Various random thoughts & observations....

[Moll Flanders]

I used to have quite a posh accent, but living round here for so many years I am getting much more cockney/Essex-sounding.

I can hear it most when I raise my voice, If I ask for a glass of water, I often drop the t.

For me, "orange" is one syllable.... and I say "wadder."

I've heard American people on TV say orange like that.

I say o-ringe, range is like cringe.

 

[PTree15]

Kah lee flower

Same.
And "orange" is two syllables for me.
@Moll Flanders I sometimes lose a "t" in certain words as well. We have a town near where I work called New Britain, and I often drop the "t" in that.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

On this day in 1935, The Wilderness Society was founded.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Today I discovered that Brussels sprouts can actually explode in the microwave....



Learn somethin' new every day.... LOL

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I was reading the instructions on the bread bag... I bought it in the bakery section, room temp... but the directions elude to it being frozen....

My question is this: If I'm supposed to bake a frozen something at 425° for 15-20, what do I bake the thawed something at & for how long?

I'd seriously like to know... by tomorrow. LOL


I might go with 350°....

 

[shyvas]

I was reading the instructions on the bread bag... I bought it in the bakery section, room temp... but the directions elude to it being frozen....

My question is this: If I'm supposed to bake a frozen something at 425° for 15-20, what do I bake the thawed something at & for how long?

I'd seriously like to know... by tomorrow. LOL


I might go with 350°....

I think that the manufacturer has made a mistake using the word frozen. As the bread is baked and not frozen you should just follow a normal recipe. Most state approx. 15 minutes (depending on oven) to warm up the bread with the spread. I gather that you're going to make some garlic bread ? You really can't go wrong. Just check the bread from time to time.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

I think that the manufacturer has made a mistake using the word frozen. As the bread is baked and not frozen you should just follow a normal recipe. Most state approx. 15 minutes (depending on oven) to warm up the bread with the spread. I gather that you're going to make some garlic bread ? You really can't go wrong. Just check the bread from time to time.

Actually, I'm glad it is thawed... I'm going to pre-slice it, almost to the bottom, baste with melted Earth Balance/nooch/garlic powder, then stuff it with a three-"cheese" blend....

Yeah, I'll have to make sure I stick around to check on it, though.....

 

[KLS52]

I’ve been watching Doc Martin and I am absolutely in love with the show and Portwenn (which turns out is really Port Isaac). I want to go there! It’s so beautiful.

 

[KLS52]

 

[KLS52]

 

[Moll Flanders]

Cornwall is gorgeous, I have only been there once or twice.

 

[KLS52]

I have officially gone off the deep end. I’ve been having a lot of lady bugs over the last few weeks. I was feeling bad because I’d see them flying around for a few days and then I’d find them all dried up and dead on the floor and window sills. So I’ve since taken to leaving plates of wet paper towels with drops of honey water and tiny pieces of banana. And I’ll be darned, if they aren’t in the plates drinking the water and eating the banana. I have a feeling they are dying off anyway, but I can’t seem to just leave them without offering some kind of help. I think this is a bit obsessive. But I’m going to keep doing it.

 

[KLS52]

 

[silva]

Awwww... that's sweet of you!
I'm not going to cater to the stink bugs however....Not sure what I'll do if I get more. It's been warm and I found on my side table when I put down my morning coffee. It was dead already, but the windows have plastic on them now and I'll have to go out the side door to take them out...

 

[KLS52]

I just found a stink bug, or I should say my cats found it. I put it outside. I had a ton of them two years ago, especially in the attic. I’ve only seen a few here and there now.

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Awwww... that's sweet of you!
I'm not going to cater to the stink bugs however....Not sure what I'll do if I get more. It's been warm and I found on my side table when I put down my morning coffee. It was dead already, but the windows have plastic on them now and I'll have to go out the side door to take them out...

I just found a stink bug, or I should say my cats found it. I put it outside. I had a ton of them two years ago, especially in the attic. I’ve only seen a few here and there now.

OMG, the stink bugs!! None of them here at home, but Jer's losing his mind 'cuz he doesn't know where the hell they're coming from! Even when it's been sub-zero, a couple creep in somehow... and this is every day. None in the basement, none upstairs, so WTF?

 

[MadamSarcastra]

According to song, two of the most difficult places to find are San José and Sesame Street....

 

[MadamSarcastra]

Lisa Simpson has been a vegetarian since October 15th, 1995! And Paul McCartney's condition for guest-starring in that episode was that she remain a vegetarian for the rest of the series.

 

[Amy SF]

Lisa Simpson has been a vegetarian since October 15th, 1995! And Paul McCartney's condition for guest-starring in that episode was that she remain a vegetarian for the rest of the series.

She’s been a vegetarian longer than I have. I went veg in August of 1997.

ETA: It’s amazing that the writers have actually stuck to this for over 22 years, considering how much change the series has gone through in all that time. I don’t know if there was an actual contract that they’d violate, or it was just a verbal agreement, but they could have gone back on their word at any time. After all, they got Paul (and Linda, RIP), so it’s not like they’re still waiting for him to show up to do the episode.

 

[Amy SF]

Random observation and thought: They have lizards around here! I sometimes see them scurrying away on my walks outside. Back in Santa Monica, there are only squirrels (which I see here, too) and a variety of birds. I wish I could pick one up and hold it for a few minutes, but they’re too fast for me.