Early Risers - Eastern Time Zone

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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    edited May 2018
    Hi
    I'm back from walking and no cents. The temperature this morning was 64 degrees.

    The rain had ended in my area yesterday around Noon and things were dry outside this morning. Later on when it is not so early that the noise will bother neighbors I need to go mow the lawn, It was just done Monday and it is growing too fast IMO :smile:

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    Have a Great Friday
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    RogerToo wrote: »
    I had not thought about it until You mentioned it, a pour spout would make it more or less useless as a dutch oven :smiley:

    I wonder if Marketed equals them being made by the same manufacturer, if not that could explain the difference in seasoning.

    Did You give the seller feedback regarding the seasoning ?

    I worry to a small degree when the reviews are mixed. I tend to think that many of them are made in the first flush of "Whee a new item"

    Have a Nice Day and Stay Dry
    Roger

    Well, the two saucepans I've received so far were made by the same manufacturer, but sold by different sellers. The sellers likely have nothing to do with how the products are manufactured, but I have no doubt that there is more than one production line for Bayou Classics.

    The Dutch oven/deep frying pan combo was a different manufacturer. Now I can see a dutch oven working even with pour spouts but only if the lid is shaped with protrusions to cover the pour spouts. This could be very handy, as you could turn the lid a little, to open the pour spout "vents" when you needed that or leave them tightly covered when you didn't.

    But this would complicate the lid design quite a bit, as you'd NOT want the pour spout covering bits to have that bit of internal rim that sits down into the pot as you would not be able then to turn the lid to vent, without destabilizing the entire lid because of that inner rim. Trying to make lids that consistently had a flat bit under those covers, and still sealed fairly well, could be done but I suspect it would be more trouble than it's worth for most manufacturers so if such lids are made, I bet they are few and far between.

    The one and a half quart saucepan I've ordered (which is scheduled to arrive Friday) is from a different manufacturer entirely, not just a different marketer. The banner on Amazon says it's a two quart saucepan but several of the comments state that it is actually a one and a half quart saucepan.

    As there is a difference between the total volume and the usable volume in any saucepan, I suspect that may be where the disagreement lies. Just because a pan will hold two quarts absolutely full doesn't mean anyone with any sense would actually try to cook in it when it's absolutely full.

    I will see what the volume is when it arrives. I don't mind if it really is a one and a half quart and rather hope that this is the case, as it will give me that much more variety in pan sizes.
    Hi Ed
    I can see where that would make design more complicated and might easily not bring any more buyers.

    I sure would not want to try and use a saucepan full to the brim, talk about a spill hazard.

    I like a Cast Iron Skillet, OTOH I have no problem with stainless steel for cooking pans. I used a large one yesterday when we Hard Boiled 18 medium eggs. Thus today and the weekend I foresee Egg Salad Sandwiches. Light Mayo, No Sugar Added Sweet Relish, zero Calories, two slices of 40 calorie per slice 647 Wheat bread.

    Good Luck with the delivery, My Brother's packages tracking showed Friday which was a change from the original Thursday.
    I can't really try this to see if my mileage varies, because I'm diabetic. Interesting all the same.
    That does impose constraints on Your eating :(
    I Tried Limited hours eating where I was done eating for the day by 4PM and no more food until 5 or 6AM.
    It did work in my case.

    Have a Nice Day
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Good morning B)

    Hi Kathie
    Are You able to or Did You pick up any of the NS $100 Gift cards for $59.95 from CostCo. As I recall the extra $20 off ends on the 20th. I did pick up the limit of 5 so I saveSlightly over $200 on the 5 of them.

    Cheers
    Roger
    Hi Kathie, Ed & Roger!!
    Slow start this morning. I tried to sleep in late but it didn't work. :(
    O's concert tonite isn't over til 9:15, and then I have at least half hour drive...probably more as the rain is supposed to happen tonite, not during 'afternoon hours'!
    Roger your rainy 'season' sounds a lot like ours. Sprinkles this morning early, and the real stuff is scheduled for around 7p...and then Weather Channel is showing either rain, or thunderstorms every day thru this weekend, and next week, followed by next weekend of still more rain/storms. YIKES we will get moldy!

    Not much else happening...I'd really like a nap...and I may just do that!

    Later...

    Hi Valerie
    Better a slow start than a no start :wink:

    If I said motivation was lacking yesterday and is still AWOL today :(

    Today's weather is forecast to be mostly dry with showers later. Lots of rain in the forecast for Saturday, Thunderstorms Sunday so color me unhappy. The rainy weather is making the grass grow too fast.

    I hope You enjoyed the concert.
    Roger
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    edited May 2018
    Howdy y'all. It's fantastic Friday! 68 with an expected high of 81 and 50% chance of mostly p.m. showers.

    Nothing much on the agenda today. Run the dishwasher, feed the cats, nap...maybe order a couple of things on Amazon to replace items I've nearly used up. If that 2 quart (or is it a 1 1/2 quart?) saucepan arrives early enough, I'll get started on re-seasoning it.

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    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

    Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)

    :)

    All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    I think I've seen someone else do this one. I also think it's just silly!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QenHVGMK6s
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    Vegetarian sandwiches, four ways.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIV9CjmvrI8
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
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  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    Well, silly me. It turns out that while I THOUGHT I'd ordered the 2 quart (possibly really 1 1/2 quart) I ended up ordering a 3 quart (really 2, maybe 2 1/2 in usable volume) so now I have two in that approximate size. I was looking at the descriptions and prices and I really wish Amazon didn't mix things up so much, so that when you search on CAST IRON 2 QT, you don't get results that are 1 quart, 3 quart, 2 1/2 quart, nonstick, stainless, etc. I'd really like it to filter that down to just cast iron and just 2 quart, but that never happens.

    The price on the MAN LAW 3 quart pan that I ordered, thinking it was the Cajun Classics 2 quart, was actually a much better price and with free shipping I got a considerably larger saucepan for a much better price. I'm actually satisfied with what I accidentally ordered and received and it's in the oven now getting its first coat of home seasoning.

    I don't really NEED a 2 quart (or 1 1/2 quart) cast iron saucepan as I can use my 2 quart cast iron Dutch oven on the stovetop. It's just that I sometimes find it easier to grab a longer handle to hold a pan in place while stirring food.

    Oh well, I'm not paying the exorbitant price for the other pan so I'll just have to make do and if I cook in the 2 quart Dutch oven I'll just have to get used to having only the smaller Dutch oven handle(s) to grab while stirring.

    For lifting the others, of course, when hot and full of food, I'd grab the long handle at a point nearer the pan and then the "assist" handle on the other side. Some of my older skillets don't have an "assist" handle but that's irrelevant for the smaller ones and hasn't been a problem with my "main" 10 1/2 inch skillet or the 10 inch griddle. I have not had any issues with the lack of "assist" handle on those pans and use them often.

  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    Hi...late, even for me!
    Got up this morning, and headed straight for the gym. Walked about 35 minutes, and chatted for another 20 min. at least! Then was going to run to Publix, to get a bag of spinach, and a box of baby salad greens. HA!! It cost me a pretty penny to get out the door! got some stuff to try...and raspberries..thought of Roger eating fresh from the vines when he comes home from his walks...color me jealous?!!!

    Ed...sometimes it does take a special kind of skill to navigate Amazon!!! LOL! Oh well, at least your efforts resulted in something useful. BTW, I have officially decided that Emmy is 'insane'. Anybody who would be so happy over a 'rack of hot dog' stuffed with cabbage is just not 'right'! Though she did make it sound good! That and the video for 'sushi sandwiches'...Great idea, wonder though if it really is that easy to cut, and hold??

    Roger isn't it amazing how quickly spring rains will make the grass grow! Reading some days past about you getting soaked on your morning walk... I'm pretty sure if I walked outside, I'd be pretty finicky about the weather...no rain, not to hot, definitely not ever in the cold...Yep. Best I stick with my TM!!

    So, who's going to watch the Wedding tomorrow morning? I'm going to set me alarm, I think I've watched every English Royal Wedding since the 50's. They are too magnificent to miss! I'm so sorry that Meghan's father will not be there to give her away...but its also very weird that ole Chuckie Boy is doing the honors. (not a fan of Charles :) . Can't wait to see the two Royal Littles walk down the isle. Hope that part goes well!!
    Kathie, I know you'll be working on Saturday, but it appears that it will stream from U-tube, I assume at a later date?. If you're interested that is...

    Another tenth of a kilometer and I will have reached my daily goal.

    Interesting something happening here...recently had a Doc appointment with Little Doc, and we changed my thyroid meds from Synthroid (brand name) to generic. And I can def. tell the difference! Much more pep, but heart rate and bp not being affected, so I'm thinking it is all OK.

    Fitbit just let me know I'd walked a 5 k. today. :) Thats Nice!

    Ok, I have a bowl of raspberries and 'cream' (semi melted no sugar added So Vanilla Ice cream) sitting in front of me....dessert time!

    Later...
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Hi
    I'm back from walking and no cents. The temperature this morning was 52 degrees. On my return I see that the front porch is now down to 50 degrees.
    It must have started raining shortly before I left on my walk as there was still dry ground under the trees. It is not a heavy rain, It has been steady since I left OTOH.


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    Have a Great Saturday
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    I think I've seen someone else do this one. I also think it's just silly!
    Good Morning Ed
    That Hot Dog food would probably be inedible for me, I only eat hot dogs while they are hot, Cold Hot dogs are disgusting to me. Thus if I order them when I am out it is only where I can grab and eat before they cool off.
    Vegetarian sandwiches, four ways.

    Those look tasty TBH.
    Well, silly me. It turns out that while I THOUGHT I'd ordered the 2 quart (possibly really 1 1/2 quart) I ended up ordering a 3 quart (really 2, maybe 2 1/2 in usable volume) so now I have two in that approximate size. I was looking at the descriptions and prices and I really wish Amazon didn't mix things up so much, so that when you search on CAST IRON 2 QT, you don't get results that are 1 quart, 3 quart, 2 1/2 quart, nonstick, stainless, etc. I'd really like it to filter that down to just cast iron and just 2 quart, but that never happens.

    The price on the MAN LAW 3 quart pan that I ordered, thinking it was the Cajun Classics 2 quart, was actually a much better price and with free shipping I got a considerably larger saucepan for a much better price. I'm actually satisfied with what I accidentally ordered and received and it's in the oven now getting its first coat of home seasoning.

    I don't really NEED a 2 quart (or 1 1/2 quart) cast iron saucepan as I can use my 2 quart cast iron Dutch oven on the stovetop. It's just that I sometimes find it easier to grab a longer handle to hold a pan in place while stirring food.

    Oh well, I'm not paying the exorbitant price for the other pan so I'll just have to make do and if I cook in the 2 quart Dutch oven I'll just have to get used to having only the smaller Dutch oven handle(s) to grab while stirring.

    For lifting the others, of course, when hot and full of food, I'd grab the long handle at a point nearer the pan and then the "assist" handle on the other side. Some of my older skillets don't have an "assist" handle but that's irrelevant for the smaller ones and hasn't been a problem with my "main" 10 1/2 inch skillet or the 10 inch griddle. I have not had any issues with the lack of "assist" handle on those pans and use them often.
    Oops, Been there Done that with Amazon too. Sometimes I wonder what the goal is of the way their search works. I have also had occasions where they shipped the wrong item, Rarely but it has happened.

    No handle is why Hot Pads were invented. I would like to use a griddle, I suspect that using a griddle on the stove-top would be messy from the splattering :smiley:

    Have a Good Day, Stay Dry
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Hi...late, even for me!
    Got up this morning, and headed straight for the gym. Walked about 35 minutes, and chatted for another 20 min. at least! Then was going to run to Publix, to get a bag of spinach, and a box of baby salad greens. HA!! It cost me a pretty penny to get out the door! got some stuff to try...and raspberries..thought of Roger eating fresh from the vines when he comes home from his walks...color me jealous?!!!

    Ed...sometimes it does take a special kind of skill to navigate Amazon!!! LOL! Oh well, at least your efforts resulted in something useful. BTW, I have officially decided that Emmy is 'insane'. Anybody who would be so happy over a 'rack of hot dog' stuffed with cabbage is just not 'right'! Though she did make it sound good! That and the video for 'sushi sandwiches'...Great idea, wonder though if it really is that easy to cut, and hold??

    Roger isn't it amazing how quickly spring rains will make the grass grow! Reading some days past about you getting soaked on your morning walk... I'm pretty sure if I walked outside, I'd be pretty finicky about the weather...no rain, not to hot, definitely not ever in the cold...Yep. Best I stick with my TM!!
    Hi Valerie
    No Breakfast before the Gym ? The impulse buys are why I prefer to let my brother pick up the few things I really need from the Grocery Store.

    OTOH Cabbage is the basis of both Cole Slaw and used on Hot Dogs Sauerkraut. It might be OK IOWs.

    Looking closer at the lawn both my brother and I concurring I decided not to cut Friday and Do it Sunday instead.
    I did not use the Rain pants the other day where I got soaked Walking shorts from deciding that it was only a light rain, big mistake so today I put on everything including using the oldest walking shoes so I would have better ones for Sunday.
    So, who's going to watch the Wedding tomorrow morning? I'm going to set me alarm, I think I've watched every English Royal Wedding since the 50's. They are too magnificent to miss! I'm so sorry that Meghan's father will not be there to give her away...but its also very weird that ole Chuckie Boy is doing the honors. (not a fan of Charles :) . Can't wait to see the two Royal Littles walk down the isle. Hope that part goes well!!
    Kathie, I know you'll be working on Saturday, but it appears that it will stream from U-tube, I assume at a later date?. If you're interested that is...

    Another tenth of a kilometer and I will have reached my daily goal.

    Interesting something happening here...recently had a Doc appointment with Little Doc, and we changed my thyroid meds from Synthroid (brand name) to generic. And I can def. tell the difference! Much more pep, but heart rate and bp not being affected, so I'm thinking it is all OK.

    Fitbit just let me know I'd walked a 5 k. today. :) Thats Nice!

    Ok, I have a bowl of raspberries and 'cream' (semi melted no sugar added So Vanilla Ice cream) sitting in front of me....dessert time!

    Later...
    Nobody in this house is interested in the Royal Wedding :wink:

    I wonder how consistent the Generic Meds are ? I also wonder if the strength is different ?
    My Little FitBit Zip only shows Steps, Miles, Time and a calculated calories burned.

    I looked at the Blackberry Vine and the Raspberries and they both have blossoms starting to show with the Blackberry bush having larger Buds. Why one Blackberry bush You might be wondering, Short Answer it was a test and it produced plenty of fruit to the point where Some went uneaten. The Raspberries Are less prolific in amount of fruit and have a shorter season too.

    Enjoy the Day
    Roger



    Hi Kathie
    Enjoy the upcoming days off
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's satisfying Saturday! 71 with an expected high of 84 and 20% chance of precipitation. I need to clear the sink, wash yesterday's cat bowls, and feed the cats. Not sure what else I may do today aside from a nap, since I was up a bit late yesterday. The cats won't let me sleep in but sometimes they'll let me nap.

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    A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

    Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)

    :)

    All mushrooms are edible. Some, only once...
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    RogerToo wrote: »
    Oops, Been there Done that with Amazon too. Sometimes I wonder what the goal is of the way their search works. I have also had occasions where they shipped the wrong item, Rarely but it has happened.

    No handle is why Hot Pads were invented. I would like to use a griddle, I suspect that using a griddle on the stove-top would be messy from the splattering :smiley:

    Have a Good Day, Stay Dry
    Roger

    I've had Amazon ship the wrong item too. It's generally very easy to return (assuming its even a returnable item) and the UPS store is not far from our house. As with you, it's rare but with thousands of items in any given warehouse, it's bound to happen. Send a 12 inch something opposed to the 10 inch one ordered, as they look very similar and are likely side by side or possibly even mis-placed in the wrong chute, bin or shelf. Those people who cruise the warehouse grabbing orders are bound to grab a wrong item once in a while.

    So, of course, the first thing I thought was that they had shipped the wrong pan. I checked my order only to discover that it was user error, not Amazon error and I'm just glad that it's something I can use. There are some things about it I like even better than the slightly smaller bean pot, from another company, that had such lousy pre-seasoning. Well, for one thing this one has better pre-seasoning, but it's still in the oven now with the third interior coat baking in. I decided two exterior coats looked good enough so have only coated the interior for this third baking. I may yet add one more exterior when I do the fourth baking. To be honest, two home baked layers would probably have been enough to put it into service. It looked pretty darn good at that point. But I'm hoping that four will make it lots better.. There are no pour spouts on this new one, which has its plusses and minuses. Plus is that it won't lose as much steam, but minus is that pouring out food won't be as easy. Pour spouts can make a big difference with heavy cast iron but I can deal with that. Now whether the lid will lay flat enough and seal well enough to steam rice is still to be determined. Since cast iron isn't as smooth as stainless, the lid may still release more steam than I usually get from a non-stick or stainless pan, and some adjustment might have to be made. I'm sure I'll figure that out.

    On the griddle splatter, as the sides of my griddle (round and flat - not a grill) are very shallow, the amount of oil or grease can't be very much as it would overflow. As such, I don't get the kind of splatter I might when frying chicken or the like in a deeper skillet. All the same, there is some splatter if there is enough oil or if I'm frying bacon. Pancakes, on the other hand, or French toast, generally don't cause any spatter as very little oil is used.

  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    edited May 2018
    Someone's opinion on 6 restaurant chains that might not be around much longer. I've never been terribly fond of these trendy places that all seem to serve pretty much the same somewhat overpriced food anyway.

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  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    edited May 2018
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    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
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  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    Hi! I am soooo confused.
    I got up this morning and watched the Royal Wedding. I've watched all of the Royal Weddings, except Queen Eliz. II, as that happened in 1947, and I was like 4 yo, oh, and no TV! :)
    I did see her coronation though. This wedding was great. ANd while I got up at 5 fairly easily I knew it was not for the entire day. As about 10:30 I crawled back into bed and slept til nearly 3p. Now its approaching bed time and I'm not a bit sleepy...wonder why!?!? LOL!

    We had something like a 10% chance of rain, and just a bit ago when I was filling the sink to wash my knives, and a couple of 'no dishwasher items', thunder so loud that I about jumped a foot. And only one rumble since then.

    Played around with Alexa today...I think she's developed a sense of humor! I asked Alexa to play something on Vintage Radio, thinking I'd get some old music from Mom and Dad's era. No, it was a radio show, a space ship in space with a time limit, which of course they didn't make...anyhow, it didn't hold my attention, so I asked Alexia to please stop. And Alexa played 'Can't Stop the Music’..Justin Timberlake!!! I laughed and laughed. I've also been playing a Trivia game with her over dinner. I have never been very good at Trivia games, but either her questions are super easy, or my meat free diet has made me smarter....doing pretty good!

    No, Roger, by law the active ingredients in generic drugs are the same as the patented drug. The inert portion can be changed. So something in these generics are working for me, that didn't happen over the past, expensive, years with the patented drug. What ever it is, I like it!

    Later...
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
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  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Hi
    I'm back from walking and no cents. The temperature this morning was 59 degrees. Last nights fog that was building when I retired for the evening is gone and there was some rain overnight. When I left everything was wet so I put on the rain jacket, just in case, I ended up taking it off as it was not raining and I was feeling overly warm inside of it. It did start with a light drizzle as I neared the house, I did not bother putting the rain jacket back on.

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    Have a Great Sunday
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    RogerToo wrote: »
    Oops, Been there Done that with Amazon too. Sometimes I wonder what the goal is of the way their search works. I have also had occasions where they shipped the wrong item, Rarely but it has happened.

    No handle is why Hot Pads were invented. I would like to use a griddle, I suspect that using a griddle on the stove-top would be messy from the splattering :smiley:

    Have a Good Day, Stay Dry
    Roger

    I've had Amazon ship the wrong item too. It's generally very easy to return (assuming its even a returnable item) and the UPS store is not far from our house. As with you, it's rare but with thousands of items in any given warehouse, it's bound to happen. Send a 12 inch something opposed to the 10 inch one ordered, as they look very similar and are likely side by side or possibly even mis-placed in the wrong chute, bin or shelf. Those people who cruise the warehouse grabbing orders are bound to grab a wrong item once in a while.

    So, of course, the first thing I thought was that they had shipped the wrong pan. I checked my order only to discover that it was user error, not Amazon error and I'm just glad that it's something I can use. There are some things about it I like even better than the slightly smaller bean pot, from another company, that had such lousy pre-seasoning. Well, for one thing this one has better pre-seasoning, but it's still in the oven now with the third interior coat baking in. I decided two exterior coats looked good enough so have only coated the interior for this third baking. I may yet add one more exterior when I do the fourth baking. To be honest, two home baked layers would probably have been enough to put it into service. It looked pretty darn good at that point. But I'm hoping that four will make it lots better.. There are no pour spouts on this new one, which has its pluses and minuses. Plus is that it won't lose as much steam, but minus is that pouring out food won't be as easy. Pour spouts can make a big difference with heavy cast iron but I can deal with that. Now whether the lid will lay flat enough and seal well enough to steam rice is still to be determined. Since cast iron isn't as smooth as stainless, the lid may still release more steam than I usually get from a non-stick or stainless pan, and some adjustment might have to be made. I'm sure I'll figure that out.

    On the griddle splatter, as the sides of my griddle (round and flat - not a grill) are very shallow, the amount of oil or grease can't be very much as it would overflow. As such, I don't get the kind of splatter I might when frying chicken or the like in a deeper skillet. All the same, there is some splatter if there is enough oil or if I'm frying bacon. Pancakes, on the other hand, or French toast, generally don't cause any spatter as very little oil is used.
    Hi Ed
    I hate it when it is my mistake, When that happens I tend to eat the cost as I did it and have no one to blame except myself. Oftentimes it just isn't worth the bother of returning something.

    I am not sure You can blame the items being similar. If I were Amazon I would be having orders picked by item stock number. Not by name or description. I also suspect that the pick sheet has part number and location information on them to speed the process.

    As for splatter I do have splatter screens that allow the steam to escape and not the oil. Some of the time You do want that moisture to escape to crisp something properly.

    I I said I'm a lazy cook and tend to eat the NS French Toast, and the Dollar Tree Blueberry Pancakes and Blueberry Waffles both of which are done in the toaster :smiley:
    Someone's opinion on 6 restaurant chains that might not be around much longer. I've never been terribly fond of these trendy places that all seem to serve pretty much the same somewhat overpriced food anyway.
    I tried a couple of chains that I shall not go to again, TGIFriday's and Applebee's come to mind. I did not like their "Ambience" as a large part of that seemed to be the lack of sound deadening and a noisy environment. Therefore I am interested in looking at the Video shortly. Before I look I have a suspicion that possibly Red Lobster might be one of them, OTOH with all the adverts on TV...

    Have a Good Day
    Roger
  • RogerToo
    RogerToo Posts: 16,157 Member
    Hi! I am soooo confused.
    I got up this morning and watched the Royal Wedding. I've watched all of the Royal Weddings, except Queen Eliz. II, as that happened in 1947, and I was like 4 yo, oh, and no TV! :)
    I did see her coronation though. This wedding was great. And while I got up at 5 fairly easily I knew it was not for the entire day. As about 10:30 I crawled back into bed and slept til nearly 3p. Now its approaching bed time and I'm not a bit sleepy...wonder why!?!? LOL!
    Hi Valerie
    No TV at age four, You poor deprived Person. I'm not sure it was telecast live herein 1947 anyway. Possibly from film that was flown across the Atlantic ?

    I managed, OK needed a Nap yesterday and I did have no real problem sleeping, my problem was sleeping until my normal time. I gave up around 4:30 and started my day :wink:
    We had something like a 10% chance of rain, and just a bit ago when I was filling the sink to wash my knives, and a couple of 'no dishwasher items', thunder so loud that I about jumped a foot. And only one rumble since then.

    Played around with Alexa today...I think she's developed a sense of humor! I asked Alexa to play something on Vintage Radio, thinking I'd get some old music from Mom and Dad's era. No, it was a radio show, a space ship in space with a time limit, which of course they didn't make...anyhow, it didn't hold my attention, so I asked Alexia to please stop. And Alexa played 'Can't Stop the Music’..Justin Timberlake!!! I laughed and laughed. I've also been playing a Trivia game with her over dinner. I have never been very good at Trivia games, but either her questions are super easy, or my meat free diet has made me smarter....doing pretty good!

    No, Roger, by law the active ingredients in generic drugs are the same as the patented drug. The inert portion can be changed. So something in these generics are working for me, that didn't happen over the past, expensive, years with the patented drug. What ever it is, I like it!

    Later...
    So does that mean the 10% chance of rain became 100% or was it a dry sky thunder ?

    As for music, 99+ percent of the music I listen to is from before the 90s going back to the 30s. Yes that music from the 30s would be from before I was born. I do have a large collection of older music on LPs, EPs, 45s and 78s. A lot of the older music is on LPs that was re-released in that format.

    We watch Jeopardy in the evening and try to get the answer before the contestants and that is a close to a trivia game as I get.

    I hope the generic keeps working better than the brand name one. What I observed happening at the local Pharmacy was that with the generic they would fill with the current brand they used which was not always the same brand. Whether it was from being whatever was lower cost or due to their distributor I do not know.

    Have a Good Day
    Roger


    Hi Kathie
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    Howdy y'all. It's scintillating Sunday! 70 with an expected high of 87 and 50% chance of precipitation.

    Finished getting the new cast iron piece all nicely seasoned up yesterday and it's put away with the rest until I need it. I'd really love to have a place to hang a cast iron rack and leave them all out in the air where I can see them (but not bonk myself on the head with them) and more readily grab one for use. Not sure where all the lids would be but I could work something out.

    Need to get yesterday's cat bowls washed and feed the cats. J should be coming back from the plant sale in Florida, and getting home late tonight.

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  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    edited May 2018
    How can "all you can eat" buffets actually make money?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAha5roQXIA
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    Don't try this at home! Or at the fair. Or...well...anywhere?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxlmv9txJ-g
  • parityanimal
    parityanimal Posts: 21,578 Member
    edited May 2018
    VEGAN mushroom "cheese steak" sandwich.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJa-sbNQuCE
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    Hi!
    Stayed up until midnite,probably a bit later by the time I played Scrabble, etc. And slept well til 8 a.m. So already back on track.

    All you can eat buffets are pretty much a 'bust' for this gal. To greasy, to dairy, etc. And with all that prepped food ready to eat...its way too easy to 'over feed'!!

    While I'm thinking of it the other day Roger questioned about breakfast before gym...Absolutely I always eat something before gym. Saw way too many folks suffer consequences of not eating. Like falling off gym cardio equipment. A banana at the very least before I leave home.

    Waiting for Fitbit to charge, and then me and my banana are going to the gym this morning. :)

    It may have rained I really didn't go out looking last night...but those two thunder boomers were close. And LOUD!

    I think today I'll limit cooking to making a salad dressing, and a sauce ...maybe two sauces to have for the week. And I guess I really should work in the 'new addition'. Have a box full of old video's. Today they go...

    Spam Fries. Emmy, hunny you went overboard on that one. No Way. I know you 'guys' do or have been known to eat Spam...will admit to making a couple of 'Spam (ham) salads' back in the day. But frying it...strikes me as being like frying butter or Snickers... redundant!!!

    Ah, today Kathie is not at work!! Enjoy your weekend!!!

    Later...
  • GardenKatGardens
    GardenKatGardens Posts: 2,496 Member
    Oh, and Ed...the Vegan Philly Cheese Steak...I've done that before..only I sautee with broth instead of oil What I really learned way how to get the 'steak' part onto the bun. That was neat, and will be implemented in my kitchen going forward!!! Thanks!!