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Cellar Scribblings
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: Sason on December 30, 2019, 07:53:38 pm ---MORE stromboli??!!!?? :o :o :o
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When you do something well, you get asked to repeat it often. LOL
However, I don't have any upcoming parties in the near future, so I think I have a break from prepping it now.
--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 31, 2019, 10:42:52 am ---You can never have too much!
Chuck, the thought of your stromboli crossed my mind when I was deciding what to take to a Christmas Eve gathering. It would have been good. But unfortunately I was shopping and cooking the same day plus had other errands and had to be there at 6. So I opted for something I knew would be easy: slider-size sandwiches with deli roast beef, arugula, cheese, and garlic and red-pepper aioli. Very quick to assemble and they were well-received.
The other thing was, do you serve the stromboli hot? If so, do you keep it hot on your way to the event or do you heat it up when you get there?
I'm never sure I'll have access to an oven at those gatherings, so I usually try to think of something that can be served cold.
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When I make the stromboli, it's served room temperature. I try to bake it as late as I can, and then slice it when it's cooled, and plate it. The sauce I put in a microwaveable container, and I heat the sauce in the hosts' microwave and put it by the sliced stromboli.
If I want to bring something that is 'hot', I make something that can be made in a crock pot, and bring the pot to the party so it can be plugged in.
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 31, 2019, 10:48:48 am ---Like Revenge? ;D
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--- Quote from: serious crayons on December 31, 2019, 11:17:45 am ---Yes, as the saying goes. But applying the concept of revenge to food -- and unwillingly conjuring the possibilities -- is gross.
I like to get my revenge by living well, to quote another aphorism.
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And the two of you just gave me a Brokie memory with this. :laugh:
It was at the Colorado BBQ, and a group of us were sitting in that main cabin, just relaxing and talking. Two of the guys (Jari & Marc) were ping-ponging little digs at each other for fun, and we were listening and laughing. One of the members (Michael) was sitting across the room, but could hear the conversation.
Suddenly, Marc makes a comment about Jari's age, and this happens.
(Marc) *comment about Jari's age*
(Jari) *sits in silence*
(Marc) "No witty reply?"
(Jari) "I'm plotting revenge."
(Jackie) "Now remember, Jari, revenge is a dish best served cold."
At that I tried to jump in, as I had heard that expression before, but never understood what it meant. Before I could ask......
(Michael) *yelling from across the room* "So is gazpacho!"
I was wrecked. I burst out laughing, and could not control myself. I tried to calm down, and the conversation continued, but my shoulders kept shaking. It had become like seeing something funny at church. You can't laugh, and it makes it funnier. One of the others in the group saw me and said "He's still going." At that point I thought "They're going to think I'm drunk." and as if on cue, Jackie turns to me and asks "Chuck, how much have you had to drink?" and I started all over again, so I got up and went outside into the cool night air, until I calmed down, and then returned to my seat.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Jeff Wrangler on December 31, 2019, 03:44:27 pm ---And you can never be too rich or too thin. Well, too rich anyway. ...
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I can never be too rich, but I can name plenty of people who are too rich and should be taxed at a much higher rate.
I think I'd be pretty happy with, oh, let's say $20 million. That seems like plenty; if my investments rose by 5% a year, I'd have a million dollars a year to live on. And that's really all I'd need. I'm sure I'd have some left over at the end of the year.
The trouble is there are lots and lots of people with more digits than that in their bank accounts, and I honestly don't understand why they feel the need to keep amassing more. Many will say they use their riches to help others, but as long as they're picking their own charities that's not very democratic. Maybe Bill and Melinda fund worthy causes in Africa, but there's no guarantee they would. And what do the Koch Brothers spend theirs on?
If they gave money in the form of taxes rather than tax-deductible projects, voters could decide whether they'd rather support the Gates' projects or the Kochs'.
CellarDweller:
Hiya BetterMost friends.
Happy New Year to you all! I hope 2020 brings us all health and happiness.
It's Saturday (01/04) and I opted to get my groceries last night instead of today, so that I could stay in the apartment all day long. By doing that, I spent today getting a number of things done.
I put the new sheets I bought on the bed.
I put together my new shower caddy.
I took the Christmas lights and flag out of my windows.
The Christmas tree is down, and all the ornaments are packed away.
Because I received a few deliveries this week, I had large, rectangular boxes, and I used them to store my ornaments and other decorations in. By doing that, I ended up with three empty bankers boxes. I was able to use them to reorganize my utility closet, putting stuff in the boxes and putting them under the shelf on the floor of the closet, or on the top shelf of the closet, and gave myself more space.
:)
It's nice to have the apartment back to the way it was, and looking neat.
I even managed to keep the windows open for a bit, and let the fresh air in. It's getting colder now, so I'll have to close the windows soon.
Jeff Wrangler:
Well, weren't you just the busy little Brokie? ;D
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on January 04, 2020, 07:06:37 pm ---The Christmas tree is down, and all the ornaments are packed away.
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I'm keeping mine up for another week. I get it kind of late (usually one to two weeks before Christmas) then can't bear to get rid of it.
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