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I'm back home from walking and once again with No Money found. The Temperature out the door was 36 degrees. OTOH it was not too bad walking, Tomorrow where I walk depends on the weather, Rain is in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday.
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's satisfying Saturday!
38/3 with an expected high of 63/17 and 0% chance of precipitation.
Need to get yesterday's cat bowls cleaned up, and me and the cats fed. I forgot to get canned mealworms for the sugar gliders the other day when I got cat and kitten food, so I need to stop at PetSmart soon to get that, as they are working on their last can. Last night they got some nice, sweet, almost, but not quite, over-ripe Comice pear, since I happened to notice a bin of them at Ingles yesterday, on special sale because they needed to be eaten soon or disposed of. I only bought one, as the sugar gliders just need about an eighth of a piece and you can't really keep pears once cut, at least not easily. J and I consumed the rest of the delicious piece of fruit.
Apples vs. oranges. Allegra is not a decongestant. It's an antihistamine allergy pill. As far as I know the only things you have to sign for are the decongestants containing pseudoephedrine, and that's because it can be used, in larger quantities, for home production of meth.
So the Allegra type may not be quite as effective ?
Everything looking fine is good, I can only think that the gold frames must not be using real gold. That is a problem I have not run into.
My understanding on the gold frames is that the gold used is generally not 18K, which contains no nickel, but a lower grad such as 10K, a less expensive alloy, which does contain nickel, as does non-surgical grade stainless steel, which I also cannot wear.
The same is true for sterling silver. In high school someone gave me a sterling silver name bracelet that I liked a lot but even if I painted it with nail polish I turned it green and it made my wrist break out. Eventually I passed it on to someone else named Ed, who didn't have a nickel allergy, since I couldn't wear it except for very brief periods of time.
I do fine with titanium or niobium jewelry, but for some reason niobium, while used in some modern jewelry, doesn't seem to be in common use for eye glasses. At any rate, the plus on titanium is that it's very lightweight but still fairly strong and my glasses, especially with high grade plastic lenses, don't feel like they are trying to drag my nose and ears off my head from the weight. LOL.
I wear a watch with a plastic back and plastic strap.
Nobium sounds expensive ?
I thought Titanium was used where Strength and light weight was needed and not a less expensive metal ?
Canned Meal Worms, That is a new one to me.
I would not expect real silver not to tarnish FWIW, Sterling Silver I do not know.
I would not have thought that You could find a watch with a Plastic back. Wristwatches are something I never had any luck with as I always shattered the Crystal. So when I was driving for a living I used a Pocket Watch in a leather case that protected the Crystal from getting scratched. Now I just reach into the pocket and pull out the FitBit Zip and check the time that way.
Interesting, I'm curious as to what they could dream up.parityanimal wrote: »Chefs try to create kids fantasy dish.
Potatoes are a Vegetableparityanimal wrote: »Vegetable gratin, three ways.
I have never been impressed by Burger King breakfast foods. OTOH I like the McDonalds breakfast items, Allparityanimal wrote: »The ultimate fast food breakfast sandwich taste.
I did the bedroom alarm clock before retiring for the evening, FWIW I do not use the alarm function to get up and out to walk, whenever I wake up is when.parityanimal wrote: »Don't forget to set your clocks back tonight! Daylight savings time ends!
OTOH since I can eat regular meatballs...parityanimal wrote: »These vegetarian "meatballs" sound tasty.
https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/vegetarian-quot-meatballs-quot-11028
Homemade Italian Meatballs, fried up and then out into the Tomato Gravy for hours are so tasty.
Good Luck with the foil.parityanimal wrote: »I got out to PetSmart and got the meal worms for the sugar gliders. Oliver climbed up on top of the cage again this morning, first time I've caught him since I spanked him last week. So there is now foil all around the lower back and upper legs to, well, foil him. Hopefully he'll take one gander at that and say, "Meow!" which translates to, "Curses! Foiled again!"
Both Pizzas in one package or two individual packages which is my guess. Your mention of The frozen Flatbread appetizer reminded me that I can not find a tasty Garlic bread at any of the Pizza locations locally, One of them does have Garlic Knots that are OK.And after buying the meal worms, I came back across the street to Aldi. I spent $39.06 and it's ALL YOUR FAULT, Val!
I wouldn't have even looked in the seasonal aisle if you hadn't mentioned the Pfeffernüsse! But there they were, so a bag of those came home with me, along with some Almond Spekulatius cookies (very high on both my favorites list and on J's - very reminiscent of windmill cookies), Butter Spekulatius cookies (just to try), and the apparent last box of pumpkin pie Pop Tarts.
OK. I won't blame you for the ENTIRE $39.06, just the cookies and Pop Tarts. LOL.
I also got a frozen flatbread appetizer, just garlic (butter?) and cheese, and a frozen pizza package that we've tried before, with one pepperoni deep dish, crisp crust, pizza and one cheese deep dish, crisp crust, pizza. J eats the cheese and I eat the pepperoni.
I did find a place that makes a more or less OK Italian Hot Dog. It has two long Hot Dogs in a submarine bread loaf, French Fries, Sauteed Onions and Peppers & Mustard which I had them leave off.
The preferred version has Chunks of Potatoes, the Hot Dogs and the Onions and Peppers deep fried in vegetable oil with Italian Pizza bread as the bread.
Hmm... It is time or maybe past time that the Pumpkin Pie hand Pies start appearing in the convenience stores, I have not looked.
Most Pecan Pies are sugar bombs that I have tried.And while picking up a can of cream of mushroom and a can of tomato soup, I saw they have the harvest soup line out again this year. Seems like just a week or two ago that they had those out and I can't believe a whole year has already passed. I got a harvest potato soup, a harvest vegetable soup, and a split pea soup. Eduardo just suddenly pushed the idea of adding pepperoni to the split pea soup, so I may have to stifle my inner Eduardo for a while or I'll end up actually doing that and eating that just to see if it works. Sometimes I have the weirdest food ideas, and most of them actually do work, but when they don't, boy they don't!
I did inspect a box of the pumpkin soup, as I love a good pumpkin soup. In fact, I MAKE a good pumpkin soup. But I don't add sugar, as pumpkin is generally sweet enough on its own and if you want the soup sweeter, then just use a pie pumpkin to make it and you still don't need to add sugar. As the box listed sugar as one of the ingredients, I declined to buy it and set it back on the shelf.
I make a nice, savory, pumpkin bisque that I've only managed to serve to one or two friends, who liked it but I think I'm still in the minority on liking pumpkin soup around here. So when I make it I usually try to make it in small amounts so I can enjoy it all before I get tired of it. It is very good, but as with any food, as Popeye said, enough is enough.
I added a few other items, such as some vegetarian stuffing mix in case J is here for Thanksgiving. He isn't sure yet, but often goes up to Kentucky for that. If he IS here I'll make my own cornbread stuffing from stuffing crumbs, with turkey stock, and my own added seasonings, and then make him a box of vegetarian (and NOT cornbread) stuffing, with vegetable broth.
I can also add a broccoli, riced cauliflower, and cheese casserole to the menu if he's here, and using cauliflower would mean I could eat more than just a taste of it.
So far the menu for solo Thanksgiving is looking like:
Sliced, roasted turkey.
Sliced, cured ham.
Cornbread stuffing made with turkey stock.
Green beans OR green peas. Haven't decided. If the beans, I MAY make the green bean casserole but also may just have beans, or perhaps sprinkle French Fried onions on top of plain beans. I like the casserole but it gets old and tired after a couple of meals, and it's impossible to make a tiny, individual one.
Brown turkey gravy for the stuffing.
Pumpkin swirl cheesecake, pre-made, commercial, in the freezer. 8 pieces, in two packages of 4, but one package may stay there until Christmas, which was kind of on my mind when I picked up the second package. That may depend on whether J is here and how much of it he eats, if any.
Possibly real whipped cream for topping but perhaps not. Easy enough for me to whip up if I want it.
If J is here I'll likely add:
Broccoli, riced cauliflower and cheese casserole.
Potato salad.
Deviled eggs.
I can eat one or two pieces of deviled egg (can anyone REALLY eat just one?) and a bite of the potato salad, and the broccoli casserole can be a good side for me as an add on, though I don't really need it.
And of course I'm sure there will be cookies if J doesn't like the pumpkin swirl cheesecake or doesn't want to try any. I know he prefers pecan pie and if he's here a pecan pie may happen too! I can whip up one of my famous maple pecan pies easily enough. But if I do, I WILL eat some of that, even if it's made for him...because I love pecan pie too.
I figure with the meats and (hopefully) green beans, I can fill up on non-carby stuff first before hitting the carbs. Hopefully. Hah! It'll be Thanksgiving so I don't really get too bent if I go overboard on that holiday, but still try to be a lot more reasonable than I used to be. Pretty sure I'll eat a bit more stuffing and gravy than I really should, but that's what Thanksgiving is all about for me. Stuffing and gravy! And turkey of course.
Cornbread stuffing is something I do not recall having in the past and since I am happy with the Seasoned bread stuffing with butter melting into it and then covered with Turkey gravy made using the juices from the pan I likely will not try it this year either. I know I will end up eating to much Mashed Potatoes treated like the Stuffing as well as the stuffing. The Bread stuffing IMO is so tasty the next day crisped up in the skillet using butter instead of oil with the addition of Peas and Corn and gravy
Vegetarian Cheesecake ?
For me it always Fruit Pannetone.parityanimal wrote: »
I'm sure I (we) will enjoy the cookies. J is in there now threatening to open the almond cookies and if he does I may have to buy another box and hide it until Thanksgiving. I don't think he'll be so anxious to open the butter cookies and KNOW he won't open the spice cookies, as he doesn't care for them at all.GardenKatGardens wrote: »
Ed, hope you enjoy the cookies. ?, Did you see the Panettone Bread at the checkout line? That was hard to pass by! I'm saving my cookies for T Day too.
And while I'm thinking of it....have you found any really tasty good apples so far this year? Either my 'taster' is really out of whack...or they just aren't as tasty this year. (and the ones that are sorta ok, are HUGE) Nobody needs to eat an apple that weighs nearly a pound!
I did see some chocolate chip pannetone, in the seasonal aisle, but didn't see any regular (fruit) pannetone at my Aldi. Don't recall really looking at the stuff at the checkout though. I love the fruit pannetone but, despite loving chocolate, am not particularly fond of the chocolate chip pannetone, and didn't buy that.
If I go back and see some regular (fruit) pannetone at the counter it will be all your fault that I buy some! LOL.
Have a Good Day
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Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday! 6 degrees out there (43 F) with an expected high of 18 (64 F) and 0% chance of precipitation.
The cats (well, Lilo) did their level best to get me out of bed before 5:00 but I managed to snooze a bit more until about 10 after 5. Dinah is now crying for breakfast but even by the old time she's about an hour early. This is normal behavior for Dinah. She always starts calling for it early. Going to try to push it back a little bit today, so they won't be expecting it or asking for it quite this early. Same, of course, for waking me up, which will, hopefully, be pushed back a little each day. This involves getting Lilo out of my face and onto the floor, sometimes repeatedly, until I am willing to get out of bed. It's kind of like pushing the snooze alarm on Lilo. LOL.
Hopefully nothing on the agenda for today, other than getting the garbage and recycles out to the curb and scooping the liter boxes. I do want a nap, as I didn't get much of one yesterday.
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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.
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Hi! Sat. 11.3.18
Pretty outside, nice and bright sunny day. Leaves have begun to turn to gold on the biggest maple...They will do a 50% drop next week...not looking forward to that...but will enjoy being 'justified' by the large amount of leaves there are!!
Ed, hope you enjoy the cookies. ?, Did you see the Panettone Bread at the checkout line? That was hard to pass by! I'm saving my cookies for T Day too.
Roger, no the Peanut butter cups were not from what is somewhere in this house...I bought one pkg, of 2 cups, so I didn't 'grieve' over not having at least one this Halloween. And while I'm thinking of it....have you found any really tasty good apples so far this year? Either my 'taster' is really out of whack...or they just aren't as tasty this year. (and the ones that are sorta ok, are HUGE) Nobody needs to eat an apple that weighs nearly a pound!
Ted called. He's going to Stick and basket with me tomorrow afternoon...you know LAX.. ok, LaCrosse...last game of the season.
This morning I began putting summer clothes in storage. Weather bounces around so much down here that I never really put EVERYthing away for the winter...but most everything.
The foodie post with the little girl wanting 'scary' food..was cute. But its a rare child who would choose Spagh. and Meatballs over Ice cream and cake pops!!! Good for her though!
OK, nap time...
Looking at the tree across the street it has few leaves left, 95% fell from the rain and wind as I see it, Oh well.
I have not looked for or had an apple in a while, I am still using up the Wild Pears, I grab the ripest looking ones out of the drawer so that has helped prevent spoilage. My brother has been buying apples that are not monsters and he is happy with the taste FWIW.
Clothes rotation, hmm, I have pulled out the winter items and the summer ones are actually things I wear in the house FWIW.
Agreed who needs huge apples except the growers and the stores. Since Apples are sold by the pound and the stores know that You will buy individual apples for family members that works for them
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Vegetarian Cheesecake ?
Most baked cheesecake is vegetarian, though, obviously, not VEGAN.
Some do have gelatin added as an additional stabilizer, but this is much more common in the no-bake varieties, which, while tasty, do not count as REAL cheesecake to me.
I always read the ingredient list. Agar or even guar gum can be used instead of gelatin in the no-bake cheesecakes but it does seem that most have gelatin. I guess it's cheaper, or what they are used to (and know how to use) or a bit of both.
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I have found a few small, tasty, HoneyCrisp apples at Ingles but have noticed the same thing as Val, that most of the apples seem to be MEGA APPLES that look like apples on steroids, the size of Grapefruit. I can't eat an apple that big without feeling stuffed and spiking my blood sugar levels badly. I guess I could make fried or stewed apples and eat it in smaller portions that way...but I usually prefer to just eat an apple as an apple and what I need for that is about tennis ball sized fruit, maybe a tad larger. It can be very difficult to find.
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Hi From GA! Home of the Irish Cat Lady, or Gangsta G. as the grands have decided to call me! LOL! Imagination at its best!.
Ted and I went together to the LAST Stick and basket game this afternoon. Ted went to take Olivia his old iPhone. Livy has gotten a continuous monitor, and the plea went out to family if we had an old iPhone not in use. I didn't, and I turned mine in when I got my new one...She's happy..There is also a hand held reader, Jenn had that in her pocket. It showed Livi's blood sugar as a graph, and you could see its ups and dips. Hope this helps O keep a little tighter control over her blood sugars.
Got a few things done around here before Ted arrived. And tomorrow is a lunch time appointment with my Chiro! I feel like I'm in pretty good shape..its been 5+ weeks and nothing seems to have gone out of whack!
Tom E. has a new hidey hole...he's been sleeping on the top of the DVD. I'm guessing its warm and feels like a sibling? to him? With Tom, who knows.
Read your post Ed...some little kitty had best learn to keep all his paws on the floor! Curiosity and all that will get Oliver in big trouble!
Ok, Gangsta G is going to bed...
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I'm back home from walking and No Money found. The Temperature out the door was 48. The rain in the forecast for today has not yet arrived, It is due sometime this morning.
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday! 6 degrees out there (43 F) with an expected high of 18 (64 F) and 0% chance of precipitation.
The cats (well, Lilo) did their level best to get me out of bed before 5:00 but I managed to snooze a bit more until about 10 after 5. Dinah is now crying for breakfast but even by the old time she's about an hour early. This is normal behavior for Dinah. She always starts calling for it early. Going to try to push it back a little bit today, so they won't be expecting it or asking for it quite this early. Same, of course, for waking me up, which will, hopefully, be pushed back a little each day. This involves getting Lilo out of my face and onto the floor, sometimes repeatedly, until I am willing to get out of bed. It's kind of like pushing the snooze alarm on Lilo. LOL.
Hopefully nothing on the agenda for today, other than getting the garbage and recycles out to the curb and scooping the liter boxes. I do want a nap, as I didn't get much of one yesterday.
Good Luck getting the cats adjusted quickly.
Cats got snooze alarms ?
Nothing in the agenda is a nice thing for the day.parityanimal wrote: »Kids Try Energy Drinks
Why would You do those things to the poor kids ?parityanimal wrote: »Kids Try Blood & Guts
In my opinion Energy drinks are dangerous.
Not the prettiest fruit.parityanimal wrote: »$55 GAC Fruit Taste Test | Fruity Fruits - Baby Jackfruit, Quá Guc
I would think not, cream cheese, sour cream and butter in the crust seem to be in most recipes. I agree that the no bake are not a real Cheese Cake. OTOH better than nothing. Cheaper and almost as tasty seems to be the mantra for Commercial food producers.parityanimal wrote: »
Most baked cheesecake is vegetarian, though, obviously, not VEGAN.Vegetarian Cheesecake ?
Some do have gelatin added as an additional stabilizer, but this is much more common in the no-bake varieties, which, while tasty, do not count as REAL cheesecake to me.
I always read the ingredient list. Agar or even guar gum can be used instead of gelatin in the no-bake cheesecakes but it does seem that most have gelatin. I guess it's cheaper, or what they are used to (and know how to use) or a bit of both.
In my informal testing even putting the remainder of an apple in a container covered in water is not that successful.parityanimal wrote: »I have found a few small, tasty, HoneyCrisp apples at Ingles but have noticed the same thing as Val, that most of the apples seem to be MEGA APPLES that look like apples on steroids, the size of Grapefruit. I can't eat an apple that big without feeling stuffed and spiking my blood sugar levels badly. I guess I could make fried or stewed apples and eat it in smaller portions that way...but I usually prefer to just eat an apple as an apple and what I need for that is about tennis ball sized fruit, maybe a tad larger. It can be very difficult to find.
Have a Nice Day
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Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! 12C/54F with an expected high of 19C/68F and 20% chance of precipitation.
Need to get yesterday's cat bowls cleaned up and feed the cats. A nap is hopefully in the agenda. This morning they let me sleep until 6:00, which was impressive. I'll see if I can get them to extend that somewhat, but if not, I'll take 6:00...especially this late in the year, as that would translate to 7:00 when the time next changes.
Perhaps a little bit of housework.
Edweirdo...er, Eduardo hasn't jumped on the pea soup yet. Maybe I'll open that for lunch...pondering. I have ham I could put in it, or pepperoni. But I'm pondering baking pizza for dinner, and if I do I may just pull out two cheese pizzas and pepperoni-ize one of them for me, so I may not add any of that to the soup, or may just not have the pea soup today and perhaps open a harvest veggie soup for lunch instead. Or just have something that's not soup! What a novel idea! LOL.
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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...
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Cats don't, per se, have snooze alarms but if I put her off the bed, she will sometimes leave me alone for 5 to 15 minutes before coming back to get in my face...and then sometimes she comes right back. I guess it depends on just how badly she wants me to get up.
Why would You do those things to the poor kids ?
In my opinion Energy drinks are dangerous.
That was the first thing that crossed my mind on the energy drinks. I would never give those to kids, and won't even drink them myself. As for the "blood and guts" part, well I ate chicken hearts and gizzards as a kid, and sweetmeats too. Not fried intestines (why didn't they just call them chitlins?) though. I'm sure I had some that were used as casings for sausages, but never really thought of it when enjoying the sausages.
I used to occasionally use the 5 hour energy drinks as they are sugar free, but that much caffeine makes me jittery so I stopped.
And once (just once!) I tried two glasses of a cocktail that was made with an energy drink...not sure after all this time which one, but I can tell you that a mixture of energy drink, vodka, and Sprite is a very, very bad idea.
I drank the first one pretty quickly, as it didn't taste that much of alcohol, and then got another to sip. About halfway through the second one, the first one hit me. Hard. I was feeling drunk AND wired at the same time and it was not a good feeling at all. I was sort of OK as long as I didn't try to stand up from my bar stool but was wishing that it had a back...
At that point I waved to a friend and asked him if he wanted to share a small pizza with me, as the food in this particular bar (as in so many) was very limited, it being much more of a sleazy bar than grill. Yes, I hung out in a few places like that occasionally when younger, as did some of my friends. LOL.
I figured they couldn't mess up a frozen pizza too badly so chose that over any sandwich or fried chicken fingers. I definitely didn't want to add greasy fried food to my system just then. I knew their chicken or tuna salad sandwiches could vary depending on how long since they had last opened a container of the chicken or tuna salad, which was not made on site.
I also knew that asking for a burger seriously annoyed the bartender as that meant cleaning the grill afterward. And they didn't make fries, though they did have a frier on most of the early part of the evening, but shut that down around 10:00 or 11:00 so it could cool off and be cleaned before they went home. They had not invested in a second, separate frier for fries. You could get a small bag of chips to go with your burger though. Everything was a-la-carte.
Pizza was the least annoying thing to order as they could just stick it in the oven, with a timer, and not worry about it until it was done, with little cleanup involved, since it was served on a foam plate. I didn't want to annoy the bartenders as they would then give me the fisheye every time I came in! To be fair, the chicken fingers weren't TOO annoying if the frier was still on, as they could set a timer for that too, but I didn't want the grease and that still involved more cleanup than a pizza.
The small combination pizza finally arrived and my friend, T, did eat a few slices of it, and the rest soaked up some of the booze for me. After a while I felt better but still hung around the bar until the requisite "hour per cocktail" had passed and then some, until I felt sure I was OK to drive. Bar food. Not my favorite at all, but it will do on occasion.
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I must say, this take on the green bean casserole does look tasty. But I'd suggest vegetable broth over chicken broth, to keep it vegetarian. Vegans would still have to find something else to eat though, regardless.
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Good Morning 11.05.18 @ 9:04 that may be a recent record! I really have been posting quite late....
Hi Roger... did you miss my post from last night? No, just saying Hi or Yeah, I saw it. LOL!!
Been up for nearly 2 hours...lost on the computer after feeding Tom E. and a couple other chores.
This is apparently heresy in our little group, but I've never been a big fan of baked cheesecake...but I 'did' like the no bake kind. Those became popular while I was in high school, and I loved making, AND eating them. Sad, I know!! The presentation and dividing the baking pan into quarters were neat though...something to store away in my little overstuffed brain. That was the same bunch that did the 3 veg. gratin Video...'Tasty' Well yesterday at the Stick and basket game, I was sitting next to Jenn, who is again hosting the multi-family Thanksgiving. I wish I had enough room to stuff that many people into my house..but...anyway, I thought that gratin would be a fun veg dish and one that would appeal to almost everyone. Boy did she shoot that idea down. I was really disappointed. Oh, well, I may very well make one for myself, here at home, and eat it over the course of a couple days. Jenn is very much the traditionalist, conservative, etc when it comes to her Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey, stuffing, green beans, maybe sweet potato mash that her Mom makes (vegan no less) And Salad that Grammie makes, And then by popular demand, they skip having Pumpkin pie, and have Ted make a couple apple pies???? WTHeck???? I wait all year for a piece of damn pumpkin pie, and they want APPLE??? So, some years Ted will bring a pumpkin pie from the freezer section of Publix or Kroger, etc. (They think that by Grammie making the salad I will have 'something' to eat, Damn Salads! Ok, now I have cleared my brain I shall continue reading and watching....:)
Well, I see I didn't post the first half...hang on to your hats...
The road crew came back, and we now have proper manhole covers, complete with the concrete surrounding it! They were just finishing up as I pulled in. Fortunately the'd left just enough room around their equipment so that I could get in to my driveway!
And, Good visit with Dr. Pat. She was pleased with my lack of issues! Everything on her exam table is air pressure activated, and in the middle of our visit, the electric motor kicked in to fill the compressor, so we had ample time to chat about our elections tomorrow, and Thanksgiving, etc. Set up my next appointment for the same day in Dec. that Jimmy is doing my hair...very handy for me, as they are only about 2-3 miles down the road from one another. Will save me a trip next month.
THEN....and THEN, I went to Whole Foods.....Went thru the vegetables..got some beautiful red beets with beautiful green tops..so there are beets and beet greens, and some Dino Kale. A purple Japanese sweet potato, 2 small (what should be Normal sized) Yellow Delicious Apples....and as I was leaving Produce to head to the other side of the store, there was a stand alone smaller open topped freezer...Peppermint Chocolate coated Ice Cream treats on a stick...and...OMG! Irish Whisky Salted Caramel VEGAN Ice Cream!!! 365 brand, should you want to find it at your stores. Holy cow!!
First I went down the dressings isle...and spied Lemon Tahini dressing...sounded interesting an maybe not quite so vinegary..so into my basket it went...Oh, Look!! Imagine Soups...in flavors I've not seen out here in the stores, and on sale....Sold! Trying two new soup flavors...Ok, so time to get on to the hot bar...found my Chicken Fried Tofu...and right next to it, their vegan version of Mac and Cheese. So just a little of the mac and cheese, and 2 servings worth of the Tofu...thought about those goodies across the store, and went back to take photo's to send to Ted...then back to the bread end..near the hot bar. Decided against any bread..and WALKED BACK TO THAT FREEZER...Well, I knew just getting one of those would be a tough storage issue with my stuffed freezer, but let me tell you....The Irish Whiskey Salted Caramel is soooooo over the top good!!! By the time I drove home, it was just softening up a bit, and yes, I ate some right out of the carton, with my spoon. (perk of living alone! and having a dumb family who thinks that Vegan is akin to Poison) Poor sad dummies!!! LOL!!!
Ok, I think that is about all...this is going to be one long post...oh, the Lemon Tahini dressing made a great dipping sauce for my tofu...
and I watched and loved Emmy and her brother making donuts!! They had just too much fun.
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I'm back home from walking and No Money found. The Temperature out the door was 50. The rain in the forecast for today has not yet arrived, It is due sometime this morning OTOH there is a light mist in the air.
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/secretary-of-state-s-office-says-investigation-underway-into-hack-by-democratic-party/866298517
Democratic Party of GA accused of hacking voter registry; Abrams calls it desperate ploy
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Non-stop ads and robocalls: welcome to America's costliest election
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/courts/sd-me-phmiracle-civil-verdict-20181102-story.html
Jury awards $105M in suit against pH Miracle author
Have a Great Monday
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Hi Edparityanimal wrote: »Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! 12C/54F with an expected high of 19C/68F and 20% chance of precipitation.
Need to get yesterday's cat bowls cleaned up and feed the cats. A nap is hopefully in the agenda. This morning they let me sleep until 6:00, which was impressive. I'll see if I can get them to extend that somewhat, but if not, I'll take 6:00...especially this late in the year, as that would translate to 7:00 when the time next changes.
Perhaps a little bit of housework.
Edweirdo...er, Eduardo hasn't jumped on the pea soup yet. Maybe I'll open that for lunch...pondering. I have ham I could put in it, or pepperoni. But I'm pondering baking pizza for dinner, and if I do I may just pull out two cheese pizzas and pepperoni-ize one of them for me, so I may not add any of that to the soup, or may just not have the pea soup today and perhaps open a harvest veggie soup for lunch instead. Or just have something that's not soup! What a novel idea! LOL.
Congratulations on getting more sleep
Funny You should mention Pea Soup, My brother started one yesterday with big chunks of ham in it that he wants to slice into cubes later, more simmering needed today to finish.
Since It is a Raw feeling day I think I may pull out the NS Chicken Noodle Soup and have it for Breakfast.
Rain off and on yesterday, more on than off and in the forecast for today with a chance of Thunderstorms
We just got back from voting, the line was not to bad, we also saw two of our neighbors there doing their civic duty. Why vote today ? Neither of us believe in early voting, Sorry Valerie
That works for me as a cat snooze alarm,parityanimal wrote: »Cats don't, per se, have snooze alarms but if I put her off the bed, she will sometimes leave me alone for 5 to 15 minutes before coming back to get in my face...and then sometimes she comes right back. I guess it depends on just how badly she wants me to get up.
That was the first thing that crossed my mind on the energy drinks. I would never give those to kids, and won't even drink them myself. As for the "blood and guts" part, well I ate chicken hearts and gizzards as a kid, and sweetmeats too. Not fried intestines (why didn't they just call them chitlins?) though. I'm sure I had some that were used as casings for sausages, but never really thought of it when enjoying the sausages.
Why would You do those things to the poor kids ?
In my opinion Energy drinks are dangerous.
That is the only way I have had intestines, As the casings on Premium Hot Dogs and Sausages. Marked as Natural Casings rather that Intestines. I tried the NS Italian-Style Sausage and Peppers and could tell that the Sausage had Natural casings
FWIW I heard this on the local Cable News Channel this Morning
https://www.princeton.edu/news/2018/10/29/qa-laura-wooten-princeton-staff-member-and-election-poll-volunteer
Laura Wooten has worked for more than 27 years as a food service worker at Butler College, one of Princeton's six residential colleges, where she checks students' meal cards. She has been volunteering at local election polls for 79 years.
Wooten, 97, volunteered at several polling locations in Princeton throughout the decades until moving to Lawrence Township, where she volunteers at the polls at the firehouse on Lawrence Road. It's a long day — the polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.; Wooten rises at 4 a.m. to get ready and hasn't missed one Election Day
Way to go !
I a report on this in yesterdays news FWIWI used to occasionally use the 5 hour energy drinks as they are sugar free, but that much caffeine makes me jittery so I stopped.
And once (just once!) I tried two glasses of a cocktail that was made with an energy drink...not sure after all this time which one, but I can tell you that a mixture of energy drink, vodka, and Sprite is a very, very bad idea.
I drank the first one pretty quickly, as it didn't taste that much of alcohol, and then got another to sip. About halfway through the second one, the first one hit me. Hard. I was feeling drunk AND wired at the same time and it was not a good feeling at all. I was sort of OK as long as I didn't try to stand up from my bar stool but was wishing that it had a back...
At that point I waved to a friend and asked him if he wanted to share a small pizza with me, as the food in this particular bar (as in so many) was very limited, it being much more of a sleazy bar than grill. Yes, I hung out in a few places like that occasionally when younger, as did some of my friends. LOL.
https://www.nhs.uk/news/food-and-diet/warnings-issued-over-energy-drinks/
Warnings issued over energy drinks
The researchers state that the health risks associated with energy drink consumption are primarily related to their caffeine content. ... caffeine overdose (which can lead to a number of symptoms, including palpitations, high blood pressure, nausea and vomiting, convulsions and, in some cases, even death)
When I am walking I sometimes see people Buying these things, I saw one man Buy two Monster Energy and then outside of the 7-Eleven drink both of them before climbing into has car and driving off, That much can not be good for You
That sounds more like a dive than a bar ?
Energy Drinks are something I do not use, I flirted with them in the past when I would Buy the Extreme Caffeine Coffee as my refill, I have since tapered off to 1/2 DeCaf and 1/2 Regular coffee now.
Back in the early 80s I was delivering refrigerated foods to Grocery Stores and thus am familiar premade Salads. They came in various sizes and qualities too.I figured they couldn't mess up a frozen pizza too badly so chose that over any sandwich or fried chicken fingers. I definitely didn't want to add greasy fried food to my system just then. I knew their chicken or tuna salad sandwiches could vary depending on how long since they had last opened a container of the chicken or tuna salad, which was not made on site.
Yummy, Gourmet Frozen Pizza
I have not seen a Chinese Takeout here that has more than on Fryer that is used for Chicken, Fish or fires and anything else that gets deep fried.I also knew that asking for a burger seriously annoyed the bartender as that meant cleaning the grill afterward. And they didn't make fries, though they did have a frier on most of the early part of the evening, but shut that down around 10:00 or 11:00 so it could cool off and be cleaned before they went home. They had not invested in a second, separate frier for fries. You could get a small bag of chips to go with your burger though. Everything was a-la-carte.
Pizza was the least annoying thing to order as they could just stick it in the oven, with a timer, and not worry about it until it was done, with little cleanup involved, since it was served on a foam plate. I didn't want to annoy the bartenders as they would then give me the fisheye every time I came in! To be fair, the chicken fingers weren't TOO annoying if the frier was still on, as they could set a timer for that too, but I didn't want the grease and that still involved more cleanup than a pizza.
The small combination pizza finally arrived and my friend, T, did eat a few slices of it, and the rest soaked up some of the booze for me. After a while I felt better but still hung around the bar until the requisite "hour per cocktail" had passed and then some, until I felt sure I was OK to drive. Bar food. Not my favorite at all, but it will do on occasion.
I have not found any local Location that double fries the French Fries for really crispy sadly.
Cheesecake, Yum.parityanimal wrote: »Speaking of cheesecake...
Hmm... I have come to the realization over the years that sugar free and Low carb does not equal Low Calorie.parityanimal wrote: »Low Carb Muffin Recipes! Gluten Free & Keto + FREE EBOOK
Brave of her.parityanimal wrote: »NONI - Vomit Cheese Puke Fruit TASTE Test
They looked like great Doughnuts to me.parityanimal wrote: »Wee and Tee Make: Korean Donuts - Cooking with My Brotherparityanimal wrote: »I must say, this take on the green bean casserole does look tasty. But I'd suggest vegetable broth over chicken broth, to keep it vegetarian. Vegans would still have to find something else to eat though, regardless.
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Hi ValerieGardenKatGardens wrote: »Really late today!!
Hi From GA! Home of the Irish Cat Lady, or Gangsta G. as the grands have decided to call me! LOL! Imagination at its best!.
Ted and I went together to the LAST Stick and basket game this afternoon. Ted went to take Olivia his old iPhone. Livy has gotten a continuous monitor, and the plea went out to family if we had an old iPhone not in use. I didn't, and I turned mine in when I got my new one...She's happy..There is also a hand held reader, Jenn had that in her pocket. It showed Livi's blood sugar as a graph, and you could see its ups and dips. Hope this helps O keep a little tighter control over her blood sugars.
Got a few things done around here before Ted arrived. And tomorrow is a lunch time appointment with my Chiro! I feel like I'm in pretty good shape..its been 5+ weeks and nothing seems to have gone out of whack!
Tom E. has a new hidey hole...he's been sleeping on the top of the DVD. I'm guessing its warm and feels like a sibling? to him? With Tom, who knows.
Read your post Ed...some little kitty had best learn to keep all his paws on the floor! Curiosity and all that will get Oliver in big trouble!
Ok, Gangsta G is going to bed...
Later...
I Know I have had ups and downs in my Blood Sugar, especially if I cheat on My Diet
The Monitoring has to be done with a iPhone, Not an Android, Not that I am a fan of Big Brother Google BTW.
I did somehow miss it, I have now replied to some of it however.GardenKatGardens wrote: »Good Morning 11.05.18 @ 9:04 that may be a recent record! I really have been posting quite late....
Hi Roger... did you miss my post from last night? No, just saying Hi or Yeah, I saw it. LOL!!
Been up for nearly 2 hours...lost on the computer after feeding Tom E. and a couple other chores.
I do not recall ever having No bake Cheesecake, OTOH Since I love the Baked kind... My one aunt used to make one that was tasty and OK for her diabetic husband, I wish that recipe was not lost.This is apparently heresy in our little group, but I've never been a big fan of baked cheesecake...but I 'did' like the no bake kind. Those became popular while I was in high school, and I loved making, AND eating them. Sad, I know!! The presentation and dividing the baking pan into quarters were neat though...something to store away in my little overstuffed brain. That was the same bunch that did the 3 veg. gratin Video...'Tasty' Well yesterday at the Stick and basket game, I was sitting next to Jenn, who is again hosting the multi-family Thanksgiving. I wish I had enough room to stuff that many people into my house..but...anyway, I thought that gratin would be a fun veg dish and one that would appeal to almost everyone. Boy did she shoot that idea down. I was really disappointed. Oh, well, I may very well make one for myself, here at home, and eat it over the course of a couple days. Jenn is very much the traditionalist, conservative, etc when it comes to her Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey, stuffing, green beans, maybe sweet potato mash that her Mom makes (vegan no less) And Salad that Grammie makes, And then by popular demand, they skip having Pumpkin pie, and have Ted make a couple apple pies???? WTHeck???? I wait all year for a piece of damn pumpkin pie, and they want APPLE??? So, some years Ted will bring a pumpkin pie from the freezer section of Publix or Kroger, etc. (They think that by Grammie making the salad I will have 'something' to eat, Damn Salads! Ok, now I have cleared my brain I shall continue reading and watching....:)
Potatoes Au Gratin for me.
Your Jenn and my Brother the traditionalist, His list includes home made Pumpkin Pie and Mashed Potatoes with homemade Turkey gravy however. And Salad is so long term filling, Not.
Pumpkin Pie also requires Homemade Whipped Cream for him.
That would have stunk if they blocked Your driveway. Since my Brother picked up the F150 he has a harder time getting into and out of our driveway if the one across the street has cars parked up to the corners.Well, I see I didn't post the first half...hang on to your hats...
The road crew came back, and we now have proper manhole covers, complete with the concrete surrounding it! They were just finishing up as I pulled in. Fortunately the'd left just enough room around their equipment so that I could get in to my driveway!
And, Good visit with Dr. Pat. She was pleased with my lack of issues! Everything on her exam table is air pressure activated, and in the middle of our visit, the electric motor kicked in to fill the compressor, so we had ample time to chat about our elections tomorrow, and Thanksgiving, etc. Set up my next appointment for the same day in Dec. that Jimmy is doing my hair...very handy for me, as they are only about 2-3 miles down the road from one another. Will save me a trip next month.
Good, There is nothing wrong with combing trips, Saves Wear and tear and Fuel.
That sounds like a successful trip to Whole Foods, I have not been there since they discontinued the Hot Foods breakfast section. When I was going I never did see any Chicken Fried Tofu to try nor any vegetarian Mac and Cheese on their regular Mac & Cheese.THEN....and THEN, I went to Whole Foods.....Went thru the vegetables..got some beautiful red beets with beautiful green tops..so there are beets and beet greens, and some Dino Kale. A purple Japanese sweet potato, 2 small (what should be Normal sized) Yellow Delicious Apples....and as I was leaving Produce to head to the other side of the store, there was a stand alone smaller open topped freezer...Peppermint Chocolate coated Ice Cream treats on a stick...and...OMG! Irish Whisky Salted Caramel VEGAN Ice Cream!!! 365 brand, should you want to find it at your stores. Holy cow!!
First I went down the dressings isle...and spied Lemon Tahini dressing...sounded interesting an maybe not quite so vinegary..so into my basket it went...Oh, Look!! Imagine Soups...in flavors I've not seen out here in the stores, and on sale....Sold! Trying two new soup flavors...Ok, so time to get on to the hot bar...found my Chicken Fried Tofu...and right next to it, their vegan version of Mac and Cheese. So just a little of the mac and cheese, and 2 servings worth of the Tofu...thought about those goodies across the store, and went back to take photo's to send to Ted...then back to the bread end..near the hot bar. Decided against any bread..and WALKED BACK TO THAT FREEZER...Well, I knew just getting one of those would be a tough storage issue with my stuffed freezer, but let me tell you....The Irish Whiskey Salted Caramel is soooooo over the top good!!! By the time I drove home, it was just softening up a bit, and yes, I ate some right out of the carton, with my spoon. (perk of living alone! and having a dumb family who thinks that Vegan is akin to Poison) Poor sad dummies!!! LOL!!!
Ok, I think that is about all...this is going to be one long post...oh, the Lemon Tahini dressing made a great dipping sauce for my tofu...
and I watched and loved Emmy and her brother making donuts!! They had just too much fun.
Later...
Who does not eat Ice Cream that way, I did in the past and still do when I have the NS Ice Cream Cup.
My stomach was feeling a bit irritated fro some reason so I had a NS Chicken Soup for breakfast, I hope that works.
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Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! 17C/62F with an expected high of 21C/70F and 80% chance of rain. Since it's already wet out there I'm upping that to 100% for my house, but the rain is supposed to mostly move on by noonish.
Need to get yesterday's cat bowls cleaned up and feed the cats. Hoping for a nap as well. I got in line to vote 10 minutes before the polls opened, and was out 35 minutes after they opened. Not too bad a wait. They could have used more polling machines, as they only had 6 and they were very busy. I suspect they planned that as if this were a "normal" mid-term and not the hot mid-term that it is.
I hope they STAY that busy all day though! People need to start voting instead of the majority staying at home.
Nothing else major on the agenda.
J is up the hill now now, in line. I went early as one of us has to be home to sign for my crate of wine, even though it's not really expected to arrive until this afternoon. But you never know! I got back from voting before the UPS truck even left the depot, just in case.
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