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May 22, 2015 03:24PM
Oh, in the states, a crisp is a dessert. Like apple crisp. It's like fruit prepared for a pie, but instead of a crust, the topping is made of oatmeal, a little flour, brown sugar and butter. YUM!!! We made an apple rhubarb crisp a couple of weeks ago. Lasted about 3 days for 2 of us.
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Isn't language and all its diversity a wonderful thing?
OK, listen up everyone! Go to Book Promotions thread, David Staniforth subthread, message 446. This appears to be David's writing audition.The link:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... Scroll to message 446.
That is SO GOOD and SO HILARIOUS! You guys - mates - y'all - just read it!
David wrote: "Isn't language and all its diversity a wonderful thing?"
Indeed it is - I am Canadian, thus my language is a combo of British/American. However, one time I was in the States and I asked for a Washroom - the lady looked at me like I was nuts. Needless to say, I learned the term "Washroom" isn't as commonly used south of the border.
Indeed it is - I am Canadian, thus my language is a combo of British/American. However, one time I was in the States and I asked for a Washroom - the lady looked at me like I was nuts. Needless to say, I learned the term "Washroom" isn't as commonly used south of the border.
Christine wrote: "Oh, in the states, a crisp is a dessert. Like apple crisp. It's like fruit prepared for a pie, but instead of a crust, the topping is made of oatmeal, a little flour, brown sugar and butter. YUM..."That is called a crumble here ....love apple crumble, apple/blackberry crumble, apple/rhubarb crumble.....with icecream and fresh cream of course! And its sooooooo good for you - all that fruit and the oats.......can't understand while i still put on weight when I eat so healthy! 8:D
Jenni wrote: "Okay Sue, the cake part is the easy part, but first, I am lactose intolerant, so I will give my recipe with the dairy equivalent beside. All the following ingredients can be thrown in a mixing bo..."
Thank you so much Jenni for taking the time to type up the recipe for me. It looks really good. I will definitely make it and let you know. Thanks again.
Sue
Christine wrote: "OK, listen up everyone! Go to Book Promotions thread, David Staniforth subthread, message 446. This appears to be David's writing audition.The link:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...-..."
I'm dying here!! *searching for Maracas* :D ROFL!!!
Sue wrote: "Jenni wrote: "Okay Sue, the cake part is the easy part, but first, I am lactose intolerant, so I will give my recipe with the dairy equivalent beside. All the following ingredients can be thrown ..."
My pleasure :)
David, grits are delicious when you put butter, sugar, and milk in them. But they're not as good as a bowl of oatmeal.Sandy, in the south, cobblers are made with a flaky, buttery crust and a fruit filling--mmmm!
I love grits, but with topped with a soft boiled egg, bacon, shredded cheese, butter, salt and pepper and a little garlic powder.
Now, that's some eating. But no sugar?
Christine wrote: "Titas (Emperor) wrote: "Christine wrote: "ROFL!!!!! LMAO!!!!! LOL!!!! Sir TItas, that is beautiful!!!"Actually you blew my mind when I read your questions Christine! I read and I was like, "Wh..."
I was away losing my voice at a rugby match! LOL what we call biscuits and what americans in the south call biscuits are totally different lol have been to Memphis and had biscuits with my breakfast and they do resemble scones a bit but with a different texture and taste. you call oreos cookies we would call that a biscuit we do have cookies here too and they are a rougher biscuit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscuit
and of course the Scottish have shortbread which isn't quite a biscuit but is yummy too
Sharon wrote: "Christine wrote: "Titas (Emperor) wrote: "Christine wrote: "ROFL!!!!! LMAO!!!!! LOL!!!! Sir TItas, that is beautiful!!!"Actually you blew my mind when I read your questions Christine! I read a..."
Sharon, what you call a biscuit is the same in Australia :)
I did try to post a picture but couldn't work out how to and it was too early in the morning for technical stuff lol
Sharon wrote: "I did try to post a picture but couldn't work out how to and it was too early in the morning for technical stuff lol"I saw the picture :)
Groovy wrote: "Now, that's some eating. But no sugar?"No, Groovy, my family always eats grits as a savory dish.
I tried grits - gag sorry I really did not like them lol
is 9am too early to head for the gym on a sunday morning? am in need of a workout after reading all these food related threads
I thought grits referred to the texture, but looking it up I see it comes from an old English word grytt and groat. Very big in the Southern U.S. I love mine with a pat of butter and a grind of black pepper-mmm
I can no longer talk about food, the French Open is upon me and that's all I can think about.
Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* wrote: "@ David - Possibly (having never eaten an American biscuit, I can't really say), but cobblers are made from something almost identical to scone dough aren't they?@ Melissa - how about just becaus..."
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watched a few matches today.
Steve Johnson beating Garcia-Lopez in 5 sets.
Lucia Savarova winning in two sets on her 7 match point!
not a bad sunday - lazy wee lie in got up about 8 watched some stuff off the planner before heading off to the ideal home show for the afternoonChinese takeaway for dinner and a lazy evening
hope y'all had a good day
Sean, I saw that, it was a good game. And it seems Federer's got his game back. Did you see those moves?I also can't believe that young teen walked right on the court and tried to take a picture with him; and his father probably encouraged it. You just don't do that in this day and time. Now he and his father are banned for the season! Why do they have security guards, anyway???
I'm looking forward to tomorrow. Venus is back, but I don't know how well she'll do. I think Nadal plays. So, catch up with you afterwards--have a good evening.
Tired and slightly hungover today.....what started out as a few drinks with friends I hadn't sen in a while turned into an early morning - where do the hours go when you are chatting and catching up?Lucky it is a quiet day at work today!
Big storms over the weekend and we lost one of the lovely old oak trees on the riverbank...the wind just ripped it right out of the ground. We will be lucky to see 5C today, still having strong gusty winds. Would be a lovely day to have stayed at home in bed. (and read of course!)
I am getting steamed here at Kolkata, India. It is 42 degree C and the humidity is 94%. It's been like this for days with temp and humidity increasing with each day. If it doesn't rain in next few days, I am gonna get cooked for sure.
You bet titas! its like we're getting cooked for dinner in this heat.....hope monsoon comes soon.
Sneaking in..........should be sleeping. DH is a snore monger.I love grits!!!!! Love them from Cracker Barrel.
I make a mean Cheese Grit dish........but am laugjing........who knows where the recipe is at this point.
Jenni.........I owe you such a huge apology.........timing is bad right now and I have not responded to your last emails. 2015 has been a blur so far. 3 mos of hell with my health.......then trying to sell the house.......actually selling the thing........and now packing for our move to MO.
Part of me is so happy and so excited.......the other part of me is simply exhausted. Moving is not for wimps, I can tell you.
Surely the latter part of 2015 will be better.
Titas (Emperor) wrote: "I am getting steamed here at Kolkata, India. It is 42 degree C and the humidity is 94%. It's been like this for days with temp and humidity increasing with each day. If it doesn't rain in next few ..."
Oh yuck, that is too hot :(
Oh yuck, that is too hot :(
No worries Ter'e, I could see from your posts that you had a million things going at once.......As for my news, I'm going to be a grandma for this first time, baby is due in November, I'm so excited!
Jenni wrote: "No worries Ter'e, I could see from your posts that you had a million things going at once.......As for my news, I'm going to be a grandma for this first time, baby is due in November, I'm so excited!"congratulations jenni - I hope all goes well. 8:D
Jenni wrote: "No worries Ter'e, I could see from your posts that you had a million things going at once.......As for my news, I'm going to be a grandma for this first time, baby is due in November, I'm so excited!"That is wonderful!
Jenni wrote: "No worries Ter'e, I could see from your posts that you had a million things going at once.......As for my news, I'm going to be a grandma for this first time, baby is due in November, I'm so excited!"Jenni, love for your grandchild is like no other love you've ever felt. Enjoy and congratulations!
Jenni..........Congrats honey!!!!! being a Grandma is a wonderful thing. Plus, babies are so fun to shop for!!!!!
To our buddies in India........man, I cannot imagine that oppressive heat. It's hot and humid in FL.......but nothing like you get. Pls hydrate!!!!!! And relax in the shade, when you can.
I get whiney and cranky with just a few days in the 90s and high humidity )-: It was a little easier to deal with when I was younger, but I don't envy you guys. Sandy, sorry about that big, old tree. Mother Nature is a powerful mother, isn't she! Folks in OK and TX have been getting pounded with tornadoes and floods this month. Pretty calm here in MN, so no complaining about lack of sun this Memorial Day. Jenni - congratulations on your exciting news! Ter'e, girl, keep your eyes on the prize!!!
Jean......come and help me find a house!!!!! LOL.
Yes in Texas it's rained every day for weeks. Not just rain, but super intense lightening storms, sudden flooding and tornados everywhere. Several days back I had a 70 year old oak lean over on my house, due to over saturated ground. It made me sad to have it cut down, but I had no choice. The mosquitos are flourishing, and the sunny moments between storms are so humid it's hard to breathe. But the worst part is...the dogs are bored. We rarely get out -in a matter of minutes it can go from sunny to water up to your ankles.
Titas (Emperor) wrote: "I am getting steamed here at Kolkata, India. It is 42 degree C and the humidity is 94%. It's been like this for days with temp and humidity increasing with each day. If it doesn't rain in next few ..."Sounds terrible over there. Heard on the radio that it's 48 degrees in some places, and many people are dying from the heat.
David wrote: "Titas (Emperor) wrote: "I am getting steamed here at Kolkata, India. It is 42 degree C and the humidity is 94%. It's been like this for days with temp and humidity increasing with each day. If it d..."For Celsius impaired folk like me 42C is 107.6 F and 48 is 118.4 With high humidity?! Unreal!
David wrote: "Titas (Emperor) wrote: "I am getting steamed here at Kolkata, India. It is 42 degree C and the humidity is 94%. It's been like this for days with temp and humidity increasing with each day. If it d..."Yes in last three days the death from heat count has reached about 20 in India.
Perri wrote: "For Celsius impaired folk like me 42C is 107.6 F and 48 is 118.4 With high humidity?! Unreal! "
It is really hard to keep cloths on in all these sweat and heat.
Come on Titas, you'd get even hotter then!On a serious note, though, our news reports almost 500 deaths.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-...
Thank you Brenda, Jean and Ter'e, I've decided I want to be called Jen-ma, so there will no confusion between me and the other family nanas or grandmas, and also because I like to be different......Feeling sorry for you Titas, I fully understand how you feel, I live in Tropical Far North Queensland, the name should give you an idea, we've had humidity that high, but thankfully not the temp. you feel as though you are literally melting like butter left out on the bench. I just hope you have an air-conditioner to keep you cool at night, so at least you can sleep.
Jen-ma! I love that! My sister's grandkids call her Grannie Annie!So sorry to hear of the suffering and many, many deaths from the heat in India.sure hope there is relief soon!
Enjoyed tennis today. It was good to see Venus back on the court even though I knew she wouldn't do too well. Stephens has become one of my favorites.Hooray for Sharapova, and one of my most favorite men players--wait for it--MONFILS! I didn't think he would win that session. I'm trying to learn French, and I wish I was good enough to know what he was yelling at his coach. To be honest, I don't think I'll see him this weekend, though--just saying.
Congrats Jenni on your beautiful grandbaby. I'm not a grandparent, yet, but when I do eventually have grandbabies, I want to be called HONEY.
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