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curlz- it sounds wonderful but it's easier for us to get to cloves than trekking all the way to saffron from nw morris count(remember american grill is 20-30 minutes for me). though it is on the list for my favorite eating partner and me. may fit it in with a visit to trader joes..... remember those of us who are out during the day tend to lunch east and cut out so we don't have to deal with the westbound traffic after 4 - or go later for dinner so we don't have to deal with the traffic. since you are going the oppposite way after dinner it may/ may not affect you.

we're short two people at work this morning(luckily the first hour and a half tend to be slow for us) so quickly ate some of the leftover bison chili i had brought for lunch with the corn bread. looks like we won't even get our 15 minute break today on the other hand we may do delivery and take turns taking 5 in the main office with a sandwich or pizza think i can get stinger to bring those potts dogs?

funny, every saturday at work now, when stripping the papers, i always give a quick check in the nj section to see if jason has another piece. nice, jason

eunny - your first spatchcock was as success!! looks succulent and delectable quick semi change of plans tonight. johnnybird was supposed to go up to poughkeepsie this afternoon to do a quick family birthday celebration with the immediate family(julie my sil's birthday is the 2nd of november; john's 50th will be the 6th). wellllllll..... as per ususal he didn't get out of work (i'm only down for 2 hours) till 4:30 so decided to stay here for the night. dinner will be bison and ostrich chili(toned down quite a bit), pimento cornbread(was going to be serrano cheddar corn bread) and a green leaf salad with heirloom tomatoes(was going to be a nicely vinerary carrot and jicima salad). it will be fun to have him home another night before the drunken baccanalia in rochdale(anyone near pok. stay away unless you WANT to go to jail ). course for tomorrow i do have some really neat hot sauces for the leftovers think i'll drag something easy on the stomach out of the freezer for sunday since i am sure he will be recovering - some poached chicken with noodles maybe - very bland...

we use lactaid exculsively since johnnybird is very intolerant. i bake with it with no noticable change in texture, etc. lactaid makes pills and there are several generic equivalents out there as well.

not quite back as far as you perhaps but i remember watching Yaz playing high school ball. i want the cubs and red sox

sorry but i'm having a problem typing through my tears( sorry my mom and grandfather aren't alive to see this happen). first of all - honors to the yankees(even though i suffered enough snide remarks from your fans) who went to 7 hard fought games and the cardinals who fought as well to seven to win their division (pojouls IS the player of the future) sunday when(if) johnnybird survives his early 50th birthday party we will be having a celebration: stuffed clams, lobster roll, baked beans and brown bread - most of them from my greatgrandmother's recipes(she was from rhode island) ok maybe i will throw in some salad for balance. congratulations to all the teams who compete though it is wonderful to be a winner(finally).

got off the hawkwatch and wanted to use up some roasted root vegetables. sauteed some leeks in olive oil, added cut up red yukon potatoes and vegetable stock. simmered for 15 minutes, added the roasted veg(carrots, parsnips, white turnips and butternut squash) for another 10. whiz up in the blender and served topped with sauteed asparagus tips and a blt made with greenleaf lettuce, turkey bacon and yellow heirloom tomatoes. john's dessert was a riff off his grandmother's apple kucken - with plenty of vanilla lactaid ice cream

apples raisins shallots celery salt miracle whip chicken nuts doesn't get better than that

last night i baked boneless, skinless chicken thighs, made saffron rice and red pepper pilaf(snuck some green peppers and curry into that) and served garnished with a tomato and cucumber salad. dessert was something called charleston pudding i got from one of my cooking lights. this got the most praise from johnnybird and i'm thinking how i can get the toast dope into this tonight is spaghetti and meatballs with foccacia.

tonight was baked boneless, skinless chicken thighs with herbs, curried rice pilaf and creamed kale. dessert was a charleston pudding from some food mag that johnnybird loved and i have to figure out how to adapt to include Johnnybird's Famous Outrageous Toast Dope. since the original recipe calls for 1 cup of brown sugar i figure about 1/2 cup toast dope and 1/2 cup of regular brown sugar should work

maybe here http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=..._id=24491&rfi=6 we have two in our neighborhood that a neighbor up the street just put outside one day. another neighbor has been feeding them carrots and they are up to about 6 pounds now...

it was sooooo cold on the hawkwatch today with a vile ne wind so came home, took shower and the cannellini and kale soup is on the stove and will make cheese toasts( both asiago and parmegiano reggiano) to go with the soup. dessert for johnnybird will be apple pie with vanilla lactaid ice cream - i prefer the extra sharp cheddar ohhhhh time to change the sig line i do believe

ask me in 8 years when johnnybird retires and we aren't slaved to a hawkwatch . i don't even get to the nj pig pickin' - unless it rains but i do live vicariously through those 41 pages of posts and pictures...

ask me in 8 years when johnnybird retires and we aren't slaved to a hawkwatch . i don't even get to the nj pig pickin' - unless it might rain

well, i'll be at work tonight - just as i was monday bearing with all the abuse from these northwest nj barbarians . i brought hot dogs, baked beans and sauerkraut which i'll eat at 4:15...

hope blovie and you enjoy them. who would have thought?

i've been eating soup out of the freezer this week: roasted onion with triscuits, smoky black bean with ritz and beer cheese. the one soup i have NEVER liked is tomato from a can. johnnybird has had manhattan clam chowder with oyster crackers and tinned tomato soup with saltines.

anna- i have the recipe from johnnybird's g-grandmother on his grandfather's side who was from south of copenhagen. she did most of what you did with your recipe but she simmered her meatballs in beef broth then thickened it with a flour mixture. are there regional differences? (my heritage is french/croatian/west indian/long island - ask me about cevapici or boiled tongue - not meatballs ) john's grandma also did a cucumber salad with onion and parsley with a dressing of oil/vinegar/sugar/salt. would this be something she brought from germany? my mother-in-law also loves "herrings in sauce". have no idea what the could be - any suggestions? i am 3+ generations removed from the danish influence(course since her mil called grandma the "tight dutchman" - and she was from germany )i'm sure i'm even further removed actually love your space - it is organized, something i work on every day and i do covet your oven good cooking

Library Journal gave it a less than enthusiastic review(can't find an online link) mentioning the language yet suggested it should be a purchase for public libraries because of demand. not at work otherwise i might be able to give you a better annotation good point about selection vs. banning

and he was on Tony Danza's show this morning(hey, it was on in the gym)...didn't even bother to put my book down and watch once i saw A) it was Rocco and B) he was on Tony Danza's show......ewwwwwww

as they say in poughkeepsie - oh dear! oh my! oh golly gosh! percyn and behemoth i soooo want that food and susan - please stop posting the food porn - i can only take so much just got my numbers into hawkcount - while baking 3 meatloaves( 2 go directly into the freezer for later in the season). the dinger just dinged to let me know to pull the last meatloaf out, add asparagus spears and the leeks to the butternut squash, white turnip and parsnip dish and check on the duckskin i'm trying out in the oven(it has released more fat and is crisping nicely). i turned the oven off and everything will be done in about 20 minutes with residual heat. wine, hmmmmmmm.... johnnybird is down the shore at our condo so i'm solo tonight. think a 2001 foppiano petite sirah might just do the trick. open and let breathe...in...out...in...out... now to call johnnybird and see how he made out cooking the tail of a filet

leftover au gratin potatoes from dinner last night - with ketchup

last night john finally got in from detroit at 7pm just as the food was ready. enough time for him to have a small glass of port then: flounder stuffed with minced shrimp, garlic and shallot marinated artichokes au gratin red bliss potatoes made using up 2 previously opened italian cheese mixtures bottle of dr. l