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Turtle · 07-30-2005

___Now I am ready to cook! I sometimes love to cook; right now I'm off to make up some kind of food mantage from leftovers & anything fresh at hand plus either some curry or hot peppers or both. Sometimes I cook by rules, others not.

orbsycli · 07-30-2005

rules are pools, duh.

Turtle · 07-30-2005

___It is no objectional claim that cooking is one of the oldest sciences; after all, the recipe is the archetypal algorithm.
___Recipe:
__________3 small left-over barbecued pork chops
__________3 tablespoons oil
__________3/4 cup frozen mixed vegetables
__________1/4 cup apple juice
__________1/4 teaspoon course ground dried hot peppers
__________1/4 teaspoon course ground balck pepper
__________pinch of salt

___In a skillet heat the oil to medium high. Add meat, veggies,& spices. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring or flipping ingredients actively. Add the apple juice & continue cooking until most of the liquid is gone. Remove from heat & serve. Makes 4 servings.

___Notes: If you don't eat dead animals, substitute dead plants or their embyos. Use oil of choice, but don't waste extra virgin olive oil in cooking as the heat largely eliminates all its subtleties(sp). The frozen mixed veggies I used included corn, green beans, & carrots; use what ya got. Use more of the hot peppers if you like, but not less. Substitute chopped dried fruit & water for the juice if you like. Enjoy!

bumab · 07-31-2005

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Originally Posted by niviene

Hehe Turtle... I have had some of that... er, I haven't drank any, myself, as I'm not much for alcohol; I guess I should say I bought some for my dad awhile back, and now every now and then when I head to his house I see some empty Arrogant Bastard bottles hanging around... so he must have liked it

I hear there's another kind, too... something else Bastard Ale... can't remember what it was. Anyway, seems like nobody has ever heard of it, so it's cool to hear somebody else say they like it

They make lots of different kinds. The strongest is Double Bastard, it's around 10.5% percent if I remember right. They are definitily a quality brewery. My favorite of theirs is the Ruination Ale- it's an Imperial IPA, REALLY hoppy and bitter, at about 8.6%. Quality stuff, that.

niviene · 08-03-2005

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Originally Posted by Turtle

____Thanks Niviene! I have anxiously awaited the next opportunity to cast some well deserved reputation your way. I do like your posts!
___I just swallowed the last drop of the first bottle of 2 bottles I bought (thanks to a benefactor who took pity on my sorry *ss condition of late)
___So...that means an elapsed time of 1 hour & 10 minutes; is that slow enough to qualify for this thread?
___I did see 2 other varities; a pale ale & one I don;t remember either. To make it clear, I bought this strickly based on the devil character label & name. I love the stuff! So many micro brews, so little time!
___Next!

Thanks... that's a nice thing to say

And yes, I do believe that 1hour and 10 minutes counts as quite a moment! I also bought them based on the name... LOL! Maybe that's how they reel people in....

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Originally Posted by bumab

They make lots of different kinds. The strongest is Double Bastard, it's around 10.5% percent if I remember right. They are definitily a quality brewery. My favorite of theirs is the Ruination Ale- it's an Imperial IPA, REALLY hoppy and bitter, at about 8.6%. Quality stuff, that.

Wow... and Wow again. I need to find some of that for my father (heheh.. on the one hand I'm complaining about his utter lack of taking care of himself at his age.. on the other, I keep buying him beer...) Perhaps I can find some of that Ruination Ale to sneak behind the bar for my brother on his wedding day

IrishEyes · 08-03-2005

The microbrews were my favorite thing about Seattle, and the entire PNw region. Wow, what fond memories. Between that, and one very long, cold, wild ride to Vancouver, it was a really enjoyable chapter in my life.
Of course, I am a firm believer that most things good come from that part of the country. Between the coffee, the pastries, the brews (all three of which have since gone national), and the over-abundance of VW bugs, it's a great place to just 'be'. I envy you Turtle man, and you too, bumab! Oh for a look at those mountains right now...
The only thing that has come fromthere that I'm not all that fond of was the music in the mid-90s. But then again, some of it was not so bad, I guess. Ah well, another stroll down memory lane...

This morning, the kids cooked pancakes for breakfast. Shame we haven't made it to pick berries yet. A few more weeks will be the perfect time for the late August blackberries though. I usually make some jam from them. Anyone want a jar???

bumab · 08-03-2005

I LOVE blackberry jam! I'll order one

I just made blueberry pancakes for my wife, and I certainly hope your kids were more sucessful. Somehow, I can brew decent beer, but producing a decent (only decent) pancake eludes me about half the time. 50% or so of my pancakes get so black you could use them as temporary blackboards or frisbees.

Probably because I'm surfing the forums as they cook

and lose track of time....

IrishEyes · 08-03-2005

The secret around here is to turn the burner on about 7, butter the skillet a bit, and then pour slowly. Then you just wait for the bubbles and flip. The other side only takes a few seconds, normally. I can do a whole skillet, which is 9 small or 4 big ones, in about 4 minutes. I prefer the small ones, because there are more of them, and less people yelling that they're hungry.

My kids love them topped with fresh berries warmed in a pot with a smidge of sugar, any flavor will do, and LOTS of whipped cream. But lacking berries, blueberry syrup will do in a pinch.

Great, now *I* am also craving those blackberries. The late summer ones are so much better than the June ones. But I'm a bit worried about all of the rain. It seems that when there is lots of rain, the berries are bigger, but less flavorful. Hakuna Matata though, I still can't wait...