Something about Nothing, come join in........ Part 2

[RVGal]

Hmmmm, thought for sure I'd have offers to come help me clean this pigsty I am living in right now. I am not feeling the love for some reason?

How is everyone today?

What will everyone be doing for the holiday? Can you believe it is just about a week away?

Someone asked, and I am totally with Tricia on this one ... I do not go near a mall between Thanksgiving and Christmas unless I absolutely have to!

I am very jealous that Joshua got a Wii ... I have been looking for one as I'd love to get my brother and sister-in-law one for Christmas. I came up with the idea a few weeks ago, only to find out that I'd have better luck getting Barbra Streisand to vote Republican. I could get one, I suppose, but I do not want to pay a big mark-up. I mean, I love my brother, but not THAT much!

I'm doing okay, but this cold bug is hanging on. Somebody got a bat I can use to bash its brains out with?

We will be having a house full of people and putting on the traditional meal. Oh, I just thought of something else I don't like. That funky green bean casserole that somebody always insists on bringing. When did that become "traditional"? It wasn't on our table when I was a little girl. I think it is a conspiracy devised by the French's French Fried Onion people. Green beans are fine. Green beans swimming in canned cream of mushroom soup, not so fine.

My mom & I got lucky on the Wii. We were at a Target store one day in September and there it was in the case.

We got the Wii in the spring. We love it.....er, um...I mean the kids love it

If I come help you, will you come help me?? I have a contractor and plumber coming at 4:30 and I hope they don't need to go down the basement ....its pretty scary with all the backed up laundry down there. Not to mention that both sides of the double sink have dishes that need to be done. Eh, I will get around to it......too busy trying to find a good deal at RPR or HRH for early dec (1-4, 2-5 or such)for me and Jim to celebrate the 10 years of marriage (about a month and a half late).....airfare is killing my mojo here

back to looking

We had to have work done on our pump a few weeks ago. Our water is supplied by a well dug on our property. The pump is in the basement. I had to clear a path for the guys to be able to get to the pump. There are toys, furniture, and just plain old junk scattered all over down there. Fortunately, the general disarray provides the perfect hiding spot for Santa's toys. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

 

[AlexandNessa]

Tricia, you are totally going to laugh at me ... that green bean casserole is about the only thing I do like!

I have ordered the traditional turkey dinner.

Then I ordered a tenderloin platter for me!

 

[RVGal]

Tricia, you are totally going to laugh at me ... that green bean casserole is about the only thing I do like!

I knew somebody must like it. It wouldn't keep showing up on my table no matter how hard I try to avoid it if nobody else liked it.

First basketball, now green bean casserole. I'm starting to rethink this whole online friendship...

 

[Motherfletcher]

Since I hate fish, I refuse to cook it. His mom seems to think there something wrong with me. You're suppose to cater to your husband's every need, wish, and whim... right?

My Dad was a world class fisherman and we had to eat what he caught and one of his world record catches was an American eel off the coast of Acapulco. Geez... I'm gagging just trying to type this... I highly recommend that no one practice this behaviour.

Give Brad a break though. When I got married the wife asked what my favorite at home dinner was and I got my mom to her her the recipe but have never seen the escalloped potatoes and meatloaf. My dad gave her the recipe for sh*t on a shingle and we have had that maybe twice in 20 years.

 

[RVGal]

My Dad was a world class fisherman and we had to eat what he caught and one of his world record catches was an American eel off the coast of Acapulco. Geez... I'm gagging just trying to type this... I highly recommend that no one practice this behaviour.

Give Brad a break though. When I got married the wife asked what my favorite at home dinner was and I got my mom to her her the recipe but have never seen the escalloped potatoes and meatloaf. My dad gave her the recipe for sh*t on a shingle and we have had that maybe twice in 20 years.

Okay, I am gagging at the thought of EEL for dinner. Blech.

I have no problem making Brad his favorite meals. I just don't do fish. The smell alone drives me crazy.

Now, here's a little peek into the female mind that you didn't ask for, but, hey, that's never stopped me before...

Your wife asked what your favorite dinner was and you had your mom give her the recipe? The typical female reaction would be, "I want to make him what he wants, but I don't want to copy HIS MOM!" If you had simply said, "I like meatloaf and scalloped potatoes" I bet she would have gone in search of recipes until she found something you liked. Most of us want to do what you guys like, we just want to do it our way. We want to hear stuff like, "That is the BEST meatloaf I've ever had" not "That's just like Mom used to make" or "My old girlfriend used to make these amazing cookies, think you could whip up a batch?"

Me, I don't have those issues anymore. I was 33 when Brad & I got married, so I was way beyond the caring stage if I did something better or worse or different from any other woman from his past... mother, sister, girlfriend, whatever. I don't know if age cures all women of that stuff though. The average female baffles me. We are a strange bunch.

 

[Motherfletcher]

My wife was 35 and their culture was as old school as it goes. While we were eating lunch her dad would tell her mom what to cook for dinner. She seemed to like my mom and asked for the recipes. What's even rarer was my mom liked her. She gets thoroughly pissed when I ask for bread instead of tortillas. Then she does this Ricky Ricardo number that only my kids can translate. Aye carumba! All I want is a stinking meatloaf every now and again.

 

[RVGal]

My wife was 35 and their culture was as old school as it goes. While we were eating lunch her dad would tell her mom what to cook for dinner. She seemed to like my mom and asked for the recipes. What's even rarer was my mom liked her. She gets thoroughly pissed when I ask for bread instead of tortillas. Then she does this Ricky Ricardo number that only my kids can translate. Aye carumba! All I want is a stinking meatloaf every now and again.

Well, if your wife asked your mom for the recipes and then never made them... wow... I have no answer for that. Like I said, we are a strange bunch.

I can't imagine going without meatloaf or chipped beef on toast (the PC version of sh*t on a shingle), but then they are meals that I grew up eating and continued to make on my own as an adult. I'm guessing they aren't something your wife grew up with?

I've learned something of Irish and Norwegian cooking thanks to my MIL. FIL is Irish, MIL is Norwegian... so I have some of what she grew up with and some of what her MIL taught her. There are some things I just can't embrace. Lefse? I can make it. It is a potato tortilla. I don't know why I make it, but it seems to make Brad happy and it doesn't bother me, so why not. Lutefisk? Yuck. I don't like fish to begin with, but treat it with LYE? Corned beef and cabbage? Great! I'm thrilled to have the recipe. Mutton? Nope. I've tried, but I just don't like it.

I didn't grow up with any of these things on my dinner plate, but I didn't have any problem trying them out since Brad grew up with them on his. Some of them I continue to make, some of them won't ever make it on our table again. For example, I have yet to understand his mother's love of rhubarb. The first dessert recipe she gave me for a rhubarb pie called for 5 CUPS of sugar. If you need 5 cups of sugar to turn it into a dessert, I say you are starting with the wrong thing.

 

[roseprincess]

Hi all-
Sorry, I just don't have the time to read all the posts. You guys yak so much! j/k

Loribell or whoever asked- my grandma is doing ok. She is back in the nursing home and starting up physical therapy. I haven't talked to her in a couple of days, but my mom has. Grandma is tired, from the PT, but doing ok so far. She has this huge bruise on her right arm, from the fall, so she is in some pain. Thanks for asking!

Someone asked how Matthew's band stuff is doing. He is doing well. He is playing the clarinet- started in September.

Been busy. Colored my hair today finally. I had too much gray coming in. I do my own coloring, as too expensive for me personally to go to a salon to get it done every 6 weeks. Matthew came home sick this past Monday, but he got over it right away.

Jodie- Enjoyed your Barbara Streisand joke
Too funny

Welcome to all the new homies!


Ok, gotta run. Bye for now.

 

[keishashadow]

didn't have time to read thru whole thread, taking a break while dinner cooks (smoked eel isn't 1/2 bad )

hounded the dr's office today, even more than yesterday lol; ma's mammogram is clear...i can breathe again

bbl

 

[RVGal]

hounded the dr's office today, even more than yesterday lol; ma's mammogram is clear...i can breathe again

It's nice to see some good news around here!

 

[RVGal]

Oh, and a "Hey" to Rose! I missed your post somehow. You sound busy!

 

[ky07]

my house still needs fixing but did get my car back from the shop today

 

[macraven]

i've eaten eel before.
funny how you can eat some things when you are really hungry....

g'pa would go fishing and sometimes it was eel that he caught.


hey homies..........

 

[keishashadow]

lori - hope the concert is cranking up fine about now! nice story you posted

barb - hope the job issue works out well

anyone like tripe, cooked in tomato sauce (takes 2 days to cook, the 1st is a soaking/de-stinking process - you simmer it with a bunch of whole cloves)...can't make it anymore; family starts gagging

i'm not a mushroom soup gal, we do cheez whiz, bacon & mushrooms on our green been casserole (can you imagine the calories & cholesterol in cheez whiz )

have decided i'm cheating on baked goods, only my pumpkin pies...everything else is coming from SAMS...still haven't heard from SIL as to attendence.

mac - kentucky? hear it's wild & pretty country (i'd miss the mall).

elmer - hope the blood work gets the checkered flag!lame attempt @ racing lingo - ha

I knew the simpsons flaming moe question (DS wore a ho-made Moe the bartender costume around MVMCP last year - complete with a light up beer mug emblazed with a fake flame - one a few people knew who Moe was??) will have to find a pic & post.

jodie - u still going to be hanging @ NBA on Saturday 12/1 for happy hour; let me know & we'll do our best to sneak on in for a quickie . Enjoy your long vacation.

 

[AlexandNessa]

MF & Tricia ... I never, ever knew that you could actually EAT "sht on a shingle." Seriously. A recipe exists for it. That is definitely something new I learned today.

Tricia, you make me laugh. I am used to being a contrarian. Most of my friends are bleeding heart liberals who don't watch the same TV shows or share the same interest in sports or vacationing inordinately at Universal. It's a wonder I have friends at all!

Janet, glad to hear mom has a clear mammo! Of course we will be at NBA City for happy hour on 12/1. Well, as long as I don't pass out before happy hour is over .... . Would love to see you!

Hi Rose! Have you ever seen the Saturday Night Live episode that John McCain hosted? There was a skit where they had a commercial of John McCain singing all of Barbra's greatest hits. He simply said, "She's been trying to do my job for so long, I thought I'd take a stab at doing her job." And then he cut into "Memories." I really thought it was one of the funniest skits on SNL ever.

Tracie, saw that you might be at HRH while we are. Hope you go! LMK!

Hi everyone!!!

 

[yankeepenny]

Dear God,

I cannot thank you enough for the wonderfull gift you have bestowed upon me. I am free and clear of relatives for Thanksgiving.I have no obligations , ANYWHERE, THE WHOLE FREAKIN' DAY.
Thank you, and I promise not to rub it in too hard. well, maybe on the disboards to my fellow threaders. A few of them may lob a few things at me, but that is okay. Someone has to be free. This year it is me.

Thanks again Lord.
p.s. Thanks too for helping The Celtics.


I understand about the Red Sox winning the pennant.
The Yankees cannot win every year.
I'll shut up now.

 

[RVGal]

my house still needs fixing but did get my car back from the shop today

So, did the insurance get straightened out? Homeowners... auto... did they thumb wrestle to see who paid?

i've eaten eel before.
funny how you can eat some things when you are really hungry....

g'pa would go fishing and sometimes it was eel that he caught.


hey homies..........

Hey Mac!

have decided i'm cheating on baked goods, only my pumpkin pies...everything else is coming from SAMS...still haven't heard from SIL as to attendence.


elmer - hope the blood work gets the checkered flag!lame attempt @ racing lingo - ha

My oldest sister still hasn't confirmed her branch. My brother is a maybe do to work issues. I'm cooking. If they show up they'll get what I've made. Well, my mom is making the pumpkin pie. And Mrs. Edwards always makes the pecan pie.

I should know my blood work results tomorrow... I hope!

MF & Tricia ... I never, ever knew that you could actually EAT "sht on a shingle." Seriously. A recipe exists for it. That is definitely something new I learned today.

Tricia, you make me laugh. I am used to be a contrarian. Most of my friends are bleeding heart liberals who don't watch the same TV shows or share the same interest in sports or vacationing inordinately at Universal. It's a wonder I have friends at all!

Sht on a Shingle is basically meat in a cream sauce over toast. If my father was correct, the colorful title was one dubbed by the military guys when they were served it. If you look at the end product... well... you can understand why they called it that. I think you are suppose to use dried beef, but personally I use those cheap packages of luncheon meat. The ones hanging in the refrigerator case for like $.50 a package? Take about 3 or 4 packs of that, cut it into strips, brown the meat in melted butter, toss in some flour, whisk in some milk until creamy, season with some salt, pepper and I like a few dashes of worcestershire, dump it over toast and viola'... Sht on a Shingle.

And, I'm a big fan of contrarianism. (Is that a word? It should be.) Go right when everyone else goes left. At least the line is shorter that way.

 

[yankeepenny]

$#!+ ON A SHINGLE
is a real recipe, NOT an urban legand.


It is actually creamed chipped beef on toast.
I personnally would not be seen eating it dead or alive, but it is real.


The thought of it makes me puke.....however, if you like it, enjoy.

 

[RVGal]

Dear God,

I cannot thank you enough for the wonderfull gift you have bestowed upon me. I am free and clear of relatives for Thanksgiving.I have no obligations , ANYWHERE, THE WHOLE FREAKIN' DAY.
Thank you, and I promise not to rub it in too hard. well, maybe on the disboards to my fellow threaders. A few of them may lob a few things at me, but that is okay. Someone has to be free. This year it is me.

Thanks again Lord.
p.s. Thanks too for helping The Celtics.


I understand about the Red Sox winning the pennant.
The Yankees cannot win every year.
I'll shut up now.

Oh, fine. Rub it in. Somebody hand me something non-lethal to lob at Penny.

 

[Sharon G]

$#!+ ON A SHINGLE
is a real recipe, NOT an urban legand.


It is actually creamed chipped beef on toast.
I personnally would not be seen eating it dead or alive, but it is real.


The thought of it makes me puke.....

i grew up being served some pretty awful food. How about liver and onions, or shrimp wiggle or spinach from a can??!! Oh, i almost forgot the smelts...Gives me the shivers just thinking about it.