OMG Lisa you are cracking me up! And yes they do sell fresh okra in the grocery stores. I used to work at Cub's as a cashier. Didn't sell it very often but every once in a while I had to ring it up. About the same time of year we sold a lot of chitterlings (pronounced "chitlins") and if you don't know what they are I'm not going to tell you cause you don't wanna know!!! BLECH!!! That's all I'm sayin'. (this is a clue) Anyway... I like brussel sprouts too Karen!

Total eww RR on the snotty okra comment. LOL I am not eating anything that even resembles snot!

Good job on the loss Annie! Keep your mind to it and you will do it! (and having the ex around doen't hurt!)

Hey All,

I tried a recipe I saw on food network for brussel sprouts once, because it looked really good. I bought fresh ones and everything. Didn't like them.

Molly, the closest I'm gettin' to chitterlings is scrapple!

It's snowing really hard here. I'm at work...darn 4WD. We've got like, 6" and it's still coming down hard, although I think it's supposed to stop by noon. The roads are a mess, they've barely plowed! What are they thinking?!

We have DH's holiday party tonight, don't think it'll be canceled because the snowing will be long gone by then.

Annie, glad you got there OK! Fill us in when you can! How is DH doing? Have you seen your kids?

Have a great day all!

Lauren ~ it already snowed here in Ohio. We got 6-7". All the schools are closed. Yay! I like it when the kids are home. I'm hoping to put them to work helping me clean the house so we can decorate this weekend!

I don't really like fresh brussel sprouts. You would think they'd be better but I prefer frozen. Sometimes with fresh you get nasty bitter ones. Yuk!

Have a great day everyone and BE CAREFUL!

Molly, I heard there were parts of our area that got 8 9". Unfortunatly, Lourdes didn't close. UT did though. The best part about that is I don't have class or work on Fridays. I have heard of chitlins, and I know it is a southern food, probably wouldn't like it. Is it like greens?

Lauren, what's scrapple? Probably wouldn't like that either. Give me the stuff that grows in Ohio. The only way that I will eat green beans is green bean cassarole. I am told that this is an Ohio dish so if people request the recipe I will post it.

Okay, time to write papers.

Lisa, chitterlings are like, pig parts...or something. Only saw them once...I know they sell them in tubs here. BLECH!!

Scrapple tastes kind of like sausage, but it comes in a block, usually frozen, and you slice it. Some people eat it with rye bread and baked beans. I like it sliced thin a possible and fried crispy. I always thought it was a Pennsylvania Dutch thing, but not sure.

OMG, I feel like a food historian this week! Chitlins are pig intestines. I've never had them, never intend to have them. I've heard horror stories tho, about how god awful bad they smell while cooking. Thankfully I've never been exposed to them.

Lauren: I've never had scrappel either. No one was ever able to tell me what's in it. Sorry you had to go to work today. I heard the roads were awful. This was not a surprise snowstorm. I wonder why they weren't out plowing. It doesn't look like my road has been plowed yet. We are a tertiary road tho. They usually keep us plowed fairly well.

Lisa: Glad you have today off! Hope you get your papers written without any major trauma!

Molly: I've never had fresh Brussell Sprouts. I am that way with asparagus. I usually HATE mushy vegetables. I prefer canned mushy asparagus. Pretty weird.

Here's a handy guide to Scrapple

Ohhh gross! I don't think that I would like it either.

I am Irish, we like our food boring, bland, and generally normal. (Like potatoes.) This is way to much for me.

Lisa, do you like sausage, like brown & serve? Tastes almost exactly the same. I certainly did not need to read the ingredients...will probably spoil me on it for awhile, but if you just don't think about it...LOL

I do like sausage, polksa kielbasa, italian sausage, do I need to go on? lol I especially like sausage if you mix it in a skillet along with potatoes and cabbage, salt and pepper to taste. Yum! Again that is a very Irish dinner.

I also like Italian food, but not to spicy. Mexican is iffy, it depends on the resturant. I am very picky about my Chinese food.

Well now that that has been said, I definitally have to finish this paper. (I have the cover page done)

Lisa~Lourdes is never quick to close. I do remember that. lol Sorry you had to go. The roads weren't bad in the afternoon but a day off would have been nice for you! Good luck on that (I mean those) papers.

Karen~that is so funny...I like my asparagus and brussel sprouts mushy but that's all too! I like the rest crunchy. I love fresh green beans! And I've smelled chitterlings cooking. It is so gross. I have never smelled anything like it!!

Went to the doc today...I don't weigh what I thought I did. It's more. I don't like the doctor's scale by the way...

Molly, sorry the doctors scale was wrong. I hate when that happens. Did you take off pounds for the clothes, coat, purse, boots, etc. That usually adds at least 5 lbs. (That's what I tell the nurse too.) Fortunatly, I do not have to go to school on Fridays. I plan it that way. I did go out this afternoon, it was clear everywhere except in the Toledo city limits. Holland, Maumee, and the county was all clear. Crazy.

Well I got one paper done! WooHoo!! Now I feel like I can see the end of the tunnel.

Can you guys believe we spent almost the entire week talking about food?! Geez, lets get our minds out of the "gutter"!

Lauren, it was mostly gross food, so does that count being in the "gutter"? That's where it belongs, at least in my oppinion.

Well time to get back to my take home final for my Monday class.

Lisa ~ I didn't take off for clothes. I didn't have shoes on but I had on jeans and a t-shirt. I guess if that takes off 5 lbs then I am back to my starting point. It was still quite a blow to the ego. I guess that just means that I have to work harder.