Topic: A 110-YEAR-OLD TIBETAN MONK (Read 25864 times)

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #240 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:04:24 PM »

Hmm... It feels a bit chilly in the apartment tonight. I wonder if the boiler man needs to be called again. $:-\$

S. Woody White · « **Reply #241 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:05:26 PM »

Quote from: FJL on March 16, 2008, 06:55:57 PM

The host promises that after the commercial, we'll meet a woman who lost "a ton of weight" following the four-step program.

Are they going to help her find it again?

Tomovoz · « **Reply #242 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:05:52 PM »

Perhaps the New Zealand gardener could help keep you warm DR Jose.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #243 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:08:33 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on March 16, 2008, 07:05:52 PM

Perhaps the New Zealand gardener could help keep you warm DR Jose.

Alas, I think his Jack Russell Terrier and his partner would not approve.

BrettySpaghetti · « **Reply #244 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:13:50 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on March 16, 2008, 06:51:32 PM

I'm just compiling versions of Randy Newman's delightful "When She Loved Me".
These are the ones I have:

Melissa Errico
Sarah McLachlan
Randy Newman
David Hobson
Brian Sutherland
Jordan Pruitt

Do any of the DRs out there in the dark know of any others?

Maryjo Mundy
Amber Whitlock
Brian Trainor
James Donegan
Kip McAtee (jazz guitar instrumental)
Michael Crawford
Scott Morris (piano instrumental)
Steve Tyrell
Storm Front (barbershop quartet version)

BrettySpaghetti · « **Reply #245 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:17:19 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2008, 06:45:47 PM

CLICK HERE
AND HERE

Oh, hmm.

Very interesting.

I enjoy "bad 1950s horror sendups." I even have the DVD of The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra around here somewhere.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #246 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:17:52 PM »

Thank you DR Mr Spaghetti.

(I'll do without Mr Crawford's - probably)

Edisaurus · « **Reply #247 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:24:56 PM »

Quote from: FJL on March 16, 2008, 06:51:48 PM

I was watching the Learning Channel show "I Can Make You thin" and suddenly got very hungry.

I was working with the British version of this show for the TLC job I just finished. Apparently Paul McKenna was a big success there. (TLC has a lot of new shows based on European shows this season.) I learned some things from it, but other things I couldn't imagine doing, like tapping on your face, etc. It is interesting, tho.

BrettySpaghetti · « **Reply #248 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:25:20 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on March 16, 2008, 07:17:52 PM

Thank you DR Mr Spaghetti.
(I'll do without Mr Crawford's - probably)

I live to give.

Actually, Crawford's version is pretty good! (Not that you can necessarily trust a Blood Brothers-lovin' guy like me.)

If you need help collecting any of these in digital format, do let me know.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #249 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:28:09 PM »

Quote from: BrettySpaghetti on March 16, 2008, 07:17:19 PM

Very interesting.

Bretty, a lot of us HHWers met up in NY for the NYMF festival, where many of us also saw FJL and Skip's THE LAST STARFIGHTER and Noel's SUCH GOOD FRIENDS. We had a blast, in great part to DR Jose, who enabled us all!

Edisaurus · « **Reply #250 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:29:20 PM »

I like the new taffy shaped avatar, too. Very Matrix-y.

td · « **Reply #251 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:30:33 PM »

Quote from: Tomovoz on March 16, 2008, 06:51:32 PM

I'm just compiling versions of Randy Newman's delightful "When She Loved Me".
These are the ones I have:

Melissa Errico
Sarah McLachlan
Randy Newman
David Hobson
Brian Sutherland
Jordan Pruitt

Do any of the DRs out there in the dark know of any others?

John DePalma on LML records; he pairs it with Randy Newman's "One More Hour."

td · « **Reply #252 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:33:14 PM »

http://www.lmlmusic.com/product.php?id=LML-CD-150

BrettySpaghetti · « **Reply #253 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:36:13 PM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on March 16, 2008, 07:28:09 PM

Bretty, a lot of us HHWers met up in NY for the NYMF festival, where many of us also saw FJL and Skip's THE LAST STARFIGHTER and Noel's SUCH GOOD FRIENDS. We had a blast, in great part to DR Jose, who enabled us all!

I've never been enabled. By anyone. Ever. But hope springs eternal.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #254 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:39:29 PM »

When our CLOSER people were shooting in NY last week, they had something at a restaurant called "popovers", which they described as the best bread they'd ever had in their life. I had never had one but I was thinking that DR Jose would not only know what it was, but where you could get the best popover in NY!

Tomovoz · « **Reply #255 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:39:40 PM »

Thanks Mr Spaghetti
(I'll consider!)
Mr Hobson's version is wonderful.

and thank you DR td.

I have usually not enjoyed Mr Crawford's Cds. I have fond memories of his performance in "Billy" many years ago. (circa mid 70s).

DearReaderLaura · « **Reply #256 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:44:00 PM »

When did St. Patrick's Day become a two-day holiday?

Tomovoz · « **Reply #257 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:49:41 PM »

I've also complied a disc of "Se" from Cinema Paradiso. (A DR Jose reference).

The Andrea Griminelli Cd is one of my favourites.

JMK · « **Reply #258 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:52:13 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2008, 05:57:03 PM

DR Tomovoz - Remember, I also saw the original production of Passion five times! Loved it!

Yes, but did you sit next to Mary Tyler Moore? (I did when I saw it).

The weird thing was it was like the week after it won the Tony and the theater was 2/3 empty.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #259 on:** March 16, 2008, 07:54:10 PM »

I didn't know you were a friend of Miss Dorothy DR JMK

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #260 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:01:46 PM »

Quote from: Edisaurus on March 16, 2008, 07:39:29 PM

When our CLOSER people were shooting in NY last week, they had something at a restaurant called "popovers", which they described as the best bread they'd ever had in their life. I had never had one but I was thinking that DR Jose would not only know what it was, but where you could get the best popover in NY!

Do you happen to know if they went to Popover Cafe? They would have one of the best popovers in NYC! -And they serve them with a delicious strawberry butter.

OH! In fact, Popover was going to be our Barney Greengrass alternative for brunch the last time you were in NYC since it was just a few doors down.

Basically, a popover is a very light and airy and eggy bread. "Yorkshire Pudding" is a version of popovers that is cooked in the drippings of a roast. They may look complicated, but they're actually quite easy to make, and even though they make "Popover Pans", you can use muffin tins or custard cups to bake them in.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #261 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:06:48 PM »

Here is Paula Deen's recipe for popovers, which is a very basic one. Depending on your oven, and just how much "cake to air" ratio you like, you may tweak the recipe down the line.

4 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
Butter, jam, syrup or honey, for serving
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
Grease 12 large muffin tin cups or 12 custard cups. Break the eggs into a bowl and beat well. Add the milk, flour, and salt, and beat until just blended. Fill the muffin tin cups or custard cups 3/4 full with the batter. Place the pan on the center rack in the oven. Bake for 30 minutes without opening the oven door.

Serve the popovers hot with butter, jam, syrup, or honey.

Edisaurus · « **Reply #262 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:09:03 PM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on March 16, 2008, 08:01:46 PM

Do you happen to know if they went to Popover Cafe? They would have one of the best popovers in NYC! -And they serve them with a delicious strawberry butter.

OH! In fact, Popover was going to be our Barney Greengrass alternative for brunch the last time you were in NYC since it was just a few doors down.

Ohhh...THAT'S why it seemed familiar! Ahhhh!

Well, I guess that's on our list for new time. But I'm also tempted to do a macaroon crawl.

They had them at a nearby restaurant, or maybe at the Westin? I'll find out tomorrow...

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #263 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:09:47 PM »

*Some people prefer a dryer inside to the popovers, and some recipes call for puncturing the popovers after the initial baking and then leaving them in a slow oven for a bit longer in order to dry out the insides. -This also makes them a bit more "stable" if they're not being served immediately after being taken out of the oven.

Matt H. · « **Reply #264 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:11:13 PM »

Had a wonderful evening of entertainment. Well, mostly wonderful.

I began by watching another BONES episode, the one where she goes to the Pacific Northwest to investigate the case of a woman eaten by a bear. Very entertaining episode (though I did remember who the murderer was in this one.)

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #265 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:11:39 PM »

*And the Popover Cafe does send out "Popover Bouquets".

Edisaurus · « **Reply #266 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:12:29 PM »

Is the only good popover a fresh popover?

Edisaurus · « **Reply #267 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:14:20 PM »

Thanks for the info---I may try making them for Easter dinner next week!

(Bretty, this is only one small example of why Jose is known as The Enabler! He can be dangerous---especially to the waistline.)

I am dreaming of doing a macaroon crawl in NY. Ahhhhhhh...

Matt H. · « **Reply #268 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:15:25 PM »

Next, I put in the Blu-ray disc of THE WILD. This had the misfortune of arriving in theaters after the very successful MADAGASCAR, and being somewhat similar in theme, it came out decidedly the loser. It's not a very good animated film with very strained attempts at humor and "heart" that seems rather forced and fake.

But the Blu-ray certainly is astonishing to look at and listen to (it has an uncompressed 5.1 soundtrack). So, with its short running time and the pretty picture and inventive sound, it was a fairly pleasant way to spend 75 minutes.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #269 on:** March 16, 2008, 08:15:45 PM »

And here's a basic recipe for "Blender Popovers"

1 cup milk
3 eggs
1 Tablespoon salad oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour

Place the milk, eggs, oil and salt in blender. Blend at high speed until well mixed. Add the flour to mixture in the blender container; blend just until batter is smooth. Pour batter into greased popover cups, filling about 1/2 full.

Bake at 475° for 15 minutes; reduce to 350° and bake 25 to 30 minutes longer. A few minutes before removing from oven, prick popover with a fork to let steam escape. Serve popovers hot.
Serves 4

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