• Re: What kitchen stuff did you get for Christmas?

    From Sqwertz@21:1/5 to Cindy Hamilton on Sun Jan 7 12:17:51 2024
    On Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:16:47 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

    Mini whisks. Pistachio oil. A batter bowl. A fire blanket,
    although I think that ended up under the tree because he wanted
    one for his workshop and they came in a two-pack.

    I never heard of a batter bowl (or a fire blanket), but it turns
    out I have 3 of them. The smallest one is my largest drinking
    vessel (about 45 ounces?) and largest (2/3rds gallon?) I use to
    make ice tea. I already have mini whisks and a couple tiny whisks https://i.postimg.cc/43Qvw5H1/Tiny-Whisk.jpg (I can sense your
    jealousy from here). And I have no use for pistachio oil but I do
    have extra virgin unfiltered toasted sunflower seed oil. It's
    very strongly flavored - just need a dab or two.

    -sw

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  • From Sqwertz@21:1/5 to Graham on Sun Jan 7 12:26:51 2024
    On Wed, 3 Jan 2024 12:18:15 -0700, Graham wrote:

    On 2024-01-03 11:23 a.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:

    There was a wild reaction from my grand-daughter and her cousin when
    they were presented with tickets to a Taylor Swift concert:-)

    I would think so!! How on earth did you manage to get them??

    I didn't! My d-i-l and her s-i-l worked their phones and managed to
    get the "ticket" that allowed them to buy 4 tickets to the show next
    December in Vancouver. All four will be going.

    She's raking so much money that you need to win a lottery juist
    to buy tickets a year now? What a bitch!

    I'm sure I've of heard most of her songs, but I could not match
    any current top 40 songs to their singers except by sheer
    guessing. if I listened to the radio where they often tell you,
    then I might know. But everywhere I go it's streaming music with
    no DJ's/talking heads.

    =-sw

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  • From Cindy Hamilton@21:1/5 to Sqwertz on Sun Jan 7 18:56:11 2024
    On 2024-01-07, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.compost> wrote:
    On Wed, 03 Jan 2024 10:16:47 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

    Mini whisks. Pistachio oil. A batter bowl. A fire blanket,
    although I think that ended up under the tree because he wanted
    one for his workshop and they came in a two-pack.

    I never heard of a batter bowl (or a fire blanket), but it turns
    out I have 3 of them. The smallest one is my largest drinking
    vessel (about 45 ounces?)

    I can't imagine you'd want to drink out of my batter bowl:

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CDP5VS

    and largest (2/3rds gallon?) I use to
    make ice tea. I already have mini whisks and a couple tiny whisks https://i.postimg.cc/43Qvw5H1/Tiny-Whisk.jpg (I can sense your
    jealousy from here).

    Nope. I threw one of those away a while back. My new whisks are
    plastic so they don't scratch my glass measuring cup.

    And I have no use for pistachio oil but I do
    have extra virgin unfiltered toasted sunflower seed oil. It's
    very strongly flavored - just need a dab or two.

    I'm not so fond of sunflower seeds as to be jealous.

    --
    Cindy Hamilton

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  • From Ed P@21:1/5 to Sqwertz on Sun Jan 7 13:59:32 2024
    On 1/7/2024 1:26 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
    On Wed, 3 Jan 2024 12:18:15 -0700, Graham wrote:

    On 2024-01-03 11:23 a.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:

    There was a wild reaction from my grand-daughter and her cousin when
    they were presented with tickets to a Taylor Swift concert:-)

    I would think so!! How on earth did you manage to get them??

    I didn't! My d-i-l and her s-i-l worked their phones and managed to
    get the "ticket" that allowed them to buy 4 tickets to the show next
    December in Vancouver. All four will be going.

    She's raking so much money that you need to win a lottery juist
    to buy tickets a year now? What a bitch!

    I'm sure I've of heard most of her songs, but I could not match
    any current top 40 songs to their singers except by sheer
    guessing. if I listened to the radio where they often tell you,
    then I might know. But everywhere I go it's streaming music with
    no DJ's/talking heads.

    =-sw

    You'd have to pay me to go.

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  • From Sqwertz@21:1/5 to Ed P on Sun Jan 7 12:19:16 2024
    On Wed, 3 Jan 2024 09:10:14 -0500, Ed P wrote:

    Chocolate covered cherries

    Do they have pubic hair stubble on them?

    Gift box direct from Italy with cheeses, mushrooms,arborio rice with mushrooms, fruits in honey, balsamic vinegar.etc,

    I like those kind of grab bags.

    -sw

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to Ed P on Mon Jan 8 06:51:25 2024
    On Sun, 7 Jan 2024 13:59:32 -0500, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:

    On 1/7/2024 1:26 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
    On Wed, 3 Jan 2024 12:18:15 -0700, Graham wrote:

    On 2024-01-03 11:23 a.m., lucretia@florence.it wrote:

    There was a wild reaction from my grand-daughter and her cousin when >>>>> they were presented with tickets to a Taylor Swift concert:-)

    I would think so!! How on earth did you manage to get them??

    I didn't! My d-i-l and her s-i-l worked their phones and managed to
    get the "ticket" that allowed them to buy 4 tickets to the show next
    December in Vancouver. All four will be going.

    She's raking so much money that you need to win a lottery juist
    to buy tickets a year now? What a bitch!

    I'm sure I've of heard most of her songs, but I could not match
    any current top 40 songs to their singers except by sheer
    guessing. if I listened to the radio where they often tell you,
    then I might know. But everywhere I go it's streaming music with
    no DJ's/talking heads.

    =-sw

    You'd have to pay me to go.

    It's not offensive or anything. Just middle of the road girlie music.

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  • From Sqwertz@21:1/5 to Leonard Blaisdell on Sun Jan 7 13:52:25 2024
    On 3 Jan 2024 21:19:59 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

    On 2024-01-03, Sqwertz <sqwertzme@gmail.compost> wrote:

    2 Kyocera ceramic knives and a Henckles santoku. A kitchen
    thermometer, Ethiopian Bebere, mustard, a nice All-Clad
    omelet-style skillet, and not one but two sous vide circulators.

    https://i.postimg.cc/KjqXxbWp/Christmas-Haul-2023.jpg

    The last knife I ever bought was identical to that Henckels santoku.
    I still like my Henckels 8" chef's knife better. It's my go to in the kitchen. I even have a spare.

    I have the Henkles 10" chef in Four Star and 5.5" Chef Wide Blade
    in Classic. But Henckles 5-Star Santoku is my go to everyday
    knife. But I really like this Kyocera Santoku-ish. Out of habit,
    I almost smashed the shit out of it last night smashing garlic
    cloves to peel. I caught myself on the downstroke. I did bust a
    small cheap santoku that way a few years ago.

    I got a kiss for Christmas. Good enough! Oh, and my SIL sent me some Werther's creamy center, soft caramel candy from Wisconsin.
    They quit selling it here.

    They have some holiday versions here. I know maple is one of
    them. They're the old tyme Brach's "Royals" caramel candies.

    Now if she'd only send me some Wisconsin cheese curds, I'd be in
    Christmas Heaven!

    Curds of all flavors kinds are pretty ubiquitous here lately. But
    most don't squeak due to their cryovac packaging and extended
    shelf life.

    -sw

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  • From Dave Smith@21:1/5 to Ed P on Sun Jan 7 16:05:45 2024
    On 2024-01-03 9:10 a.m., Ed P wrote:
    On 1/3/2024 2:41 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
    Anything good?  I had a couple unexpected sources of presents
    which caught me off=guard this year.  Apparently giving away home
    made ginger ale and bubbly lemon soda away for half the year pays
    off in the end.


    Everything I got was edible.
    Kansas City steaks
    A banana bread and 7 little bags of assorted cookies
    Chocolate covered cherries
    Gift box direct from Italy with cheeses, mushrooms,arborio rice with mushrooms, fruits in honey, balsamic vinegar.etc,


    I got some interesting jams. One of them is beer jelly. I have not
    opened that one yet, but I tried the rhubarb ginger jam this morning. It
    was really good.

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  • From Mike Duffy@21:1/5 to bruce bowser on Wed Jan 10 00:30:59 2024
    On 2024-01-10, bruce bowser wrote:

    And other types of music are one side of
    the road's or the opposing road's music?

    Maybe that's why the chicken crossed the road.

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