Pot Meets Kettle

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/n...lackkettle.jpg

That is the cutest cartoon! Love it!

Happy Thanksgiving all of my United States friends

Looks like Angie and I will be doing our Turkey Trot in the rain maybe

Heavy rains expected here for the next 1 2/2 hrs ~ race time is a little less than 2 hours away

Happy U. S. Thanksgiving
 

Happy Thanksgiving everybody.

To all the sane folks who only have to worry about overeating, as well as to all those who plan to trot in the rain, LOL.

It's clear, sunny, and pleasant (a mite chilly) in the Boston area. We have been cold and rainy in the past and all dreamed of living in paradise (described in this thread as Southern California) - so thanks for reminding us that even paradise has rain.

P.S. Thanks to all the California growers for California Navel Oranges. DW won't allow them into the house until Thanksgiving ("They're not ready yet!") but now we just love them until they're gone.

And also ...
 

Happy Thanksgiving to any minors in Wyoming (or ex-pats with WY longings) reading this thread. We still consider WY part of the United States - even admiring that the frontier spirit lives on.

We will be hammered by that rain for the next couple of hours....tornado type warnings have eased but much rain expected at race time...we shall see

then it moves out towards Allison in the desert and we will have a sunny afternoon..paradise

WY is where we place the MA KETTLE'S of the world

Rain or snow?
 

[quote=BillBlueEyes;2471583]Warm and sunny in the Boston area.

Rainy in the promised land (Southern California).

It rains in Northern California, too , but you don't have to shovel it. I spent two weeks in Massachusetts for my job in early December, some time ago. I arrived in Boston in a heavy snowfall at night and was expected to drive a rental car to Concord. For the next two weeks I had to drive to work in the snow. I was glad to get back to California!

Paradise
 

[quote=BillBlueEyes;2471864]

It's clear, sunny, and pleasant (a mite chilly) in the Boston area. We have been cold and rainy in the past and all dreamed of living in paradise (described in this thread as Southern California) - so thanks for reminding us that even paradise has rain[/quote

Excuse me ! Paradise is Northern California.! Paradise, Ca located near Chico, Ca. Don't let Southern Californians deceive you!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Turkey's in the oven, pies are made. I love the smells of Thanksgiving.

Everyone is home and it's a lovely sunny day, wee bit chilly but will warm up into the 50's.

One of my favorite quotes was in an old movie by Ma Kettle:

"I used to have an hour glass figure, then the sands shifted."

I have to start graves tonight and I just don't really have the oomph to go over to the relatives, eat and shoot off for work tonight.:stress: Hopefully, this year the brats in my house will actually leave some of the leftovers they bring for me alone until I get a chance to eat them.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!!

:turkey:

6 hours! Had to pop in.

Everybody having a good Thanksgiving?

Yep, my Thanksgiving was awesome.

Angie and I had a great TURKEY TROT this morning, were able to avoid the rain, get in over 4 miles of exercise, have coffee, see friends, make a bunch of kids :) by allowing them to pet the spoiled ones ;)

Went to my ex-wife's house for amazing food and visits with family and friends. We all brought dishes.

We will all be eating leftovers for nights and days....

turkey, spiral ham, scalloped potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn, green bean casserole, yams, rolls, 2 different cranberry dishes, salad, cherry, apple and pecan pies, pumpkin rolls, lefse, wine and beer ;)

The best part was that most of these dishes were not made the traditional ways....which sometimes makes me :mad: but new ways, less calories, and they were great!

I limited my portions but I know I was over....

so what! :)

lefse
 

Only someone of Norwegian heritage knows what lefse is, that would be me a member of the Klovstad family in Kongsberg, Norway. Wish I had some lefse, now. Uff Da!!!

Exposing the secret of lefse
 

Apparently, only the descendants of Norway will continue to know unless someone Googles it for the rest of us, to discover that lefse is a flat bread made from potatoes, per:

http://www.lefsetime.com/all_about_l...se_recipes.php

[Note to self: Seem like I have to do all the work around here]

BARGOO! You would make my ex-sister in law very happy! She is called the Lefse Diva around here. She makes it for the holidays and also makes it and.... demonstrates how to make it for 2 days...each year at the Viking Festival, for the Sons of Norway, that my ex-wife belongs to. Angie and I do a lot of the BBQ'ing at the festival.

Haven't been to the FISH CLUB for a while...sure miss those shots of Aquavit! WHAMMO!

You are right. Bill and there is an art to making it. I have never tried it. My cousin in Norway starts making it in September for Christmas.

Gary, your ex SIL and you might be intersted in a interesting also very funny web page started by some LA lawyers who are half-Norwegian on the mother's side. www.lawzone.com/half-nor/

Bill, your wife is right about oranges not being "ready" until mid-November. While we don't have an orange tree, we do have a Mandarin tangerine and we never pick them until Thanksgiving.

For those who are interested--my flank steak marinade. I found it on the internet years ago, thought it was from Lawry's, but when I go back there, it isn't to be found. So I have no idea who to credit for this.

In a large zip lock bag, combine the following:

1/2 tsp pepper
1 T parsley
3 T garlic
1 tsp lemon pepper
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp salt
1 T cilantro
2 T soy sauce
4 T vegetable oil
1 large flank steak

Marinate for at least 2 hours. Drain and discard marinade. Grill stead on medium for about 5 minutes per side (depending on thickness) and slice against grain into 1/4 inch slices to serve.

This goes really good with Hot Crash Potatoes.http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=151504

HA! Thanks BARGOO

I love the Fish Club...although as I said Angie and I haven't been in about 6 months...but nothing like hanging out eating awesome fish dishes, bread, potatoes and veggies....having a few beers and shots of aquavit while watching club members do their "viking skits"

Thanks Allison...Angie makes her potatoes just like that (except she just cuts them up...no mashing) or bakes them with Lipton's onion soup mix when we do flank steak.

When in Norway my cousin invited us to dinner, she served reindeer, and a cloudberry dessert, both delicous! No lefse, though.

Those potatoes look really good.

I will definetly make those.

Hey, Bill!!! If you didn't want the job of Research Administrator, you shouldn't have applied here!!!

:p

The Cloudberry
 

For a picture of a cloudberry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudberry, and here's a snipit of their text:

[Note to self: Not only do I have to do all the work around here, I must patiently listen to the background noise. Patiently. Without comment.]

I'm going to a Santa Claus parade!

:sssh: don't tell BILL....he may make us write a report on it :sssh:

Bill what would we do without you?

He's making his list ...
 

Don't for one minute Gary think that you aren't on his list.

And you too, Operator, and Bargoo. Anyway, I'm telling.

But all you nice posters are on the other list and will all get Wii's for Christmas and Taza stone ground organic chocolate.

I'll be good!!!

Good girls get a present under the tree on Christmas Day. Bad girls get presents all year long!!!

"When I'm good I'm very good. but when I'm bad I'm better." Mae West

And snotty little tattlers get tied up with Christmas ribbon and stuffed into a closet until Cinco de Mayo, when they are used as the pinata!!!

Stuffing me with all that candy just wasn't right

Question
 

Which brings up an important question - if there are Sugar Daddies, how come Sugar Mommies are never mentioned?

And, if they exist, how do I find one?

(I mean in theory. Just to be prepared for any future.)

Hey...and how were there sugar babies if there were no mommies?

I love Mae West. "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?" :rofl:

Looks like we got a keeper here!

As Angie would say..."knowing Gary, it was his hands"

I love that Angie! She tells it like it is - or does she?

RUTH ~I will say the same thing I say to Angie when she "checks" up on me here...."Babe, I'm not lying!"....her usual reply.."No, I guess not... but you sure embellish a lot!" ;)