tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5074792974507523876..comments2024-03-28T17:33:35.558-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday August 6, 2009 Dan NaddorZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42846990780291242392009-08-07T01:39:49.999-05:002009-08-07T01:39:49.999-05:00@elissa Mazel Tov! to your father. That sounds lik...@elissa Mazel Tov! to your father. That sounds like it will be an incredible day. May you and the extended family enjoy and have marvelous memories!!<br /><br />@lois Quite a picture of you and windhover. You both look terrific!<br /><br />Had no internet for about 20 hours and just getting caught up.<br /><br />See you all Friday.Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6414943126952727662009-08-06T23:38:53.610-05:002009-08-06T23:38:53.610-05:00Will be seeing Julie and Julia on Sunday with food...Will be seeing Julie and Julia on Sunday with foodie friends...after which we are celebrating Julia with Wine and Muchies...Really looking forward to seeing Meryl Streep as Julia...<br /><br />This is 5 and G'niteWMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76819697413660672872009-08-06T23:38:51.167-05:002009-08-06T23:38:51.167-05:00Thanks, Jazz--Enjoy your week!Thanks, Jazz--Enjoy your week!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54118076632849104822009-08-06T23:31:04.406-05:002009-08-06T23:31:04.406-05:00Unexpected company this afternoon AND it got so la...Unexpected company this afternoon AND it got so late we had to invite him to dinner. I wish we had some mac 'n cheese, but had to settle for one of GAH's favorites, baked potatoes topped with homemade chili and shredded cheese; coleslaw on the side. Nothing fancy, but it was tasty.<br /><br />KQ, We'll be seeing Julie & Julia next Tuesday. We have free tickets, and Tuesday is .50 cent popcorn day, so we really have no choice. Let us know how good it is (I hope), so we'll look forward to it even more. <br /><br />Linda@8:27 I just have to ask, what does the comment to Windhover mean??<br /><br />PJB, Terrific story. We have a few food snobs where we live too. How nice to show them that it doesn't have to be expensive or exclusive to be delicious.<br /><br />Jazzbumpa, Have a wonderful vacation.<br /><br />Elissa, Sorry about the loss of electricity, but wasn't the cool breeze lovely? We had a high of 78 degrees today, no rain, but so refreshing. Mazel Tov! to your father.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41579549140772717672009-08-06T23:17:24.720-05:002009-08-06T23:17:24.720-05:00Linda:
While I would be very proud to be one of Go...Linda:<br />While I would be very proud to be one of God's<br />chosen people, I must inform you that I<br />am not Jewish. Three quarters of my pedigree is originally from Bavaria, and the fourth is most likely some degree of what was called in my mid-Ohio River hometown "shantyboat Irish", probably because of the way most of them arrived in the area from upstream. It's difficult to say for sure because my great-grandfather left for parts unknown after knocking up my greatgrandmother. The guy I thought was my GGF actually married my GGM when<br />my GM was a year old. My cousin discovered this juicy factoid while doing a geneology of our family. <br />I do have a friend by the name of Schultz who lives in that upper-upper Midwest state that also harbors all the bad (in a good way) women on this blog. He is so Irish he bleeds Guinness, and a Catholic to boot. Turns out there was a large migration of German Catholics to Ireland several hundred years ago and the name Schultz survived down through quite a few generations. <br />So let's analyze this post: Just a little religion, no<br />politics, a little family scandal, a shout-out to the blondes, and a little history lesson, which may or may not be true, which, come to think of it, is true of most of what has been<br />written in History books. <br />And good night to you all.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54730121815522287232009-08-06T23:12:58.715-05:002009-08-06T23:12:58.715-05:00At about 8 this morning I wrote this brilliant com...At about 8 this morning I wrote this brilliant comment - insightful, clever, sensitive. Then it began to rain (which it never does in August in California) and then the electricity went out and stayed out for most of the next 11 hours. That sure cuts into the 21st century way of life. <br /><br />So now I think I will catch up on reading the comments and all the other things I couldn't do today without electricity.<br /><br />Tomorrow I will head out for the weekend. My 83 year old father is celebrating his bar mitzvah. He didn't have one when he was 13 because of an extended illness. Now that he has achieved 3 score and 10 and hit 13 again, he decided it was time. The whole family will join in. My father, my sister, my nephew and I will all read from the torah and the rest of the family will have parts in the service. <br /><br />Have a great weekend, everyone.Elissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12701988102596918673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10258585134635058392009-08-06T22:58:48.673-05:002009-08-06T22:58:48.673-05:00MJ -
A food snob I ain't. I think I have a c...MJ -<br /><br />A food snob I ain't. I think I have a can of red stuff that says PRIDE OF SZEGED, or something like that. Or whatever they have a Kroger.<br /><br />The next week will definitely be fun and pleasant. No worries there.<br /><br />Jerome -<br />That's what I thought. Looking back at my question, it seems a bit ignrnt. Oh, well.<br /><br />KZ -<br />That passive voice should to be avoided is believed by me. Still, perfection is not to be attained. Sometimes one discovers one's self to have faltered. Thusly are Navajo rugs woven.<br /><br />It's late. I'm stupid sleepy. 'Night all.<br /><br />Cheers!Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81223225923627826872009-08-06T22:32:43.787-05:002009-08-06T22:32:43.787-05:00WM--Thanks! See that I can order pimenton on-line...WM--Thanks! See that I can order pimenton on-line.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9685990949240341972009-08-06T22:26:43.208-05:002009-08-06T22:26:43.208-05:00With all this food talk, anyone going to see Julie...With all this food talk, anyone going to see Julie and Julia tomorrow? We actually have a midnight showing tonight (I can't stay up that late), and my friend said we could only go if we wore our aprons and brought a whisk and frying pan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63584507498929889272009-08-06T21:59:13.473-05:002009-08-06T21:59:13.473-05:00PJB...Ab-fab story...Most of my life I have been a...PJB...Ab-fab story...Most of my life I have been able to cook good things with what is available...tonight was the rest of the side of BBQ salmon with espresso rub, sliced up celery, onions, zuccini(aha!) and tiny tomatoes...Sauteed the hard veggies with secret spices, cooked some really good fettucini and tossed it altogether in vegetable stock...If you way undercook the noodles they continue to cook by absorbing the stock...instant sauce...a glass of wine and Voila! Salmon Fettucine Prima Vera.<br /><br />Loved all the fun food talk and recipes set off by MAC N CHEESE...<br /><br />MJ...the main difference with the Spanish Paprika is the that the peppers are smoked before being ground...a slightly less sweet and a bit stronger, but worth trying out...Also used in Basque cooking.<br /><br />Anon...9:06..That is Lois and WH...two xword blog fanantics...WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12479664117415468642009-08-06T21:20:33.619-05:002009-08-06T21:20:33.619-05:00PIN-Chicago: loved your mac 'n cheese story. ...PIN-Chicago: loved your mac 'n cheese story. Too bad you can't recreate that dish. Otherwise I'd be right over!Kelevnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57228306793506391452009-08-06T21:06:53.194-05:002009-08-06T21:06:53.194-05:00Lois,
Very nice picture of you and your honey. I w...Lois,<br />Very nice picture of you and your honey. I wish I was in your class at school. Do you teach high school.... or college maybe?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34791540964181282082009-08-06T20:50:39.639-05:002009-08-06T20:50:39.639-05:00Egg on my face; sorry that was soooo long. I promi...Egg on my face; sorry that was soooo long. I promise not to do it again! Mea culpa.<br />Tomorrow should be "play with your food" day.<br />....[trying to bow out gracefully]PJB-Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442942109541224252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1304863105364675632009-08-06T20:48:10.088-05:002009-08-06T20:48:10.088-05:00Kitty B, I just took the mac and cheese out of th...Kitty B, I just took the mac and cheese out of the oven...what a wonderful smell! I used skim milk and the sauce was still perfect. For the cheese, I had sharp white cheddar and some medium cheddar. I am sure it will be delicious, we eat a little later than now, but wanted it ready..it will stay hot for a while. Also wanted to say I fix stuffed green peppers for Joe the way you do...on the 'half shell'. I use my canned tomatoes in the Spanish rice filling. He really loves them! Thanks so much.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28315471788334450502009-08-06T20:44:57.194-05:002009-08-06T20:44:57.194-05:00Jazz--Do you use a particular type of paprika, or ...Jazz--Do you use a particular type of paprika, or vary? I recently found a great recipe on myrecipes.com for Grilled Chicken Kebabs which called for pimenton, a Spanish paprika. The recipe said it was essential to use the Spanish paprika. I used what I had, "Sweet Paprika" from The Spice Hunter in San Luis Obispo, CA. Worked for me. Wherever you're going for a week, hope it's a happy time!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63941904158788857212009-08-06T20:42:07.884-05:002009-08-06T20:42:07.884-05:00I get so hungry reading this blog. Someone should ...I get so hungry reading this blog. Someone should do an all-food puzzle and let the recipes fly. We like salsa mixed in to our mac & cheese, with taco seasoning mixed in with the bread crumbs. Will even improve the blue-box version. Also love Hungarian food. A favorite fall dish is red peppers stuffed with rice/ground meat/paprika, baked covered with paprika gravy. The whole house smells of paprika, umm. <br />BTW, fun puzzle.Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81133088527988575832009-08-06T20:41:35.780-05:002009-08-06T20:41:35.780-05:00Good evening! Not much to say about the puzzle tha...Good evening! Not much to say about the puzzle that's not been said, but it was a delight to solve. In some of the old Sinatra duets he'd use the word "pally" in the verbal riffs with his singing mate. The word 'pal' seems old-school now. I hope its replacements, "bro" and its surfimg equivalent "brah" will be replaced with something with more zing. <br /><br />Used to have a couple of friends that were great fun but terrible food snobs. Dinner at their house was always an ordeal and a costly production and there was <i>no way</i> I could reciprocate without hiring a caterer. <br />Being kind of heart, short on cash, and devious to the core, I gathered my master plan. I don't 'cook' so much as 'assemble' meals, but had to carry something off.<br /><br />When they called, per their custom, to inquire as to the menu so they could pick "just the right wine," I said, completely seriously, <b> "Mac 'n Cheese."</b> <br />And I meant it.<br />Full three seconds of dead silence after that, with muffled sighs of disappointment....If dread makes a sound, well, that was it.<br /> <br />So, I polished up my best dinnerware, crafted up a plan and hand lettered the menu. What I made was "Mac 'n Cheese Quattro Stagioni'" the last two words meaning "four seasons" (like Vivaldi's work or a common set of toppings for pizza.) <br />Nothing hoity-toity or hotsy-totsy really. I just made the pasta as usual, divided the casserole into four equal parts with folded up tin foil and used whatever I had on hand--or could afford--to make four different sauces. Used four kinds of cheeses, including, you betcha, Velveeta, blue cheese, mozzarella and herbed up cheese. Did one very traditional American corner, one with carbonara-ish sauce including bacon, one with pesto & sun dried tomatoes, and one with the gorgonzola and chunkettes of some cured meat. Sour cream was there somewhere.<br /><br />How, you may wonder, did it go? They (we) went through two pans of that stuff, two bottles of their wine, plus whatever salad and dessert I could throw together. We had good music and good lighting and they DID get the joke.<br />All for under twenty bucks.<br /><br />Sad to say that I didn't record the details. Subsequent attempts to recreate it have failed spectacularly. I'll just say that dinners at their house got lots less stodgy after that.<br /><br />Bored yet? Lol<br /><br />Kazie, at 8:33 a.m, said;<br /><i>"I would prefer to date..."</i><br />Don't worry, your secret is safe with us!<br /><br />I have a bunch more shout outs but my thumbs are 'tarred' so will save them for a later time. 'Night all.....PJB-Chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18442942109541224252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38124956223820864032009-08-06T20:33:30.785-05:002009-08-06T20:33:30.785-05:00Lois: I`d be remiss if i didn`t tell you how nice ...Lois: I`d be remiss if i didn`t tell you how nice <i>you</i> also look in the picture. Thanks for sharing.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457316489674295230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37667360515780759002009-08-06T20:27:18.721-05:002009-08-06T20:27:18.721-05:00Clearayes: Just got my new printer/scanner install...Clearayes: Just got my new printer/scanner installed...just in time for the "FRIDAY" puzzle. It`s a nice, clean copy and easier to read than our yellowish newspaper! Thanks for the tip! My printer has been on strike for days. When I told my techie what it was doing he said, "might as well buy a new one..."<br /><br />Windhover: You look Irish but your name sounds Jewish...nice pic.<br /><br />Jimbo: Are you alright?<br /><br />Just "limed" my garden and picked the cukes while my printer installed. Wonderful! I eat them skin and all...squash full of blooms...tomatoes and peppers just blooming...planting late means I`ll have vegetables late, I hope.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457316489674295230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81620213772693249112009-08-06T20:14:07.495-05:002009-08-06T20:14:07.495-05:00carol,
thanks for the info.
lois,
give an accoun...carol,<br /> thanks for the info.<br />lois, <br />give an account of yourself. where are the hidden hands? hmmm. what if we could see the back-view of that picture? (chuckle)LUXORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-201409713793440922009-08-06T18:54:07.933-05:002009-08-06T18:54:07.933-05:00Luxor, check out Lois's post at 11:55 today.
...Luxor, check out Lois's post at 11:55 today.<br /><br />Kitty, I'll let you know how it turns out...I will have to use skim milk in it but I think it will be ok.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81200352785071113772009-08-06T18:43:28.787-05:002009-08-06T18:43:28.787-05:00Argyle, thanks for finding the information on the ...Argyle, thanks for finding the information on the naming of Onondaga Cavern. It's odd that the woman chose a tribe that wasn't local.<br /><br />On the subject of comfort food, you might want to think about stuffed green peppers. With all the peppers available now, it would be inexpensive to make. If you don't care for green pepper, you can use the same Spanish rice stuffing with red peppers. And, if you find your family leaves a lot of pepper on the plate, consider cutting the peppers in half from top to bottom, and stuffing them "on the half shell."<br /><br />Carol and Dennis, I hope you enjoy the macaroni and cheese recipe.KittyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666226081076161638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20600142496727820282009-08-06T18:41:25.928-05:002009-08-06T18:41:25.928-05:00carol, where is this picture of Lois?carol, where is this picture of Lois?LUXORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61348638780868074942009-08-06T18:40:27.355-05:002009-08-06T18:40:27.355-05:00Warren, really liked your beer song.Warren, really liked your beer song.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486268207040292639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10582284864332483662009-08-06T18:30:59.653-05:002009-08-06T18:30:59.653-05:00Thanks Tarrajo and Kitty B for the mac and cheese ...Thanks Tarrajo and Kitty B for the mac and cheese recipes. I will try Kitty's tonight.<br /><br />Chickie, we use skim milk exclusively too, also use real butter in recipes. <br /><br />Dennis, had to laugh when you asked Windhover where his hand was in the picture with Lois. Where was her's? Maybe their toes were wiggling!carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.com