What's Cookin'? 4/2/23

[jmcquown]

I cooked the [vaguely Mediterranean] ground lamb dish with spinach,
grated lemon zest and feta cheese tonight. This is so very simple yet
extremely flavorful. It's become sort of a staple meal in my home. I
cooked some arborio rice to go with it.

There are leftovers to take for lunch. My boss' wife gave me the base
recipe. I'm the one who decided to add the lemon zest and the feta
cheese. I can't imagine this dish without it!

What's cooking at your house tonight?

Jill

[Bruce]

On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 18:56:50 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

Mung bean tempeh!

[dsi1]

Caveman food i.e., meat.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/arLzBoq5nBXeihaz7

[Bruce]

On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 16:40:00 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi...@hawaiiantel.net>
wrote:

Corn, I knew it! "Ghe ghe."

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:57:00 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>
> What's cooking at your house tonight?
>
> Jill
>

Nothing. I just polished off a bowl of Cheerios, maybe a banana later.

[Dave Smith]

Dinner is running late tonight. Our son came by in the afternoon and we
hadn't realized how late it was getting. We have a 4.5lb chicken, so
close to 2 1/2 hours to cook. There were potatoes, carrots and an onion
roasted with it. The bird just came out a minute ago and the beans are
on. Time to go and carve.

[songbird]

popcorn and jr. mints and a few slices of cheese.


songbird

[dsi1]

Hawaiians love corn. I don't know why, they just do.

[Hank Rogers]

Maybe they like it because they can use the leftovers as Mr. Bumpy

[Leonard Blaisdell]

My wife had Michael Angelo's lasagna leftovers from yesterday with a
iceberg lettuce salad. I will have "mumble".
The day before yesterday, we had Michael Angelo's shrimp scampi. I only
mention this, because we've haven't eaten two frozen dinners in a row
since I don't know when. Thirty years?
I have to cook a slab of pork ribs before the 5th. That provides the
fixin's for posole.

leo

[Leonard Blaisdell]

On 2023-04-03, songbird <song...@anthive.com> wrote:

> popcorn and jr. mints and a few slices of cheese.

Which reminds me. I bought some Orville Redenbacher's movie theater
butter popcorn the other day. That was a mistake. We both want more!

leo

[Bruce]

On 3 Apr 2023 06:16:54 GMT, Leonard Blaisdell

<leobla...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 2023-04-02, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I cooked the [vaguely Mediterranean] ground lamb dish with spinach,
>> grated lemon zest and feta cheese tonight. This is so very simple yet
>> extremely flavorful. It's become sort of a staple meal in my home. I
>> cooked some arborio rice to go with it.
>
>> There are leftovers to take for lunch. My boss' wife gave me the base
>> recipe. I'm the one who decided to add the lemon zest and the feta
>> cheese. I can't imagine this dish without it!
>
>> What's cooking at your house tonight?
>
>My wife had Michael Angelo's lasagna leftovers from yesterday with a
>iceberg lettuce salad. I will have "mumble".
>The day before yesterday, we had Michael Angelo's shrimp scampi.

*trigger*

[Sqwertz]

On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 18:56:50 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> What's cooking at your house tonight?

A 5-pound 15.5-ounce open-faced meatball, salami, onion, and
giardiniera sandwich with spicy tomato sauce, whole milk
mozzarella, and reggiano.

https://i.postimg.cc/wxsTC9jz/Sicialian-Meatball-2.jpg

-sw

[Sqwertz]

On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 16:40:00 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 wrote:

> Caveman food i.e., meat.
>
> https://photos.app.goo.gl/arLzBoq5nBXeihaz7

The correct term is "cave people". Not there was an age when most
homos lives in caves. And the typical 'cave person' <ahem> diet
was by far, mostly vegan. And what little meat they did eat
would have been raw. Yes, they ate raw flesh for 2 million years
before they discovered 'Steak'. And it was another 75,000 years
before they discovered bread and butter. And another 20,000 years
before the baked potato.

But they DID invent the toothpick. The first hygiene tool known
to mankind, and it's still in use today. They picked their teeth
almost 300,000 years before they wiped their asses. And you *know*
they had the shitz from adjusting to eating raw meat. Which brings
us back to ... maybe that's why they didn't eat a lot of meat.

Any questions?

-sw

-sw

[Sqwertz]

On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 19:54:42 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> Dinner is running late tonight. Our son came by in the afternoon and we
> hadn't realized how late it was getting. We have a 4.5lb chicken, so
> close to 2 1/2 hours to cook. There were potatoes, carrots and an onion
> roasted with it. The bird just came out a minute ago and the beans are
> on. Time to go and carve.

That's what I had Saturday night (beans were leftover from the
microwave). But... 2.5 hours to cook a 4.5lb chicken? I did this
6.5-er in about 70 minutes.

do chickens come in 'pounds' in most of CA?

-sw

[Sqwertz]

Then buy Act II Xtreme Cheese

-sw

[Cindy Hamilton]

On 2023-04-02, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:

Last night was a salad dressed with a lemon-dill vinaigrette.

Earlier in the day we cooked a big pot of "Sunday gravy" (which
neither of our families called it). We've got canneloni in mind
for lunch one day this week. We always cheat and roll up the
filling in flat sheets of pasta rather than mess around trying
to stuff tubular extruded pasta.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Gary]

Bruce wrote:

> jmcquown wrote:
>> What's cooking at your house tonight?
>
> Mung bean tempeh!

My mouth is watering. ;)

[Bruce]

lol

[S Viemeister]

I don't think of rolling the pasta as cheating - it's being sensible.

[songbird]

i've not been able to manage tempeh or natto
even if i love beans of all types. just something
about those that doesn't work for me.

i'm good with tofu or yogurts or other fermented
items, kimchi, saurkraut. all ok. even some of
the extreme stinky feet cheeses are good. guess i
did eventually find some things i will not eat.

today we'll probably pull some baked beans out
of the freezer.


songbird

[cshenk]

We didn't cook Sunday. I had plenty of leftovers from Fri/Sat, we just
did those. It was mostly vegetarian except for the beef based curry
gravy for the potatoes.

[Michael Trew]

That sounds interesting. I don't think that I've ever cooked lamb before.

> What's cooking at your house tonight?
>
> Jill

Nothing exciting last night, just left-over "jambalaya". The rest is
going to the freezer in re-used cottage cheese containers.

Tonight is TBD.

[songbird]

S Viemeister wrote:
...

> I don't think of rolling the pasta as cheating - it's being sensible.

for me it is more about the flavors and textures and not
usually about the presentation - so if i want to use elbow
macaroni for lasagna or other versions of italian/italian
american dishes it's quite ok.


songbird

[Dave Smith]

I always figure a half hour per pound for chicken.

I get most of our meat from two different Italian family owned
groceries. They are hard core on making sure they show the weight in
pounds as well as kilos.

[dsi1]

My son had two orders of natto sushi the other night. Natto is something I'm trying to learn to eat so I grabbed a small amount and just ate it without hesitating. I'll probably just continue to do that until I get to the point of ordering it for myself. I think the stuff could use a little salt.

[jmcquown]

For canneloni I use the Frug's method of making small crepes to fill and
roll up. I haven't done that in ages. Thanks for the reminder! :)

Jill

[jmcquown]

On 4/3/2023 10:09 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 4/2/2023 18:56, jmcquown wrote:
>> I cooked the [vaguely Mediterranean] ground lamb dish with spinach,
>> grated lemon zest and feta cheese tonight. This is so very simple yet
>> extremely flavorful. It's become sort of a staple meal in my home. I
>> cooked some arborio rice to go with it.
>>
>> There are leftovers to take for lunch. My boss' wife gave me the base
>> recipe. I'm the one who decided to add the lemon zest and the feta
>> cheese. I can't imagine this dish without it!
>
> That sounds interesting.  I don't think that I've ever cooked lamb before.
>

Lamb is expensive. (Yes, like all the other old farts I remember when
lamb was relatively cheap.) You could probably achieve very similar
results using ground beef. Season it with S&P and cook it in a skillet
with about 1 Tbs. of minced garlic until the meat is almost cooked
through. Drain the excess fat. Stir in about 8 oz. of cut-leaf spinach
(I thaw and drain frozen bagged leaf spinach) and also about a teaspoon
of grated freshly grated lemon zest. Cover and let it cook for a bit,
then stir in 8 oz. of crumbled feta cheese. Cover and let it cook a few
minutes more. Stir and serve. That's all there is to it.

>> What's cooking at your house tonight?
>>
>> Jill
>
> Nothing exciting last night, just left-over "jambalaya".  The rest is
> going to the freezer in re-used cottage cheese containers.
>
> Tonight is TBD.

Tonight (4/3) I'll probably just have a couple of slices of PB toast.

Jill

[Dave Smith]

On 2023-04-03 6:43 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/3/2023 10:09 AM, Michael Trew wrote:

>> That sounds interesting.  I don't think that I've ever cooked lamb
>> before.
>>
> Lamb is expensive.  (Yes, like all the other old farts I remember when
> lamb was relatively cheap.)

I am an old fart who doesn't remember when lamb was cheap. Around here
it was usually relatively expensive. Shoulder chops weren't bad but
they are one of the least desirable cuts. I eventually decided that loin
chops were so much better that they were worth the extra money. Boneless
legs, while not the best legs, are quite affordable these days.

>  You could probably achieve very similar
> results using ground beef.  Season it with S&P and cook it in a skillet
> with about 1 Tbs. of minced garlic until the meat is almost cooked
> through.  Drain the excess fat.  Stir in about 8 oz. of cut-leaf spinach
> (I thaw and drain frozen bagged leaf spinach) and also about a teaspoon
> of grated freshly grated lemon zest.  Cover and let it cook for a bit,
> then stir in 8 oz. of crumbled feta cheese.  Cover and let it cook a few
> minutes more.  Stir and serve.  That's all there is to it.

We have been using ground land to make shepherds pie. I find that a
good way to use ground lamb when we don't have ground beef to make
shepherds pie ;-)

[jmcquown]

On 4/3/2023 5:54 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2023-04-03 6:43 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 4/3/2023 10:09 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>
>>> That sounds interesting.  I don't think that I've ever cooked lamb
>>> before.
>>>
>> Lamb is expensive.  (Yes, like all the other old farts I remember when
>> lamb was relatively cheap.)
>
>
> I am an old fart who doesn't remember when lamb was cheap. Around here
> it was usually relatively expensive.  Shoulder chops weren't bad but
> they are one of the least desirable cuts. I eventually decided that loin
> chops were so much better that they were worth the extra money. Boneless
> legs, while not the best legs, are quite affordable these days.
>

I've never cooked a leg of lamb. I should look for some lamb shanks to
braise. I did buy a cryo-vac'd *frozen* rack of lamb at the meat market
which went right into the freezer when I got home. Even though I don't
celebrate Easter I may cook it next weekend.

Unfortunately, shortly after I bought the rack of lamb the meat market
had a freezer malfunction and they lost a whole lot of frozen
"specialty" foods. They are not open on Sunday or Monday so when the
employees went to on Tuesday morning... uh oh. No telling when the
freezer cases went kaput. They had to throw out a ton of food. It was
just over a year ago they were closed for a few days for renovations and
had all new freezer cases as well as regular fresh meat cases installed.
They filed an insurance claim but what a sad thing to have to throw
away all that frozen food! :(

>>   You could probably achieve very similar results using ground beef.
>> Season it with S&P and cook it in a skillet with about 1 Tbs. of
>> minced garlic until the meat is almost cooked through.  Drain the
>> excess fat.  Stir in about 8 oz. of cut-leaf spinach (I thaw and drain
>> frozen bagged leaf spinach) and also about a teaspoon of grated
>> freshly grated lemon zest.  Cover and let it cook for a bit, then stir
>> in 8 oz. of crumbled feta cheese.  Cover and let it cook a few minutes
>> more.  Stir and serve.  That's all there is to it.
>
>
> We have been using ground land to make shepherds pie.  I find that a
> good way to use ground lamb when we don't have ground beef to make
> shepherds pie  ;-)
>

Michael might like shepherd's pie or cottage pie made with ground beef.
;) We all know he buys a lot of potatoes so the mashed potato topping
would fit the bill nicely.

Jill

[Bruce]

On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 17:54:46 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2023-04-03 6:43 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 4/3/2023 10:09 AM, Michael Trew wrote:
>
>>> That sounds interesting.  I don't think that I've ever cooked lamb
>>> before.
>>>
>> Lamb is expensive.  (Yes, like all the other old farts I remember when
>> lamb was relatively cheap.)
>
>
>I am an old fart

True but cheer up, Dave.

[%]

Dave Smith wrote:
> We have been using ground land to make shepherds pie.
>
>

Dirt?

[Gary]

On 4/2/2023 7:44 PM, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:

> On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:57:00 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> What's cooking at your house tonight?
>>
>> Jill
>>

> Nothing. I just polished off a bowl of Cheerios, maybe a banana later.

"A hundred years ago" -
I always liked Cheerios with sliced banana on top. Add cold milk then
plenty of sugar. Large "Jethro Bodine" size bowl. :)

Same for a bowl of Wheaties too.

[Gary]

[Ed P]

Has good nutritional value.

[Sqwertz]

On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 11:24:30 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2023-04-03 4:25 a.m., Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sun, 2 Apr 2023 19:54:42 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>> Dinner is running late tonight. Our son came by in the afternoon and we
>>> hadn't realized how late it was getting. We have a 4.5lb chicken, so
>>> close to 2 1/2 hours to cook. There were potatoes, carrots and an onion
>>> roasted with it. The bird just came out a minute ago and the beans are
>>> on. Time to go and carve.
>>
>> That's what I had Saturday night (beans were leftover from the
>> microwave). But... 2.5 hours to cook a 4.5lb chicken? I did this
>> 6.5-er in about 70 minutes.
>>
>> do chickens come in 'pounds' in most of CA?
>>
>
> I always figure a half hour per pound for chicken.

At .. what... 275F/135C? What at terrible formula. Mine was at
395F Convection roast.

> I get most of our meat from two different Italian family owned
> groceries. They are hard core on making sure they show the weight in
> pounds as well as kilos.

I just thought it odd you're often mentioning pounds and other
non-metrics. I think I'll start posting in metric...

-sw

[cshenk]

+1

[Dave Smith]

On 2023-04-04 12:34 p.m., Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 11:24:30 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

>> I always figure a half hour per pound for chicken.
>
> At .. what... 275F/135C? What at terrible formula. Mine was at
> 395F Convection roast.

At 350 F.

>
>> I get most of our meat from two different Italian family owned
>> groceries. They are hard core on making sure they show the weight in
>> pounds as well as kilos.
>
> I just thought it odd you're often mentioning pounds and other
> non-metrics. I think I'll start posting in metric..

I am metricated so I default to SIM. In here I usually try to translate
to Merkin, and this place, being Italian run, always shows the Imperial
weights.

[Bruce]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 13:07:11 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2023-04-04 12:34 p.m., Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Mon, 3 Apr 2023 11:24:30 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>> I always figure a half hour per pound for chicken.
>>
>> At .. what... 275F/135C? What at terrible formula. Mine was at
>> 395F Convection roast.
>
>At 350 F.
>>
>>> I get most of our meat from two different Italian family owned
>>> groceries. They are hard core on making sure they show the weight in
>>> pounds as well as kilos.
>>
>> I just thought it odd you're often mentioning pounds and other
>> non-metrics. I think I'll start posting in metric..
>
>I am metricated so I default to SIM.

I have no idea what that means, but I want it on a T shirt.

[Michael Trew]

That sounds good to me; I've never made it, I'll have to give it a go
some time.

[Bryan Simmons]

On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 6:44:42 PM UTC-5, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:57:00 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > What's cooking at your house tonight?
> >
> > Jill
> >
> Nothing. I just polished off a bowl of Cheerios, maybe a banana later.
>

Cheerios are baby food.
"Since their invention, Cheerios have been marketed to children,
and the brand’s efforts have paid off: the cereal is among the
most popular processed foods for many babies and toddlers."
source -- https://solidstarts.com/foods/cheerios/
Baby food.

--Bryan

[bruce bowser]

On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 3:41:57 PM UTC-4, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 6:44:42 PM UTC-5, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
> > On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:57:00 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
> > >
> > > What's cooking at your house tonight?
> > >
> > > Jill
> > >
> > Nothing. I just polished off a bowl of Cheerios, maybe a banana later.
> >
> Cheerios are baby food.

They have a picture of a heart on the box. Oats might be good.

[Hank Rogers]

Yeah, and milk is for babies too. Just ask the master.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

You searched this whole thread for something to whine about. Something
that doesn't need your approval.

[Sqwertz]

They must be those New Yawk Italians :-)

-sw

[Sqwertz]

On Mon, 03 Apr 2023 08:46:44 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On 2023-04-02, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> I cooked the [vaguely Mediterranean] ground lamb dish with spinach,
>> grated lemon zest and feta cheese tonight. This is so very simple yet
>> extremely flavorful. It's become sort of a staple meal in my home. I
>> cooked some arborio rice to go with it.
>>
>> There are leftovers to take for lunch. My boss' wife gave me the base
>> recipe. I'm the one who decided to add the lemon zest and the feta
>> cheese. I can't imagine this dish without it!
>>

>> What's cooking at your house tonight?
>

> Last night was a salad dressed with a lemon-dill vinaigrette.
>
> Earlier in the day we cooked a big pot of "Sunday gravy" (which
> neither of our families called it). We've got canneloni in mind
> for lunch one day this week. We always cheat and roll up the
> filling in flat sheets of pasta rather than mess around trying
> to stuff tubular extruded pasta.

Canelloni *is* rolled from squares of fresh pasta. Manicotti is
extruded.

-sw

[jmcquown]

I love Cheerios. Not the Honey Nut version or the Apple Cinnamon or
whatever other versions. The original. These days *most* of the
marketing of Cheerios is geared towards adults and is being promoted as
"heart healthy". Me, I just like the taste of original Cheerios.

Jill

[Dave Smith]

On 2023-04-02 6:56 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> I cooked the [vaguely Mediterranean] ground lamb dish with spinach,
> grated lemon zest and feta cheese tonight.  This is so very simple yet
> extremely flavorful.  It's become sort of a staple meal in my home.  I
> cooked some arborio rice to go with it.
>
> There are leftovers to take for lunch.  My boss' wife gave me the base
> recipe.  I'm the one who decided to add the lemon zest and the feta
> cheese.  I can't imagine this dish without it!
>
> What's cooking at your house tonight?
>

I did a Chinese style stir fry using thinly slice carrots, chopped red
and green pepper, onion, very finely minced garlic and ginger root, a
pinch of dried hot chili flake, and chicken breast sliced thin and cut.
up into bits. When everything was about done I added some chicken broth
with soy sauce, corn starch slurry and a drizzle of sesame oil. Served
with Jasmine rice.

[Bryan Simmons]

*Frijoles refritos* don't need the approval of an *anciana
Americana*.

--Bryan

[jmcquown]

It depends on the recipe you're using. Here's one site that says:

https://cafedelites.com/spinach-ricotta-manicotti-cannelloni/

"Manicotti is the Italian-American version of Cannelloni. Both are pasta
tubes, but the difference between the two is fairly minimal: Manicotti
tubes are ridged, larger and slightly thicker. Cannelloni tubes are
smooth, a touch smaller and slightly thinner."

Or you can do like she did and use flat sheets of pasta. The version of
canneloni I've made called for making crepe-like rounds of "pasta" and
filling and rolling it.

Jill

[Bryan Simmons]

They already had the baby market sewn up.
>
> Jill

--Bryan

[songbird]

jmcquown wrote:
...

> Lamb is expensive. (Yes, like all the other old farts I remember when
> lamb was relatively cheap.) You could probably achieve very similar
> results using ground beef. Season it with S&P and cook it in a skillet
> with about 1 Tbs. of minced garlic until the meat is almost cooked
> through. Drain the excess fat. Stir in about 8 oz. of cut-leaf spinach
> (I thaw and drain frozen bagged leaf spinach) and also about a teaspoon
> of grated freshly grated lemon zest. Cover and let it cook for a bit,
> then stir in 8 oz. of crumbled feta cheese. Cover and let it cook a few
> minutes more. Stir and serve. That's all there is to it.

venison would probably be workable for this too.


songbird

[GM]

Jill's Cheerio 'habit' was one of the things that drove her husband away...

--
GM

[Bryan Simmons]

She probably refused to do the disgusting anal things
that John Kuthe's mother had to do.
>
> --
> GM

--Bryan

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

Drinking? Or are you going down that rabbit hole you went down last week
trying your best to find something to wrong with Jill's catfish dinner and
as Dave Smith said, "vortex of stupidity."

[Bruce]

A nod to 2 Sisterhood members in one post! Bonus points!

[jmcquown]

As a matter of fact, yes. I work across the hall from a man who hunts
deer *for food* and has it processed to include ground venison. His
wife makes an excellent venison meatloaf, although it's a tad too sweet
for my taste. I think she puts a honey glaze on it. Anyway, yes, this
recipe would probably work with ground venison. It's the other
ingredients that accent the dish.

Jill

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

You think his post made perfect sense?? We're talking about Cheerios and
he throws out some nonsense about refried beans.

[jmcquown]

He's smoking weed again. Since when does refried beans have anything to
do with eating Cheerios?

Jill

[Hank Rogers]

I thought maybe refried beans contain cheerios.

[jmcquown]

Bruce wouldn't know Cheerios or refried beans if you threw a handful of
them at his head.

Jill

[Hank Rogers]

Good thing your majesty killfiled him.

[Bruce]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 18:40:30 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"

<itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:

>On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 7:58:07 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 17:43:18 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"
>> <itsjoan...@webtv.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Drinking? Or are you going down that rabbit hole you went down last week
>> >trying your best to find something to wrong with Jill's catfish dinner and
>> >as Dave Smith said, "vortex of stupidity."
>> >
>> A nod to 2 Sisterhood members in one post! Bonus points!
>>
>You think his post made perfect sense?? We're talking about Cheerios and
>he throws out some nonsense about refried beans.

I didn't read what that mental patient wrote. I rarely do anymore.

[Bruce]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 21:48:05 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

That's true and I wasn't commenting on either.

[Sqwertz]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 18:19:42 -0400, jmcquown wrote:

> On 4/4/2023 6:10 PM, Sqwertz wrote:

>> Canelloni *is* rolled from squares of fresh pasta. Manicotti is
>> extruded.
>>

> It depends on the recipe you're using. Here's one site that says:
>
> https://cafedelites.com/spinach-ricotta-manicotti-cannelloni/
>
> "Manicotti is the Italian-American version of Cannelloni. Both are pasta
> tubes, but the difference between the two is fairly minimal: Manicotti
> tubes are ridged, larger and slightly thicker. Cannelloni tubes are
> smooth, a touch smaller and slightly thinner."
>
> Or you can do like she did and use flat sheets of pasta. The version of
> canneloni I've made called for making crepe-like rounds of "pasta" and
> filling and rolling it.

Pffft! IDGAS what some brainless blogger says. They are
responsible for 99.5%% of the misinformation on the Internet. And
then other bloggers copy it propagate it like wildfires.

Last Sentence:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannelloni

Also the pic: "Manicotti-style canneloni".

-sw

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

So, you just threw out a comment, not knowing what was being talked about
(I find that hard to believe) but when asked about it you 'confess' to rarely
reading what he writes?

Go sit with Bryan in the mental ward. We'll let you know when we need you.

[Bruce]

On Tue, 4 Apr 2023 22:31:13 -0700 (PDT), "itsjoan...@webtv.net"

Don't make it so big. I was just applauding you for patting your
Sisters on the back. I'm sure they love you even more now, so mission
accomplished :)

[Dave Smith]

There is considerable irony when someone whines about us saying who we
have filtered and then bragging about whose posts he does not read.

>
> Go sit with Bryan in the mental ward. We'll let you know when we need you.

That will be a matter of "Don't call us, we'll call you."

[Bruce]

On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 09:23:21 -0400, Dave Smith
<adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:

>On 2023-04-05 1:31 a.m., itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>> On Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 8:54:36 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>
>>> I didn't read what that mental patient wrote. I rarely do anymore.
>>>
>> So, you just threw out a comment, not knowing what was being talked about
>> (I find that hard to believe) but when asked about it you 'confess' to rarely
>> reading what he writes?
>
>There is considerable irony when someone whines about us saying who we
>have filtered and then bragging about whose posts he does not read.

Nobody's forced to read everything, but bragging about your killfile's
lame. Of course the whole Dave Smith package is lame.

[jmcquown]

Whatever. I posted that link as an example. The recipe for the
crepe-like flat pasta I make for Cannelloni came from one of the Frug's
early cookbooks from the 1980's and he specifically wrote how much
easier it was than filling cannelloni pasta tubes.

Jill

[jmcquown]

LOL It proves (again) Bruce' posts serve no purpose.

Jill

[Bruce]

On Wed, 5 Apr 2023 17:28:47 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

The Sisterhood agrees. Aww.

[Hank Rogers]

In that regard, he is in good company with your majesty. But
neither of you two monarchs realize or acknowledge it. Much like
narcissists.

[Sqwertz]

Caniloni (NO to double continence!) gets it;'s name from how they
used to make tin and steel cans - flat sheets rolled and crimped.

-sw

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

He was just nodding to the Brotherhood members.

[Bruce]

I'm a Brotherhood on my own?

[Michael Trew]

On 4/4/2023 15:41, Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 6:44:42 PM UTC-5, itsjoan...@webtv.net wrote:
>> On Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 5:57:00 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>> What's cooking at your house tonight?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>> Nothing. I just polished off a bowl of Cheerios, maybe a banana later.
>>
> Cheerios are baby food.
> "Since their invention, Cheerios have been marketed to children,
> and the brand’s efforts have paid off

So what? I don't see what the issue is with anyone eating Cheerios.
There are quite worse brands of cereal to eat. Heck, I've known adults
who eat jars of baby food because they like it (although the latter
seemed a bit odd to me).

[Bruce]

Do they wear diapers at home?

[Gary]

And your post proves (again) that your killfile is worthless. :)

[jmcquown]

You need to stop worrying about every little thing I post and find
something better to than bitch about people who have killfiles.

Jill

[jmcquown]

These days Cheerios are being marketed as "heart healthy" and "helps
lower cholesterol". Current marketing has nothing to do with children.
Having said that, I buy what I like and I happen to like original
Cheerios. I don't buy the Honey-Nut or Apple-Cinnamon other extra
sweetened varieties. Yes, I am aware the original does contain some
sugar yet they don't taste sweet.

Jill

[Bryan Simmons]

https://mediadrumworld.com/2020/02/20/adult-baby-lifestyle/

--Bryan

[Gary]

Without your killfile, you'd realize that I'm not the only one that
picks on you here (it's fun to do). I'm also fairly nicer about it too.

[Dave Smith]

Boy, it must be a thrill for you to be able to read the trolls slamming
Jill.

[%]

Dave Smith wrote:
> Boy, it must be a thrill for you to be able to read the trolls slamming
> Jill.
>

Boy, is must thrill you to kowtow to princess Jill, officer Dave.

[Bruce]

Rule #4 of the Sisterhood: When a Sister is being criticised, defend!

[jmcquown]

On 4/7/2023 9:38 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2023-04-07 8:13 a.m., Gary wrote:
>> On 4/6/2023 7:07 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>> You need to stop worrying about every little thing I post and find

>>> something better to do than bitch about people who have killfiles.

>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>>
>> Without your killfile, you'd realize that I'm not the only one that
>> picks on you here (it's fun to do). I'm also fairly nicer about it too.
>>
>>
>
> Boy, it must be a thrill for you to be able to read the trolls slamming
> Jill.

He thinks I can't see them. LOL He's like a cheerleader for nastiness.
He finds ways to turn threads where people are talking about food and
cooking into a reason to encourage and be antagonistic towards me.
Perhaps a doctor should take a look at the burr up his butt.

OB Food: Pan-seared Patagonian scallops for dinner tonight. :)

Jill

[jmcquown]

On 4/7/2023 7:45 AM, heyjoe wrote:
> jmcquown wrote :

>
>> Current marketing has nothing to do with children.
>

> Advertising frequently has little to do with truth and frequently
> includes factoids, not facts. Ad driven media is the bane of today's
> consumer and does nothing but add to the cost of products
>
True. I don't buy Cheerios because of advertising. I buy them because
I like them. It's not as if I eat them every day.

Jill

[Dave Smith]

On 2023-04-07 4:42 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/7/2023 9:38 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2023-04-07 8:13 a.m., Gary wrote:
>>> On 4/6/2023 7:07 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>> You need to stop worrying about every little thing I post and find
>>>> something better to do than bitch about people who have killfiles.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>>
>>> Without your killfile, you'd realize that I'm not the only one that
>>> picks on you here (it's fun to do). I'm also fairly nicer about it too.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Boy, it must be a thrill for you to be able to read the trolls
>> slamming Jill.
>
>
> He thinks I can't see them. LOL  He's like a cheerleader for nastiness.

It is called passive aggressive behaviour.

> He finds ways to turn threads where people are talking about food and
> cooking into a reason to encourage and be antagonistic towards me.
> Perhaps a doctor should take a look at the burr up his butt.

Maybe he could save time and money on medical treatment by consulting a
with a proctologist for psychotherapy.

[Bruce]

Joan, the Sisterhood requires your support.

[jmcquown]

On 4/7/2023 5:00 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2023-04-07 4:42 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
>> On 4/7/2023 9:38 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2023-04-07 8:13 a.m., Gary wrote:
>>>> On 4/6/2023 7:07 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>>> You need to stop worrying about every little thing I post and find
>>>>> something better to do than bitch about people who have killfiles.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Without your killfile, you'd realize that I'm not the only one that
>>>> picks on you here (it's fun to do). I'm also fairly nicer about it too.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> Boy, it must be a thrill for you to be able to read the trolls
>>> slamming Jill.
>>
>>
>> He thinks I can't see them. LOL  He's like a cheerleader for nastiness.
>
> It is called passive aggressive behaviour.
>

Yep. You've been accused of trying to join the "girl gang" (he actually
thinks there is such a thing). Ditto Ed and anyone else who disagrees
with him. Cheri (RIP) had him pegged early on.

>> He finds ways to turn threads where people are talking about food and
>> cooking into a reason to encourage and be antagonistic towards me.
>> Perhaps a doctor should take a look at the burr up his butt.
>
> Maybe he could save time and money on medical treatment by consulting a
> with a proctologist for psychotherapy.
>

Maybe he needs to consult a psychic. ;) Don't forget, he insisted
everyone would keep on talking about Julie after she left. When that
didn't happen he kept bringing her up.

>>
>> OB Food: Pan-seared Patagonian scallops for dinner tonight. :)
>>
>> Jill
>

BTW, I like these little flash-frozen Patagonian scallops. IME they
taste nicely sweet like large sea scallops but are nowhere near as
expensive. It's the taste of the food that matters. :)

Jill

[Ed P]

Not a matter of defending, some of the comments are rather vile. I
guess some people don't care if they are perceived as pigs.

[Dave Smith]

That's actually kind of funny since I was the one who introduced the
sisterhood of stupidity in reference to a gaggle of idiots, most of whom
were female. It was applied to the resident attention whore liar and
the people who felt compelled to defend her.

[Bruce]

On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 17:19:48 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

>On 4/7/2023 5:00 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> It is called passive aggressive behaviour.
>>
>Yep. You've been accused of trying to join the "girl gang" (he actually
>thinks there is such a thing).

Please use the correct terminology: "Sisterhood".

> Ditto Ed and anyone else who disagrees with him.

Ed has a very strong desire to be liked by women. He'll never
criticise a woman and will therefore never criticise the Sisterhood.

>Cheri (RIP) had him pegged early on.

That's very poor taste.

>> Maybe he could save time and money on medical treatment by consulting a
>> with a proctologist for psychotherapy.
>>
>Maybe he needs to consult a psychic. ;) Don't forget, he insisted
>everyone would keep on talking about Julie after she left.

And look at you!

[Bruce]

Gary's a pig now?

Allow me to quote myself:

[Bruce]

Dave Smith keeps thinking he can claim copyright over an English word.
Aww.

[jmcquown]

Bruce actually agreed with me about peanut butter should taste like
peanuts; now he's back on the anti Sisterhood bandwagon thing. Flip flop.

I truly don't think Gary likes women. No, I'm not implying he's gay nor
should anyone infer that. I'm just saying some of the comments he makes
are nutty. In some other thread, which I didn't bother to reply to,
Gary mentioned women who wear bikini's on the beach are dressed in
underwear (what he calls bras and panties). He said the only difference
is the bikini's aren't white. What? What kind of prudishness is this?

Bikini's have been around since before he was born. What does he expect
women to wear to the beach, Burkas? And of course there is the whole
anti-makeup thing. As if every woman walks around slathered with
unnatural looking makeup and red lipstick. He has an entire catalog of
things about women that offend his sensibilities. This comes up when
mostly women don't agree with him. That's where the "girl gang" and
"Sisterhood" come into play. There's something wrong with this picture.
But sure, the trolls will chime in and name call and be crude and
that's okay because gee, he doesn't use a killfile so he can keep it going.

Jill

[GM]

Ed P wrote:

> Not a matter of defending, some of the comments are rather vile.

"Vile" people *sometimes* deserve vile comments...

> I guess some people don't care if they are perceived as pigs.

No, apparently Jill doesn't...

;-D

--
GM

[Bruce]

On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 18:25:04 -0400, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

>On 4/7/2023 5:29 PM, Ed P wrote:
>> On 4/7/2023 2:58 PM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Fri, 7 Apr 2023 09:38:58 -0400, Dave Smith
>>> <adavid...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Boy, it must be a thrill for you to be able to read the trolls slamming
>>>> Jill.
>>>
>>> Rule #4 of the Sisterhood: When a Sister is being criticised, defend!
>>
>> Not a matter of defending, some of the comments are rather vile.  I
>> guess some people don't care if they are perceived as pigs.
>
>Bruce actually agreed with me about peanut butter should taste like
>peanuts; now he's back on the anti Sisterhood bandwagon thing. Flip flop.

I even agreed with Dave Smith about something the other day.

[Dave Smith]

On 2023-04-07 6:25 p.m., jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/7/2023 5:29 PM, Ed P wrote:
>> On 4/7/2023 2:58 PM, Bruce wrote:

>>> Rule #4 of the Sisterhood: When a Sister is being criticised, defend!
>>
>>
>> Not a matter of defending, some of the comments are rather vile.  I
>> guess some people don't care if they are perceived as pigs.
>
>
> Bruce actually agreed with me about peanut butter should taste like
> peanuts; now he's back on the anti Sisterhood bandwagon thing. Flip flop.

That's ironic because he was a charter member of the original sisterhood
of stupidity.

>
> I truly don't think Gary likes women.  No, I'm not implying he's gay nor
> should anyone infer that.  I'm just saying some of the comments he makes
> are nutty.  In some other thread, which I didn't bother to reply to,
> Gary mentioned women who wear bikini's on the beach are dressed in
> underwear (what he calls bras and panties).  He said the only difference
> is the bikini's aren't white.  What?  What kind of prudishness is this?

It does seem like a childish sort of attitude about girls being icky.

>
> Bikini's have been around since before he was born.  What does he expect
> women to wear to the beach, Burkas?  And of course there is the whole
> anti-makeup thing.  As if every woman walks around slathered with
> unnatural looking makeup and red lipstick.  He has an entire catalog of
> things about women that offend his sensibilities.  This comes up when
> mostly women don't agree with him.  That's where the "girl gang" and
> "Sisterhood" come into play.  There's something wrong with this picture.

The guy has some sort of age limit for sexual activity.

>  But sure, the trolls will chime in and name call and be crude and
> that's okay because gee, he doesn't use a killfile so he can keep it going.

That's part of the passive aggressive aspect of his character, making
sure to pass on the message without being the origin.