Theme: "Chlorination" - CL (Chlorine symbol) is added to each theme answer.
23A. "Whatever circus act floats your boat"? : TO EACH HIS CLOWN. To each his own.
36A. Assure satisfaction? : CLAIM TO PLEASE. Aim to please.
58A. Pen in Patna? : INDIA CLINK. India ink. Patna is on the south bank of the Ganges.
82A. Loot from a shamrock heist? : CLOVER HAUL. Overhaul. 36D is one word also.
101A. Moviehouse that always cuts to the chase? : CLIMAX THEATER. Sounds very DF. IMAX theater.
120A. How some defensive boxing matches proceed? : CLINCH BY CLINCH. Inch by inch. Double action.
36D. Devious golf course feature? : CLEVER GREEN. Evergreen. Most greens are clever with breaks.
42D. Mouse user's consideration? : CLICK FACTOR. Ick factor.
I
think this is Meryl Jackson's first published puzzle. It's an
incredible achievement to have your LA Times debut on a Sunday. Sunday
puzzles are just challenging to make due to the sheer size. Small dupes
happen all the time. I was tripped twice by ATE/EAT in a finished grid.
Skillful theme answer placement also. Meryl intersected two set of answers. I love when this happens.
Across:
1. Clambake trash : COBS. Never had clambakes before. Looks delicious.
5. Santa __ : ANA
8. Blue stone, briefly : LAPIS
13. Gastric maladies : ULCERS
19. Award that's a pronunciation of its initials : OBIE. Off-Broadway.
20. Curse : HEX
21. Solder, for one : ALLOY
22. Approached : NEARED
26. Yacht spot : MARINA
27. 1983 title character who sings "Where Is It Written?" : YENTL
28. "... ain't quite as dumb as __": "How Long" lyric : I SEEM. I thought the answer would start with A, but NEHI (6D. Vintage pop) told me no.
29. Now : AS WE SPEAK. Nice 9-letter entry.
31. Pro __ : TEM
33. Island east of Manila : GUAM. BALI came to me first. It's east of Java.
35. First century Roman emperor : OTHO. I can never remember this guy's name. Thought of the D-less OTTO.
41. Bolts : LOCKS
45. Dazzle : SPLENDOR
47. __-Croatian : SERBO
48. Warehouse item : PALLET
49. Sheikh Zayed was its first pres. : UAE. Wiki said Sheikh Zayed was the president of UAE for 34 years. Gosh, never heard of the guy.
50. Brain matter : IDEA. Not CELL.
52. Jostle : ELBOW
54. Like Chopin's Étude Op. 10, No. 3 : IN E
55. Hand truck user : MOVER
62. Rodent control brand : D-CON
63. Olds models : ALEROs
65. "Beats me" : DUNNO
66. "The Path to Love" author Chopra : DEEPAK. I'm not the spiritual type.
68. Taint : CORRUPT
70. Actress Samantha : EGGAR. Stranger to me.
72. Mythical eagle-lion hybrid : GRIFFIN
75. Supporting words : GO TEAM
77. Rimsky-Korsakov's "__ d'Or" : LE COQ. No idea. PALME would not work. Literally The Golden Cockerel.
79. Chelsea's __ Square, fashionable shopping area : SLOANE. Gimme for Steve. Learning moment for me.
80. Gideon Fell's creator : CARR. John Dickson Carr. Gideon Fell is an amateur sleuth.
85. Madre's milk : LECHE
86. Storm dir. : NNE
87. Onslaught : SIEGE
88. Adams of "Octopussy" : MAUD. And 97. "Octopussy," e.g. : SPY STORY
90. Knight in a sitcom : TED. Ted Knight. The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
91. "Toodles" : BYE BYE
93. Reunion attendee : UNCLE
100. Body of rules : CANON
103. Remove : X OUT
105. Iams competitor : ALPO
106. Once named : NEE
107. High-rent game property : PARK PLACE
112. Ancient fabulist : AESOP
115. Bugged a lot : ATE AT
119. Hard one to argue with : EGOIST. Don't engage them.
123. Two-__ : SEATER
124. Monotonous piece : CHANT
125. History book time : ERA
126. Pretender of a sort : MIME. Oh I like this clue.
127. Revered Mother : TERESA
128. Straw sources : PINES
129. Bow raw material : YEW
130. Sistine Chapel ceiling depiction : EDEN
Down:
1. Fragrance giant that went public in 2013 : COTY. What fragrance are you wearing now?
2. Wind with a flared bell : OBOE
3. "Très __!" : BIEN. My ex is dating an Indonesian girl. Je ne care pas. Je ne care pas lots of things.
4. Puget Sound city : SEATTLE
5. Relaxed response : AHH
7. Turning point : AXIS
8. High-tops, e.g. : LACE-UPS
9. Like some choirs : ALL-MALE
10. Ramallah-based gp. : PLO
11. Only state with a two-vowel postal code : IOWA. And 18. 11-Down neighbor: Abbr. : S DAK
12. Dict. entries : SYNS (Synonyms)
13. Not realized : UNMET
14. Lab regulation? : LEASH LAW. Another great clue. Think of dog when you see "Lab".
15. Kind of lane : CARPOOL
16. Iroquoian people : ERIE
17. Soap actress Sofer : RENA. Of General Hospital.
24. Lacking heat, to a cop : CLEAN
25. Showy lily : SEGO
30. Trouble : WOE
32. Dress length : MIDI
34. Côte d'Azur view : MER
37. __ operandi : MODI
38. Forecaster's concern : TREND. Fashion, right?
39. Explorer Tasman : ABEL
40. Reliable : SOLID
43. Game with 80 balls : KENO. I saw it at various casinos. Never played it.
44. WWII weapon : STEN
45. Rash cause, perhaps : SUMAC
46. Author of epistolas : PAOLO. OK, Italian for Paul.
48. Fire inspirers : POKERS
51. Score notation for two singers : A DUE
53. Uncommon blood type, for short : B NEG
56. Goof : ERROR
57. It's not close : ROUT
59. Brit's fireplace : INGLE. I remember this word.
60. Hot state : ANGER
61. Team leader : COACH
62. Green Goblin portrayer : DAFOE. I sure need "Willem" in the clue.
64. Coins : SPECIE
67. Dosage unit : PILL
69. Account : TALE
71. Go nowhere special : ROAM
73. "I'd hate to be __ shoes" : IN HER. I like the movie "In Her Shoes".
74. High-maintenance : NEEDY
76. Slopes challenge : MOGUL. We often see "Mogul" for various ski clues.
78. Put down : QUASH
80. "Street Signs" network : CNBC
81. Novelist Seton : ANYA
83. Word in a boast : VENI. "Veni, vidi, vici".
84. Rapper __ Fiasco : LUPE
87. Parts of writers' queries : SYNOPSES
89. "Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice" Oscar nominee Cannon : DYAN. I just told Argyle the other day about a new clue for AVA (DuVernay) & the amazing David Oyelowo. Too bad they're snubbed.
92. Right-angled flier : BOX KITE
94. Nashville awards org. : CMA
95. "Live Young Forever" author Jack : LALANNE. I love my Jack LaLanne juicer.
96. Counts on : EXPECTS
98. Lift : STEAL
99. When to start driving? : TEE TIME. Argyle plays golf in the evening.
101. Transp. group in the Loop : CTA
102. Peter of reggae : TOSH
104. Radical : ULTRA
107. Under-one's-skin type : PEST
108. '40s film critic James : AGEE
109. Big laugh : ROAR
110. Soyuz letters : CCCP
111. K thru 12 : EL-HI. Glue fill.
113. Opposite of buck : OBEY. Verb. Not DOES.
114. Ceremonial pile : PYRE
116. Oklahoma's "Wheat Capital" : ENID. Gimme for most constructors. Not many ways to clue ENID.
117. Crest : ACME
118. "Well __ ..." : THEN
121. Creator of Q and M : IAN (Fleming)
122. Crow cry : CAW
Happy Birthday to Blue Iris (Susan), a school nurse for many years. I enjoy her Bird Seed Salad every week. It's a simple recipe with endless variations. I hope your physical therapy is doing well, Susan!
C.C.
Considering the difficulty level I don't think I did too bad, even though it was a DNF. WAGs at crosses had given me PEBC instead of CNBC, and DAF?E+SL?ANE was a total natick I had to give up on. Everything else was in the center between INtheCLINK and CLOVERleaf. Once I turned on red letters, I easily got CNBC and the center except naticks EGGAR+INGLE+LECOQ. So three cells I had to have solved for me, even with red letter help.
ReplyDeleteThe theme was interesting enough, but the cluing was inconsistent. Some, like "pen in Patna", had hints to both the original and altered phrases, while others, like "loot from a shamrock heist", clued for the altered version only.
There is swimming in the public pool.
In the water, no peeing is the rule.
Any wee is negated
By being CHLORINATED,
But pooping in the pool is not CooL!
Greetings!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much, Meryl and CC!
Swell puzzle when I managed to get everything together. However, took quite a bit of time. (Of course, it is late. Can't wait to try to go to sleep. However, this puzzle and Merl's have made me a bit hyper. Lots of nice moments.)
Had not heard of TOSH, but that was only unknown. Nice to have no cheats after Fri. and Sat. disasters!
Love LeCoq D'Or!
Yes, I still watch The Mentalist! 6 more left. ill miss it.
Happy Birthday to you, Susan! You certainly deserve it!
Have some chocolate cake for me!
Cheers!
Always thought it was Gryffon, not GRIFFIN. The perps made me change it but I never felt good about my efforts after doing so. Guess it's accepted both ways, but I question it.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of OTHO, but, I know, what's my point? Got it anyway. In fact, I trudged through this and after a while, it was just a drudge, with no fudge. (OwenKl,, there's a limerick theme for you, free of charge.)
Early on, I got it that CL is added, sometimes twice (isn't that called "shock-ing" the water?, but hey, nothing about chlorination.! Some days you just gotta be in the mood. Maybe a Clunker? Clapper?
MODI operandi? Seriously? No, I'm not going to look it up. I've lost my enthusiasm.
Thanks C.C. and congrats, Meryl. Sorry, but I wasn't in the mood to enjoy this too awful much. At least, I got through it unscathed. Usually, that's enough for me to be satisfied. Hope everyone else enjoyed it.
Forgot to say...
ReplyDeleteHappy Natal Anniversary, Susan. Your salad recipe looks like a winner.
Morning, all!
ReplyDeleteOK, somebody is going to have to explain to me how PINES are a source of straw. The fact that PINES crossed LALANNE didn't help matters much, although LALANNE was more plausible than LALANNT (despite the fact that I could see a PINT of something having a straw in it).
Other than that, things went smoothly. Got the theme early on and it helped immensely. One minor snag came when I went with TRASH instead of QUASH, but once I finally figured out CLOVERHAUL I was able to fix that. LE COT d'OR ("The Gold Coast") seemed just as likely as LE COQ d'Oro ("The Gold Chicken"), but I guess not...
HBDTY Blue Iris and many more.
ReplyDeleteThis one was all over the place with fill which I enjoy.
Thought CLINCH BY CLINCH did not fit, or if it did CLINDIA CLINK had to be an answer
Never realized Iowa was the only all vowel state, did not recall ABEL TASMAN, liked seeing Aesop again and John Dickson the American who was the greatest at creating locked mysteries.
I am surprised anyone from New England does not use PINE STRAW
Thanks C.C. and Meryl
CARR was left out of my comment as somehow my keyboard switched to Portugese.
ReplyDeleteHmmm
Good morning!
ReplyDeleteI struggled with this one. Wasn't bad enough to require Wite-Out, but there are lots of over-written cells this morning. I had a real problem parsing LACEUPS, and had to do an alphabet run to get the X in X OUT. Nice job, Ms Jackson.
"D-Less OTTO" -- cute, C.C. I started out that way, too, but LEAST LAW just didn't work for me.
I wondered about that last vowel in GRIFFIN -- started with E, changed it to O, and then the I finally appeared.
Perhaps LALANNE should have named his book "Live Young For A Long Time." He checked out a few years back at age 96.
Happy Birthday, Blue Iris!
I've got more PINE STRAW than I can use or want. My eave troughs are full of it. Southern pines drop their needles year-round, so I have to clean those gutters about four times a year. Want some pine straw? C'mon over! I'll supply the ladder.
ReplyDeleteI love the blog and the comments. Does anyone blog the LA Times Sunday crossword? It's usually a good puzzle, but sometimes I don't quite get the theme.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning, C.C. and friends. I must be out of practice because I struggled with this puzzle even though I quickly sussed out the gimmick with To Each His Clown.
ReplyDeleteHand up for Bali before Guam.
I also wanted Tres Chic instead of Tres Bien.
I ain't quite as dumb as I LOOK, I mean SEEM.
I also really wanted Adam in the Sistine Chapel instead of Eden.
Happy Birthday, Blue Iris. Your Bird Seed Salad looks intriguing. I'll have to give it a try.
QOD: Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again? ~ A.A. Milne (Jan. 18, 1882 ~ Jan. 31, 1956)
Hi all,
ReplyDeleteThanks Meryl and C.C. I have a quite a bit to do today, so my focus was off. I liked the misdirection on Lab: chuckled at my insistence on seeing it as laboratory. Like ingle--inglenook, a cozy spot. Right-angled flier led me to something with blades that rises then heads out: Sikorsky? Nah! Maud Adams moved James Bond to the forefront so spy story and Ian were breezy.
Rainman: Modi is plural so Operandi must agree. Modus Operandus is singlular. It is used often incorrectly as "Modus Operandi." I think that's the M.O. in Latin for noun-verb agreement. :)
Have a restful Sunday.
This one was very much in the middle for me. Some clues were pretty easy, others quite hard. Never worked up any real speed, but could always find a way to keep forging ahead. The theme came easily and they fell largely in order. Was a little surprised by the double at the end, and even more surprised by the "orphan" CL in Clean. Wanted Otto, but leash law clearly said otherwise. Also had the same issues with Gryffon as others. Knew both Tosh and Deepak, so that helped a lot. The final fill was the natick pileup in the middle. Samantha had been dubbed Elgar by me, and the cell below was still blank. Never heard of ingle, but the 3rd letter pretty much had to be G, so with that changed I took a wag with the L and called it a day. Lucky guess, at best.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Susan, and many more!
The Week in Review:
ReplyDeleteM 4:16 T 10:44 W FIW T 12:31 F 26:35 S 29:49 S FIW
Well, what can I say? The week started off with what might have been a personal best but that turned out to not be a sign of things to come. On Tuesday I was slowed down by SKOLL/SKOAL.
Then came Wednesday. I had it filled in the usual time and spent a half-hour searching for the "typo". At the 45-minute mark I was convinced that there was some glitch in the software that was blocking the "Tada!" I was sure I deserved. So with great reluctance I turned on the red letters. Any guesses? Yes, it was TomKat's kid, SURI. I least I wasn't alone in this.
I was not a fan of Friday's puzzle but struggled through. Saturday's Silike was about as expected. I was back on track. Or was I.
Now comes Sunday. Like Wednesday, I had it filled in the usual time. And, like Wednesday, I spent a half-hour looking for the "typo". One suspect was OTHO but the perps seemed unassailable. I was most troubled by the "Brit's fireplace" and wasn't 100% sure of actress Samantha's last name. EDGAR sounded plausible but INDLE certainly didn't. So, at the one-hour mark, I turned on the red letters for the second time this week and, of course, there it was: INGLE/EGGAR. Doh! I should have known (the latter, not the former).
Tomorrow, as they say, is another day. See y'all next weekend.
Speaking of empires, I read a list of fun facts the other day. One of them was: "Do you realize that the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Cubs won the Series?" :-)
ReplyDeleteGood Morning All - Enjoyable puzzle and write-up.
ReplyDeleteMerv would be upset that his name wasn't used to clue "griffin." Gone but not forgotten. To add to the confusion,my sons' high school teams were "Gryphons," and my dictionary gives "griffon" as an acceptable alternate spelling.
The theme was not only fun, but helpful as I slogged a little before my, uh, CLIMAX. All constructors have distinctive cluing and fill and Meryl’s made for a very nice Sunday.
ReplyDeleteMusings
-How’s this for a CLEVER GREEN (:15)
-My daughter’s high CLICK FACTOR is hurting her wrist
-Will MARINA ever be clued as Lee Harvey’s wife?
-Dang! I stuck with OTTO and was in a quandary about LEAST LAW
-An ELBOW “jostle” is part of the game here
-It seems questionable officiating has TAINTED many FB games this season
-A friend was the president of this LECHE organization
-We fear these storms from the SSW not NNE
-Are those TWO-SEATERS smaller than they used to be or…
-Phil’s incredible shot off the famous PINE STRAW at Augusta (:31)
-Where IOWA and SDAK meet there is Sioux City, IA, North Sioux City, SD and South Sioux City, NE
-We’re thinking of putting our kitty on a LEASH. Any thoughts?
-Beating the HOV/CARPOOL LANE
-An INGLENOOK is a small corner adjoining a fireplace
-ELHI – Ah, the redheaded cousin at the picnic
-HBD, Susan!
-What movie had had this five letter Olds (not an ALERO)?
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm a little grumpy this morning because I really didn't enjoy this. (I find the size of the Sunday puzzles daunting and the themes a little too "gimmicky" for my taste. I'll take a killer Silkie any day.)
That said, congrats to Meryl on her Sunday debut; as CC mentioned, that is quite an accomplishment. Nice expo, CC, as always.
I have to claim a FIW due to the x-out/box kite crossing. I had rout/bor kite, totally clueless that rout was already used and totally willing to accept that there was such a thing as a bor kite! (I guess grumpiness goes hand in hand with obliviousness.) Can someone explain coins=specie; I don't get it.
Have a relaxing Sunday all!
I truly AM in the clouds this morning. So sorry, Susan. Have a very Happy Birthday and I hope you can celebrate it in style!
ReplyDeleteHusker, my experience with cats and leashes has been negative. I'd outfitted our Siamese with a harness and leash. She cowered on the sidewalk, refusing to walk. Then, suddenly, she launched herself into the air, Houdinied herself out of the harness, and left me holding the useless leash.
ReplyDeleteNot sure about the movie. Fargo, maybe?
Irish Miss, it's straight out of the dictionary. Specie: Coin, hard money.
ReplyDeleteGood morning everyone.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Blue Iris! Hope your day is special.
Found today's solve straightforward when viewed against the bears of the last couple days. Easy CLever theme accented by the long down bookends at 36d and 42d. Perps helped get the few unknowns.
128a - PINE straw. A learning in usage for me.
Here is a Lowes ad for pine straw mulch. (Probably not as good as desper-otto's)
Re: Willem Dafoe. Willem is the Dutch and L. German equivalent of William.
HG:
ReplyDeleteCiera? Fargo.
Stay safe.
DO @ 11:08 - Thanks for enlightening me. ☺️
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Susan. I hope your therapy is going well. Please keep in touch if you are up to it. I care.
ReplyDeleteI always spell it GRIFFIN, but I see that there are several correct spellings. I remember Griffin Shoe Polish from when I was a kid.
Easier puzzle than on Friday and Saturday. I made two careless mistakes so had two cells wrong.
These last few days I am not 100% with it. I'm glad I have a very clean heart, but I am feeling kind of let down and bummed out with the delay. I was so prepared for my knee replacement, mentally, housekeeping wise, bills up to date, schedule cleared, responsibilities covered. etc etc. Now I have to redo almost everything, except Alan's paperwork. I do need to call to reschedule him. I will see the ortho. surgeon tomorrow for a new date, so that I can begin planning anew (Good A-word). What a nuisance!
I have to say it was a DNF due to the multiple crosses of INGLE with LECOQ with LE COQ with QUASH with MAUD with LUPE. I never heard of the first two, along with MAUD, LUPE, TOSH, RENA, PAOLO, SLOANE, or CARR.
ReplyDeleteGoing to the CLIMAX THEATER? I hear they were usually ALL MALE. Wear gloves.
I remember Jack LALANNE from over 50 years ago from a daily TV show. GUAM came from perps; it's WAY east of Manila.
What do coins and SPECIE have in common? My answer was all crosses.
I've played many golf courses but have never heard of a CLEVER GREEN, just too slow or too fast, never just right.
That was a fun nine-inning outing. I still don't get "Straw sources" = PINES. Is it just a collection of pine needles? Apparently so.
ReplyDeleteMy vote is for Fargo.
There's a short residential street near here called Inglenook. Then there's a residential area called Inglewood.
Lucina, did you watch Sunday Morning? Always good.
Happy birthday Blue Iris!
I use dry pine needles as an instant fire starter when camping. Isn't there a fire danger to using them as mulch?
ReplyDeleteDO @11:06, my dear departed cat used to sit down and refuse to budge on a leash or in a harness, but he never escaped. I can just picture that. Too funny.
HBD Blue Iris!
ReplyDeleteHG, cat on a leash?
My experience is they make great house dusters when you drag them around, but it is possible.
When all else fails...
Walking cats on a leash part two.
ReplyDeleteI live in a condo where pets are only allowed out on a leash. Tried a harness first, but our little houdini figured out how to get out of it. Now, the LW just snaps the leash to her collar, and lets the cat set the pace. If Ravena wants to just lay in the sun, Brenda just lets her do so for a bit before urging her on in whichever direction the cat wants. A previous cat had a harness which she wore all the time in place of a collar, so no training hassle.
ReplyDeletereCaptcha? I've discovered that since I'm not a robot, I don't even need to click the "I'm not a robot" box! YMMV.
Yellowrocks, of course there is a fire danger using it as mulch. But isn't most, if not all mulch a fire hazard?
ReplyDeleteI was in a coffee shop once when another customer came in and told the staff, "hey, your dirt is on fire!" Someone has tossed their cigarette in the landscaping before entering the building and ignited the mulch in the flower bed.
Tossed cigarettes and gum just outside business entrances is probably my biggest pet peeve. Also get heated when I see idiots take a cigarette or wad of gum out of there mouth and throw it out a car window. AAAARRGGGHHH!!!
Anon, I'm with you. I've mentioned before how amazed I am that smokers are so cavalier about tossing their dirty, non-biodegradable butts wherever it suits them.
ReplyDeleteI'm a smoker. And I agree. Cars have ashtrays. Use them! And tossing a lit butt into clearly flamable mulch is equally idiotic. I guess you just can't fix stupid.
ReplyDeleteSidebar: Go Pack!
Some forty-five years ago, young and foolish, I took my cat on a cross country camping trip. Somewhere in the wilds of Saskatchewan he backed out of his harness at the camp site and took off into the wilds. Fortunately he allowed himself to rejoin our group. I haven't trusted cat harnesses since that day. And I still wonder at my foolishness.
ReplyDeleteC'mon Dave,
ReplyDeleteQuit pussy footing around.
Cat on a leash
And of course..
Cat on a leash 2
Avg Joe,
ReplyDeleteSorry your packers lost but it was a great game.
Pete Carroll, well, I've been a huge fan of his for so long. He just seems to be more altruistic and a better role model. He's a star. More than Bill Walsh was, even.
I'm not a sports fan, generally speaking. Usually, I don't watch the games.
Hope you and everyone here enjoyed the game anyway.
Ah Manac, just the clips I didn't want to post. I was thinking more like this...
ReplyDeleteRay, argggghhh! It was a good game, but I'm highly displeased with the outcome. But they got beat, and there's no one to blame but the team and fate. I'll go slash my wrists now. And on the AFC side, the Donkeys are out, so I've no further reason to care this year. Hashtag unhappy.
ReplyDeleteManac, I think you've nailed it. Cats don't like leashes. Period.
I don't know everybody doesn't watch or record CBS Sunday Morning. It's a gentle, apolitical news magazine with a wide assortment of enjoyable stories. One of the regular features is their Moment of Nature. Today it was cardinals in the snow in Norman, Oklahoma. Beautiful! Cardinals
ReplyDeleteBill G. I lived in Norman for 5 years, I know that Cardinal! :-)
ReplyDeleteCED & Manac - you guys never cease to amuse. Thanks for the Sunday eve. diversion.
C.C. here's the potato soup I built tonight:
1/2 stick butter
1 large or two small white onions
2 cloves of garlic
5 lb golden/butter potatoes
1 small cured ham (1lb or so)
1c half & half
2c shredded cheddar cheese
Fresh dill or parsley
Roma tomato (garnish)
Place 1/2 stick of butter in large pot
While butter is melting, cut one large onion and two cloves of garlic; add to butter and cook until onions are translucent
Add two 32oz boxes of chicken broth and 5lb golden/butter potatoes (quartered).
Cook 30 - 45 min until potatoes are fork-soft.
Meanwhile:
Cube (1/2" x 1/2") cured ham. Put aside.
Chop 1/4c fresh dill/parsley (keep a few sprigs for garnish)
Slice tomato
Mash up potatoes (I used an emulsion blender).
Add black pepper to taste, dill, 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, 1c cream. Drop in ham.
To serve: ladle into bowel, top with a bit of cheddar, a slice of tomato, and a sprig of left over dill. White, Red, and Green -- an Italian flag in a bowl!
Puzzle with ya'll tomorrow,
Cheers, -T
Geez, that sounds good!
ReplyDeleteBill G. - And it's easy too. Using gold/butter potatoes with the thin skins doesn't require flashback-inducing KP duty peeling. Wash, chop, & drop :-) C, -T
ReplyDeleteAnon T,
ReplyDeleteThanks. The recipe is in our blog archive now.