The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

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LissaC said:
I've reached that point of the pandemic where I feel like I've cooked all existing dishes from all existing cuisine in the world in all possible combinations, twice. I go through pages and pages of recipes and still don't know what to cook.
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Look East....Asia, Middle East...go shopping....buy stuff you have no idea what to do with ...go home and google what to do with it...open a beer, put on your favorite music and have fun...
 
LissaC said:
I've reached that point of the pandemic where I feel like I've cooked all existing dishes from all existing cuisine in the world in all possible combinations, twice. I go through pages and pages of recipes and still don't know what to cook.
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Make a Chicago-style hot dog. :)
 
Rocklobster said:
Look East....Asia, Middle East...go shopping....buy stuff you have no idea what to do with ...go home and google what to do with it...open a beer, put on your favorite music and have fun...
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Or go West. Have you tried Texas chili or chicken fried steak? How about some biscuits (American) and sausage gravy. A good, quick weeknight meal is some street-style tacos. Even easier are quesadillas.

Crispy Fish Soft Tacos Recipe - Mission Foods

Quesadilla Recipe

CD
 
caseydog said:
Quesadillas are quite possibly the easiest food to make. Plus, you can make them as simple as cheese and tortillas, or add any meats and/or veggies that you like.

CD
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Yup in doing cheese beef mince and avo and lettuce, I found the last two still growing next to the greenhouse. They have avoided the frosts.

Russ
 
The view from the window of the small plane that took us from the mainland to San Pedro

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And, the view from the balcony of our room just now:

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And, I just remembered to check on the water quality here. I have had issues with tap water in Mexico, even at resorts. We got in late, and I was exhausted, so I wasn’t thinking about it. Yep: the water quality isn’t good here. I am just noticing the water cooler in the corner of our room now. Hopefully the few sips I had of liquid that wasn’t alcohol won’t wreck my trip.
 
'mastering' technology fed my family for 50 years.
but enough is enough.
at 19 years, opted to replace the furnace, A/C, hotwater heater. all in one go. 20 years is a decent life time, and it's so much easier to find a contractor and reasonable price when it's a non-emergency.....
so anyway as we pretty much all know,,,, new technology involves lots of electronics and circuit boards - all stuffed with smoke. let the smoke out, they don't work anymore...
first the (gas / hot air) furnace. died day after install. visible melt/short on the main circuit board.
get this: new model, the manufacturer had not yet put repair parts in the pipeline! the contract had to drive 4 hours away to steal a replacement out of a new unit 'on the shelf.' okay, curiosity....
year later - A/C compressor runs 4-5 seconds, cuts out.
some wires loose and burned. main voltage contacts fried to a crisp.
Fuse on main board (on furnace aka control) blown.
none of the discovered issues explained the not-gonna-run now symptoms.....
but, the A/C is working now and I will add 'temporarily'

I'm tired of fighting the latest greatest most fragile technology.
give me the stupidest, dumbest stuff available - throw 220v at it, it runs. no computer board required.
 
Our younger one took my cordless mouse after leaving her own in the city. There's no point in claiming it back (tell me about being a spineless curling mom...) and I'm not eager to use my mobile phone or this stupid touch pad, so I've been away from CB. I'll purchase a new mouse tomorrow when we take our oldest to the train station. I'll send a few pics from our Midsummer Eve's strawberry cake, BBQ food and fallen trees next week (although there's nothing special in them - I just want to participate).

It has been an interesting Midsummer. The recent hot weather led to severe thunderstorms. We had just put our Midsummer groceries into the fridge when a thunderstorm downburst hit, the wind blew like crazy, several huge trees fell down and broke e.g. the eaves of mom's garden cabin in the neighbor - luckily no persons, main buildings or vehicles were hit - and the power went off. A small lake cruise ship got stuck in the nearby (electric) canal for several hours. I don't recall that happening for ages.

Hubby practiced his chainsaw skills (with a wiggly, non-sharpened ancient chainsaw without safety equipment like a helmet or boots) and cleared the road (four large trunks). One large pine bent weirdly from the middle: it still stands like a giant bow over the road. We have to call a lumberjack next week and cross our fingers while walking or driving underneath the pine; it's too risky to start sawing a tensed up trunk. I raked my hands into blisters and vesicles to remove 9999 conifer cones, branches and sprigs from the yard for Midsummer's festivities (= food, food, food, wine, beer, sauna and smoke/chimneyless sauna for two days - no local countryside dance venue this year due to Covid). In general, the storm was kind of fun (a mini hurricane experience) as nothing severe happened and clearing up didn't/doesn't require big efforts. I just lost some of my flowers as they were blown down from the hangers. But seriously, climate change and extreme weather conditions are a growing problem. I've noticed that several CB members have described similar weather conditions and minor damages.

After the power went off, the electric company sent an automatic SMS that the power will probably not be back until late at night, so we decided to take our freezer stuff and delicacies (5 full coolers) to the city and got another SMS just after emptying the coolers that the power had returned an hour later. No surprise that I lost my nerve in carrying the groceries back and forth for nothing - but that was peanuts. My friend wasn't so lucky. A large spruce fell down in her yard near the capital, broke an electric cord and caused a short circuit in her range hood which started to burn. Now the family is evacueed and the house is officially unhabitable. Everything is covered with fire fighting water and/or black dust.
 
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Hemulen said:
Our younger one took my cordless mouse after leaving her own in the city. There's no point in claiming it back (tell me about being a spineless curling mom...) and I'm not eager to use my mobile phone or this stupid touch pad, so I've been away from CB. I'll purchase a new mouse tomorrow when we take our oldest to the train station. I'll send a few pics from our Midsummer Eve's strawberry cake, BBQ food and fallen trees next week (although there's nothing special in them - I just want to participate).

It has been an interesting Midsummer. The recent hot weather led to severe thunderstorms. We had just put our Midsummer groceries into the fridge when a thunderstorm downburst hit, the wind blew like crazy, several huge trees fell down and broke e.g. the eaves of mom's garden cabin in the neighbor - luckily no persons, main buildings or vehicles were hit - and the power went off. A small lake cruise ship got stuck in the nearby (electric) canal for several hours. I don't recall that happening for ages.

Hubby practiced his chainsaw skills (with a wiggly, non-sharpened ancient chainsaw without safety equipment like a helmet or boots) and cleared the road (four large trunks). One large pine bent weirdly from the middle: it still stands like a giant bow over the road. We have to call a lumberjack next week and cross our fingers while walking or driving underneath the pine; it's too risky to start sawing a tensed up trunk. I raked my hands into blisters and vesicles to remove 9999 conifer cones, branches and sprigs from the yard for Midsummer's festivities (= food, food, food, wine, beer, sauna and smoke/chimneyless sauna for two days - no local countryside dance venue this year due to Covid). In general, the storm was kind of fun (a mini hurricane experience) as nothing severe happened and clearing up didn't/doesn't require big efforts. I just lost some of my flowers as they were blown down from the hangers. But seriously, climate change and extreme weather conditions are a growing problem. I've noticed that several CB members have described similar weather conditions and minor damages.

After the power went off, the electric company sent an automatic SMS that the power will probably not be back until late at night, so we decided to take our ice creams and delicacies (5 full coolers) to the city and got another SMS just after emptying the coolers that the power had returned just an hour later. No surprise that I lost my nerve in carrying the groceries back and forth for nothing - but that was peanuts. My friend wasn't so lucky. A large spruce fell down in her yard near the capital, broke an electric cord and caused a short circuit in her range hood which started to burn. Now the family is evacueed and the house is officially unhabitable. Everything is covered with fire fighting water and/or black dust.
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My reaction was for your husband’s heroic efforts, and not for what happened to your friend. That’s a tragedy.
 
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