I will never again . . . (Part 4)

[Margaret Pilgrim]

6 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

At the start of COVID as store shelves were going bare I craved a bit of gruyere.  The only gruyere available was a whole, uncut brick.  At about $50.  That gruyere is still in my refrigerator, still uncut.

 

Someday I will develop the courage of my convictions.  Maybe.

 

Leave it uncut and hope/pretend that in time it qualifies as "aged gruyere".    Properly aged, the value increases in terms of months of age.   Maybe you have invested in an annuity.  

[lemniscate]

Make mondo batch of Modernist Cheese Fondue.  Freeze in individual fondue portions.  Enjoy classy fondue, french bread and Mai Tai's for long time into future.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

In solidarity with @MaryIsobel I decided to hemorrhage a bit myself.

 

[MaryIsobel]

On 11/27/2022 at 7:59 AM, JoNorvelleWalker said:

In solidarity with @MaryIsobel I decided to hemorrhage a bit myself.

 

That was very kind of you. Thin-skinned sisters unite!

[chromedome]

9 hours ago, MaryIsobel said:

That was very kind of you. Thin-skinned sisters unite!

...and wave a red banner!

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I shall never again open a container of heavy cream when I have an almost full open container further back in the refrigerator.

 

[haresfur]

I will never again torch the barbie grilling Korean ribs.

 

I think they're done...

 

[heidih]

6 hours ago, haresfur said:

I will never again torch the barbie grilling Korean ribs.

 

I think they're done...

 

Oh sade First time I hd them home grilled it was at Taiwanese neighbor's and the wife made her husband sit in front of the little Hiibachi grill- squawking if he tried to walk away. Usually some sugar in the marinade...

[haresfur]

7 hours ago, heidih said:

Oh sade First time I hd them home grilled it was at Taiwanese neighbor's and the wife made her husband sit in front of the little Hiibachi grill- squawking if he tried to walk away. Usually some sugar in the marinade...

 

Yeah, a fair bit of sugar and a fair bit of fat on the meat. I think my mistake was closing the lid and not cleaning the old grease out of the drip pan. Didn't take long for it to go from a few flair-ups to billowing flames.

[heidih]

7 minutes ago, haresfur said:

 

Yeah, a fair bit of sugar and a fair bit of fat on the meat. I think my mistake was closing the lid and not cleaning the old grease out of the drip pan. Didn't take long for it to go from a few flair-ups to billowing flames.

My father had the flame problem. Us kids lved BBQ as he armed us with little water pistols to keep flames in check

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I shall never again settle down with my mai tai at the computer on an empty stomach, placing an order from Whole Foods.

 

And while I am at it I will never again persist in unscrewing the cap from a wine bottle that had already been opened.

 

 

Edited January 6, 2023 by JoNorvelleWalker (log)

[Tropicalsenior]

3 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

empty stomach, placing an order from Whole Foods.

Reminds me of the old joke. I went to the store with an empty stomach and I am now the proud possessor of aisle 12.

[rotuts]

@JoNorvelleWalker
 

a more Modernist take on

 

''  never go to the grocery store hungry ''

[Anna N]

7 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

I shall never again settle down with my mai tai at the computer on an empty stomach, placing an order from Whole Foods.

 

And while I am at it I will never again persist in unscrewing the cap from a wine bottle than had already been opened.

 

 

Goes right along with my vow to never attempt to open a wine bottle with a corkscrew when it has been closed with a glass stopper. 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I shall never again forget to shake my mai tai.  But as my mother used to say, it all goes to the same place.

 

[ElsieD]

I will never again, when reducing apple cider, forget to check on it until the smoke alarm goes off.  No reduced apple cider for me.

[Okanagancook]

How’s the pot?

[ElsieD]

39 minutes ago, Okanagancook said:

How’s the pot?

 

The pot cleaned up fine.  The bottom was a seething black mass, but John cleaned it up just fine.. Still pretty stinky in the place though.

[Okanagancook]

I asked because a friend of our’s was making jam, went outside and got side tracked….yup, just about burned the house down. The pot was too badly burnt to save and there is a permanent blotch of burnt goo on the stove.

[JoNorvelleWalker]

My son was once into sugar cookery.  After about six months of scrubbing and running through the dishwasher the pot eventually came clean.

 

[JoNorvelleWalker]

I shall never again neglect to salt my mashed potatoes.

 

[kayb]

Thank God. At least it did not involve lacerations.

[liuzhou]

Pour myself a nice glass of Bordeaux and tip it into my keyboard. There may be a fewwinegeneratedtypos in this       post!

[JoNorvelleWalker]

1 hour ago, liuzhou said:

Pour myself a nice glass of Bordeaux and tip it into my keyboard. There may be a fewwinegeneratedtypos in this       post!

 

My posts sometimes suffer winegeneratedtypos but I can't blame my keyboard.

 

[blue_dolphin]

14 hours ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:

 

My posts sometimes suffer winegeneratedtypos but I can't blame my keyboard.

 

I always thought those were Mai Tai Pōs 🙄