Evening Shifters, tonight we're thinking of our friends here on TDK who are preparing for Irene to visit. They will be busy doing all sorts of little jobs to ensure that Irene passes them by with as little damage as possible.
The fountains are flowing and there are huge vases & bowls of daffodils,jonquils, snowdrops and freesias around the NS office perfuming the air with their delicate scents. The tables are set with snack foods so you can pop in and out as your time allows. The Torties are ready to make pizzas to order and there are bowls of piping hot macaroni & cheese, bubble & squeak and welsh rarebit on the table along with fresh salads,seasonal fruits and berries.
Come on in, put your feet up and relax for a while.
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Posted 9 months ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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Hello, MS!..... I'm just checking in before I head to bed before my trip!!... fountains sound wonderful, and I'll take a smooth martini with extra olives, please :)
..... hope everyone has a great night, and I'll post from the 'really' southern part of Fla. in the next few days!.....
.... scritches to HRH from Abbs and Cuddles!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubble_and_squeak
this is the best explanation I have ......
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I'm back! LOL with Marnet, I had a feeling someone would ask what Bubble & Squeak is. Oh how I loved it as a child especially when it had crisped and browned. In our house it was leftover mashed potato and boiled cabbage.left in the fridge overnight and then gently mixed together and lightly fried until both sides were browned and crispy. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh delicious. Thanks AV for the link.
Sorry for disappearing, I was in the kitchen making cream cheese using a recipe someone gave me.Posted 9 months ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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LOL, love those types of names for homemade products. We normally call any recipe that I makeup as 'sawdust recipe' came straight from my head(where the sawdust lives). They normally work but we've had some horrendous failures that are not to be spoken of ever again.
Posted 9 months ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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LOL Marnet. MS and I have a lot of 'Sawdust' recipes - ones where you just make it up as you go along and throw in whatever is to hand! MS, I do miss Mum's bubble and squeak. I never have leftover cabbage at home and MrKK's mashed spuds are always too gluey and runny to fry-up.
Snap! You beat me to it, MS!
Posted 9 months ago by KapitiKats in NZ #
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Well, there was the time when I tossed a bunch of dibs and dabs leftovers together in an effort to be frugal. As it was heating up my cat of the time, Scamper, came into the kitchen, sniffed the air and began trying to cover up the stove. I sampled the mess and decided he was right! Tossed it down the disposal and cooked a real dinner. LOL
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LOL KK, it was the yummiest bubble & squeak, I've tried making it myself but it never works out quite he same. Even frying leftover mashed potato is difficult, I have a feeling it's the modern non-stick pans that are my downfall. I must try my reliable cast iron pan next time. Thinking on it I bet Mum used butter not oil for frying, hmmmmmmmmmm, may just have to have a 'naughty' day using butter.
Posted 9 months ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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Or she may have used some dripping, MS. I think you had to overboil the cabbage like Mum did also!
Posted 9 months ago by KapitiKats in NZ #
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Yes, you had to overboil the cabbage which she was an expert at, in fact overboiing veges was her forte! I don't think she used dripping for the bubble & squeak, I can't remember that flavour when I think back. The spud needed to be dry and solid. But from two ruined veges came a fantastic dish.
Posted 9 months ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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LOL 'But from two ruined veges came a fantastic dish.' - that about sums it up! Her shepherds pie was a bit like that too - overcooked beef or mutton minced up with the dry and solid mashed spuds and it became magic!
Posted 9 months ago by KapitiKats in NZ #
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Oh dear, poor Mum. She still has this thing about real food only being meat,potatoes and 3 veg.
Yikes! ! http://news.msn.co.nz/article/8290632/giant-rat-terrorising-new-yorkers-killedGot to fly now, back later on the Night Shift.
Posted 9 months ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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Thanks for the awesome NS, MS! :)
Hi AV, KK and Marnet!
Chipping in with family names for leftovers...since my parents were divorced, my brother and I would head over to our Dad's on the weekends to say howdy and have dinner. Except he would always make this God-awful...stew??? Not quite sure what it would be classified as but bless his heart, Dad sure did try! It was literally anything and everything in the cupboards thrown into a crockpot. My brother and I always called it "Full Belly Stew" because we knew to eat dinner elsewhere before we went to Dad's so we wouldn't be going hungry ;) LOL Poor Dad...loved him all the same but cooking was not his "thing".Posted 9 months ago by roxysmommy #
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Evening folks :)
Thanks for the memories of what becomes of leftovers, lol. In my house, my Dad made chili, goulash, lemon meringue pie, deviled eggs, and buttermilk donuts (those were his specialities)....one of the many times my Mom was in the hospital with pneumonia, we had chili for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for days on end....couldn't eat chili for years after I left home.
Posted 9 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Hi there. I will have some Mac n cheese please. Well, it's officially my girls Purrday! Happy 6th Purrday Betty & Wilma. Meowmy loves you so much. We have been through so much together that I can't imagine my life without you.
Posted 9 months ago by mollycat71 #
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Happy happy Betty and Wilma! Yes, they sure have been through a lot with you
Amy. May they have many more years with you. Me, I will take the Welsh Rarebit,love it. My Grandma used to make it often, especially on Friday nights, but don't know her recipe. My imitation Welsh Rarebit is quite unauthentic, but I like it with Scoopers. Just finished up some Halupsi, that my brother made last Saturday. (stuffed cabbage rolls). Very yummy.Posted 9 months ago by paulajeanne #
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What an interesting NS we have with such wonderfully descriptive names for leftover meals.RM, love your story, self preservation obviously kicked in for you and your brother.
Deb, your Dad went for the original not the leftovers, he was a good cook I'm guessing except for the over use of chili.
PJ, I haven't had welsh rarebit for years but remember it as delicious. Your brother is a bit of a whizz in the kitchen judging by some of the great sounding food you have that he has prepared.
Hi MC, happy to Betty & Wilma.Posted 9 months ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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Jan, yes my Dad made the best of everything that he cooked or baked, the chili thing was just too-much that year. His buttermilk donuts brought the entire neighborhood to our doors...he made about 100 dozen at a time, with lots in the freezer and give-aways to neighbors....great when heated in the oven then dusted with sugar, powdered sugar, a simple glaze, or just plain warm :) His lemon meringue pie was the best I have ever had, all from scratch.
Marnet, I always give this link for the info on kittens since it gives good info from birth to about 3-4 months old. http://www.messybeast.com/handrear.htm
Posted 9 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Paulajeanne you are up late this evening, the stuffed cabbage sounds good.
Posted 9 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Hi Deb, those buttermilk donuts sound so enticing. Airy just laughing at the chili story and said Mr MS's rice risotto was a similar meal she came to dislike. Mr MS used to cook Sunday night dinner(my suggestion) and he would make up packet rice risotto so often the girls began to hate it. Then he moved n to roasts as it was easy to put it and the veg in the oven and forget about it for an hour or so.
Sorry to post and run, I'm making dinner, garlic prawns & peas with stir fried rice and garlic bread. I'll be back on later.Posted 9 months ago by Moonshadow_NZ #
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Jan, the donuts are great! Here is a link you might like www.prevention.com/7-zucchini-recipes
Posted 9 months ago by AZDEBRA 5/27 & crew #
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Oh bubble and squeak! When I was little it was the only way I would willingly eat cabbage.
That has made me think about bread and dripping too, with lots of salt and pepper on it. Never a favourite of mine, but my sister used to love it.
Never liked welsh rarebit as a kid - I didn't like people messing about with the cheese. We always just had cheese on toast. Grill one side of the bread put the sliced cheddar (must be a good strong one!) on the untoasted side and pop under the grill until bubbling and just turning golden brown. YUM.Posted 9 months ago by Pollys_Mum_in_UK_2605 #
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