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06-29-2002

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 3:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Moderator a private message Print Post    
Just for anyone who has just seen this thread and is wondering what it is about, it is for general chit chat on non-BB topics. So this is a BB free thread. :-)

Ckrdpast
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07-20-2004

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 3:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ckrdpast a private message Print Post    
one minute salsa recipe

http://tinyurl.com/26qk8z2

Geri
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07-08-2003

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 3:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Geri a private message Print Post    
Lurk, you are so right about the summer shows. I haven't watched Covert Affairs but I heard the second ep was way better. You forgot the Closer.

Summer is almost better than the regular season now.

I used to do stained glass and it is fun. My jewelry classes this year are chain maille and a precious metal clay lab. These are from the local county college under there personal enrichment area. Unfortuneately, they want to be taken more seriously and are dropping all the fun classes that we taxpayers took for fun, not credit.

Some bakeries in our area have classes, have you checked out any of those or wedding cake places? Also, park districts and county colleges have classes for the hospitality area that include food. you can audit the classes and they are super cheap.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 3:24 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
Reader, but are they designer ones? These had the original designer name with the orig price tag. I had tried cheapie reading glasses but they gave me a headache. These were much better quality. That's the kind of shopping I always love, even when I have money. Expensive stuff for pennies on the dollar.

That reminds me, I got into mystery shopping for awhile and one of the best gigs I got was this store. Paid well too. I should look into that again. When I was down for the count, needless to say I stopped all of that. Wonder if I'm physically up to doing some of that again...and wonder if they are still paying well for it hmmmmmm. That and the Cheesecake Factory I think were my 2 fav shops.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 3:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
YAY Mod...thanks for the awesome thread (though I still think Chit Chat would be less confusing but I SWEAR I'm not complaining...I love it and appreciate it!!!).

How about all of us;
grouphug

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Geri
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07-08-2003

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 3:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Geri a private message Print Post    
The salsa recipe looks good. I mix salsa into avocados for a fast guacamole.

Everyone loves my fajita recipe--

Marinade for the skirt steak--

low sodium soy sauce
vegetable oil
green onions diced
lots of minced garlic

No measurements cuz it depends on how much meat you use.

The important thing is to have the skirt steak cut as thin as possible horizontally and make sure the thin skin is peeled off so the marinade can sink into the meat.

We use refried beans, grilled onions, guacamole, salsa and cheese for toppings.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 3:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
Geri, sounds like fun! I've only really looked into adult ed (and some glass studios). To audit it's not hands on though right? I think with the type of cake decorating I really want to perfect I need hands on (or to go hi-jack Buddy from the Cake Boss and hold him prisoner for a day or 2 lolol). LOVE that show too btw.

Ironically I've never gotten into The Closer. Do I want to? I can go back and watch. Same with Mad Men...never got into it...I did watch a couple eps. But wasn't in great mood think I should try again. BTW you heard correctly. I almost didn't watch Covert Affairs after the 1st ep but the 2nd was a MILLION times better. Just watched online the am ironically. Still not as good as the others, but pretty good. I'm also kinda liking Memphis Beat. Have you seen?

OH speaking of Cake Boss, last year online they posted a special on their Easter pastries and recently they had a show on this one I'm DYING to try called Pizza Rustica. Has anyone ever made one? I bookmarked about 2 dozen recipes, and think I have it narrowed down to the 2 or 3 I most want to try. BOY does it sound outragously good. It's sort of like a twist on a quiche, but with ricotta, eggs (fresh and hard boiled), various cold cuts, and it just looks and sounds melt in your mouth delicious. MAN this thread is KILLING me...I'm starving!!!

Geri
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07-08-2003

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 3:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Geri a private message Print Post    
Lurk-supposedly we can do a hands-on audit. They are trying to placate us for dropping all fun classes.

Don't have time for Memphis Beat, I watch a bunch of reality shows too-Top Chef etc.

Closer is great. I gave up on Mad Men during season two.

Big Brother takes up huge blocks of time during the summer so some sacrifices must be made.

I am off to my last class. I hope my charms turned out and will fit on the bracelet I made in the other class. Synergy is so nice when it happens.

See y'all later.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 3:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
Wish I liked Mexican...but it hates me just as much as I don't like it lol. BUT Geri you reminded me I just saved a great sounding recipe for Korean BBQ beef. I'm trying to get back to cooking here. The marinade sounded a little bit similar. For the recipes I really am serious about trying I go past bookmarking and save as a text in a folder I made called Recipes to try SOON lolol. Hang on I'll pull it up;

Bulgogi (Korean Barbecued Beef)

Submitted By: grneyedmustang
Photo By: ALFANN02
Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes

Ready In: 3 Hours 20 Minutes
Servings: 4

"The flavorful marinade - made with soy sauce, sesame seeds and oil, garlic, and a little sugar - gives a unique flavor to beef and vegetables. Serve over white rice for a complete meal."

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon monosodium glutamate
(MSG) (optional)
1 pound beef top sirloin, thinly sliced
1 carrot, julienned
1 green onion, chopped
1/2 yellow onion, chopped
Directions:
1. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, sesame seeds, garlic, sugar, salt, black pepper, and MSG. Place beef, carrots, and onions in the bag; seal, and shake to coat the vegetables and beef with the sauce. Refrigerate for at least 2 1/2 hours. I prefer to marinate mine overnight.
2. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat. Remove meat and vegetables from marinade, and place on a large sheet of aluminum foil; seal. Discard marinade.
3. Place on grill, and cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or to desired doneness.

NOTES FROM COMMENTS;
leave out salt
add ginger
up sugar or add honey or kayo
double marinade

http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/bulgogi-korean-barbecued-beef/Detail.aspx
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2010 Allrecipes.com Printed from Allrecipes.com 7/10/2010

ALT Recipe check out and combine;
http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/bulgogi-and-bulgogi-stew

PS I read the comments and added notes I found helpful.

BTW Maanchi has a KILLER blog for Korean food!!! If I was going to do a list of my top 10 fav food blogs I think she'd make the cut! I adore food blogs btw! I'm also thinking of doubling the marinade as it sounds kinda skimpy. Has anyone ever made anything similar???

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 3:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
Take care Geri...hope it comes out PERFECTLY. And always time for one more show. Esp since this year's BB isn't taking up as much of my time as usual lolol (I'll leave it at that!)

Ckrdpast
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07-20-2004

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ckrdpast a private message Print Post    
Oh my, Lurk-the Korean Beef recipe sounds awesome!!

just copied and am printing that out as i type-

what i do with recipes is print the ones i think sound good

i bought a BIG binder at walmart - along with page protecters--and if the recipe 'cuts the mustard'--it gets slipped into a protector in its 'section' ie. beef, chicken, pork, seafood, pasta, ect.

so i have a 'cookbook' with all tried and true recipes--plus its HUGE

Cba79
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07-04-2010

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cba79 a private message Print Post    
Mmmm.... The enchiladas are in the oven and the rice is simmering.

Lexie_girl
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07-30-2004

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lexie_girl a private message Print Post    
Well, I picked up some hot & sour soup, egg rolls and crab rangoon for dinner. I refuse to cook on Thursday night as I don't want to be stuck in the kitchen at 7:00 p.m.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
Ckrd don't mention hard copy cookbooks. I have all my BEST personal and family recipes in over-sized blank book my Mom bought for me years ago. It's stuffed with clippings in addition to the ones I clipped and put in there. For YEARS, in 3 diff homes (the amount I've lived in since college, so quite a while I try not to move lol) it stayed on top of my fridge. About 2 years ago I moved it to type them out into Mastercook (on the puter not working. GREAT program though since it's easy to add recipes, yours and anything you see online w/a click). I recall leaving it somewhere to bring downstairs. I haven't been able to find it in all that time. All I can think is it fell behind/under/in something. I KNOW it's somewhere in my bedroom. I have not tossed out any garbage bag w/out triple checking. It's made me INSANE!!! One of these days I will find it. Just hope it's this lifetime lolol.

If you get to that recipe before I do, please let me know how it turns out. Also would love your take on the marinade and if you leave as is or double. I typically make a recipe as called for the first time, then start tweaking it until I hit what I deem perfection. But in this case it's REALLY sounding like it needs more "juice," so thinking of starting out with a tweak. BTW I did that process w/an Apple cake. I no longer can imagine a more perfect one, and it's in that damn book!!! NUTZ I tell you!

What kills me is I always share my recipes, but have no clue who I shared what with. Another thing to send me round the bend lolol.

As for cooking, in the sale aisle at Marshall's I found the most adorable metal cook book holder where the bottom is a knife and fork crossed over. It is perfection!!! So it not only looks great in the kitchen, it holds EVERYTHING from books to note pads to print outs and keeps it all clean!! I'm in love w/it. I had a lucite one that covered the front that my Mom gave me many years ago. It was functional and covered the page, but didn't love the look of it. With this I have best of both worlds (and did I mention it was marked down like 3 times WOOHOO!).

Ckrdpast
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07-20-2004

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:27 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Ckrdpast a private message Print Post    
i bet that book is driving you nutz!! it would be making me crazy-

i,like you, usually make a recipe 'as written' the first time-and tweak it later but it really does sound like not enuff marinade

hopefully will make it this weekend and let you know

btw---love love love marshalls-one opened up not to long ago near me

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
awwww Lexie I'm sooo jealous. I had planned to go to the Thursday Farmer's Market near where I used to live, which is across the street from my beloved super cheap but amazingly good Chinese Takeout. Although now it's just reasonably prices vs the steal it used to be. (I swear it was cheaper to order from them than cook when I lived there). All meals are served with a choice of friend or white rice and choice of appetizer (real goods one ie rack of boneless ribs, a full egg foo young, and even crab rangoon but they only give you 2 or 3 so not the best choice if you want quantity). I fought with myself all day about to go or not go, but I'm running on financial fumes right now, so I figured I'd survive with my Trader Joe's Mandarin Orange Chicken. But BOY I'd rather have your dinner!!! Maybe next week (was going to go for Beef w/Broccoli for main dish sigh).

Christiii
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07-07-2005

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christiii a private message Print Post    
Ok Disney freaks...this is BIG news....at least for me!!
director Guillermo del Toro popped out at ComiCon today to announce he is be developing a NEW big screen adaptation of the Haunted Mansion. Guillermo promises that this time, the movie will actually be "scary" and says that he is not returning any of Eddie Murphy's calls to star.

As for his involvement, Guillermo has a big stake it in: co-producer, co-writer and director!

Now, Del Toro is one of my favorite directors (Pan's Labrynth is unforgettable), and the Haunted Mansion is my favorite ride!! I know he will get it right, and we can all forget that awful Eddie Murphy crap!!!

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
LOL sounds like we are on the same page Ckrd...literally lolol. Can't wait to hear. BTW did you notice my notes on the bottom from the comments of folks that did make it? A few said it needed more marinade, so that made me even more confident bout it. I do like reading feedback on recipes. Esp when you see several saying the same thing, I find it quite helpful.

Do you have a Homegoods too? Owned by the same company, but it's all home stuff. I just ADORE that store, or did. Have I mentioned how much I miss shopping. It was truly my best sport. I find Homegoods has some great food stuffs (you can hit some at Marshalls, but they have 4 or 5 times the amount and it always looks, well, cleaner lol). I found the most amazing salmon rub and I'm almost out. And it's like triple the price if you buy it in a real store lol.

Although I did find a do it yourself rub for BBQ from those hysterically funny BBQ guys on YouTube that sounds similar. I was thinking of whipping up a batch and maybe adding some additional spices for fish. I actually thought I might make this base and tweak the spices in general. I mean tell me this doesn't need a dash of dried mustard in it? And probably a few more things depending on the protein. Oh heck since we sound on same cooking page let me pull that up and see what you think...would love feedback on it;

Ironically it says it for just about everything BUT fish, but what are the kitchen police going to burst in?! lolol. I did the same thing, I put comments I found helpful/interesting below. Again this was from a YouTube. Have you seen these guys? (As always the link is there. What I'm posting is straight cut and paste and how I save for myself lol). They are a riot. As someone said, they SOUND like the voice of BBQ lolol. K what do you think??

Brown Sugar Dry Rub for pork, chicken, beef

1/2 cup brown sugar-broken up
4 Tbls salt (kosher or sea)
1/4 cup paprika
2 tsp celery seed
3 Tbls fresh ground pepper
1 tsp cayenne pepper (more for hot)
2 generous tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder

Mix it up with hands, work it through. He stores in zip lock bag, good for anytime.


Some viewer feedback and suggestions;

eimac4x1 (3 weeks ago) I made this rub? and it knocked my socks off.....Also use it on pork steaks. My buddy had to know how to make it so I gave him the ingredients list...I find that when rubbing it on you want to make a slurry with apple juice...Just enough to melt it all together....I reduce the cayenne for the wife. Man. This is good.

chrischuutoiwizard (1 month ago) This is delicious on? rib eyes. It was the best steak I've ever had.

poopmuncherz (2 months ago)
omg i made this dry rub for ribs and i used what? was left after i put in on the ribs for bbq sauce i used the dry rub ketchup and water thats it and it turned out too be the best sauce i ever tasted thank you for this recipe im forever in your debt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEASLECGGSA

check out brown sugar ribs as companion combo

BTW the check out note was also to me. BOY do they look amazing, but not sure I'm good enough on the grill to do it.

Cba79
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07-04-2010

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cba79 a private message Print Post    
Christii... That sounds awesome. I have faith that if anyone can do it right, it's him.

Christiii
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07-07-2005

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:43 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christiii a private message Print Post    
totally!! This time I think it will be the same quality as the Pirates movies. Why they would come out with the awesome Pirate ones, then launch that crappy Eddie Murphy thing?
what the heck?? I had such high hopes too!

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
Interesting Christiii!!!! One of my fav rides too. No matter how many times you go on it, no matter how many years, it never gets any less magical and there is ALWAYS something new for the eye to catch! BOY do I need a trip to Disney have I mentioned that. My soul does anyway. Think the body might revolt though. SIGH.

I just hope they don't go crazy scary...I'm not a big fan of horror movies that terrify me. I like clever horror not scream at the top of your lungs and don't sleep for days horror lolol.

Lurknomore
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07-07-2001

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lurknomore a private message Print Post    
oh btw look at what Blog I've been reading so it's ironic you post that now;
http://ghostrelationsdept.blogspot.com/

Spotted the link at that great Halloween Disney Costume thread and it called to me!

Christiii
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07-07-2005

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christiii a private message Print Post    
totally Lurk!! Im sure he will take it to new levels!! Im hoping he will create a neat backstory, and really have the ride come alive again!
There is a small backstory to the Anaheim one, but the Paris and Florida ones are more themed to a story.
How amazing to see the mind of Del Toro really go thru that ride wit ha fine tooth comb and see what comes of it!!

Christiii
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07-07-2005

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christiii a private message Print Post    
haha, I know the Disney boards are going NUTS right now!!
have you seen Pans Labrynth Lurk??

Christiii
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07-07-2005

Thursday, July 22, 2010 - 4:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Christiii a private message Print Post    
a GREAT Haunted Mansion site
http://www.doombuggies.com/
Im not a goth, I swear, just have always loved this ride since I was a scared lil kid! I was always so afraid of haunted houses, but this one was great because you knew nothing would touch you!!