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Oct 28, 2010 11:11PM
Breakfast...all this talk of food is making my stomach rumble (like a storm....)
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It is the middle of the night here. So I am not hungry,but I will take a glass of water, thanks. And Andrea where ever you are or when you get here welcome to the group. I seen you over in the kitchen sink .
CATerwauling.....Breakfast...favourite is first of all much time in which to enjoy it. Second is when someone else prepares it. As to the invited constituents...
1. The crisp end-curls of a butter croissant, plain and crunchy.
2. Porridge with goat cream and maple syrup.
3a. Free-range egg omelette with garlicked, pan-fried champignons, sprinkled with parsley and crushed black pepper and sea salt OR
3b. Eggs benedict, dripping in Hollandaise Sauce, minus the salmon and soggy toast.
4. Falafel, lightly fried and finished with sesame seeds and crushed coriander seeds.
5. Baked beans, thai style (fresh chillies, sugar syrup, and coriander leaves).
6. Mixed leaf salad decorated with cherry tomatoes, garnished with grated grana padano, lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil.
7. Espresso - short and strong, with a dash of maple syrup for the first, and unadulterated for the second.
8. Tropical fruit, sliced and skinned, to include mango, persimmon, fresh coconut, pomegranate, banana, avocado, mangosteen, papaya, pineapple and passionfruit.
9. Still mineral water with which to wash everything down.
10. Good company.
Most of the time I end up with one espresso, a banana and a glass of filtered water.
My father used to make home made won ton, but not any more. Straight out of Woolworth's Home Brand, these days...:(
How did you come to name your cats Dinah and Boris?
Bella (the desert dog) would looooove to chase them :D
Two large jalapeno kolaches from the doughnut shop, for me, please.
Kolaches - is that some kind of pain in the posterior?
Until you get used to the peppers, having a fire extinguisher for your rear end isn't a bad idea.
I see you're firing on all fronts this morning, dear M.
G N, you've added a picture to your profile! When I saw it yesterday, I thought it was Mireille Mathieu. (She looks a lot like a teacup these days.)
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By the way, if there are any new people hanging about; yes this is the thread where you post your introduction. (Feel free to partake of any of the virtual food on offer)
Gabi wrote: "M wrote: "G N, you've added a picture to your profile! I thought it was Mireille Mathieu. (She looks a lot like a teacup these days.)"What, she doesn't look like that Photo?"
And after all the trouble I took to fulfil your command, Gabi, (you said, in big black letters - Storm in a Teacup), the best response I get is comparison with a mature chanteuse. That's it, I'm taking it off the profile. (stomps out of the kitchen, grumbling)
It's that sultry thundercloud of hair she sports, isn't it, M? Nothing like my wedgwood bone china!
Gabi wrote: "Boris is a sort of reverse Tuxedo, more of a Calico pattern and his black fur is white underneath."Meeow...gorgeous cats. They obviously know who's boss. :D
Who sports a "sultry thundercloud of hair"? I like long, straight hair on women, the kind they usually do whatever they can to avoid looking as though they have.
M! Your M+M madame de la chanson, n'est-ce pas?
G N, the only French I can read is the title on the cover of Oui.
Where's Jan when you need her? Or Savvy Suz?Didnt' you mention Ms Mathieu in the context of a teacup?
Does Mireille have big hair? It's been so long since I've seen one of her albums, I can't remember what her hair looks like. She's probably singing in a Heavenly choir these days.
"M wrote: "G N, you've added a picture to your profile! When I saw it yesterday, I thought it was Mireille Mathieu. (She looks a lot like a teacup these days.)"M wrote: "Does Mireille have big hair? It's been so long since I've seen one of her albums, I can't remember what her hair looks like. She's probably singing in a Heavenly choir these days."
Now tell me I'm just becoming old, decrepit and delusional, why don't you?
G N, I am bound to be far older than you are. I'm so old, I gave God a skateboard for His birthday.
Oh yeah? Well, I'm so old, I gave him his first nappy change.
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NE, how did your day of Socratic seminars go? Oh, I see I'm on the wrong thread. That's what they'll chisel on my gravestone:He Died
But He Was On The Wrong Thread
Therefore No One Knows
Whether He Is Dead
Or Who Is Buried Here.
toast with cream cheese and OJ, that's all I have time for in a morning.
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"Not so well. Reading in preparation was for HW and a little challenging. Few bothered to look up any words they did not know. The reading they did appeared rushed, based on what I heard today."How old are the 8th graders (in general) that you teach, NE?
Jana, you've just woken my stomach up!
Jana, that seems like a nice way to stay slim!NE, I'm afraid to ask what HW is. The only thing that comes to mind is Hypochondriac Week.
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8th graders = 13 to 14-year-olds.
I've heard that kids get assigned a lot of homework these days. When I was in school, lockers were for leaving your books in at the end of the day when you went home.
Newengland wrote: "HW = Homework.8th graders = 13 to 14-year-olds."
At that age are they having many teachers or do you teach them all subjects?
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What do they like reading if left to their own devices?
OK, I'm awake now. 6:40 am Saturday. Now, what did you need me for? *Still half asleep wanders over to kitchen to get a cup of herbal lemon tea*
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This was an assigned s.s. HW.
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Please, join us! We now will hold our breaths until someone NEW (and not England) introduces him or herself!
Hi! I'm new!!!... (Grins broadly... :-)At least to the State I'm in!
Breakfast???
I think that G N and I could wile away the morning!
Maple syrup is my fave on everything from Greek Yogurt to Steel Cut Oats!
Love everything in the tropical fruit suit...mangoes papayas....any melon!
But I usually grab a banana too and a piece of buttered toast with cinnamon or jam when morning rushes me....
Often I crave a 'Caprese' breakfast...which is fresh mozzarella (di bufala si es posible!) on toast with peppery olive oil, tomatoes and basil from the garden...YUM!
And....Of course, croissant anything!
Savvy Suz wrote: "Hi! I'm new!!!..:-) At least to the State I'm in!"Missed you! Ma di dov'e sei? Dovunque, tutta l'ora collaziamo insieme con piacere (il caprese solo mozzarella di bufala, e se vuoi altri formaggi, un po di pecorino dolce?). E non dimentica il cafe!
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Not sure exactly (my Italian is not as good as my French)...but something like this:But where are you? Wherever, could you please put together for me some buffalo mozzarella, if you want other cheese, a bit of sweet pecorino? And don't forget the coffee!
Might be a bit wrong, but I think that gives you the idea.
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Newengland wrote: "GN is a boy poster?"Game is over, you guessed it, NE! Blast, now I'll have to think of another cover.
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I'm... let me check... 37, and speak English, Swamp Yankee, and the language of dogs.
Jan wrote: "What's not helpful? My translation?"It's very good...I wrote, more or less, breakfast anytime, anywhere, with pleasure, and caprese salad (made) only with mozzarella di bufala, if you want other cheeses (well done, Debbie), how about a little sweet (as in, not salty) pecorino?
At least, that's how Babelfish put it. :D
Newengland wrote: "Next you'll have to introduce your age and how many languages you speak."Wot, m'lud? An' banishment, if not?
Newengland wrote: "I'm... let me check... 37, and speak English, Swamp Yankee, and the language of dogs."
That begs a comment I have not the necessary accoutrement to make.
Why don't you put a photo of yourself, GN? And for that matter, why don't you, New?
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Gabi wrote: "G N was showing off. that is the meaning of "Bloody Poser"Er, GN, Necessary Accoutrement? Does that mean if you did have them you would pee on his leg or sni..."
The Necessary Accoutrement to which I refer would neither facilitate nor prevent either of those two actions, my dear Lady.
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