I (think) I’m here.
Therefore you are!
Hmmm… CutiePie and Nava have achieved Nirvana without the aid of cookies? 
Ok, bad joke but whaddya want off of one cup o’ caffiene people!
Good Mornin’ Y’all! It’s Firday! YAY!!! I survived my mornin’ commute once again without incident, although I did sneeze while holdin’ a cup o’ caffiene and almost spilled some. :eek:
Todays agenda:
More caffiene
Workpile
Make cookies (buddah is softenin’ up)
Grill burgers
Drink beerverages
Looks like a pretty full day!
Ok, time for more caffiene and then busyin’ on the workpile. Seriously, if’n I’m a good bear I could knock it out this mornin’.
Later Y’all!
No one made soup for me? 
Well, I put a batch for myself in the crock pot this morning, for after I come home from work.
Way to be civicly-minded Lunch. Now if you could only throw your American vote this way and help us out! 
Well, depending on how you were going to vote, of course! 
Don’t you mean “Lunchbox”
Slept till almost 6, which is pretty darn good, and have now caught up with the MMP. And added **Soapy’s **chicken recipe to the blog. I, too, love leeks. And hereby request the stuffing recipe. I’m hoping I get to make mashed potatoes and turnips with leeks tonight or tomorrow. It’s a kind of tedious recipe because you cook the turnips and potatoes separately, but very yum.
Hi kai! Hope your neighbor is OK.
Hope Nat calms down and learns to sleep again, LiLi.
Love those hats, Mama T.
Need to get ready for work… Back tonight.
GT
um, er, and the year plus old ruana project? ::wink wink::
gt- I make this dressing almost every year for Thanksgiving since 1996 and I do a quicky version (I buy Pepperridge Farm plain stuffing mix rather than the bread and crackers) for regular meals. There is only one other stuffing recipe I ever use- (one I made up for the Jewish holidays, or when my parents come for Thanksgiving that is kosher and is based on challah). I love this recipe.
Herbed bread, cracker and Leek stuffing: Gourmet magazine, with modifications
1 16-ounce loaf firm white bread (do not trim crusts), cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
3 leeks (white and pale green parts only), halved lengthwise, rinsed, thinly sliced
2 medium onions, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped
2 cups coarsely crumbled saltine crackers
1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
3 tablespoons chopped fresh sage or 1 tablespoon dried
3 tablespoons chopped fresh savory or 1 tablespoon dried
3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme or 1 tablespoon dried
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup milk
1/2 cup canned chicken broth
Preparation
Preheat oven to 300°F. Spread bread on 2 large baking sheets. Bake until just dry but not brown, stirring occasionally, about 18 minutes. Transfer to very large bowl.
Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add leeks, onions and celery and sauté until tender but not brown, about 15 minutes. Transfer to bowl with bread. Mix in cracker crumbs, herbs, salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Butter 2-quart baking dish. Mix milk into dressing. Reserve about 6 cups dressing for turkey. Mix 1/2 cup broth into remaining dressing and transfer to prepared baking dish. Cover with foil. Bake dressing in covered dish alongside turkey for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until golden brown on top, about 20 minutes longer.
(I don’t stuff my turkey, so I bake all of it in baking dishes. I usually use 1 really big casserole or two 2 qt ones. When I don’t stuff I add additional broth to the stuffing and baste the stuffing with pan drippings as the turkey roasts to get that same taste.)
I didn’t do a lot of research into those tiny hats, but they are cute as hell–I want the dragon one, and the Heidi one, and the ghost one and the…
Am up and eating breakfast. Work again today, which is good in that it brings in money, but bad in that --well, it’s work!
I think we got more damp in the basement than we thought with the torrential rain last weekend. The basement reeks of mildew and cat piss. I am going to do a thorough clean out this weekend–rugs, floor etc. Ugh.
Ugh! That sounds like a horrible job, Rigs!
Yummy dressing, Soapy.
Your trip sounds fabulous, BooFae! Someday I’ll get to Europe…
Busy, busy… we are so far behind now it’s not funny.
Later!
Mornin’, y’all. I’m too peppy to blurf today.
What character on ST:NG is the favorite of pirates everywhere?
Tasha Yarrrrrrrrrrr
I went to the Y this morning, and caught a cute blonde checking me out. 
Doesn’t take much to make an olde pharte like me happy.
Tomorrow is the Mayberry VFD Shrimp Fest. Too much shrimp, beer, bouncing boobies, and sore feet from working a long night.
Carry on.
Mornin’ up and at work.
I wonder if I’d like leeks…I don’t link onions, but I do like chives.
Ugh on the sleep, Pie. Insomnia sucks, I go rounds with it too.
Back to work.
Mmmfffppg.
I think I’m getting old - just a few years ago, two beers and a plateful of chicken wings would be considered a good start to a night out which would usually involve lots more beer and greasy edibles. Now, two beers and a plateful of chicken wings wakes me up at 4am with an angry tummy and scary dreams of vegan zombies (don’t ask).
kai, hope all is well with your neighbour.
Nava, thank you for leaving more beets in the universe for me. I appreciate your generosity.
Soapy, I hope you put plenty of dill and parsnips in your soup? From what I’ve been told, without either of the above, it’s just not real chicken soup and its healing properties will be substandard.
I believe Spatial-47 once said that vegan zombies are looking for ‘Graaaaiiins! Graaaiiinnnsss!’
Sorry about the sleeping.
Last night was truly, truly awful, and I hope Mr. Lissar doesn’t keel over at work. Nat cried on and off (five minute reprieves) from 10:30 to 1:30, and then 4:30-5:30, when I got him up. He just napped for two hours, so I got a bit of sleep, but we’re all exhausted. I hope tonight goes better.
It’s perfect weather out, so I’m going to clean in anticipation of inlaw drop-ins this afternoon. Joy.
Thanks again for all the birthday wishes! Funny thing, I don’t feel a year older. LOL
Getting ready to go out and about; going to check out a Michael’s to see what yarns and stuff we can get.
kai, I’d bet that my Mom would have known, but I’m not so sure my Dad would–Interlochen was (and perhaps still is) a fairly small community, and 1962-63 was the first year the Arts Academy was open, Mom was the musician (she taught organ); my Dad taught English and history, just academics, no arts. Anyways, pm me and I’ll run it by my Dad. Stranger things, indeed, have happened.
better get going … back with tales to tell later, I suspect.
eta: wish my Mom were here to ask!
I didn’t read it all, but I wanted to wish tarragon a happy birthday! Did I miss it?
AVAST YE SCURVY MUMPERS! Tis up, grogged and and off to loot! Thrak went overboard last night, but dragged himself in this morning. Tis the Cat-O-Nine tails for that varment. Arrrrrr!
Hi Pie
Nava, I hate beets too.
kai, mom’s last dog was a Min-Pin ish dog. Her name was Nicole Yvette.
Morning. Read all, retained none. Need more caffeine but work coffee doesn’t even begin to qualify. Bleh. At least it’s Firday.
I was actually going to post that- Jewish chicken soup requires dill and parsnips or it just doesn’t taste right!!
My quickie, in the crock pot, chicken soup:
1 small chicken, or bone in parts up to about 3 lbs
1 box high quality chicken broth (4 cups?)
handful of dill, fresh
handful of parsley, fresh
2-3 large carrots cut into large chunks
2 med parsnips cut into large chunks
1 onion, whole, peeled
2-3 stalks celery, cut into large chunks
water to cover
All day in the crock pot on low.
Super quick and very tasty. My homemade, homemade version takes a lot longer and is really good- but this is pretty darn tasty and quick!
Ick. Dill.
Ick.
Can’t I just use a lot of parsnips and garlic?
I’m down south. We use cornbread and we call it dressing, not stuffing. I bet leeks would taste good in dressing. I may experiment this Thanksgiving. Or maybe before. Anytime is a good time for some good old cornbread dressing!
A few minutes ago the power flickered on/off real quick like. Just enough to upset the puter, the cable and for some reason the alarm system. I hardly ever set the alarm system, so I’d forgotten just how LOUD it is!
JoeDawg will be here in just a little while. Remember, I’m nanny for a few days whilst his daddy goes to the beach. I have his bed ready and have the comforters on the sofa and chair because, as y’all know, I insist on a strict regimen for JoeDawg while he’s here so he does not become spoiled. I cannot abide a spoiled chee-hoo-ah-hoo-ah.
Ok, back to the workpile
Later Y’all!