Topic: SOMETIMES I FEEL LIKE A MEATBALL SANDWICH (Read 45397 times)

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #180 on:** November 19, 2007, 09:57:33 AM »

And the bus driver who drove me from the resort this morning to the airport was also quite the comedian. He mentioned that he had just come off his vacation, and it turned out his first shift back was the early morning run. Ah, well.

However, he did "kindly" turn down the lights in the coach since it was so early, and he more than kindly turned down the volume on the sales pitch videos that started up as soon as we left Disney property - apparently, those are triggered by GPS. And were also given the option of having an "open mic" instead of having to watch and listen to the Disney promo videos. Thankfully, no one took him up on his kind offer.

S. Woody White · « **Reply #181 on:** November 19, 2007, 09:59:32 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on November 19, 2007, 09:50:22 AM

DR SWW - Or could also serve the leftover lamb and avgolemono sauce over rice or rice pilaf. Or some orzo. Although, those lemon-and-olive-oil baked potatoes always get my vote when it comes to deciding Grecian starch I want to have with my meal.

Well, I was trying to keep to the TOD.

Any hot leftovers with the appropriate gravy would do.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #182 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:01:00 AM »

PAGE SEVEN GREEK-STYLE POTATOES DANCE!!!

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Jrand74 · « **Reply #183 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:03:11 AM »

A secretary is NOT a toy. Just a reminder to Office Man DR RLP.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #184 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:11:00 AM »

And courtesy of Epicurious.com.... Here's a recipe for the afore-mentioned potatoes. I prefer to cut the potatoes length-wise into halves or quarters depending on the size of the potatoes. I like the resulting "crust" to "melting potato" ratio. They take a bit longer to bake that way, but I think it's time well spent. -And if want to go vegetarian, just add more lemon juice or a little water to the pan. *I also like the method of parboiling the potatoes before you place them in the oven. This results in a sort of "potato lava" that comes out of the piece of potato when you cut into them - much like the potatoes in Chicken Vesuvio. YUM!

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PATATES RIGANATES
Editor's note: This recipe is excerpted from Aglaia Kremezi's book The Foods of the Greek Islands.
To read more about Kremezi and Greek Easter, click here.
Few people can resist these potatoes, which are capable of stealing the show from any food they accompany — so make sure you have plenty for seconds. Although it is served all over Greece, this dish is particularly good on islands like Naxos, where the local potatoes have an exceptional taste. On the special days when a leg of lamb or a chicken is roasted, the potatoes are cooked in its juices.
If you want to cook this dish using small potatoes, there is no need to peel them, but I suggest that you halve them, because they taste best when they can absorb more sauce.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.
by Aglaia Kremezi
Houghton Mifflin Company

3 pounds baking potatoes, peeled and cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
1/2 cup olive oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
1 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup beef stock or chicken stock
1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
2-3 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano

Preheat oven to 400°F.
Place the potatoes in a single layer in a 13-x-9-inch baking dish and pour the oil over them. Add the garlic, dried oregano, salt and pepper to taste and toss well to coat with the oil.
Bake the potatoes for 15 minutes. Add the stock, toss and bake for 10 minutes more. Add the lemon juice, toss and bake for 10 to 15 minutes more, or until the potatoes are cooked through. If you like, preheat the broiler and broil the potatoes for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown.

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Danise · « **Reply #185 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:13:46 AM »

Beef! It is what's for dinner~

Well, maybe.

I just watched a movie called "Dream Catcher". I had read the book by Stephen King and I am sorry folks but I just couldn't make heads or tails out of it--the dvd didn't help much either.

Spoilers:

Ya got your Grey's.

Ya got this butt worm.

Ya got this red fuzzy growing stuff.

But the Greys aren't Grey they look like something else. So what is the red stuff? Ya shoot a Grey and you get red stuff but when the dog ate it, he got a butt worm.

Then the disabled kid is really some other kind of alien. So what's up with that?

I didn't get it.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #186 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:17:12 AM »

As for the continuing Local One Strike here in NYC... The casting director with whom I just worked with on the cruise was/is from Tara Rubin Casting, and she's the lead casting director for Jersey Boy's. Needless to say, she's very sad and disappointed that John Lloyd Young will not get to play his "last show". $:-\$

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #187 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:17:55 AM »

DR Danise - I think you should post your comments about "Dream Catcher" on both the IMDB and Amazon.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #188 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:19:02 AM »

Hmmm.... I'm now wondering - since my mail just came - if the strike is having any effect on the payroll services for the Broadway shows too. $:-\$

Danise · « **Reply #189 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:21:30 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on November 19, 2007, 10:17:55 AM

DR Danise - I think you should post your comments about "Dream Catcher" on both the IMDB and Amazon.

Well, I could aways say something about this is an example of why you should keep up on your dogs worm pills.

Jane · « **Reply #190 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:22:52 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on November 19, 2007, 09:53:10 AM

Well, we actually didn't really circle. We basically took a long, but turning curve in order to eat up some air time. Once we got to LGA, we flew right in.

*I also counted at least 20 planes on the tarmac in line for take-off. And once I got in the terminal, I noticed that two flights due in from Dayton, OH, were cancelled this morning. I hope that DR elmore is not affected by those circumstances.

That is better than circling

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Continued easy traveling vibes for DR elmore.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #191 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:23:09 AM »

Butt worm?

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

Jane · « **Reply #192 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:23:38 AM »

I'm off to hike & very grumpy I didn't do so yesterday when the weather was beautiful, before the rain & wee bit of snow that fell last night.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #193 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:24:16 AM »

I am just back in from a short walkie. It was a bit chilly, and the air was fresh, breezy and a bit misty.

Danise · « **Reply #194 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:24:38 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on November 19, 2007, 10:23:09 AM

Butt worm?

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww.

I'm just grateful it wasn't in "Smell o'Vision". LOL!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #195 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:24:57 AM »

And the bulding on the right is the one in which I work:

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #196 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:25:34 AM »

I've never been able to regret egrets:

Danise · « **Reply #197 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:25:47 AM »

Quote from: Jane on November 19, 2007, 10:23:38 AM

I'm off to hike & very grumpy I didn't do so yesterday when the weather was beautiful, before the rain & wee bit of snow that fell last night.

Be careful out on those trails!

I just came in from a taking a bit of a turn around the back yard. I feel like I do need to move around a little bit.

Danise · « **Reply #198 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:28:00 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on November 19, 2007, 10:24:57 AM

And the bulding on the right is the one in which I work:

Looks nicer then the Pink Palace/Tower of Terror where I work.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #199 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:28:03 AM »

As for the Topic of the Day...

The aforementioned Hot Open-Faced Turkey and Roast Beef Sandwiches. I've also come across Hop Open-Faced Beef Brisket and Hot Open-Faced Roast Pork Loin Sandwiches too in my travels. All quite yummy, and sometimes I swap out the traditional mashed potatoes for a french fries.

And since we're talking about Open-Faced sandwiches, and since it's also DR Jason's birthday, and since DR Pogue made an appearance today, there's also that classic Kentucky Hot Brown.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #200 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:29:14 AM »

And just in case your wondrin'....

Hot Brown Sandwich

6 tablespoons butter
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 cups milk
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg, room temperature and beaten
Salt and black pepper to taste
1/2 cup prepared whipped cream
8 slices toasted white bread, crust trimmed off
1 pound cooked turkey breast, thinly sliced
Grated Parmesan cheese for topping
1 (2-ounce) jar diced pimientos, drained
8 bacon slices, fried crisp

In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Gradually add flour, stirring constantly, until smooth and free from lumps. Gradually stir in milk until sauce comes to a gentle boil, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Add Parmesan cheese and stir until melted and well blended.

In a small bowl, beat egg. Gradually add 1 cup of hot sauce, 1/3 cup at a time, to the egg, stirring constantly. Gradually add egg mixture to remaining sauce, stirring constantly until well blended; add salt and pepper to taste. Fold in whipped cream.

For each Hot Brown sandwich, place two slices of toasted bread on a metal (or flameproof) dish. Cover the toast with a liberal amount of turkey. Pour a generous amount of sauce over the turkey. Sprinkle with additional Parmesan cheese. Place entire dish under a broiler until the sauce is speckled brown and bubbly. Remove from broiler, sprinkle with diced pimientos, cross two pieces of bacon over the top, and serve immediately.

Makes 4 servings of two open-faced sandwiches each.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #201 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:31:02 AM »

Quote from: Danise on November 19, 2007, 10:13:46 AM

Beef! It is what's for dinner~

Well, maybe.

I just watched a movie called "Dream Catcher". I had read the book by Stephen King and I am sorry folks but I just couldn't make heads or tails out of it--the dvd didn't help much either.

Spoilers:

Ya got your Grey's.

Ya got this butt worm.

Ya got this red fuzzy growing stuff.

But the Greys aren't Grey they look like something else. So what is the red stuff? Ya shoot a Grey and you get red stuff but when the dog ate it, he got a butt worm.

Then the disabled kid is really some other kind of alien. So what's up with that?

I didn't get it.

Hmmmm.....I really rather enjoy this film. It was my introduction to actor Damian Lewis and he's wonderful in it.

You've got a bunch of kids who "save" a "special child" from the retarded bullying of bigger kids. They discover, to their amazement, that they have acquired some special gifts, which they instinctively know they got from the special kid, who calls himself "Duddits" (he has a speech impediment).

As grownups, each man has retained his gifts. One weekend, they go to one of the men's family cabin for an annual bonding, and their worlds change forever. Turns out, there are aliens on earth, and these aliens have landed in the forest where the cabin is. The aliens, it turns out, use humans as hosts for their larvae and can assume human form.

The story is about the men who fight to their deaths, most of them, trying to prevent/avoid what is happening.

Turns out that Duddits is also an alien -- but presumable a friendly, if very ugly in natural form alien -- who came to earth and took the form of a special child. He imbued his friends with special abilities and then waited for the time when he would be able to prevent the destruction of humanity and earth with their help (and with them using their abilities).

Beautiful filming of an odd story. I watch this every now and again.

It's not a perfect film by any means, but I find it fascinating.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #202 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:31:16 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on November 19, 2007, 10:25:34 AM

I've never been able to regret egrets:

But do you regress whenever you go through an egress?

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #203 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:32:37 AM »

Hmm... I can't tell if the "small" headache I have is from a need for food or a need for some more sleep. Or both?

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #204 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:32:47 AM »

Oh, yeah....the red stuff. That's what happens when the developed larvae explode out of the host human (using the backside as a point of exit). It's blood and placental material as a best guess.

Danise · « **Reply #205 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:35:36 AM »

I love Copy/Paste. I just put both of your postings into my Cook'n Software cookbook, DR Jose!

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #206 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:38:09 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on November 19, 2007, 10:31:16 AM

But do you regress whenever you go through an egress?

If the egress is my mom's house, I guess I do regress a bit.

Danise · « **Reply #207 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:40:03 AM »

Quote from: Ron Pulliam on November 19, 2007, 10:31:02 AM

Hmmmm.....I really rather enjoy this film. It was my introduction to actor Damian Lewis and he's wonderful in it.

You've got a bunch of kids who "save" a "special child" from the retarded bullying of bigger kids. They discover, to their amazement, that they have acquired some special gifts, which they instinctively know they got from the special kid, who calls himself "Duddits" (he has a speech impediment).

As grownups, each man has retained his gifts. One weekend, they go to one of the men's family cabin for an annual bonding, and their worlds change forever. Turns out, there are aliens on earth, and these aliens have landed in the forest where the cabin is. The aliens, it turns out, use humans as hosts for their larvae and can assume human form.

The story is about the men who fight to their deaths, most of them, trying to prevent/avoid what is happening.

Turns out, Duddits was a friendly alien came to earth and took the form of a special child. He endowed his friends with special abilities and then waited for the time when he would be able to prevent the destruction of humanity and earth with their help.

Beautiful filming of an odd story. I watch this every now and again.

Have you read the book? I only ask because that's not the idea I got from it. The butt worms gave the aliens some kind mind power and they lived off of each other. That's why I don't get the red fuzzy stuff growning all over everything. Was that really what the grays looked like or another part of them or what?

FJL · « **Reply #208 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:41:42 AM »

Is all this talk of Rice Piaf and Egrets (rien?) in honor of the notes discussing La Vie En Rose? Did I miss that connection somewhere in the postings, or just an eerie coincidence?

Jrand74 · « **Reply #209 on:** November 19, 2007, 10:42:34 AM »

"This way to the egress."

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