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[Againsheila]

Coffee is served!

Don't kill me, but I have not had a cup yet and no headache....... I am experimenting.

I haven't had any since this whole mess started. Maybe that was part of my huge headache this past week?

 

[Againsheila]

I remember my brother mashing peas on his high chair tray until they were paste like. Cauliflower is still something I don't eat along with beets. Broccoli is okay if it is just the flower part and cut up small into a quiche or drowned in cheese.

I've started making a coleslaw with fresh brocolli and cabbage and onions and I'm considering adding cauliflower.

 

[Againsheila]

When I was a kid and forced to eat peas, I'd have to swallow them whole...if that stuff exploded in my mouth, I'd gag.

Peas are ok with me, what I never liked were broccoli and cauliflower. I guess the smell turned me off. Never ate them as a kid, and don't eat them now...

When I was a kid, there were certain foods I said I didn't like and so I refused to eat them. When I grew up, I became more willing to try or retry foods I didn't like and I discovered that some of the foods I "didn't like" was more because I had been unwilling to try them to begin with, or my mom had just cooked them badly. Eggplant is a perfect example of my mom not knowing how to cook it. I never liked eggplant. Then, shortly after I got married, my wife made an eggplant parmigiana that was really good. I still don't like most eggplant dishes and wouldn't order it in a restaurant, but there are certain ways to cook it that I will eat.

I will try virtually anything once and there are very few foods I won't try again. I had raw sea urchin sushi twice and both times it was so horrible that I just about vomited so that is one food I won't try again. I also won't do straight shots of tequila but I do like a margarita now and then. I like hot peppers a lot but I wouldn't eat an entire one of these insanely hot peppers that are on the market these days (think things like ghost peppers and hotter), but I can (and do) eat pickled habanero's straight from the jar. hotter than that, and it just tears up your insides.

When I was in Mexico, our Senora made liver. I couldn't stand liver, but I live by the rule, you have to try it. I was surprised to find I liked her liver. Sometimes it's the way it is cooked.

 

[Pogo]

And, today's Saturday coffee funnies:

Cyber coffee-attack:

What came first, the coffee bean or the egg???

Luckily, the firm takes care of us real good: black coffee with sugar and psych drugs, as always (right)?

Ahhhh, Saturday.....

Interesting that "insert coins" ist auf Englisch...

 

[Againsheila]

So, how is everyone's Saturday?

 

[Pogo]

Coffee is served!

Don't kill me, but I have not had a cup yet and no headache....... I am experimenting.

I haven't had any since this whole mess started. Maybe that was part of my huge headache this past week?

Caffeine withdrawal can definitely do that. I never normally get headaches at all but if I'm caffeinated every day for a work project and then get done and take a day off, that's when my head will ache.

 

[Pogo]

Good morning, folks.

Thanks Jake, and good morning to you and all coffee-mates, this fine day.

I am up very early ( since 5 ) because I have a handyman coming over to put together a new piece of exercise equipment for me, that arrived last night.

Oooh, what an opening.

I gotta go -- out to find a handyman costume.

 

[kaz]

When I was a kid, there were certain foods I said I didn't like and so I refused to eat them. When I grew up, I became more willing to try or retry foods I didn't like and I discovered that some of the foods I "didn't like" was more because I had been unwilling to try them to begin with, or my mom had just cooked them badly. Eggplant is a perfect example of my mom not knowing how to cook it. I never liked eggplant. Then, shortly after I got married, my wife made an eggplant parmigiana that was really good. I still don't like most eggplant dishes and wouldn't order it in a restaurant, but there are certain ways to cook it that I will eat.

I will try virtually anything once and there are very few foods I won't try again. I had raw sea urchin sushi twice and both times it was so horrible that I just about vomited so that is one food I won't try again. I also won't do straight shots of tequila but I do like a margarita now and then. I like hot peppers a lot but I wouldn't eat an entire one of these insanely hot peppers that are on the market these days (think things like ghost peppers and hotter), but I can (and do) eat pickled habanero's straight from the jar. hotter than that, and it just tears up your insides.

My oldest daughter was a picky eater, I created a game called "the three taste game" for new foods. She was supposed to not like it for two tastes, then the third taste was her choice. If she liked one of the first two tastes, I would say, you're not supposed to like it yet and she'd scrunch her face like she didn't like it, it was pretty funny. Sometimes she liked it, sometimes not, but she's 23 now and credits that game for a lot of her favorite foods that she probably wouldn't have eaten based on one taste.

 

[007]

Ditto. It's a texture issue.

Well I might as well chime in too... I don't like it either. Not a big fan of lemon flavored anything.

Update on Ma... the lump in her appendix was an infection, so she has a drain in her to drain off the infection. I know, not a very appealing picture, and her body is only responding to one certain drug to fight it, and for that they need a pic line in her. So, she had a couple options for continued care, and we're opting for a hospice type center in the same town she lives in, and it has a great reputation. We'll have to wait until Monday now to move her, then I'll go down, drop my Tahoe off at where my sister works and pic up her little RAV-4. Ma can get in and out of that the best because it's not very high, then I'll run her down to the new place and then drop my sisters RAV back off and pick up my truck. A lot of messing around but, Ma's are worth it. I'll put on close to 300 hundred miles driving before I get back home.

Think I'll run up to walmart today and buy me a new non stick fry pan. My old one is getting pretty cruddy, and all the non stick stuff has been peeling for awhile.

Tough times as our parents get older. Mine are now both gone, did the hospice thing with my mom.
I use cast iron, steel or anodized aluminum for cooking, no coatings. Properly seasoned you don't need any coatings.

I'm hoping she doesn't need the hospice for long.

I also have good stainless steel, and I do like it and use it, and cast iron but don't use that much.

But I have a love/hate relationship with non stick fry pans. I love them when they're new, and hate them when they wear out... And I refuse to dish out $150+ for an Al-Clad or a Calphalon, when they don't last any longer than the cheapies, although they will usually perform better. Although, the T-Fal Professional is an excellent non stick pan, and performs just as good if not better than non stick pans that cost triple as much. That's what I use...

 

[Pogo]

When I was a kid, there were certain foods I said I didn't like and so I refused to eat them. When I grew up, I became more willing to try or retry foods I didn't like and I discovered that some of the foods I "didn't like" was more because I had been unwilling to try them to begin with, or my mom had just cooked them badly. Eggplant is a perfect example of my mom not knowing how to cook it. I never liked eggplant. Then, shortly after I got married, my wife made an eggplant parmigiana that was really good. I still don't like most eggplant dishes and wouldn't order it in a restaurant, but there are certain ways to cook it that I will eat.

I will try virtually anything once and there are very few foods I won't try again. I had raw sea urchin sushi twice and both times it was so horrible that I just about vomited so that is one food I won't try again. I also won't do straight shots of tequila but I do like a margarita now and then. I like hot peppers a lot but I wouldn't eat an entire one of these insanely hot peppers that are on the market these days (think things like ghost peppers and hotter), but I can (and do) eat pickled habanero's straight from the jar. hotter than that, and it just tears up your insides.

My oldest daughter was a picky eater, I created a game called "the three taste game" for new foods. She was supposed to not like it for two tastes, then the third taste was her choice. If she liked one of the first two tastes, I would say, you're not supposed to like it yet and she'd scrunch her face like she didn't like it, it was pretty funny. Sometimes she liked it, sometimes not, but she's 23 now and credits that game for a lot of her favorite foods that she probably wouldn't have eaten based on one taste.

Sometimes it's all about the presentation...

 

[alan1]

When I was a kid, there were certain foods I said I didn't like and so I refused to eat them. When I grew up, I became more willing to try or retry foods I didn't like and I discovered that some of the foods I "didn't like" was more because I had been unwilling to try them to begin with, or my mom had just cooked them badly. Eggplant is a perfect example of my mom not knowing how to cook it. I never liked eggplant. Then, shortly after I got married, my wife made an eggplant parmigiana that was really good. I still don't like most eggplant dishes and wouldn't order it in a restaurant, but there are certain ways to cook it that I will eat.

I will try virtually anything once and there are very few foods I won't try again. I had raw sea urchin sushi twice and both times it was so horrible that I just about vomited so that is one food I won't try again. I also won't do straight shots of tequila but I do like a margarita now and then. I like hot peppers a lot but I wouldn't eat an entire one of these insanely hot peppers that are on the market these days (think things like ghost peppers and hotter), but I can (and do) eat pickled habanero's straight from the jar. hotter than that, and it just tears up your insides.

My oldest daughter was a picky eater, I created a game called "the three taste game" for new foods. She was supposed to not like it for two tastes, then the third taste was her choice. If she liked one of the first two tastes, I would say, you're not supposed to like it yet and she'd scrunch her face like she didn't like it, it was pretty funny. Sometimes she liked it, sometimes not, but she's 23 now and credits that game for a lot of her favorite foods that she probably wouldn't have eaten based on one taste.

Well that is an interesting tactic.
I always told my kids they had to at least try the food in front of them, if they didn't like it, they were not forced to eat it. I would mix things up though. For example, my youngest loved fried rice with its bits of egg and corn and peas. But she said she hated carrots. Hehe, I added carrot bits to the fried rice I would make and she discovered that carrots weren't bad. Both of my children (now adults) are very adventurous when it comes to trying new food.

 

[kaz]

Don't kill me, but I have not had a cup yet and no headache....... I am experimenting.

I haven't had any since this whole mess started. Maybe that was part of my huge headache this past week?

Caffeine withdrawal can definitely do that. I never normally get headaches at all but if I'm caffeinated every day for a work project and then get done and take a day off, that's when my head will ache.

If I don't drink coffee, I just feel tired. I drink 2-3 cups a day. Early morning, mid morning, mid afternoon. The third one is the optional one. I feel like I get the best pick me up at that level. If I drink more, it gets to be more of feeding a habit. If I drink less, I don't get any more kick for a cup.

 

[Big Black Dog]

I think the Lyme disease must be on the run. I slept very well last night, don't hurt anywhere today, and I'm full of energy. Feel very well as a matter of fact. Guess those antibiotics are kicking the Lyme disease bacteria's butt.

 

[kaz]

When I was a kid, there were certain foods I said I didn't like and so I refused to eat them. When I grew up, I became more willing to try or retry foods I didn't like and I discovered that some of the foods I "didn't like" was more because I had been unwilling to try them to begin with, or my mom had just cooked them badly. Eggplant is a perfect example of my mom not knowing how to cook it. I never liked eggplant. Then, shortly after I got married, my wife made an eggplant parmigiana that was really good. I still don't like most eggplant dishes and wouldn't order it in a restaurant, but there are certain ways to cook it that I will eat.

I will try virtually anything once and there are very few foods I won't try again. I had raw sea urchin sushi twice and both times it was so horrible that I just about vomited so that is one food I won't try again. I also won't do straight shots of tequila but I do like a margarita now and then. I like hot peppers a lot but I wouldn't eat an entire one of these insanely hot peppers that are on the market these days (think things like ghost peppers and hotter), but I can (and do) eat pickled habanero's straight from the jar. hotter than that, and it just tears up your insides.

My oldest daughter was a picky eater, I created a game called "the three taste game" for new foods. She was supposed to not like it for two tastes, then the third taste was her choice. If she liked one of the first two tastes, I would say, you're not supposed to like it yet and she'd scrunch her face like she didn't like it, it was pretty funny. Sometimes she liked it, sometimes not, but she's 23 now and credits that game for a lot of her favorite foods that she probably wouldn't have eaten based on one taste.

Well that is an interesting tactic.
I always told my kids they had to at least try the food in front of them, if they didn't like it, they were not forced to eat it. I would mix things up though. For example, my youngest loved fried rice with its bits of egg and corn and peas. But she said she hated carrots. Hehe, I added carrot bits to the fried rice I would make and she discovered that carrots weren't bad. Both of my children (now adults) are very adventurous when it comes to trying new food.

The problem is that it takes multiple tastes often for them to like a food. By making it a game, unless she really hated it she had a good attitude about all three tastes.

 

[alan1]

I think the Lyme disease must be on the run. I slept very well last night, don't hurt anywhere today, and I'm full of energy. Feel very well as a matter of fact. Guess those antibiotics are kicking the Lyme disease bacteria's butt.

You should also eat key lime pie. Lime may not be an antidote to lyme but nobody has ever proved it isn't.
I'd go for some tasty key lime pie as an enhancement to the antibiotics.

 

[kaz]

I think the Lyme disease must be on the run. I slept very well last night, don't hurt anywhere today, and I'm full of energy. Feel very well as a matter of fact. Guess those antibiotics are kicking the Lyme disease bacteria's butt.

You should also eat key lime pie. Lime may not be an antidote to lyme but nobody has ever proved it isn't.
I'd go for some tasty key lime pie as an enhancement to the antibiotics.

I love key lime pie, the tart is really good.

 

[Big Black Dog]

I think the Lyme disease must be on the run. I slept very well last night, don't hurt anywhere today, and I'm full of energy. Feel very well as a matter of fact. Guess those antibiotics are kicking the Lyme disease bacteria's butt.

You should also eat key lime pie. Lime may not be an antidote to lyme but nobody has ever proved it isn't.
I'd go for some tasty key lime pie as an enhancement to the antibiotics.

 

[Ringel05]

When I was a kid, there were certain foods I said I didn't like and so I refused to eat them. When I grew up, I became more willing to try or retry foods I didn't like and I discovered that some of the foods I "didn't like" was more because I had been unwilling to try them to begin with, or my mom had just cooked them badly. Eggplant is a perfect example of my mom not knowing how to cook it. I never liked eggplant. Then, shortly after I got married, my wife made an eggplant parmigiana that was really good. I still don't like most eggplant dishes and wouldn't order it in a restaurant, but there are certain ways to cook it that I will eat.

I will try virtually anything once and there are very few foods I won't try again. I had raw sea urchin sushi twice and both times it was so horrible that I just about vomited so that is one food I won't try again. I also won't do straight shots of tequila but I do like a margarita now and then. I like hot peppers a lot but I wouldn't eat an entire one of these insanely hot peppers that are on the market these days (think things like ghost peppers and hotter), but I can (and do) eat pickled habanero's straight from the jar. hotter than that, and it just tears up your insides.

My oldest daughter was a picky eater, I created a game called "the three taste game" for new foods. She was supposed to not like it for two tastes, then the third taste was her choice. If she liked one of the first two tastes, I would say, you're not supposed to like it yet and she'd scrunch her face like she didn't like it, it was pretty funny. Sometimes she liked it, sometimes not, but she's 23 now and credits that game for a lot of her favorite foods that she probably wouldn't have eaten based on one taste.

Well that is an interesting tactic.
I always told my kids they had to at least try the food in front of them, if they didn't like it, they were not forced to eat it. I would mix things up though. For example, my youngest loved fried rice with its bits of egg and corn and peas. But she said she hated carrots. Hehe, I added carrot bits to the fried rice I would make and she discovered that carrots weren't bad. Both of my children (now adults) are very adventurous when it comes to trying new food.

My mom told us to eat it or wear it...... She wasn't kidding.......

 

[Foxfyre]

Good morning everybody. Need to post and run--I'm doing the service at the Rehab Center in the morning and don't have my homily nailed down yet so have to get to it.

Just reading over the posts this morning, I am struck again at what an eclectic bunch of people we are. I would have to really think about a menu if everybody was invited to a sit down dinner at my house wouldn't I

A few of you share my enjoyment of a really good cream pie--I really do prefer them to any other pie but also enjoy pecan, pumpkin, fruit pies too. I LOVE broccoli and cauliflower and cabbage, cooked or raw, enjoy brussel sprouts, won't eat boiled okra but love it seasoned, breaded and fried, enjoy cooked spinach but dislike it raw, will eat English peas and black-eyed peas in moderation and enjoy most beans but won't eat lima beans or butter beans to this day. I'm not fond of kidney beans or garbanzo beans. Prefer carrots raw to cooked though I do appreciate a good carrot soufflé.

Now I'm thinking a good quiche would be good today. Wonder what I have to put in one?

 

[Foxfyre]

On this day in history, Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42, and a generation of Presley fans went into mourning. And not since the JFK assassination, has there been so much conspiracy theory, speculation, and controversy surrounding a prominent and beloved figure's death.

The inelegant official story was that he died as a result of chronic constipation coupled with extreme drug use. Others say he took his own life and/or was murdered. And some believe the King faked his own death and that he’s still alive and well. There have been numerous Elvis sightings over the years, and there are several mysteries surrounding Presley’s death that have become fodder for various conspiracy theories. One theory is that he entered a witness protection program following some work with the government.

Then there is the mystery of his middle name "Aron" misspelled "Aaron" on his tombstone. The official cause of death announced by the coroner was “cardiac arrhythmia,” which is something that can only be diagnosed in people who are still alive. And the story of a large life insurance policy with Lloyd's of London that went unclaimed. Gloria Estefen reported she received a telephone call from him in 1990. Some noted beads of sweat on his forehead in the casket leading them to believe it was not him but a wax replica.

But time marches on, and alive or dead, Elvis Presley certainly left a very large impression on American music and culture. His memory has not faded with the passage of time.