Probably a southern influence- green beans cooked with onion, bacon or ham hock and cracked pepper. Then there are the glories of the "hunt" breakfasts- except few- if any- markets offer liver or any organ meats. One of my favorites was steak and kidney pie but lamb kidneys have disappeared. Or lamb shanks. Still make chopped liver- deli style- but the livers are now frozen. Well, that was an era before packaged food, supermarkets, and flight from the farm/ kitchen plus other changes/influences. Not sure the slaughter houses/stock yards of Chicago were any cleaner than the current practices. I think there's a restaurant in London that uses the complete animal in its dishes- head to tail. I love food- eating it- cooking it- reading about it yet usually weighed 110 I'd rather write a cook book than a memoir. :-) Yesterday was strawberry shortcake fever- the shortcake was a beauty and I use vanilla custard yogurt instead of whipped cream for the topping- health conscience at work here. Plus it's turned into sort of a game- this cooking for one- as to freezing tricks, etc. as I hate to waste food- from my days of being broke. Good training, perhaps?
On Jun 22, 10:03 pm, Ash <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been smoking since early teens but quit momentarily four years ago. > EVERYTHING tasted better, well, even the cigar that broke my 'resolve' > was worth smoking for a change. ;) Holy moly rigsy, if you are paying > 20$/plate and asking why then you should hook up with some good southern > cooking, nothing beats it. Fried asparagus in garlic, fried green > tomatoes, roasted honey ham and stewed roasts with grilled vegetables > fresh from the garden, and dessert O.M.G. > > On 6/22/2011 1:11 PM, rigsy03 wrote: > > > > > I thought about this some more. I think vanity had a lot to do with > > the decision and fear, finally. I had a reaction to whiskey two > > summers ago- and that prompted my decision. An ultrasound checked out > > okay so that accounts for the chance/luck/timing. Anyway- thanks- as > > it does take some resolve to stick with a good decision. (Actually, > > "resolve" is not one of my strong points as I often "waver".) > > > I think taste buds are developed and I had a varied diet as a child > > plus my mother was an excellent cook which countered the mystery fare > > at school and camp. I guess it's good to have a critical palate. But- > > Why am I paying $20. for this lunch of second rate food? What in the > > world is that chef on tv throwing together? Etc. I am not talking > > about elaborate fare- good food cooked well and complimented with side > > dishes. (Heaven knows what I am missing by smoking! lol You might have > > to pull me off the ceiling!) > > > On Jun 22, 3:55 am, paradox<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Not many :) > > >> Admire your resolve. > > >> On Jun 21, 10:48 pm, rigsy03<[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> I think more by chance/luck/timing. I hate tea. :-) That's my other > >>> "half"- French and Scot-Irish and a long (family) history of ardent > >>> spirits and mischief. But I do remember the tastes very well and have > >>> to take care not to glamorize booze for every now and then I > >>> wonder...or am tempted...but am doing well and am healthy so I > >>> continue to choose not to drink at all. There are other delicious > >>> tastes. > >>> On Jun 21, 1:01 pm, paradox<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> Don't mean to pry. but...teetotal by choice? > >>>> On Jun 21, 4:22 pm, rigsy03<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Wonderful! Except I no longer drink though my taste buds can still > >>>>> "taste" the wine. Sensory memory, I guess. > >>>>> On Jun 20, 9:22 am, paradox<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> Oh, i dont know...a full bodied merlot, a creme brulee...:) > >>>>>> On Jun 20, 12:47 pm, rigsy03<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>> One can't order a friend like an item off a menu, you know! I'll take > >>>>>>> you- medium rare, etc. Yum! Of course there is some give and take. > >>>>>>> At the car dealer's a couple of weeks ago there was such an explosion > >>>>>>> of smiles between me and a man my age- just for a minute. He might > >>>>>>> have been a Scot- long legs though he was seated in an adjoining > >>>>>>> waiting room. But maybe he was a wolf! :-) My friend said- "Just go > >>>>>>> for those twinkling moments, dear!" > >>>>>>> On Jun 20, 6:12 am, allan deheretic<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>> Rigsy I would have a difficult time picturing some one changing you, > >>>>>>>> part a > >>>>>>>> friend ship is accepting a person as they are without qualification > >>>>>>>> to > >>>>>>>> change.. > >>>>>>>> Allan > >>>>>>>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 12:09 PM, rigsy03<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>> Then aren't you putting some kind of boundary/expectation on that > >>>>>>>>> relationship? ( You may like me, but don't attempt to change me.) > >>>>>>>>> How > >>>>>>>>> can you not qualify the relationship as change "happens". Between > >>>>>>>>> females, a male can tip the relationship. Between male and female, > >>>>>>>>> sex > >>>>>>>>> can turn to love or ruin the friendship. Sometimes, the hardest > >>>>>>>>> person > >>>>>>>>> to be a friend to is oneself. > >>>>>>>>> On Jun 20, 2:23 am, allan deheretic<[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>> I Thin there are many levels of friendship. Most of them I barely > >>>>>>>>>> know, > >>>>>>>>> if > >>>>>>>>>> at all a casual matter, and among these levels there is a very > >>>>>>>>>> special > >>>>>>>>> one > >>>>>>>>>> that accepts me as I am but likes me any way without > >>>>>>>>>> qualification to > >>>>>>>>>> change. > >>>>>>>>>> Allan > >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 11:52 PM, pol.science > >>>>>>>>>> kid<[email protected] > >>>>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>> a few days back i read some post somewhere about the lack of > >>>>>>>>>>> literature on friendship in philosophy mainly...and how it has > >>>>>>>>>>> been > >>>>>>>>>>> ignored and so on.... so it got me thinking about the whole > >>>>>>>>>>> affair...Friendship.... i asked myself who my friends were...i am > >>>>>>>>>>> very > >>>>>>>>>>> casual in calling people my friends... in fact i realised i didnt > >>>>>>>>>>> really pay much attention to it.... the word i mean... i wouldnt > >>>>>>>>>>> know > >>>>>>>>>>> who to call my best friend...or a close and intimate friend... > >>>>>>>>>>> because..it happens so to the person whom i would reveal my > >>>>>>>>>>> dearest > >>>>>>>>>>> thoughts would be a relative stranger..in fact i dont do it > >>>>>>>>>>> much...share thoughts..personal ones...i do it here but... maybe > >>>>>>>>>>> because of the anonymity it lends.... plus i tend to outgrow some > >>>>>>>>>>> friends... i know it sounds horrible..i dont really do it on > >>>>>>>>>>> purpose..outgrow would mean... gradually losing touch...after i > >>>>>>>>>>> move > >>>>>>>>>>> or something... i am sorry i dont want to make this some sort of > >>>>>>>>>>> confession...but there are so many questions that confront and > >>>>>>>>>>> rack my > >>>>>>>>>>> brain sometimes.... is it later in life that one makes real > >>>>>>>>>>> friends...i mean after youve left that peer space...school or > >>>>>>>>>>> college...l in fact leave that...its not that significant... I > >>>>>>>>>>> once > >>>>>>>>>>> decided that Friendship is a vague term altogether... there are > >>>>>>>>>>> individual relationships...each having a different bearing... > >>>>>>>>>>> like a > >>>>>>>>>>> security personnel at your college gate... you get the point... I > >>>>>>>>>>> know > >>>>>>>>>>> this is a very vast topic.and i cant really analyse it right now > >>>>>>>>>>> cos > >>>>>>>>>>> this is a kind of spontaneous typing....so let me get to another > >>>>>>>>>>> point.... like i mentioned above i seem careless of friends...but > >>>>>>>>>>> yet > >>>>>>>>>>> i sometimes complain of the loneliness... which can be > >>>>>>>>>>> suffocating... > >>>>>>>>>>> and yet i draw a line and withdraw if any relation touches on > >>>>>>>>>>> lines of > >>>>>>>>>>> very personal.... i think one regards personal what one considers > >>>>>>>>>>> sacred... like ones thoughts..contemplations... my question > >>>>>>>>>>> is....is > >>>>>>>>>>> it possible to bond with Another... in an aristotelian way... > >>>>>>>>>>> because > >>>>>>>>>>> i believe one can give ones life for someone but still be out of > >>>>>>>>>>> something very impersonal.... are there some ...too self > >>>>>>>>>>> absorbed...that it is almost impossible to connect on that > >>>>>>>>>>> level... it > >>>>>>>>>>> is strange i have such high demands for any 'connection'...and > >>>>>>>>>>> yet i > >>>>>>>>>>> am convinced there is no way i can really be with another > >>>>>>>>>>> according to > >>>>>>>>>>> my standard... this must be awfully confusing... but there are > >>>>>>>>>>> many > >>>>>>>>>>> smart people here ho might get the basic point..... > >>>>>>>>>>> who is a friend? > >>>>>>>>>>> can one really defeat the loneliness or is this loneliness only > >>>>>>>>>>> immaturity on the souls part...... > >>>>>>>>>>> the question is now to you my 'friends'...convince me for > >>>>>>>>>>> something if > >>>>>>>>>>> you will......... > >>>>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>>>> ( > >>>>>>>>>> ) > >>>>>>>>>> I_D Allan > >>>>>>>>>> If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > >>>>>>>>>> Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,- Hide quoted text - > >>>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text - > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> ( > >>>>>>>> ) > >>>>>>>> I_D Allan > >>>>>>>> If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken > >>>>>>>> Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,- Hide quoted text - > >>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > >>>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > >>>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > >>>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > >>>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > >>> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > >> - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
