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Have there been any cases of a blog or internet writer not attached to a print publication being sued for slander or libel?
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Anyone hear about that 5.2 earthquake in the Bay area the other day? They felt my Happy Dance all the way out to the Left Coast! Yes, the floors are redone and beautiful (though covered with paper to protect them), and my appliances are being installed. Fireslate countertops arrive tomorrow and will probably go in on Monday.
Lookie! The range ...
The Speed Oven and Coffee Center
And as much of my Sub-Zero as I could get!
Workers are still adjusting, and hopefully I'll have better photos soon.
It took six men to bring in the BlueStar from the Garage (had to go outside and up a long hill, and around to the back of the house), and six to move the SZ from the foyer to its home. Yow!
Woo hoo!
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Wait for it....wait for it....
It looks like we're trying to move into a new house at the first of the year!
It isn't JUST the new kitchen, there are other issues at hand but it is a bit funny to think of.
I'm still saving the links from Megan (thx!!) and on the pedals too just in case I need to re-do the new kitchen or should I say, in case the DH lets me make adjustments!
Tragedy regarding the floors! At this point do you laugh or cry? Ugh!
I know SO many people who are doing just that, Genny -- they start out wanting to redo the kitchen and end up with a new house. (I will be removed from this house by court order, and not a second before! Seven is enough, don't you think?)
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Our appliances will be delivered this afternoon. It was supposed to be Friday. The reason for the delay???
The floor people installed the WRONG FLOOR.
They installed the floor of a person with the same last name. The correct floor was installed today( around the cabinets).
We're almost there......
I can't wait to cook again!!
What is it with the floors in our renos? We've been watching the stain dry for a whole week, but there's a big push on for getting things done next week. Or so I've been told.
I feel like I've got my nose pressed up against everyone's kitchen windows. Whine! I also feel like a brat because there are a lot of people on the Left Coast who don't have homes to complain about. Thank goodness for this safe haven
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and why didnt my KD tell me I needed a counter depth fridge?
The fridge sticks out and I hate it!! The sides are black( the rest is stainless) and I hate the way it looks.
EEEK! Where is that "gouging my eyes out" emoticon? That's horrible! And you can't just return it, can you? Is it like driving a car off the lot, where it loses value immediately?
Crap, that really stinks. Have you said anything to your KD yet?
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Update: After a couple of weeks of progress culminating in the staining/sealing of the floors, we were about ready to start with large appliance installation this week.
Happy dancing? No! the last coat of sealant went onto the floors on Friday morning. Today, I took a little stroll through and found that the area under the island wasn't done, at all (the island is on legs). There's an 18" strip completely untouched. No biggie, I thought; they can fix it and since it's out of the traffic area, it won't hold things up. The stain on the floors looked great before the sealer was put on, but now it was looking like water damage -- thin in some spots and heavy in others, and very uneven.
The verdict: A disaster, and a do-over. We hope it won't set us back too far. The frustration is that we were soooo close to putting the big stuff in.
I was so looking forward to having photos of my range for you-all. Soon, I hope. Thanks for hanging in there with me!
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Cans of bread crumbs.
Bags of bread cubes.
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thank you so much, Risi and Sam. My dream is to be able to spend more than a week somewhere; I'm already running out of time and I'm not even there yet! We have reservations at The Cliff but the rail is already booked
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I'm reading this thread again and want to be absolutely clear about something: Am I seeing that when guests are invited to dinner at your house, they tell you what they will/will not eat?
When did an invitation to dinner at someone's home become a "have it your way" experience? To me, it's the ultimate in rudeness to expect someone to cook to your specifications when you are an invited guest.
FWIW, I also don't get pissed off or offended when a guest doesn't, for example, eat their peas, or picks out the mushrooms from the salad. We don't have a clean plate club here at Casa de FoodBabe.
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Okay, I think I'm crazy and alone. I don't make special meals when I invite people over for dinner. I don't ask if there are any food aversions or allergies; I don't care much about the former (more for me) and as for the latter, it is up to them to tell me. If it's a group I know well, I already know who's deathly allergic to shellfish. If it's not a group I know well and they don't tell me, I'm sorry and we'll figure it out.
If someone would like to sit and not eat, they are welcome to. I also don't get upset if someone doesn't drink the wine or alcohol I'm serving.
Granted, I don't go out of my way to gross people out. If it's a group I don't know well, for example, I wouldn't make sweetbreads a part of the main course or even plated app.
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One of my friends got addicted to the Costco tapioca. She can't get it at her Costco (Ft. Lauderdale). Whenever she travels, she goes to the local Costco, and if they have it, brings a couple of tubs home in a cooler.
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Anyone else remember "The Anal-Retentive Chef" show on the old SNL?
Oh, how I miss Phil Hartman.I can't stand to watch my FIL load a dishwasher. Drives me insane. Granted, the man is 75 now and only started "helping with the womens' work" a couple of years ago, but for god's sake, man!
Mr. Foodbabe can't slice bread either, Chris Hennes. What's worse is him taking a serrated knife that needs one pass through a tomato, and sawing at it. AiyEEE!
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Yes, and thank you -- I remember Quick Draw McGraw on the Sugar Smacks boxes (not his alter ego, El Kabong). Also, that frog that sang, "dig 'em.) Sugar Pops packages, I can't recall, except for the yellow.
For a while you could buy Rice Krispies Treats Cereal. It was ... okay. I haven't seen it for a while.
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This is all very interesting to me -- I can recall P&G trying to market a "fruit and vegetable wash" product. Both times it either tanked or just didn't sell well enough for them to keep producing. Most recently Michel Nischan was in the ads. Fit was the name, I think, and it claimed to also brighten green vegetables. Lemon oil was an ingredient, which I guess would brighten the green.
I've always used water with salt for vegetables and water with baking soda for fruits. When I feel like something is really dirty, I just put a few drops of Ivory dishwashing liquid in (the original stuff). Never tried Palmolive for anything but my nails
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I've wondered the same thing about the wax. The wax doesn't rinse off with water, so what is the best product to remove the wax?
A knife.
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Very interesting, hathor.
I think at the highest levels, you can't. At the less skilled levels, you can. And not only from the extra testosterone boys sprinkle into the food.
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I'm a little bit nutty over kitchen control, so whenever there's kitchen-stuff happening in my house, I'm all up in it, till the victim turns the reins over to me.
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OMG, Lilja. The first time I saw Mr. FB attempt to make his own mojito, my head nearly exploded.
I also can't stand to watch anyone use a knife. Anyone. MIL consistently grabs my best one and, index finger carefully guiding it, uses it to cut a sandwich ON THE COUNTERTOP.
I am not going to make it through Thanksgiving this year.
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I like all the cereal boxes.
My mom usually didn't buy is the stuff like Cocoa Pebbles and Captn' Crunch, but we would sometimes get Froot Loops and Apple Jacks. And Sugar Smacks. I remembered when they were called Sugar Smacks, then they dropped "Sugar" from the name.
Who were they fooling? I guess that's where KFC got the idea.
Along those lines, aren't Sugar Pops now Corn Pops?
I loved Sugar Smacks. It was my first choice whenever we got the Variety-Pak of little cereal boxes. My little box-bowls always leaked, though.
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Sounds like you have a fabulous vacation planned.
A cook and a housekeeper usually accompanies those west side villas, and I would reccomend you to have the cook make Bajan food.
The holiday time is quite busy in Barbados. The villas and Hotels are usually full, and alot of buzz on the island. I lived down the road in Porters for three years, and frequently visit.
There are fish stall very close to you, in an area called Six Men Bay, a good place to buy your fish for dinner, I would try the King fish or Dophin(mahi-mahi) and ofcourse Flying Fish (Have your cook prepare Flying fish and Cou -Cou). They also have a fish fry on friday night, like Oistin. Oistins is over an hours drive, but worth seeing. I use to live in the Lone Star villas, before they opened. Great Place!
Paul Owens at the Cliff does a great job, he has been there since they open, around 13 years. Don, forget the Royal Pavillion for dinner.
I've already told the booking agent that our cook will not work on Christmas Day (and maybe Eve), so I'll be cooking for us, and will keep your reply on hand.
Traveling during the high season can be less relaxing than I'd like, but it's the only time the kids have, and they like being able to find lots to do and lots of people to do it with. Should be an interesting week. It doesn't seem like so long ago, that we traveled during quieter times because the boys (a) weren't in school yet, and (b) liked being with US more than anyone else.
Not any more!Oh -- we will eat at The Cliff one night as well. Royal Pavilion, hm? We'll check it out.
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I'm pretty sure Tim means Falernum that famous sweet liqueur.
Look for Bajan Hot Sauces and not just the commercially prepared ones-check the shelves of country stores for local favourites-I've had good luck in Tobago finding some very unique and flavourful products.
Perhaps the most (in)famous one of all-Lottie's-is now produced in the USA-don't be fooled!
Thanks, Sam! The first question Google asked me is, "did you mean falernum?"Are the Bajan hot sauces anything like Marie's (Belize) hot sauces? I am addicted to the grapefruit.
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I still have 20-year-old Toroware stockpots and huge sautee pans that I got from a restaurant supply store in Stockton, CA. If your oven can hold half-sheets, they are usually cheaper and much sturdier than cookie sheets you can get at a department store. I also buy all metal spoons, wooden spoons, and other small utensils there.
Besides being less expensive and wearing well, restaurant supply equipment also makes you look like a total pro.
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As soon as our kitchen is empty, I'll start my own reno topic to avoid hijacking yours.
You must be in the middle of the teardown now. I can't wait to see yours unfold.
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Bekki, KWYM about the disruption. You have a youngish kid or two, don't you? My son has been entertaining at home a lot lately, which drives me nuts -- the house is ripped apart, dusty, and most everything is in boxes.
Anyway, the break in installation is nice sometimes, isn't it; it's not the same as having the place back to yourself but at least it's a little calmer.
Looking forward to more photos. What will your first meal be when it's all up and running?
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Fabby... I've had to smile each time I've looked at your "lighting platform" over the island--great minds think alike! We're going to have a walnut panel with pendant and recessed lights over our island--very similar to yours.
How big is that island of yours? I always find it hard to estimate scale in pictures.
Yes they do think alike, don't they? I wish I could do pendant lights but that'll ruin the line, even thin little ones. My island is 4'x10', and will have a raised ledge on steel legs, on one long and one short side. We're hoping to seat six comfortably at it, but five will be fine.
I'm going to look at your thread now.
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Dirty trick? She's right. It's kept me from contributing more often than not.