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CHRISTMAS

penmar...@aol.com (Sheldon) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:16:08 UT

Anyone tuned to Christmas at Rockefeller Center? It's on right now
(NBC), don't miss it!
S/

For those that don't get Kili's Caringbridge email alerts...

pet...@brissie.com (PeterL) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:14:19 UT

There's a new update, and pic.
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Using the cooler as a toilet

yet.another.s...@email.address! (Boris) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:09:42 UT

Is it OK to use the cooler as a toilet bowl after drinking lots of beers?

Cooking Basmati rice?

coreynospamrchr...@googlemail.com (Corey Richardson) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:27:55 UT

Which method do you prefer, the excess-water method or the absorbtion
method?
I prefer the absorbtion method as it gives a tastier rice, but it can be
the trickier method.

SOUP BOOSTERS

nvwebc...@gmail.com (nvwebcook) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:11:25 UT

(Add to canned soup while heating)
- Stir broccoli florets (thawed, frozen) into cream of chicken soup
- Add coleslaw mix (bag) to minestrone.
- Stir sliced chorizo sausage into black bean soup.
- Sprinkle shredded Swiss cheese on servings of split-pea soup.
- Stir basil pesto (tub) into hot tomato soup.

Re: Ping food

yet.another.s...@email.address! (Boris) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:02:24 UT

Maybe they're trying to kill you by beaming thoughts into your head?
Maybe it's space aliens or MIB!

More on turkey stock/soup

artis...@ix.netcom.com (Christine Dabney) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:46:38 UT

I was just contemplating what makes a good turkey stock, and I thought
of something that Michael Ruhlman said....
He suggests adding the aromatics, like parsley, thyme and whatever
else you use, towards the last part of cooking, as they won't be so
muted then.
For those of you who are not having good luck with your turkey stock,

Using the toilet as a Cooler

yet.another.s...@email.address! (Boris) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:38:07 UT

Is it OK to use the toilet bowl as a cooler for your unopened beers?

Decaffeinated tea and coffee

welsh...@gmail.com (Welsh Dog) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:57:46 UT

Took me ages to realise this stuff *does* still have caffeine in it
despite the name. I've been having disturbed nights for ages' and
couldn't work out why.
A week or so ago I stopped drinking the usual couple of pints of
decaffeinated tea/coffee I was having then lo and behold... last night
a good nights sleep!

Anchovies Supreme

yet.another.s...@email.address! (Boris) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:26:17 UT

Serves 5
You will need:
* 80ml white wine
* 70ml lemon juice
* 50g pickle
* 150g anchovies
* 10g rice
Instructions:
1. pre-heat the oven to 190 C
2. put the rice in the saucepan
3. bring the rice to the boil
4. stir the rice
5. rinse the anchovies
6. fry the white wine until browned

Apple Sauce With Packets Of Dry Onion Soup Mix Mash

yet.another.s...@email.address! (Boris) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:21:46 UT

Serves 1
You will need:
* 3 pinches of salt
* 130ml apple sauce
* 4 packets of dry onion soup mix
Instructions:
1. rinse the pinches of salt
2. stir-fry the apple sauce
3. whisk the packets of dry onion soup mix
4. order out
Yum.

Lemon Juice Sandwich

yet.another.s...@email.address! (Boris) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:18:12 UT

Serves 1
You will need:
* 4 oxo cubes
* 20g lard
* 30ml lemon juice
* 110ml apple sauce
* 90ml red wine
Instructions:
1. pre-heat the oven to 190 C
2. sauté the lemon juice
3. throw the red wine away
4. sauté the oxo cubes
5. sprinkle the oxo cubes over the top
6. put the apple sauce in the saucepan

Lime Melt

yet.another.s...@email.address! (Boris) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:13:41 UT

Serves 3
You will need:
* 5 limes
* 110g iceberg lettuce
Instructions:
1. put the limes in the saucepan
2. grill the iceberg lettuce
3. go down the pub
Yum.

Asparagus Bake

yet.another.s...@email.address! (Boris) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:10:18 UT

Serves 1
You will need:
* 4 sprigs of asparagus
* 90g toffee
* 40ml horseradish sauce
* 60ml red wine
Instructions:
1. grill the horseradish sauce
2. stir-fry the red wine
3. flip the red wine
4. grill the sprigs of asparagus
5. saute the sprigs of asparagus
6. fry the sprigs of asparagus

Slugs and Snails

welsh...@gmail.com (Welsh Dog) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:16:49 UT

Ok maybe not slugs... but snails are edible critters in France.
Question is are 'common or garden snails' ok to eat as well?
I know in principle how to prepare them, i.e. by collecting them and
feeding them on bran for a few days to clean out their innards before
they meet their end in a pot of boiling water... but do you *have* to