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Tsu
Nov25-04, 01:50 PM
This is our first PF Pot Luck! :surprised
I'm providing the turkey and some dressing!

http://hosted.yourimg.com/04/329/13/Thanksgivingturkey4PF.jpg

What are YOU bringing to the table??? :biggrin:

BobG
Nov25-04, 02:07 PM
http://www.apnasialkot.net/recipes/images/row-brocolli-cheese-casserole.jpg

How about a broccoli casserole. Had to something with all that broccoli Ivan handed out at halloween.

Moonbear
Nov25-04, 02:07 PM
Oh, that turkey looks wonderful! I made an extra pumpkin pie to send over for your feast.

inserts pumpkin pie into hard drive

There you go!

franznietzsche
Nov25-04, 02:27 PM
Cranberry Sauce!!

*Stuffs sauce into Moonbear's hard drive*

check
Nov25-04, 02:31 PM
http://www.smigroup.it/press_smi/wp/heineken.jpg x 4
http://www.lindenhotel.com/BeerOfTheMonth/Labatt_Blue.gif x 96.

Should make for a fun thanksgiving. :)

Tsu
Nov25-04, 02:48 PM
You guys are AWESOME!! :biggrin: Keep it coming!!

tumor
Nov25-04, 03:00 PM
Check! how did you posted those two pictures, i'm still unable to do that.

dekoi
Nov25-04, 03:12 PM
Check! how did you posted those two pictures, i'm still unable to do that.

You need to host the images somewhere. Or grab it from a site.
Then type [*IMG*]www.link.com/pic.jpg[/IMG] (without the stars)

http://speedwood.com/newsletters/november2000/pictures/big/turkey.jpg

Tsu
Nov25-04, 03:22 PM
http://www.lindenhotel.com/BeerOfTheMonth/Labatt_Blue.gif x 95.

Should make for a fun thanksgiving. :)
Thanks for the beer, check! :wink: :biggrin:
(BTW, I :!!) a guy who will show us his 'heine'!! :rofl: :rofl: )

Math Is Hard
Nov25-04, 03:47 PM
Well, I do have this Honeybaked Ham gift certificate.... I figure we could cut it into thin strips and cover it with gravy. mmmm... delicious!

Moonbear
Nov25-04, 03:52 PM
Well, I do have this Honeybaked Ham gift certificate.... I figure we could cut it into thin strips and cover it with gravy. mmmm... delicious!

:rofl:

That's great...gift certificate spaghetti! My guests should be arriving any minute, so just popping in to see how the feast is going over here while I have 5 or 10 min to rest.

check
Nov25-04, 05:37 PM
Hehe, enjoy the beer guys. I already had my thanksgiving a month ago, so I won't mooch a second helping of turkey.... I think I'll just sit back and get hammered tho... :)

Tsu
Nov25-04, 05:57 PM
Well, at least have a turkey sammich to go with your beer. :wink:
Here. <jams sammich (what I called a sandwich as a kid :biggrin:) into computer. >
Getting wasted is one thing. Getting sick from getting wasted on an empty stomach is the pits. :yuck:

meowxorz
Nov25-04, 05:57 PM
Hi, I'm Evo's oldest daughter. She's too busy slaving away in the kitchen for my culinary satisfaction to particpate in the "feast" going on here.

*cue sounds of whips cracking and chains dragging on hard stone floor*

But yeah, she's probably the best cook in the entire universe. Hope nobody feels too left out.

Tsu
Nov25-04, 06:02 PM
Hi, I'm Evo's oldest daughter. She's too busy slaving away in the kitchen for my culinary satisfaction to particpate in the "feast" going on here.

*cue sounds of whips cracking and chains dragging on hard stone floor*

But yeah, she's probably the best cook in the entire universe. Hope nobody feels too left out.

SWEETIE!!!! Welcome to the PF Pot Luck!!! I'm your Auntie Tsu!! What's the deal? I thought your mom was going to be alone like me today! (I wondered where she was!) Crack that whip again and get her butt movin'! I want a little bit of whatever she's makin'!!

Happy Thanksgiving, niece!! <hug>

Integral
Nov25-04, 06:10 PM
Welcome to the fabled Evos daughter!

Is it time for desert yet?http://home.comcast.net/~rossgr1/pie.JPG

meowxorz
Nov25-04, 06:11 PM
Well, she WAS going to be alone, but at the last minute I decided that eating at Boston Market by myself wasn't such a seductive idea. So, I gave her a call, and voila.

So, anyway... man, I have an aunt now? Does this mean more presents at Christmas??

Tsu
Nov25-04, 06:24 PM
AbsoLUTEly, meow!! :biggrin: What would you like? (Have you been a GOOD little girl??? If not, PM me and tell me all about it! :biggrin: - and don't worry. I won't tell your mom a THING! :wink: Fauchon)

WHOA! Integral!! Those look GREAT!! Did YOU make them or are they the efforts of your lovely wife?? :wink: :biggrin:

Evo
Nov25-04, 06:30 PM
Well, she WAS going to be alone, but at the last minute I decided that eating at Boston Market by myself wasn't such a seductive idea. So, I gave her a call, and voila. Actually she had been invited to a vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner in the middle of the prairie and at the last moment decided tofurkey just wasn't going to hit the spot. :surprised

Ooh, my younger daughter just showed up, the whole gang is here!!!

OMG...they are now trying to get me to play something called Dance, Dance Revolution!!!!!!! Ok, I am NOT coordinated enough for this!!!! :cry:

Integral
Nov25-04, 06:31 PM
Itn't the answer obvious?? Of course I made them..... Oh wait here comes my wife..

Yeah, she made them. Thats 2 pumpkin (1 for my father-in-law) a Cherry/berry (Cherries, blackberries fresh from the freezer and any other berry on hand!) and a Pineapple merrange (is that how you spell it?)

Tsu
Nov25-04, 06:33 PM
I just want to pass along a little Thanksgiving sentiment for a minute.

Please take some time today (if possible) to let your mom know how much you love her and appreciate her and all that she does (and HAS done) for you. I lost my mom more than 17 years ago and I still miss her SO much... especially today. Her birthday was November 26th, so Thanksgiving and her birthday always went hand in hand for me.

(HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND BIRTHDAY, MOM!!! I LOVE AND MISS YOU!!!)

Evo
Nov25-04, 06:33 PM
Of course they are now complaining that I just stuck the turkey in the oven. :frown:

Hey, this was a LAST MINUTE thing!!!!

Integral, those are some great looking pies!!!! :tongue2:

Tsu, come on over, it's going to be a LONG time before dinners done!!!!!

Evo
Nov25-04, 06:35 PM
I just want to pass along a little Thanksgiving sentiment for a minute.

Please take some time today (if possible) to let your mom know how much you love her and appreciate her and all that she does (and HAS done) for you. I lost my mom more than 17 years ago and I still miss her SO much... especially today. Her birthday was November 26th, so Thanksgiving and her birthday always went hand in hand for me.

(HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND BIRTHDAY, MOM!!! I LOVE AND MISS YOU!!!)Awww, Tsu, I'm sorry to hear that. :frown:

check
Nov25-04, 06:35 PM
Heh thanks for the sammich. It's got sots of wires sticking out of it and that weird electrical smell though... Probably from travelling through thousands of miles of cable.

And welcome Evo's daughter. dum dum dum

Tsu
Nov25-04, 06:38 PM
Itn't the answer obvious?? Of course I made them..... Oh wait here comes my wife..

Yeah, she made them. Thats 2 pumpkin (1 for my father-in-law) a Cherry/berry (Cherries, blackberries fresh from the freezer and any other berry on hand!) and a Pineapple merrange (is that how you spell it?)
I'd like a piece of EACH, please!!! :biggrin: :!!)
That Cherry/berry sounds AWESOME!! Can you bring a piece to dinner next weekend? :shy:

Tsu
Nov25-04, 06:50 PM
Of course they are now complaining that I just stuck the turkey in the oven. :frown:

Hey, this was a LAST MINUTE thing!!!!

Integral, those are some great looking pies!!!! :tongue2:

Tsu, come on over, it's going to be a LONG time before dinners done!!!!!

They? Who else is there?
I can't come over!! My water pump is leaking!! :cry:
I'm kind of full of beans anyway... :wink: :biggrin:

ps
Thanks for the 'awww' of sympathy. :smile: Thanksgiving usually sucks for me cuz I always think of Mom and miss her so much. :cry:

Tsu
Nov25-04, 06:54 PM
Heh thanks for the sammich. It's got sots of wires sticking out of it and that weird electrical smell though... Probably from travelling through thousands of miles of cable.

Yeah, that's frequently a problem with virtual feasts. You can always use the wires as dental floss... :rofl: And if you accidentally eat them, well - don't worry - they will 'pass'... :wink: :rofl: :rofl:

We should all be pretty used to the electrical smell, tho, what with all of the cookies, chocolate and other goodies we pass to each other... :biggrin: Anyone want some beans? :rofl: :rofl:

Evo
Nov25-04, 06:57 PM
Tsu, here's what these crazy kids have me doing. http://www.heavy.com/collegiate/bigkidddr.php

Tsu
Nov25-04, 07:05 PM
Tsu, here's what these crazy kids have me doing. http://www.heavy.com/collegiate/bigkidddr.php
OMG!!! The end of that scared me for a second! I thought that kid had a HEART ATTACK!!

So what's YOUR score?? :rofl: :rofl:

Evo
Nov25-04, 07:15 PM
So what's YOUR score?? :rofl: :rofl:I got a D, which they tell me is the worst score that can be made without being a total failure.

Hey, it was my first time!!! :cry:

Integral
Nov25-04, 07:23 PM
I'd like a piece of EACH, please!!! :biggrin: :!!)
That Cherry/berry sounds AWESOME!! Can you bring a piece to dinner next weekend? :shy:
You don't know what you are asking! That is my FAVORITE pie, to leave a piece setting arround for a whole WEEK! It would take an act of god.

Sandy's solution is that we have the makings for another one, how 'bout we stop by our place after dinner, next week and have desert?

Tsu
Nov25-04, 07:48 PM
You don't know what you are asking! That is my FAVORITE pie, to leave a piece setting arround for a whole WEEK! It would take an act of god.

Sandy's solution is that we have the makings for another one, how 'bout we stop by our place after dinner, next week and have desert?

I LOVE YOUR WIFE!!! :!!) :!!) :biggrin: God BLESS her sweet face!! :biggrin:

Should we bring the ice cream? Whipped cream??

Integral
Nov25-04, 07:55 PM
This party is getting pretty big. Maybe we need more turkey!
http://home.comcast.net/~rossgr1/turkey.JPG

Tsu,
Whip Cream sounds GREAT! looking forward to it.

Math Is Hard
Nov25-04, 08:16 PM
could someone please pass the chestnut stuffing? i haven't had quite enough. some more giblet gravy would be nice, too..

Tsu
Nov25-04, 08:54 PM
Whipped creme it is! :biggrin: Good looking turkey, too!! I'll take a piece of that!

Here's your chestnut stuffing, MIH. <passes stuffing> And gravy. <passes gravy> Now, if you would, please pass me some of that SAUSAGE stuffing. That's my FAVORITE! Gravy, too, please. Thank you. YUM!

Tsu
Nov25-04, 08:55 PM
Integral! That's a really cute teapot that you and Sandy have!! :biggrin: But, did you HAVE to turn THAT end toward the turkey??? :eek: :rofl:

Math Is Hard
Nov25-04, 09:01 PM
I'm glad we thought to have several kinds of stuffing here - something for everyone!
I brought my own mincemeat pie, because I know I'm the only one who likes it.

Math Is Hard
Nov25-04, 09:06 PM
So what's everyone thankful for this year? I am thankful for my friends, and having a good job, and always having enough to eat (especially today).

Tsu
Nov25-04, 10:18 PM
That pretty much covers it! But I'm also thankful for having such a wonderful family. Although I have some pretty whacky cyber-sisters :surprised :biggrin:, I also have an angel for a step-mom. I'm so lucky! :biggrin:

tumor
Nov25-04, 11:38 PM
So what's everyone thankful for this year? I am thankful for my friends, and having a good job, and always having enough to eat (especially today).

I'm thankful to our proud God fearing and just forefathers for killin enuff injuns.

Moonbear
Nov26-04, 12:06 AM
I'm thankful I have friends I can invite to dinner and who prefer a toast over a prayer before dinner!

I'm just reporting in from the non-virtual feast over here. The turkey came out just right...yay! I'm always nervous about that, since I don't believe in plastic turkey poppers, so have to hope I judge the look of the turkey right. Everything was nice and juicy. I made a very simple sweet potato dish...just cut up sweet potatoes, a splash of olive oil, some rosemary and thyme and baked it...that was a big hit. Evo, you'll appreciate that we have kindred spirits who don't like sugar and marshmallows on sweet potatoes. I tried a tiny variation on my stuffing, which was to add some cranberries. I like that variation...keeps it from looking so plain brown.

And the pumpkin pie was a big hit. Hope you guys are enjoying the one I sent to the virtual feast. The crust came out light and flaky (same recipe I always use, but I must have managed to avoid overworking the dough and kept it light). I really had made two pies, thinking I'd have one left for myself...they found the second one in the fridge and had seconds! One of my guests brought a very tasty orange muscat wine that was surprisingly good with pumpkin pie! I'll have to remember that one.

I'm still trying to figure out how 7 people drank 5 bottles of wine, when one person was drinking beer, and one not drinking! :eek: Then again, it was about 5 hours of eating, so I guess that makes more sense than I thought at first (mostly because several of us are serious lightweights when it comes to drinking, so we should be passed out on the floor drinking the equivalent of a bottle of wine each).

They all brought very tasty dishes too. And I know everyone enjoyed the meal, because they all begged to take home leftovers!

Evo's daughter, nice to finally meet you! Glad you were able to make it over to spend the day with your mom!

So, who wants leftover turkey sandwiches? Or sammiches, as Tsu calls them. :biggrin:

tumor
Nov26-04, 12:33 AM
This party is getting pretty big. Maybe we need more turkey!
http://home.comcast.net/~rossgr1/turkey.JPG

Tsu,
Whip Cream sounds GREAT! looking forward to it.



How can you eat this corpse, few days ago this was a living, breathing,being?

Moonbear
Nov26-04, 12:36 AM
How can you eat this corpse, few days ago this was a living, breathing,being?

Oh, it's quite simple. Cut a piece off using a knife, then stab that piece with a fork, raise fork to your mouth, use mouth to remove piece from fork, chew thoroughly, swallow. Yummy. :tongue:

check
Nov26-04, 12:37 AM
I'm thankful that after I'm done this stupid term paper, and do my exam, I'm never gonna take a stupid evolution class again.
Urg, you'd think a book called "The evolution of the amphibian auditory system" would have at least one completed diagram of a primative amphibian ear. URG!!
Ok, I dont hate the class, just my essay topic.

Tsu
Nov26-04, 01:53 AM
I got a D, which they tell me is the worst score that can be made without being a total failure.

Hey, it was my first time!!! :cry:
Yeah, well, you never WERE all that coordinated... :rolleyes: Heck. You'd fall over just picking up your hopscotch marker.

Tsu
Nov26-04, 02:03 AM
Moonbear, your pie was absolutely delicious! Thanks for sending it over! I'm sorry your 'friends' got to YOUR pie. :cry: Wish WE had saved you a piece! :biggrin: There is ONE piece of Integral's (wifes) pumpkin pie left. Here. You can have it! <stuffs last piece of pumpkin pie into computer> Sorry there's no more cherry/berry pie left. Integral took that one out pretty fast. No whipped creme, either. OOPS! Wait! There IS whipped creme! HERE! ....... Errrr... Well, never mind. It's not that easy stuffing whipped creme into a computer... :frown: Dang. This is a MESS! Rats. OK. Now we know. Don't send whipped creme to each other via the internet... :eek:

Tsu
Nov26-04, 02:06 AM
Well. It sure was a great first PF Pot Luck. Thanks to all who attended. Good night!

humanino
Nov26-04, 04:53 AM
:smile:
I tasted pumpkin for the first time yesterday :yuck:
You are no longer allowed to make fun of people eating snails :tongue2:
At least, I won't forget this pie :wink:

Moonbear
Nov26-04, 12:06 PM
:smile:
I tasted pumpkin for the first time yesterday :yuck:
You are no longer allowed to make fun of people eating snails :tongue2:
At least, I won't forget this pie :wink:

Humanino, pumpkin pie is delicious! Did you have a pie or just try to eat pumpkin as a vegetable as is more typical outside the US? My friend from France, one of the folks here yesterday, when he tasted pumpkin pie for the first time declared he couldn't imagine such a wonderful dessert could be made from a vegetable. He's the one who raided the fridge and located the second pie to have more this year. Pumpkin itself is quite horrid as a vegetable. I got some on my finger as I was mixing the ingredients and licked it off... :yuck: Or if you only had one of those store-bought frozen pies that you then just cook and some people serve, then that's a bad example of what good pumpkin pie tastes like. Think of the comparison like that of comparing American chocolate :yuck: , to French chocolate, YUM :biggrin:

tumor
Nov26-04, 12:15 PM
Oh, it's quite simple. Cut a piece off using a knife, then stab that piece with a fork, raise fork to your mouth, use mouth to remove piece from fork, chew thoroughly, swallow. Yummy. :tongue:

I still could not do it.

Anyway guys,.. this CIRCuSS has ended and now only a month left till another starts.

Tsu
Nov26-04, 12:49 PM
:smile:
I tasted pumpkin for the first time yesterday :yuck:
You are no longer allowed to make fun of people eating snails :tongue2:
At least, I won't forget this pie :wink:
I LOVE escargot!!! :approve: MAJOR yum!!! :wink: And Moonbear is right, humanino. Pumpkin alone is gross. Pumpkin pie is delicious. We'll serve some real pumpkin pie at your wedding! :!!) :biggrin: Will you bring me some escargot???

Look at it this way. Would you just pick up a snail and eat it without proper preparation?? :yuck: Same thing with pumpkin...

Evo
Nov26-04, 06:44 PM
I made a very simple sweet potato dish...just cut up sweet potatoes, a splash of olive oil, some rosemary and thyme and baked it...that was a big hit. Evo, you'll appreciate that we have kindred spirits who don't like sugar and marshmallows on sweet potatoes.Moonbear, that sounds delicious!!! Just the type of thing I'd like!!!! :tongue2:

So, who wants leftover turkey sandwiches? Or sammiches, as Tsu calls them. :biggrin:I call them sammiches also. :tongue2:

Poor humanino, he's trying to prepare himself to be Americanized and his first taste of pumpkin turns out bad. :frown: I told him next year I'll make sure he has some real pumpkin pie. :approve:

I'm with you Tsu, escargot bourguignon, mmmmm. :tongue2: I make it sometimes just for the garlic sauce alone, some french bread to soak it up. Pure heaven!!! :approve:

Moonbear
Nov26-04, 08:12 PM
I'm with you Tsu, escargot bourguignon, mmmmm. :tongue2: I make it sometimes just for the garlic sauce alone, some french bread to soak it up. Pure heaven!!! :approve:

Can you leave the snails out of mine? French bread dipped in garlic sauce sounds yummy!

I've never tried escargot. If they didn't serve the snails in the shells and wrapped them in something so I couldn't see they were snails, then I might be willing to give them a taste. It sounds sort of like eating squid the first time and being served a clump of tentacles. I like it, and am a big fan of calamari, but getting over taking a bite out of tentacles the first time was tough.

tribdog
Nov26-04, 09:21 PM
Isn't escargot french for garlic flavored mud? That's what mine tasted like.

Evo
Nov26-04, 09:28 PM
Isn't escargot french for garlic flavored mud? That's what mine tasted like.You're not supposed to eat them straight out of the garden. (wonders where tribdog ate snails) :yuck:

Escargot Bourguignon - Tender French snails simmered in white wine and shallots then baked in café de Paris butter with garlic and fresh herbs

Moonbear
Nov26-04, 09:30 PM
Isn't escargot french for garlic flavored mud? That's what mine tasted like.

:yuck: I was watching one of those shows on PBS with that geek that travels all over and gives travel advice. He found some "restaurant" in Italy or Spain (I can't recall), where they have a special that isn't on the menu, but only served when it rains...snails! The cook collects them on rainy days and cooks them. :yuck: If I'm going to eat snails, I want to have the illusion they've at least been farm-raised and haven't just been picked up off the street behind the dumpster! Are there snail farms?

Evo
Nov26-04, 09:33 PM
Hmmm, snails are supposed to be allowed to poop for a couple of days first to clean themselves out. My mother taught me this. I remember the outdoor markets in France would have snails crawling in cages.

Moonbear, I love the new avatar!

Moonbear
Nov26-04, 09:37 PM
Hmmm, snails are supposed to be allowed to poop for a couple of days first to clean themselves out. My mother taught me this. I remember the outdoor markets in France would have snails crawling in cages.

:yuck: That's not really helping convince me to try eating them! What if they're a little backed up and don't poop for a few days? :rofl:

Moonbear, I love the new avatar!
Thanks. I was inspired by that link to the seaslug forum someone posted recently. I've always thought jellyfish are really cool looking critters, especially the fluorescent ones when maintained under a black light (the aquarium in Baltimore does that, or did last time I was there many years ago).

tribdog
Nov26-04, 09:47 PM
:yuck: I was watching one of those shows on PBS with that geek that travels all over and gives travel advice. He found some "restaurant" in Italy or Spain (I can't recall), where they have a special that isn't on the menu, but only served when it rains...snails! The cook collects them on rainy days and cooks them. :yuck: If I'm going to eat snails, I want to have the illusion they've at least been farm-raised and haven't just been picked up off the street behind the dumpster! Are there snail farms?
They are called snail ranches. It's big business. I was going to become a "snailboy" going on round ups, herding them, things like that sounded like fun. I just couldn't get the hang of roping them while I was in the saddle. I could rope them standing still, but as soon as I got on my turtle I couldn't do it. bit of trivia, did you know we branded them with salt? It can be a dangerous job too. I remember the stampede of '02, what a mess.

Moonbear
Nov26-04, 09:53 PM
They are called snail ranches. It's big business. I was going to become a "snailboy" going on round ups, herding them, things like that sounded like fun. I just couldn't get the hang of roping them while I was in the saddle. I could rope them standing still, but as soon as I got on my turtle I couldn't do it. bit of trivia, did you know we branded them with salt? It can be a dangerous job too. I remember the stampede of '02, what a mess.

LOL! Ride 'em snailboy!

I actually did find a link...more than you ever wanted to know about farming snails:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb96-05.htm

tumor
Nov27-04, 12:47 AM
LOL! Ride 'em snailboy!

I actually did find a link...more than you ever wanted to know about farming snails:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb96-05.htm


Pens and enclosures for snails, LOL :rofl:

Tsu
Nov27-04, 03:01 AM
You're not supposed to eat them straight out of the garden. (wonders where tribdog ate snails) :yuck:
I'm not sure, but I think if you salt them first (while still alive) don't they sort of eliminate all sorts of things? (At least they did when we salted them as kids... :eek: :yuck: :biggrin:)

Escargot Bourguignon - Tender French snails simmered in white wine and shallots then baked in café de Paris butter with garlic and fresh herbs
Yes!! They're WONDERFUL!! I also had them in Chicago one time where they served them (not quite sure how they were prepared) in their little escargot 'dish' and they were covered in a wonderful brown gravy with garlic chunks and then baked with a pie crust-type 'lid' over the dish. Oh, dear. I'm drooling. Oh, Lordy - they were incredible!! I want some NOW!!! :cry: :cry:

Moonbear
Nov24-05, 07:15 PM
Well, it seems we didn't need the virtual Thanksgiving feast this year, but how about getting together and sharing the leftovers? :biggrin: I've got lots of cranberry sauce left (and not much else).

Evo
Nov24-05, 07:28 PM
I'm cooking this weekend at the spawn of Evo's place, but I'll take some of that cranberry sauce!

hypatia
Nov24-05, 07:35 PM
"starts gathering up the dirty dishes" Looks like everyone had a good time! hmmm now where does she keep her dish soap?

Moonbear
Nov24-05, 07:42 PM
I'm cooking this weekend at the spawn of Evo's place, but I'll take some of that cranberry sauce!
Great! It seems the group I ate dinner with weren't really cranberry fans...they didn't even try it! :grumpy: There's no way I can eat that much cranberry unless I make it into jelly for my toast every morning (though that would require making bread so I have toast :rolleyes:...I never have much bread around here).

Thanksgiving dinner turned out way better than I was prepared for...being the grad student's first ever Thanksgiving dinner, I was expecting either over- or under-cooked turkey, at least something done late or not at all, etc. There certainly were some good stories to go with dinner (apparently she cooked the entire dinner with her mom on the phone guiding her through it :rofl:)...her mom told her to remove the bag of gizzards and then told her to remove the neck, but she didn't realize she had to reach in the other end of the turkey to do that. :rofl: She was already pretty grossed out by having to stick her hands in the butt of the turkey (not the word she actually used :biggrin:). She did cook the turkey upside down, which her boyfriend noticed when he went to carve it. :rofl: But, it turned out pretty juicy, so as long as nobody cared about presentation, it was fine (he wasn't exactly an expert at carving either...it's so cute to watch a young couple make their first attempt at Thanksgiving dinner). Oh, it didn't help that they were cooking at a friend's place, and he's a bachelor, so you can just imagine the kitchen is somewhat like enigma's kitchen. :rofl: I told her she really should have just called and I'd have brought over extra pots and pans if she needed them.

Not to mention one of the post-docs was already there just to take a hot shower...her landlord left on vacation and for some inexplicable reason, turned off the hot water heater when she left! And of course it's below freezing (we had snow all day). It's one of those houses with two apartments attached, so it's all one hot water heater for the landlord's house and the two apartments. I told her she should demand a month's free rent for that! What if she didn't have friends who would let her shower at their place? If she doesn't get it, she should report the landlord to whatever agency is in charge of rental units here (there's some agency in charge...I know there's a place for the students to report the slumlords, though I don't recall where).

Well, now I'm going to make my own pumpkin pie (we had some no-bake version...it was very tasty, but not real pumpkin pie, so I have to make the real thing for myself).

Moonbear
Nov24-05, 07:58 PM
"starts gathering up the dirty dishes" Looks like everyone had a good time! hmmm now where does she keep her dish soap?
Now, don't be silly! I don't let the guests do the dishes...that's what dishwashers are for! :biggrin:

ZapperZ
Nov24-05, 08:03 PM
BURP!!!!!!


Zz.

Moonbear
Nov24-05, 08:07 PM
BURP!!!!!!

Zz.
Well, while the women were drinking wine and chatting in the kitchen, the men started wrestling in the living room, and I commented that the only thing missing was the old uncle sitting in an easy chair with his pants unbuttoned. You can have that job if you want. :biggrin:

ZapperZ
Nov24-05, 08:13 PM
Well, while the women were drinking wine and chatting in the kitchen, the men started wrestling in the living room, and I commented that the only thing missing was the old uncle sitting in an easy chair with his pants unbuttoned. You can have that job if you want. :biggrin:

I would love to.... Here, pull my finger!

Zz.

Math Is Hard
Nov24-05, 08:16 PM
Anyone care for an after-dinner mint? They're wafer thin...

Ivan Seeking
Nov25-05, 02:25 AM
Tsu and I went to Integral and Derivative's house for dinner. It was a total feast with all the trimmings - absolutely fantastic. :tongue2:

Unfortunately we were in so much pain that we had to bring home samples of two of the five different pies!!! :surprised :surprised :surprised :tongue2: :tongue2: :tongue2:

TheStatutoryApe
Nov25-05, 03:59 AM
I wish my family were more active on the holidays. They usually just sit in front of the TV until it's time to eat then go back to watching TV when they are done eating. Then they go back and eat some more.
Last year they at least played Uno for a little while but that was short lived.
I always skip out for a while in the morning for coffee and fresh air then maybe later in the evening to see some friends or watch a movie at a theatre. This year I watched Goblet of Fire.


I'm still trying to figure out how 7 people drank 5 bottles of wine, when one person was drinking beer, and one not drinking!
When I drink wine I usually drink a whole bottle to myself. Mmmmmm I love red wine.

Ivan Seeking
Nov25-05, 02:38 PM
Correction, Mrs Integral ONLY made four pies.