Goodness Congo, we’re definitely speaking of different Snuffs. Upon opening the package your :eek: would have been priceless though.
Which reminds me-- Le Grand Sandwich Squisher (with bonus toasting abilities) is here! Gonna go run in circles till I collapse, panting. Then, things are gonna get squished! And toasted!
My first car was a Ford Maverick and you could fit half the football team in the back seat alone. No special reason why I know that. Don’t look in the trunk. My second car was a super excellent Mazda GLC hatchback that’s still one of only two cars I actually admired. Mika, a miata is a fabulous vroom car that seemingly never needs repairs and is gentle on the pocketbook. Of course I’m biased-- but for a reason!
gotpasswords, is one of the cafeteria people always complaining that ketchup is too spicy? I met someone like that once. Salt was all that she ever used because that was plenty wild enough. And as for that heavy hand w/the cayenne? Well, there are* knives* in that kitchen; help’m lighten up!
It’s only 75 and sunny here. Back to the upper 90s for Halloween. Poop.
There’s a new formula? If you’re talking about the red bottle - it smells like nasty air freshener and doesn’t seem to cover the smell of urine or poop very well. The one I just got I haven’t tried yet. It’s in the white bottle and says new style bottle but doesn’t say anything about a new formula. The only difference I can see is that the bottle is 1.5 gallons instead of 1. I’ll let you know how it works as soon as someone pees on the floor. That could be in a few minutes or in a month. Ya never know in this house.
I think it’s because you’re wiped out; you had a lot going on, CatDude.
I used to buy Nature’s Miracle by the gallon or larger jugs too. Fortunately, I haven’t needed it in quite some time now. Thank God! That stuff is the bomb for just removing regular type stains too.
I had some weird stain in my entry way and every time I thought I had it removed, it would come back. The spot was black on my carpet and it was beginning to piss me off.
My dog had urked some slimy stuff there and I figured, well, maybe it’s protein based and nature’s miracle will work on it.
I soaked that spot with Nature’s Miracle and laid towel, after towel, after towel on there blotting it up. Finally, I just left a big, folded towel on the damp spot with a weight on top of it. That particular stain has not come back in three months. Usually, the stain would reappear within a week of steam cleaning there.
I hope those of you who are sick and/or at death’s door are on the mend.
I know there’s more, but I’ve got so much stuff swirling around in the my cranial chamber that I can’t keep track at the moment.
Well, Taters that was just disgustin’! Just the type of story I need to keep me from wantin’ a doggie.
Gonna take the <snerk> butts <snerk> off the smoker in an hour. They smell sooooooooooo good! Then I’ll need to let ‘em cool down a bit before wrappin’ in foil and storin’ in the beerator.
Life at da cave is just a whirlwind of excitatement!
I have proof!!
Playing with my new clay and embossing powder. Damn brown clay is really hard and doesn’t want to soften. The black and red were much more user-friendly. There are 4 pics of things I’m about to cook.
Just as long as you don’t carry this idea over to your cooking and decorating scheme.
I’m not sure what Nature’s Miracle new formula reviewers were talking about** taters ‘n’ congo**. Questee-o-nay-- it gets up stains and eliminates odors, or covers the stink? I’ve got a major minor patch to get rid of. Please don’t get the wrong idea about my Sweet Pea, she doesn’t usually go inside. Someday I may calm down enough to pit the former friend who was taking care of my pets. But I doubt it.
Better I should offer Swampy some help pickin’ his butt. At least something good might come out of it. Wait-- that doesn’t sound correct at all.
As far as I can tell, the stuff in the white bottle actually removes odors. I’ve never used it as a stain remover because the only stains are on my wood floors and they blend in pretty well with the other 60+ years worth of stains. Anyway, I use it to clean the soiled spot and after it dries, I can’t smell cleaner or pee/poop/barf. But, the stuff in the red bottle (the extra strength one supposedly) goes down smelling like nasty air freshener and dries smelling like nasty air freshener + pee/poop/barf. We just finished up the red bottle and I’m so glad. Back to the white as of today.
Congo, those are beautiful! Don’t get me started on clay again now that I’ve sworn off of it and devoted my life to silverware.
I have Nature’s Miracle in an orange bottle and it’s (surprise) orange scented. It seems to work pretty well and it’s a good thing! (Here’s another dog story for** swampy**.) When Bubba was at his worst he puked up some chicken along with some vicious yellow goo all over the couch. Our couch is old and disgusting anyways, but it smelled so bad that even the dogs didn’t want to sit on it. It’s microfiber and horrible to clean as it is, but I sprayed it with Nature’s Miracle and the smell appears to be gone.
And speaking of Bub. He’s much, much better today. He ate all his meals today with no problems and even felt like going downstairs to hang out with my grandparents. Fortunately, they really seem to understand how serious it is to give them any more people food. Even my grandpa whose memory is the worst keeps repeating back to me that the dogs only get dog food from now on.
Congratulations to Surprise on the new deli and also to Lancia-lot for still being alive.
I think I might survive. My wife is cooking dinner, kids are playing quietly for a change. All is well.
My wife comes home and informs me that her church is having a banquet in December. Traditionally, this banquet has been held at a local restaraunt. Unfortunately, that restaraunt is now closed. The church pastor’s wife decided she would go to Safeway and get fried chicken and other cheap junk to serve at the banquet. So my wife volunteered ME to cook another entree for the banquet. It’s kinda flattering, not a one of them can cook if it requires something other than boiling or frying. I’m apparently the only spouse that can cook.
So I’m thinking a pork roast, maybe. And I have to cook for 50 people! Eek.
So how do I go about cooking a meal, basically from scratch, for 50 people? I do not want crap food. I’m thinking some wild rice and a nice green salad in addition to the roast.
Anyone have any pointers on cooking for 50 people?
Thanks! Normally I wouldn’t have been whiny about it…because normally being behind is my own procrastinatory fault. In this case, it was totally not my fault so I felt justified in a bit of whinage.
Thank you!! I went into Michael’s today just to get some spray on high-gloss finish and ended up spending $60! They clay I use (Sculpey 3) was on sale (4 for $5 instead of $1.99 each) and the stamps I use were 40% off per sheet (I use scrapbooking stamps that usually have 10 or more of a theme on a sheet for $6.99 or $9.99 per sheet). I couldn’t pass up the sale.
I finished the first batch of the year. They’re in the updated sig.
The only difference really, is that you have to figure in space considerations, as in, how many pork roasts can fit in my oven at once? Also, this means that you usually have to adjust your timing since probably all of them won’t be able to be cooked at the same time. Salad and sides are easier. For instance, for a salad that is not the main course we usually figure 1 1/2 ounces of greens per person. I guess it depends on whether you must make everything from scratch, and I don’t know where you’re located, but Gordon Food Service has very tasty rice blends available that are very easy to make.
ETA: Another way to think of it that a friend once shared with me is that you’re not cooking for 50 people, you’re cooking for 5 parties of 10. Don’t know if that helps or not.
