There used to be miles of mud and grasslands down deep in Plaquemines Parish’ It ran from he Mississippi river that used to feed and build it waaaaaay out into the Gulf. When the built the levees the sediment couldn’t get out to support the land and its final blow was the state allowing oil exploration firms to dig long canals through it, that assisted the erosion that made the hundreds of miles of that land leaving the Gulf lapping up against the friver’s levees.
Anyway, there used to be a wide ship channel from Empire out to the Gulf, shrimp and fishing boats would use it to fuel and ice up going out to fish. A friend of mine, now long gone, would take me down there on his 18 foot boat rigged to drag a short trawl for shrimp. We’;d trawl that channel, it wouldn’t be hard to each fill a 48-quart cooler each with shrimp and if we brought fishing poles to use a few of those shrimp to catch a few redfish or speckled trout. As you were trolling for shrimp it wasn’t unusual for dolphins to swim slowly alongside of the boat, they knew we were stirring up the bottom and it would move the fish. Sometime it seemed as if they were just swimming with you for something to do, they’d be within 18 inches to two feet away, just cruising along.
All gone now, long gone. The dolphins are still there but it’s all open water. Sadly many have died this year as the opening of the spillway to reduce the pressure on the levees put billions of gallons of fresh water into the sound. The dolphins will swim the brackish water as they do the salt but too long of an exposure to fresh water, as we have now, causes them a number of health issues, more than a few fatal.
You’re welcome, sand! Newport Beach was always a lot of fun. We seldom went over to the manmade island of Balboa, a “neighborhood” of Newport Beach with a main canal (Photo by Shaun McGrath) which is greatly built up now, of course…
…it was probably 1962 the last time I was there. This map shows something we never even thought about…
Tsunami Inundation Map (2013) Photo by Nathan Wood, Research Geographer – USGS…
…It’s possible, but I doubt there were any tsunamis anywhere along the CA coast when I was a kid and it wouldn’t have mattered much seeing as it was nowhere near as built up then.
For biscuits, I use a frozen stick of butter. Hold the frozen stick of butter with a couple of paper towels and grate it on the coarse side of the grater directly into the pre-mixed dry ingredients. Then use two cold bench scrapers or large forks (put them in the freezer for a bit) to mix just until mixed (yes, it will look lumpy, don’t worry!). Then pat down the dough to about 1-inch thickness, and use a sharp cutter to cut out the biscuts. Do not twist the cutter into the dough — this will seal of the layers and they won’t rise as much while baking. A clean “push through” to cut them will allow the layers to expand evenly while baking.
Exactly. I don’t even cut mine, just gently shape and drop. Two other things that make a huge difference. Never make biscuits without buttermilk, and I put mine in a cake pan instead of on a cookie sheet. Since reading that tip, without even changing the recipe they have gotten much more rise.
I’ve posted before that I’ve used waffles as a foundation for meals. I’ve made them using flour and corn meal, the latter working with various meats from chili to fajitas. I’ve put bacon and eggs on the flour ones, they work with ham/red-eye gravy as topping too.
Those v50 pounds are juuuuuust around any plated corner.
I just had one of those ‘missing it’ moments when, in the old old Army days, we’d have breakfast in a company chow hall. Zero-dark-thirty and you’d take your squad/platoon to eat at a mess that would be staffed (can’t say ‘manned’ no mo’) by your own mess crew, it was bonding.
Last time I did that was ’99 at Ft Gordon. It was 0530, I was on assignment pending a trip. I was a senior NCO so ate independently and went to breakfast with some other NCOs who qualified as ‘older than ‘ at that time, we’d all been in over 20 and one guy had been in basic with me in ’65. There were companies of trainees, Ft Gordon’s hosts the Army signal school, and they were forming up for chow. These kids were almost our grandkids’ ages, even their instructors didn’t recognize some of our Vietnam right shoulder patches…deja vu.
There was a mixed squad of trainees approaching the front doors so our small group stopped to let them and their squad leader in. The squad leader stopped his squad and said we could go ahead. The Marine Master Sergeant with us was the first to speak up as he gently told the squad leader that we always eat by rank, lowest first. The squad went first but I still think that the Marine sergeant would have liked to have been a bit more…firm…with that young sergeant had his squad not have been there.
Don’t know if they still do it but under field, and usually garrison, conditions when feeding by unit the chow line would go from lowest first through the ranks. Presumably as the lowest ranks usually do the grunt work and most in need of food. The higher ranks are usually more administrators and caloric needs for that are lesser.
Photo 1’s only redeeming feature is that the bacon is in front (probably trying to escape from the onslaught of odious banana slices that have no place on the breakfast table). Photo 2 is fab. I even like photo 3 because I love the donut on top (forget the name).
Good evening, Nyet! It’s way too late for breakfast but never too late for bacon. So pile a couple handfuls into a picnic basket. There’s just enough daylight left in the day to enjoy a bacon feast by the sea…
Nice photo of Dubrovnic! Sadly, this little gem on the ocean is overrun with cruise ship hooligans. You can barely walk inside the walled city during the day. Noise and crowds — just awful. But it is a beautiful city, and the ocean is crystal clear and a gorgeous dark blue.
But notable in the city in one of the side streets is one of the oldest synagogues in Europe, started by Jews who were ejected from Spain in 1492. It has been in constant use since, and is no bigger than a small townhouse. Common area on first floor, synagogue on second floor.
A long time ago I dated a guy from this part of the world, and his sister ran a guest house in Dubrovnik. That was way back during the Tito days, and she did a lot of cash under the table business, he told me.
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and Mike Pence and their families as they seek to lead America back to You.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do you, O prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits
who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.
Wellll, today’s our anniversary…or yesterday, we were never really sure but we know it’s one of the two days. Anywho, our gray cat brought us an anniversary present! When she came in she brought us a fat, live, wriggly field mouse and dropped it right on the kitchen floor.
She was a bit taken back when we didn’t hit all four and chase it. When it ran under the range table she went under and chased it out, again leaving it to us. The 22 pound inside cat sort of made a halfhearted attempt at it but mice aren’t really its thing no mo’, and the old dog (who was quite a good mouser) thought it just too much trouble.
Our furry anniversary present is now running around the pantry some where, the grey cat is asleep on Czarina and the weight of any demousing operation is now squarely on the black & white cat when he comes in. Not an altogether unusual anniversary for us, as they go, whenever they are.
I guess so, she usually brings dead ones to share, but this was a special occasion. Old dog is suggesting we go down to a Home Depot parking lot and hire an illegal immigrant cat that does daywork to take care of it.
Have a fine day, Stellars…
When I was a teenager we went to Newport Beach several times every summer to meet family members who had their sailboat anchored there…
A pod of dolphins a bit further out in the harbor…
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By Lucille on August 21, 2019 at 12:15 am
There used to be miles of mud and grasslands down deep in Plaquemines Parish’ It ran from he Mississippi river that used to feed and build it waaaaaay out into the Gulf. When the built the levees the sediment couldn’t get out to support the land and its final blow was the state allowing oil exploration firms to dig long canals through it, that assisted the erosion that made the hundreds of miles of that land leaving the Gulf lapping up against the friver’s levees.
Anyway, there used to be a wide ship channel from Empire out to the Gulf, shrimp and fishing boats would use it to fuel and ice up going out to fish. A friend of mine, now long gone, would take me down there on his 18 foot boat rigged to drag a short trawl for shrimp. We’;d trawl that channel, it wouldn’t be hard to each fill a 48-quart cooler each with shrimp and if we brought fishing poles to use a few of those shrimp to catch a few redfish or speckled trout. As you were trolling for shrimp it wasn’t unusual for dolphins to swim slowly alongside of the boat, they knew we were stirring up the bottom and it would move the fish. Sometime it seemed as if they were just swimming with you for something to do, they’d be within 18 inches to two feet away, just cruising along.
All gone now, long gone. The dolphins are still there but it’s all open water. Sadly many have died this year as the opening of the spillway to reduce the pressure on the levees put billions of gallons of fresh water into the sound. The dolphins will swim the brackish water as they do the salt but too long of an exposure to fresh water, as we have now, causes them a number of health issues, more than a few fatal.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 1:10 am
Thank you for sharing these, Lucille! 😊❤️
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By sandandsea2015 on August 21, 2019 at 7:36 am
You’re welcome, sand! Newport Beach was always a lot of fun. We seldom went over to the manmade island of Balboa, a “neighborhood” of Newport Beach with a main canal (Photo by Shaun McGrath) which is greatly built up now, of course…
…it was probably 1962 the last time I was there. This map shows something we never even thought about…
Tsunami Inundation Map (2013) Photo by Nathan Wood, Research Geographer – USGS…
…It’s possible, but I doubt there were any tsunamis anywhere along the CA coast when I was a kid and it wouldn’t have mattered much seeing as it was nowhere near as built up then.
This link will give you an idea of the absurd real estate prices in Balboa and Newport proper…
https://www.estately.com/CA/Balboa_Island,_Newport_Beach/sold
…ludicrous!
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By Lucille on August 21, 2019 at 7:28 pm
Thank you, Lucille! 😊❤️
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By sandandsea2015 on August 22, 2019 at 7:40 am
Catatumbo lightning, Catatumbo River, Venezuela.
Have a beautiful day folks 🙂 !
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By lovely on August 21, 2019 at 5:45 am
Amazing photo! Have a great day, lovely!
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By sandandsea2015 on August 21, 2019 at 7:38 am
Thanks Sand! I hope your day was beautiful, just made it home, 🙂 !
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By lovely on August 21, 2019 at 7:01 pm
Glad you’re back! Hope it was a great visit!
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By sandandsea2015 on August 22, 2019 at 7:39 am
Evening Sand 🙂 ! It is beautifully cool here 🙂 !!
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By lovely on August 22, 2019 at 10:22 pm
The front came through here a while ago, and it is nice and cool here now too. Supposed to be about 75 degrees tomorrow. Perfect!
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By stella on August 22, 2019 at 11:00 pm
I love this time of year when you can open all the windows and everything is so fresh and crisp! Good morning Stella !
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By lovely on August 23, 2019 at 7:35 am
Not yet. A couple of more months.
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By auscitizenmom on August 23, 2019 at 10:41 am
Well when it is a billion below here you will be toasty so it is give and take 🙂 .
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By lovely on August 23, 2019 at 10:41 am
LOL Yes, it is.
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By auscitizenmom on August 23, 2019 at 10:43 am
thanks lovely, Artwork by God!
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By piper567 on August 21, 2019 at 1:49 pm
Thanks Piper, it’s beautiful. Peace amongst the storm.
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By lovely on August 21, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Good late afternoon, lovely! Remarkable nature never fails to provide beauty!
(This enlarges nicely.)
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By Lucille on August 21, 2019 at 7:33 pm
Mornin’ kids!
https://twitter.com/Ffs_OMG/status/1162834787842875393
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By WeeWeed on August 21, 2019 at 7:58 am
LOL
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 9:35 am
Mornin’ Mom!
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By WeeWeed on August 21, 2019 at 9:56 am
Mornin’ Wee ❤
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 9:57 am
Mornin’ WeeWeed!
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By stella on August 21, 2019 at 9:44 am
Mornin’ Stella!
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By WeeWeed on August 21, 2019 at 9:57 am
And now we know how political party platforms are created!
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 10:39 am
Afternoon Z’s!
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By WeeWeed on August 21, 2019 at 4:03 pm
Good evening to you, WeeWeed! Enjoy a relaxing balcony garden the rest of the day…
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By Lucille on August 21, 2019 at 7:40 pm
Beautiful, Lucy! Evenin’!
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By WeeWeed on August 21, 2019 at 7:42 pm
Mornin’ stella! (Smiter of those that ought to be smote) 😎 🍸 (Long Island Iced Tea)
(Jack Daniels – Single Barrel)
(Tom Collins)
(Black & Tan)
(Boilermaker)
(Wild Turkey Rare Breed)
(Irish Car Bomb)
(Godfather)
(Mortlach)
(Roy Rogers)
(Classic Daiquiri)
(Gin & Tonic)
(Blackberry wine)
(Backdraft)
(Flaming Dr. Pepper)
(Stinger)
(Rusty Nail)
(Jack Daniels)
(Whiskey Smash)
(B52)
(Rum & Coke)
(Night Train Express)
(Albanian Raki Moskat)
(Hot Buttered Rum)
(Mudslide)
(RumChata)
(Stolichnaya elit, no ice)
(Smoking Bishop)
(Red Russian)
(Yuengling)
(Baileys Irish Cream on the rocks)
(Brompton’s Cocktail – No cherry, no umbrella, no plastic monkey)
(Benjamin Franklin’s clarified milk punch)
(Some of Menagerie’s Jack Daniels – Shhhhhh)
(Some more of Menagerie’s Jack Daniels – Shhhhhh)
Mornin’ WeeWeed! (Master Mixologist Extrodinare) 😎 🍸 (Old Fashioned)
Mornin’ Menagerie! 😎
Mornin’ Ad rem! (Queen Felis catus) 🐱 🍸 (Flaming Lamborghini)
Mornin’ Sharon! 😎 🍸 🍸 (earthquake)
Mornin’ ytz4mee! 😎 🍸 (cosmopolitan)
Mornin’ waltzingmtilda! 🙂 🍸 (white wine and perrier)
Mornin’ partyzantski! 🙂
Mornin’ texan59! 🙂
Mornin’ ZurichMike! 🙂 🍸 (fuzzy navel)
Mornin’ Col.(R) Ken! (hand salute) 🙂
Mornin’ czarina33! (aka czarina) 🙂 🍸 (Lynchburg Lemonade)
Mornin’ czarowniczy! 🙂
Mornin’ letjusticeprevail2014! 🙂
Mornin’ Patriot1783-ctdar! (aka “ctdar”) 🙂 🍸 (grasshopper)
Mornin’ tessa50! 🙂 🍸 (flaming volcano)
Mornin’ waltzingmtilda! 🙂 🍸 (sidecar)
Mornin’ varsityward! 🙂
Mornin’ MaryfromMarin! 😀
Mornin’ Wooly Covfefe! (aka “Wooly Phlox” aka “taqiyyologist”) 🙂
Mornin’ Howie! (aka “doodahdaze”) 🙂
Mornin’ TwoLaine! 🙂
Mornin’ Sha! 🙂 🍸 (Lemon Drop)
Mornin’ BigMamaTEA! 🙂 🍸 (Harvey Wallbanger)
Mornin’ cetera5! (aka “Cetera”) 🙂
Mornin’ The Tundra PA! 🙂 🍸 (Gentleman Jack Whiskey Sling)
Mornin’ lovely! 🙂
Mornin’ michellc! 🙂 🍸 (Salty dog)
Mornin’ auscitizenmom! 🙂 🍸 (Kiss on the Lips)
Mornin’ Margaret-Ann! 🙂 🍸 (White Russian)
Mornin’ Auntie Lib! 🙂 🍸 (Tom and Jerry)
Mornin’ holly100! 🙂 🍸 (Jack & Coke)
Mornin’ Pam! 🙂 (Not even water)
Mornin’ Ms.Tee! 🙂 🍸 (Mojito)
Mornin’ koolkosherkitchen! 🙂 🍸 🍸 (Cuba Libre)
Mornin’ ImpeachEmAll 🙂
Mornin’ Monroe! 🙂
Mornin’ Les! 🙂
Mornin’ shiloh1973! 🙂
Mornin’ TexasRanger! 🙂
Mornin’ Ziiggii! 🙂
Mornin’ oldiadguy! 🙂
Mornin’ smiley! (“stuck in spambucket”) 🙂 🍸 (Spanish coffee)
Mornin’ derk! (“Stellars”) 🙂 🍸 (Kamikaze)
Mornin’ Jacqueline Taylor Robson 🙂 🍸 (Shirley Temple)
Mornin’ facebkwallflower! 🙂
Mornin’ Ms. Cindy! (aka “Ms Cynlynn” aka “ms cynlynn”) 🙂 🍸 (1970 ducru beaucaillou)
Mornin’ sandandsea2015! 🙂 🍸 (1961 Château Montrose)
Mornin’ amwick! 🙂 🍸 (Blue motorcycle)
Mornin’ hocuspocus13! 🙂 🍸 (1970 Chateau Latour)
Mornin’ Sloth1963! 🙂 🍸 (1971 Moulin Touchais)
Mornin’ MTeresa! (Ex-lurker) 🙂
Mornin’ rheavolans! (aka “Rhea Salacia Volans”) 🙂
Mornin’ joshua! 🙂
Mornin’ John Denney! 🙂
Mornin’ litenmaus! 🙂
Mornin’ kinthenorthwest! 🙂 🍸 (A Lonely Island Lost in the Middle of a Foggy Sea)
Mornin’ TwoLaine! 🙂
Mornin’ patternpuzzler! 🙂 🍸 (Old Lady)
Mornin’ Senatssekretär FREISTAAT DANZIG! 🙂
Mornin’ G-d&Country! 🙂 🍸 (Blind Russian)
Mornin’ Gary! 🙂
Mornin’ valeriecurren! 🙂 🍸 (Flaming Sambuca)
Mornin’ Lucille! 🙂 🍸 (Peach Schnapps)
Mornin’ Lburg! 🙂 🍸 (Lburg lemonade)
Mornin’ davidhuntpe! 🙂
Mornin’ skipper1961! 🙂
Mornin’ mightyconservative! 🙂
Mornin’ NC Nana! 🙂 🍸 (Beautiful)
Mornin’ bjosz! 🙂
Mornin’ Angelle Staria Literary Works! 🙂
Mornin’ just stevie! 🙂 🍸 🍸 🍸 🍸 🍸 🍸 🍸 (Chateau Pape Clement Blanc Pessac, 2014)
Mornin’ whiners and complainers! 😛 (No drink for you!)
Mornin’ to people posting that I missed. 😳
Mornin’ to all you lurkers! 😕
Also just in case someday; mornin’ to Elvis Chupacabra, F.D.R. in Hell and sundance!
Breakfast!
NEW and IMPROVED breakfast with extra bacon for ZurichMike!
Doughnuts for coffee!
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By nyetneetot on August 21, 2019 at 10:33 am
I’ll have those fluffy pancakes, please. Mornin’ Nyet, everyone. 🙂
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 10:35 am
I was looking at a recipe for fluffy pancakes the other day that used cottage cheese to create the fluffyness.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 10:41 am
I made them with cottage cheese once, but they weren’t really fluffy. But, mine never are. 🙄
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 10:42 am
If you mix the liquid and dry ingredients too much, you won’t get as much rise. Small lumps are okay.
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By stella on August 21, 2019 at 10:48 am
I have the same problem with biscuits.
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 10:51 am
I just buy Popeyes.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 11:02 am
For biscuits, I use a frozen stick of butter. Hold the frozen stick of butter with a couple of paper towels and grate it on the coarse side of the grater directly into the pre-mixed dry ingredients. Then use two cold bench scrapers or large forks (put them in the freezer for a bit) to mix just until mixed (yes, it will look lumpy, don’t worry!). Then pat down the dough to about 1-inch thickness, and use a sharp cutter to cut out the biscuts. Do not twist the cutter into the dough — this will seal of the layers and they won’t rise as much while baking. A clean “push through” to cut them will allow the layers to expand evenly while baking.
See? I DO know something about carbs! LOL!
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By ZurichMike on August 21, 2019 at 2:30 pm
Thx
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 3:00 pm
Exactly. I don’t even cut mine, just gently shape and drop. Two other things that make a huge difference. Never make biscuits without buttermilk, and I put mine in a cake pan instead of on a cookie sheet. Since reading that tip, without even changing the recipe they have gotten much more rise.
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By Menagerie on August 21, 2019 at 7:07 pm
Nobody in my house likes to drink buttermilk, so I never have the fresh stuff on hand. Do you consider it ok to add vinegar to milk as a substitute?
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By The Tundra PA on August 22, 2019 at 2:15 am
Have you tried powdered buttermilk?
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By stella on August 22, 2019 at 2:22 am
Heard of it but never tried it. Is it better than milk + vinegar?
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By The Tundra PA on August 22, 2019 at 2:31 am
It’s about the same, I think; neither is as good as the real thing, but adequate for baking. The powder is shelf stable, of course.
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By stella on August 22, 2019 at 11:09 am
And what are you doing up so late?
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By The Tundra PA on August 22, 2019 at 2:32 am
Binge watching YouTube. I slept in late this morning, which is the privilege of a retired single woman.
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By stella on August 22, 2019 at 11:09 am
I have only done that one time with cornbread and it didn’t work. I just always keep buttermilk for cooking.
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By Menagerie on August 22, 2019 at 4:08 am
See above re: Popeye’s
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 10:18 pm
That’s the main reason why I stick with waffles.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 11:11 am
I like waffles if there is a bit of melted butter AND syrup in each indentation.
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By ZurichMike on August 21, 2019 at 2:30 pm
I’ve posted before that I’ve used waffles as a foundation for meals. I’ve made them using flour and corn meal, the latter working with various meats from chili to fajitas. I’ve put bacon and eggs on the flour ones, they work with ham/red-eye gravy as topping too.
Those v50 pounds are juuuuuust around any plated corner.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 3:37 pm
Precisely!
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By Menagerie on August 21, 2019 at 7:08 pm
Ew. Gross. Pancakes just take up room on the plate better filled with bacon.
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By ZurichMike on August 21, 2019 at 2:18 pm
OK, you crumble the bacon, put it inside the pancake mix, fry the pancakes in a little bacon grease and then top with bacon. Meet you halfway on that.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 3:40 pm
Or, to continue to beat an old dead horse, surströmming topped våfflor.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 3:44 pm
To pickle a half-fermented fish you mean . . .
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By ZurichMike on August 21, 2019 at 3:45 pm
Pickle…ferment…compost…biohazardous waste – a fine line.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 5:20 pm
Please. Take them, and those odious banana slices that are just taking up room on the plate that is better served by adding more bacon.
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By ZurichMike on August 21, 2019 at 2:17 pm
I just had one of those ‘missing it’ moments when, in the old old Army days, we’d have breakfast in a company chow hall. Zero-dark-thirty and you’d take your squad/platoon to eat at a mess that would be staffed (can’t say ‘manned’ no mo’) by your own mess crew, it was bonding.
Last time I did that was ’99 at Ft Gordon. It was 0530, I was on assignment pending a trip. I was a senior NCO so ate independently and went to breakfast with some other NCOs who qualified as ‘older than ‘ at that time, we’d all been in over 20 and one guy had been in basic with me in ’65. There were companies of trainees, Ft Gordon’s hosts the Army signal school, and they were forming up for chow. These kids were almost our grandkids’ ages, even their instructors didn’t recognize some of our Vietnam right shoulder patches…deja vu.
There was a mixed squad of trainees approaching the front doors so our small group stopped to let them and their squad leader in. The squad leader stopped his squad and said we could go ahead. The Marine Master Sergeant with us was the first to speak up as he gently told the squad leader that we always eat by rank, lowest first. The squad went first but I still think that the Marine sergeant would have liked to have been a bit more…firm…with that young sergeant had his squad not have been there.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 11:02 am
I did not know that tradition. Thank you for sharing that!
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By ZurichMike on August 21, 2019 at 2:25 pm
Don’t know if they still do it but under field, and usually garrison, conditions when feeding by unit the chow line would go from lowest first through the ranks. Presumably as the lowest ranks usually do the grunt work and most in need of food. The higher ranks are usually more administrators and caloric needs for that are lesser.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 3:39 pm
Photo 1’s only redeeming feature is that the bacon is in front (probably trying to escape from the onslaught of odious banana slices that have no place on the breakfast table). Photo 2 is fab. I even like photo 3 because I love the donut on top (forget the name).
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By ZurichMike on August 21, 2019 at 2:19 pm
That’s my doughnut.
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 2:58 pm
Good evening, Nyet! It’s way too late for breakfast but never too late for bacon. So pile a couple handfuls into a picnic basket. There’s just enough daylight left in the day to enjoy a bacon feast by the sea…
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By Lucille on August 21, 2019 at 7:45 pm
Nice photo of Dubrovnic! Sadly, this little gem on the ocean is overrun with cruise ship hooligans. You can barely walk inside the walled city during the day. Noise and crowds — just awful. But it is a beautiful city, and the ocean is crystal clear and a gorgeous dark blue.
But notable in the city in one of the side streets is one of the oldest synagogues in Europe, started by Jews who were ejected from Spain in 1492. It has been in constant use since, and is no bigger than a small townhouse. Common area on first floor, synagogue on second floor.
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By ZurichMike on August 21, 2019 at 2:24 pm
A long time ago I dated a guy from this part of the world, and his sister ran a guest house in Dubrovnik. That was way back during the Tito days, and she did a lot of cash under the table business, he told me.
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By stella on August 21, 2019 at 3:28 pm
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By Lucille on August 21, 2019 at 7:52 pm
Trump’s possible tax cuts would benefit most Americans: Grover Norquist
Fox Business
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By Lucille on August 21, 2019 at 8:20 pm
Doncha just love band concerts…and the water…
Ah, Stella, we were born in the wrong century
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By jeans2nd on August 21, 2019 at 8:46 pm
In NO they have festivals on the Bayou St. John with concerts, food, booths, etc.
https://www.neworleans.com/event/bayou-boogaloo/3284/
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By czarina33 on August 21, 2019 at 10:31 pm
lilbirdee12’s prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, Your children come to you tonight to ask for healing and peace throughout our country so that we may return to being One Nation Under God. Guide us to be leaders in Your Kingdom, spreading Your Love and Salvation to all. Forgive us our sins and deliver us from evil.
Lord, we ask for a blanket of protection over all our troops and law enforcement who serve to defend and protect us. Bless our representatives with the strength and wisdom they need to achieve the path You have chosen for us.
Please place Your Guardian Angels of Protection around Donald Trump and Mike Pence and their families as they seek to lead America back to You.
Grant us patience, Lord, as the evil ones try to anger us and cause us to fall.
Spread blessings over Israel and Netanyahu.
We humbly ask that You please comfort those who are grieving and in pain.
Thank you Father, for Your Love and the gift of Life.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 8:55 pm
Amen
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 9:02 pm
A prayer for Justice Kavanaugh and Gen. Flynn:
Prayer to St. Michael
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle;
be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do you, O prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God,
thrust into hell Satan and the other evil spirits
who prowl about the world for the ruin of souls.
In Jesus name, we pray. Amen.
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 8:57 pm
Amen
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By auscitizenmom on August 21, 2019 at 9:03 pm
Wellll, today’s our anniversary…or yesterday, we were never really sure but we know it’s one of the two days. Anywho, our gray cat brought us an anniversary present! When she came in she brought us a fat, live, wriggly field mouse and dropped it right on the kitchen floor.
She was a bit taken back when we didn’t hit all four and chase it. When it ran under the range table she went under and chased it out, again leaving it to us. The 22 pound inside cat sort of made a halfhearted attempt at it but mice aren’t really its thing no mo’, and the old dog (who was quite a good mouser) thought it just too much trouble.
Our furry anniversary present is now running around the pantry some where, the grey cat is asleep on Czarina and the weight of any demousing operation is now squarely on the black & white cat when he comes in. Not an altogether unusual anniversary for us, as they go, whenever they are.
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By czarowniczy on August 21, 2019 at 10:49 pm
Well, Happy Furry Anniversary. 😀
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By auscitizenmom on August 22, 2019 at 8:20 am
Thanks, guess the cat just wanted to ratchet it up.
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By czarowniczy on August 22, 2019 at 10:48 am
I guess your cat really thinks a lot of you to bring you a live mouse to chase.
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By auscitizenmom on August 22, 2019 at 10:56 am
I guess so, she usually brings dead ones to share, but this was a special occasion. Old dog is suggesting we go down to a Home Depot parking lot and hire an illegal immigrant cat that does daywork to take care of it.
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By czarowniczy on August 22, 2019 at 11:19 am
LOLOLOLOL 😀
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By auscitizenmom on August 22, 2019 at 9:05 pm