass yokels resent that we aren't spending every last cent on them. The same was true of the British Empire--despite some Brits having altruistic goals, they could never overcome the avarice of their countrymen. Empires are inherently exploitative, because exploitation is just easier than beneficence.
We went into Afghanistan with the goal of capturing Osama Bin Laden, since he was operating terrorist training camps in Afghanistan. The military had OBL within their sights, and wanted permission to kill him, but for some reason dumbass Bush wouldn't allow it, and OBL moved to Pakistan. I'm not really sure why we stayed in Afghanistan after that, but we certainly fucked the women there over, by leaving for good.
I disagree that a country can't achieve anything militarily. We defeated Hitler, and Japan, and then rebuilt Germany and Japan into economic powerhouses after WWII.
Hunting down the terrorists in all those mountains is far easier said than done.
Yeah, the Afghanistan fighters remain undefeated, but I think we could have done it. If dumbass Trump hadn't let 5000 of them out of jail, we probably could have exited a little more gracefully.
I'll always feel bad that we told the people of Afghanistan "work with us, and we'll help build your country." Then we just abandoned them, like they were common Kurds.
Iran is responsible for so much terrorism in the world, it would be very nice if the religious idiots in that country were gone (yes, the same could be said of our own country).
Iranian backed rebels are currently shooting at oil tankers in the Suez Canal, which will cause the price of gas to go up, which may lead to Donald Dump being re-elected. One small, religious, fanatical, country can cause a LOT of damage in the world.
Casey DeSantis really wants to be President ...
https://x.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1738678741218308316?s=20
The look on his face...that half-smile thing, the eyes, he's just a fucking clown.
I saw a video of Ron DeSaster stuffing his face at some deli the other day, and it was absolutely disgusting. He truly has zero charisma. The person who posted it was making fun of how he was storing food in his cheeks, just like other normal human beings do.
I just noticed that she looks a lot like him, albeit much prettier.
I always thought he was squirrely. Cheeky bastard, too.
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Got no respect for any woman who lets that kind of trash man touch her.
What is that....thing.. on his face? A smile? Is he farting? Does something hurt?
LOL
DeSaster truly has zero charm or charisma.
And KC is my moniker and I wanted to be a rockstar.
Tough shit. It ain't gonna happen.
Kellyanne Conway? Or of KC and the Sunshine Band fame?
I haz a confuze.
I think Sunshine Band.
Christmas future. (from the original 1843 text, but could hopefully apply to a certain someone currently occupying the earth with us)(Links in the note)
https://substack.com/profile/155702845-land-shark/note/c-45983889
"𝘐𝘧 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘢 𝘸𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘸," 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯, "𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦? 𝘐𝘧 𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯, 𝘩𝘦'𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩, 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧."
"𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦," 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘔𝘳𝘴 𝘋𝘪𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳. "𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘢 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘮."
Some people can't help being alone at tough times. Hugs to them!
Chocolate orange fudge cake is chilling in the freezer for an hour or so (need to get it nice and cold for the next stage of decoration).
The next step is a chocolate drip, piped set cream swirls on the top (Chantilly, of course), and chocolate orange segments on top of the piped swirls. I may or may not use some candied citrus peel somewhere too.
ooo, that is making my xmas cookie dessert sound pretty sad.
Christmas cookie desserts are wonderful.
Particularly the pepparkakor, which my son decorated in nightmare fashion because the icing would not pipe properly and he was frustrated. i feel like a museum curator or something--"here, the artist was obviously attempting to voice the frustration--nay, the FURY, of the blah blah blah..."
(my son is 53.)
they were the hit of our St. Reuben's Day celebration, though.
That sounds like my kind of dessert. Once you've gone Chantilly, you can't go back.
Hey, perhaps you could answer a dessert question? My spouse is making mousse au chocolat. It's a thing she does splendidly. But I was somewhat shocked to discover that it involves 8 raw eggs that never get cooked at any point. As a dessert, it is frickin' delicious, but I'm wondering now about eating raw eggs even if they are mixed with divine French chocolate.
It's a European recipe, our eggs are all certified safe, chickens are vaccinated, the eggs aren't washed like in the USA so the shells still have their protective coating (that's why we don't need to refrigerate our eggs). If she uses unwashed eggs the risk of getting ill is minimal, but due to farming practices in the USA it can't be eliminated.
Thank you! I knew you would have the answer.
I'm familiar with European eggs and the un-American habit of NOT bleach-blasting off the natural protection. I'd have zero qualms about consuming anything made with raw eggs in Europe. Bloody germophobic Puritans over here!
Anyway, it's about the fifth time I've had spouse's mousse au chocolat, and to my knowledge no one's become ill yet. For yesterday's version, she threw in a tablet of Ibarra Mexican chocolate along with the French bittersweet chocolate, and it was TO DIE (but not literally).
Long may you continue to enjoy it without pesky bacteria causing issues. I think the odds are pretty good.
Mr. Snot worries about this kind of thing. I just shove the final products in my mouth!
I regret I have but one upfist to give.
The recipe for chocolate orange fudge cake needs to be inscribed in stone.
When I finally ascend to Baking Godhood it shall be the first of my Baking Commandments.
OK, enough of this feeling sorry for myself. Gonna go do some more laundry and finish the jacket I started yesterday (minimal cut no pattern sewing)
further details on jacket pleez? i just got my machine back from the repair shop and am raring to go.
I'll post a pic (if I can figure that out). Basically, fold a piece of fabric over on the short axis, then cut a curve to create sleeves, cut up the middle to create the front opening, cut it at whatever length you want (this one is thigh length in front, then curves around to butt-hide length in back. Takes a little fussing to fix all the raw edges. I've done a couple caftans as well-cut and bind a neck opening, just stitch up the sides (I don't even cut a sleeve on those). GREAT for after shower.
i think i gotcha. sounds like a description i have somewhere for kimonos. i like the post-shower idea.
i once made myself a cover/throw/shawl/wrap (?) thingie with a lovely piece of plaid. folded the fabric, figured the length i wanted, then cut a slit up the front with a bit of a keyhole at the neck, and all i had to do was turn under the raw edges. wore it to xmas eve celebration yesterday with navy pants and turtle. didn't even need to wear a jacket or coat as the weather was warm for december in the Land (50).
That's pretty much it. If you've ever made any of the ethnic Folkwear patterns you quickly get the basic method, because they were designed and made by people who didn't have time to fuss with carefully fitted couture!
I haven't made any of those patterns but i'll be looking for them
thanks!
https://www.folkwear.com/
I am making vichysoisse to take to Christmas dinner at my brother's place tomorrow. The first step is making vegetable stock. I have the green tops from the leeks, onion, carrots, celery, shallots and fresh herbs simmering in a stockpot with some peppercorns and kosher salt. That will be the base of the soup. My apartment smells AWEsome!
i love vichysoisse!
Yum
The amazing thing about Vichyssoise is that when you heat it up, it undergoes this translation into potato-leek soup.
[but seriously, I'm envious]
Taking soup to a potluck-style holiday is real hero stuff, lol. Hope you have someone in the car to hold it steady!
I have a large plastic container with a tight fitting lid, and it isn't a long drive. The nice thing about vichysoisse is that it is served cold, so it doesn't need stove space.
I love Vichyssoise!
well shoot, i shoulda read down!
YUM! Didn't realize you were such a good chef, Bub! Happy Xmas!