Wave the hand over the keys and music will appear? interesting

theory > but not practical in reality.
No theory, just parody. But look up ondes Martenot and
Theremin, instruments where you wave the hand over and
the music appears.

I'm somewhat aware of the latter but not the former. Guess it's time to
do some research.

Quite interesting but not of any importance to any person
alive or dead I think.

As the rules say, only moderatores are allowed to discuss
moderation. I've noted a certain amount of violation here
but don't care all that much at this point.

As long as we don't stray too far into left field.

Any field, actually.

I should hope so, and the situation has a lot to do with
it. I went to a friend's big birthday (30, 35, I forget)
a few years back, which was held in a former actual imperial
palace, and though all the guests were friends, and all but
two close friends, if the food had been subpar, the occasion
would have been a letdown. Luckily, though the dishes were
not worthy of a king, the were all quite good. some as good
as anything I've had outside a palace.

Sounds interesting, and a good time had by all.

The desired result in almost all activity.

Hah, I wouldn't be inclined to touch them unless there
were a strong sauce to go with (and likely not even then).

Some are pretty good as parts of a stir fry.

You won't convert me!

I'm not trying to.

To anything, especially zucchini.

Spaghetti squash of course is a marketing dodge to
make a perceived virtue out of an undesirable
characteristic (stringy to the point of inedibility
flesh).

We've found that fixing it this way makes it pretty good, but, YMMV.

I have had a dish in which it was acceptable. It had lots
of both meat and olive oil in it.

What about cheese? That usually makes anything better.

I don't heartily agree about the cheese part;
I'm sure you will understand.

How is it cooked--mush or al dente?

That's kind of a peculiar question, isn't it?!

No, seeing as how some people can ruin even the most basic things. My
mom probably would have cooked it to mush.

Okay, then.

years. > ML> And look at you!

Living and breathing.

"It just seems that way" (punchline of a joke).

Some days, very much so, actually.

There are days when one lives fully, and others when one
just sort of exists in a sluggardly way. In a number of days,
Lilli, Swisher, and I have traded that responsibility and
condition. In Lilli's case it looked more serious, in ours
we just moped around in a horizontal condition, making
certain that we would stay close to Ian and Jacquie's and
not do too much.

Roman Meal I mentally clumped in with Hollywood Diet;
I know it's not in the same category at all except for
the not-good-tastingness and the added fiber.

It was a baby step in the road to full conversion to whole wheat.

Luckily I've not taken that route.

Your choice, our choice.

Depends of course on the amount of breading. The fat content
is likely a lot greater, though, so the "healthiness" depends
on what you're trying to minimize.

It's more of a scattering of bread crumbs than a full on breading. Doesn't seem to have a lot of fat to it.

Heh, and I'm internally asking, then what's the point?

I'd rather have it than the mashed potatoes at OG.

Speaking of choices. I'd take rice over overcooked pasta
over potatoes over squash.

Most especially you. (G)

I guess I could have made part of the trip, but
the chances were good the return would have been
in a lie-flat bed other than a desirable one.

Understood--and nobody wants that.

Last time I was in that condition my seat was next to
Alton Brown's - it was amusing to watch him wolf down
the airline food as if he didn't have any taste buds, if
indeed he does have taste buds. Since then I have claimed
to all who would figure out the context that "I slept
next to Alton Brown."

You do what you have to. I might have abandoned the
kids. Lucky I didn't try to be a parent.

Harder to abandon kids these days--the "nanny state" doesn't allow you
to leave kids alone for any length of time. You'd be in big trouble,
fast, even if it was an unintentional "abandonment".

The balance has perhaps not been found.

You and I would both omit an ingredient of this recipe.
Our omissions would likely be dfferent:

Cucumber Lemonade Gin Punch
categories: booze, punches, wwtt
yield: 1 batch

4 lemons, halved
1/2 c sugar
1 qt water
1 lg (9 to 10 oz cucumber
24 oz gin
Ice cubes

Juice the lemons into a large pot and throw the bodies
in too. Add the sugar to the pot and muddle (or mash)
with the lemon bodies and juice for 2 to 3 min. Add the
water and stir until the sugar has dissolved.

Trim cucumbers and slice into thin rounds on a mandoline.

Strain liquid into a 3-qt pitcher and add the cucumber.
Steep for 1 hr.

For punch, Add 24 oz gin and stir to combine. Serve over ice.

For one cocktail, place 4 or 5 ice cubes in a rocks glass.
Add 1 1/2 oz gin and 2 1/2 oz lemonade. Stir to combine and
serve immediately!

Alton Brown
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Hi Michael,

No theory, just parody. But look up ondes Martenot and
Theremin, instruments where you wave the hand over and
the music appears.

I'm somewhat aware of the latter but not the former. Guess it's time

to > do some research.

Quite interesting but not of any importance to any person
alive or dead I think.

IOW, not worth looking up unless I have absolutly nothing else to do.

As the rules say, only moderatores are allowed to discuss moderation. I've noted a certain amount of violation here
but don't care all that much at this point.

As long as we don't stray too far into left field.

Any field, actually.

Any field other than food related. As far as that goes, I just finished
shaping a couple of loaves of bread. They're rising now, will go into
the oven in about an hour. This time it's my usual 100% whole wheat.

two close friends, if the food had been subpar, the occasion
would have been a letdown. Luckily, though the dishes were
not worthy of a king, the were all quite good. some as good
as anything I've had outside a palace.

Sounds interesting, and a good time had by all.

The desired result in almost all activity.

Pretty much so.

Hah, I wouldn't be inclined to touch them unless there
were a strong sauce to go with (and likely not even

then). > ML> > Some are pretty good as parts of a stir fry.

You won't convert me!

I'm not trying to.

To anything, especially zucchini.

Do you feel the same about yellow squash? We grilled some (brushed with
olive oil, seasoned with a bit of s & p) the other day--it was good.

Spaghetti squash of course is a marketing dodge to
make a perceived virtue out of an undesirable
characteristic (stringy to the point of inedibility
flesh).

We've found that fixing it this way makes it pretty good,

but, YMMV. > ML> I have had a dish in which it was acceptable. It had lots

of both meat and olive oil in it.

What about cheese? That usually makes anything better.

I don't heartily agree about the cheese part;
I'm sure you will understand.

I know, OTOH, we go thru a lot of it.

How is it cooked--mush or al dente?

That's kind of a peculiar question, isn't it?!

No, seeing as how some people can ruin even the most basic things.

My > mom probably would have cooked it to mush.

Okay, then.

I usually give pasta the minimum amount of suggested cooking time,
sometimes a bit less, before checking it for done-ness. If it has the
white core, it gets a bit more time in the water before checking again.

years. > ML> And look at you!

Living and breathing.

"It just seems that way" (punchline of a joke).

Some days, very much so, actually.

There are days when one lives fully, and others when one
just sort of exists in a sluggardly way. In a number of days,
Lilli, Swisher, and I have traded that responsibility and
condition. In Lilli's case it looked more serious, in ours
we just moped around in a horizontal condition, making
certain that we would stay close to Ian and Jacquie's and
not do too much.

Doesn't sound like fun, hope everyone is feeling better. I'm still
dealing with the remains of the crud--up and moving but it doesn't take
much to tire me out.

the not-good-tastingness and the added fiber.

It was a baby step in the road to full conversion to whole

wheat. > ML> Luckily I've not taken that route.

Your choice, our choice.

Depends of course on the amount of breading. The fat

content > ML> > ML> is likely a lot greater, though, so the "healthiness" depends > ML> > ML> on what you're trying to minimize.

It's more of a scattering of bread crumbs than a full on

breading. > ML> > Doesn't seem to have a lot of fat to it.

Heh, and I'm internally asking, then what's the point?

I'd rather have it than the mashed potatoes at OG.

Speaking of choices. I'd take rice over overcooked pasta
over potatoes over squash.

My order would be squash, (brown) rice, potatoes/ white rice, overcooked (white) pasta. Properly cooked whole wheat pasta would be about the same
step as the brown rice.

Most especially you. (G)

I guess I could have made part of the trip, but
the chances were good the return would have been
in a lie-flat bed other than a desirable one.

Understood--and nobody wants that.

Last time I was in that condition my seat was next to
Alton Brown's - it was amusing to watch him wolf down
the airline food as if he didn't have any taste buds, if
indeed he does have taste buds. Since then I have claimed
to all who would figure out the context that "I slept
next to Alton Brown."

I saw recently that he's reviving his "Good Eats"; maybe he was doing
some "research" for that. (G)

You do what you have to. I might have abandoned the
kids. Lucky I didn't try to be a parent.

Harder to abandon kids these days--the "nanny state" doesn't allow

you > to leave kids alone for any length of time. You'd be in big
trouble,

fast, even if it was an unintentional "abandonment".

The balance has perhaps not been found.

Not yet. I can remember my parents leaving us in the car quite often
when they would go into a grocery store or do other errands (post
office, drug store, etc). That wouldn't fly in today's culture.

You and I would both omit an ingredient of this recipe.
Our omissions would likely be dfferent:

Cucumber Lemonade Gin Punch
categories: booze, punches, wwtt
yield: 1 batch

4 lemons, halved
1/2 c sugar
1 qt water
1 lg (9 to 10 oz cucumber
24 oz gin
Ice cubes

Not sure if I would put in a cucumber but I know which ingredient I
would definatly leave out.

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