A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend.

Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


JenP - Feb 29, 2012 5:58:08 pm PST #24486 of 30001

I have decided sausage beats ham OR bacon.

Live large -- add BOTH!!

Edit: Oops. Read to fast. Add ALL!!


Burrell - Feb 29, 2012 5:59:43 pm PST #24487 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Jilli, I'd try making a roux with arrowroot or tapioca or another flour before I gave up on gumbo.

And Consuela, your workplace angers me to no end. I just want you to work some place where they respect you and treat you as a valuable asset. Ideally, you'd still be in a position to hear how your Nemesis fucked it all to hell after you left.


Consuela - Feb 29, 2012 6:02:32 pm PST #24488 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I just want you to work some place where they respect you and treat you as a valuable asset.

Well, this is the crazy thing: they do. They would not be spending all this money on my contract if they didn't value what I do.

It's just that they're really REALLY bad at hiring, and there was the reorganization, and the division chief who re-programmed my position as something I'm not (and don't qualify for), and the new rules about veteran preferences...

I feel kind of zen about it.


Jesse - Feb 29, 2012 6:03:32 pm PST #24489 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

Live large -- add BOTH!!

Actually, adding too much stuff is not as good, because of how the cafeteria guy cooks them. I do sometimes take feta AND cheddar, though.


JenP - Feb 29, 2012 6:04:53 pm PST #24490 of 30001

I do sometimes take feta AND cheddar, though.

OK, well that qualifies as large living. Carry on.


Atropa - Feb 29, 2012 6:05:11 pm PST #24491 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Jilli, could you use oat flour instead of wheat to start a roux if you were making it yourself?

Jilli, I'd try making a roux with arrowroot or tapioca or another flour before I gave up on gumbo.

Yeah, but this means I have to try making a roux. Which is something I've been too wimpy to attempt. I fear the scorching! I am not an attentive or organized cook!


Burrell - Feb 29, 2012 6:06:00 pm PST #24492 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

Well, this is the crazy thing: they do.

Okay, then they really are crazy. Because I have no idea how you've put up with years of this bullshit! I mean, I'm glad they value you, but oy!


DavidS - Feb 29, 2012 6:06:20 pm PST #24493 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."

Actually, adding too much stuff is not as good,

That's how I came to make my omelet. I decided, "Well, maybe the French know what they're talking about and maybe less is more and maybe Americans have a problem with restraint when it comes to pizza and omelets. I'll compromise and limit myself to three ingredients though no self-respecting Frenchman would ever do more than two, and one of them would be an herb like chervil."


Nora Deirdre - Feb 29, 2012 6:06:48 pm PST #24494 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

The discussion of gumbo and roux and dried beans made me think of a list.

Stuff I Eat and Cook With All the Time Since Moving To New Orleans:

- dried Camellia red beans - flour ( we go through it like crazy without even baking.) - Crystal hot sauce - Tony Chacere spice mix - iced chicory coffee - grits - ham hocks - shrimp - tasso - Steen's cane syrup - cayenne - dried thyme - collard greens - satsumas - okra - fresh pink-eyed peas - dried black-eyed peas - andouille - rabbit/quail/duck...game meats

Thanks for permitting me that indulgence! I am sure there are more, but for some reason I needed to get this out of my brain.


Burrell - Feb 29, 2012 6:07:09 pm PST #24495 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!

You can make a roux, Jilli. It just involves a lot of stirring. I usually try to make myself a drink first so I have something to keep me entertained while I make it.